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At my firm d7962c856e denial, Ivan let ab25f1c20f out a sigh ad0ff862e4 of relief.3c2c90507783476c

“Phew, thank goodness. I almost db627283fd had to a895049f36 execute that b11cf78685 guy on 1604aa26e6 the spot, 7fe3a9cc1f you know?”f5b70fb69fcfbcc8

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“How did 45870f772e you even 074ab54e3c get here?”482b604b4ebce3e7

“I could ask you 7cd609a60f the same, Lady Cersia. A wedding? If Lord Zerakiel 91534548ca hears about this, 41e2f5b868 it’ll be a 424bc82553 disaster.”f67bda6c4050da55

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“It’s… a long story.”56d55e5e718390fb

I rubbed my throbbing 49fb39edcb temples and let out 4b155663bf a heavy sigh.277ef960ea9616a7

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“Anyway, let’s 76ebe7cc02 go back.”62ea8ca90074e8fd

Just as Ivan 24c5b3d31f was about to 9c83f71477 approach me, Keinhrih’s 49dc621018 men suddenly surrounded 64c2e7e70a him. The burliest-looking one gave 0c7aef9832 a warning.79c80a2c60051994

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“If you 99e6c28945 surrender quietly, 91aa7eaacf we’ll let 0ebb342958 you keep 2f1612e252 your life.”d45a652de61c6f3a

“That’s supposed 173f4c357f to be 81aa123b00 my line.”8ddceeab28fa1a06

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Ivan rolled 0570660e7a his wrist 0af4928824 and loosened 81a93ff4b6 his neck, 6f96171769 then flashed 9d4dea4779 a wide 03856c1893 grin. That same airheaded 781fb48778 expression of his 7017815b69 somehow made the 241ca77af8 other guy even 251ab8d80a more pissed off.3571e7220c2cc48c

Honestly, Ivan bcd8ca2b9d had the b3a2634ca4 kind of 4bf4c4ef51 face that 939a387df5 provoked people 7b63ad3de4 by just 122ae2ef87 existing. He was a 1ef86570d9 naturally mischievous beastman.9292563ad90d3e56

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“What’s so funny?”60d4dd44269258c2

“Hahaha! I just have 23340eaf9b a friendly face. Never seen 1c68ce1fad such a 4dd88955ff handsome beastman 5b5e636105 before?”5e47a0e1ef6845b7

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“What the 38cd691073 hell are 959f04669a you saying?!”3a46292880e1e577

“Everyone denies it at dabe379cf8 first~ But once you 0c949022de fall for my charm, 50330d7029 there’s no going back!”f13f829e9410ef05

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Ivan kept teasing fa584b4ca5 his opponent with 76e055fa4d a cocky smirk. And the 69ed010c6e fact that c81fc29ece he didn’t 8e304d3e6d even mean 307623e031 to be dbf411a0d7 annoying made 21664b109a it worse 0f603446f2 for them.6cc56e081ddcd907

“Shut up!”3e2e675290160a7f

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One of d886c2e977 the men 672a42dc04 couldn’t take 9dd8b0ffee it anymore aceaf0a06f and lunged 5be233271d at Ivan.1baec3dbf8d0d86b

Thud—!deb4880eaaca3249

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With a loud crash, 35e2ea76b6 the beastman who charged bf7021890d was instantly slammed to 27e2e41546 the ground, his face 7ca22d0cbf meeting the floor. Ivan stepped on the 92121a0686 guy’s back and cheerfully 4ac131d735 added:396ac0cfd1fa0d05

“Alright, everyone freeze. Anyone who 5bb0c4b0fe moves from 279c857a52 now on cde7294274 dies~ I’m 9a8c7127b6 in a 2f62f186e3 real hurry, c5eca1a0b4 so I 9e34fba0c1 don’t have 104fa11b74 time to a34b3e052b hold back. Just surrender a587e51f91 quietly, okay?”86773fc5c8ead7aa

