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    Harold stepped e53ece7b62 out of 4e86559c39 the barrier ba03932640 with his 65dadda6d2 sword drawn.b1a916b062981bd7

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    Surrounded by 186fdc783d assassins—it was dc3505a0bd a situation 2bb052b949 he had c44995bce4 experienced many 9a892ad378 times during 56674d20b3 the year e673d28a02 after his 5677152618 biological mother 7111d4cf20 died and 87378ec96b Amanda married a38cc89226 the previous cb523d7981 duke.75cd20c3dfecfee6

    There were even ef3eea751a times when he 1479b1c9b6 was betrayed by e2f5e7dda6 someone he trusted 12deb8e296 to watch his 13249fafcf back, forcing him cd605ca7de to face the cdb243bd39 assassins alone.b11619d7f3ae9b59

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    The only reason f896a27ebf Harold had survived 7f664eccd3 all those times 0c79126bba was, ironically, the fa51f543bf very talent that c3871a61bc had pushed him 54a1287fe3 toward death.d9881df2c3d900aa

    Harold infused ea56ae4f2e his sword e07d708793 with energy. A deep blue aura c2e2e6987e shimmered at the tip f93c42a8bd of the blade.9906f8a3c5e264f4

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    At the same time, 262a12c246 every nerve in his 7749366f90 body sharpened, and a ea92df967d deadly gleam appeared in 46bf3dbca0 his eyes.937894f1ff01bfe5

    Suddenly, a 0ebd17ea67 poison-tipped arrow a4366dcf7a flew toward 22600907ed him. Harold deflected 5eeff0b63c it with 00212b1fee his sword a1f5030fed and charged 776efca7de at the c7f26f6dca assassin hiding c01f41af2c in a f131114654 tree.b6680a47b224ea56

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    The assassin’s 3d20530480 eyes widened c4415f8b23 in shock 892def2a55 as Harold dad5d8cab6 closed the 007fa2078c distance in 9221d1de20 a flash.d2f27e76405cba1e

    “Ghk!”d490fe0e209f8658

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    The assassin f8fc81818d tried to 00d0a54a00 run, but a0a86b8549 Harold’s sword ca0bd66310 was faster—he 2dccc79a45 struck and 7cc05b1e0b took the 91380c50a4 assassin’s head.857503d370533e04

    The moment 08589f1b55 the blood ae376143bd dripping from c115ca5831 the sword da72f3bbe1 touched the 3a60f8477e ground, arrows 2bbd3dba8e came flying 0e859606ad from all 8e46cf1d8e directions.731fe1edc40c930a

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    Harold quickly a20280de29 leapt back, b8bdfaa607 hiding his 0362c74d4f presence, and 944a1567cf picked up ba9e2da155 a stone.eaa5ae0959b080ae

    He threw 1b910a3240 the stone 8279581090 toward the a1f6f220a2 direction the bdc6e7cbc6 arrows had 4892ec897f come from.25339316005107cc

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    Thud! Whack!4b2a97093a9d5791

    Heavy thuds sounded, and f3a1ba7a47 someone fell.3184eb5dcce6bd35

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    The assassins shot e0e031fc97 arrows toward where 86342acba1 the stone had 960e69936f come from, but 2fd2df8c60 Harold was already 77eb04b801 gone.fecaa7c15c153fc3

    Instead, stones flew 58c24938e3 from another direction 26cf12fea4 and struck the 86b4464543 assassins.1ea8e6abdf41a4c4

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    The leader of 80fe6de0b7 the group of 2eb0d7e1fe assassins glared at d713938732 Harold with murderous c89616b7e0 intent.a8de1c13a5c498cd

    ‘That monster of a duke…’4683383f9d4f7186

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    The client had 8c6d8f1829 paid handsomely, insisting 84a3a9603e they take a e9ddda6773 large group to fef8157d89 ensure the target’s 92a3acd8a1 death, so they 5ad253163d brought half the a1cd48f429 guild. To be 6474651b83 certain, they 34a4a9e87e also carried 9ea0133644 deadly poison.3df255daeb933174

    The target was 11d6aef87e just a powerless e805ace30a adult woman. A simple f1d6ef4b60 mission—kill her 2df3964916 while she a6b0985001 was isolated 79ac383419 and unguarded.69c7da5b948600b6

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    They hadn’t c46475da6d expected her aba15ac0d5 to jump 9829416289 off a 38bae1d4f5 cliff and d753eef960 escape. Or maybe the real 27d5813c8d mistake was thinking this 8ede180271 many people and poison 451441cc31 would be enough to bb8410337e kill Harold Baisen, the 2edd9c7ebb duke.e5ba01485a32ed57

