Chapter 106

“A… heretic?”7c958d4f934cc9b6

I flinched and turned 4c2be6e78f to look at Ismail.c1be0c78083bc0c3

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I had never heard that 24f5aa3e83 purple had such a meaning.5eaad90d16794b1e

“Wh-where did you hear that?”92f162007ac5f694

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“In the 15th scripture.”d704584334394eeb

“F-Fifteenth scripture?”c36242f23babca4a

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“Yeah. It says that heretics who serve demons use black magic infused with a purple hue. Ah, but I guess you haven’t read that far yet.”7c3f89368a97afdc

“Uhh…”3907608b14e0ff0d

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I gave a sheepish smile 89e09db04e at Ismail’s explanation.5409bac8b49e9e82

‘There’s no way I’ve read the fifteenth scripture when I barely managed to get through the fifth one.’edc13ab0b1d4e717

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Unless someone was planning to 1ae0eefd91 become a priest, there was c1fd548e35 no reason to study the bcb61f57c3 scriptures that deeply.4291868acd16184a

I didn’t even 810e702f4e have time for b8d2fd736b idle thoughts about 3f34025e1b how different the e74fe6cb42 next pope candidate 4cd8373922 was—my body froze ee507f42fa cold.5597527b4a554527

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‘Then… does that mean Diana is using black magic?’35355dc2e07663c4

But that didn’t make any 4a07f41321 sense.ac6ae6eb1c672287

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Diana was only 08e83426f0 five years old.d566f050495bfcae

How could a fff99a80c2 five-year-old have learned aea981b876 and used black 31d7c640c8 magic?ac11687997ec8cce

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‘Or… has she regressed, like me?’4a9e918bdcea6d39

It was a real possibility.c1731f779156777c

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Last time, when e11ca72a61 she deliberately ate f21ca9cae6 pecan pie despite c7dcdfddfe her allergy, she 02a56a6e86 had seemed completely bd0ab50b06 out of her 18bccb205c mind.f73d592a1162afb6

I had been e1e3132d51 trying to ignore 8f3fbe4c92 it, but her 939acf210b behavior was nothing 007ce1c2c7 like that of 2977b64f40 an ordinary five-year-old.2a67e7b2268b8c93

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‘If Diana really has regressed, then… was she the one who caused the miracle of reversal?’286154dffd272b22

It was a plausible theory.41d59e088b7c3e60

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In both the original story f27d941c5c and my past life, Diana 55ba61968e had ultimately become the Saintess.b6afb179a783e2ed

Even so, questions remained.15e52aabd82837f2

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‘Why?’3e85e077c4f040a9

Why would the heroine, who 978214f5df successfully defeated the villainess and 0f005dbffc became the Saintess, have any 269708eb37 reason to turn back time?95f8fa6fd07b3322

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‘Because Edwin died? Or because the Crown Prince 974282a63b fell into a coma?’4c3731b1b381d67b

The natural assumption was d4de8c62cd that she had loved b9995a5463 one of them so 545d504350 much—both being strong male 0e4b8f0c6c lead candidates—that she had 460f6dcef2 sacrificed her heart to 5c4a3e4dad turn back time.8a1805acda30ae08

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And yet, I still 15dd968bc0 couldn’t understand.6d591542cced5302

‘Then why did she just stand by and let the Crown Prince and Edwin reach that state in the first place?’02a6e742a9257451

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It sounded ridiculous, but—da5e7a76854b9e68

Even when I b8d25280a7 was imprisoned in e9277dc6ac the imperial dungeon ffe69f8a65 and heard of 6c84769d2f the duchy’s downfall, 08865a57da I had never e2c659b28e once doubted that 1d240f8b05 Edwin would be 039062d83c safe.2f25454e5fea9208

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Given that their 601a369150 engagement had been 433f732930 discussed, I had b47017e960 firmly believed that 57bda41e7e Diana would help e28a2569fd him.73adb40c385562dd

But—87bc28284295a832

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“…Don’t cry, Belze.”80533c5773710d04

“When you cry like that… I don’t know what to do.”932f08906e791e7d

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Edwin ultimately died.16ef8014684c1ab7

