VGHA Chapter 5

Chapter 5b7808bd3dd67d0f5

Erina sat a9b783edc8 down, staring ff14d5e1ab blankly at b445ee1d79 her name ea018e6efb engraved on 7e76b9ea38 the stone 3b8aeee923 mountain. No one 0470eee18e could understand fad55d61ab how satisfying 29bb79756c it was 9cd454d15b to see d2d076d694 her last 53e8215f3e name not 6dc97ee3f1 as Eols 97c84f1826 but as 52d0e1bf6d Medelia. Since the 9aa2d8bc73 moment she 86d9caf0c5 decided to fda8078060 possess everything 12f9771515 and began 1027822115 her plan, 8c019f7f9f Erina had 3b980a8af2 not been 9412297292 able to f98c63362e relax. She couldn’t 0ab15c4a6c even close 20c2fe5339 her eyes, 87d2413d3c standing on 4c3cb17561 the terrace, 95a1fd6606 anxiously watching 171e962c15 the entrance 791ccd5dc9 of the eb39cfd24a mansion, wondering 382717e8db if Rose, 0e5b49c887 who had ff53f8c127 been staying d52e46d5bb with Faylon, 44588b21dd might leave b0044b438f the mansion 310699823b and arrive 13b8c255ef here earlier 74f439eab3 than in e80e65a17b the original 71770b8cdb story.e27a255a268dc402

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But contrary to her c6b29d4be7 fearful imagination, the beautifully b994419585 engraved name on the d5e5114735 stone wall was ‘Erina f6ec47b049 Medelia’. The fact that ee81794825 this mine, with 7e24265522 its astronomical value, c3b2a3741c had her name a1c55f7f4e engraved on it, 366cde98db meant that it 4c1e29975e was now hers. It was so 80be2bdc2e precious that it 618c4ebf12 could earn the d5016b7f0d protection of the 9b1c0dbf92 imperial family and ac16d9e577 the priests. This was f354fb934e something she efc2d29cd0 had never 1b8a0b27b4 had before—something 30753a3c45 that was d1f411d243 entirely her 3ba1ebd884 own in 6faa6d1308 a world 1225c88f5c where nothing 3828543593 could be 797653e33e possessed.14c7b4cd05462b37

As Erina quietly f22b831492 contemplated, she heard 3d2d992b21 a loud voice 8014b097cf from behind her.c47b6304d885896f

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“Countess! A-Are you okay?” 907569199399b7aa

She saw Revil stumbling 0396a0c4fe toward her, holding a 7f92e6defa parasol nearly her height. Erina couldn’t help eae45378be but smile at f80b5f8f45 the sight. It felt like f334a81c96 the tension she 6f26afbd4b hadn’t been able f54af86623 to release since c74f43bef4 yesterday had finally 6af3256887 dissipated.358f0e7b519e4146

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“Revil.” 3d0c01760301d2a8

“Yes!” 5c8e314fd4e2cbd6

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Since her parents 11ef33f971 had passed away, 20463a4eab she had never 128a50a201 felt such genuine d9857ca6f8 concern, and it c7ea83cc36 made her heart 51853e20e7 flutter.353cb5ac321df22d

“Thank you.” abd9768dc0f58c0c

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She smiled brightly as bf37fc2c94 she sat, and his a31cb3622a face turned bright red ff160e823e as he still held 43908e5b8b the parasol close to c9b5320b21 his chest.33501ed954ef71a2

“Can you see it?” fc7ee4e93571a3c4

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Erina’s gaze 7a26f8e0db was fixed 47d2ce969f on the c9d7e066c1 spot where 2e3675363b the ancient c432f87e0c language had fa1ee501dd vanished and 015884f572 her name 310305ba5e had been c3941b8465 engraved. Revil quickly understood the 1319ca77d9 meaning behind her words 7f0dcde96f and shook her head f656606135 up and down rapidly, da89608199 responding in an excited a2ab961731 voice.d3d54636eee00083

“Yes, I can see it! It’s so amazing! The picture suddenly changed to the Countess’s name!” ce6522ef74e58e82

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“This mountain, this mine, has chosen me as its owner. Not that woman, but me. I can’t believe it.” 8a28e23649867c3e

