Chapter 136

The room was 66bb2fd852 filled with shock 492846383e and chaos.334e37122723e167

Ssssss…8aac03e0a8ae0c75

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Thin strands of tentacles fluttered caaa890515 in the air, dancing lightly.44a06c2723f94ed2

It was a scene that 4e370808a2 sent shivers down the spine.f029c087261bdb68

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In that moment when a56c31a7fd everyone in the room 24abbd6069 was frozen, panic-stricken out 876bb51969 of their minds—1e1da28db26ea74b

“…Looks like a parasitic beast.”51e8107e9aa5af16

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Grandpa Gordon, who had db1877e1dc been holding down the 0152f83043 struggling marquis, was the e759811057 first to regain his c6d212a612 senses.ddbec6b22fa0bce5

He pulled out a handkerchief, 1b34a856da calmly wiped the blood splatters 554f5428c7 near his glasses and eyes, a0a4f35c9a and spoke in a composed 7a632ff86f voice.5e727e81df142265

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“First, contact the temple. Then find one of the knights who knows well about monsters—”a058548b9cc6a245

“D-Diana…”4dcb1f443741f49d

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It was then.1ebd287857267cb0

The Marquis of Tebron, whom everyone thought had fainted, suddenly grabbed Grandpa Gordon’s arm.8b66e0cc4c8ec281

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“Call Diana, the Saintess candidate.”db46a625364fcfb8

“What? Why her…”7d0df2eb68aed2da

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“Only she can solve this problem…”45f643c08b25f53e

At that moment—7f64da4dc557cb8e

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Swoooosh—!d79e4660e0fc059b

The tentacle strands e868942d9f that had merely 3d5a0d148c been writhing suddenly ed6b338ee3 shot up all 59b836e2f7 at once without c08a32f702 warning.21abb579c7303e87

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In the blink of 149f569845 an eye, they stretched 163040dca0 long and wrapped tightly 3a6046d229 around Grandpa Gordon’s neck, bcebc19c1e who was standing next 4498f01412 to the marquis.61c1b5bd256830f0

“Khak—!”b0a6c9a7a03fa102

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With the sudden attack 133c1616d4 of the beast, Grandpa d6ccc5e7b0 Gordon clutched at his 5ace7e69a5 neck and gasped for 8baaf0021d breath.693f991105b53985

“G-Grandpa!”93ca2b9a8d2caebe

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“Doctor!”111aeb43cc4ba7bd

The tentacles constricted f1f1feccaf his throat, and 01222da8b7 in an instant, 60a3ed4a83 Grandpa Gordon’s face 720424c4e9 turned bright red.d8228f8333b50d1d

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My heart dropped.9d1e560d5dd97b35

The butler, his face eac2c14443 pale as a sheet, 96c851803c shouted urgently.c861c74921c4de3e

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“G-Get the knights! Now!”e98e89255e76925b

“Yes, sir!”731314cb8a6197bf

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“S-Should I try cutting it with a knife?!”70bb4e9ab755a787

Jackson, Grandpa Gordon’s ee8d503a80 assistant, trembled, pale 90ed1b2fdf with fear, holding dab9194262 a medical knife.8bbbad816e7b37d8

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Everyone stomped anxiously, not knowing 3183e159cc what to do with the e6cedbf9dc sudden, chaotic situation.7c8fc0987d5e7bdb

“Kugh, khh…”170fe6a96e3e0902

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Meanwhile, Grandpa Gordon’s 0ef1584930 face, strangled by e8cc98167f the tentacles, turned 6e2c746bd5 deathly pale like 32fbac9f12 a corpse.a7681387dd42f7ce

At this rate, he would 508f0d45fa really suffocate to death.d511f3ad686844cb

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“N-No choice! Jackson, do as you said, cut it with a knife—”c031bddbd2f00e29

Just as the 439bef6931 butler was hurriedly 44e0f9d994 giving out an 02dc74c0c7 emergency order,3f14af2f9eeac222

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Near the middle dee0266395 of the bundle 6877dd32ae of tentacles twisted 624c969c36 like a rope, ff74c7076a a flash of b698dd46d0 dark violet briefly 858d01842b appeared.b9ba7acbcd759fff

It was exactly 2a2371a525 like the energy d4ef7bb715 I had seen d003a44589 when Logan used 15245738c6 black magic—something gathered 04014b4e58 together, pulsing like d1176ccd5e the heart of 38205a38df a beast.438a76d243ac47cc

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The moment I saw it, 93ac9025a6 a thought struck my mind 95e75122c5 like a bolt of lightning.17b095cda1ea967e

‘I can destroy it.’f9df16f728f03b3d

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In my past life, 47f066ffd9 and even in this 7e04f56e1a life.54876850d9d6b65b

