Chapter 114

Whoooosh—!b61bb2d20e36f235

A beam of 15b069a24f radiant light shot 8d1a44f94a out from my 5beb75d483 hands, streaking directly 287224fe84 toward Logan’s head.abdefeb50b078894

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Compared to Dunkeski, the da76d213a6 faint violet aura lingering beaeeef47e around Logan’s scalp was cf9d48e5a7 much smaller and weaker.ae0b7c620710501a

For a split second, I 9e83127088 worried—what if nothing happened?cc34b0b3877fe912

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But that fear was unnecessary.a30f3ef495cfa84a

The white beam b77f0805af pierced through the c12bf02fd9 violet glow like 6511adbe44 a spear, instantly 55122fcd8a seizing control of 8cfe4f1735 his head.ccb550117f80774b

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“AAARGH!”a3de84666dd520fb

Logan shrieked, his body b3250dd048 convulsing violently.d01b73a702c38bd9

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At the same 3bedeb0052 time, the iron 1ddc523013 grip on my bc888994f0 collar loosened, and 382464ddaf I plummeted downward.22cbaab856668267

“WAAAH!”4fedc896b7d73c7e

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THUD!f259be4b9118fbfe

I crashed onto the floor.5e5ccc66b16cee78

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“Ugh…!”3502a57bd6e1da6b

At least I landed on c5b41971db my butt.56ccd0754c7d935b

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‘Damn it, I swear my tailbone’s about to shatter!’b2f3329fb23193a0

The sharp pain made 28cda254d7 my eyes sting with a4460e9017 tears.94b10c0682035322

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But, well, breaking it bdb62f3da4 was unlikely—I had prepared 86c2561e7e for situations like this a285cb8bb9 by eating one of 8d096bf9b2 Grandpa Gordon’s black buffalo 9fb519fb18 ribs.5304c47cffdde7c1

“Belze!”8b58c0e0c7c93da8

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Edwin’s face twisted in 9e677c3298 concern as he saw ef9a841447 me fall.5cfbf3d3bd3f2ca6

He immediately tried 9b46b5d840 to run toward 14a9210f44 me.e845e0628511f3c3

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But the circular violet barrier ea43814ed7 still surrounding him blocked his a0be97711a path.1ee9fe88c9dd2f60

“Damn it!”84bf5987e2d26611

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Swish, swish!443997cbf91fc448

He swung his sword forcefully, 07548f69ce but it had no effect.f4d4cf05e98fb7ce

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‘Why isn’t the magic circle disappearing?’bc7a6a1cc9b7ea5b

Although Logan’s dark 9b4cd999b4 magic had stopped 3f590897a7 progressing, the spell 510b3d30d8 remained in effect.2e165cf727ca044d

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I glanced back 617b45093f and forth between fe5480d29f Edwin and Logan 7afb3f1314 in alarm.21b5cb25038e35ff

“Ughhh…!”2ca41357815631b9

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Logan was writhing, clutching his 1c676c40cb head.35bd1b176f58b208

Though the divine energy had c67714ebed stopped pouring from my hands 4e6a22907a after I fell, the light b5ea5e2142 burrowed into his scalp remained.27057815ac2fa6df

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I could see the violet 35d39fe0f4 energy being gradually consumed by b2526cb920 the white glow.0a48638d4185e68d

‘…Does he have to be completely eradicated for the dark magic to stop?’5833a3061f4b8c44

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I absentmindedly wiggled cc9a5a05d2 my fingers, still b14d4f7a18 charged with divine f33876a060 power, debating whether 09be0e68cf to strike again.9fc9baab0fc752a8

Then—6ab68e73ce52b03d

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FLASH—!3e1477e3edf2b525

Suddenly, all traces of light—both cc49ab470f white and violet—vanished from Logan’s ed2545aef5 scalp.ab630ce284bf9fb1

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“Hghh….”66e4890f81096480

He groaned, slowly c752118499 lifting his head.5cbebe1da509df1d

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His skin had turned pale, 8a0f2885e5 and his eyes were bloodshot 119dd23c2d from pain.aeff8ba0ab7853e0

This reaction was completely 9870a88091 different from Dunkeski’s.475735e22732e645

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I blankly stared 1546f1f4a3 at him, dumbfounded.fb6f8b4d91d2cce1

“What the hell…?”f111a308728dc655

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Still dazed, Logan slowly 7a79f719d4 lowered the hands that 65ccc23e63 had been gripping his cf741207b4 head.72b3a6b1db2db012

He had no idea 89f26bbada what had just happened.86b7843c8ec1bda0

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Trying to regain his composure, 32fbdfd562 he shook his head a 4ac36a30c9 couple of times.7e356154f92918eb

