Chapter 109

Edwin’s unexpected appearance left e90e02e114 me gaping in shock.5888e33671bc5021

“W-why are you here?!”4c45aac9d76f3274

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“That’s what I should be asking.”569859a73c87e8e4

At my bewildered dfb9de2e4b voice, Edwin furrowed cf866898aa his brows.d7a43df67c8548b9

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“What are you even doing here, hiding under a desk?”49ac90f7fc0db66e

“Uh, uh… Hide-and-seek with Tara… The window was open, so…”a8a54e0ec4e11d9b

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I blurted out the excuse 349f8f67d4 I had prepared in case 79b86b17a3 I got caught.fec9defe94b1286e

But Edwin’s eyes narrowed 6276344b60 in suspicion.4d69af94a6259b44

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“Why would you play hide-and-seek here? Do you even know 259b3d93d5 where this is?”828506741b8c8e1a

“W-where is it?”259a680c0f8166ca

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“This is Logan’s room. You didn’t even d9f42d7ffc know that, and 255c22d7df you snuck in 8d7ad99a58 here?”6214643dabbfd153

His voice rose in frustration, 06e87748bf but he barely managed to e55e684dac stop himself from shouting.df9523236e1f1a45

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He looked angry, but 120b32a105 his golden eyes were 5e84ca1a6c filled with shock and 610a464991 concern.faad24039caece9c

‘Well… I suppose anyone would be startled to find someone crouching in a dark room like a ghost.’3e783ca1b64ddfd4

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Understanding his reaction, a41b16761c I mumbled a f63b02cde8 small apology.80a71be6d4bd182e

“…Sorry.”dcd6fd03500f2434

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“I’m not asking for an apology. I’m asking why you’re 15ef64cdad doing something so dangerous.”05384844262a5839

“It’s inside the mansion. What’s dangerous? Besides, Logan is 79287e923b the duke’s aide…”a7e4447a7e5a897e

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“Aide or not—do you even know what he might do if he found you sneaking around his room? …Ugh.”a50ac48b0913d370

Edwin, who had 53ea7c8548 been arguing back cbfe3e7fed at me, suddenly 03845a7682 let out a e635dca755 deep sigh and 880d8575cf reached toward his 31be82a0b2 waist.2e27f9f6a7513879

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Shhng—31fbb5fc395109fa

The sound of b128f0eea2 a blade being 8303a74886 drawn echoed through 9486415ba4 the room.6862326ab3c4dfdb

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I froze as 5de8f838af I watched Edwin 9a7535dc02 unsheath a real d7ebe49f49 sword, one designed 158ab7e402 precisely for his c6b394a417 height.50a86a67a078c315

“I’m not an intruder! It’s really me, Belze!”6a9533b7af64843b

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I meant to say don’t 4c7ce1bb15 cut me down, but—7bc6305e9f6242d6

“…What?”e8ea847c5a3c6d26

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Frowning, Edwin didn’t respond c1ab0aab29 to my nonsensical outburst.0cb609da2a5c28ac

Instead, he suddenly 553aa2f9e6 sliced his own 21cb1ef1bf sleeve with the 16461737e2 sword.8312edf329d07757

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Swish, swish.c56a53af609d8ac0

Then, using the cut 702bb4838a fabric, he carefully tied fbb9c58c7d the ends into a 7018bc3acf ribbon before handing it b65385e0dd to me.84074fb0d363e646

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“Here.”d68e90543f7fe439

“……”181c6d97e74fbeba

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“Next time you play hide-and-seek, tie your hair up. What’s the point if b39be335db your hair is sticking ead0d0fd1a out from under the 87ec042985 desk like earlier?”26871f6407cfe640

I stared blankly at ce5a7e1900 the fabric in his 84f1b8b874 hands.999eb0a63f31478d

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It was unmistakably 7073f02d19 a hair ribbon.b2adbb394b44f46a

Thanks to the 8cf951aaaa duke and Edwin, 295fedc963 my dressing room 77ff3f2b24 was overflowing with 9935a9a759 hair ties and 607501cd67 accessories.bc946c33737cabce

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Yet, despite knowing that, Edwin 26aba99bd9 had cut his own sleeve 38332949a2 without hesitation, just for this 442e84706a moment.65de6263ee359862

