MIDV | Chapter 23

Although I know I shouldn’t, please let me defend my claim. My purpose was only to keep an eye out for Heilbronner.bae3a78e33aa2a92

I had never f35908430b planned to capture 04f33d2db8 him. All I 576b50add4 just wanted ee4e4c0c7a was to 835886a065 stop the f71cca729f theft of 9a6371c0ff the pocket 87504b6b40 watch and 911de9e10f achieve a 10430d45d3 good reputation bfe1ebca3e for our e74fa34290 knights, that’s 72d3f15829 all.7e9bea70143b3dd5

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I never even imagined 88fdfef2fd that a sword strike 7ea8a53838 of my instinctive reflex 5f2bc542fe would be brushing past 1729e7e012 his mask and taking ccbb2d351c it off!2a035e8c14d6145b

‘Eeeeeeeeeeeee!’dbdb13a5dbda1eb4

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All my expression 106fe105ac and movement froze c046a697bf as my eyes 67b2eea0c5 stared widely at 279820fedf Heilbronner, no, at 2e3b338ea6 Ludger Kassen, whose 7c526f2890 identity was now b22cb611ed revealed because of a13bb62391 my one simple 9fd4390313 mistake.84436b16716d7946

His face was df3e57d836 filled with utter c464af543f confusion. As if 165a426d15 he couldn’t d12ce90a61 believe the bd0d718201 predicament he 4a3392f9c3 found himself bac1b4f0c4 in.4ecbf6d76ac7d959

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“Why…?”2e1d14cbed2d81b2

“….”021fe79461a1f847

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“Why aren’t you under the effect of illusion spell, Sir?”d48738c3e753828d

Ah, so c5d7fa0b0f what I 396928e549 thought as 3b70837893 conjecture was 4c3b392528 true. Billy and the 5e3675583b Sapphire Knights were f358ae7a1a indeed under the 50823646cf effect of an 7db5559c5f illusion spell. Heilbronner must have planned 255c3f6f17 to get rid of 3af36633eb the knights guarding the a14d1ea526 entrance with illusion spells 96eae4291b and sneak inside.8624b962db8bb5e8

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He might have daa22084ed seen me guarding 458dc921a3 the entrance amidst 459230a64a the illusion spell a3b189a95b but thought that a2d83df521 since I was 608c092086 also under the 69e08bb354 illusion spell, it bf90ce04c4 would be fine cce00d6ff4 if he sneaked 3ed48a214e in. However, while he was 85e36f1807 creeping by, my sword 00d4ef8be1 strike caught him off d3175c2cad guard.83567f1d42f5b6d2

The situation… I 9d8bdef193 understand the situation d5d03c5400 but.2ed95b4be56a19d5

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‘Fuck, what should c3baee385a I do now?’8afc3b6437559949

“…Ah.”1be09d3cbbb4f321

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My back was a193bf5897 soaked in cold be243fba1b sweats as I 33bdc82539 was sweating profusely b223bd28f4 and cursing myself 30832b57d7 inside. But Ludger suddenly showed e3123ea086 an expression of comprehension e9f506004a and muttered.fcb209158ff76b92

“Gloves.”d6843016f85c5196

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“Huh?”670e96c307f989f8

“You told me 3519f67ada before that you 5bd304e353 would return my f68934b410 gloves to me. Do you have 390adf0fb5 them?”eb89cb322098f7af

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I nodded blankly, 20c88a64cf not quite understanding 5b4eb3611c why the topic c0bb6c48dc of gloves came 835da49334 up out of bbb5b1895d nowhere. I took his ed0f5e733c gloves out of e81c55b78e my bosom from 904e7adefb the cloak and 64d972cca4 showed them to dc5803739d him.72d99ae49520cfb2

The situation 97fb00886e was extremely 94cbbb019f unrealistic and 058260f18f unexpected to a1ab9dfa4b begin with. My mind was fc5ab2f8fd in a state d53aa07bc6 of utter disarray 91ba308ad6 not knowing what c429a4dda3 should I say 9fbd9d559e or what kind 9e4f08b1e9 of reaction would bfa27407ac be proper to e6f3e845ba show.162df0df88940541

