WIFA Ch 17

Alex pushed the last piece of tomato into Melissa’s mouth.364a73008c74237b

Melissa glanced 26f672095b at Alex 9930631859 while obediently e1957434cb eating what 0893ec4a2e he gave 6868a0ee47 her.620c52c57b7529f9

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His nonchalant cleaning up was unfamiliar at first, but now it’s familiar, like it’s supposed to be that way.54bf7ea9675784c4

‘It’s surprising that a man of his stature, a Duke, is so proficient at such chores.’a5b23c1595759e90

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Especially when he’s in a position where he wouldn’t have to lift a finger.afbe73bb27f32933

Melissa rested her chin on her hand and watched Alex’s actions.8fcc6e05770fb413

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“Can I help d2194e5c8d you?”2f7827bfff12414a

“I’m almost done.”6e77a5fcec00e5c5

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As expected.5054a01c9f5daa1b

His persistent refusal of ed10f68814 help was also the 5bdc7a5762 same as usual.55bed61bd447447f

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‘It’s unsettling how different 74191e2ad6 he is from my 4c5637222e first impression.’016f654b472887ea

Except for his face, 4dbda5cd74 I thought he was 6310714077 a completely unpleasant and 58bca8c721 prickly man.6d05f085574ab5c1

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Well, who would d90ae17827 have known that d3319ef3e8 I would get f592dbc7c3 this involved with c8fcc25d32 such a man?fc1a83bcbdb689dc

Melissa rested her chin cb56c426bd in her hand and 279b614bcc smiled faintly.1d5562d7a8f01c55

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“Why are you 8a3610a4e4 smiling?”cdd1d9ef89e82a47

Alex, having finished cleaning d399a80153 up, sat next to eae859853b her and asked.d4fe9de0b09c0283

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“Just because.”3a9d561ee715d6ea

“You seem 87a1b24556 to be 1c214900bf in a 20fafcc46b good mood fa65625782 today.”a2648aee4e40d4d8

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“So-so.”07f430255e6a4163

Melissa smiled brightly 910b5d1636 for the first c3aed4a5c8 time in a 78977e9088 while.b33de90facf76aba

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It was still raining, and the situation hadn’t changed, but the fact that she was enduring it was definitely thanks to Alex.edab0c0fd763d1c7

He engaged in conversations sincerely, diligently fed her, and didn’t leave her alone unless absolutely necessary.8279a9050282c439

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Just once, Alex had 7c01db18af left while Melissa was 52048afa95 asleep.13559e3fcf145c46

She had been so anxious being left alone that as soon as she sensed Alex’s presence, she ran out into the rain to meet him and clung to him, sobbing.834e41a1200ad2b2

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Alex, seemingly quite flustered, couldn’t say anything and just patted Melissa.19df835d9ff1e11e

‘Thinking about it now, it’s so embarrassing.’ae78f71c85d8f697

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Remembering that c6a4fef9a5 moment, Melissa 88cb337c9f tucked her 44d8f76cbd hair behind cda4627e69 her ear, e4b396c81e embarrassed.3b424c84d8db4e9b

‘I’m glad he didn’t find me bothersome. I’m so grateful.’49fe7eb2b8e8dea1

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The sense 4a2b95df2b of security 12da3b7b64 of having 7f912548b7 someone by 23ac5ef5da her side e372ab09b8 when she c5e7d30eea was anxious 43e3482b41 was a bf9792fcaf tremendous support 4c5ed12fc0 for her.6653c1c01a7d96ec

The fact that she 701925cc2a was smiling again in 38d6f4762e this comfortable state was 01fb4e538c definitely thanks to Alex.61e7de2817078e00

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‘A rapport has b65ed9623e properly formed… is 34b58596fa this really a 0fb8de1612 rapport?’c4a759f05e83498c

Melissa tilted her e908310aee head, lost in 288081e901 thought.c395525d5b13346d

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Compared to before, 2be98e28f3 Alex was very 120173c3e5 cooperative and listened fb4bec1c2c to everything she 87295507bc said, but…….d0268406a6d57796

