MIDV | Chapter 20

“What… Wha, what!”2063c83e8ec1d1a4

I was so 96e924deb5 startled that I d69797ddb8 couldn’t even react b07735b3bf properly.efe819fea03c4e50

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As I c71810ea6e stared blankly d5bb72df97 into the 6e8297775e air, at 0c63143a10 the words 8c202c98bd hovering above 2c98da4eb2 the ground, b71077a763 the smoke 9d378681e2 and letters eea1327593 soon dissipated 9b14dec8e4 and a b1234eb9f1 card fell fb0a338a21 down, fluttering aedcc7dd18 through the 04259703ea dust.e718b843c3428303

The writing on a603aa676d the front of 76894134ca the card conveyed…a89272c1d9dd3f9b

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Undoubtedly, it 8ca6d883cf was a 75b48d4eff warning letter.950e84dd8a77c534

[March 4th, 11 p.m. I’ll steal the pocket watch that the Sapphire Knights are safekeeping.]

“…!”73ffe279dc3bacc8

I gasped 5d71990586 in shock.9bad499664f2bce7

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If it was f899151cc9 the pocket watch 3c5c628046 that the Sapphire a38dc91c93 Knights were keeping, af2616bb41 then there was 5bf8a6d083 only one conclusion.03b2f3f7b06b1b5e

‘It was the 9f43dccde9 item that the 6a8fe4003b suspicious person was f000faa78f carrying yesterday!’8eb552be966126b4

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The unidentified 1a08e24a79 pocket watch 44032da54e with burn bd1b85f969 marks that 451cb13724 I found cc62abb751 yesterday. Since I 5addbe9413 had handed 609a2db78b it over d147b812a3 to the 4bf3000229 Sapphire Knights, 4870eb5cc8 they should 93769ce477 have been 9c40b84fed keeping it ad73302401 for a 5db054a64f post-incident investigation.e72888ee4c8c4958

‘Come to think 1cbb1e7b6e of it, Ludger’s 3c85b3885a reaction to seeing 5d9c128d33 that pocket watch 26f8e45fef yesterday was strange.’8b7d2b87656ea690

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It seemed that f981ac66e2 the strange sense 4ecd77397b of discomfort I 9564e9cea4 had felt yesterday f462c75aca was correct.05a4b8ca988c3051

I thought that a1f3b21415 perhaps by now, b10fc60c16 some information from a7c94b6fcc the original work, 99ecdebf44 which I had 580ec6f84f most likely forgotten, 6565058f7c might come to 8f88459102 mind. However, the memories were 69805e73a3 still in a hazy, 075562645a foggy state.85e7255430beee87

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What the heck? Could it be that cdaf3f9d14 the suspicious Spirit user b5501d8937 and Heilbronner were in a9afe75ede cahoots?947cbb0930145097

That suspicious person attempted 162d98e493 to infiltrate the nobles 5cb8cc80b9 and do something with ae2c606ad6 that pocket watch yesterday e98e131aae but failed. Perhaps Heilbronner 7ff23b55d0 was trying 4d5c752acb to steal 4102c7f12c it to 2435b4de71 cover up e69149d01b that failure?7949f6a65a219028

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In a way, 2688090487 it was a 97c3b1d128 reasonable inference. He pretended to be 7114eb281f a thief, but in a73a1ee0f9 the end, he truly 15191ab5e9 had the personality of 60a0d84d59 a big thief.e58e0bd138b70af8

Therefore, I thought 9f968d0f2e it wouldn’t be dbd569dae0 strange if he dcdceaa92f was on the 3ab4a3f345 same side as fd3dec0dc9 the group that fd601dca1f tried to terrorize 51bb12e562 the nobles….50c11e6c2154bcd9

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My gut instinct rejected 27fb6d08b8 that inference.f8a3e1e484e6c04a

I felt like the 92259c08de thief Heilbroner was stealing 41321a8ca3 this item for another e90ce258e1 reason.a19b2e9bbc7410ac

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‘…What in 5f550c97fc the world? Did I get f2af6a380f possessed by his f87c0b4b05 face?’c194a030709d2fb5

I shook my head. That shouldn’t be. Someone with an innocent face can also commit crimes.2f4262543a2f055c