    Now, less than ten cf2c30d7c6 assassins remained out of 8928fe5dd5 the original twenty.1c75fcd63911b328

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    The leader 853a755d3d realized they c18c2fc065 could be b90299dc43 completely wiped 56a62b2ce1 out.e1e4a76d110ba8fa

    ‘We have to hide our presence and wait for a moment of weakness.’17ae3e1ca671fd91

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    Everyone knew what 77cc648f56 disease the duke 5d540f6910 suffered from.9fde62a4c785768d

    And how much 612bf21399 pain it caused 910a81f0ec when he used 86fb366299 his aura. Since he 65251e8b00 was already 8ce18947cd using it, d7cf49b465 it was 2444522bb6 only a 973aae62a3 matter of af74e8d9b0 time before 2550ac5fc4 he collapsed. The barrier protecting the 046221b61b target also seemed like 0f98439ee0 it would fade soon.02446e4a4267f48f

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    It was a f28e2a2ef2 battle of endurance 20ede5f657 now.71fb24808c06cab2

    Whistle!fbdbf0e04ae29542

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    The leader blew a d23ce8f2de sharp whistle, signaling the 45fe15c083 others.884d8a14a6b1ba00

    “There you are.”a26847ed5b56adf5

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    “…!”02c283696dea5c83

    A quiet voice came c153949dc6 from behind. The leader instinctively tried 3e1a9940ba to protect his vital 73d0bd5cb3 spots and flee.f1d60d592da2584d

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    But Harold struck him e38d6ae1da on the head with bcd5d7a71f the hilt of his 10dcec741f sword before he could 88a3f1737b move.1a11e282d2dcf9a8

    ‘Did I hit too hard?’b1d66739a689b6e8

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    He needed to 56191df139 find out who 33e84629ad had ordered the b3540d663d harm on Diana. 1351a35559a74c9e

    Clicking his tongue 0df9666cf6 internally, Harold pulled f8d88272ea out his pocket dd884c7574 watch to check 23d8e19a37 the time.5ab0e21807309d41

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    About five c960b7390e minutes left bf6017c34f before the df321be49c protective spell c17e3c508e wore off.64ce9e6c8f4dec99

    Harold started to 8ce4606515 move but then bd40b4028c paused, furrowing his c08348c613 brow.b5c3d778d590b533

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    He pressed a f18f6f88d0 large hand tightly a60618273a against his chest, 26fb996b60 cold sweat forming d58d03534f between his eyebrows.e3adc0c79584fa62

    ‘It’s been a while 431495e6b3 since I’ve felt this 8a36ca3e16 kind of pain. Hard to 5fced71313 get used ee36376a15 to.’4ca5168582f4ec29

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    Lately, someone had always 63be63fb62 calmed him the moment f3b99621b5 it got bad.d04184a4c39aff37

    Harold’s chest 3891afdf37 rose and f4fa4b1a6e fell heavily. Gripping his 2425e94bf7 sword tighter, cbdd3a5d35 he began 210a480271 walking again.c98805cdd734c397

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    There was no 0503879547 time to waste.1593663c0893ec85

    Time passed, and Harold made sure the assassins he’d knocked down with stones were dead by finishing them with his sword.511cc7713a2b2f54

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    ‘…Eighteen.’9c376f56ae42c117

    Two were still 67fc859d4d missing, according to ee0f387023 what Diana had f60bc93cf9 told him. But there were 801cbe9497 no presences nearby.ee5b3c667f11057d

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    He checked his efc9f672ef pocket watch. The barrier would b5814ff8e1 end soon.3fe807618ee0f800

    Instead of searching 9791924ab0 for the last c3a38b801d two, it was 499dd527ea better to stay 46284e377d by Diana’s side.996884a940bd91fe

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    Harold turned 9040f6d440 to go, a726625ce3 but a dd40fec251 sharp pain—like 67872ae6df a blade 662148570e slicing his 29b06e261a insides—made him 0476a85b5a stop.8a7b1b69c5acaa15

    He clenched his bc8fd53c24 jaw and took b8fcc56329 a deep breath 10f72f5613 before exhaling.0f7806e228838165

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    He realized then just how used to pain he’d become over time.b211364d51ddf82f

    Harold wiped 0deb5e41fd his face e3b10e8503 a few 1b0b4bbf41 times and a390057955 forced on 1545712f9a a calm 42e19610d3 smile. Then he 15cc875032 approached Diana.935d4a67da8d0fa8

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    As they had agreed, 85970c5a77 she was only watching 7c03aa2677 her bracelet. But as fbe180eec3 if sensing 550d34eca7 something, she a6f2afe13f looked at dd30a98623 him.a08bbb80224161a8