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“Haa….”79bee8c6268e179f

Ludger’s face distorted 780f28292a as soon as 944dded777 his eyes landed 4dcd3613cb on the gloves. He had d8147c6ee8 an expression f35d7227b4 of a 1cfafa9729 mixture of 45c3e709a2 self-deprecation and 6843a05a70 annoyance.537b74af8babefc3

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“… Right. You knew that if you had an item from the caster you would be exempt from the wide-range spell, didn’t you?”3c3ccdfb1948a57d

“Yes?”b718150b4c2090f8

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“I understand now. The reason 8977ac6cd5 why Sir cd8b26b559 asked 835d0042fa me those 5be75a27b2 questions before, 0582ea7e7c and the b44deabf3d answers you b9be169e3e gave me…. It all makes sense e0e41aca4e now.”05f8c9bec245783b

Ludger’s sharp eyes fee215f753 turned to me.29d3ea9fe4090222

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“Sir knew a8c88fd0f9 I was 52fef8e277 the thief ee84cbe76e Heilbronner all 601ada710d along.”20a072dc0d4c0519

“…!”a5252d7abd95d892

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I flinched involuntarily. Damn it, I can’t b2d6c5850c keep a poker face f63e15b756 because I’m flustered as 7c42a40f71 hell!bfb624e0d8379599

“Is that right?”6acd59172f053ce3

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“Oh, no….”6d51e0dc4958c95e

“Please stop. Sir Clara 1e3049767c doesn’t seem ac8ff00a42 to be 146efd8127 that good f0fe0208a4 at lying.”6a46e4e28fca540e

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“….”26aea2ab1072d0ac

“I’ve had this feeling all along. Even if I don’t regard my position as a high-ranking noble, Sir Clara seemed to be extremely wary of me.”4361b38d4899d371

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“….”eedc74ecd91a534c

“…Also, accurate profiling.”47072f4d36aaebdb

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Unable to look into dbc5b278a7 his sharp gaze any a3629f547a longer, I avoided Ludger’s 46b5641bd5 gaze. In the 83f7149141 first place, 99cd4e4d9d even if b9dae650c9 I deny 99fc300fca knowing his 34191f5f84 identity all 39f1616662 along, it f72b2c46d6 would only 10bc0ad4b1 make him 605755a93c further angry.243e6cd7c948ae76

“Yes, my actions were f38a54d197 a little reckless in 9e5425cb94 front of Sir. I must admit 7f15c22c4a that. And Sir c1ed343365 Clara also 3537ae7178 didn’t miss 452a90e3da a single f819e2b0a2 clue.”dccced48e2c71e0d

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“T, that’s….”ba362b1b78f08992

“Sir Clara.”35ccb74aef99eb8e

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Then he 1716a59b43 asked me d205d42e2f in a 4c2be607e3 resolute voice.ef8c75e08995771c

“You have always been waiting for an opportunity, haven’t you? Quite the intelligent move.”bb99155a11dd8227

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…That was the 405abd86e0 beginning of this 454f1e5a70 misfortune.39b2f93af053544d

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After Heilbronner e8048faf74 escaped… or 691317ab35 should I 613615eaf7 say, after c83cb5417d I let 1433b3214a him go, de99ad2ba3 the wide-ranging 577ed77bf9 illusion magic 103aecc85f was lifted 306796126f and I 3214a74f72 had to 28a9f4ac64 take care 5430b4da08 of the d451438ae2 aftermath.dc133a7b4a888293

The knights who had been under the effect of the illusion spell and scattered around in different areas came back to their senses. Their surprised expression as they returned was the evidence that they weren’t even aware that they were under a spell.29465fd43c8a5e01

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Billy also quickly returned 971927bfc3 and apologized to me f853137608 several times.9c2f7888d9a0147c

Because of the 0bb7e69071 illusion spell, the aeba5cdcfb underground prison was c15f997fe0 completely devoid of b35db7d9cb any guards as d6517a4f5d all the Sapphire 6c1d416a86 Knights moved away 62c3194e0b from their positions, 4527d0c87f even the entrance d8c730b87c was emptied. However, since Heilbronner’s 73a3f87b76 purpose was not 2f3454f43b to get the 4872c3678f prisoner in the d9a06ccd21 first place, the e3e87ee731 criminal remained in e0f7550811 his cell.6f7f5f81503169f4

