Chapter 111

On the black 81533606b7 canvas, a line bdb07cbc49 of text was 309c5eed3e roughly scrawled in 14facf5f01 bright red dye.c1a914fe24788ec3

“An… ancient language?!”c099daf1036799cb

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Seeing the scene beneath the eb5ab0bc8e painting, I gasped and turned e677e4c155 to Edwin in shock.1deae173c9f56acb

“This is…”434f0a69b7d1add6

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He, too, seemed quite startled, bb36db1c87 staring intently at the painting 6f5cd812c9 with a hardened expression.82c35a80c0b448cb

‘I thought they were just looking for some kind of dictionary when they said they were searching for ancient writing…’5c68831b59a055ea

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I never imagined such 55e91012b0 text would actually be 7605053e31 hidden somewhere.4eb42cb120607d70

“Do you know what it says?”96fef23a63016f11

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At my question, d5482ae636 Edwin, who had e99597ca79 been staring blankly d9a286d5ff at the painting, 16683200a9 suddenly turned to d047ffbcce look at me.fcb9ab9c7bcb9a5b

For a brief moment, f1d4995d88 his golden eyes, locked 4e4490d9d8 onto mine, wavered.420fbd819e973832

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“…No.”2e2b26e16eb17590

After gazing at me 78366cdeb5 with an unreadable expression 7892a2d011 for a while, he e6ac2e4bfb shook his head.29c422b37bb89e6f

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“I don’t really know. Do you?”d6614f23983f8ec4

“Nope. Of course, I don’t.”e45e3239565228a1

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At my words, Edwin fbb2612d51 let out a small 0d40105b5f chuckle.2be95974c373e0f2

“Still, you recognized that it was an ancient language.”56c6547f6c20381c

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‘Hey! I actually know 41fd01069a more about this 40d3c067e3 stuff than you 8169dccef4 do!’b7e26ee289d57850

I bristled at his 8cb479d682 comment but bit my 6268ff0f8a tongue.8a8876a2a42e3f5e

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After all, it would be 04601f6267 ridiculous for a five-year-old, who d07e6499dc could barely write properly, to 71b4189963 claim they knew an ancient 275864b990 language.74c894ead1270008

Of course, I only recognized 63da5288e5 its appearance—I couldn’t actually read 71475176aa or write it.1f09bf49c22bf626

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Not knowing what the words 32b80cba20 on the canvas meant was 0751b06561 frustrating.7e96df3e3cd6994f

‘If I had known this would happen, I would’ve studied ancient languages with Diana in my past life.’c5fa7310323c4fe0

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As I stared 0f283437b1 up at the 7099ed28e5 strange, worm-like letters, 1455b5e7b6 regret filled me. Then, all of 88ff6ef1ac a sudden, a 78a3ea7d41 chill ran down a76bd1d433 my spine, making 03d2a61f0a me shudder.4efb1f88fdf2d360

The more I thought about 2219af9fe1 it, the eerier it became.5d971f6666074bdf

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Ancient writing, hidden 0adccd8d06 beneath a heretical e243a60d0f painting?1f7ab8504f410b08

‘Why the hell would someone hide something like this here… so ominous.’f063723588f7bd26

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As I turned back e37de10729 to the canvas with ed79ddd6e0 a wary gaze, a cad0d1fdc0 memory suddenly resurfaced—a63a5cb8f6135834

The time I was 665c730a1e trapped in the Chamber a8d28bb8ba of Repentance.bdd11d5874f21a94

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The strange symbols drawn d318c8b938 in red dye all 680d3a9dfb over the floors, walls, a59400bf75 and ceiling.4e7b7b6369cc1e58

The whispers of an 5e8246bbf0 ancient language murmuring through a6ca3a82b8 the suffocating darkness.4607c71aef2bf9f0

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For some reason, looking at 7c8bd09787 the ancient text on the a16d3fba92 canvas brought back that exact 12d1e3a6b8 same spine-chilling fear.5a7915154de89790

