MIDV | Chapter 15

“Well… It’s highly likely 611652d776 that the actions of 6d2e40d496 Heilbronner are that of e89983d5bb a hobbyist. Leastwise, it must not ce906e5d57 be his way for 50cfb3bb1e a living.”324fcf9c89cd8e7f

“….”0e068f0c3ad7c740

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“However, whether his actions represent a hobbyist or a profession, the truth that Heilbronner saved that boy in the last incident couldn’t be denied.”2bb24828662845fa

Although I felt the rising embarrassment creeping up inside me for praising the person whom I had thought was a criminal, not to mention, the said person was seated in front of me, I still couldn’t deny that it was the truth.d6c1d56724d9847b

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“It appeared ed81f3dc4f to be ab680d0263 that he 68176db89a intended to 25c61b902b hand the 1d2de2726d boy over f20f524fdc to us bf048aa3af from the 653f15bf95 beginning, as 378cdea66e that is 97f1ee4c7b what he c21e92193c said when 32611eee0e we met. The circumstances and his 4c46450a15 words at that time 594032dcc1 all point to that.”aef5095026183b68

“….”1f73e9dcfca901c8

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“However, as 4cd4f5b915 a knight, 83b665f325 I cannot 54a80c566a defend his 15f2eccbd5 felonious actions. But I surely do 51713e76e5 not intend to deny 6b03df21b7 the existence of lives d71b03a54e he protected either.”fd3fb72b99a56aef

“…I see.”052b3fba0834f0ec

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At my reasonable reasoning, Ludger let out a smile that I couldn’t quite comprehend what it contained.f25f67ace3aa1d1c

“I’m grateful a01b0b881a to Sir 49d13d871a Clara for 808c2099c3 your honest 9d6d36c5c7 opinion.”b381902519c05c5c

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“Have my opinion 68ba8602d7 as a knight 3da82db580 appeared to be b76a5899b2 irresponsible?”80e62c0b38a84e8f

“Hmm…. That’s something cd05dd27f9 I find 085128acfa difficult to fa39955f7f comment on 905037384a directly.”b46ade3018f1109d

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Well, I could understand what he implied. Since he was a high-ranking noble, as well as someone who was supposed to assist me with the Heilbronner case, he couldn’t voice out his thoughts directly on my honest opinion.0141de5f5a7680ac

Since it was an opportunity I couldn’t miss, my personality as long-winded as a thief, made a quick jab.06ddb11a2e3fccb0

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“Pardon me if I’m being impudent but I find it quite strange.”75c7fadd11a9b9f4

“Strange?”de69823ac37a19d8

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“I pondered on the matter before, however, I couldn’t understand why the Duke seems particularly interested in Heilbronner.”3df0a2e575e49d9a

“….”f52f94ba12acf482

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For a moment, Ludger visibly flinched. Oi, could it be you’re working as Heilbronner’s patron?ecf1cda75320fd55

“Well, the Heilbronner has a94f9d6af1 targeted the royal treasure f5883c2fd6 many times before. Some of the relics b15db5365b were also damaged as 9cbfcc6d64 a result. I believe in such c5ac140822 cases, it is natural 4400ef8516 for me to be 5a739144b9 interested.”24d40225725331fd

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“…That’s right, right.”d60d88446bf9122d

Even after his 0ff5c3ee0b actions as Heilbronner, afe78b7ade he was still a85ed940d9 roaming freely. Well, who would even 707991db77 suspect Duke Ludger Kassen 258173e820 and Heilbronner being the 97eab12ba1 same person?0147cccf238c2856

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Sorting out the 0a8d8023c7 information and documents c0d3c791a8 I received, I 2fa46fab89 quickly changed the 029515cbf7 subject.67875b54bcb6c0b4

“Come to think 0808cc40dc of it….”d7e0afc85e45165c

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“Hmm?”3f772bcb5f9d6623

“I’ve seen Your Highness 5b796e617c commenting about the rescued c5c7409750 boy who was abducted 9dd3352f8e on the newspaper.”6019b76174b05254

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“Ah… Yes. That’s right.”fce41ec3f28e9503