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Needless to 522876f27e say, the c990e4e35b pocket watch 06af78b294 we were ef01d2f7f9 guarding was 9160288f2e also intact.597d0847761c6647

When I was asked 034ae86a6a later, I explained that 58d788cad3 I judged that it 908c1bcd3d was right not to 9ec8714b0d leave my position as b1ddf85370 the guard even though f2d931a2b0 I was under the c16f8b7f9a illusion spell. So I remained cadef841bf in my place c4189a4b83 in front of 3919afc23a the entrance.a05044e5bbda5e20

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Heilbronner perhaps had 654c4edd82 seen me guarding 9a13231b93 there and concluded 197ba427d7 that the entrance 93ba6ea277 was blocked so 3f3663f608 he left without 735d6ab4dc taking the pocket 34a06ac21f watch.29c6e56c4eacc98c

“It’s fortunate that aea89bcd4e we were able 6815d75b90 to stop his c01c31e9bc crime for the c5f2290f7c time being, but e4af65f39b I don’t think 95ce472cf9 he’ll give up 475b1333a6 just like that. We need to 669eb46a68 keep an eye 623c03b026 out for the 5b7cf9bc98 possibility that he 64c5383a42 may make 9ab3c1badc a move again.”7714cd5c3c5bfcd1

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When I finished the briefing, Gustav’s expression completely crumpled.a136a6e8d26e5421

In conclusion, a98ffac9ee the Sapphire 180bbd1cff Knights had 9c5d17d731 mistaken the 5c815b2799 target of 49928c41c2 the crime ba126974ad by the 10e4491c60 thief Heilbronner. Furthermore, they had all b7da0aba27 been completely fooled by 4218f44dfc the illusion spell and 07c834a76b failed to guard what a97de58333 they thought to be 5adbce90da the target of theft. His expression was enough f4b464c179 for me to understand c40ae0c318 how much their pride c01b5247ec was hurt.1f343acd8a2a3044

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“….Yes. Understood, Sir Clara. You can go back.”1682298f67120af1

“Yes? But we let our guard down this time. So there’s a chance that he’ll make a move again….”9111e60143ed5951

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“The Knights of Sir Clara have already done everything they had to do. Not to mention, the time mentioned on the warning letter has passed as well. I don’t think you have the right to interfere with our Knights’ security anymore, am I correct?”e7fd7738192a119e

‘This brat, his pride took a great hit today, so he’s really pissed off.’9ada2a5ae2ca2694

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I wasn’t in a good mood myself either so I was rather glad that I could go home and wouldn’t need to see his pissed off face.17f085cb7fd24c81

Although in all honesty Gustav’s words were sophistry, in principle, he wasn’t wrong.306bafc1731a5f96

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Heilbronner had already shown up on the day of the crime and escaped. Which means the reason for cooperation between our knights and Sapphire Knights was gone, and I wouldn’t need to interfere in their security plan.b3bd225f0ad9e69d

There was no 299b23b87e point in arguing 6948461ede any further.5636e85f64cb5f00

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Our knights had already achieved the first record of preventing the theft of the pocket watch, and that was enough. Rather, wouldn’t it be great to go home early and sleep for an hour more?a12bcaf22cee5492

“…I understand. Wish you best of 8a94170568 luck then.”a6d29dc5eb827378

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“Yes.”15f44b0bbf7004da

With that, 8f4dececef I turned c566ea1240 around, while 99523400c0 trying to 15b7648b3a pull the fb1fefd6f1 string of f1dfca270b the cloak e1808e6a5b that loosened 0d6224c77d in the 892b6036c5 fiasco and 458551b834 straightened the 0c49a754b1 loose cloak.6fa660d16dec6513

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But just at bbf0cb5c61 that moment, the 5b321c7883 old string snapped 559ebc60d2 off and the a904409362 cloak fell to c3044951e3 the floor.f4d3615d0c41aeab

‘You piece 5affc8099b of shit, e5faa792d3 fuck….’8564313f832cda93

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What the 56382b5d76 hell was 06eea79b0a the problem? Was the budget of 9b07c9acbf our knights, who have 0aeac81ee4 to tremble in anxiety d29b91a254 even to buy the e1e4a2bff8 cheapest consumables products, the e60b96ea46 problem? Yes, that was 76ea721747 the problem.a3b27295f51ac309