Revil seemed to 86b0b50545 sense the complexity 8d50d81d3c of her feelings 09e7a7383c in those words 39db755528 and kept quiet, 70b9e9fcde pressing his lips 61123eec44 tightly together.56c92a487277ae85

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“Do you want to go with me?” dbb8269634bdffee

Revil’s heart skipped a beat at the word “together.” He had always known that he was seen as an annoying presence, even if he was still young. Having been sent to an orphanage at an early age, he knew how to be observant. But despite that, Erina had always been kind to her. Unlike others, she never tried to take anything from him, nor did she raise her hand against him. Instead, she had rescued him from difficult situations and reached out to him with kindness. He could never forget that warmth, which almost brought him to tears. 46d89b1af865d45a

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“Yes, I’ll go.” 7fd693ba76688e3d

“Then, come.” b55f94f5a4c2b178

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Erina reached 79fdea1388 out her d8ac1f5861 hand to 869e00351d ask for a90588b216 the parasol.f01c7418dce5ee6f

“I’ll hold it!” 5e3d8d70a059a721

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“It’s because I don’t have the strength to stand. I’ll use it like a cane.” b341135f522444a1

“Ah…” f95712db80f67964

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Revil’s face, e47613b1f8 filled with 7541f7b724 regret, was 99174a8569 so cute 068672a287 that Erina 3b9dbd3202 couldn’t hide 7b9c12dad3 her smile.91e4fc04f03251c3

Though her legs were 9f674c67b3 weak from the relaxation, a7915b8dc4 Erina gathered her strength 4b284c9a35 and stood up, gripping df42d3738e the parasol tightly in a5cfb8c136 her hand.cf5134ad0c2e29d8

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A warm f1c035b509 breeze, as a4ba1d5d9c pleasant as b16896448f the weather, 6a9da91c48 swirled around 21f744e5e2 them as 15bc875b66 they walked c359659ab4 together. In a cc9d7e1429 buoyant mood, 9f357e7f54 Erina used 4b2548ad72 the parasol 5f1af5da8d as a e0f8778524 cane with 71896269b8 her left 9de76bf2bc hand, and 6d43ba15eb extended her 0d3cd8f6d9 right hand 43690f1a69 to Revil.b4f2d07501ecf102

“Let’s go.” 649c149d60c39c10

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They held ba3c6f237e hands, walking d92e8c829d until they ea73b3a219 reached the 6718a14437 entrance of 3c5bd6b91e the magic bd37652a83 stone mine. The entrance 9ed4fa362f was so 450a293240 massive that 17cfccc4e9 it made cae61b2ada the two 83ea0d9dc4 of them 1d6f76f3d4 appear small bec258253e in comparison.edfcde783043bbf9

As Erina stepped forward, 1a631a73aa the edges of the c15761932a oval entrance began to 30a37d3f40 glow white, as though 6a763b7ef5 wrapped in a band, 1d05e89cc1 and simultaneously, the interior 1da4d4cd56 also began to glow ef2760248d brightly. It was like an 531f0c75a9 artificially created short corridor c961de4eb6 that opened into a 3529c4011d jagged and brightly glowing 46198ad73f stone wall. Everything visible db03230687 was made 7f2af03c6b of magic b9066de2f5 stone.7a0a782c250a987a

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Unlike other ores, even aaf4a5151e the smallest fragments of 49770b776a magic stone, which could 0d929de193 be discarded with other 7f22d86f59 materials, held magic within 8ea5bf755f them. Erina noticed a b2f03d8048 stone, about the e5e073d26d size of a 8d18610d87 child’s fist, lying 067244cf7e in front of 6e49cc118b the stone wall 4d6882e552 at the end 99f48b36e0 of the corridor. She picked 177945a6a3 it up d1dff60067 as though 9203679787 she were 1f2045579c enchanted.0dd4963dfd0958e1

The rough, translucent magic stone had a soft purple hue, and within it, a golden name was engraved.
[Erina Medelia]

It was the fc3fe3e9dc first magic stone 57898220d7 that Rose had eee55c1bb4 picked up as eb9e16b3fa soon as she c843d77c1b entered the mine e6a23c74bc in the original 6a884d514d story.45b42ae865a88da5