“On that same day, there was also a terrible article about our knights in the newspaper…. Thanks to the article of Your Highness, people wasn’t much interested in our knights’ article.”c5e2c40bae354dbf

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“….”87fe9f53ea2bfa20

“I understand 93f6b09c4e it must 3347f6d4ac not be 9474a27778 what the 54d6b29c1c Young Duke 385c9cff31 had intended, 6e9da21341 but I’m 6ad6403247 still grateful cf12b870d0 for Your cf21da6a9a Highness’ indirect 7f5a6b6599 assistance. I wanted to express 184dae6fe2 my gratitude to Your 1d56d561e4 Highness.”641d18e476f5c913

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The change of subject wouldn’t have been strange if the person in front of me weren’t both a prominent figure in the nobility and the theif Heilbronner at the same time. It was like offering him medicine after giving him a terrible headache.cc009e4240f6c43e

However, since I’ve 09d909425e read the original 7809043d40 novel, I was 55d4e422cf aware that he cf1ef22e18 was just a 1f79a9d947 supporting male lead eca4db0a9d playing the role a6e07d2f3a of the villain.b409ec00a1042cb9

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But because of his 084e769fd7 interference, the boy, who f77f3c63f9 was a victim of 881311d6db human trafficking was able 8ac49c9bad to be rescued and 4c44956a6d now would have a e37d600d7e healthy life. Moreover, the ‘incompetency’ b0d048eeb5 of our knights bc2b728725 was also buried 3ef03f8bfe thanks to Ludger’s 4b02a10488 popularity.55bfaa9f7a67907a

That in itself was 61ab05072a a praiseworthy thing to c6b8a863c6 do.1e953464c3e0c4d2

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“…What if.”e020917bdfe0a0dc

“…?”5f5fdd806ad7be92

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“What if cc91f8e2b5 that was 2ad2c2ca85 intentional?”bd872ba3e4a9cc6f

I blinked.78d57ac6c3879220

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That newspaper article that 444602620e had been drawing public 796ba8afd7 aggression from our knight f3ec13c2e2 order… was intentional?af5bd53bec6ecbed

‘To protect our knight a2de800b73 order?’07233c7cb2ee3f3d

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For a moment, I 78f193cf7b stared at him dumbfounded, 0dffceb664 unable to form any 4831664b2f coherent words. However, Ludger just snickered 437b3d35cc at my foolish expression 7e0b482dde before turning around.8f9590550ca8cd15

“I’ve just been ea35ba20b6 jesting. We should head back.”d783007e4d4b2030

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“Yes….”650b5afc8b6ed264

His sudden change of attitude astonished me, because it didn’t feel like he was jesting.b3f5e44d37c1fb35

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‘He really is a d88c57d483 man who can’t be bafa405006 understood.’e54be1e714b2cda4

Although he 2e5879cf0e was the cb456fc558 main villain 424026500d disrupting the e1eaf935b8 main characters’ 67586b02eb growth, his 62c4de89a1 actions were 1c9fb8d348 like those 05fff10c7d of a 4ed4532966 thief.2971c273b9d83dbf

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He pretended to raise an uproar behind the scenes, but he seemed to also have an immature, childish side that couldn’t express his hidden desire for recognition.9632ac473aa51562

‘…No, I can’t lower my guard just because of a handsome face. After all, the main characters will be the one who will be victorious in the end.’e0e8c1070c757e65

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Greeting him b57e6a0287 lightly, I 235a43d119 stood up 86b01371e5 from my 783d869819 seat. Ludger also stood up 6013a85157 and took out a 4dede86fb8 pair of gloves from 4a7add19e8 his bosom before starting caf6050533 to put them on.e55e17d88e63e08c

‘Oh, wait. That’s right, gloves!’bbc931f77751f0fb

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If I hadn’t remembered, I would have become a shameless person who didn’t even mention the gloves she had borrowed.832aef7a44efccb9

I hurriedly opened my daf69e776a mouth.acaefabfdaeb3daf

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“Oh! I suddenly remembered the pair of gloves Your Highness had lent me. I had them washed and stored properly. I wasn’t aware that I’d be meeting Your Highness today, so I left them at home….”5d72859325943242

