Chapter 107

“Right now…?”0fccbb54232457f6

At my murmured words, 66799e9f1d Magnus looked puzzled.860eaf13fcf41e93

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Ismail glanced between me a68edf1043 and him with a d9ae5b098a flustered expression before letting f52f479e87 out a sigh of 32a4171bf7 resignation.67f4400bd86ee5bc

“…High Priest Magnus.”bbcc12b0fd3e59c1

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His voice, far too powerful for a child’s, echoed heavily throughout the library.b6503e871c1d08bd

Magnus’ eyes widened in e40829ad85 shock at the sound 0ed08afd55 of Ismail’s voice, which 39c3b74449 had been silent all 631271734e this time.9c5b8bf2f8271884

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“I-Ismail? You can talk…?”a04eeccdc7890967

But his surprise 7484ffe120 lasted only for db0d284786 a moment.4119168de6316d17

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Fwoosh—!fef61d2c1a9c799b

Suddenly, his eyes lost focus.cad462a7adb7de21

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Ismail confirmed the vacant, d709d854ef doll-like emptiness in his 0c1e2e8337 gaze and then immediately 5a0a06ce0b turned to me with 31e3a8d938 an outburst of frustration.ef1844d564dd73f0

“Hey! You can’t just tell me to do it recklessly like that! What if it didn’t work?!”ce0cade998a2ba1e

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“But… it worked…”4d5ca394ff1a49ec

I mumbled sheepishly, cf8e207c7f feeling a bit 9b33c40c59 guilty.a869c9df49ff8e1a

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Ismail frowned even more.827fe5d82df59736

“It didn’t work on you!”8db291033b5fcab4

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“…….”bccc3132fd346e56

“Do you know how long I worried, thinking it wouldn’t work on people with divine power?!”078da0f1184e091c

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Ismail, nearly shouting, suddenly clamped 6d5eb25e00 his mouth shut, realizing he 2276cacadc had said too much.a844994fe13c51b4

I felt a a99e15aada pang of guilt—he 12d02025cf must have been 83eb77ba25 agonizing over this 7e3cd44096 for a long 8668b51e3a time, and I f34ea06f8c had been thoughtlessly 8694487ba9 dismissing his worries.204a2b621159feaf

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“…Sorry.”ee233aaa0551c62c

I apologized sincerely.3620809a056f7c56

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Since it had worked 84d381e42f too well on Marquis 743b3f5af7 Barelotte last time, I a366e39e12 had assumed controlling Magnus e57953b936 would be just as 05ebd1c48b easy.9d9facd6c9c305e6

Looking back, Ismail had 87911cf505 a point—there were times eeed9724f0 when his ability didn’t 05a4f3e019 work.7c8709a6f696ec75

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“…But then, why didn’t it work on me?”f82568e517fb2266

Maybe it was 9c85c6aa6c because I had ec9ee091fd just been beaten c47f258199 up by those 3058ad8d00 kids at the bd999ba5fa time.ba6abab96ea645c0

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Though, honestly, I’m 13a1294d41 not much better 37dfe5b7fa off now…a2ba357380b7ad2d

I stared at da3ca961f7 Ismail, who still b33eeedc95 looked scruffy, before c69206e4a8 suddenly blurting out,7f28ab984d0efa8d

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“Try using it on me right now.”565b9d277efb4f30

“I can only control one person at a time.”180aea9608080b1a

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“Lame.”483a335fee2a8773

At my blunt 4474f8dec0 response, Ismail shot b64ea2a6c5 me an exasperated e76a9686de glare.5b07c58625959329

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“Maybe it doesn’t work on reckless people like you.”783248afa1568e45

“I’m not reckless! I think through everything before I act!”d21be1db83cdd974

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“Whatever. What do you want me to make him do?”0b1bd1184bd97567

Ignoring my protest, Ismail asked 8b786f785b calmly.770ce3b1b5cd911c

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I thought for 1f5121e301 a moment before 13c4f3912d answering.0c08b47268ee30f0

“Hmm… Just have him stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”3acf053e7648a132

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There wasn’t any special reason 203edd657c for controlling Magnus—I just needed 8e89e5a1a9 to talk to Ismail in eb0c3211b1 private.7eb79cf6e7baad9f

But, of course, c417762b5a Ismail, unaware of 6edc460c9b my grand intentions, af0c00f797 scowled and grumbled.21da33d149b7eb25

