Chapter 112

Thud. Thud.580d30a049ba0143

Heavy footsteps moved af607746ef busily outside the eec6f37627 wardrobe.02ded9f63af40a5a

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“Are you in here~?”216f5ce747c4cbc0

Despite confirming that 18033d4504 there were intruders e60c8db0d7 in his room, 66ce9081e5 Logan showed no 723cf756d2 signs of panic.c630fc794bc462f8

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On the contrary, he hummed 612d5f57f3 a tune as if he 8c3acc2bed were truly playing a game ca3a54334c of hide-and-seek.4eebd7077b350c6b

‘This lunatic.’c878e6bf893ed706

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His complete lack of concern a790d73522 about who might be hiding e3c32b1c5d sent chills down my spine.88fe8cf727203930

“Not here, huh? Not under the desk either.”4691c5f4e2bf342d

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“……”a83243993233f139

“Then… behind the curtains?”777fb66f22580d4c

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He announced every place he 7ef8708d6a checked, almost as if he fceea42dc1 wanted us to hear.1cd0182010da8a99

Because of that, Edwin and 00f316314d I held our breath, frozen 6dc13ef77f in place.67fc383a019a87f3

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He might have been 2fe5fb521d acting playful, but there 703648772d was no way he 7a6c6eab2e didn’t realize he was 151025be3a steadily approaching the wardrobe dfd4ea9dec we were hiding in.35cf905ae8922da8

‘What should we do?’0e9e28ea3c9e4aa4

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Even as my 9d8fdc4268 body trembled from 922ac68cfd the approaching footsteps, 368496b9ca I desperately tried 308dc3e64a to think of a53e654247 a way out.4c1371cafcf59903

‘Should I just burst out now and pretend we were playing hide-and-seek?’5d1b20b7366c9a0f

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No matter what, 5d39ede455 even if Logan 1cfd887a1c was a spy, 38ae750453 he wouldn’t dare 154f701c6a harm Edwin, the c34a010f38 young heir of 600fe3f4ac a duke.f117c5e5a8ee6013

But then, memories 26f1fb7adc of that bastard 59498a926d surfaced, making me 7356d68fe4 hesitate.8bb80edcb9af1cc4

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“But, Grandpa Gordon, what about Emma and… Svel—no, Sven?”5f01c22a0320709d

“…Actually, Logan was the one who recommended both of them.”aa75012824ac9031

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Logan wouldn’t have hired Emma 5c24cbf578 and Juliac for no reason.e2be9f907fac7ed2

TL/N: I don’t remember this person lol7658a3f87fc5fe7a

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He must have fully understood bb76b735d0 Edwin’s reserved nature—his tendency to 8ad34ca329 remain silent so as not c0d8809b1e to trouble his father.ac327809835b23b0

And he could 2bf3b54765 very well use 74fd15d8c5 that as an edec937ef3 opportunity to harm 77361b20e7 Edwin.12db807c10c2563b

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I bit my lip d786912679 hard and immediately scrapped 0db187b4cf my initial plan.adee66c1ee0d298f

‘Then… if we get caught, I’ll just lunge at him and bite his nose off. That’ll give Edwin e52d740b11 time to escape.’3a8f0229e3fa4b23

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Grandpa Gordon always said f72f285e17 I had strong teeth. He even said 188ca41c28 I could bite 42398d6525 a few more 8bf6948989 times without a 2f8f3ef903 problem.44233e0d704c79e4

But before I could 2e311aa3e4 fully settle on Plan c393ce6e11 B, another problem surfaced.1c93be7ecf93eea5

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‘…What if the door won’t open?’4d28881457496578

I had clearly 97e6e27b12 heard the sound 92346ed612 of Logan closing 1017eec24f the door after 199209c6b4 entering.48f9b3be0767c519

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If some kind of 0f0adeb1ea sealing magic had activated 2df5ac201d again and the door 6072116489 wouldn’t budge, all I’d da4d9ad2a0 be doing was making 6c65a59cbf him even angrier for ff7a8d2668 no reason.825d17c9323aa62e