‘…Could Logan be a heretic?’5d71b9dca3b4f781

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Just hiding ancient 722484b7d5 writing wasn’t enough 4d1700425a proof, so it 540e5b5a79 was too early a54adbd7fe to jump to f7f39873e0 conclusions.f67e2a4ac1aa71b0

But the mere fact 921ee36e50 that he displayed a 55e9ef9446 painting of a goddess e89ebf794e losing to a demon? That alone set him fe2a4a10f7 far apart from any 32f2ff56a9 devout believer.f25f25fbb7f1248d

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Yet, assuming he fa472e9af4 was a heretic 9eb5809b7f raised too many 29fa7622e3 questions.fecdf03f334a3f08

‘Dunkeski too? Even Magnus?’f6633d781e35bcdf

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If Logan, a temple 04e345d909 spy, was truly a a1a996f0f8 heretic, then everyone associated 983522493e with him would be 29b7a90b6c involved as well.d1c2880b5078bb64

And not just 7a91a40b03 any priests—if even 75713cb9f6 a high priest 6f0080adc9 was part of d9a9c0644c a heretical faction, c1ec55ceba it would be 08c530610d a truly shocking c65cb20719 revelation.740d9351afcdde57

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Moreover.247fb18b7fa9f809

‘…Diana?’f164bba9d50bec90

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According to Ismail, 00bb98dd3a heretics who worship 48e1b8ad06 demons used violet-colored 97e04da770 dark magic.0e9a240d9a7397a6

But when I tried af539bec8c applying that to Diana, 6639bf3555 a hollow laugh escaped 0bd9b8f7a6 me.d024d79ade45557a

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‘The holy maiden of a saintess story… a demon worshiper? Does that even make sense?’e34d7f56a8a409cd

Leaving the original story aside, 6d77c5ee7b Diana had healing powers.9eebb48337b05181

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I had never b5bae6b635 heard of a 8c0c1c9867 dark magician who 6ecb6629bc worshiped demons pretending c01e904ac7 to be a 36ac30ddb1 saintess and going b3a2363f32 around healing people.1e3ebc829ae25b79

‘…I don’t know.’1d49b489b12ebbd3

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A fleeting memory of the 0b2e07793c violet light that once burst 663cf38542 from Diana’s hands resurfaced in 11fad7ad60 my mind.a925cf3ae1d25c54

But too much 24d0467805 time had passed—I d10e6967b1 wasn’t even sure 2836fdbe36 if what I c4eb4d1a12 saw had been 39f219565a real.10f0632e7d92e0f4

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Had I truly witnessed it?4093633d55f299e0

Since it was b81c70f160 such a brief 1e63546cd2 moment, I couldn’t 4fe9081a83 be completely certain e873d8e2cc that my subconscious fafdb80753 hadn’t projected something.5626cdca49499c15

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Logan, the heretics, the unknown 04c9976591 forces lurking within the temple…1d3a57a89b82cda4

Everything was full of uncertainties.374790814e1e611f

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“…Now what do we do?”1d064e4d1cb44261

Before I knew 8657a963cc it, those words 020f736e8a slipped from my 1a1413e86d lips, carried by 6d58cb3917 the overwhelming frustration 0279115d9b welling up inside 2bc7a3f32c me.fdc6581a1b6c2e51

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“What do you mean, ‘what do we do’?”e26ac4063381175b

A dry voice suddenly 3ec924e7ad sounded beside me.655dea849e88137b

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Startled, I snapped my 038728cde8 head up to see c58b3cfe7b Edwin, who had already 14faa8c300 shifted his gaze away 775bdab56e from the ancient text, b04235d66b calmly summarizing the situation.24585d46bf5219dd

“For now, let’s clean this up and get out of here. We’ve made a mess.”502010024008d575

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“Gasp!”e39dd0ee076a07c3

Following his gaze downward, I 4fc41f07c8 saw the floor in utter 03f555e8f0 chaos, covered in shredded paper.1025dd1ba2e78bac

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‘This… this is basically announcing that we ransacked the place.’d36424609f515337

Seeing the tattered remains 0dc5056c86 of the fake painting, b35b896a30 I felt a wave ba71441136 of despair.8c1a889434e550fd