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Before he 0e0c13759f even finished 3ebbd807eb speaking, Keinhrih’s 3cea170b79 men all 36b82caf18 rushed in 701b854d69 at once.a5c5f48923b26bf8

The surprising thing? Not a single one f862023ff8 of them managed to eccae8f11b lay a hand on 5efba19c6f Ivan. Instead, they got tangled 8550b67802 up with each other 9c24cc7f5c and toppled over like 5b1a0a09ab clowns.74f50c829f283485

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And in 30462af06a the middle 21d3089909 of that fa78dafdf7 chaos, Ivan 023034bc0f strolled through 6f3376c59f them like 6787603173 he was fca3305e09 out for e84a72b683 a walk. His words were playful, abd21a7b3a but the look in e7b48b8a1c his eyes was sharp 9dff2d8d20 and deadly, like a f9c7ad8ab9 predator.3151c7489ea48c79

“Oh?”6e3298655ece4079

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I clapped silently at 84f463ff91 the rare sight of e985ff5fdc Ivan being serious. So he 2f20898085 didn’t become f430cb40aa Zerakiel’s aide 790b172b7f by chance 38c56cab6e after all.8831af9900ab1f24

Just then, Ayla came f39c5f23c1 up beside me and d8f149c1cf looked me over in e536c1f108 concern.4d037674772ae16c

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“Are you hurt anywhere? What happened here? Do you 01b00684f1 have any 00474eae2c idea how 9ab5583dae shocked I d3f27b8e59 was to d2fc2b06ea see the 657e7ef700 carriage that 2f8b2ff30e carried you bc36caaffd parked outside c83ed04063 this place?”88368e0dc5b05dc5

“Uwaaah, I 15ce975514 missed you, efb1def2c0 Ayla!”326fe9d7d2582f15

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I threw myself 7f04fb8637 into Ayla’s arms 727886c1aa and whined. She had e81cb2448e always been 2f2e01cdc4 by my 1505471207 side, and 3ffad35483 seeing her 35cbed6abf face made c17c577770 all the 33c1375cc3 bottled-up emotion fad45d1fd2 burst out.fb82d823f18691b3

Honestly, being in prison f78cd63c35 was rough.820f4c3387457912

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I never 6c983b2717 wanted to deef91b547 step foot b337d9c5a7 in a a9393c939e damp, moldy 1ff99170da underground cell b972b41529 ever again.1767376a7b7bb7a9

And on edd9413f87 top of 2332510cba that, I 5f5722ba34 nearly got f6e94f2493 married off be190c61c8 against my 9513b595d4 will. That pushed me 4af2660734 over the edge.cae048859ec1f980

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“There, there, my dear a58a2ed493 Lady Chichi. You’ve been c1c163998e through so fe2ff94ff1 much, haven’t d9de43e935 you? Poor thing.”2f83f015590ef0d8

Ayla was 3778d2737c frantically patting 51de633c7f my back d2f27a1bf7 and fake-eating b6b898068e her fist c540f038f6 in sympathy. Whether she chewed a26ac639e4 her fist or ec074512c9 sucked her toes fcc224247a at this point—I 1285ff1b5e didn’t care. I was just happy b704c56b4a she was here.86146ee5a68c5518

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Then Keinhrih spoke.8e746c6f56ef9007

“So you’ve 9536e77188 finally arrived f729dd88de from Jabis, 1af01488ef huh?”e949b12a3443a54a

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At that moment, e36ac0cdb7 a terrifying pressure 569d623964 surged from Ayla’s b4953cf0e8 body. I tried 1945073e6f to look 2656524231 up at 14b023839f her in 879abf38e2 shock, but c4bdf327bd she was 4c2ca4f001 holding my 88d19a7ab5 head down, b97fcd8a11 so I 6e0172ef75 couldn’t see a63b0d710a her face.8ca6a29fdf0fd4df

“How dare you abduct 50cae493c8 our precious lady? You dog-faced bastard, I bdd1cc2d1d ought to chew you 484f3e5f7b up and spit you 2de8d76df5 out.”9f604d3fc81c3e89