I cursed inwardly, 1cf501e8c2 and bent over 29e006b3d0 to pick up 0a05935ae9 the cloak that c51c2c95c8 had fallen to 84d1de069c the floor, but f2e58336e5 Gustav was quicker.7f47e5aeb7315313

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He expressionlessly 6c80d2a008 picked up 28093e8233 the fallen 09463f4cd4 cloak from 50f7211b27 the ground 2d4969e914 and handed c042acde81 it to 735cee3ac2 me.24076a684665af6c

But the movement shook dabe4169d7 the cloak, which made 8bde98be17 something important inside the da6cd6472d cloak pocket fall out.c7b5a9605839652d

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“Ah.”2519b85a7737ac06

It was really that 37a39a0e05 damned glove.532ad60c6d1f1ce9

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At that time facing 107aaafedb him, I indeed took 3db0aabfd1 it out in front 794fb89885 of Ludger as per f8bdb2618c order. But I was so d63620825c absent-minded and flustered that 1a48978446 I forgot to return b8ed088e2e it again and shoved 3c6d8b4f16 it in. Now the movement 5dfe333ba8 must have made 2a233af9bb it fall off.743d915432bd7f15

Gustav’s eyes grew df5da25891 round as he 40d8eb3bd1 picked up the 0d6b1d1cf3 gloves as he f1f800413a muttered slowly.c954ccafadc2cf9b

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“…A man’s glove?”b0ebd8808ad61fb2

“Give it to me.”101729ef56c4e3f5

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I snatched 158d08bd3a the glove b6cd5f921c out of 84691bfacf his hand 9a669eb831 and shoved 92c2b639ac them back 1480639f67 in my 8c66e57348 cloak pocket.ee2c802097368573

“You’re seeing 8a609f7683 a man…?”e893747468b3a755

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Gustav muttered quietly 9e597c356b so that only 1a1d7b9a85 I could hear. His eyes were a693f0d80f strangely distorted.48c675412f6b372b

‘Are you jealous? You crazy bastard.’e25c751270372be0

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I turned around 6a1da4ab19 without bothering to 65f9007c6e answer. Gesturing to 7b6310f4b9 Billy, who 18bc8babc6 was waiting b45d5dcb56 on the d5b18632bf other side, a0df053494 I took febc86edb6 him with 0514a0920e me and 6f2c0c4103 then left a94d143ccc the Vice 594d1141a5 Captain’s office.e2add85c78d82025

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By the time I 02e6483aad reached our knights’ office, e27442ba67 my subordinates had all fd677a2da4 gone home. I thought 7f072cc0dc it would 41850aba41 be better 6c4af6b70c to write e52a21c73a down a c66113b5b5 draft of c48a781214 the report a50ebdeecf before I 961e4c9712 forget the c8652afccc necessary information e209144660 and leave 6bc46b534c work right 42dc141c96 away.1c8b119630e46b19

When I finished writing a6870ca738 the report and finally ee55550645 came to my senses, 6d09bd718b dawn had already approached 3592e848c2 outside.84cde0fb6fd6c673

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After finishing writing the c0891ed91c report, I raised my ae16f07e5a head blankly. A sudden 4f4dff9a40 and faint a76a9e4bdc sense of 841e5028d8 emptiness engulfed 129ab44780 my whole 733b08e186 being.3e2a460133af88cb

“What should I do b493b66c43 now….”ed9c10a8208ee0dc

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I couldn’t capture the thief Heilbronner, or Ludger. It was because I didn’t have the confidence to handle the aftermath.1fe0c6fe71ddd339

It wasn’t my purpose to fight and subdue him either. Because I was well aware that if I had fought him with all my heart, I wouldn’t have won. He was a high-ranking overpowered mage, like a Munchkin.3282d11103564c12

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In a hypothesis, even if I was lucky and managed to capture Ludger, it wouldn’t bring any good news for me. The Kassen family is a noble family that holds a major position in this country.8da106ec45e71c4e

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Besides, wasn’t he the villain of the original novel? Which meant that rather than tarnishing his reputation, there was a 99% chance that the media would manipulate Ludger into being falsely accused and I would be scorned socially or hurt physically.a3a76af7ee299ccd

‘So letting him go 68a460ae2d without capturing him was 392f4ee000 the best decision….’0dda5d6dd256c87e