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Any hope of 94def0f747 a perfect crime 04ae659dd7 was now gone.7595f2ad9f574208

Logan would realize 936bbb8324 the moment he 04807c80a8 returned that someone f6cba28d58 had broken into 76453e257f his room and 8a6c798f55 tampered with the 47cfdea362 painting.8b76c74f3873cb6d

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Since things had already reached 583d7ebc93 this point, the best course 7bfae657f6 of action was to take 1caeb67b52 Edwin’s advice and escape before 9b2ca633a6 the owner of the room 0459931cce came back.5ab6c4b7955eea35

“I’ll put the chair back, so you gather up the shredded pieces into one pile.”8e8d6f977f6f6e24

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“Okay, got it!”f520412099f28800

“Don’t throw them away. I’m taking them with me.”df38c95825334f4c

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I was nodding enthusiastically ce648a6d7f when Edwin’s additional remark d3d5d27a1e made me pause in 4b6135fd49 admiration.776f58ad2d4792c0

I had assumed that e8c1310124 the fake painting, torn d8bd238832 into such tiny pieces, 0acdf01825 would be useless as ca14dd8c86 evidence to prove Logan 2ef9b53106 was a temple spy.381efc110dd7a2a4

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But Edwin planned to 0575f45383 take the scraps and 2e08c328b5 piece them back together 5d7d21d03a like a puzzle.258fa59a0f45fdf7

‘I’m so glad Edwin is here.’5643ccd5d56ed08d

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At first, his sudden appearance 7e9c2f3758 had been overwhelming and burdensome.d1465881772c7024

But if he hadn’t been 2fb07acb0d here, I wouldn’t have even 4301b558d8 found the ancient text hidden 513d0e319b behind the painting. I would’ve left empty-handed.ccf77ec1edc6fc63

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Feeling warmth bloom in my 4ef5c4f2d2 chest, I crouched down to 826732d8be follow Edwin’s instructions.6ffb2a96f5dc2249

Whoooosh—!f5747185dc2248f3

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Suddenly, a violent gust 6ad66ac7cb of wind swept through dd5a691217 the room.b7367dfbb3897bc5

Then—147347ea6b3cfd1b

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BANG!ab5d9065ceab3107

Logan’s door, which had been dd7869a8a1 slightly ajar due to Edwin’s eb0f9af549 entrance, slammed shut with force.92dc6f8c275f0720

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I didn’t even 7c46240c48 have time to e0f7aad47a be surprised.5da9d883165859f5

Screeech, thunk! Clack.b67e364225a6022b

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The window I had opened 9458db4d70 also moved on its own, 8aa8061dce slamming shut, and even locking 6cb407c7ba itself in place.33d78e9a50bdef61

“T-the door…”9c2608a64ea9ce16

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Stammering in shock, I 43662e667a sprang to my feet adb7b1e931 and rushed toward it.8b6fcf603cf17da5

Clack, clack.3e606aa8e99ae914

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No matter how 1a88836b21 many times I b45f59dbf6 turned the doorknob, c2a7b21df4 the door wouldn’t 6ca70128b1 budge.f85e93995c42f20d

“E-Edwin! The door won’t open!”0db37230eb0c2d04

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“…The window either.”99f97499caabf2f8

The moment he 7425e7b398 placed the chair ff6ed49ccb back behind the 47be0191be desk, he walked 58fd406715 over to the f5b1e0fae6 closed window and 420b98e5ab gave it a 9eb5dc4435 shake.bd0cd81ba10825f9

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“…Looks like the room’s been sealed.”efb9da841b1c8f33

“S-Sealed?!”06225660e13c5cfa

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“Yeah. It seems like there’s 85b9fbb18d some sort of magic 61101482ec set up so that 20d8ec2163 when the painting is 2b9434e477 touched, the door locks d42415fbd8 automatically…”0cfaad65cf3c4960

‘Magic?’661a6ceec8ec2ca2

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Edwin’s words made my eyes dc72057eee widen in shock.d18ec1308b5b50fa

