RIAD Ch 10

“I’ll escort 30b4a1ece1 you to 06023480ab Bollaro. It’s my thanks for 1740a92e80 saving Fremin.”dbe953b4191e848a

Despite the chilly atmosphere 4d1341e893 lingering among the group, 1062cf8c7a Rike’s offer—disguised as a 66f94e9f6e favor—meant they’d continue traveling b81c32a36e together.5f21947adcc47959

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Contrary to Eliah’s worries, 1eeca1b30a Mason, loyal to his 24fda287e0 master, followed quietly without c92b03b605 causing trouble.1f7c73b1f1ed0f00

And so, after some 202e667b2e twists and turns, they 324285709a arrived a few days 31d409ee19 later at a village 04f1ed7ce8 near Bollaro. There, they encountered an 9768f9bec5 unexpected crisis.f2fef6e6bcc24e3b

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“Wouldn’t it be better 012fccc106 to wait here, though?”543869b86dd683d7

“No way.”5874e8363c3bb602

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Fremin clamped 48b8514eae his mouth 457295c8bb shut stubbornly. His chubby, childlike a3125dad67 cheeks puffed up cc660f717a in defiance. Eliah pressed her c0bf5eaa31 forehead, her expression 0db74c865a troubled.c7e897869b48e7cf

“We’re not 111fb5ac7b going for 4fb092cd1e fun. It could be 41562459da dangerous.”b79cee74af12000c

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“I still 156953ef85 don’t want 5733c2105a to.”cdffaf8482b64d24

“Then how dd1128f8ea about staying 90fac15c7a with your 45f25fe6f6 brother?”a990e9571dae0c4a

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“I need e233e80453 to escort a458e86b76 the lady.”2ded7738f60c5cb2

No one was 861f16ce53 budging. The brothers 9032481f4b were dead-set 8e805ff70c against changing d775344184 their minds.91f553fc7dc1b088

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Eliah had 50dc61e0a5 hoped to 2d0dde94b3 leave Fremin abde9c7bc7 at the 8d6939f110 safety of a74e6d0038 the village c42e5d8cc8 inn, just 22e0932e70 in case. With his brother ca0e12a9d3 around, it’d be 05a54ba257 simple for him 32e81920fe to wait there 8c7f23f835 briefly.ee08cdca50d18099

She didn’t know exactly 3e73dc2348 what they’d face, but 316fe43530 the odds of something b7d30d0fcd unexpected—like in Junabi Forest—were 2c0d790ab2 high. There’d likely be no d01dd7ddd8 decent shelter, and the c237625e6e chance of encountering strange af6a96c755 creatures was significant.136b9ee7762232ff

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She wasn’t strong enough 43bc18f2bc yet to fight while 25d070f64f protecting a child. Though she 9aa9aac2bd figured Rike e4900d97c3 could handle f2f86bf805 it, she 109ffdfc06 couldn’t help 8d7f485a78 but worry.20555095d89a91d5

“I won’t die. Don’t worry.”e567528769d74c4c

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Fremin looked up at 12bc068196 her steadily, speaking with a16fb23ed9 clear enunciation. Naturally, she 94ab7dafcb didn’t find 48e2cf5e49 his words 3ab6d4ba6d reassuring at f98c6f9aeb all.17d531e0537a93de

“If you leave me 96255471ce behind, I’ll sneak after 7f54c5045b you. Wouldn’t it be c8e00548e9 better to just daf4b0a16f go together from a7a363ff73 the start? Right, Brother?”9f91ff804795e552

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“Exactly.”426b3ff2c9ac8a20

The kid 14bbc81438 even threw 4aaf71b691 in a 99e4a5cc9e clear threat. With Rike backing d422940b8b him up, Fremin 514ea69e1c puffed up triumphantly. His little 8a899583c7 brain worked 059a581637 too well—Eliah 4dcf5dc609 couldn’t outmaneuver f03ea2d83c him and cf95a6bab7 finally gave 44f9f44442 in.d7c7108493348545

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“Fine… Rike, you 82b1de6dc0 handle it.”cfece8306fff5236