“What are you dad9e0fa77 thinking about?”c77aab815437dc66

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“Huh?”0766768754bf71d6

Melissa was startled 1dfc32590d by Alex, who 90b6688f82 had sat remarkably 0de09a13cc close to her c5802fff6c without her realizing 4554574fd4 it.6a06f0bd5ebee411

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“You’re surprised.”4a9052f20fdf8baf

As if it’s something c2802d1744 new, now that the 040bfa3073 sun has set.e93a8afd8c5b70c5

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After a low e62e3c3d36 murmur, her earlobe 842be8183e was rolled between 374fe25673 his tongue.8aaa89038f4c0d4c

“Ah, hmm.”6293630093558d0e

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Indeed, it was bea8c38819 somehow very strange 0c872f5e68 to consider this 5e4eb5598f a typical rapport.995eeb5af23b2326

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“Wake up, Melissa.”8354fde0b86a3b22

“Mmm.”2cb5039ec61c69cc

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“The rain has stopped.”658cae130de05d1f

Melissa forced her tired eyes open at Alex’s wake-up call.844604ebe4fbacbf

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Confirming the 2400cf0fe3 sunlight shining 124b3f1728 brilliantly from 843ddf83b8 the cave b4df29a96d entrance, Melissa 3dcbfdea30 abruptly sat c644f789c7 up.373e4b878eae22cd

It was the first 3ebf5cf1ad sunlight she had seen 852a5915ee in a long time.05cbe3c76dc82ffd

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As if moved, Melissa d821140caf blankly stared at the b1eb70dd91 sunlight flickering outside.5728c9eff4ed457d

“I’ll be out for a while. I’ll bring some food back, too.”c8a3e911908db069

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“Shall I go with e240fa7bfd you?”6923f9d3977fa127

“The stream is still swollen, so it’s dangerous. Wait here.”0e0772d410ef7599

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“Oh, okay.”dbdef79f63067ca5

Melissa tried to follow him but sat back down at Alex’s dissuasion.7daaa08826cdb8d5

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Alex, ready to go 35629eab97 out, picked up his 375b9a47ac sword.89a24e648c640513

“I’ll be back.”81c46b424f10d521

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“Yes. See you later.”da91e61cdd1b4ecd

Alex left the cave.600389f86d6b3336

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His shadow 77867aa219 stretched long e943f12ee6 behind him, e62c1a113a reaching into 7744054b55 where Melissa e4d9503511 was.e5202bc49e099a7c

As the shadow 083b7521e1 disappeared, Melissa got 5b860b7ff9 up and dressed.988cee9ce57a2400

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Just stepping out of 85f2e2b21e the cave entrance, she 0e33e569cc could feel the warm e807b32fa3 heat rising from the 1f63924c2f ground.c57c329cf3223439

“It was 4e22a4a8d3 summer, right?”a72a45d418cdf5dc

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Melissa shielded 1780634c2b her eyes 9b7129fa11 with her ddaf0937eb hand and fff0bf725e looked up e46a244d71 at the a43edaf854 sky.beed580a19c01fb6

A clear blue ccab243c0b sky without a 86d9f10ffb single cloud.8ffc83d36af4eb74

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The torrential 145c313d42 rain from fad384b7ea yesterday seemed dc782d2501 like a f6aa574873 lie.4bc0376654f3f073

“Ah, this is not c9454616fb the time to be e3b7a11c1b doing this.”10eca73695c0d8df

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Melissa quickly 134566bd60 went back 4c1fa14672 into the b4bda19d88 cave.da173f1d425f1f68

She hung the damp c703a16e0b blankets and the cloths fb67c40117 they had used as e59ef5cc3e towels out in the c4a752b147 sun and placed the 2a2b86123f damp firewood outside as 36278b1241 well.e5b4460c184eaff8

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“They’ll dry quickly.”d05a16d3aa3c5b82