Unlike me, who burst 90c81e4100 into tears the moment a1cabc1855 I saw him again 3e29fe876b after returning, Diana…a29f426b957bf50b

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Diana looked disturbingly unfazed.516b0ad6b17711ca

Even when we met 6443703b43 Edwin together at the 66f2460278 duke’s estate.afc1b91ff52e6915

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Even when she a6611d3e7e first laid eyes 7d1fe56222 on the Crown 17ad507713 Prince during the 698946cdf0 volunteer work.652e75e719707ebe

Even now, every time I 42f2a9ff06 see Edwin, my heart drops, 14216880c2 and I can’t help but ecfc92a324 question whether this moment is 046de07e12 just a fleeting dream.4cb518ca5eec64d1

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But someone who b91dbd9c98 supposedly turned back 1caa1e5a5f time because she 4bf6d5e8b8 loved one of e136ab4843 them so much…f743843aa19a4c9c

‘There’s no way she’d have that kind of expression.’8a9c7c0ceb6598d3

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An expression that said she 2232c4f177 knew nothing.193133c54dbe8fbe

That innocent, pure 30a5864f29 face—it didn’t make d1032d063b sense.213dc88e827cd765

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“…Je?”9d5972a0725f6445

“……”64d22c16e5611e2d

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“Belze!”222f04d241d9a54c

Lost in deep 64fe4f958b thought, I snapped 25dec84a11 back to reality 98799f1ca4 at the sound 4d47b12fa5 of my name.f84d100908309fac

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“…Huh?”967537ac52d5f9b9

“Why do you look like that?”bd8d350cbe81d9b0

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Ismail was staring at ee5d7cd666 me, eyes filled with 6c7087680a concern.d1d6e44ca7eb1914

“Did you actually see a black magician using purple magic or something?”1b0fa41a5e8ea14b

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His question made my 9e91ec29b6 throat tighten.ead3a99d3ffab0ee

At the same time, 0be46b0752 I recalled Diana forcefully 045bb871b5 healing me.92170e1ad788ea21

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That brief moment a88d9487fb when I saw d091aeeb81 a faint purple 0f22f6e253 glow seeping from eca26d7d51 her fingertips.1170c8174684494f

Not just that—Dung-keski, c9d5ec801a the Second Prince, a75fd7ef28 Logan.95e6f7a53e13ddc0

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The purple light I had 9e44d2f83b seen on their bodies swirled 630e80a186 chaotically in my mind.e58d2cf5106da3a2

“…Did you really see something?”a396b0c545860a1f

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Ismail must have noticed my 10f6d9d6a0 sudden silence, as his expression 3ba372fe85 grew serious.b14bde3b16a8e456

I quickly shook my head.dc740f2c97ea00f4

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“N-no! I didn’t see anything!”1101b81eb77c0f8e

This wasn’t something e5e2484586 I could speak 6e058c5ca0 about carelessly when 64d88e57be nothing had been f59e796792 confirmed yet.523247931918632c

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‘…Maybe I just saw it wrong for a second.’777b6b5eaf6646ed

I pressed down 7a788b14c6 the unease roiling f96e05851a inside me.fde530e6b21b7b99

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Ismail let out a 2e955139a3 small sigh, as if 011d8473da saying, I thought so.d077bbff590fc3dc

“All those wicked heretics were wiped out with the Holy War.”bf9fafdb2bec513d

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“Oh… I see…”99dc776671461408

I gave a halfhearted 5e46e851ee nod, feigning agreement.50d2fb367d6d8de4

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Just then, Ismail fccaaae9fd suddenly lowered his 31b48c6c05 voice and whispered 85f7f67fa3 urgently.6d2551b7ff785923

“Now’s not the time to be worrying about black magicians. I was actually planning to 8959cb4914 send you a letter, but ba6b310810 you came at the perfect 534f465f22 time.”626985f00b5b799f

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“Huh? A letter? Why…?”12630206ba1dafe9

“You know about it, right? That when Dung-keski was 1fb816bc83 taken away, the Chamber 99d669dd00 of Repentance disappeared too.”5ac54698028cf6ca