The sight made my chest 8fa0d8a5d1 tingle strangely.e36183a25158f015

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“Y-you really didn’t have to go this far…”799cd6a7574331b7

“Turn around. Do you want Tara to 281a65c314 catch you like this?”ac69366ece1ccfbd

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“N-no!”0bf5ca1caa439fd1

His argument made 7fd3c642c1 too much sense, 991905bb0a and in a c2992cf70f panic, I forgot 56a6d162eb I wasn’t actually f15ebec0cc playing hide-and-seek and da69e44e62 turned around hurriedly.86c94a6154157717

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Just like how 5ccd0869f8 he had neatly 015339734e tied the ribbon 540fc8a606 earlier, Edwin skillfully e6b82644ed gathered my long, 1198a26541 thick hair and 99b66c95a3 secured it into adff3c3674 a smooth ponytail.523df61b06f7c366

‘Where did Edwin even learn how to tie hair?’0fb881c29728c494

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Even though it d427c44492 wasn’t the time eff1fe2e98 for such thoughts, 2a8c4ab3d2 my heart pounded 6fe8f0fc07 stupidly.ffde0e895ee41e03

Even when he df13d2bb1c finally said it 5fc1b45c4b was done, I 9c8f51fb9b couldn’t bring myself 97887db0b0 to meet his d69f5f217a eyes as I ace2575973 turned back around.4135925787b61700

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“…But why are you here, Edwin?”4c6cc91ca3f9e8b3

Still absentmindedly touching ad323366d5 my newly exposed 4573a9b0cc neck, I finally f2bbac4539 asked.9dc62404c99f7a4c

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“Isn’t today your sword training day?”3b26ff87d1b2ed42

The moment I said 387232fa46 it, the question I 21344abe1b had momentarily forgotten came 695af00523 rushing back.654a3cf951c82a30

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His sword training, which had fa4619e8b0 been paused for a while 8c2ce2488b because of that bastard Svel, a9c4c8a8f0 had recently resumed.28ad8c9342ea37d0

This time, Kallios’ knight e74700a352 commander was personally instructing 8a1027f5b9 him—a much more rigorous db43de8167 class than before.fc98a0a80d9c7d84

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His sheathed sword, e40605177d his training attire—everything 2ccd166dbb indicated he should 646413c2e5 be at training 5fc822feea right now.0e6cfaebd41a94eb

‘So why did he come to Logan’s room? And with a key?’f803e922d1a062af

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I had the 72bd754713 Master Key, which 1d5ddb7c2e meant the one 7032d6cf54 Edwin used must e0634e76ff have belonged to b2f3c15468 the duke—or was c5f55db450 a copy.d864471abaac7c2a

The more I b87571a64b thought about it, 61d19287ae the more strange a4468dec7b it seemed.5fb1fec60ca3bd33

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When I lifted 9e232185bf my gaze to cc19edbdf1 look at him—8994fe06e410dfab

“…I…”129ab1a39bc66109

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I saw Edwin’s face, 0bc78fdf53 painted with hesitation.6821964f7e05cecb

After mouthing words silently for 187c9762b7 a moment, he finally answered.11f70d43a80a6fd2

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“…I came to look for something.”575be72a916f6783

“What?”33de8740d19a3c2b

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“…Something.”f7a3612b3e2f877d

“Tch.”5e2812afb3ca1ef5

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His vague response made f807134690 me click my tongue 56aedf8462 in annoyance.c489000f10254318

His refusal to tell 6b59cc8598 me anything made my 046b516b81 cheeks puff up in 467bac597b frustration.941bfd7b2e2d1c1b

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‘He nags at me about everything, but when it’s his turn, he won’t tell me? That’s so unfair.’e03126227d0e1a53

I glared at Edwin, 4a76758e4b trying to convey my fb0a44aa35 annoyance, but it had 8486f5f346 no effect on him 2969554065 whatsoever.893604618f0e42d9

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Instead, he pushed me toward 26295eca56 the door.edbe845b51eb7095

“Now go. Before the room’s owner returns.”305d33bb7e7dd175

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“What about you?”e430fb73ad9f595a

“I told you, I have something to find.”377b51e8da937fba

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“Can’t I help you look?”4243cb9e862eb136

“No, you can’t.”548fc15f04f9c4af

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“Why not?! I can help you too, eba0b24264 you know!”d96ecc06f9078152