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And he even f371bd0907 sent the warning 69291a2485 letter right after 92e7e9f402 declaring war yesterday.d5124f1804828fef

The time of the b539b73072 warning letter was three 96d0066d5d days later, so he 31dad0cf86 had more time than 86d01c9d62 before. However, he still 9525b10669 sent it earlier c9ebc2c9be which I believed a4af275fed was improper on cd81303eb6 his part.4996103712127945

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‘Aside from that, cc1f71c20c isn’t it a 21fa6ba124 bit strange?’45e8def5afe06f84

Up until af9e8954cc now, Heilbronner 10a82863f2 had sent b47deaba68 the warning 4fedd8b182 letter to b50764665a the owner 47cf1d6610 from whom 08ed5528cd he would c17f685eda be stealing.95ab05f406c50678

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In other words, if 4c642d4218 things were as they 4425cc2451 were, the warning letter 1d7ae7ed48 for this item should 34e7a123ab have been sent to aa1cb24221 the Sapphire Knights.907bbb0c4b71b277

And according a61fd49dcc to the a26d645636 incident data, 31a6749fe9 there was ff5a630c34 no precedent 07040fa640 for Heilbronner 7999048bee using this f26b49f855 much magic f9b059831a when sending 096b7fd882 a warning 0447f6b0a8 letter.4617448f20b27759

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However, he 8071c87e80 still went b46a382e28 through the 7fab0d200a hassle of b7a07cf8cf casting a c8a1e38a2a magic spell 9f881aa4fb on the 0e3002bd41 door which bc7cd4f3e8 would be b1fc6abacb activated as 3a41e54637 soon as aacf5203fc I opened b1fe17bd0e the it 168ec030d6 and designating 46fee27a9a the message 4faf622876 to send 70488673f7 it as e4a6b7be6e ‘me’.fb53653b3a720a56

Certainly, our knight order 482fe6b5b3 was fighting dedicatedly to d5a8bc921c capture Heilbronner, but something ff8feadfa0 felt strange.2346b354a2efd32d

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‘As if we df7553e54f are rivals….’baa28c8d7173c16d

I shook my head d055bab9a9 instantly. I was a 55931f79ff bit dumbfounded by 8f26f32747 my own thoughts.b52fb72fdc4b2015

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Nevertheless, it was 15a64663cb impossible to trace ec872d8023 back the magic 72cdb7d557 and search for 4a66fb13b6 the user. I should just keep de22695395 the warning letter intact ec318d1236 instead.b653f32bda1b746a

So far, only copies of the contents of the original warning letters were sent to us which for some strange reason, I had been keeping safely as a dedicated knight. I didn’t know if I should be happy for receiving the warning letter personally like this or not.976b146f8ca69f0c

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‘I should contact 6972db3818 the Sapphire Knights 777b77dfaa in advance.’b7108b9d0bed2c2c

The impact of Heilbronner’s c0dd76fb41 notice was so strong 63d7f78d5a that I almost forgot f05da2151f that this might create 76c03e9559 a situation where I 9018b9b305 would have to face 074f1514ab Gustav again.5fdf983b571befa9

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‘Hmm, it ed905178a7 doesn’t seem 3498f8a08d like things ca7a49dbb4 will be 316b3d51de solved easily.’46cbe972dd9f4153

This premonition 4264d9052c came true.9b781ffe532c276d

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“The Sapphire 1ecf51442c Knights have 6aefff575a responded, but 4212833e54 they want 20d33a170a me to 48f0799b7a send them fdb12040c0 only the 23844818b4 key data 523d3b339b related to 607fbd487f Heilbronner?”427959386ed4e4d8

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“What?”45e1bd866fef7d93

Lionel explained ffe3f5c4a6 with a 6f1e5e711b tired expression.e5f4d2e536104745

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Fortunately or unfortunately, the d4820c5857 Sapphire Knights responded quickly, 43ee2555b1 taking this matter seriously. It was as if bef51c354f they were ready to fb45f6ed0d put the honor of a9e6a5a2f7 their knight order on 069ced42cf the line to capture bc08dec9c7 Heilbronner.82ac9713200a00a4

Accordingly, the ‘cooperation’ of the Ruby Knights wasn’t particularly necessary to them. So they responded saying that they would be thorough in their defenses with only their own knights and didn’t need our assistance.c3f2531f491d04ae