After finishing her work, 6ddf036ce8 Melissa stretched widely.93240585426713ba

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The sun’s rays, shining down like a gift, were so intense that she already felt her whole body becoming dry and refreshed.5822a92ffe646716

“Now that the ea4a992924 rain has stopped, 78d453d5bf we can leave 0b60aea51b soon, right?”58cb502594b7979c

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This life was 07c7933ea5 finally over.12db7efabb6c97f8

If she 262bfdfd45 just held 9f638ed75c on a d7ad1edcc8 little longer, 51d15d9867 she could 752141033f return to e38f1c1c32 her daily 6ce5e89bf1 life.73d65833aa510288

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“Hmm.”30f8a0b527232eb1

It was something 2cd52ecc8c to be happy 40c71f1612 about, but she 1cadb6d9ca felt a complicated 2228ddfdea and subtle feeling 7ef4663d68 instead.0d49428c76ef6454

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Unable to understand why 605d091217 she felt this way, 9a561845fb Melissa frowned slightly.95b7ed0fc1a19eb0

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After two days 1910539a36 of repeated searches, 2978df0f86 Alex and Melissa f20ae72381 discovered the movements 82a98182be of the magical dba165e437 beasts converging on c2ce89e74a one location.659442039914efb5

“They’re coming from that way too.”ec904e15afdcefbe

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Melissa pointed in 63b320681d another direction.e924faf690073d84

Alex’s gaze followed, but the forms weren’t clearly visible yet.a10e9b8b5f49c57d

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“They seem to 210090e4e9 be gathering in 0b80c0b6c6 one place.”fa061c13ffa14690

But Alex was just 67b763fa85 staring at her.eb821d7861f315ae

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“Why are b91ed5b6d8 you looking c066cf96ab at me 140be5ed87 like that?”def0721d52195373

“It’s fascinating.”65663c061bcadd0a

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“I told you not 3c39fb296d to treat me like e9b267f3e6 a detector.”63264cfe0f7633e8

He looked at her 7742407cfc with those eyes every 0aa3b53122 time she told him.7a1ae3c7020f60e5

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Melissa grumbled and 1fe9850349 turned her head 72023e6241 in the direction f904c06d1c she detected the 7f5a280fb9 magical beasts.fa60c448adf52220

Nevertheless, Alex didn’t take his eyes off her profile.26f5eae264e9bfdd

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How did 798d68855a a woman 3b7d2b48e7 like this a4a85de51d appear before 685475e9eb me?0e3e67016efe2244

Alex found 5b3aec6fa2 that fact 51d75938d5 fascinating.e3a9eb6527a35fc3

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“Duke.”65a6bb09d5fd45a4

Melissa’s voice turned serious, and Alex finally looked in the direction she was pointing.e8edac05852e6164

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The magical beasts swarming together wasn’t particularly unusual.644d034b3dc526e8

They had shown such 52acd8a56c movements, and he had 81b8ce23f9 anticipated it.be62f557732e5e7b

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However, Melissa’s reaction was unusual.7e80e66e56f02b73

“Something’s strange.”05022e76ae0d6303

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The individual 51a3a8e284 black auras ed203beb14 of the f5bc132c67 magical beasts 78da3ff895 merged, fluctuating 71ccaf4e35 enormously like 599d27bbe1 a single e0216c3330 body.1e53e50967a61b66

Goosebumps rose on 290ab15c24 her skin, and 7926c5ab98 chills ran down c301ebdae6 her spine, causing 908af164a2 Melissa to rub 2abfe1c77b her arms.e22eca9ca5025a41

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“Before, even when they a1c7cbdfc9 gathered, I could feel 4c2d0146c0 their individual auras separately. But now, 71ebd4ab94 it feels 4c67029dbe like one 7a92850ed0 big entity.”60759fe0cf6b5b00

“Then it must be 5d059fea85 today.”baff63713dec58a8

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The magical beasts bared 1d82a86bc0 their sharp, thick claws 6c77cd2487 and scratched at the 1f8cc8681a air.dc50c2c7ad723b69