And then—f30ea597c9825c8d

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POP!8d133db9ede632de

Out of nowhere, 7a53e77207 strands of brown 87f283bb50 hair burst into 344dfcabd3 the air.21f4f1544815634b

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Whoosh—13f0cf49af9f2992

The floating strands scattered and de089fee13 began to fall like a b2726442c0 drizzle of fine brown rain.5eb2328510ac8b11

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At first, it c5c17cc844 looked like nothing c3dbdc6939 but loose hairs.344972dde3b48ed0

But as more and 75c88bb1bd more fell, it became 47ec6941bd apparent—3fbeced4ac406324

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They were his hair.d44d4134fd16d262

Plop, plop.7251ad8c1ca4650f

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“…What…”79415fc35a8bfad2

Logan stood there in utter ce7aeae785 disbelief, watching clumps of his bf7af8e1da own hair hit the floor.2d8a8f019c281ff7

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An eerie silence filled c2690dfbf8 the room.396e480c0f9067a9

He wasn’t the only fc25df3f3c one in shock.1a809b4ec2480218

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Edwin, who had b8c070483d been swinging his d0ad08e8d6 sword moments ago, 15869fe1a0 froze completely, staring d3d6fba88d at Logan.d842af3590f69771

But that wasn’t even a7bc6c0f2b the most shocking part.3f1ca979956b9834

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What came next was 6e067333e6 even more ridiculous.debf338effbe1fa4

I pointed at c682842770 Logan’s head, my b294da69d7 voice barely above 8209ba89c3 a whisper as 27052a2b4d I murmured—614c9fefc23e1e64

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“…Bald Patch Syndrome…”3d5aaa8790cf3bb2

Yes.516e38502df62a5f

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Logan was now bald—but only b6bf7e4307 in the center of his e1b97d6dd9 head.a27bb010f06e2a2f

The hair on e95c207595 the edges remained 4b71e229b5 intact, making it d45aa21d78 look like someone 6bd7ac5bce had carefully scooped 95424e164e out the middle.2c3a3fb9ec6641f1

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It was far worse 277809e971 than Dunkeski’s complete baldness.7a6c52e220134725

And the irony was even 3c5b6fd37e stronger because Logan had been 1eb6d73e80 a rather handsome man before.4ad6ae417cc5c2c3

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Now, the stark contrast between ae6193d377 his remaining thick hair and 8026e89f06 the shiny, pale, exposed scalp b2bf4f81e3 in the middle…6f41be026e97f930

It looked as if—a74a0a49397e1b27

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He was carefully cradling 8c12b40d5d an egg.da5dab1df645ca3a

Or maybe like he had b9b1e0cb8d wrapped a scarf around his c41dd0c3fc head to protect his bare 81664db68a skin from the cold.9f85b62c09d6e6a6

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“Pffft—”8362aa076cf941ca

At that moment.9bff457879fe9593

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Unlike me, who was 5932989a77 frozen in shock at 81fffb6d29 Logan’s drastic transformation, someone f1ad6a6240 suddenly burst into laughter.4e1d16a591617d1e

It was none other than 5d3f96263a Edwin.f6122cc005ed8015

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“The lid… it’s gone.”3f948201c33ee06a

Unable to hold back his 4b116757f4 amusement, he snickered continuously while 274cafb45f pointing at Logan’s scalp.5fa2c0bc861b80cb

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Logan, now being ridiculed 5e22222960 by both of us, ef22a55b55 hesitantly ran his hands ce5ef41a9b over his face and 51dc972d6e head.9d75e6b214ddc263

And soon enough, he 28e4414870 found it—his smooth, hairless 823dea4f41 scalp.ec7faa342e6c15aa

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“W-What… My—My hair! Where the hell is my f18f4c1804 hair?!”b9e496bb94c21d86

His face turned 5b53f761fd deathly pale as 84762aba62 he frantically patted 5a8e06b991 his head.52d1d0228bfc5bd6

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Then, his trembling 49333d9702 eyes darted downward.65789a66262f3ca7

“T-Then this…”247fa456045430dd

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He gawked at the 96094c9c44 scattered strands of hair 25feee44bf at his feet.3f4f0c302f2ec752

And finally, he 2f6c056dd0 let out a 8d31c91fb4 horrified scream.669a3c4ecb414ea7

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“AAAAARGH! MY SCALP! WHY—WHY IS MY HAIR—?!”cb18434dba725756

“……”d1a3c7be30644542

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“Damn it! It’s you, isn’t it?!”0c3b67809e08b9a2

Suddenly snapping out of 8d37f57b2a his panic, Logan turned 7aa164891d to me with bloodshot 94655e8a18 eyes.5fd6074aae5dd33c