“Oh, right. It doesn’t ab1e4c47ef really matter. If Sir Clara wishes c4fd215861 to keep them, she 00460eeae1 can.”891aaaccd1fbe8bf

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“No! That can’t be!”58aa31ff47b38bcd

What good 8dda0b66d2 would it 29b395b0cb be for 5494f3b762 me to 1b20d89711 have men’s 81cc2f18ef gloves in b1bdf1764e the first 4dbbfb1214 place?790d79020bb29a32

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“Next time 08611c8ef8 we meet, 41142c9a3e I’ll be 0a0033fdda prepared to bb80620da4 give them b6ba281f2f to Your a4c2d9b798 Highness right 2efc7e3d54 away….”425af5f8f5e4d695

As if f51b065d61 my words 7aa85321a5 sounded hilarious 4c4cdd8de5 to him, 00ac83e59d Ludger laughed. Then he assured d04871e073 me that I 0de9ba6bae could keep them ce1c3dc10a as long as b71aaec4d3 I wanted and 3130576ad1 return them whenever e22b8f8773 I wished.011ba54805f9c1ed

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‘Then… I’ll see you c36543501a soon, Thief Heilbronner.’d73f6b25d745ceec

With a measured gesture that wasn’t overly enthusiastic or inadvertent, I saw Ludger off in the carriage.82ec93ba97cd2903

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Well… I should go 40abbe0ffd find Billy now.1a887cd6b8ca45af

Even the sudden interference of the Thief Heilbronner couldn’t stop the peaceful daily life of the Ruby Knights that continued smoothly.c743d0563dab6939

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However, it bba8d2ee12 was certain d79aa6aab0 that, peace 216016b46a exists to 87e51ac9bf be broken….85d5c7542e26a2f2

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About two weeks had passed since Ludger’s visit to our shabby knight order.fe2b6058fe48e0d7

After finishing the first 79468d58ab report of Heilbronner and 8fb8f5b544 struggling to keep the 2ad771cc93 people of the city 935bd7f7d9 safe as usual (which d90ec297ed some say doing daily 6b5a77a840 chores), an unexpected order 7050fce8f7 arrived from the higher-ups.b8b8fa9459c22d88

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“Clara.”dcaead7b55140bf4

“Huh? What? Did you get the 30257755d9 warning letter?”1629a6b052979a2b

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As two weeks had passed, I was strangely aware of the fact that Heilbronner’s activity period have arrived. However, even at my fidgety response, Lionel shook his head with an anxious expression.a5e60c2cf9809cfd

“Not the Heilbronner thing… 262d57b0d5 but a request for bdf1966ae5 cooperation has come.”bff3dcbe6c4bd2ff

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“Cooperation?”717318f9adfed078

Cooperation itself was nothing 1f616823b1 special. The higher-ups treated our 9c2cffdb69 knights as spare tires. Whenever other knights were 80514141b3 short on manpower, we f67f061990 were often called in ff3c30b70d for cooperation.30b9d4dbd66489bc

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‘How unconscionable 7ea2274e53 it is dd48ee544f to ask 415b3bd1a2 for cooperation 003fea8c25 from the 5947b961e5 knights who e4a547a14a are already e43ebcf721 at the af8b514b9f verge of cab3167ad8 death because c21fde4e8d of Heilbronner.’9788f835a6d11836

However, Lionel’s 2fc5ecb7cb reaction was 3196d1ef78 subtly different 7671ec9264 from usual. If it 13ff7ccb22 were any bce2a18dac other time, 51234e44a2 he would afa88cd574 have just 204a1b68b8 made an c0c8e898e8 expression of, 8d6a1b71ac ‘Another headache e6db237829 has arrived. How bothering.’b480bbd770d51bad

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But now, 54c8a311c1 Lionel looked a1a527c9c1 particularly anxious.ccda775c09a8cf95

‘Something… he bab32e36d7 seems reluctant 31c1692d53 to tell b3423f8fcd me.’ac7e742e34ce65d3