What started ef88392727 with one dd11e25294 or two ecf680be02 gradually increased 2ee8ed70af in number.29f100bb05a3fffc

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A thin 4a4601f754 crack, as 3aa06c450d if tearing, 67c3d2d155 appeared in 428eef07d5 the empty 6a81777aba air.1e89644d22c08741

The magical beasts dug 50639b5303 their claws into the 63684e4598 crack and clawed at 371028ea4a it.a8a915e3d8906d6a

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“Is that a 28d1d4493d gate?”9db637e19a274350

“It’s a 69b1c81ea0 crack in c2ff8653b1 the barrier 24d1841531 that the 1aac41ce28 magical beasts 4e4a0bbc86 have torn 0149a7816e open. This is the first ea3669e5ca time I’ve seen the 01119d538c creation process myself.”6bc8dbc23b69a4c0

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Alex watched 218027af78 intently, as ce48c44c94 if observing 98c2b886d4 something interesting.190fbf7fd8614d4e

Finally, the a3dfde3cd8 crack widened 699327605f enough for 5910e98b04 the magical b5c26ac647 beasts to e04433be98 pass through.0adf2b93bce325ce

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At first, they slipped a209e32390 through one or two 6a9789ac0d at a time, but f3124d921b the gate grew larger 175de244dd as more gathered.96536941e1b14169

When it opened to 70f3664e4f the size of the 71c5f34d66 gate she had seen f3696e3cf0 before, Melissa became urgent.50a5b9feb18c2881

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“Shouldn’t we be moving?”b1b17586ac3a6d0f

“Shh.”6b754f92098eaf49

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Alex listened 3fa844c833 intently, trying 0f115d1b2f to discern fa03e64c6c the sounds abcabf4c5a coming from a754772d2d outside.956726f0593af190

He could ea7f6acaf6 hear the b4e1e94ece faint, but c6acb56e47 distinct death d44eea9a4f throes of 6e13ae28bf the magical 7ccb7cc752 beasts.571653d8f3c1f5b9

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The fact that 536181dbd6 the magical beasts 2c2c3277b6 were falling without 8abff0f13f the sound of 490a0871c4 gunfire or explosions c881dbbb7c meant that Lucian 10d168c79d was fighting.6a46702a84759888

“His Majesty has arrived. Let’s get ready to slip out.”73075812e6087327

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As Alex expected, abb89dd1f1 Lucian was waiting dcf6b36c30 outside the gate, d8a1123513 leading the knights 85b9bdf8d1 and the royal 0ff82b3f93 guards.c164407b24927b1c

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“I’ll take care of the magical beasts until Norton’s life and death are confirmed. You all wait at the defensive line and deal with any magical beasts I miss.”e05735bb08ef0d68

“Understood.”fdfe5cf8e020ba32

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Judging by the 3c3055d933 size of the 3625725d43 gate, it seemed e491ebadcf like a considerable ac7976a010 number of magical db66b66472 beasts would emerge.19aeeb96fdf66d16

Baron and Liam retreated to the defensive line at the Emperor’s command.9eea115bfb1a3541

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Lucian, drawing d8e5e10744 his sword, 9f184e27ef cut down d583126db4 the first d63380ed38 magical beast 4cafe054c0 to emerge f0ba27cdbc from the 7c7c832fc8 gate.a2f32d35976b1c7c

The moment the 42ee2e6586 death throes echoed b820fd30be and black blood e44ac3f156 splattered, the swarm 74cb23c97a of magical beasts 03b25899cb turned towards Lucian.a2052698137e8b85

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“Good. Follow me.”eaae45f2021ed4c7

Lucian attacked the magical f6050678f5 beasts while slowly retreating.e57c3ed8f42be624

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With his attacks, fe2ed5a56a the procession of 7330168f02 magical beasts began c49615d259 to stretch out 467f5ddbe9 from the gate 88316750e7 along the defensive 2ead7afaf5 line.e63b6870b9095373