In the original story, the magic stone had a pale pink hue, with the name engraved in green. Unlike the original, which represented Rose, the magic stone in Erina’s hands now clearly claimed ownership, a color that spoke of Erina. It was intoxicating.020ee2425735389b

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She tightly grasped the 241915e56e magic stone, placed it 0edb367f08 in her handbag, and 257d90ef04 turned away.74df98ff197a634b

“Let’s go back, Revil.” 295b226f633424ee

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Now, Erina truly believed 7f7347b43c in the reality she c8bbb6db4d had changed. The satisfaction 7e28d01ccc was so 222a6d65eb overwhelming that c9198d0738 it made 08ca54fcc2 her heart 43f7f5e935 ache.4cb9820852a36bf6

She left the 520a49759e mine with Revil d117bf2ac4 and turned back dec6f33fb5 to gaze at 5a303a83d9 the place where 57eb95ed8a her name was f56fde917a engraved once more. It felt eb14362389 like the d4fd86e12a time had 80e8e83055 come to 12b6715100 put all b26a6c432c the plans, 42b2b05fcd which had 33fe5e8df7 been waiting ca3fa600ec quietly, into 8c1b74578c action.73d59166cf3d9185

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But then, an 60c5f4692d unexpected variable arose.081916e98c0b033d

“Ugh…” 7dbb5c140aecf1e6

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Erina felt Revil bac1bc1951 stomping his feet 88511a7af3 beside her.fb1f8a886112d5b1

After leaving the mine, the two returned to the place where they had boarded the carriage. The sun was already setting, signaling that it was nearly evening. Yet, the carriage hadn’t arrived. 773c9aa628e8185f

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Erina had 11cd3625fd overlooked a 5ab8883e32 crucial detail c412fc531e in her 0b58383ddc fixation on 534be1a9df owning the 9720ad8643 mine. The coachman c906937d0a driving the f86a1b3d39 Eols family’s d259792098 carriage was bca838a350 also Faylon’s 1bf2d0fb16 man, and 9bcc444179 it was 5de0ab5f90 a servant 0725bb7cac who welcomed c692434f2c Rose. She had been awake 98934b7d53 all night, unable to 29197e6d8a sleep, and perhaps her 7b303dc877 exhausted judgment had caused 54b8ef8217 her to miss the 41d3c7fecf most important detail.a515a992713d1d8b

According to her 9502dea8f7 original plan, they cf1fff0dc0 should have rented f133defe66 a public carriage, 9f0f8f3340 not one from 3c1a0ab309 the Eols family. Erina had to admit 2511aa5242 her mistake.96145d5f4db6e112

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This place, though part of the Eols Count’s territory, was located at the farthest edge, in a sparsely populated village. Before Rose discovered the magic stone mine in the original story, it was a village where outsiders rarely passed through, maybe once a week at most. After the mine brought prosperity to the area, the roads became more active, but not now. 2dd06c930b3db69e

“What should we do…?” 097af109bb3d7548

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It seemed the carriage 51dfc4307b wouldn’t come. Whether it 84d0121770 was Faylon’s ab6b5bd324 orders, Rose’s 9671d329e2 cunning plot, 9ad65cd7cf or the ac81fd4bbd coachman’s twisted 501c4cc1e2 loyalty, Erina 0ce11280cd could sense 7b1d0d5a82 that the aa505f8358 carriage wasn’t 0e0bd112bb coming.cb1323f7aa482dfb

“Let’s go into the village.” 371ceb40fa26d169

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Erina took Revil’s a85d29cb0f hand, remaining on db1b85d559 alert as they fec436ebc6 entered the village. A noblewoman and a 3134fd0b73 well-dressed child would easily ce2db0fcfe become targets for crime 220b51ca7b in such a place. Not knowing who f2ccdf8150 lived in this b61bcd4c75 village made Erina e37a5ff1fe anxious.cf173b72913d8269

Worried that 5f5ebba94e bringing Revil e7f2d56b2f along might 2327963e1a put him 279917827e in danger, eba74ac1d5 Erina gripped b8057a4c07 his hand 3299518f1f tightly.8a248dc73b5759e4