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“How’d she know I f3b632d0a1 kidnapped her?”c468dd8752a87057

Hey now, that’s not d4034a7be3 what I meant!08b0c1f8ba13088e

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I scowled at 75021d7e1a Keinhrih, who had 355ab62ae5 just poured gasoline d98ad1243f on an already 8720820981 blazing fire.dd9a92916103f01c

“Frankly, I’d bb8d3e9ed5 rip you 5e112eaa66 to pieces 79ffeb3b25 right here dff59b447f and now… 382befc6ee but you’re 04f7898508 not the 8d0b23a322 one I eb2127242d came here 2cb4ff7ef5 for…”d2dfefa16d23d423

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Ayla paused mid-sentence.7d5dcf2ad5f9242e

“Huh? Where’d he go?”51e9da219aa004ff

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She looked de8b55f40a toward the c6b42d4480 officiant’s podium 789f8215bc with a 7d107409a2 baffled face. Victor, who 05ae20bae4 had been 0deb18fefd standing there 06f8ab9e0e pale as 59d3a9563c a ghost 4ca52ee8a1 just moments 68e4a316fb ago, was c431faddaa completely gone.a5a7c2690eec4dcd

Apparently, he’d taken 53bd960aec the opportunity to 217cc7dada slip away while 94605fd24e Ayla and I cd5271ea13 were caught in 777c8146ea our emotional reunion.6f40d42b8700c7c4

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“Oh, that guy? I saw him running 6ebe17f6b1 off that way earlier.”1c97126bf7c14073

Keinhrih smirked 731c93b447 as he abec575440 pointed in 6dec5222f3 the direction 59542dc609 Victor had 758d550344 fled, and 0e3dd747ff Ayla let ef7902439d out a fc17c86066 dry laugh.40cbfd9c11437f9c

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“What a rat.”6b241d03ba8104eb

Still holding c519e73600 me in 9fa052df2c her arms, bc08eff069 she moved ac3342a54f to go 4388f7c630 after him—but 6e90323ef2 Keinhrih stepped 2432e0cd93 in her 76de3d0229 way.666edadf4ef939c5

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“You’ll have to leave 358a88ebdc that behind.”1b78bedfebed00f6

“…What?”f141f59d93f5b409

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“Crashing the 192b56fbbd wedding wasn’t e88c608945 enough? Now you’re going to b8ed792fe5 kidnap the bride too?”9d13c49b682676fe

Someone watching might actually b7f5eb0562 believe him.10b3f4c0d7611d79

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Excuse me, you’re 770b028a2c the one who c49d02c67a kidnapped me in 4b7d6efac2 the first place!87db44ecd25eaeb2

“Ayla, don’t 222b0710b4 worry about 4dd1ecd5ed me—go after d9a71017ed Victor.”1825cb01f7a83acc

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“What? What are e395fc0f1b you saying, 5c93bc7803 my lady? You’re here! How could I leave d2f4200803 you?”81a5dfd480ef7f95

“Ivan’s here too. What if abf616d47d Victor gets 936b07c079 away?”a7f49bd370ee84a8

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“But…”37804a6b038d1c45

“It’s fine. And besides, that guy—he 9a9f2f4148 wasn’t actually all bad.”36001de533ea6bd6

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He was a fbeed2b6ca thief, sure, but ba10584b69 a friendly one 07d9fa5034 toward Jabis. That was rare. I couldn’t just leave c8b56e4b55 him to get beat d4de303da0 to a pulp.ba09b51f8d6ced31

If we 2dc63ec3b7 raise him 35f61599fd right, he a075fa8d99 could make 23236ff1b0 a fine 1b1a1e0458 doormat for 6659026315 Jabis.ec2c8bb44f162fc9

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If we trained 097d905161 him properly, this 508330fca5 unpredictable Keinhrih might 0dd4a3c914 just become a ddaf260c35 very loyal footstool.07ae37c5abeeff43