I had never 275add976a once destroyed a 63038695c2 monster.e5af3320a925177d

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Honestly, it made sense. I had hardly ever 4cdbcc55f1 left the capital, so e92628a4af I had no chance e482afd00c to even see monsters.df4d99cb24258661

And my ability was healing.a837f0dc07dc9788

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No matter how strong my divine power was, to destroy a monster with healing powers… it didn’t make any sense.fafefa45b3602c80

But—60c994cc72110b56

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‘I’ve done it once before.’b78cf95d41e9fc02

That’s right.661e3d0b1f69a7a0

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In my previous bd5b8afade life too, I 05e50a1133 had once wiped 45d4aa5d76 out all the 9b5c56aed7 beings who possessed 78e76a95c1 that dark violet 5856c51488 energy in an d5f4165f66 instant.559e7b220724b00c

That time when Edwin a89089756b died in my place.3a3aeac8f1124865

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“Urgh, khh…”8ae39d55406526b4

Grandpa Gordon’s eyes a84a977a9f rolled back white 210f55437f as he looked 232601bb0d like he was d2f2bc0db9 truly about to 7f837c25b6 stop breathing.4e7daa2454b3e399

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There was no 13ea548a22 time left to 0eaed0ef0b weigh options.d5ee634ee0b93b6a

I pushed through the gathered ea80b655f5 crowd and dashed straight into eacb078f41 the room without hesitation.5afc4421f6a6651a

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“Lady Belze!”dd0f5db6edf5f6e4

“Milady! It’s dangerous! What are you—!”1dec3325513b5566

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The butler and the servants 1d6dd47770 all gasped at my sudden b5802854bd intrusion.5e303d6f4afb7f89

But I sprinted directly 74eed8338c to the bed where 504759a1e5 the Marquis lay.826af2c12114eb71

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Seeing the even clearer a4af942eb6 dark violet deep within 830d321ddd the monster, my conviction cb31a3e0ac only grew stronger.e17fc58c0051b060

‘I can destroy it.’8b110b58ea9bc7dc

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Healing power is, 55bf167d67 after all, rooted c5458c5cce in divine power.5e89b6dc00286e75

I might not believe ed802a0beb in the goddess, but 30d0476570 I do believe in 36cd1d7d19 the strength of divine e332539a42 power.cc4ba3cdfc440d17

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In my past life, Diana—0ccddef9079cb2a9

The heroine of the novel 06531d2221 achieved glorious, resplendent feats with b144895ed8 that very strength.3832393df008099a

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No one would know cdc4a16c52 it better than I 1b2fdb4368 did, who grew up fab887a5d0 being compared to her ddd9e3e3a6 at every turn, down 9ca71fabd4 to the marrow of 137db35047 my bones.7cfb021ac4911967

Without hesitation,ddccd0066dfdbb33

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I pushed down b668927f16 my revulsion and 8fe94c43c6 grabbed the marquis’s 47277b6185 left foot, riddled 194a67cfce with holes by bae187a08d the sprouting tentacles, 21dc374cbf firmly with one 658c94c36d hand.8cb3ba0692cba536

“W-What…”779156e6b59bd8f4

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The exhausted Marquis 55e4cf54cc of Tebron flinched 693b089f58 and glanced back 47e55fb4e8 at me.90d91ae937207f18

I ignored him and 98320cef35 immediately gathered divine power 6c38751a1d in my palm.c2fadb60f7922266

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Unlike in my previous life, 2d242d405a the divine power that had b69c1f7d08 once been barely enough for 1e679371d7 a five-year-old didn’t diminish as b701c99e20 my body grew—it only became 27897354db greater.09b52144e1c4a99a

Now, it was a 8ab969bd44 swelling, surging force, so 0e974f4fd9 vast that even I 456230a3ca struggled to grasp its 5975a37d33 limits, easily gathering in 5f4c4703b2 my hand.0d5344f6b92ae2cb

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Fwaaaah—!6a3a1012e8686449

Brilliant light burst 634c841e55 forth from my 0fc7c6ec2f palm.d07713411bb603fe

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The moment I df9b980428 focused on the 8042390820 dark violet heart d8b9b3000e of the monster a43a4d97c0 among the tentacles,8b4f1c77876b2519

Bzzzt, crackle.3fc5e62c5fc4de45

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A small whisper 5f739ac516 echoed inside my dea81b806d head.bedc98a4b86660e2

‘What was that?’0c3540c4614602bf

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At first, it f1ee38dc8f was like a d8fda9e598 broken radio, the 002190e1bd sound unclear.71e0195ffb3d1f75

But the more I f6452fa725 listened, the clearer it e5c8797b98 became.973bdab5c4d4042b