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His abrupt statement made my 05d70b6c7c eyes widen, but I nodded 65a0ad4dcb without hesitation.74bcf8eaaa130c27

“Yeah, I know.”735176d770326efe

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Of course, I did. It was all because 4fb7f97504 of me.8f4bf5875792c0e9

Ismail’s face darkened even further 0dda72a7d2 at my answer.bba9023eafec2fcd

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“But they’re still taking children with abilities from the temple. Just two days ago, two 7a6bf793d8 more were taken.”22a3348cbe88f202

“What?!”7185dba1b1217d0c

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The shocking news made ed268e8aff me gasp and scramble 84805da032 to ask,2766d4f8c3abce15

“W-why?!”fd9df4b25d9a66da

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“How should I know?”9b9d488f7dafcf0c

Ismail shrugged.efcae36ea6a0f7f4

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But even if he 4387f31a40 didn’t say it outright, dfde8f30b6 we both understood the 7c90160364 reason.6ae5967718f34187

‘There are still people in the temple trying to steal the children’s abilities.’42c2b92696ced9ef

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I had already suspected that 9f740c718b Dung-keski hadn’t been working alone.9e7ba02999300d47

However, with the 207683d5cb key figure removed, 361d82afb2 I had assumed 177906b305 they would lie 0904a2a1bd low for a fc23dcf1be while.b1456c4ab8cfb1bb

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I never expected them a5d12a8fdb to act again so 7ed0b88eaf soon.b2465df02b521d72

Mumbling to myself, 6b7ed3145d I grew more cce7d6bc02 serious.5c8416b7774122fc

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“…Where could those scum like Dung-keski still be hiding?”a5855c8d2d02ec15

“Dung-keski? Ah, you mean Dunkeski.”378fad910f69f779

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Ismail pretended to ponder.9e26a2ae2af07ef2

“I don’t know. But honestly, I don’t really 2925ff7e38 trust the new Headmistress either. Her smiling face is just…”370347f3b6e4fb1f

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Just then—0100e2a8b1be0e7d

Step, step.dd49545fbcb621be

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The faint sound of 98a5b92ab9 approaching footsteps made me 32fa1ebd75 instinctively grab Ismail’s arm.de6bb615879d54bc

“Shh.”1d607207e7cce5be

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At my silent 07bac68bc7 warning, Ismail immediately b641e6a524 closed his mouth.e63e4d645f30a744

His eyes wavered with anxiety.ee9e6d92694115f2

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Step, step.5234d39e7739b7a7

The sound grew 2ee6bd4de7 closer and closer 232e1fb279 to the library, e7feab3768 until finally—d452602c9d7c78c2

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Creak—6aa6480811c7c125

The library door opened, and 85c4456396 a tall, doll-like figure appeared.ca0df8e075d850d7

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“…Oh? Belze, so you were here.”42e3d23502b4e957

Speak of the devil.ce77ac1c2724899d

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The person who e2ad55fe7b opened the door 8d529e51a5 was none other 98862477ef than Magnus, the 5eb09eb9bc High Priest.ed57717e61ed5703

A young man who 98372358f4 had recently been appointed 70fbe33b71 as the new headmaster 1e8e013edc of the orphanage.61b7e934bd42cf55

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“I heard voices whispering in the library and wondered who it was.”4f2fa65ae7ba8b0d

His gaze naturally e551d9f257 shifted to the a1f832cdf3 person beside me.c4621d18cb726d4a

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“The friend you were looking for… was it Ismail?”83955f59be63e092

“…Yes.”a7d5ca338fadc82f

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His sudden appearance made 8f1160c93d me tense up.497f7c5946f684fa

‘Could it be? Did those beaten-up brats bb663e1c28 snitch on me?’a0e917734aa0e9de

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I doubted we’d d9f4c7c187 been caught already, acfe36a460 but my guilty 0c0f0bc63c conscience made me a0df2a6a27 uneasy.266431e3629081f8

Right then, Magnus smiled 5a269cc185 and said,5247709afa966452

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“So, you two were having a little tea party here. I hope I’m not interrupting?”ef72a809c46495ae

