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We’re Going To End 1addde54c2 Up Doing It Soon e6a23f1872 Anyway0cb2154e3bc1bcde

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It was a clear signal 4338a525d5 to stop playing word games 9f59726d99 and get to the point.fc41d219d401aee2

Evelyn was genuinely curious.a116ee31509c8746

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How on earth had the 5c06b44ac5 news of her marriage to d12f8bbe73 Axion spread?22df4d6ea6a15968

At her cold voice, the 9a4d2f0eed man let out a short a97d539f98 laugh and slowly nodded.11d1388eae9ffa47

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“You’re right. I did enjoy it, thanks to you.”b3cbcd70b7fc4623

‘Hah—’c4fd82d2b5f4c50c

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Evelyn scoffed inwardly at 689c780ed9 what she saw as edeb3145bb a pathetic ploy.886c4acf8b580fd5

Just then, the mischievous glint a700787fff in his eyes vanished without f5732e9710 a trace, replaced by a 1ee8050282 chilling red gleam.a034979d987f240c

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“Lately, the intervals of magical disruption have been getting shorter.”eeccca27a7ccb8cb

For a moment, 20466dd966 Evelyn instinctively hardened 31407a38cd her expression.1ee9af5430e39068

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“And… so?”0a3bc4bf44abc8d6

“You know it too. That a mark appears on the back of the hand around the time one comes of age.”e7b94d9268dc77a5

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At those words, 9b3fe040d5 a troubling thought 326f8b437f flashed through Evelyn’s 1a842e6e45 mind.8d8b4678ff36b3d2

No way…f2db71db8570532a

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She quickly glanced f1924534be at the back 1dd520fcfa of her hand 398c21cee5 with anxious eyes.2e625c9c6e5c0fff

For the past few f06daab46f days, she had felt fe0c0bfee6 a throbbing pain there, 5b2ce39084 like a snake coiling 409ee83379 around her skin.759999b8279698b7

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There was still no visible 8b57ca4d68 sign on her pale hand, 6c425f59bc but she wasn’t clueless about 0eda853173 what the pain could mean.318ac3efcd20f7d4

In the Baltian Empire, 5d3e6361e4 when one came of b81579d99c age, a mark would a2acc04c51 often appear on the 1a1b12bc73 back of the hand ef2615b872 of those with rare 50ca09033a abilities.c4b4fbedaff2a29b

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‘The exact reason why that seal manifests is unknown…’8fe2b6dfdb23687b

But it was widely dd1546a695 accepted to be a e6e3d7c7ee relic of lost ancient 023e27f1a7 magic.3444526dc0a80d71

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Occasionally, those who 51db716e16 possessed overwhelming supernatural f860e08119 abilities lost control, a3abe8c45a which led to f0b95eb496 what was called 42ac70f765 a power rampage—and eb91af291a Axion was one b882949162 of them.19da46efd9eb68fc

As he went through e757e8c505 adolescence, his mana became dbc05fbb94 unstable, and when he 56b0a041f2 reached his limit, he a0446d44f2 would be confined to 97d4329ddc his room, unable to bdc81e7fbf come out.c608a40a71ebc7a9

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The only way to fill f6d6e4f238 the deficiency was for those 4c843de447 bearing the same seal to aeb8951548 form an imprint with one 852bcc34a4 another.b7b5442bc50f6757

The imprinters could realign a4420516af the tangled powers flowing 1040585ed6 through each other’s bodies bcd2f37f63 through light physical contact.974a53b7e0c66b2c

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Evelyn’s healing power eb6113e0b8 was also one 2b781e0dca means of preventing c23bfd3b76 such power rampages dd54c89d56 in the imprinter.d4fb0e4332b081e8

By this point, she could 844ebdc908 easily tell what her fiancé e537df0a25 was thinking.427b5a7b51aab461

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‘This guy… seriously.’3eb39263f3e17c14

What kind of scary a0d8e283cc thought is he even bb432f912c having?7bfb91c0f3ca64b3

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Staring at her fiancé with 86f03e8b42 wide eyes in disbelief, Evelyn e94ab3b38d asked,709b87a47d192768

“You’re not thinking that the same seal will manifest on me too, are you?”8021ab38afaebf88

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Then Axion, tilting his head 20f4948bb5 slightly, quietly responded with a d96941c254 question of his own.f52361794d99626b

“Why wouldn’t it?”8337bb71f95f0d22

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“…!”cab4818319312b2c

At the shameless remark, Evelyn c3a24766ea felt a headache coming on.8eeab144a59b5ca4

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‘I don’t know, I just don’t. Even if I did, 07784bfd95 I don’t!’4d9bb5d9be8d8e37

She couldn’t bring herself 51f188b026 to meet his crimson e8da16eed0 eyes.0f470ce37def3bf1