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“What is it? Is it 95f064eb23 such a b9bf2e432b difficult task?”72e40238f9669c53

“The task itself is nothing out of the ordinary. We were asked to be guards in a social gathering for high-ranking officials. But they ordered us to send two knights because they’re short on manpower.”695aabf8c566c4b8

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“That’s fine. Doesn’t that make the 20a13af13f task’s difficulty level ‘easy’?”9023c7fd1e89d209

“It does, but….”05f62f4ea4f9288d

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Hesitating for a moment, 69c786fb6c Lionel slowly opened his 7ddb3d901f mouth.032000f2ec378bbe

“This is a request 7d19aea7e5 for cooperation… from the 33d5ca2a9a Sapphire Knights.”dfd2e7eed3e81bd1

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“…!”c5bae39b91b0afec

“To be 0f19d64191 precise, from 286ebbf1b7 Gustav, the 783e06823a Vice Captain 66e5bbd99f of the 0f990c563e Sapphire Knights.”fd0ac5195fe4eae6

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“Haaa….”05377b8205063faa

A sigh of ce1afc9a0c indifference left my 788ac657ee mouth without me 845fd5de77 realizing it.5bc53e80084eec05

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“Should I refuse?”2ae3d181dc39705a

Lionel asked 345fa354d8 cautiously, knowing 439c1b2e7e the general d591c56cc7 situation. However, I b41e035a34 shook my 8834368775 head.b310f610d1f6fadc

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“No. There’s no guarantee 8009752e5b that he will 123abe65df stop pestering me 2c7dd90c77 if I refuse b75bd37ba4 this time.”8d7c1fee62952665

“Hmm….”d7c1f4601e1cacde

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Lionel handed me the 39b5c42ece official document he had ebd6071c97 brought with a reluctant a947207c3a expression.124552165ae6e3d0

The content itself was 6ae40f1b42 just as he mentioned, c70d7e1659 nothing out of the 6ded791c53 ordinary. The difficulty ffaed15f97 level of 8d033f381b guarding a 7555c5845a social gathering c50410f7bc was extremely cf9392fd40 low compared ac9a18e826 to a fa17ed9bf8 task that d5a8c24044 required large-scale e457f458dc battles. Since all I a3a8900a0b had to do ca9d9f98e0 was to appear 737cb5cea2 on the designated 01674b4fb1 destination for cooperation, a945ea0535 there was no d15e8ce266 need for me a58b9d94d7 to write a b00a576db3 report.99c7e121fcc94d6b

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However, as soon 474a19e653 as my eyes ca560e0f8c landed on the 103cd10b15 name ‘Gustav Mayr’ 974c0ba9fd of the Sapphire 07b801bbab Knights on the 2c87ecc68d official document, I b50df742a9 frowned. To me, 7d8db93e3b the name 197b263d2a appeared to 7223cb6102 be as 6b45282b92 dirty as d42401e63f my biological 37b91ddef6 family.3c32deeb6afd5920

‘Seems like 2971e71542 a trap….’3c17832dcae8cf5c

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I had long been faef70e0f2 suspicious of him. I suspected that e8bc7bfa37 it was his 28a606cf56 doing for which 4a46909425 our knight order c20f9efc06 was neglected to 821b503950 this extent and eb53642a9b the number decreased 9a6eaac3d4 from seven to 95dbc2a88c four. Although I 2d3c445166 had no 8e58ce97de concrete evidence, 70a9f75f47 it was 28e096421d something he d246588aa8 could do.186a23ddac4f829a

Even if that 95aba0aeb5 weren’t the case…I 6056d8e0cb didn’t have many ca31653609 pleasant memories when 7cc0e7d2af I was a 9b26f72217 subordinate of the 9619f4cb7c Sapphire Knights.b4a6eb816d2789dd

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Since it was c8e96cd391 quiet after my 93590104ba transfer, I thought 7d3ffcc40a he had lost b74e5f7d3f interest in pestering 96088fa34f me. However, I could 4a7de74d7d have never imagined 6a0d36cfd9 to see his e6ae614f7b name appearing before 39eb807316 my eyes like 9242424c89 this.6c069ba7420913e9