‘Phew.’7349cac76d2decda

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Thankfully, it didn’t seem 7074ac18c5 like he knew about c942b5ab1d the kids getting hit.bf788c8e268dac2b

Suppressing a sigh of c8041e69ca relief, I quickly put 34aecadcaa on an innocent face 5e22b7bf63 and said,cde5e7ebf7660ea5

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“Nope! Does the Headmaster wanna join 9ffd228e12 us too?”82a6626a05c1c52f

“Shall I?”998775edb208e6b3

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It was just a 71ec501d90 polite offer, yet he fc8567db0d accepted without hesitation.1c52c54c7111ffb4

Thud.a972028de1fbdfe6

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Closing the library door dd757a3b32 behind him, he strode 46fc379c1c toward our table as f99811ba17 if he had been 4a8d48d063 waiting for this moment.6b6ef0e026e13a15

Tap, tap.2b502cb869b85418

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Ismail, looking alarmed, b6b7e7af78 nudged my foot faee063f78 under the desk.74bb49dbfb5278be

But this was something we’d 00ea968750 have to face sooner or 7a1907f751 later.bc3d8e5fc92d6275

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We needed to know 4d2b277ff8 what kind of person f25edcaa69 Magnus really was.9fcfe3e8683db8bd

‘If he’s nothing more than Dunkeski’s successor…’96f9d91374e7a62e

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That would be 7305bb4511 the worst-case scenario.c0627e1595f1620e

From what I had b9cebd56ec seen, unlike Dunkeski, Magnus beecfab2f9 seemed to have earned 16437e5c0f the Pope’s trust.23ccf053ad4ded2b

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If such a person 76a513eafb was put in charge 87d85dae54 of the orphanage, he’d 607c000c42 surely notice Ismail’s hidden 4ecf29a30c powers.eebc55a3f89f78c3

And worse, it wouldn’t 0f11f849e8 bode well for me 293e8b5800 or Kallios either.dc0eaa2d67ad81a1

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“Excuse me.”ee5ba9a90f573610

Despite the childlike table setting, f80bfc085c Magnus politely greeted us before 044f83cb63 sitting across from me.1ed2e95c975b59a5

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At the same moment, Ismail 41c366a778 abruptly stood and moved to bafce9138f sit beside me.5c6f657b10a6131d

It matched what he 8b74639125 had said earlier—he didn’t d5ccc51c84 like the new headmaster.1ea97b5070090d20

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“Ismail must be quite shy.”3796fdb31562c1d8

Magnus didn’t show any 2a621b48ed displeasure at the action, f465a6bfb2 only smiling as if 64cb07de27 he found it amusing.c24461364ca2e134

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‘…He might be more dangerous than I thought.’86835495742ba3a9

People who hid behind 6c6fc5dc15 an impenetrable mask were 54b3d7fa64 far more frightening than 192d7b37ca those who underestimated children b7818119af and carelessly revealed their 5558bbbe35 true nature.7b9b9f0e3463516c

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Glancing over the table, f0ac219b52 Magnus finally spoke.97c8dbc398526e1b

“Once again, thank you, Belze. Thanks to you, the 227f5cf6d9 children were delighted to 2a374649d4 have so many delicious b3c0268568 treats today.”00b257bce9c7cb60

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“Hehe.”125c189e7d9c55cc

“I had been wanting to see you ever since your selection as the Saintess Candidate, and now we’ve met like this. No wonder the Goddess 38e3456429 favors you.”8a38622071807db3

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“Thank you!”bf46897bc827b9fc

At his words of praise, d7e01e843c I responded with a bright, d101ba9a49 childlike smile.46d8afb40accfda0

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“…But.”7ec512cd274bfe60

Looking at both me 1d76212ab6 and Ismail, Magnus suddenly 25171a6dd7 asked,e6f6a151c257087d

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“Were you two having a conversation just now?”bb1f030b6bc59523

“Huh? What do you mean…”d15646eeaaea2e17

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“I thought I heard two voices. Or… did I mishear?”8a5d336701417663

Still wearing that same f41f5b87ee deep smile, he stared cc1678d3f9 at the both of 5be06e2526 us.e7b9bbb5321810bf

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Ismail flinched ever so slightly.a31387a86f7d4e8f