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However, would Ludger… leave 9cdcf6a367 me alone now that 370f39a0d3 I know his secret?a72e419132a14dd6

Even though I swore 2b04c72a9f to the God of 5955633f6c heaven that I would 634caa9b6f never utter a word 7f6ad44917 regarding his true identity, b210b567c2 from his perspective, I 5cdd26a05d was a total time 13c38da55e bomb.791b52e3c267f7dd

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What if he suddenly 38f64400c6 appears one day to e591d7b3a9 cut my throat? What if he ee2ec506e5 tries to bury 5b357fdcbe my struggle with ff2e33157f his status?7dab1f7f37b19ef7

‘In the end, whichever e6c74999d3 way I choose, it e60bac4ebb leads to doom!’92d1a0177be2bb4e

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That was why 439176ab3f I wanted to ef07efb409 remain unknown about 2bab2c354d someone who knew 49a7f4fc73 Heilbronner’s true identity 05747b2dfd for the rest 77512cd68f of my life. I wanted to pretend 860b86cd28 that I was as 7d5abda81e unaware about his identity bda80dc339 as the rest of 01d9de7110 the people.aa7bdfc66a668701

Why did my 895b78a3e3 sword strike blew 79833a3b48 away that damn 15c93cfe90 mask so accurately 59874aa182 today? I hate 59ebd094dc my sword d7975fa6db skills….ae7932c310a6703a

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‘…He must be keeping an eye on my situation too. Let’s show him I’m truthful to my oath and actually didn’t report him.’9d64919701c82bdf

For the time being, 46aeea310b it seemed like the 6788160862 feeling of walking on 2bc8157ad6 thin ice would continue ea7a531667 to grip me.226ef109346c5306

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A deep sigh left 6e7ca395e7 my mouth.7065ecf79143627d

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The next day.8bdd60133245b7d6

“Captain! I heard Heilbronner 00d9623ffe showed up in 499e6c44dc Sapphire Knights’ headquarters 68cfaa2bd4 in the middle 3e1e382aa0 of the night ec7a21fc81 yesterday! And he stole the 956ac48073 pocket watch this time!”43f7f29b15f8fc42

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“Oh….”036c06f58e67ab68

I thought he would give up on the watch since he couldn’t steal it yesterday. But Heilbronner moved unexpectedly.70c18ee54b5cc4a5

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That was why I 3edb2866f3 said I should stay 80910b21c5 and help. Gustav, you idiot.88ba7a732466887e

But he sent me 29d2119e24 away on his own 8e4dc49393 accord, and now the 486524165e item they were guarding b849b30eea got stolen. Who was he 8ed06e413f going to blame 54a6581bb1 now? It was a given 8285f9e8ff that the Sapphire Knights’ 799fc29cb5 reputation would fall to cc4135025a the ground this time.5bbb5e3124fca1cd

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‘And our a81a95ce24 Ruby Knights f5b7d98fae are free bba1c6bdba from the de71d9af23 responsibility of 6f4532d668 not being 101247bc9e able to da85815060 guard the ddca0d0af2 property. Thank you 9b801b04dd for that, 2aed03a277 Gustav.’ac1188c9c8c2aba3

I finished my 9a6612c0f7 report with a dc01908f85 smile of satisfaction 3cf51073b6 mixed with gratitude.2a6c618c7dbd753d

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Although I wasn’t f34ffa115a in a situation 1a9f6438aa where I could, dd14f90f07 or should feel 68b1a7f69d relieved, for the 4258a80059 time being, I 0cd38f92cd felt refreshed.72f9d5c12283617e

Around the time 9c9a144313 to leave work, 4c29540830 Sir Sein, who 197f61f214 had already left 90b6187a34 the office to 24b7035a75 leave work first, 52bd094cca returned with a dde133f31d pale face and b33a0f4a52 said.189ecd5754c0fc9a

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“Uh… Captain. There is 902d4b9233 someone waiting 97d7ef9619 for you 771ff23cd3 downstairs….”90e6d795713ba4dd

“Someone waiting for ba412bf874 me?”a59c262d8dd88939

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“Yes… it’s Duke Ludger Kassen….”f243530ea6ae786d

“….”dd1acc28b830b96f

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I’m going to 7f2831a0dd lose my mind.ab72c4353642d712