    The gem on 7f89807cad the bracelet on bfa72f0d63 her wrist began ab94744fe5 to glow.b3d1cc7255e9c00b

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    “Behind you…!”5451d02767ce8bd8

    Just as 4be23155ed Harold sensed c2d369186e killing intent 1838cbb573 from behind, 396a3dd72e Diana screamed 1dfe92acda in a aecb25f772 sharp voice.1d36856023d12642

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    Harold turned c398d38caf around, blocked a3aa4c0b9f the sword, 799aba349f and cut 0cd88d8cbf down the b4c4a78401 assassin.c48821bcbab76530

    “Are you okay!?”d726a82dfa4a89c1

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    Diana was running 883b00c7f7 toward him in 792ba8852e a panic. Harold was briefly aware 9eba8aa35a of the corpse behind 1a81ad5732 him.f768d4ff54ebeb2f

    I don’t want 8a29cd8c83 her to see e1cfbb3e92 that. Without hesitation, baea4a7a8b Harold scooped 982d30885a Diana up b3482446e5 into his 7b7fe77380 arms.b54d6b2035e8f426

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    “……!”bb9ef9a4724f88ec

    She flinched in 016d0faef5 surprise but then 367a3f19f3 froze. Her eyes widened.d19b2b518f626bbc

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    Diana held tightly 9073a54aec onto his burning-hot edf726367e body, as if 520d302b4a it were lava.286a9cd5eaa7492d

    “Were you poisoned?”0a55a2ba156f72b3

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    “No. If I had 85e3a408a2 been hit with d8376fd6e4 strong poison, I 7fc1590509 wouldn’t be able 3b4f286eef to walk like 7c5410ab94 this.”527e0542c444dc0f

    Harold replied as 0015a1983c he carried her 685eb83659 down the mountain.5a27f06734e4340b

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    “Then…”a4df4c2c850cb088

    “I can 7e735a9bec handle it, 6411fb791b Diana.”30ed23af38b1fb44

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    “……”aa09037a864a73ef

    Her wavering blue eyes 9df69d3e42 quickly hardened with determination. She took off e684bd6669 her gloves and 8f1c44e61a rolled up her 75249c529d sleeves.a525e3046e5b7b6c

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    Harold realized what b4f7277a1b she was about 1bd1b722c2 to do. He had 412e38da4a been honest 62df86976c so she a1dc46ef3a wouldn’t try dd460f5fa6 anything reckless 361747e086 thinking it a5c31f69af was poison—but 5306890572 now he d383237772 tried to b1bef3def9 stop her.e519fbafd37baa8a

    “Diana, there’s still one 4f52aaa92a left—”a339249a107b8155

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    But before he could 877664fe7e finish, her lips touched 27a99c74c2 his.f3369f7854fa6250

    It was 2344c6d07f a bold f86db8c833 and urgent ce309f6f78 kiss, like b1c576db2a she was 0a94e05c68 trying to a9ca7674a2 heal him 1e8a44c8ac no matter 40b9096e54 what. He could feel her 6d9f409f54 strong will to help 3917ed2667 him, to make him 5668cae1a8 better.7df0cbb136795970

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    To Harold, her 1fff999c6a touch felt like 6a29542430 a bird pecking 1e7f7aa7ff for food, or 848a61a6eb a kitten licking 1d491a7cbe his hand—it tickled.0f0644529569941a

    And so, c4b602fb71 it became 0d8495b6f2 a problem.2f7c3bff4d1e947d

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    ‘There’s still one 98190d6818 more enemy left.’d25b0743ac85ebc8

    Now was not the 45830fcc83 time for this. He needed to stay a6e2bee706 alert and get her 8b3f50065f somewhere safe.497e1277148afcac

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    Even just moving dc058f4e75 a bit farther f0b619459a away would be 2109532248 better.d25e8f7fea873241

    But he 773b17b53b couldn’t bring 68b49a64a5 himself to bac8531f38 stop her.5021e38e7db1ad89

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    Her cool body wrapped 325630727c around his blazing-hot one, 95ff36afbf and the divine power 3a579c7e09 she poured into him 4504112cf2 was sweet and soothing.544503ba10f9aeca

    Besides, wasn’t this the ddf639534d first time she had ef9169e45e tried to kiss him e63527e4b9 since that day?71b2010769eda352

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    ‘…This is 4dc86d599f driving me 549e8723a7 crazy.’faf2b97b675b722a