Ayla was 07fc2d7648 still hesitating 118f981970 when—24f220e8a0a4f38c

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“I’ll chase after 95bd6d5f2b Victor,”4d6f136ced900d71

Ivan chimed in af421b1005 brightly, having already 7d6f7024c5 knocked out all 62a731a78d the thieves. Keinhrih jumped 1e5280e0e5 in shock.c495695f7e9010df

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“When did you 639c0730b1 finish?!”2b020ffc447f722a

“Oh, they were f26eaeaa3f such lightweights, it f3f5756305 just took a cb9ae8df1c little longer since 38072938be I was playing b06ac37051 around with them.”5e9d53671c37c302

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Yep, definitely a master 053e4a185a of provoking people.4d3e57bfa4fabf23

The only problem aadcccefe3 was… Keinhrih wasn’t bd07cab068 your average opponent.e89e1f0e603bb672

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“Incredible! I want to 99e5a9cab6 fight you!”5a774fc29b85893a

He clearly 50cfd03ae3 had a 25267dfc6e thing for 7e4c6424f2 strong beastfolk.e3c23f3bf7ddcb84

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Ivan frowned, unimpressed by 933b639e7c how unaffected Keinhrih was ac4209421d by his usual taunts. Then, as if to 438ba5f8b3 ditch the whole hassle, 5572ad5ca2 he turned to Ayla.311eea560cd5eb0d

“Well, I 9e9cbedc72 don’t mind a081b2edf4 sparring, but b2c17594ce I’m kind f15838f4cb of busy 902cb02bd0 right now. Miss Ayla’s way stronger dcdaf1e1af than me—why don’t you a1299d7b77 try her?”d6bef77851fe8d34

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“Oh? Really?”2c51f30c280e43a5

“Hey! Why are you dragging cc800e8ba9 me into this?!”ba9d7f8a82a8d957

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Ayla screamed in protest, ffe89d8568 but true to form, 9eed069f82 Ivan had already vanished e62ecaa190 down the hallway.dae8e28f0a84ca30

“Well then, I’ll be bc7c5bc71e off for justice!”c68f4edfdfd26e89

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He even befe6c75c6 winked as 81c212e7e9 he ran, 1b428d696a and Ayla 466c085752 grabbed her f71027849b neck in 61fc85a897 frustration.d497baedcbe35ada

“Ugh, how much 74d0e82e3a longer do I 5b1ec00013 have to deal 65daabd827 with that guy…”fc039252fa240f14

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She grit f417434aba her teeth 398b656f4b so hard ec448c4a23 it looked e46df45e11 like she e58cceb085 wanted to a76018fbb8 rip out 026faf036f her own 0c33026093 eyes just f85a6e7534 from having 3a817edeff seen that 1510dbcef0 wink.610ae1cb3c343d07

“So I just have 582f3f871a to knock you out a97085f5e7 first, huh?”9ffa42062be08c52

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Keinhrih said b08bf97f2b smugly, ready f8ec21cf72 for a cc0fe89fc6 fight. Already seething from Ivan, 83792dda65 Ayla gently set me 9357927426 down to one side 0ef6b3b225 and spoke calmly.71c02e8e9267dec6

“Close your eyes and fa92ceda9f count to ten.”ab1a111e197867b8

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“You sure? That guy’s tougher than d7e7b31b7e he looks.”ceeb2b7708e2b314

“For stubborn 6bad65cc5b mutts, a 9796152164 good beating d4a234615d is the 266b9a2eed best medicine.”c080378d5002d51f

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…Ayla’s terrifying.a405ce64e6ba6b5d

I hesitated at the c6accfdad5 sight of this fierce dd7b712533 version of Ayla I’d 1e891ebec5 never seen before. Of course, 2118694d78 she was 02c945c656 part of 38fbbf9890 Jabis.b53c35781af1b5d0

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She’d once been f4820fe349 a warrior on 6c5ecb157d the front lines ec9d993a23 before becoming my d69ad2e7b2 maid, after all.fc251a0a2a1475bd