“Waaah!”6cc34c4fa6d8a02a

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“……”8c1d890c5c94217e

“Hm. Not under the bed either. Then where could you be? Come out, come out, f0c187e091 wherever you are~”10690b0c3f81d6ce

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In the meantime, Logan had de75322cbc drawn even closer.2c0a396597ed5faf

Listening to his insane 09deb19e8a mutterings, I kept racking 66f3defe97 my brain for a 709871cab0 way to get Edwin b195f89e00 out safely.42f0ccfa26cd8651

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‘Think, Belze. You’re an adult, aren’t you?’d0da4de3498c2bcc

Step.441e439e31bf130d

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Unfortunately, there was no other e80f2a77e1 place to hide in the a47a124b45 plain, uncluttered room.9c63458b6ca271c3

The moment his footsteps fc484e6a9f halted, a shadow stretched dd104edc32 through the crack of 45a2786a88 light peeking beneath the 1d014480f7 wardrobe door.b5d651b41698cfcf

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“What a shame. There’s only one place left.”9ba3e13f7e9281e1

Logan muttered in 6751e4e43b an unsettlingly amused 5afd12e35c tone.059ca3c2aa93692d

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‘Damn it, I don’t know anymore.’f5d6be33ef0dd2ce

There was no d2c78c9517 more time to 8728c684bc think.f474bf14c9f91430

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His nose, his 1c2f2e0c7c legs—whatever I could 3f8f5d8848 reach.785315276d38ca94

I braced myself to burst 2a71b669cf out of the wardrobe and 1950cf03e9 throw the first punch when—df1ab5c71d188d91

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A movement beside me.7a5b948d6cfb6445

Someone moved just a fraction 7aa72efc5a of a second faster than 1398b1cbb5 me.67cc41065c1c80aa

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Then—234be3f08d874a57

Whoosh—71109ef8366d1a9b

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The wardrobe door 88131c174b swung open, and c904a52b4a the darkness was 9405cee632 instantly flooded with e50e775c23 blinding light.8072a0b710d385b8

“Ugh.”a3f9681b060a1d3e

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The sudden brightness stabbed 5d40c320c3 at my eyes, making ff7236a631 me instinctively raise a 8ef06d7d30 hand to shield them aa7e93228d with a groan.d1e4bedf5088547a

But that moment didn’t last 03c9027166 long.f70a6d073b58bab2

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“…Young Lord?”7d60c569eef98b05

Logan’s stunned voice rang out.652e2f48c84ae82c

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I forced my eyes open 370a9a8053 despite the sharp light—ac6e8cffaf827f29

Only to find Edwin 2e63b90940 standing before us, the 88dd9536f8 one who had opened 164096a3c2 the wardrobe door.83e4704927a00d49

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“You’re here?”5f3e5499644d1871

As if nothing had f1bdf32789 happened, Edwin stepped down 6e04882f76 from the wardrobe with 4cc0e81159 complete composure.c1a4133936a0bdaa

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Then, he reached a hand 40e8aadb7a out toward me.bdbc2d0ac6f04979

“We’ve been caught, Belze. Come on out.”d7d0ff73b5824895

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‘W-What is he doing?’f8f74175f7b5abbc

I was utterly baffled 2b0f9c5de9 by Edwin’s sudden actions.b9f867d3b5fe1faa

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However, under Edwin’s 5af8f38885 insistent gaze, I 5dc4bae013 had no choice d6a0537079 but to get af3b1cc6c5 up and step 9663000b95 out.bee61ee6d1f135fa

Just like when b1d624d660 he had placed 2e68503a64 me inside the e7454a5b36 wardrobe, he effortlessly 0c749c1d0e lifted me and e3188575ec set me down 3c62a4e6a3 on the floor.920576e65f03e2ba

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“…Hah.”a90f7563127dc719

Logan, who had been 6796ccc2ba watching the entire sequence c3fe9d5db3 of actions with a 5d21f993a0 dazed expression, finally furrowed d164bd0505 his brows deeply.78c8e80259fc41b4