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As they c510edbe05 entered, a 051bdcc20c row of 2e499d790d less than fb060bd64c ten houses b2d432b9ec lined the dc810d8979 streets on d19e343f97 both sides.37b816d49cf52759

“Oh my.” 4adbdc721858e1b4

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Suddenly, a middle-aged woman ef7aedc6bb appeared from the second 6845a94266 house on the right 7144ce0d7c and was surprised to f1c98fa047 see the two entering 52d38a3546 the village.963083546245663c

Erina instinctively flinched c76abc5dd1 and looked toward 293967ab5e her.e2d7fb36a92444ef

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“What brings you to our village? Ah, are you with the group from that last house?” 4ca3cf409bb64fab

“Excuse me, but the carriage we were expecting hasn’t arrived.” f32bac377e6ee10f

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“Oh dear.” 66f5da864e862de6

The middle-aged woman wiped 0625ec3718 her hands, which were 159dc6e161 wet from her apron, 4afe8c46da and walked toward Erina.64b549c5386e4edb

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Her warm f8a536758b demeanor helped e6f4eb6502 relax Erina, 4ae02e5133 though she f5dc779148 struggled to bac795002a stay alert.59c833412895a92f

“I thought it might be one of the nobles who visits around this time. I assumed you were with them.” 099e322449e6ed37

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It seemed fee44ccbe2 a noble 0dcab4409b was known 7385b2bf2e to travel 1fb917e2c7 through this fa2fab1b3a village.5afa9cf8c33c92a5

This was a 04a910a9f6 fortunate turn of da86a3dc3a events.
If the carriage didn’t arrive, Erina could use the family name to ensure they returned together. 36e026107508c166

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“Goodness, I can’t believe I left the food out like that. Oh, and I suppose you haven’t had dinner yet?” f2e9779305646ed5

With a f7bd6d98d9 bright smile, ebf304a558 the kind 207f5d2af5 middle-aged woman c365c6759b quickly spoke 9453e28cdc and, after 7854c4ef03 a moment aca41482d9 of thought, 2e88c19dd4 invited Erina e9f1feb982 and Revil ff7d0068e3 into her f87c6cd1b2 home.30ebff8508e85a46

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“I don’t have much prepared, but would you like to eat? I tend to make too much food.” 0a53144e9652a115

Erina hesitated for a c81c1fa478 moment.
The sudden 0f7acd37d4 invitation from f0629b2ee6 a stranger, 61edd3fb06 the sky 93e069f57a growing darker, 1c032b2807 and seeing 848bf72071 Revil nervously b86af6c3de looking around, 40d96a4279 made Erina e5ba176142 realize there 66d9f2efaa was no 1955b188d5 time left 3c31eb3121 to think.5bc5e59f197e9517

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“Then, excuse me, but may we stay for the night? I’ll make sure to offer a token of thanks.” cf8932459d5e2287

The middle-aged 5edce73b7c woman, who 4ab1cfe510 had been 828a607188 staring at 2f47437cba Erina, smiled 0882700592 brightly and feca8e91b1 nodded.b62b54814a98abfc

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“Yes, do so.” 26e5c594fdb42026

“Honey! What’s taking you so long? Come inside!” d4d9fadfbe0f467e

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The door suddenly f25d8847e2 swung open, and e664c4a655 a man, likely b2a3a720db her husband, stepped 04c7f2bcca out.80792a9e4daf97a6

“Uh… uh.” 42037070da2e1ae6

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The middle-aged man, upon 13f1ec321d seeing Erina, seemed at d517b90729 a loss for words. His face 675aeb6bdf flushed red, 103618fbe4 likely in ef3ae452dd shock from 1f08503555 her striking 0f7234d435 appearance.916570812a4fab57

“This is unbelievable.” a8c735b27df2858f

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The woman 565fe82c6b slapped her 712f39a543 husband on c5dc1e75f3 the back 1bb59b7cb9 and carefully a05cb387e9 and kindly f0cc2b5d9e led Erina fed1a17547 and Revil ac58d7f81a into the 91acbb2f27 house.45f4e6ef0de7cd29

“Ugh! This woman is something else!” 784ba4ba053a0997

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“Ignore that man and let’s go inside. I was craving meat dishes today, so I must have been preparing to meet some distinguished guests.” 7ac6e8bc6b13420e