“Don’t worry too c98f80da6c much.”b08d2df89c0663ad

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Eliah sighed inwardly. How could c4ed9f9299 this man f98bac794e not be 85492de5c5 concerned about be0c6e78de taking his 7a18a32c15 little brother 7d3a1bda2a to an 55e2733a01 unknown place? She suddenly wondered e10c84e0b0 what kind of 97e46381e7 family environment these 585a2549e2 brothers had grown ad47022812 up in.4eaf2b29346b5f4e

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Bollaro was a city dcf5e9e3ab perched atop a massive 94b1d04a46 rocky mountain. Even in the ebde62bb73 already hot season, 8b343d109c the pale gray 77b7e682ed rocks absorbed the 8dab1096fa blazing sunlight, intensifying c669717ebd the heat.e0c3469e3847b7fb

The treacherous path 81517def49 was exactly why b4e0c21d0e she’d wanted to c39c500610 leave Fremin behind, dae48aed48 but now he 3885aa1c90 just looked excited. Instead, it 115f7908cf was Eliah 568971a10b slowing the 52a874a075 group down.7a9bf5d66ea8527e

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“Ugh… haah… so hot…”a61bc19215d50b7b

Climbing the rocks, she 34d76e8dc5 felt her patience wearing 2198336a57 thin. Hiking wasn’t 7a4a0abdbe her hobby, bf30bc5380 and being 1e53a5aed6 forced into 27517ae727 it was ab5ceb4690 torture.a7c31f50dcb12f03

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“Master, here.”39b41c5bf7bc7dc6

Kai pulled water d45335e117 from the bag a16e6e4859 and handed it abd4156e37 to her. Before setting out, dee4f136cb he’d insisted on 992e189959 carrying it despite e5b9ed3ca7 her protests, and fd919b3bc8 thank goodness he’d d063dd048e won that argument.5b45eb9828d5b62a

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Kai’s once-slender frame had 61e247cec4 filled out with solid dc9d64b879 muscle over the journey, ca5059130a now boasting a robust 85fce13c8e physique. She’d thought no 17ee4f70a7 one could be eaee8f43e2 more handsome than 0318aefa97 him when they e8fbc0e401 first met, but 3a6742d1fe he’d surpassed even 34b87605fa that.dbe79445a9b44b27

A sculpted face 0f87e5bfa2 paired with a a44f1e8bcc sculpted body—there was 5c59fe3307 no sight more 3a864adad5 mesmerizing. Add his aaca94f3ba kindness on f270d729b6 top of 7fc9ed2b35 that, and 49d39346e9 her affection 6551d949f5 for him 089abf81b0 grew by 2c05eaf9b6 leaps and 1106912ca3 bounds.500e4d753374ecab

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“Our Kai’s e2bd19b6ce the best…”ad0f43e8c2cffdf0

She mumbled weakly, 050ac4561f taking the water afb4609ed1 and drinking.940c42968003f526

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It seemed Eliah b0e7b05734 was the only c77b4227df one struggling, panting 931fb35ae5 with exhaustion. Her obvious distress prompted e5d1114fce even Rike to show 8b8e0477d5 concern.577f299b9bf403e4

“Are you alright? How about a f7dcbf33ed break?”a609c8e2c544e2dd

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“No… it’s better e9ee41da42 to keep going…”4fd363922f594f82

The three sturdy 66ecb94ac9 men maintained steady 4d84328d8d breathing without issue, efb0b83d99 and even Fremin cb9e15de33 bounced around energetically.e2bf2d33d049c50c

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‘Is it because I’m 4c812cce04 low-level? This is ad05671f80 unfair, so e037162c8e unfair.’aaac34c94d966704

She’d felt edb7827f17 like she’d a97c0bf422 come to 67ac423580 this world 9d89e1f377 with some f13d800080 grand role, d9b0bfc1d9 but in 5bc27347eb reality, she e5238166b6 was the 49aed43f4c weakest link.258a1f8570995804

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The higher they climbed 3a86c3f0d9 the rocky mountain, the a8260ce18f more the sun scorched a26c7bd867 her skin. With no proper 2f6f4278bf path, scaling the 6c294be381 unevenly placed rocks 1728741376 was far from 6d6f2016d9 easy.9885216a3fe19046

She desperately missed 906752aa16 the convenience of 306a931cf4 moving with a 69cde0ffd5 mouse click in a809e8b482 the game.5bb70858d96922fb