Planting my feet firmly, I 20d18d9caf stomped on the floor so 35aab7433d I wouldn’t be pushed out.5a0fd206c998389d

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‘Do you know how much effort I put into sneaking in here?!’25f997312aa91167

Even if I 511571bb84 left empty-handed, I 70c36ce664 needed to at 58cbf8b658 least find out 378bedb9a3 why Edwin was d31d44a71d here—otherwise, I would 285131f7cb feel too wronged.10b353185ae67bc2

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As Edwin tried 09b67e4397 to lift me 7978884766 up to carry 2b31e920b3 me out, I b5ca59630d shouted in desperation.06235ae72351a220

“What is it, what is it?! I’ll help you!”3905228963fa04a3

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“Even if I tell you, will you understand?”7b90e5cb5db289a6

“If you keep looking down on me like that…”eb74031dd3d902c9

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“……”6ac145b1816470df

“I won’t play with you anymore! I’ll only play with a63a350661 Hanta and Ismail from 5acb0f204c now on!”01e7da0c970187b5

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The moment I threw out ce4d0c7e1b my ultimate threat, Edwin—who had 6797a687cf been about to pick me 6eb54048bd up—froze.fd09a7d80aea7af4

“I even got into a fight with Ismail yesterday because of what you said…”8e393e1a9697a8e2

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“……”79b3ae49608380df

“Now I’m just going to call him oppa.”eedf1e4b992a7fd8

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Even after saying that, 78c31f861a I gulped and anxiously 591bea7e03 watched Edwin’s reaction.945bfda8fc0209fd

I had said 4c48af6a69 it just to 1a831ae6f7 provoke him—knowing full ef0a28eb61 well he hated 37cbb94fd8 the idea of 9fdf5dec5c being called oppa.a8a2d3101b6641ec

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Would it work?23e4aca95a9d6f4c

As I nervously waited e5d7789f3d for his response,394a40dd563fac53

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Edwin’s gaze darkened 990d9567a3 as he stared d22d2debe3 at me.62fb26ff71e13942

“…Is that true?”17a28a1f091a5684

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“Huh?”0600c336861feb7b

“Did you really fight with him yesterday?”53e8178a3cf6767f

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His unexpected question ef63c57aa4 left me confused.a7e978731f905d80

But at least he c8b0be7cb5 no longer seemed focused 5f8083c60b on kicking me out 5b4c08ef39 of Logan’s room.5939f39f092a01a4

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‘…Sorry, Ismail.’3f6d7bdc1d7c281b

Silently apologizing to the b609984873 male lead candidate who 44dbf709be was probably working his 3ccc7bd305 butt off for me c7f4c2a5c6 right now, I awkwardly c5894fa41d nodded.ef73e4076ccc0594

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“U-uh-huh…”c424fe7cdfbad72f

At that, Edwin smirked and 3fe9765572 looked at me with a 4442ce15d9 tilted gaze.28b9e88e0eccb5f6

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“You should’ve said that earlier. You didn’t even tell 78be31b380 me you were leaving, e0caea8886 and you didn’t bother 450c36d520 reporting back after returning.”149659e089e1d08f

“……”47ea09cb539a4270

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“You never think about the people who worry about you, do you?”670425ec58b18569

“I left a note saying I was going with teddy bear…”0c1e7b61a11cf280

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I muttered defensively, feeling ccfdd8e0aa a little guilty.77871e8f125cf1c3

Edwin sighed lightly before 4baca3f566 speaking again.f0b988e958dd84b6

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“It was written in an ancient language.”44230ea7800c422e

“A-ancient language…?”0ca8558a7f2fe3da

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“Yeah. That’s what I’m looking for. You don’t know anything a392839ba9 about it, do you?”351cd4d7ae670ccc

“What?! No way!”6d7f44a381c7cb1e

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Annoyed that he had so e67fb77e81 confidently assumed I wouldn’t know, 41d93a7298 I shook my head furiously.14fa3c0a49d2b249

“I know ancient language too!”bd140409594a1fa8

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“How could you possibly know it?”483da3409da866aa

“I saw it at the temple! I can help you look 77e3746563 too!”8fd969fbf95f30f1

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Edwin’s complicated expression made it clear he wasn’t thrilled with my outburst.3d3d837542f2d5f4