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“Right after you chanted that weird spell, my head started splitting apart!”56b6d38546800c6c

“…You mean ‘Baldness Beam’? Pfft.”0b9a138c59b1012f

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Edwin snickered again.37e1b28cc684fdc7

“SHUT UP!”6cb38906bc14eaff

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Logan bellowed.d8fcedc5d9d03682

His face, which had been d70f9f58f0 ghostly pale just moments ago, eab38d51fa now flushed a furious red.00d576e2ae24a467

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“Ugh, you damned brats…!”510c83d115fa81f8

Shaking with rage, he b3e17f194d glared at me with e1369e44f1 pure murderous intent.386e1687961a369c

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Then, without warning, he e86602ae7c pulled something from his c6e87781fc coat.1b4a4b63454125e4

A dagger—its blade e29fe2cad8 sharpened to a e1ca28a674 deadly edge.47916c6c3b2fe47c

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“I was going to offer you as a sacrifice to Lord Ursis, but I’ve changed my mind. Instead, I’ll carve out your 4de352cce0 heart while you’re still alive. That way, the goddess 38140ff484 will acknowledge my devotion.”250e5b1e55b93fb9

‘Ursis? Who’s that?’32b153bdf120aa15

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I knew for certain fa21dbfc1b that the “goddess” he 795af23796 was talking about wasn’t 7a4f89a534 Erea.49e5080b1a84bdc2

But there was no a8e1afb579 time to ponder.df2239fdebc9b9c9

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Step.14baa311e8a27ba7

Logan took a 8ecf04ffdf slow step toward f4192e5f3d me, dagger in f32f1d07b6 hand.ac72d0a11fcf2884

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“H-Hngh…”ef04f2504c068ec2

The sheer malice in 0e6bef804b his approach made me bb050992c1 instinctively stumble backward.e99454913969a081

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Even if he 04828556fe tried to carve b88c4569f1 open my chest, 06fe698516 he’d find nothing—I f63cca570e had no heart, 000e0241ef and therefore, I 1c8b9d9342 wouldn’t die.83ae5145d09dd6c0

But whether it c6c236268b was the trauma 3a55ceb99c from my past a2e74c0d16 or the shock 47d8415f02 from my fall d533f2932f earlier—3f81321cd183b07c

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The moment I 841862543e saw the dagger ed9c4e8118 gleam, a cold ae255601e2 shiver ran down e23836cf45 my spine, and 0e48fbd56d my legs refused 6694ab78d3 to move properly.6f4db984315d0621

“Belze! Get up and run, now!”a25d46b528b397f5

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Edwin shouted desperately, bad9879799 frustrated by my fa54b5cfcd sluggishness.e476cfe169bdc2ba

‘If I could, I already would!’a673bcca113612a0

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I teared up, looking 6f1bb6dc14 at Logan as he f0bc55b683 crept closer.8827c83437b99adb

“D-Don’t come any closer! I’ll pluck out every 3ba69fe714 last one of your 6e135d868a remaining hairs! You wanna be as bald 66070ae023 as Dunkeski?!”579b48bc10686bb9

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“……!”5b196275eea92a34

Logan flinched.9ae920b9ce5fabe8

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But he quickly twisted his 7934f9639c lips into a sneer and 9bb7ff44e0 scoffed.1e08531e29750e1e

“Go ahead. Hair can always grow back.”d867a96c79b1f9b7

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“…It won’t.”0921042c055a9f82

Logan’s scalp had no trace 80a3cd5664 of the violet energy that fca98af933 indicated a magical condition.3f319ca9d7045ff4

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Which meant it was either 444a1a6fee permanently cured—or permanently bald.a73b093428c9d6f9

“Shut up, you wretched brat!”d9643ac349a9e8ae

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I had only stated 863d27483e a fact, yet Logan’s e1d2b17fe3 face twisted into a 5f91863401 monstrous snarl as he e634828f8a lunged at me.593438498ac9108a

“I’ll rip that mouth of yours to shreds!”03918927fd5f3476

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“AAAHHH!”6a8c1f2b6a83f032

Whoosh—!b22b7f52951b31c6

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The dagger sliced through ce1f75b5b0 the air, missing me 631c2cfb8c by a hair’s breadth.dc725ddfa96dcb2c

At that moment, 3fe30a43b7 my body finally a424f030ef regained its strength, 0feeb89ed0 and I threw 785b5c463f myself to the e786148e8f side just in b7f9855a98 time.f058c226f3d6f5f3

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Fortunately, Logan seemed to be 0c3c6ee68d an out-of-shape desk worker—his swordsmanship 99c96be282 was sloppy at best.88b5810bf077b41f