Ever since the religious war, 5c4d3abd26 unnatural powers like magic had d22ed19b7e been rarely used.39423ebbf280b8f3

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At most, they were 6f6ecdb0c0 employed in high-grade weapons 6a9edf9cd8 or transportation devices for 1d58189d25 convenience.364ca6b1b1ea2887

But they were so expensive 1c2ed26ea9 that someone like Logan, a 6b89b8d3ce mere commoner, could never afford c85b8c7fe3 them on his salary.4149822c7f6d13ff

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Besides, as far as I 25ca49dd31 knew, the duke’s estate was 47715915a5 built on sacred ground, just 8bcd93acb6 like the temple. Any power aside from 85820cb2a5 divine energy wouldn’t function 06fae81f84 properly here.da3c70e0976f157a

This was also why d87cfe9c03 medicinal herbs like Fairy 7d7dc8565e Herb thrived unusually well 9cf78dc95f in this land.31fd6a14a99c3835

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Yet, deep within 992ec95330 such sacred ground, 042b311e2b there was a cfc4320d19 magical seal?0bfd7c5e17a7cb0f

It wasn’t something d107803236 just anyone could 38c7f503df pull off.4a66ce306098bcac

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‘Could Logan be… a dark magician?’739895ab55de2224

As the unpleasant realization sank 4ab4314d82 in, I stiffened.786f3aa7fda207eb

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Meanwhile, Edwin moved 2846cec4aa around the room, 287d380c2f searching for any 6f3bb7064a possible escape route.38bca7e01a1be43d

But in a room where 76ba218352 the door and windows were ac86710647 all tightly locked, there was 4b831e119f no way out.2e92b8746457f502

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A sense of dread crept f0db351e8d over me.b0bb7523ef377941

“A-Are we… stuck in here?”239a5d4217ea2122

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“Unless we get caught, yeah.”d148727e94e53120

With those words, Edwin returned 965570bc7d to where I was standing 8594799e99 and suddenly lifted the chair 48cc6cf7af he had just set down.489b60bd575ad8e2

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Then, with all 92e90427ac his strength, he c8061e234e hurled it at 3bf467944d the window.c358420ce50e1bc2

CRASH! THUD!bab4db8ada858fd1

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Despite the loud 1d7d9666a7 impact, the glass f30e3d3642 remained completely intact.623acabe2e482988

Not only had 3d4df9b7fe the room been 05e80593d3 locked, but it da1d9892f1 had also been f83978c457 reinforced to prevent cbe7f39401 any escape.26c60763dd67a1a0

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We were officially trapped.9abc3012bed50cfa

Panicking, I glanced at the 7d2b0493b2 clock to check the remaining c83ea2ebc7 time.dcfcdda9ce29e31f

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We still had fcb9eb532f about ten minutes 5a15bf875c left before the 8cadc6c5d0 one-hour minimum time 08f7db0b07 limit was up.11eea7f45bd62557

That meant we d8a0c30d29 had to find 3be7a924b4 a way out 15c977fb77 within the next 7eb3094dd3 ten minutes.0a767c0f4c169e63

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But—6304e56aa3f1b90e

Neighhh—48239ad819142040

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Before we could even e5c20c4d3f start looking, a faint 4193bb2963 sound of a horse’s a82bc4e30d cry echoed from a 443aef093b distance.19f373cc60169670

A carriage was pulling cd7e15a4b7 into the estate.223f01f7399ad3c9

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There was only one person 88878190f3 who could be arriving at 0135098ac9 this hour.1fc8be5415e6d9cf

‘Why is he back so soon?’b173c0dab786aa1c

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My heart plummeted at 73741e3a6d the realization. Logan had returned much 229c20d92b earlier than expected.287f86891c3aaea2

“W-What do we do, Edwin?! Logan’s back…!”70c193f31b7e4488

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I shouted frantically at Edwin.804cf0b61a32098f

If he had heard f35d19e0f6 the carriage as well, a3681d10ae he didn’t show it. Instead of picking up 417a26a1bd the chair he had 37fa40e06b thrown, he simply approached d253e6d586 me.8bd8ee7b009aa2a6