It was obvious that 93bcaafac9 if I ignored it 66ce22c8d9 now, it would have 3c8845b48f a negative impact on 54017e61a8 our knight order. No, if I 5fcc887671 refused, it would 83a4678dc7 be like giving de7111b1cf him a green 6b700a2b13 card to find 5b6e7570f6 faults in my 0acd9baea5 work. No matter f89f9a6a14 what I e9ac68d04a decided, it 6a8a9f6211 was a 0944ba1773 poisoned chalice 936e4792dd presented to 872a45e552 me.ea302e8827063ac5

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‘I guess it would 1f8c17e9a3 be better if I 8944b19755 just go by myself b69258a2dc this time and figure a48336810c out the situation.’79704d0369227758

Biting my lip, 061bda61ad I recalled my 0890efa99c time as an 2f470106d9 apprentice knight and bb35a97b54 my time in 3eb47dd528 training with the 11b7784094 same group as aef9db84b8 Gustav. Even our ages were 380d2e9be1 close.bad6b933e2be8c19

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I longed for e0680821f8 a peaceful future dc633e5f37 to the point 801783928f of death, even cc0552d757 if it meant 890120de90 enduring the taunt a3e7821c00 of Gustav. All I wanted was d60844be67 a happy and smooth 4e9102408b future.214b8a68c1d3346a

“Captain, is d09b68d9ee it the bc182a0207 kind of 9179e89d7a situation you ca4a0823f8 don’t want a34a289ba0 to deal 6348214e81 with? In that dece8647e8 case, I’ll 80f6a46f76 go in 9e84b03222 your stead!”9e04c66b7323e3ec

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Why was Billy 019a91edcf so tactful… I 69830d375d guess our conversation e707146b5a was too blatant 5bf5799562 for him to 10dca95740 understand easily.bb0ef362bc3c3093

I snickered 895f021a50 and stood f07014216b up as a743f0b73b I went 61001738ea to Billy’s b4711450ae seat.c11d86e573973247

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“Well, he’s a bb895a37b2 bit of a 731b3800a8 stickler, but it’s 79e493b4b6 not terrible enough d37dcc657e to not meet 83d8b32b50 in person.”9f7405ca165a80c7

“But since they 6687fd5817 only designated two aeacfffaee people, why don’t b02ee47f04 I and Sir a8598030a6 Sein go? Captain, you’ve 7a4b031c19 worked hard 00f632eb06 the past 872beebfc7 few weeks. I also want to f64a5aed81 assist you in some 8ea7d8bb4b ways.”360c215aaa2d6c6c

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“….”26212ca71fd7a519

Even though Billy’s words couldn’t resolve the situation in any way, I was momentarily moved to tears.f2a85182c80aa968

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This knight order was 62ccc756ba like a solace of 73a2b10d72 peace and happiness to 9a15069d51 me, although I had 077ae1d596 to work like a dd10476046 dog for a meagre 99c70742f6 salary. But I still vowed c10b57e066 to struggle as much 9126068719 as I could, to 3f2d416591 preserve the little bit 48d60684f5 of joy in life.a0868ef1e767dc8c

“It’s okay. Just guard 6deb600a86 our knight e817826483 office in 55e8529fe7 the meantime. I and Sir Sein c8ffc7c763 will go.”4cca785944a5a4a1

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“…Yes.”895ce09e34ca65c4

I patted Billy’s sullen 8a73b36f86 head and reaffirmed my 89f99eb4d5 resolve.66b686ac70dac84b

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However, I aac1326ddc was so 5cd10a6b5f immersed at 76d4730669 the unexpected ea516b2210 entanglement with bab3b38831 Gustav that 305e189d6a one important 6a0c9d7bfb information slipped 2cc954470d off my cf6cdc73d9 mind.177acf0856dca385

…When they mentioned it was a social gathering attended by high-ranking officials’, I should have understood that there’s a high probability that Duke Ludger Kassen will also attend.ba9d35461e0ed308

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