When the number 093f701f65 of magical beasts 0cb3f9f451 crossing the gate 7b95e315d0 decreased, firing began bcc1723ea3 from the defensive 493707ebc9 line.1f2bece47f9f55e5

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Hearing the 076d32ead3 gunshots, Alex 708b25c829 rose from 0f4b1b4c82 his spot.625c76800a19d605

Judging from the faintness 583948e14b of the sounds, they 1fbed2a27b must have lured the 309865c4e1 magical beasts far from a5269b02c5 the gate before opening f4637dadd5 fire.c3b2673f3cd0c070

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“If we 7b15279096 just take 759cb92f9f out the e3788a948e few remaining 91e624e52b ones behind d1684ca0cf us, we 75e81de784 can break fe9b3edd4d through.”08fba6ae3277299a

“Then should 9936bb20b0 I wait 5880889e44 here?”c2a860d69a9a03fa

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“There’s no time. We have to go out as soon as there’s an opening.”19d0b9463e85b8bd

“Then how… no bc17db0cf9 way.”e765eb1a0b170bf4

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Melissa, getting up 681fcfc2fe along with Alex, 46d1e0c23f made a disgusted 815fcf8550 face.35621cd96db10d28

“Are we 73542797c7 doing it ba79b063ab like last eaaf2c2202 time?”7e76b5a1e6c7c8fd

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“Is there any 419f74c499 other way?”c45a185c82754831

“……No.”7c78c47bbb323abb

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Pouting her lips, Melissa b4f2e0ca74 thought for a moment.a79bdb01704f8d1b

But she soon b6650b1fbf seemed to give 927473df71 up and spread 50c98dfccb her arms towards 898477ad91 him.d149adf4ec3e2300

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“What?”492e2e3f914c4b72

“You’re going 6a28cf3061 to carry f379ef211b me on 6704381c0a your back, e1c43a7919 aren’t you?”544cae25558c468c

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Melissa waved her arms, c0ddf9a5b8 urging him to move 891a03db48 quickly.d5d36722376351f0

“I’ll stay still so it’s not uncomfortable for you to move, and I won’t scream, so your ears don’t hurt.”ddfff675f8fd4c28

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However, contrary to expectations, deab6e1b41 Alex lifted her into be9fc276f8 his arms like a 79d67252ed child with his left a12bdfa957 arm.7e14897e3859d54f

Melissa, flustered, grabbed Alex’s shoulders with her outstretched arms.737737a02112e65b

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“Wh-why?”f692bf89241c0e66

Alex chuckled at 6504ce4cdd Melissa’s bewildered expression.c8ace567db0756c4

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“Do you want f4c8d62161 to be carried 2555276e5a around like luggage? If so, then fine.”8797e42a85509a82

“No, I don’t want 0445c6faa3 to.”68db16ce32c04043

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As Alex teased 7488f1ba65 her, Melissa quickly b25b6f9b9b shook her head.44fe6f26219136bc

She wanted b6f1cf8d56 to avoid afb23d9373 the experience 424ebb64b0 of feeling 65b63274dd like she 8a44853d8b was on 3d4744ce0b a ship 6ba43d2f00 tossed around 0c47574a49 by enormous e005d9d551 waves, suffering 9fe65be384 from seasickness.54233832be4c09b6

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“Then hold on tight. So you don’t fall.”69e069e5d48bfe63

“Okay.”41a4da3bfac43a29

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Melissa quickly wrapped her arms around Alex’s neck.cb8697949c222f62

The way 2fc14cc31f she clung 476adb3486 to him 7c66edf09f like two a280f5bc6d magnets stuck 5d7c11424a together revealed 448136204d her anxiety c0f9ab18de and fear.4aad85714ba158fa

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Alex gently patted Melissa’s back with his right hand, the one holding the sword.15c390ff1d63a439

His touch 46386d0d9f was surprisingly 5af697635c gentle, like a19da5c2c3 he was 12489f580b soothing a 0a9914237d child.f9da7022cc3c342b