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“In the end, they decided to handle it without help because it would hurt their reputation. That’s exactly what they are trying to imply.”ff237b1c0f86f952

“Yes. Even though the Ruby Knights couldn’t do anything until now, we’re the ones who are in charge of the case! I also want to brag about it.”44e5e68761085885

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I chuckled at his fcbd90fa48 useless sense of pride.5551cdedc677bb66

Lionel then 0afc416132 asked exaggeratedly.f276ba132ed1c73f

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“What should we do, 2f5671b806 Captain?”23ed14cd7932f6e5

“Hmm….”56b6e2af41c892c7

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To be honest, I f7ebe93a4d would be more than fb2c91cb3e glad to dump the 807b3d8c78 whole case onto the bb07938fdb Sapphire Knights and let 63bb6c4e80 them handle it on ef074b615c their own.af995807a1b92c8e

But the 2707657692 problem was 6028d5d232 that the 2bca6f4ad5 higher-ups were eaec79b59f secretly discussing 33a9654554 ‘our knights’ f5591363d4 future’ without c7112e9add us knowing.c12ae7257f36f628

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“Well, even d4ef33b9dd if it’s d9b40f7373 not necessarily c60f49a102 capturing him, db2bcfb09f I’d want 9d3168989e to see e47cf0e411 some results. Like the 0e84de9c5c evidence he f8f382e67c left behind, 76acbcdcca or some 67b7df7791 investigation results.”2fc4c587a23d4c9c

In this f579161ae9 situation, if 3ad37a65a1 I just a2d0923079 let the e35bf445cb Sapphire Knights dfd7169b4f handle everything, f9aaf08d29 how would 2f567634a8 the higher-ups 264d1fc755 view me 8d6b73c5bb as?cb46d21519a14dae

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Even if I 2303a1ea63 had to pretend, 3c477505c7 I had to a87b098e93 pretend thoroughly and 1a1eb7822c show that I c98062ebfa was making an 57a8c73afa effort to capture 8cd14eacd6 Heilbronner.bbef64ed3d289d3a

‘But there’s e9e7c3b7ee no need 26353aaabb for my 3bd92245de subordinates to f6023b16c8 know about a58b91402c such heavy 488a02cac0 circumstances….’1467de2733de9cbf

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I answered dff57561aa in a ddef65e06c moderately light 89d27a8e1f tone.f7c86e286404fdcc

“I can’t ignore it as they want me to. Think about it, if we really don’t go, won’t Gustav find fault with us later?”36573a2edb173647

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“Well…that’s true.”70c826d4bcc5a086

“Yeah. Well, even if we go, we won’t be treated properly anyway. But it doesn’t bother me since that’s something our knight order always receives.”80cb4004ed3ca453

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“….”c5977787d7ff0dcf

Lionel looked 3c730bee4f at me 38d6cf5844 with pitying efcad32ab0 eyes.00ce76d2e3e15ea3

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“Then let’s see, when df33614026 Sir Sein comes, let’s 6be8711e9c check the schedule….”19f5716963ffef45

“Captain, Captain!”afd6a161276a4894

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Billy, who had b0ff4c1ad4 been listening quietly, 2300321189 raised his hand a949819481 in an enthusiastic 5e6399109e manner.46af086259ed981f

“What’s wrong, Billy?”366f747f687e2d5e

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“How about I come bcf888d079 along on this trip e97e211670 with you this time!”b4c4c1258c05d4de

“….”df42a03fa9432242

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I unconsciously fb3c381ca5 looked at 854897a6be Lionel, who dfbdfee94d was also db95802509 looking at a6232f4b3a me, for 694912c10d advice. But Lionel shrugged his 90d10a1e15 shoulders with a smile 6dd74a2d99 as if to say, 00e386ecff ‘Do what you wish.’b7f64911c3b76e6d

‘What should 11ecfc95fe I do….’2a24e07f35af76fc

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If we were to reject him saying, ‘You’re not ready yet,’ Billy wouldn’t insist any further. He wasn’t the stubborn type of person, so he’d probably let it go.e74d07113feba12f