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“…What exactly were you doing in here?”ad4d2ae0d116229a

“As you can see.”887b2ff77167f458

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At Logan’s sharp question, Edwin 5b758b69d0 casually shrugged.9ad1e887f9893f01

“Playing hide-and-seek.”4f5a43d4bc2a185c

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“In my room? Inside my wardrobe?”0b4786d30452d7ab

“It just happened that way. The window was open, you ec3589bb5f know?”10ddc8d0709edafb

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“…That shouldn’t have been possible.”6d69f963cf7d6656

Logan muttered meaningfully, his bb84e45ed5 eyes scanning Edwin and 8a407c44ee me from head to 2d9472d3ec toe.452e18e0f06b775e

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His chilling gaze 36b2c3a9fd made me shrink e427e38e73 slightly.4db2427c39ecb860

But Edwin, as 9fe4399184 if he had 44ca68b169 nothing to hide, ba9ac7f396 met it head-on e3b53c20d4 with complete confidence.c65bb15a1e827f1d

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Logan, still incredulous, pressed further.829489a323688f70

“…You claim you were playing hide-and-seek, yet why did you tear up my painting?”d9b3795d0b9f3c4a

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“Sorry. It wasn’t on purpose.”8b01fceacc4756e9

Edwin responded effortlessly, without hesitation.06bf0837ef411fdd

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“I got caught on it while playing, and the paper ripped. But then I noticed something 54473b9456 behind it, so I got 0aac76fc43 curious.”1ce1252b48eabf71

“I thought you had already completed your etiquette training.”3c6b1c3c579da2c0

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Logan scoffed, tilting his head.3c5a14dea37703cd

“Breaking into someone else’s room wasn’t bad enough? You even destroyed their belongings.”684b7ac38b446656

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“……”7a5611f7f5f16f56

“Didn’t you learn that you should apologize to the owner first?”dfbb1490b908662c

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“Well, that’s true, but…”0ab07481524405a0

For a moment, it 3e3ba11cf0 seemed like Edwin was 63936537e7 at a loss for 43120c4bbf words under Logan’s persistent 7442a85098 interrogation.507457a70c07237b

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But it was just 5784a4ba8f an illusion.36e1b43607b5b67d

“I didn’t go anywhere I wasn’t allowed, Logan.”57bfb9ff093c6e6e

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“…What?”7304d6d253cf2bb6

“I can pay for the damaged painting. So what’s the problem?”149f038f1df201d7

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“……”4088e30c5f9bb210

Edwin’s response was so unflinchingly b00c2f0e75 bold—bordering on brazen—that Logan was aa5f818892 left speechless.c242bbd9f0f760d6

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His lips parted several times 11e3e34d10 in sheer disbelief.27e4ceb9376d353b

But despite his flustered reaction, 64ac25ce50 Edwin’s words weren’t wrong.0a56d7e381a1d2c7

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‘That’s right. After all, Edwin 9fc74db621 is the rightful 294297242c heir of this fe840c8cc3 estate. No one except the Duke ac88c95d51 himself can reprimand him for ef35740d67 anything he does here.’0d54b6ca2a579fdb

If anything, the real 730ab21159 problem was Logan, who e18e8ca9b2 had suspicious magic seals e1db95fcc2 hidden within the manor.65dcf4b36c850d27

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At last, I understood why c11211e8b8 Edwin had stepped out of ad6d6b65ce the wardrobe first.391f43a23be3ce3d

Hiding was just a 7817e7daa3 cover—an excuse.5f6a22e3afabc120

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From the beginning, he had 68643a19ab intended to walk out confidently.f39cc1a58634f65e

“You’re taking this too seriously. It’s not fun anymore.”f2c30b7c90f823d7

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Looking up at Logan, who 7df309803b was now stammering in frustration, 47b8814606 Edwin suddenly lost interest and 34df5ab376 turned to me.81f04b92f85446c6