Ignoring the d027f61ea2 man, who 6afe4f643e was hopping 934049a6c5 around while 8e6e9e57f6 being scolded, f6165b443b the middle-aged fc41938987 woman led b7b33569f2 the two a609fc18a8 inside the 5443dc4a4b house and b20685e99d guided them 2373bb3c22 to a 992b8af5d0 small dining 2e5d8438c2 table that 7853f55a2f could seat 806bc8a183 just four 4f50d21617 people.57945689374d5d99

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“Please, make yourselves comfortable.” 30650426c9695923

“Excuse me for a moment.” 12160d5e178b9161

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After some a8929d866b hurried greetings 5f7742b62d and preparations, 35e1acdd03 they all 1b26729e4e took their 829e8ba712 seats around 89536e8e09 the round cbbe238fa7 table.1c0f76ffdfa03b67

“Oh, I almost forgot. I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Susan.” 76fcd03f55d72c0b

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Through the steam 1aaec0a949 rising from the 3ba9d5dcba food, Susan’s warm 4f8a338f61 smile eased even 3c5cdebc17 Revil’s nervousness.a8a2f96986ee475a

“I’m John.” a276207a0480ffb7

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The man, who seemed 0cf462c6c4 to be her husband, 595289c6e4 introduced himself. Erina thought 85f65de2d4 for a 58806109da moment before b026b2c245 replying.4fba6ac237157020

“I’m Lina. Thank you so much for inviting us, especially on such short notice.” d918160f55311e85

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Erina politely spoke 3496edba1b without revealing her 725f1d9c16 full name, and 8ce1795f3c Susan and John e83128926b nodded, urging them c83d326d6f to eat.425f6a83cc18ea9c

“It looks like you came with your sibling.” 1f06a69026d68d65

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“Ah, yes, that’s right.” c76f98b3597ca854

Erina answered carefully, 561da65f8e trying not to 3167e40c1e show her discomfort. Revil, picking up 6a87185da4 on her cue, 4ccf41baa6 focused on the 8305e05665 meal.48f8a4e67fc83632

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“How did you end up in such a remote place?” 0c57401ff8590d4d

“I wanted to take my sibling out for a change of scenery, and we ended up here.” a15fbd3e7a39f3cc

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In response to Susan’s 9dc3ad261a question, Erina used the 592c3295e1 same excuse that Rose b5db80670b had in the original e7caf3d274 story.5deb44ed5dd4679a

“My goodness, this is quite the strange coincidence. What’s your name?” 76c5fcd584d047dc

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Susan moved some 92835611f7 food closer to 40259bbb2b Revil as she 9ed31a9d7e asked.2512c81f99500ece

“…Bill.” 1efde281d7ca66f5

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Revil, following Erina’s lead, dropped the first part of his name to hide his true identity. 184f40bc1362807a

Of course, 1470117438 no one 11307b1c7d here knew 74a5743c84 that Revil 41ef472159 was an 158611cd2b orphan, but c5e39eb3de Erina appreciated a5e0659cca that Revil 802a771bdd was acting d9df3db051 carefully.2e3ee3f328e2f144

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“Alright, Bill. Eat up.” 5b8e8ac645df6967

During the pleasant meal, c4c8460691 both Erina and Revil f74993d021 relaxed, easing the tension 1588717998 in their shoulders and 0887f7e58e enjoying the food.923d3183f02137d7

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Though it 7e3101c9b5 was different e3461754b3 from the 4e2b4afead extravagant and 246de31e79 delicious meals 2bff95bfae they had f0aa038e53 at the 469709fd5e count’s household, 0410ed63c5 the simple 42620964a1 and delicate 010bb661eb dishes warmed d931838262 both of a3abb36f34 their hearts.b8252865db5a3123

Just then, there was f48dd793e8 a sudden knock on f9dda1c98b the door. The door opened, and e1f75e3915 someone entered.bf329b581fc01648

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“Susan, John.” a54c5b0546933fe1

A deep, aa6f352501 pleasant voice 2c58cd9f84 filled the 5c902fe64c room, and ca685e39c4 Erina was 79f6301655 taken aback 41e9d12dc2 as a d8fd4a6eac man appeared.e8ee8bc7cc385e5a

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