My heart also sank, af209fca75 but I had long 801c79ec02 learned how to handle 0fefdf906f such shallow provocations.5367299b54341c3b

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In moments like b1448b1b4c these, a child’s d7a727bb8c body made for dd9102a120 the perfect disguise.260378d75e709033

“Yes! We were doing this!”545dabd35daf19c9

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“……”b00a8bfe9c036356

“Big bro, hand!”b0fba190392ad292

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I grabbed Ismail’s 8394ecbf73 tightly clenched fist b7089c1e84 and forcibly opened c39b21f9cd it.ce911de51d13a62f

Then, I traced imaginary bec7170a77 letters on his palm 43f23c3a48 as if writing something.274b23a3ee9a24b6

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― Signal, Control.fcad55a8c0b416f9

“……!”114c9cacfc374590

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Ismail’s eyes flickered as if 6e25b1e005 he understood my message.9a1d8f519364d70e

Magnus, of course, wouldn’t e228b739db be able to decipher 862a2193cc my finger movements.74b23b3ba6914de7

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“…Well. Ismail doesn’t speak, after all.”e9b626c42ace1ca6

Satisfied with this explanation, e30b8511cb Magnus nodded.2682a90b73c16a83

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“Looks like I misheard.”e008ed51acd94fd8

I let go of Ismail’s 5e1083d929 hand.70daec5134d7e3fc

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His palm was drenched in ff26d37d8b sweat, proof of how tense 3fd3744762 he had been.ca9998ad9d030f2f

At that moment, Magnus added a72823966c in a gentle voice,04cc9dff63d9c7e9

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“…Belze, you’re quite considerate. Seeing how you found such ed697ad79f a clever way to communicate 370b0b500e with Ismail despite his difficulties.”02fd2bcc57cb6063

“Hehe. Big bro taught me how!”a9912af2061e3901

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“Oh? You two were always close?”144a44ff0702603a

“Yes! We grew up together in cbb181a03f the temple!”962c5cfb63a79aca

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“Ah, that’s right.”bf712b7cfc5d5b8b

Magnus nodded, then suddenly seemed c978ac9e76 to reminisce as he muttered,d0775a9302199ff2

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“Seeing you two reminds me of the past. I also grew up in 256a85d519 this orphanage.”c3a8fb8b885cca5e

His eyes swept across 0f8abe1a0d the library with a 115acf1874 nostalgic glint.184163c87bffb76e

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“I used to read a lot of books here…”31ca5f9f049a5240

“Headmaster, you were an orphan too?”73192078026525b4

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“Yes.”f2903d1bcb34fd75

His response left me 8cbd6adf2a feeling oddly unsettled.c4901faf3694b3de

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‘First Logan, and now Magnus?’33168308ffe2239c

What were the odds of aa349c53cd meeting two adults from the ca9e6fe998 same orphanage in a single 855cc44c2a day?cea9a8a479c0b838

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Just then, Magnus suddenly 95f01e4079 exclaimed as if he 63bfbc43e8 had just remembered something.34dcc678ae53211d

“Oh! Speaking of which, I heard ce9d10e3d9 that one of my old 76cd05cb30 classmates is working at the 1338dfc3d0 duke’s estate. Do you know him, Belze?”a146af1f97551b1a

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“……”ea9cab240ea69f3d

“His name is Logan.”f33b62a37bd37085

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An unexpected revelation.d97d0f4da7b5e1ed

I had been wondering who 81941bfcb9 Logan was connected to within 11bcb1910a the temple, and now the 7d148198af most suspicious person had opened 10a02e00e0 his mouth on his own.cd9854eb5a79506c

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“I suppose you might have seen him around. I heard he serves bd98b89803 as Duke Kallios’ aide.”7ccdcfe5a6273ee6

“Aha!”8b8621f57fdd0201

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I had nothing more 1c15e69eb5 to gain from this 4321088b27 conversation.3397ee9a7e817229

Turning to Ismail, 78abd3632c I spoke naturally.557ed37f00baf178

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“Ismail.”ffefd67a12e1cde0

“……”cbff0651d49715c5

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“It’s time.”30c533c369a9cfc1