“Let’s go, Belze.”aac7f10280e9715f

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He grabbed my hand nonchalantly.5870fdddb199d567

However, his palm was damp a6dfcbd46f with sweat.8ac849ca943ad49a

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Even though he was putting c5ddfc3717 on a calm front, he 1879ec90dc was just as tense as e2113df7df I was.d82cde6702c95a1f

“Okay! Hide-and-seek’s over! What should we play next~?”a3e473069249ba1a

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I chimed in 69b27e4015 with an innocent, cb540f28ef carefree voice, playing 8f85777528 along with the 864b72663b act.0b3b27b097b380b4

But as we passed bc71af8c08 by Logan, my heart 9cd51f44c4 pounded so hard it 262b685f29 felt like it would 2edac776bb burst.cc79ae6f74776dbc

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‘Oh, right. I don’t have a heart.’ee2928ac57ed6e18

Then why did my chest c078cd4d92 feel like it was about a9771ce6d3 to explode?0ee9344b6a3f3d79

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Logan didn’t stop f141f902ad us from leaving.435e01770de90542

But just as we 2401aba850 reached the door—1f38ff8eccc03d3b

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“Wait a moment, Young Lord.”00334213965f9e26

Edwin’s hand, which had fa6c30637b just grabbed the doorknob, df2edf62a0 stiffened at the voice f917d2bfbd calling from behind.d4b3fdb814659e11

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“…Do you know what that text meant?”70fd4da8c15ac32b

“No.”f088800723f8ce69

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Edwin remained composed until the a04f6d8bbf very end.d7a98d7a6a296b7a

“I have no idea.”4500279d9d87ac4e

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He didn’t even turn around 6b32318900 as he casually responded and bb075e3880 twisted the doorknob.8f76c351f758deef

Click.2b0dd08126358758

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But the door didn’t open.c9fe20bd8da09d6b

“…That shouldn’t be possible.”bd51b0537dfa06a6

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At the same time, 40bda0e336 a chilling murmur came a7fd2189cd from behind us.262d9262f51b6be8

“You’ve been studying ancient languages for two years now, haven’t you?”7ccfa72df4c471f7

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“……”6e5eba594585dbf7

“The words weren’t even that difficult. Yet you claim you cfca4ab306 don’t know? As the one 3f0464ef7e who personally arranged ca6f59d014 for your ancient 18f323c24c language tutor, I 28a203e959 must say, I’m 0715ab9dd3 a little disappointed.”713edd236fba882f

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Logan spoke smoothly, as 70ff5be941 if he had never 87b65aef53 been flustered at all.73ac57a86ffd558a

There was a smile on 0f0d9cfdc2 his face, but it was 6290358ed8 dripping with mockery.21b5f9bd64c4f506

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His words made my 2902972be6 mind go blank.9f66ce6b933fef99

He knew Edwin’s exact 36089ff0a3 proficiency in ancient languages.9802ca919f1fdbb9

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The grip on my 1b57044445 hand tightened.2184a7ef173d34a9

After a brief pause, Edwin a5d2893864 suddenly turned around.d01c989cc6468a57

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“…So what?”ee9440fcbb9d410b

Even in this terrifying d75baa8a6d situation, Edwin instinctively positioned 51457384ff himself in front of 1afdb34db2 me.5ccc48c1d4d1c1bb

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“Are you planning to trap us here?”5231ff08da1712ae

“Of course not.”f41a4bf7bb509d10

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Logan grinned.806597244039d455

“But if I let you go just like this, I’ll be in a bit of a bind. I need to ensure my b846732669 own survival too, Young Lord.”81595377cb647ea3

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“So you want to negotiate?”33e2d28edfbdcf0d

“The heir of a founding noble family ignoring heresy after discovering it….”14f6974e66cd243e

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Logan repeated Edwin’s words 3e32ca13ea mockingly, as if it abe0e8501e was the most ridiculous 8c0f85e161 thing he had ever e8eb7a9861 heard.7ae5a62904dcd54f