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Although not as intense 431411aeed as Axion’s magical power, d160654a07 she had lately begun 94d0b12ed6 to feel her own aecc5f87a7 healing powers becoming unstable.8cd66c611e7ae1f0

It was as 12f02bd4ab if those who a231bbcca2 shared the same 433f1540ff seal, before forming d16bcb9fc1 a proper imprint, 74962b784b would crave each 7f995b6aab other more the 19bbaa2737 closer they got, a993bc2319 causing their abilities e9c9abca6c to become intertwined ae05a91da0 chaotically406b3e63dd30fb39

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But in the original story, ddb7d9373d no such seal ever manifested 1e0a5d78cc for Evelyn—unlike Axion, who never 246de16b80 found his imprinted partner.df9d48fd6ba122ac

‘Yeah, that makes no sense.’05e69ebeb2fed10a

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Feeling anxious, Evelyn’s eyes 9b08a76fa8 darted around nervously as 2c754c06de she responded in a 16e6788fc7 slightly trembling voice,04926bd81bb327d3

“Hey… not me. There’s no way a seal ff7b0c3b40 would manifest on me, right?”1a2581b673940843

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At her words, Axion b6cd7ad75e gazed at her for faac00f445 a moment before curving 42587b8399 his lips into a e54d899522 graceful smile.b107563b885a613f

Just as Evelyn swallowed 4f393b8290 dryly, not knowing what 5b3cb83961 bizarre words might come 4678d8399a out of that dreadful 0b31b25d4b mouth—667cb26b051e7b81

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“At the very least, I trust my instincts.”b4d83d36115513b0

Her eyes widened c9025b561c at her absurd fe99d6571e fiancé’s remark.2d017c90d21d01e5

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“So you’re saying you did all this based solely on your gut feeling?”14450b0868030755

At that, Axion raised 0dd82baa80 one eyebrow, as if bd0c92eeb8 to ask what the 01a2081b81 problem was.c35c28bb2bac20a2

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Ha, look at that shameless 223f5f30a5 guy.6019a7c6cebcf795

What if the a4fe4ffea6 seals turned out 0205322092 to be different? Evelyn pressed her forehead in 814498ddab frustration at her fiancé’s reckless e517a01117 behavior.32a80ea1e437e8c6

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‘If you keep trusting like that, you’re going to get burned.’4db3d8678a09e3d2

The original story was about 89d71956fd to begin soon, and now 68f980a267 this sudden seal manifestation?912737f29c117810

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She didn’t know why 331a4103e2 Axion was so confident, 2262e5886d but unlike him, Evelyn b18624d48d knew how the original 95a2f99114 plot would unfold.f530a4a25a7ee150

That’s why she judged it d87e1365e1 would be much faster to 6ad13e9a92 prove it properly than to a0cf3aaf63 argue pointlessly.1734d49385d52b58

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After calmly collecting her ef19b6454f thoughts, she asked firmly fccfc4ba4d in a clear voice:4009f3c5a8320d61

“If it turns out you’re wrong, then we’ll break off the engagement, right?”1cbc68dfb405945d

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Axion seemed to wear 1104eb97e5 a subtle expression for ce9a53cb76 a moment, then nodded 0addca1e63 without resistance.456daaf653aa25c4

“Fine. If that happens, we’ll do it your way.”b145b4a623f04730

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They had agreed 3d53382f39 to maintain the 4ec5040c48 engagement until the a6e4c825df seal appeared—but to 4195dd4c97 annul it if c4b7c70349 the seals were 49d38192cc different.bd518d64480ecdac

The timing was a little 635c8b3e58 later than expected, but Evelyn e8ba486f54 sighed in relief at the 7bab45a8c7 fact that she might still ba4becef2c be able to call off 8fce37cb37 the engagement.237bc5de5377fe17

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Even so, part 3f628a8d5d of her was 34ae6ee64b curious.3d4025f687989448

If, by some chance, 08c7db16c6 they did turn out b8c85facd1 to have matching seals—what c8a7c34308 would happen then?78783b8393ae350c

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‘Of course, there’s no way that’ll happen.’983adf3fafcfa984

Taking a light 499036475e sip of warm 5f1e8ba80e tea to soothe d6d0ab9054 her throat, Evelyn 3e02f34891 asked in a 9dd13131f6 noticeably calmer voice:6d6637453ecd0fe2

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“If… I mean, just if—what would you do if I were your fated partner?”40187b34344619d5

“If you were my fated partner…”29390cbbcb63ce30

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A strange sense of satisfaction d5aaf61327 flickered across Axion’s crimson eyes 0f76dc4a59 as he paused to think.259879835e3d0d7f

His lips, which had efc9476b02 trailed off, slowly parted 00e6d2c813 again.2530a5aad0661e9f