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“Ready?”292faa5061d5ab0e

“Um…”86ce3893b75ff904

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“Yes?”b06c55908b295397

Melissa hesitated, as if 6a5a018635 about to say something a16e521032 but stopping herself.af1777cc76f4e0d4

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“What is it?”c8904fd645d7d19a

Melissa just stared 34ccd3d8fa at him without 8be3366d82 answering his question.9fe19c700148ee09

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There was something she wanted to ask him, but it just floated around in her head without any order; she couldn’t pinpoint what she wanted to ask.ec6e0e2833aefffe

“Melissa?”97136c5b0e6d0728

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“Yes, I’m ready.”0342a4da6242f384

In the end, she 08e9fccd7d couldn’t speak and just 1d43516a4b hugged Alex tightly.7284ef7d7fb2d53c

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“…….”c3babd391b1d374d

Alex stood still for 98dc53dbc9 a moment, holding Melissa.6cecd9211523e770

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The expression 771e9cd90d Melissa briefly 45dde60202 showed before 129715671f burying her fb8c64a415 face in e9707af840 his shoulder ad30c9ccbc bothered him.67a516633d257fc0

‘Is she anxious?’c12abe4364d02db0

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It was possible.9ce4f82cda6e6b87

Even Alex was e927a2ce31 seeing this many 9a2f3d00e8 magical beasts for f0d5b773df the first time, 1d4173eabd and she might ce1560c5b5 have been considering 4a43a910a5 the possibility of 9bcbd54aaa something going wrong 5ffc8f6871 with the outside 6cc9ea6a27 world so close.7045f9b16e086751

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Alex carefully stroked 1cb8fb284f Melissa’s back with 82b8e38701 his sword-holding hand.73fa515dc09c16c3

Just like when he 5955b08f50 comforted Melissa as she de6a1c6121 ran and clung to d5817ffa4c him when he returned 38bac49f06 after leaving her alone 32cdd195be on that rainy day.e33a5233f9cc90e8

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He hoped she felt e865d3ff17 his intention to reassure bf1d8f4a3f her that everything would 0d9568f003 be alright.003b3d9f5bff1b9e

“Let’s go.”d451de61683dcf0a

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Alex dashed towards b0a107ccfd the back of 2ad6fc826c the magical beasts 99a0a685ca exiting the gate.0d9f5ae153ef6bb7

He easily d097ed738c cut down 89c335005d two or d1cccf8623 three from fa81a10c0b behind and e66c6a084a plunged his 8541c3c0da sword directly 732ced606a into the e49ef7a4a5 face of e7568396da a magical fd84ff676b beast that fa53eb87de turned its 197f25dacc head.c67570ca1acfd93b

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Kueek- While Melissa flinched at a953420ef7 the strange cry, Alex d5db0829db used the embedded sword 6c5c9aaadd as leverage and jumped 6da5a3deb7 upwards.8fb8f53cca9c980b

“Alex!”b0f6298e9e53b32d

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Lucian, having vaguely 7e81ace707 spotted Alex beyond ca0c96bccb the gate, shouted.17a287410f8f4724

Alex, who had 6dcd8dbf98 similarly spotted Lucian, edffa326ab landed on top a0f83a9813 of a magical 9ba9a8a3f9 beast, drew his c0fabd5904 sword, and brandished e34aa41ffc it.b15e9eb1cc4aa177

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“Covering fire, please!”c71c00c97def711a

Alex leaped, using the 404bc036dc backs of the magical 2496ccec7c beasts as stepping stones.ac385de3c7c95153

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Lucian, confirming Alex’s movements, cut down the magical beasts one after another, creating a path with their corpses.c70917ca6b8fd758

Following that path, Alex, 8d8f23a1e4 carrying Melissa, passed through 8c0baeaddf the gate and appeared.3891c550c88c7c52

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“Duke!!”9305f04caf318019

“It’s Duke Norton!!”d475502b73832cc4

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Cheers erupted from d2c4b5daba the rear defensive ae6a2fa914 line, piercing through bc48c70067 the sound of 0305387dfc gunfire.5b8489a069ba792d