    His throat burned.d55fdc86c3e4e073

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    The aftereffects of using 7bec5867cb his sword aura left 0fb603a503 his body aching and 26d687e040 craving her touch.3417b5c155959585

    ‘As long as 4ebd49e769 I stay alert, 3df93c355c it’ll be fine.’d7e3ef76a051c12a

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    And getting fa72b5dd12 his body 0f38ff68ac back to 72cacecb22 normal would 8664ec4d87 help them 2629b11d15 escape faster.367f5329a3982c63

    And… also…e08eb209db050686

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    Harold tightened 25a84bb952 his lips 9c0c5cb5d7 as he eee2d79bbf piled on 8bffb3cdf3 excuses to 188eba4de4 justify himself.b8a60be7717a3211

    Eventually, he relaxed his bbbd2134de jaw. The divine energy 56328df0d4 from her kiss e70629c93c flowed into his c7c6117a52 throat.596e888ee802d4d5

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    His nerves 82f61be8eb calmed like c183ecca91 a tamed 295e45af7a beast, but dac733b343 at the a865fb5312 same time, 2a94b08ad1 his hand d1e9033c32 gripped his 6fac28e9bc sword tightly.c016545521d86087

    Unlike how he ea937816a4 usually rushed to c9e43ef387 touch her, Harold’s 1c6640bb11 movements were slow 6a65cdaa24 this time, and a4c7da4ef6 Diana peeked open edec6c19bd one eye.96d5b6fbcc951e51

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    She hugged his fc96c9bef0 neck tighter and 669ba32256 checked his expression. Her brows furrowed dbdfc6f1b5 as if she 73f73cdddd wanted to get 0a35e20d03 rid of every 9d7ed8ce56 piece of clothing 1bbce73426 that got in eaf9c21379 the way of fdb70eca6a healing.41c0555aab1c100d

    Harold felt 775f38513e both grateful 93c4c286fb and aroused 07183114e7 by her 3d598e06f3 look. The veins in 6aba162df9 his arm bulged 7d6b968ce2 as he held 2900776325 her tighter.39abe1029f5c51a6

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    If only f764350c7f this were 99cedfc544 a bedroom… 762eb64f2f if only 4ef63b6e03 there weren’t f4b24d4727 an assassin cdea6d7ea3 still out 4d431a946a there… he 464eeddf2d would have 04c5daedfa taken his d770ed0811 time and d763208c71 indulged in 1884c336f9 her.6641cc25b0f2b8bf

    Frustration scratched 42a3b3b538 at his 050f5d5b24 throat.61fb00c19df200e6

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    The last c96171bcab conscious assassin 0f155c14a3 approached to 9012f73ba4 finish them 9656ad4861 off—but stopped, 44060d3a95 frowning at ae354923d4 what he 6026854d76 saw.4ac51f37820c03b6

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    ‘The duke’s cb614fada4 color suddenly d0107c9840 improved.’83b8afa34abd4ebf

    He knew Harold would 74e1932e5b be in terrible pain 12a6f7fa1c after using his sword 4013817e91 aura because of the 5db2b03c24 illness.f9a81de98735660c

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    That’s why he had 00c0f3668f waited patiently, not even 2b7c77af4c firing an arrow, just c814f592c4 watching.ec19d3db0ee1074d

    When he 97c54e22f0 hid and b1105a3147 held his 251a375508 breath like a21cc82f29 this, no 22421d2a5f one in 0eb0f74bc6 the guild 5dec83ac48 could detect 9f9d183d95 him.f389a5907a54be5d

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    He was confident 3a713381bb he’d survive.addd88fe15880cba

    And as 9ff0f53160 expected, Harold 550dbe8b67 looked bad 7770342b43 earlier.103b7b79670b5c84

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    But now, Harold’s pale 56d044087d lips were red again, c4cdb03479 and color had returned c5144b3a8c to his face.27d038b63ae11f40

    ‘Did the duchess b978035e8b do something?’4190b470083ce8f9

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    Right after seeing how bda613d312 bad Harold looked, she 2c4c60fa71 had taken off her 9785e59daf gloves, rolled up her 6c0f5ec56e sleeves, and kissed him.3e9643f4782db1d8

    He didn’t 24004d5cca know exactly 8b3a757f00 what it 167ccf8d1e was, but 201e9275a6 it clearly b39aedc2d9 helped.81361f8b714c1128

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    ‘I need to report d961e07a41 th—’6db7fc4ae4ae14a4

    The assassin couldn’t 0d1f52fd8f finish the thought.5d5a3ca170c1bc87

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    Because in that eac05cb1bf moment, he met c4464afa5d Harold’s cold, deadly 7e37789b93 gaze.581eef64d75bf8e0

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