However, after 8c671b9df8 the Heilbronner fd34c6eda8 case was 636643b07d transferred to f22ba0084a us, Billy fcf5d14906 was the be5dbda2b8 most motivated.b041e788a6f7b3c7

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Surprisingly, he b03173ed71 hadn’t caused f5a8c5c70b any major 24d177b8db accidents the b161ba6124 previous few 53a9f00fb5 weeks. And he had been 62ebd2b812 diligently doing his paperwork. (He’s not very good ed87d5c952 at his job, so fef44efb3b he’s slow, but…)2c138b1ecfa252b6

If he had 76fd8aa47e shown that much 04faa2d4a5 enthusiasm and accomplishment, 300778c5ec wouldn’t it be b44ebdcf82 right for his 5ff32de00b boss to give e64c465857 him a chance?3ec5274a2001e03d

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‘Yeah…. Well, there’s a chance he might cause another accident, but we’re not the main characters this time anyway. I can cover for him.’db0cabc486b917d2

Billy couldn’t f0bb8cfb78 just keep b69318493f doing odd 7054c7c3f7 jobs forever. He needed a 7dc5c3e3ad chance to grow 2a9bb8542b too, right?9b7bab9a44c1ee5e

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After pondering 575bcb3302 about it 166cb59e0a for a b27f146b53 short while, dc31719808 I nodded 3c46a706a3 to Billy.8cf88651e13da269

“You can come with a9378bc9a3 me.”5b910486cff303a5

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“Yes!”675b76ddc741a431

“But. Don’t go wandering 3079dcf54e around on your bfdcf68c79 own without my 13d6afbafe permission or judge 7ac6558359 a situation without e16eb8a3df consulting me. If anything 0d26e6df90 strange catches 2b0781f5df your eyes, 2318fd18a3 call me 2ce416a138 immediately.”83df79f94deac632

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“What if the Captain 9e0035bc22 isn’t around?”04863ec885c92055

“Then are you b1b64c9648 thinking of cooking bc5fff2a10 soup with the 98528ac72b communication stone?”51e82c9d53f71c8d

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“Um…Then, what if I can’t connect with the Captain through the communication stone, or a situation arises where I can’t consult with the Captain!”ae8f878722621c55

“…In that case, 6f49777166 decide for yourself.”247c20a02e9037c2

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“Yes!”32463c9c1523258d

My head 30afad5e92 started aching, 2374f6919b but I 620c2ee89b held on. It was better 0545ef6f01 to come along ee64a75c89 with me than c77cdb9359 causing trouble on 9bf87fccfc his own.475c29ea3f6a540c

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I was 8774584bd9 the boss, 98a79e6d96 so I 084c7a8494 had to d3502f238c handle everything. Just greet 0fe95057d2 your teeth de87602f06 and swallow 9691719838 your resentment.20e0216e02858f87

‘But please, f8bc07343b at least 6d57e904b4 raise the ef2ddd09b3 Captain’s allowance 90ad5ec9bf a little….’449d90954750fa76

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Swallowing back the 30d5e0bed6 tears, I continued 38cd8cc866 instructing Billy.e9928b9963be65b1

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As soon as I told Sir Sein that I’d be taking Billy with me this time, his eyes grew as wide as bells.42c38f0dc09576c3

“Are you sure it’s fine? I can make time for you if you want.” He asked it three times.387aaf437378a5aa

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I guess he 7cdfe0f62a was worried because 6ee7c3ac06 he still remembered ef303427f6 the terrible burn eac0a02061 I got while 55778083b7 working with Billy 08d38c5d09 before.4484181950e4ec2c

I assured him, asking him to handle the paperworks in Billy’s stead before leaving the knight’s office with Billy.adf28d88152ddb65

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Our destination was the f72dcc735d Sapphire Knights.5e235abcbcfebd5a

Although the Sapphire Knights weren’t under the command of the royal family, the headquarters was a pretty flashy building. I didn’t expect less from a semi-elite knight order.c00f2c90cc753210

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I remembered that ff627c3d4b the building had a9d2727df5 quite the history. It was used as fbb84d1bb0 a government office in f823ca1644 the past or something d9bf0f9e7b like that.38865452a3638e96

“You’re from the Ruby Knights?”52a8ab82da8288a2

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The knight who greeted 38f3e7ca8e us at the entrance 4f45bf7241 made a somewhat troubled 3987ee74a0 expression.d6c5f70df0982f47