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Until finally, before 8b82f822ae I knew it, c387c139fd I was reciting bd8392fbac the words out cd611d7cb9 loud.6abd168ed4f14975

“…Foul, tainted power born from the darkness.”e2f4b123d4f41542

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“…”f466df60f217f2e9

“In the name of the Goddess, I command you—return to the earth and become nothing.”f23d5b2e438a9720

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Fwooooosh—!89b392520e09e25b

The light bursting 7c8069ffb8 from my hand e8fc9a7588 grew even stronger.7cd76e04f91feefe

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My mouth moved on c99c91b556 its own, as if 87730a7938 my body was no 8d2db41586 longer under my control.1b1919a9fab22497

“Purification!”a8d8e21fd4411ad4

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The moment I shouted 2e6d54d86d the word,9505f7b44a790f20

Fwoooosh!1e0a3961e88ab6d1

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The light shooting from 2d39f1683d my hand flared up ae4549d9a5 like fire.daf126adc56b0e51

The white flames, rising 50136d308f from the marquis’s injured 96c1c70fe8 foot, climbed along the 1d95bf3a4f tentacles and in an 62a7410106 instant swallowed the monster 998ac9a58c whole.b419d8406aacdf85

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“Kiiieeeeek!”2894192636248505

It took only 2b6b1ae6ad a few seconds 5684caf3d1 for the monsters dfa08baddd to burn away 9facf09f63 into fine white d811e8143f ash, letting out 762d1ee208 bone-chilling screams.c9b16148751911ed

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At last, just as d1900a168f the searing white flames 118d192f31 reached the tentacles wrapped b8b124b274 around Grandpa Gordon’s neck—48f5f97ae3462ad2

Pah!edecf15fc9ca2d00

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The light pouring c1491bd471 from my hand 9c0fb047c9 abruptly stopped.6d13da0f55cc913c

And then—3b9b5e4fb2b6fd05

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“Khak! Cough, cough!”2992181189ee1e79

Freed from the tentacle’s stranglehold, 60dc88afaa Grandpa Gordon collapsed to the ac811d06c1 floor, coughing violently.cd017f0c35ed9188

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“Good heavens, Lady Belze…!”edac7c78285523e2

“L-Lady Belze has defeated the monster!”013245e0466e2b73

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One by one, the 9d7171b6f0 onlookers burst into exclamations 9348ef1f77 at the disappearance of 6b2d98de34 the tentacles.d0a812fbd2229376

‘…I really destroyed it.’2171cc67cefd4ca6

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I was just as shocked 69ddd04629 as they were.a70494d9c5e345c8

I thought maybe I could do it…70f195bd1f5e8ee7

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But I hadn’t truly believed 2030ded0a0 I would be able to 6af28bc1f9 defeat a monster.9ae27ad5a0ffbf12

Lost in a 0c8d99b5ff daze, I stared bfb1858b66 down at the cd2aca0498 hand from which cd260959d2 the great light 8e45f9d42e had burst forth.8dfc493c03797eee

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‘…What was that voice?’6a4caddfbbcab0f0

As I absentmindedly replayed 7b270d050c the moment I had 942037503d annihilated the monster—4870c538ed73ff87

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Thunk, thud-thud.429f33aa4e445abb

Suddenly, the sound 9e6906599c of something falling 65e88863d5 to the floor 85bd318867 snapped me out 4cdf2687ed of my daze.724490c01f7c8378

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Instinctively looking down, 9f815b7b42 I saw several 518fdd5f7e green caterpillars writhing 49339538ff frantically on the 8d98199b7f soft brown carpet.885cb69214caa104

‘Ugh… this is insane!’d5a97c8954bf4e62

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I grimaced and shuddered in 27eb74dd1f disgust.19ce86b8dc48cbbb

At that moment—c6786fd2ad25ff22

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“Kh-hup! Oh dear gods, I’m dying…!”b6c685fbcd089e2e

Just then, Grandpa 2180c8ff7a Gordon, now able 1ad8787147 to breathe again, c93b58d805 staggered to his b9e03efbe8 feet with a 8febd9a090 face that looked 32419991da ten years older.b0c75a2d33ae6613

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“Hey, Gordon! Are you alright?”069798fd6f2e5335

“Professor!”01e86dd3d3f4292a

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Maybe they hadn’t noticed the 3a6d6f7bd8 caterpillars yet, but the butler 1bd8d67aab and Jackson rushed over in 6e54d9c5d1 a heartbeat to support him.fd258957b301a5df

“…Grandpa, are you okay?”baf5350d3b033a73

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I, too, quickly approached the 12addf2ca1 old man.9c5ca6a663cb618e

Of course, I fef431ed8f made sure to 8ce732bb39 carefully step around e24b256991 the caterpillars.9e0e923a908c2eda