But at least 86d1258738 he no longer f7fcac332f seemed intent on d145d51b50 kicking me out.d2180bc61b4b1b92

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With an exasperated f7fed3913e sigh, he finally 8a1c25e9cc spoke.62f7e1e5fc740813

“…It might not even be here, so just go look around over there. And don’t get in my way.”ef10d7ecf5cf6cd6

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“Okay!”9e19eee1850c5c18

Not only had I been 539101a115 allowed to stay, but he e9b64bd016 had even pointed me toward d71f46c5fd the bedside area, the complete 7c89086703 opposite of his desk search.8ded45a224b71b6f

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I let out bea6a48f15 a silent sigh 80584d80da of relief.08cbac7282aedb07

‘Phew. He really hates d398bea69c being called oppa.’d0cf87e237ca529f

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It worked out bdd7342dab well for me—I 94f46641de had wanted to 9e4076673f check under the ab2f644ebb bed and inside caa39ce0d6 the wardrobe anyway.08e6e805ddc7abe0

Just like I 2696f1b2bc had done earlier, a693aac5ed Edwin began rummaging 6d6353990a through Logan’s desk 7b23b6310c and drawers.d275a72948a004e5

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‘But why is he looking for ancient language?’e3b7f55968363342

His actions seemed ec033e2d01 suspicious, but I cdb7b15d64 decided to set 697a6c6efa my curiosity aside 04a03166c7 for now.b171530a03c072f4

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After all, I had already f686a343c2 wasted ten minutes arguing with ba27163998 him.d7b00f1718dbce47

Only twenty-five minutes left f5e1414777 before Logan returned.769bfd6edf8f59a5

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Moving quickly, I checked 2ad6a316b0 the bedside table and 7b25a6d33c under the bed.f83950171dde5e2a

Nothing.99c2c319c52cadbf

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Next, I opened the wardrobe.a9ea0447b8de76c8

Inside, there were just some a62ff184e3 extra blankets and a few 6b88f80039 plain outfits.91c6942400edd2ab

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I slipped my bc48f4dcc5 hand between the 99d5c7c488 blankets, checked the a7a0d2dfb3 pockets of the f3b85f0cf3 hanging clothes—4678feea23198ce2

Nothing.4f32f526fcb2d175

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No evidence of Logan’s connection 4aead13557 to the temple.4870ec135c592727

No ancient text that Edwin bdf813335b was searching for.732e843d7f6c246a

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Not even a dc5611e480 scrap of paper.1c4ab018a6ff0697

‘That just leaves the locked safe in the drawer… and the bookshelf.’aa739da732c61383

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Suppressing my disappointment, I turned 85e63869b7 away from the wardrobe and 5beb7d89c8 let out a small sigh.88689eb65015655c

The safe would require a 08db142c9a different plan to unlock.bfba85ff7fa760f5

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As for the bookshelf…c822e757af49ac04

‘Ugh.’dfee73e139e70263

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The glass jars filled with 1c26a14918 preserved creatures made me hesitate.002d7685a7968fb1

Even without those disgusting specimens, 1b3653a72d searching the bookshelf would take b37448f7dd too much time.43e0a27f97b84d51

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I would need to be692c3a4c inspect every book, and 139503e448 there might even be a122ed4b17 a hidden compartment behind 1a98d07102 it—like in the duke’s 9230b0a795 office.74533c2cdb040e22

‘…Maybe I should just stop for today.’9ed183c60ef4ed89

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It made me uneasy ffebd7e001 to leave, knowing that 4b0ffc9708 the temple’s spies could a3653e31ed be plotting something.0e60cc3e626ef726

But since I lived in 204d0c7a53 the duke’s estate, I would a418fa5c54 get another chance.a2de6b6550a8237b

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Acting rashly would f1588139e4 only ruin everything.5e87533380460a47

As I tried to da0224082c console myself and was 3c544da44d about to tell Edwin b9654b5f34 we should leave—d72cc1821c9150e2

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My eyes suddenly f44b822d3a landed on the 9e608c19d5 large painting beside 442326503c the bookshelf.067063970447278d

The one depicting the Goddess 34d68a019e of Erea in battle against 7cd886c13a the demons.ec4c86ed728350ea