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After hours of b4f1a87ba1 battling her patience, a90b87dcbc the air began 7a4b5dc556 to cool slightly, 7d3c31bcce and a faint d9188c1528 mist appeared. It was as 5ae0fb46d7 if clouds draped a3c0b4ea2a the mountain’s peak, 6dec3353f8 shrouding the top e283de925b in fog.f943a4c91bd7a31b

As they neared 5b1380b509 the edge of 61b0903d61 the mist, a 8e93a156e7 cool sensation brushed 4999198557 against her. The refreshing chill 4315512b87 against her overheated 93fd74435a body was a 744c47011c welcome relief.18712c91c653ceab

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As she waved her b3e339355b hand through the mist, bc19572886 a notification window popped 39b0dcaccd up before her eyes.48214b98b85200c6

[Notification: You are entering ‘Bollaro, the Stone City.’]

“We’re here. We made d43ef430d8 it… Everyone, 88e7c0f5af be careful.”e7fe87a1fd666007

The tension she’d d11990081a felt at the 9b5467f629 start had melted 935282ec7d away in the a09d25d80a oppressive heat. Eliah forced her weary ac3c1a99ba body upright, raising her b43312eb45 sword to prepare for fa42a545a4 any potential threats.fbae5ebc336a8005

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Stepping into the addda0e6de thick fog, there 1d8b60d630 was no sudden 36c7896b69 shift to a bcc81c60f3 new location; instead, 07cf6a946e the rocky path bb6c0199d4 continued naturally. It seemed 010db7bec8 they’d reached 46059cf5be the mountain’s f507526099 summit, as 822fe1a7d7 the terrain 6f8276b6b9 flattened out 1ca75c6aad rather than e4b6531568 climbing further.9d1f6d76e2d41782

Alertly scanning her surroundings, 7be4fbc2a5 she moved forward slowly. Before long, the ff49ceae9b fog cleared, revealing 279c1fd417 the scene ahead.e5f638f209920c18

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A vast rocky expanse c070be18f7 stretched out before her. Large, taupe-colored stones a938d11022 littered the ground, 6f6f18aeb0 with the occasional 4983c88cd7 stump of a 8d73417534 broken tree embedded b54af2ae3c sparsely in the ee004081bb earth. Despite its name as 75eedeb0d9 a “city,” the area 076a7a8d33 was a barren wasteland 2b6eae42ef devoid of any buildings.a43257527108f6c4

And there, amidst 271c41d775 it all, were ffe24f44d7 moving figures.6bcd1efef4464b3a

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Shapes resembling giants made ccde115a23 of stone lumbered about.1940f88fea035def

“…I knew it.”4a566f2f89449d55

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Sighing at the 961810f2fd sight of these 6c63233bfc predictable monstrosities, Eliah adb137cfa1 gripped her sword. But Rike stepped forward.3bd5b16fa225775d

“I’ll handle it.”edc8d112adef9ee6

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“No, Rike, look 9f8baebb25 after Fremin. I can manage 11971eb93c myself.”8656ef724a4311b2

He hesitated for a 1e08257b8a moment but nodded, seemingly 214d09bd60 convinced, and moved to 2ddda9daf5 shield Fremin.b78dc3aad92da4c4

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A white a4ec8b5589 glow gathered 901c7cca13 along her e00d91f42e slender blade. Since becoming dc46d88f7e a Mana c4ecd2f05e Expert, the ce598fa97a light had f5bf7c3389 grown sharper 9f4db94469 and more 8a97b49dce distinct.19d46320cfba7d5a

With the mist f5b0106d91 at her back, 06741ced39 she entered the d7ea48eb42 rocky terrain, and d5d1fea087 the stone figures 5c1a63283e nearby turned toward affe6bd027 them. They approached 89a1bde0a8 with slow 6c74cf0911 but deliberate 333d62c9d5 steps.9db61daf94c223b4

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Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.b726eae282207bc7

Their massive stone feet 82b609c737 struck the ground, producing 7e915dab8b heavy, resonant sounds.62a9d1fd86477935