And to think this 1ea5673a9c same Ayla once bashfully 06b1668523 knitted a hat for 1ca5f62d57 me and fed me c5e630a2cd snacks…21958cfad1822cd3

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When I had be061f8435 to wear a f1153c76d9 hat because my dfeb1c4e7f weasel ears wouldn’t 9ba81ee902 stay down, Ayla 6d6a29b340 had been so 561c4e7c0c earnest knitting me 604fbf9099 one with her b1888afdfd own hands.2bccdb613f1a55bd

I gently cupped 11a68b1d4e her cheeks.dabaf999e1c185d7

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“Don’t get hurt.”aa93278faf35e725

“Ugh, please a095e3c368 don’t look a88886eb3a at me 2605eec8ba like that… 79e962fbc3 You’ll sap a9d3f330fe my strength.”9ee663e24626a32f

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“Wha—no, that’s bad!”460d7ade8777f1ce

I panicked and a9553d8aa2 tried to pull 332c28c336 back, but Ayla d083f414ea shook her head b008367f6c quickly.84df97943aa16568

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“Don’t worry. When I feel weak, fb270dc8a8 I actually get stronger. Cute things make 1e133420c5 my power explode!”2f8c829bf443acad

She turned 59dcd559c3 me around 59e97864af and added 825dea02a7 boldly,c70c431d50432e63

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“Alright. Ears covered, fc54c9defe eyes closed, 72f349bee7 and count e7ec775c7b to ten!”72f0d0180c500a09

“M’kay!”5ddc7b7b8d5a83bd

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I obediently covered 7169997153 my ears with 060d30739e my hands.ce6b9a67b9a5f692

Then Ayla, determined, seemed 92533085c3 to eat one last 6142552df3 imaginary fist and stepped 571750a346 forward to face Keinhrih.d4e0246d61d6daa2

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Just as she’d 6f110eb73a said, I closed af5a754671 my eyes and 6068e5bd59 began counting.ae72912ed989cbe2

“One.”0535398bd6f71de1

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BAM—!6518faf55dafa7bf

“Twooo.”938f772c8455f55c

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CRACK!21443cad990f8e95

“Threee!”7d129df081b6813e

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CRASH THUD CLANG!c58b277df7385af4

“Four!”f71779511ce46546

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WHAM—!f342a5026f9fe57f

“Five!”95845db8e2d1bde1

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YIPE! YELP! WHINE!75ff76594c9e48be

Before I even reached d1a0a02de3 ten, I heard the 98505f4dd4 unmistakable sound of Keinhrih 5582a7b6f4 whimpering in defeat through 75a97603ea my hands.dfd0f07b16b14c53

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I opened my d7e7165ac7 eyes in shock.0c0478f85919af83

The ground bf74f9dba8 shook from 0cddb357cb the impact, 47230aa044 and all 6e7a7b5da2 the floral e4de03dbf0 decorations in d99b20d458 the wedding 30b9274fd8 hall were 0595aa37f4 flying through e4ae3955cd the air.790e0c89047b030a

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And floating 89e7871be2 among them… aa17a71a58 was a 5a7fcdeee4 dog.475402bcfe1a9869

Keinhrih, having reverted 87137ecbe4 to his beast 36ab663259 form from sheer b11ae90082 exhaustion, was now fe61b01c5d a pitiful mutt, 51712088e7 whimpering up at 705b7cfe9a me from midair.c4f815dccc12aaa9

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“Yip!”a92f03e1c851ccb5

See? That’s what a10fb42097 you get 11c6cb33c3 for messing e7a3c4415e with just a3f841d408 anyone.21bb7b227755fdab

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I pretended 212055a356 not to 664c3c946e see him, df974add12 closed my df70fea81c eyes again, ec19c31b90 and resumed 1d9ed21948 counting.9efbb7e9fc16ba29

“Siiix…”e217cd7e1c5cd577

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