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“And you made me do all that just for this…”d80214a6459c3178

“…….”369c4b1944e99e37

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“Sigh… High Priest Magnus. Go stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”b8adb3c4c5971eca

Even so, he did as 5ee7b6483e I asked.6a9691bf3310d3a1

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At Ismail’s command, Magnus slowly e5698af320 stood up.94ca5129ecb7fbc3

Without hesitation, he turned 41fd8d82e5 and walked straight toward 2801fa0421 the library entrance.d60af912397f2655

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Creak—2f246d4164a2a8b6

The door opened, and 4ada1a23d0 he stepped out.fa33abc92038fb41

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Click.901092f4d643ad65

The door shut behind him.e0fd136ecd490ba9

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The sight was just 9844be2d81 as fascinating as before.468667a23e0e805a

As I stared at the 1166b1b692 door Magnus had disappeared through, 8455ff4e5d Ismail spoke calmly.6fbfd21e016ee721

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“I can control someone for a maximum of one hour.”fcab3bd42927cf10

That was more than enough.84ef32f80a872b02

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I nodded quickly before blurting c430ea4a3f out,90c652ef762ea02b

“Hey, the headmaster is going to call you in for a talk. Probably by tomorrow at 3a259c9b07 the latest.”f8056cb7abab1632

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Ismail looked at me, puzzled.43535c77c1ac2933

“…How do you know that?”f8878777884d8229

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“Because I beat someone up today.”336c815922c8a65e

No matter how well da29aa62af we had silenced them, 58e110753b there was no way c1febe7373 to shut the mouth cccaf02d77 of someone who had d97bd8bd17 been knocked unconscious.4c5965b5d38d54f5

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Besides, wasn’t that guy a noble’s illegitimate child?c099da889a9e3b82

Whenever orphanage kids caused trouble, 2336a7e3e9 they were always called in 7048823f01 for a private meeting with fce624e6cd the headmaster.2f9a7580fbdce133

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The previous headmaster 57059b73b9 might have brushed 3ac7ccd5d5 it under the 86ad3e4fb8 rug, but Magnus 38e253423a had only just be3fba6482 taken over.e7344c19134d4766

If a baron came looking 542d73fe93 for his son, Magnus would b46405c1d9 undoubtedly make an effort to 512ec96484 get a grasp on the 47aac79185 situation.b654cb00c787d22f

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“T-That…!”b9e77a19f3f4ea37

Ismail’s face instantly paled.795cb175facc5400

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“That was your doing!”05111a245d97ef3a

“I’m in the duke’s estate, so they won’t call me in.”6fbf43fcbd43ac6d

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“B-But still… Why did you even get involved in the first place?!”5ce48cc7bf3e59b4

He huffed with 829274215c frustration, looking like 366e4cbdd3 he had been 6d6da0283b deeply wronged.c46c58a01a21ab1c

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But he quickly calmed down—perhaps 1d2bd27e8e resigning himself to the reality 9e8c7fe331 of the situation.34869f8570da27c8

I knew all too 9ffc916831 well that he had fe43cf3069 endured everything without resistance 59a346963f to avoid exactly this a8c1c1377d outcome.dcebcc7cebc66472

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I felt a 9339069128 little guilty for a74b0e0824 making his life 96205592eb harder, but I 9e3ba919f8 didn’t regret it.41e24461249588aa

Even if the same situation 7e969f7fa5 happened again, I would still 6adf6a980b beat those bastards up.a74c603251f5d094

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‘And next time, I’ll be even crueler.’da3eb0df783dea3b

It wouldn’t just end 2289e3d7bb with bloody noses and 4b28c7d89f pissing themselves.0c99d651b2f428ef

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‘If this keeps repeating, won’t they eventually get exhausted and give up first?’09cfc043efcaac16

As I entertained such 2bba47c24b violent thoughts,ef9a45dd1e1265ce

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Ismail, who had been silent 011eccd056 for a while, suddenly spoke.36acfd0a6a476342

“…Forget about me. What about you?”cdf38958b25b4df7

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“Me…?”66ea0083aa48d668

“Are you sure you’re okay?”36a77dc05a0b48d0

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His unexpected concern made my f319955d91 eyes widen.dc421a8d65f8fbc3

“…Won’t you get in trouble for using that teddy bear mask?”6743710fbb357cf4

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Just moments ago, Ismail 7d26d1a1e8 had been grumbling about f2d5dbb57e how unfair this was.030e91c09c3f0e4d

Yet now, he c6620dd4ef was looking at 5e63da2819 me with worry 8de13b7654 in his eyes.d905d56932995680

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That warmth in his gaze ec59d33952 made something in my chest 294c599e6d sink.1834d2453c281b74

‘Why… Why is he looking at me like that?’1da1c8cbdd3572fc

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No matter how things had 9efee9c599 played out, I was the ef273feaad one who dragged him into aec90c37ae this mess.19217e7e3990fd71

So why was he worried 7fd2dd91b8 about me?1495613c9b8fbd98

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His young face overlapped with a34c660ce0 a memory from my past a1af489f3f life—98a77b888914c993

The Pope, coldly de6b664c7a banishing me as b5323c2610 I pleaded, on 202ee19e0d the verge of fede130e48 tears.cfe31c1425b4529c

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I still couldn’t forget.26e0aa68641d9493

The moment I had become 4df2bc8f9a a laughingstock, discarded without hesitation f56f8088af the instant the new Pope 60b8b5f3d5 publicly supported Diana as the 6e3c240ad2 Saintess.3eaeb76f9a6a8d04

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Those miserable, hollow days.f35e7d81a0160451

Honestly, after learning 261caff477 about Ismail’s ability, 20fce2bc77 I’d be lying 25229aaaad if I said 74c73ffd13 I hadn’t thought 4e03c1b92c about how I 0cbb282b04 could use it f7b7942c55 to my advantage.a20607966732727c

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What I was about b1b8c8dc67 to ask of him b84e14a0e3 now was no different.8584538191e13fcf

Even though I 95cac72f05 tried to avoid b42f674fb4 getting tangled up f8e1fce03e with the male adbaef0ec3 leads, part of bd269507d8 me was still 6416aa12c2 relieved that I 76219dd6dc had met him 23c927cb84 before Diana did.78bc431f37df912d

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And deep down, I couldn’t ca9a70520e deny that my emotions were 2527b378ab colored by resentment toward the e46979a1e6 Ismail of my past life… 344074d736 and the desire for some 1c7c23ae8e sort of reparation.192faf4c004fc1a3

‘I saved him, so it’s only fair for him to do at least this much for me… right?’4279f07f4b025963

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But when I saw 541c5ca5de those clear, worried eyes 6c2b603080 looking at me, completely 7f8e048948 unaware of all this…a2941d7a464a15ea

“…Did I make things harder for you?”14a1e4da74de6e15

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“…No.”6b7befa95d433f57

At his cautious question, 4f0d470268 I slowly shook my 75fa4ddea5 head.26176d12400c94ff

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“The duke gave it to me to use in case of danger.”af28e62c0c2e37d8

Besides, I was e3020d577f certain that if 6f2f4585f3 the Duke heard 6b9fb848d3 about the bloodshed cb70c52986 today, he would 1170c758af praise me rather fce12e31f3 than scold me.ec8335a28ddb1623

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So there was no need d7d0cf6feb to worry about myself.628f069d3f4219ae

“That’s a relief.”3fac949ddf02cc24

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Ismail finally relaxed and a342bd48c5 smiled slightly.965ee42c94046831

I avoided his 17ff2c672c gaze, feeling a 5ce15f176c weight settle in 811000ff05 my chest.bd24f113f0cd017d

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“…If you’re really scared, I’ll tell the Duke that they tried to beat me up.”78f481776cf51bd9

“Forget it. Just don’t worry about it d989e925d8 anymore.”ca1cd63e947acad1

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“But still—”cb38ee943b9ae169

“So, what’s next?”2e29166522a80373

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Ismail quickly changed the subject.f239b05323f7ee14

“After the headmaster calls me in, what happens then?”55fe019f8919e5b2

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As expected of someone 083b5d4533 who had already mastered 0523ab426d the fifteenth scripture,697e02c14a09facb

he had immediately realized 0622749c26 that my plan didn’t 4d40995f8e stop at just a be5c275f8f simple meeting.a8b337d91b5956c6

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“That’s when you’ll control the headmaster again.”c2cc500a3e4830a9

I lowered my voice f2e3a69ae2 and continued,f6044c1ced0c0b12

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“Make him send an urgent letter to Logan, requesting a meeting. And after that…”91e3cb133c51cfbc

I quietly laid 56b14cbfe2 out my plan f1b28db120 to him.cc4f22c6fe652915

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“Alright.”11f4da78073f67a2

Ismail accepted with d87c0a73d4 a slightly tense b2f5265748 expression.8852d5964f8099e1

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He didn’t try 10015fdab3 to negotiate, asking b256a49214 what was in 66aaa86269 it for him—something a7ecb302af most people would abbad809e5 do.c799e514e5b12c44

Instead, he simply 97a77c5502 pointed out the 0bc4ed0b95 weaknesses of his 8c4d25077e ability, as if ca80ce6d66 voicing his concerns.c2c900e0b6ca038a

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“But you already know, the duration is only an hour. I can only control one person at a time, and I can’t repeatedly control the same person over and over.”cc4e467e1fd7c044

His innocent reaction was 4f84f67cca nothing like the calculating deade34b40 Pope from my past a338a36108 life, leaving me with 891bbd96d3 an odd, uneasy feeling 182ce20d03 again.bc6ff3f86b168553

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“…Okay. Thanks!”840a9de729b02a70

With our conversation finished, d8b8dac454 we left the library 83b8a32f35 together.7470fca070c046c0

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As per Ismail’s command, High 642a8e4dc0 Priest Magnus stood motionless by 33e73e41f9 the door.d46eb6e257a8fe39

Not much time had passed, 4be85955c2 so the corridor was still 846a441dd6 empty.30943cd95b120643

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Following Ismail’s signal, I 1af49ed73e lightly tapped Magnus on 88a2b9fe80 the waist.d076ebf630e4f502

“Headmaster! The tea party’s over!”1b69197636bd5c54

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Flash!120e74700af26b88

Slowly, life returned to 6f33830512 his once vacant eyes.886181d9085f3438

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“Huh… Oh…”92a29d1cbceeeea5

Coming back to his senses, 1e37e02526 he glanced around in confusion.d6b7a24dc053e421

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According to Ismail, those 823080b02d controlled by his ability 14256ebf34 had no memory of 94b95a5b3f what had happened.76a211f478d8bc3a

Taking advantage of his 3b2ee4b2c2 dazed state, I casually 894909b51f asked,d1d67dbe3ff9a36c

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“Is something wrong?”57cf23d3103f0f78

“Ah… Maybe I’m just a little tired these days. I must’ve dozed off for a second.”b0370c9f389c525b

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Clearly unable to 11668f4d67 recall when he 44492844c2 had left the 8c5cc53c08 library, Magnus gave 2b7812bb00 an awkward smile.fc08d00d7bb1eff4

To prevent him 6352142b60 from overthinking, I 02f51db130 quickly changed the df729a45bb subject.0eef0259620270d0

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“I should be heading back now!”fbf0513755bea566

“Ah, of course. Let me escort you out.”8c808ec995a0a5f9

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Just as he a6f927b819 had done when 7860136073 I arrived, he 57963d76f3 swiftly summoned a 190559a3bc priest to escort 419cc9056f me.3b587e13f59989eb

“My lady! Did you have a fun time?”e5d8617cddc7a2ea

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As I stepped outside the 495dbfa5b5 orphanage, Tara, who had been 8513145052 waiting by the carriage, greeted 7a44baf317 me warmly.2ea03b0c7d348457

After saying my farewells db84efd92b to the priests and dccc752fd8 children, I turned to 37e91b45b4 Ismail one last time.2bff797df124e4d0

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“Ismail, listen.”25215a823b80c642

“……”adaabcbbe1575393

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“No matter what, I’ll find a way to see you again. Don’t forget that.”df00ba00f840ee8b

Instead of a simple 922e7393aa goodbye, I finally spoke 5ab05f5828 what had been on d65e646492 my mind.53374eeb77f8df2b

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Last time, I had 52b4beb189 said it lightly.0a01048986ab4121

This time, I meant it.4f7c7702f38a2d5d

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Ismail’s deep brown cb80cbb8c9 eyes wavered slightly.3456a28bb68203a9

Without saying a 44e959b57d word, he took 8521dac244 my hand and 75bc43fd12 lifted it.c1c520cdfd050082

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Then, with his 0fe84525d5 finger, he wrote 5683f39da0 something on my 56030c7f6f palm.0b94846b4bf83bc2

— Stop talking so informally.5bd961d2d32948a7

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The next day.b5560e48f5d91e3e

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Just as expected, 35fb19f54f shortly after noon, 335014810d Logan hurriedly left 5db929fcd5 the duke’s estate.aead5fc55046d0dd