I didn’t even have 0bd7e54027 time to be shocked e94d829178 by the fact that 560cdae98d Logan had just admitted, adca22e574 out loud, that he 64d3610be9 was a heretic—and that 2fa291e833 Edwin already knew.1cbc819cbb9ba374

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“Don’t you think that’s a bit of an unconvincing deal?”a5c8b734d0a1df3e

A tense silence stretched between 8131aa00b2 them.2f83c304076cd120

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“I was expecting a much more… enticing offer.”6ef59c5751324ed5

“You can’t kill me anyway.”c104d4f897af1e0a

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Edwin scoffed.e429b5e6f9b012fd

“You wouldn’t want to go from being a heretic to a heretic who murdered a noble. You’d be burned a2bba105f2 at the stake.”b1724977433fb505

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“Haha. Kill you? How could I? I’ve grown quite fond a19b3bf48f of you, you know.”8108103f27a2ce3a

Despite his words, 48a97313a8 Logan didn’t look e68e9a66ed the least bit 4e9b69702b sentimental.d28b938a08c36c98

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Instead, he added with a 8a6e7671a8 smirk—b519ecb12a5a360f

“I think it would be easier to simply erase your memories.”315b593619d8ef74

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Gasp.42160416f8b5c140

The moment I heard 1fcbea874d those words, I sucked 6286a4ca8d in a sharp breath.b9b1b1751a31b132

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Memory-altering magic—spells that violated 0ee0eb5f6c a person’s rights—were strictly d697cf781e forbidden by law.eec23c04eb0b7658

And those kinds of forbidden 30d62fcb6d spells didn’t fall under normal f810b8e024 magic.b78fe1bd3bdd8283

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They were curses bdebedca99 or dark magic.91513c20ba424932

All the theories afa0e2ac5d I had previously 9eb6cb2da5 dismissed as far-fetched bc631a9344 speculation were suddenly 7463ac1e17 falling into place, e9294e0e7d one by one.c5d05809f9abfd73

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Logan was exactly 3a318bf4cf what Ismail had 4bb1dc83b7 warned me about.2722e2856773ff91

A heretic who 34ba032800 wielded dark magic.957dee0e1b93c3bf

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This was the worst-case scenario.2749aa953ba9b9d8

At that moment—c860a20bdc408ba3

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“You can’t use high-level magic here.”f01c1af5756609e2

Unlike me, who had gone 1791f00874 pale upon hearing Logan’s true fa67e286be identity, Edwin remained eerily calm, 6dfeaf5e20 as if he had known 68b25c9a75 all along.e9acf2f75f18a394

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“That’s correct. This so-called sacred ground… haah.”9653103b066447ea

Logan let out a 636f8dddfd deep sigh, looking as 72fb8a4995 if he had a 619142ee8f headache.06bf94127aa96d57

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“Damn it. Erea’s been dead for ages, ad65a257d7 so why the hell does 953c77b69f her residue still linger?”60e9b563bc2d593b

He didn’t even bother hiding 536464d300 his identity anymore, openly denying 42af190586 the existence of the goddess.a08757b41e5f18e7

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Then, with a 793058536f sudden snap of d83e3b7dc9 his fingers—62ca43174773db97

“But something like this is still possible.”f339b48b7b10d92d

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“……”310456fb9cd1ffa0

He murmured a 5437ae6d50 short phrase in cfb4da56b8 ancient language.dcf81159b8728956

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At that instant—5a4ebbdea974d781

I felt my 10c18a5c74 body, which had 568d6ebb18 been standing just d7f75a91af behind Edwin, suddenly 0f930f8358 lift into the a23cb5e665 air.a160ef7dd37c8191

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“W-What…?”b82c5531d2fbe3c7

I barely had time to 3640df7a6d register the sensation of floating 5a4bdcb3e0 before—07e2d81c73492253

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Whoosh—!4a772bb3aaf12ea7

Like a lifeless object, 64469487e4 my body was flung 54d39b77f4 forward uncontrollably.47d916bca206870d

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“A-Aahh! Edwin!”30286e8565436584