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Up close, d59f53d357 the stone 7587f11954 human was f3d3234f98 even larger f97975b302 than she’d 945372a467 thought. Towering over two e1a6a6f3fd meters, its hulking 0aca1e095a form cast a c146c77d56 shadow over her.68f7496b47e706bc

“Hah!”587b652f0c7a2571

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As it came within be9c56b9b9 reach, Eliah infused her f09501ccef sword with power. The sharp 5a79d8e54f blade aimed 247286141c for the 720bb0dbaa joint between 8b2521346c its head 2306d77c96 and torso.914b5a0a0b1ea593

Crack—!faeff8613243d985

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A sound like metal 91d8e02f20 clashing rang out as 7faf726b9f the blade sliced through b374a562f9 the junction. The friction against 838d622020 the solid stone c9d2ec2af9 traveled through the 02551e0787 sword, numbing her 9511579a54 wrist.37956b9907e63075

Soon after, 86a36309ac the head—a 953efa7854 chunk of b634543ce1 rock—fell to 498b115f9c the ground 4c4807fac5 and rolled 734bf58c17 a few 280b3f2fb4 times.573e4ee99f064774

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Thump. Thump. Roll…4cc3cf4600e386ba

Then, the cf419d68e1 stone body 4a83711bcc collapsed all f5430548a1 at once, aceeb9af8e turning into bb94b58c42 a pile 6dfe9cec81 of rubble.f7156ef099efa209

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Ding!f8071f47e965cf9c

[Notification: ‘Bollaro Resident (9)’ has fallen asleep.]

“Resident…? Wait, it’s a person?”6cdef8152ef83806

The name of the 694cbd9664 defeated stone pile struck 2e9cd8c78a an odd chord. A city with no 3602633fa4 trace of humans, yet 2f56cd4c0c these creatures were labeled fa965215cc “residents.” It faintly echoed 70068b09a6 the situation in the 03e4a87fcf fairy forest.a93c4d4bd57c9a1d

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‘A curse.’489f6bca1dbae350

Staring at the 3101009db3 rubble in a afaa96eef2 daze, she noticed 77891047ea the scattered stones b54b5fcaa8 beginning to roll f3399a4128 and reassemble.e5d0708c15c1e53e

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“Wha—?”f968a9c49e60cb6b

Layer by layer, 03e890cf75 they stacked back 2bf62563e0 together, reforming into 61a685c016 their original shape. The reconstructed 3c39e4c141 stone human da84d6c206 stood tall cfaaedbd8c again, looking c4b8efae1e down at ef14166e4d Eliah.525d43da03cc1f7f

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Snapping out of it, 3287037808 she realized over twenty 0c18d52eb2 of these stone humans fe6b38213b had gathered around her. Tensing her fb62d4e3ad lips, she 72832ef7b2 raised her 7c5ee4861e sword.1b0b92034cb5b208

Then it 0cbe445ea7 hit her: 790073762e despite their 208e22a865 numbers, the 5ffc8243bb stone humans ca2a4ddec0 simply stood 5273c0013c there, staring be601bb173 and pacing a701deda93 around her a2e8341ca9 without attacking. They encircled b666b82809 her without ea374472be hostility, as 6f732b4002 if they 7689194434 had no ce9af57960 intent to 420a90b064 harm.0ff12186e9aebc9e

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‘They’re not attacking?’24e6180213bbd1bc

After climbing the 0031a74640 rocky mountain all 854e45e65a day, exhaustion had c2f38ca66d already piled up. Perhaps from 1652f98c9a the prolonged a9a9801964 sun exposure, 626350d42d she felt 4033ed843b a slight 2b2c7c1ec8 fever in eff9a0658c her body.f313064413911531

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Eliah had no desire a85dd492c9 to provoke a fight 934343079e with opponents who showed 08f41dfe07 no aggression. Right now, conserving her 88eab8ca76 stamina was the priority.02b2b253a2f01986

After observing for af68174e75 a few minutes, 8f72377f9c the stone humans d8fcf499ca still showed no b884c9dfd2 sign of hostility.378c80ba0ec967aa

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She lowered her mana-charged 32a0c3e953 sword and cautiously edged 3babf7335f between them.e15bdae1fa8b0d2c