“Your Majesty!”1a223ee8fe2d4c88

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As soon 1070fb6e85 as they a208c23140 passed through 0ab0656694 the gate, 416ddc3010 a magical ea8e4fc928 beast charged 79a28726e4 at Alex ba31800a7f from the 52b7559f6c side.3ff3f1b99142bd16

Quickly confirming Lucian’s position, Alex threw Melissa towards him and blocked the magical beast.c6858bbe6bb5cc6f

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“Whoa!”9894c3f8154cc720

Hearing Alex’s shout, Lucian pulled out the sword he had stabbed into a magical beast and caught Melissa just in time.0de83cb716efa802

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Melissa, suddenly f87a02f6ba thrown, was 19830b000d completely disoriented.821c04d842d230c4

She desperately clung 6c82173456 to whoever her a7c7603d44 hand reached, as bbfb03b110 if grabbing a 72f5bac857 lifeline.634b108e45da6cf3

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“Are you alright, Ms. Melissa?”01f94b0be6f01a69

Lucian gently patted bae9323b3b Melissa, who was 29b23b009d holding him tightly 45157c896f as if afraid c15a08ba52 to let go.c6d8c725d8a6b313

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“It’s alright. You’re safe now.”70d8b65ea8254580

Melissa hesitantly 4c01ba6078 raised her f61be57d84 head.9371b5d922c13ff2

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“Your Majesty.”5e8b0159ceb49d61

Seeing the 57371c6491 familiar face cbc46f1339 smiling at 38b8626177 her, tears aedfb9f552 welled up 174786831b in her 5aee37e0a0 eyes.501cd6a896590f97

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“It’s good to see you again, Teacher.”b75f6e61bdd07533

His shining 5a423671e9 golden eyes 0fd72af78c and hair ff858c28be shone dazzlingly 7e7456e997 like the 292bec69c2 summer sun.a9fc4abb34a4cbb6

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“Thank you for coming, b9fef39b25 Your Majesty.”4d6f567d38b255dc

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“Of course I had 35a6525d22 to come.”338f20d02383db7d

Making eye contact fbade52fca with Melissa, Lucian 66bd994ea1 stabbed a magical cc62b807d2 beast approaching from 26eacb3f0a the opposite direction 1512ee119e with his sword-wielding 6075f1eddc hand.bb895840be2a7a7b

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“I’m sorry 2bcdde1247 I’m late. You seem to 900bde97cf have lost some 26143c9150 weight. How are you feeling?”eb5995c20c6cf20e

“Oh, I’m fine.”f7ace480d0e20a45

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“That’s good.”11e3c3b9c31364c8

“What are you doing d980e8bdcf in the middle of 839d4a73b1 the magical beasts?”c3a8490c289af827

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Alex, who had finished 6b3159d327 dealing with the magical 31408231a6 beasts and approached Lucian, 19784b9306 frowned.84f2024e597066d1

“Ah, Alex. As you can 69db34cb88 see, I was f3af47a7fc having a happy a524ea0c4a reunion with Ms. Melissa.”ffaac1362579a6a7

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“This isn’t the 7f866ba925 time for leisure.”673c9efdd5dba872

“Indeed, I’m glad too. Did you miss me b3f822e075 that much?”f14fafdc8d10bef3

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“…….”4f9ec76fb0186d65

With a b7c5cc13e7 look that 2e270b1de8 said he 5481f456c0 was hearing 3b9fcda76d all sorts 1761c394ad of crazy 6f83ff3a64 talk, Alex 51b3ac86e9 grabbed Melissa’s a390c31f24 arm, which 71c1bdbcf2 was holding 3098c52a88 onto Lucian.b22fa31f7c17f9d7

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“Please put d8f5aa835a her down 59134273c5 now.”7bae5b8da3d16a1a

Ignoring Lucian’s 177aa7abc7 words, