Chapter 108

Upon hearing about e69072a542 Logan, I was 576b43cc83 told that he 79a368f508 spent most of 0d91920f83 his time working.89ab786f5c805ada

Of course, it a0732bc418 was true that 12a030235e he had a 67d6e19b09 lot of work, 69a2f7ee32 but it seemed 1bb8d6bb9c that even when 9672abb665 given time off, 77e0eaa58e he had nowhere f0a54a05f5 to go, as 8ecba018c9 he had no fc8a3e0b8c hometown to return 853abc58af to.b1d42e426878fa74

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As for going out, a11a5de670 unless it was to a3d386946f accompany the Duke on fdaace9fb0 official duties, he rarely 10eb7ecd12 left the estate.5e5acabca9127ba5

Because he had 6d15b8fe9a built the image cf99c5e9fa of someone who ada7d01376 lived only for 6d002f8963 his work, others 9479cb0491 never had much e7e5ae3618 reason to suspect 876d566513 him of being a140c6f13d a spy.bce35be55c9cdd68

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“…But why are you asking about Logan, my lady?”4ad0b1008c41b7d7

Tara, who had just informed 9d3b2cb2aa me of Logan’s sudden departure, 2249899983 looked at me curiously.b3c5a791e490ff51

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I quickly made up an 09d979b740 excuse.26db7e35d8bdf1f1

“Uhh, just ‘cause! I wanna get closer to 6856cfcd9d Logan too!”205cea083927cfcd

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“Oh, no! My lady, you should 32ee45a86b never get close to 2aabae53f8 someone like him.”1a9f4cc2557dc7d7

Tara immediately shook her deb2c9d017 head in disapproval at c1c6e24210 my words.96854bea5635bce4

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That was surprising.385655e412de6bac

According to the butler, ab18ed0661 Logan might have some 013e9bcb7e eccentric tendencies, but overall, a22719c2ad he was well-liked in 9c68ca07bd the duke’s household.e23e85a2ccb0273a

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A prime example of 3c09e5b5cb a social butterfly.5fc0680d904f6def

Tilting my head, I asked,4ae546fac0e7ee14

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“Why not?”68446afe17ef533e

“He acts all smiley in front of people, but when he’s alone, he swears and yells like crazy!”9bbd38c622e8e6d5

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Tara whispered, sharing something she 7ce8e1e449 had accidentally witnessed.a3ebe91f2b683bc4

It sounded like a 5d33363171 typical office worker trait, 597e892e5c so it wasn’t particularly 95c35d81f5 useful information to me.0623de6db3823c2a

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“His eyes feel off too… Ugh, I just can’t stand two-faced people like that.”831e6bb19e3a9887

“Hehe. Actually, I don’t like them 66c2f4de0e either!”f276e847a0f027e0

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“Oh my! Really? Our princess truly is 1ac39518a9 a genius—just one lesson, 537f066062 and she understands ten dbdbfdcc92 things…!”295f12c164229656

As usual, Tara launched a167dbd4d1 into her exaggerated flattery, 03833d3bb9 before suddenly gasping in c2077fa5ef horror.0a1b9c6d2afd429a

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“Oh no! My goodness, where is bac6c975a9 my mind?! I was in 0239b08d43 such a rush 1f07e43f2f to tell you fb12474774 that I left a6013e69c3 the laundry with 10c8cf7080 Kona and just 002aa358af ran off!”db8b4e0f75f1d401

In a panic, she hurriedly a9f02e1204 left the room.1dac726dda3d06aa

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That was good news d77ff86558 for me.d9740fdbfd0bb1f3

One hour.5526338f9816f64e

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The temple was twenty 49dcc1ee31 minutes away by carriage d0f372945c from the duke’s estate.9e1c6fb377fbbbda

Taking into account b453334fa9 Magnus being controlled 27eb38df7b by Ismail, a adddd9d7b8 likely pointless conversation, 920d298bc4 and Logan returning, b8e4a95ab0 I estimated at c56ff9bd70 least an hour e8d6091765 before he would de9000cf76 be back.a39a410ac94d4a82

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If I was lucky, 47186ede11 their conversation might last 313da4171a longer—but I had to af290cb143 prepare for the worst-case 5111a03a2d scenario.3fa00a17b9f166a2

Meaning, I didn’t have all c19da8fe99 the time in the world.e2867f4cc414ff36

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As soon as Tara left, 73d663a90f I also hurried out of 6f4126d3ef the room.e2d42291f135432e

Logan’s quarters were tucked a6bc0940ae away at the very 9589c5aca8 end of the corridor, c372a0082c past the duke’s office.386f86c5112bd9b1

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The first floor was quiet.f48fb6d6459edd3e

It was lunchtime, and due 46de41a055 to security measures, few servants 17560cd79d were allowed near the duke’s ee5546dc51 office corridor.7867df40c6ee6e8d

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Thanks to that, I 700d22574f made it to Logan’s 476179c6bd room without being spotted.dce23bda0aa90528

Click.a644f352a6ac6f03

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As expected, his door was 4571c384a0 locked.1c7765d83dcad1ea

But I didn’t panic.1435e5e362cdd522

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Calmly, I reached a84a6c677d into my inner 0e50ccebcf pocket and pulled f568662866 out a key.2234263f03322bea

The Master Key for the first-floor servants’ rooms, something only Head Butler Anderson should possess.9b237d0199a8d868

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How did I get it?307e0488018a5e0c

“Teddy-teddy bear. Can you do 68a5f87b16 thief mode too?”1c145bd5daaf4e93

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“That’s as easy as feasting on a dead man’s intestines!”5145382b3843629b

“Sigh…”6a2b0501128e572c

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Recalling my late-night conversation with 6c20ee6829 teddy bear, I let out 96c1efb0be a small sigh.833eefba3239f745

As a trade-off for 6b8646a3bc learning about the teddy 1b19e8bb3a bear’s bizarre dietary habits, 07c3692181 I had managed to 8acc204769 obtain the Master Key 79d2a23434 with ease.f9d328b5349896cd

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‘It wasn’t a bad trade… was it?’cd9ece8947501b93

Pushing aside my absurd thoughts, 0ee269e31b I inserted the Master Key cecc13e061 into the lock and turned 23cd7138dd it forcefully.f8a59196c7b15a4c

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Click.ee69f76f344ffb8c

With a satisfying sound, cee7e3b4db the lock released.f2120d5d7fe4ff40

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After pocketing the key, I 9a8bea0cea grasped the doorknob and finally—fbb8150bbc04afe3

Creak…618225fb92ffde1e

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The spy’s door opened.9c0f843268a92a15

“…Huh. There’s nothing special here.”aee277e39fa76935

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All the tension I had 3e515250e3 built up felt pointless. Logan’s room was incredibly plain.102ff077dafc8ae3

A single wardrobe, a bed, 272deb1ea1 bookshelves packed tightly with books, 6a0ea62c1a and a desk buried under eb3e3f072e mountains of paperwork.7c3d2c8e0829b3f5

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Leaving the door slightly 24afd2c698 ajar, I stepped inside.02bdae92bff7ff97

That’s when I 48e924e4db noticed a large f62558a763 painting hanging beside 10953500aa the bookshelf.77e5ddb4bb80f7db

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It was a common sight.f542ee1af8719a93

A fantasy painting depicting 2b5b2f6783 the Goddess and her 539537150e angels defeating demons.67f37df560e9a396

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In the Holy 5b2b96bec2 Nation of Erea, dd75315c65 Holy Wars were 5bffa4b165 categorized into two b4fb5454df types:18779e842a1a3ba2

The real religious d4fff91bb8 war fought centuries cce3420d7d ago by humans.617ed3dea705e35f

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The mythological Celestial War, where 53267b9333 the Goddess descended to purge 22757dd271 the world of demons and 84c9a8ad33 evil spirits, saving humanity.78f37593c7403938

A stale story found in 8fa3494dc3 every religion.918715e173166819

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‘Was he trying to present himself as a devout believer?’1b9700ed1791ef06

I quickly lost 6089dcd808 interest in the a274513808 painting and turned 6b6bb8f3cb my head—only to 0efbf375e7 gasp sharply.5ffdddb89140f46a

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“Gasp!”0d132febe691e381

Next to the 36314e5a82 painting, lined neatly 2a98445deb on a bookshelf, 1a595a1512 was a row b80c4b1c6e of glass jars.330cf205b66bd63f

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‘…What the hell? So this is 87c346bb9d why people call 686323d2fb him a weirdo?’aeef9421c9a29160

Inside the jars were preserved 42e1db125a scorpions, bats, lizards, and other f0809a438d small creatures.930886a42be2427f

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There were also brains 00b3abed01 and eyeballs, presumably from 0b3f5cd3df animals.fb8539264171eb1f

“…Urgh.”72b6eda9bd3a414d

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Was it because 84286d74c2 of my past 97239318e5 trauma?fc0112640fdfefba

Or because it 4ef5c751da was genuinely disgusting?3743e29e47885da8

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Either way, staring at 2a760f18e9 it made my stomach 146b1d97b0 churn.5973bc6996f7871b

‘The Second Prince collects weird stuff too… Do all bad guys share this hobby?’9a9d524cd5c64a99

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But at least 815d70374f this confirmed my 8bc4370b69 suspicions.1c1905f4f5a4668c

Logan was a spy for 987f2e24e0 the temple.5f4a669f17a3f61d

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My razor-sharp instincts 48050cdde3 told me so.4de3765be4839d8b

Tearing my gaze away from c32d8e5ec1 the glass jars, I walked a2b4622327 straight to the window, unlocked a2dcf9e00c it, and pushed it open.720a5a58faceda31

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The fresh breeze 76bcbb5837 cooled my queasy b35a2b597c stomach.cc579f272424e68c

The window was ad88aa6a61 my escape route 6e754780f0 if I got bfd49931e5 caught—and also my 2dfd9b885d alibi.78d31f5b6dd5530c

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With my preparations d331e9e2cc complete, I turned 88e3ec1f1f my attention to e4d13a9de1 his desk.399bf2f746fe001e

Piles of documents, nearly df0a60b8fb as tall as me, a5dcf74456 were stacked haphazardly.dc4e49ff8219421a

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Poor Logan—he had to work b32b4cbfd0 himself to the bone both 1104b8e7cd as a spy and as 0087bec706 a duke’s aide.2c44e96a18abdb18

‘Will I actually find anything here?’585f2b2efe225434

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I sighed and began rifling fed8fb0830 through the desk.ebbb88eed1b63847

I wasn’t expecting to uncover 82df85c2e1 anything groundbreaking.184b1b7abf972354

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I just needed df961886f3 proof that Logan 79f66ea124 was a spy.e7b250e919277f01

That’s why I had decided 8612acd7ed to search his room myself 2e11be699f rather than using teddy bear.4f7dd20d7f8ca716

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After all, it was f3807fae1f difficult to give precise d3e62b9c56 orders for this kind 2e376b4a4e of task…08624834c6011436

And if teddy bear c3c86de2aa got caught, there was 7a97875fac a good chance the b67c45fecd teddy bear would just b4c221260e kill Logan on the 5958fbecaf spot.3013603542ad199a

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‘I still don’t know who the real masterminds are. Killing him outright isn’t 861f0fe838 an option… yet.’1778c62e6809c855

For now, I just 3cb7ecc968 needed something small—something I da4b5bf834 could bring to the 25f7421f14 Duke as evidence.1d14855657f1c6b2

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But after thoroughly checking his 3097fc2cb8 desk and all five drawers, 7ce23268ae I found nothing suspicious.5a7e63cd4e2eb12b

The last drawer contained 5813a9c2f4 a locked safe, but b584a790e7 of course, it was 0de2ef1a8b sealed shut.c95c6dc30f9785c9

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“Sigh…”bcafadbf3fcb74d9

I let out a 0add83e9ca frustrated sigh.deb221d96251abc8

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Honestly, I hadn’t expected much.f9bf5e92101795b6

A spy who had 87f63f1506 survived in the duke’s 3366884281 estate for over five b37970e730 years wouldn’t be stupid 0aa449e236 enough to leave evidence 10c3fad92e lying around.9db69356bc5f00bd

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But I still had 439eb7b207 over thirty minutes before efe221cb4a Logan returned, so it fa29ef7f6e was too early to a1cecb2814 give up.1de5f39225116963

‘Next, the wardrobe.’5c5952a546609966

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Since I was already here, 15c9ab9124 I decided to search every b51050164f possible place.4202b9b955f9958c

I straightened up from where 6c439145e9 I had been crouching under 4d913b78e3 the desk—7cc296797dbbe310

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And then.a91439929d35a6b4

Step, step.27e80347e2ca5707

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I heard faint footsteps in a35bbb4820 the distance.1c7388b1dbf0faac

I had left bc87238eaf the door slightly 2930d4744a ajar on purpose—to daada50c1f listen for any 9a7132ce5b approaching sounds.52c47652993a74d3

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‘There’s no way he’s back already… Maybe it’s just someone passing by?’24149ad5a94590c3

But the footsteps didn’t stop.3a7584060ca3928a

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They were heading straight for 63c9138837 Logan’s room.a9063d83369823cd

So the only a6cf1c1398 person who would 1b0b091ddf come this far ce90e7ebb1 was either the 494c711b0b owner of the 3ab289e329 room or someone c69c246b5c with business with 09cc8e13f2 him.3a7043130ad160b1

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Step, step.81b92a677ab12378

The approaching footsteps stopped ba9c88b749 right in front of 5ea6bcc39d the door.16b130ff4f6160c2

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I froze, staring 0d6c6ea5b2 at the entrance, 1f74c3fa9a before immediately ducking 6b03fd6a4a under the desk 0593e8c095 and crawling inside.2e59fbdb08572c62

At the same moment—c333248dfd75427b

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Click.97d7b147fdfe51c2

I heard the 02a93345d6 sound of a 0fea0d5712 key turning in ad3a10f1e0 the lock—just as 52e683f1e4 I had done 4a08f05bcd earlier.2ce283fb604f57b9

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The unmistakable noise 5e8ec5fbc5 of the door 64eabae563 unlocking sent a 71c63b5ed1 wave of dread 6d720b4709 through me.cd951cdf736eb8c8

If it wasn’t Logan, they 54f874363e would have knocked first.176c11a750fadb61

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‘Why… Why is he back already?!’23a86ff394cb21c6

Regret crashed into me.3374ca25e750817f

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If I had known this 4be4f41cf2 would happen, I would have 15c0c5c45a run for the window immediately.5b71f20a274e4910

I had waited b78b986fcc until the carriage 55666f5f2a left before moving—so 7c96ba57ff I hadn’t expected 12d13b7a57 Logan to return 6378e26017 so soon.666dcbd1bf15fc6c

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‘Did he forget something? But turning the e773ce543e carriage around just 73a7406c01 to come back 09b24b2dc6 wouldn’t have been d9ddca2ffc easy…’7fa9e7eb7d784ac6

A cold sweat trickled 39db3440c5 down my neck from bdac16df08 sheer tension.aab9c42a292cdd84

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As I bit 3988f1ed39 my lips anxiously—c51dea5686462cea

Creeeak…c7293fb9b491082b

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The door opened.0a6bb1c09027b45e

Since I hadn’t 5373999db3 relocked it, the 59db5f4b3c owner of the 59425850d4 room must have a2c6a09d23 realized it right 539be81ae2 away.6d85c50b441a5e4f

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That there was an intruder 0d4e69a43c inside.e5b6470987e97b59

‘It’s fine.’2130890d8a19237b

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I forced myself to 4f82c0791c stay calm, trying to 98e5fcb0f6 steady my racing heart.eecbed31ae5faf06

Even if I got caught, bf44dd1ece it wouldn’t be a huge 07bf291497 problem.cbdf043cb66a3b21

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…A ridiculous thing to say, considering I had sneaked into someone’s room and rummaged through their belongings.cf25179b0bb910af

‘I’m just a five-year-old.’116b9c1a3e668737

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I kept repeating it a5d2bbad92 in my head, as 7171cb8e16 if self-hypnotizing.ec23350203321503

No one would ac2604a5cf ever suspect that 0bb51f1990 a five-year-old had 943aefe3c5 secretly broken into 8c228d9e0a someone’s room to 3629117a53 search for evidence.0f0d4661f15a2e5d

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‘I’ll just say I came in because the window was open.’f5262d7f14aed4b6

Sure, sneaking into someone’s room a63a14fdd5 was wrong, but I hadn’t 61c84afedb committed a crime.a8470a21c7eee5b0

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Other than the b78203b436 Duke’s personal space, 1b8d941d15 there were no a06578b44a restricted areas in d2caaeb435 this mansion for 6a30fa9f9a me.5ad1779c4c976902

Of course, Logan would 42aee04cf6 definitely be suspicious.fe4bd90e5771a22b

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But just as I had ba08cd8033 broken into his room looking ff6edf3c20 for evidence—acfb166403a22fb1

He couldn’t do anything dfc07a7715 to me without proof.7b832bd39314cbe4

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And unlike him, I 8d19bb20fa could pull off the 5dd383d34d perfect crime.59e0187db3254e17

After all, no one would c80d51cdb7 ever believe that I had 8a8ac85f58 regressed to five years old.4864b64a37f587c5

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‘I’ve mastered acting like a child by now.’ebe32612c7410c60

As I held my breath, ee453121f0 preparing for the worst-case scenario—9b3cd3de6f953834

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Step, step.5fea9001efcb7381

Whoever had entered walked 2cd0879ec4 straight toward the desk.7a9dd6efa010fb05

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The approaching presence a4f906bffb made it difficult c526ca0fe6 to swallow the 0ef5980cab scream rising in b06aa66923 my throat.25df20a08b002a9a

Thud, thud, thud.1088384ddd596c9c

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Even though I had b6ed48ffa3 no heart condition, it 890b9114dc felt like my heartbeat a06e7049a8 was pounding violently in 73ba5c593d my ears.3162218079427137

Step, step.6972a3a197a87259

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The person rounded 77a6968835 the desk and 1160299b4b stood right in 54184a3d46 front of me.545dbb98eaf099be

And then—db04cc125734dad2

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“Hair.”95941ccf25f58074

“……”7e9827a2d9343ba2

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“You didn’t hide properly, Belze.”37809a47e1420a8f

With a quiet cac373b91a sigh, someone suddenly 42c45f8611 peeked under the 463614add4 desk.82870e87523d1c34

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The person standing 5e2e0a59df there was none 748a9b8bea other than—4efdd081e26a1d19

“W-what…? Edwin?!”1d24588786e53da1

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