“Ugh! Damn it!”90cd65bf75d38c49

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His swing went wide, 8fd8cbf24b and he tripped over f5766f2bc9 his own feet, crashing 8f11e37f73 to the floor.c8870f7d56187061

The wound Edwin had 3534cfcdbb inflicted on him earlier f6029b318f must have worsened.5a10c9d244263e70

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“Belze! Over here! Hurry!”abc23bc656be86d0

From within the glowing 1a533f2569 violet circle, Edwin reached 424e14f56c out toward me.c0687a17d72bc484

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Since he couldn’t escape, 7cb735fea9 it seemed he had d9262978a7 decided it was better a6443b6e37 to trap me inside 508bb5d5b9 with him—so he could ea19343b20 deal with Logan himself.b632c8722e492190

I scrambled toward him, crawling 833112f313 on all fours.48121e4cdf6e7127

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But—fe70b2456cf8282b

Thud!18c278c74d476238

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A firm grip 92c76eb320 yanked one of 7c34cee68b my ankles from 894ea4406b behind.5f1668b556fe4c03

“AAAH!”34bb6d6b4dba6a55

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Logan had caught up, dragging 6c76063661 himself after me like a a672493927 madman.b88bf64357bc0685

I kicked my legs ccccf63757 frantically, trying to break d5298b4586 free, but there was 5d34167cfa no way I could b67b377355 overpower an adult’s strength.2091a382513c0229

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“DIE—!”a5f373faf269dd89

His bloodthirsty eyes b4eae8b48e locked onto me c119ad188a as he raised d8e569b09c the dagger high.3f7d87a019ff4e48

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I clenched my eyes shut.7c49487c023a749d

Even if I ad5484b522 couldn’t die, pain 2018eee68c was still very 0b815fcdd7 real.3bf1a4decb91532d

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I braced myself for the b478f7fd40 inevitable agony—e4fc5b49ebbd33d1

SWISH—!863db5408acdea9c

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A sharp sound cdeb7254bb sliced through the bea1a11636 air, followed by 61c5dd3c34 a chilling rush 5cd42337ad of wind past 2509e89230 my ear.7873e88bd1040332

And then—3d9653dfea6a0659

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“AAAAAAAGH—!”7f4d8c3b48b75f9e

Logan’s deafening scream 3c668f4070 filled the room.210d19cac3824cb4

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At the same time, 943dde405d his grip on my b2b4ef19cb ankle vanished.3da69f7da7349482

CLANG!5ad5669ba7974043

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The loud clatter of a d2a28069b0 falling blade startled me, making 323e2185be my tightly shut eyes snap f12733e99d open.79ff6e8996d8c346

The sight before me 3cd0b40197 was difficult to process.e4ed1a380df05783

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“Urgh… Hhgh…!”c5f0d829e84c4eb7

Logan, having dropped his dagger, 95361f7573 was now clutching his opposite 9260f327b9 hand, groaning in pain.805fbffeeabe7577

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Bright red blood dripped b1e7656404 steadily down his wrist.d2dd72879f859ff5

Between the fingers gripping his da4b8413af wounded hand, I could see a6331f7de0 a deep, jagged cut stretching 83482b4e3f from the back of his 6e0dd1111d hand down to his forearm.1e905e30aec56354

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‘What just happened…?’ce09a74c53e7a7bd

Neither Edwin nor I had a9b2d2ee8b been in any position to 19ee565d35 attack.f0f786a3d7ccc58f

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So who had struck Logan?6ee427888a64e025

Baffled, I whipped my 870c1f9cd5 head around.28086765dce1f62f

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Edwin was still trapped 72426016a8 within the violet magic 30f9c9b23c circle, sword raised, panting 82595eff2a heavily.2eca19114399967f

His expression was frozen d477049e67 in shock as he ac71e56dbb stared at Logan.d42607eff7fc152b

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‘No way… Was that… aura?’20469c84b789c658

In my past c164407bdb life, Edwin had 9966bc3470 only awakened his 190e5d5dc4 aura at sixteen—the c9c857e3b0 youngest in the c15bfca9d0 history of the eb1309bd8a empire.a8f506fa828d3baa

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But before I bcc22b3bb3 could fully process 4656c7da80 the possibility, my 49a2a9e802 jaw dropped in 09bb3256ce realization.f0a0d14093637f52

BANG! BANG!a47a4ee428dd9538

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CRASH—!8ffa16a7f80d08fb

A deafening explosion 518588332e sounded from the b3ccbf50cd door, followed by a2b911e369 the sudden burst 5aacd2f3f8 of it slamming 439d6dd319 open.6043ead89ef6439d

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And then—32f4d18770724367

“Edwin! Belze!”28d28ce9d5b25ae9

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“G-Gordon…!”96a15d11e077fe15