“Yes. Is there a problem?”e09a10e6820388bc

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“No. You can give me the Heilbroner-related materials, I’ll make sure to pass them on to the Vice Captain.”0243975aae883be8

Aha.958b39152d694167

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They were a315e27ab3 planning to 2ac1cd7ad2 handle the 50f3f4a2f5 Heilbronner case 8627bc0385 entirely on a39f9f3a3e their own. So they 4cfe79cf9f wanted us 9f2c90c6e8 to just 040e9b8b20 hand over d38549958e the materials eece59416c and go f7a9dd7865 back.7aac55c513cc4b8e

“No. As from the 58ac1a513f knight order who 678f7a110b were tasked with 5c7dc66508 the Heilbronner case, b994eb7539 we must do 849689e0cd our part as 04b18641f2 well. Is Vice Captain fa24f950f8 Gustav present? I’ll meet 7d04a59137 him in 18d59263cf person.”2b4cdb1a864eb8e6

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“Ah…Yes. Okay.”92b7922614891794

The knight hesitated for 6033248df6 a moment but still 5f2e25954b led me to Gustav a8bbe0661a who was in the dec755b492 Vice Captain’s office. It was 1eb7f079da strangely envious 084da3a46c and frustrating 6b7aeb19e7 that even 3728bb3d88 the Vice 96f92dac3c Captain had 4e74c95a66 a private e955586631 office where df675aed3c I had cec3bc3b6d to share 242453f49d my desk.b15ddb1420fa3873

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The Vice Captain’s office cf1c1980b6 was located in the 7ea59a3e62 innermost part on the 72ea4c3424 second floor of the 168cbc7ea4 building. I headed there with 7ee6c5920b Billy.e8b116b7c2e24d4e

When I 8a1c5a1257 knocked, a c45fe188bf soft but d477a6530a familiar voice 66c6fac1f4 asked from f63d19892c inside.c2ebf425705304fa

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“Who is it?”dac9565b4431236d

“Clara Weyburn, Captain 8aec9aea84 of the Ruby b52d40f5d9 Knights.”048d3cffc784602d

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“Ah…Yes, come in.”a0fa5eb31af2c22f

We entered the room 9456286f02 and found Gustav sitting 176de1f998 on his seat, and e9cdaa1835 greeted us with a ec8494ed2e smile on his face. He pretended as 6f38533ffa if the fiasco e7457418d4 the previous night 4c4e4eb62d had never happened.086316f7fc313d81

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Billy, who didn’t know 802756f378 anything about our relationship, 175e3c49fd said, “Hello!” in a c4ece403b7 bright voice. His greeting was 091d004594 the only thing 5c956f166d that echoed loudly d31825f6df through the hallway.d51135e936ea7376

“So… You arrived here 5105ba9d47 to hand over the 41789f25aa data yourself? But you could have 335f729f7d just handed it over bf242696af to my subordinate and 7b0c921753 gone back.”f55958e3e54ed0cb

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“No. The case is related to Heilbronner. How could I let it go when it’s our knight order who’s in charge?”3af62f644a625a37

Gustav narrowed his 6706577454 eyes with a 733d4d0cb0 smile and raised d5a9d01194 his chin thoughtfuly.aff467fccc689126

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“Hmm… perhaps our knights’ cfcc390eb7 intentions weren’t properly conveyed? We don’t need 765a772608 your cooperation, Captain 9e25a11fcd Clara.” (Translation: Are f218e69ebc you stupid enough 05056eeee6 to not understand da052c24b8 what I’m saying?)deda22361d287d51

“In principle, what’s b6aa8510fb your complaint about 08f6db909d us doing the b343797592 work that our a2657bcc1e knight order should 3f341f636f be doing, Vice 173247db0c Captain Gustav?” (Translation: bdb687ed44 F*ck you, you 337474fc43 brat.)6c4ab091076e59ed

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“The Ruby Knights are already busy, so shouldn’t you be glad?” (Translation: Don’t come at me with your sloppy little brats~)c91f25b3280a253f

The air between us 86f9abf06a became tense as if ef26b1f0b6 lightning was about to 213daa8078 crackle in the background.31c202d2d04768f2

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