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“Come here, Belze.”cb97f3efcae6f136

He grabbed my arm 5226021b94 firmly and pulled me a5d4e0d4a1 along.08f7204381c4e10a

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“W-What about the trash on the floor?”4cc9fd978b0b5009

“Leave it. If anything, he 7b56252d1c might think a ba9e4caa14 thief broke in 401b780d3b and rush out.”6e766ecd8fc81b2d

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That made sense.779beb42079787ec

Nodding quickly, I a67d14d6b7 followed as Edwin 99996531d7 strode to the 6d98cd1a67 wardrobe beside the 40f4117748 bed.b9d886f07a6954b1

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He flung open the dfa1226c29 door, then lifted me 1737bd5a0c up and shoved me 9cd2500ce0 inside before climbing in a51afd8bb9 himself.70cbefaf1db6bdfc

I was utterly c2ed7ead67 bewildered by his 11757ea81e actions.eebc961c4f6d23c3

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“C-Can we really hide in here?”6677311bd2b42dd3

“It’s better than standing in the middle of the room like an idiot and running into him head-on.”457436de6b9d1c52

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That was true. Begrudgingly, I shut my mouth.288415582705f860

Creeeak.915a7981dcc22ce9

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At last, the wardrobe 8a8dde4dcf door closed, and complete 627d36d19e darkness swallowed us whole.2e81bcc152b7982a

Thump. Thump.7ee5b0d0ac5351d8

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A heartbeat—whose, I 52b972235c couldn’t tell—echoed in 5c870d392a my ears.4d1b506e236be984

Right now, all we could 9712e53672 do was hope that Edwin 78d1a76a2c was right, and that Logan, 6fa2692f61 upon seeing the ransacked room, 1f0b12da3f would immediately run out to 650da8e152 alert someone.b8cc316d7eb1610e

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‘If that happens, we can sneak out.’172c4074701e69a1

Step. Step.5808b8112588e320

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Before long, faint footsteps reached dab5d8936a my ears.c2245d1eeb7edeee

Whether it was 369b3fc464 because of my 7fb0f0bc0d nervousness or something 277657220a else, they felt 9864fc090a even louder than f6249ac6e8 when Edwin had 1b8d7b428f approached me earlier.267ceb3f6928b7d5

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Step. Step. Step. Step.4c7fb26ea4445488

The footsteps quickened, almost cbf1d62512 as if the person 269956d0db was running.26a2d282372baf1f

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Despite silently praying for him a8ea721499 not to come this way, 6e31be7a52 the sound came to an 2de0949bb9 abrupt stop—right in front of 923965c623 Logan’s door.7a117d7d2d89a09b

Moments later—69521e04c03585da

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Clack. Creak—d8c005289340ef9a

The door, which had been 7183624331 locked tight, swung open without 440e323c7e any sign of it being 3682f58508 manually unlocked.5e031e7012e36e57

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Then—99661f751cdd2caa

“…Hah. You really wrecked my room, 90b8ca6200 huh?”2c967dce261b2419

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A soft chuckle, 3559794f74 tinged with amusement, bb4e7d5cbd accompanied the low 12d529a5d3 voice of the 2bbf57b013 room’s owner.890668cee854b3a3

I had expected f89e4e6265 Logan to be 215b6fb14b furious.355e64cdcf3d4c40

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Or, at the very 170e1fb8a1 least, shocked enough to f11ca0ff14 run outside.36c714b2d8709910

But he did neither.535e000fc901e9dd

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Click.fa7dc4d277a130ac

Instead, the sound of 829c53b062 the door closing echoed 7f8d27fd4b through the room.5db543c2607a9189

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He had stepped fully inside.6cb35b140ba51b5a

“There’s no way they got out of the room…”f6b0dd74cc9d57d8

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“…”672f47a503bd6648

“Well then, let’s see where the little rats are hiding.”f629de1c9563e42f

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And with that, f2c65221cf he began humming 1a9f5d39ae a tune.07628e140a5c58d3

“Come out, come out, wherever you are~”07a85d5e621bb99d

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