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I had already b5618c7c6e noticed it when 917b273e4f I first entered 0e90c94ecd Logan’s room.e8c54939608cbcb5

But this time, something about 1e0791c737 it felt wrong.6064e2a144df8ec1

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Slowly, I stepped closer.41ecf0d184cfbcfe

Usually, holy war fae6abca01 paintings were depicted 5f9991e58a with the Goddess f485d34619 and angels above, cd0193fa48 and the demons b90e9a5e9d below—fa61757547722d65

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A clear representation 3467457e09 of divine victory.92131ca2a45c6327

But in this painting, the 89da6b7d93 entire composition was reversed.4fdab09dc9bc6fa6

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The sky, painted in dark 788ae5925a crimson, was swarming with demons—while 55fcf3b088 on the ground, the Goddess 0e0ee18cdb stood with her spear pointed fdf8191299 upward.66ae3095c8336033

And yet…694145ddfd827475

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‘The spear’s tip… it’s broken?’d215620305770748

Upon closer inspection, 3e9476afa6 I noticed that aa79d5e740 the bodies lying 0b7c86ce2a at her feet 242849e9af weren’t demons.f395304a7153148d

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They were dead angels.fce261fb59e74be3

And that wasn’t all.39ba35c89243904f

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The angels surrounding d33545618d the Goddess—rather than 0b9f0f4885 standing valiantly—b5b88accbcbcb81d

Their swords were all 243b83d6e0 pointed downward.c5212fee919eb4bc

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As if they 0cd4984eb2 had lost the dce13b5b90 will to fight.94d34db7cf6a7045

Or—3666746c0e9ec3c4

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As if they were 61cbe9e074 forming an inverted cross.793e84a723512734

I wasn’t particularly religious, 3a5545f86b despite being a Saintess a0ec783a0f Candidate.03113c42b6720325

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But this—5b17f855ab71c8aa

This was…d06f89897eb4ea1a

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‘A horrifying act of blasphemy.’f4b0ba3fb7b80909

A painting depicting the Goddess 44dfa737bb losing to the demons?90b5d8c928878b5e

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In Erea, the 275fd0c402 Holy Nation, such e0c922a168 a thing was 55545ad99c unthinkable.b619e4ad0c494e3b

A chill crawled up 884ab0079e my spine.3cdfd2140ce08287

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The more I examined the 5450969f1f details, the more the unease e00e4b451d turned to sheer dread.2dc8ae03e211c2f5

“…Edwin.”0a1248b46ea1d68b

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My voice trembled as I c8734f957d called him.11089098594b4f1f

Edwin, still focused on searching e56b64f48f the desk, responded without even 6fc482c44d looking at me.5462a2e2ef9c7ea9

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“What.”bb8792583016eadb

“T-the painting… it’s weird.”615fd70d3a5d6c3e

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“What about it?”17f2c8f1aef51270

“It’s… it’s really scary…”aa7a09edb26ff830

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Only when my de38de1b99 voice cracked with 4903fb38e2 tears did he 5dc231fc33 finally lift his d7df3875cd head.d9c35d1800321de5

“What’s wrong?”5b17bbbe82e3bb0d

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“T-the Goddess… It looks like she’s l-losing to the demons…”c413c5743eb52d57

“What are you talking about…?”edcc5547d9c96d75

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Sensing something wasn’t right, Edwin 06f7d844e7 immediately walked around the desk c3910a1349 to join me.1475bee9860c4909

The moment he stood 6dde909da8 beside me, the cold 96d4d7520d terror wrapped around me 1f29fde1ad loosened slightly.23080f2d3c947c87

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While I was frozen dccdb4400e in horror, Edwin calmly 8f5718e6ba studied the painting.36bb8b2737545c07

“This is…”a453712e936ad9ba

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Frowning, he reached out and d266ab2b38 ran his hand along the 27a83382d4 corner of the canvas.3a551e1eec1f82c4

“…The paper has been layered over.”8ed3ce92adeb90be

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“L-layered?”aed4d568be311c2e

Before I could fully process 258dd9f3dd his words, Edwin suddenly scraped 198c736306 at the corner with his a82179a003 nails.d9ba8dbd20095f15

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Riiip—e45ac0c9ee03e184

The canvas tore 3fe01ea47a apart almost immediately.710910df4bc8c104

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