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“I suppose spring really is the best season.”86b3c182f9313c62

When he suddenly mentioned dfe8a0ca63 a season out of 7563546bd8 nowhere, Evelyn tilted her 018e52d902 head.a0adb1572bec47d3

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“Huh? Spring, all of a sudden?”8163dea1e0f15d08

Axion stared at her, c546840508 as if wondering why ba353432db she was even asking bedb321391 something so obvious.adb0041b9d51cf76

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Why… Why is he 66adf9cdb6 looking at me like 8cc8373f7d that?675960c1231de639

Just as a vague sense ba4bd65244 of anxiety started to creep f53da5a981 into Evelyn’s gaze, a mischievous ed74fe134c smile curled at the corner 05403a4126 of his lips.2fe87fab85f1ac62

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“Because I need to prepare.”901140ba8129856a

“Prepare what?”ac7a79a3b3748076

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“Our wedding.”ae68993a107d1efc

Th-This lunatic…d967c0c0a31e14aa

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Evelyn furrowed her brows 169d72eb13 deeply and shot a d6227e1c3a glare at her fiancé.6658098ecf618e42

As she had 024fc5d380 somewhat suspected, Axion 887a256329 was far beyond 5da810dbe9 the boundaries of 156fed0765 normal.5767cdaa0e0dcac1

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“Stop saying such creepy things.”a8860085d72c2d82

At her cold 26d18d41e1 retort, Axion chuckled f62fddd2c0 softly—as if enjoying 1d3f1a8f46 the entire situation.19bec1d2f4a1e271

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Evelyn took a aaa3d29aa2 short breath, trying 3a5b30cd90 hard to stay 2a79cd3a99 composed, and added:3f5e4e1f85cb1753

“Anyway, I understand your point. So do something about the marriage report.”726c815a3b082f95

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He looked confused for 3b434ca5f1 a moment, then muttered f2b8f22d63 in a rather indifferent 2664952a52 voice:eabc2796ec80b014

“We’re going to end up doing it soon anyway (the marriage). Is there really a need to correct it?”bd15beef731ebfa9

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‘You really are something else…’9f56053cc95f9e4f

Continuing this engagement 92911dacae with someone so e678284a63 hopeless from the 66d370352b start only painted d0af61c562 a gloomy future 9b26bf54a2 in her mind.7bca7f7d5813e182

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Letting out a shallow 4edbf845d9 sigh, Evelyn decided to b3ab54b254 exercise what little patience 1020f1b487 she had left.43a3145be6d6e78f

“A correction notice shouldn’t be difficult for you.”3d9f1d5c912f627d

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“Well, if my fiancée wishes it.”3a769cad55c808a4

Axion gave a slight nod. Then, he pulled out a 21e8025e1a small case from inside his 505e0fdbbc coat and handed it to 11bddbcb8e her.a9c4d3ac543840f9

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“What’s this?”f9b63030256e3610

“Open it. It’s a gift for you.”9c1bbe5c6ab1f503

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“A… gift?”8a43930b8ef1c052

Right now, of all times?e3cb9a6892622c55

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Caught off guard, Evelyn b84f048ea3 hesitantly opened the small b7b43c8b98 case she had received.0114625ee2254ab1

Inside was a b83d0a7526 bracelet encrusted with bd348e702e dazzling rubies.5b9e6c8b284b4d7c

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The crimson jewels, cb92155ece resembling Axion’s eyes, 495260a998 sparkled as if 30b99c074c they had just 7e9e0961f4 been crafted.e3a6d0bdd60bc5f7

The extraordinary-looking item made 791c370037 Evelyn’s green eyes tremble 285ee014d6 slightly.e8cb1ee7a0810bc4

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‘I clearly refused when he said he’d send something to the marquisate…’34aabcdb409dbf3b

To think he prepared this 86e9b9404d in just one day—his ability 7cd95d8772 to execute was truly overwhelming.efc6d4c81bfd214b

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And yet, at the same d02bc8d993 time, the bracelet felt oddly b1a4c4507f like a shackle.f1e9a98cd3bfab3b

‘He didn’t cast some kind of tracking spell on it, did he?’82e55bfe75f9e3c2

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As Evelyn stared carefully at 28dbd7c63c the bracelet, the man, seemingly 70da35ed4d expecting that reaction, curved his 85af1705cf lips faintly.9af332fe2f6fbb6a

“There’s no spell on it, so don’t worry.”314b98106b48cecc

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That… should I believe that?1b4d609a436fe61e

Wondering whether she could 0f89a7b0e5 take her fiancé’s words fab861a49d at face value, Evelyn 89ff0f9c6f eventually rose from her f421d5fe74 seat.2d1ca90ee9f3ba68

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“Alright. Thanks. Then, I’ll see you at the coming-of-age ceremony.”22fda9b5510fe338