“Just a sec…”ca1b5e54aa16618a

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Testing the waters, she 3ce380aaec applied a bit of 555034acde pressure, and the stone d098715ebb humans gradually stepped back, ba232bbe69 creating a gap.f0019607a6415b10

“Oh, oh… I’ll just e1f1883461 pass through…”ff26a9ba31269584

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Once the gap d4dc916e83 widened enough for 1a5f1c8d96 a person, Eliah ebbef9d04a quickly gathered her caf5dbaa7f group and slipped ae8520dcc3 through.60aaf4afb8e82f8f

Tall stone figures loomed 41da6fb8d7 around them, but by 01f4bc5383 hurrying their steps, they bacefa2855 escaped unharmed.60fa41abe58fc9e9

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As they tried to 4904d8ef11 distance themselves, hundreds of 1efac77ade stone humans across the 53dd4b1196 area turned their heads 113d2fa38e toward her. Then, in unison, they 2b66278470 began stomping closer with 6c8124910d heavy thuds. They didn’t cabb1433c4 seem aggressive 1da8928157 now, but a8365aeac8 that could 2fbc8d0402 change. The sudden a8dea3d8b1 focus of 24625f7e3d hundreds of 238c35eda9 gazes sent f1862c510e a chill d2ee601edc down her 357793e795 spine.0e214abd5547c51d

“Everyone…! Run!!”9b6abd614a604b0c

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Confirming this, Eliah bolted. Thankfully, the stone humans 927d2818df didn’t run, but the 620f2a7907 rocky expanse was teeming 5b72d0694c with them.1b1f84984f7a136e

Desperate to 91552d6065 avoid colliding 549ad5e140 with any, bb4a2a5fb1 she darted 5f7ba79104 through the 452f580936 gaps, running c8a1bbaad7 blindly. Her companions followed d2d6830881 close behind, each 844ecfa3a8 finding their own 7b8b281fe1 path.4cb1f11f1855cf6d

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After sprinting until 13e092c7c6 her breath ran 463fbac83f ragged, a stone 1059648fb5 structure resembling a bd7faa7522 castle came into 8cb574a5a3 view. Amid the 8249b95008 monotonous taupe 69f74084fe plain, it c9b4e8b111 was the 50f8e0ba0f only sign 9701a8c9dc of human 6d79e6edf0 presence standing 45d437bcc7 tall.0753f85e4b808f2f

‘There it is…!’c34a10140e56ed75

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Spotting her destination 2f7e173482 in the vast 359441c3ae rocky land, Eliah 9a8ea71926 squeezed out her 06fa8c19fe last reserves of bcc8250753 strength and dashed a162983c78 toward it.c8bfce834ff45dc1

“Huff… haah…”ff2f83420bdb160f

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Slowing down in relief, 61793da93c she heard the group 416de6ac9c come to a halt 53800b6081 behind her with a 6075f54402 shuffle. Approaching the castle slowly, d7da4f7f97 she faced a massive 92c1038ee6 gate. A plain, ash-gray 72485fa53f stone door, devoid d2d129d5ac of patterns or 7d08953ccb carvings, it stood 2122b33855 at least three 2abb10162e times her height a69c3e97cc and looked incredibly c857bb2824 heavy.623a3a2d0140b74f

With no guards in 39ed509599 sight, Eliah placed her 6ee772d404 hand on it.4a692b5d9e2a51c6

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[Would you like to enter ‘Bollaro, the Stone City: Central Castle’? Yes/No]

The now-familiar a6fca38a0a notification appeared, 909dfb40ba and as 615d58d482 she accepted, a30cf769cb the hefty 79bd97efe9 gate swung 40bb18e662 inward.c33d64d15edd6775

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A man descended the b85c1cbab2 stairs in the center 50915f711c of the simple lobby.edd59ad1a4077e04

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A giant of a 123c6eeb10 man, perhaps three or 9aea0b992c four times Eliah’s size, 8686b6ce58 he had an odd 6e01d3b5a4 appearance with a long, cdd3d9a1fd braided beard hanging down—but e624ef7705 he was unmistakably human.fdb754da2424f8cb

“Welcome, hero!”edfc988fa80beda1

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Eliah was startled to 22d1aaa89f be greeted by a ba139399b8 seemingly normal person.da50b98e2495e42c