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“Let me check your neck for a second.”a4a06ecf5062cbcb

“My neck? Why?”e1713682988d5c74

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Grumbling with a rough voice, e384fc2ce9 he still obediently lifted his 24d78eff6e head as I asked.91879d01ed410632

Without missing a beat, I 09d3b1fe51 reached out and pressed my 3f186fd062 hand to his neck.9575cc0e86b902d9

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Forcing myself to ignore the aaa58bd0d3 sticky, slimy sensation—probably left by b0d20f0e9e the tentacles—I released my divine 513f95445a power once more.b37e42460c915464

Fwaaah—!8df118f5d5917cdb

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A burst of d34e5dd24a light flared briefly 42f0cd8d55 and then seeped 6647e96479 into Grandpa Gordon’s 25333029b7 neck.dcb4466002baaa23

The angry red swelling, 9fe7f64f54 as if he had 31c3b5d64a been bound tightly by a6bc6bdbdb a thick rope, gradually 56cadc1809 began to heal before 347569a82e our eyes.6c2e718dca3b1d93

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“…Y-You rascal! I told you not to use that sorcerous trickery on me!”6f66ade8989591af

Finally realizing I had 9f72753c81 used my healing ability a9e90e9755 on him, Grandpa Gordon 56b709cae6 jumped back, barking distrustfully bd76b73661 like a stubborn old 540d6caee6 skeptic.e4faee704dd3fdfd

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Hearing his voice return 42940b62c9 to its usual raspy ae27f7a760 tone was such a be7225ff58 relief that I answered 0036903d98 him with ease.838c29bcd15c93bc

“It’s not trickery, it’s divine power. And if you keep blaspheming like that, you’ll get punished, Grandpa.”e3c09e52b7e0c10d

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“Bah! Even so, what if rumors spread that I—the man hailed as the greatest physician of the age—had to rely on you to heal a mere wound, huh?!”7b28012e82cd2819

He grumbled with a fussy 13771b8338 pout, but I knew well caac2b5c3a enough that it was just d244ac1704 embarrassment and guilt talking.7409899ed66eabc1

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Especially because of the worried e9bc3e7047 tone that followed right after.87e130d251419861

“Hmph, hmph! Anyway, are you dizzy anywhere? Every time you use that sorcerous healing, you always ended up lightheaded and weak.”e3d91edfcef9f31a

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He clicked his tongue feaef51511 with a disapproving scowl.f71006ed518bff70

At his words, 035db06476 I realized—rather belatedly—that 22434ab99d I was surprisingly 8687f50653 fine.f88782406d7c2930

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‘Now that I think about it, I used a lot of divine power, but I’m still fine.’b89d1f1c08724e19

Using divine power normally consumed cd16e73b3c a lot of stamina and fc5755eb9c mental strength, so if I 88b4705f2a overdid it, I would often 152b82c38b collapse from exhaustion.aebbd7049b015101

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But right now—bb50f51a8b5256f8

I felt completely fine.dc9b9284bb98b1eb

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“I better get to the lab and whip up some tonics. Jackson! Go back immediately and prepare Collection Number Nine!”e9abfba77daee841

“I’m really fine.”f90b23a86774f03b

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I shrugged.034c5e20487c787c

Maybe because I had 74e32a0475 just saved his life, 78a4e88de7 Grandpa Gordon, rare for afe6e9efb2 him, had even mentioned 9e4a1267a8 his precious collection.2bfd02b0d888a94f

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For the record, the “Collection Number Nine” he spoke of was a 200-year-old red reishi mushroom, renowned for restoring vitality.c6121819b4899c87

It was a bit tempting… but I wasn’t the one who needed it right now.e3ca4948a71e2393

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“More importantly, please check on the marquis first.”285dd927e6f9be8b

I tilted my 978440ccb0 head slightly, pointing 73789dc8ee behind me.8a3b3531d461abba

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At that, everyone’s attention quickly dce1ab03ce shifted toward the bed, as 9cbc2bdea2 if they had completely forgotten.86568a88a076eddc

I turned as f3eaf1abc5 well and saw 3bf0e46d47 the old marquis, 92ef68fce2 pale and trembling, 9135076122 glancing back and e59abe0c26 forth between the 6fd1edb875 caterpillars writhing on 63768bb788 the floor and e72fb8ff39 his own foot.9fef580a51f2327a

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‘Figuring out what the heck those caterpillars have to do with this is going to be a pain.’48cdfc8309a9a913

Just as I 7e7dbb4904 was observing him 6d5869ebf3 closely—3847be6a7712ff73

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A chilling voice suddenly rang 6d18ff3421 out inside the marquis’s room.3a191f8596da4972

“What on earth is going on here?”b5450f21afe1889c

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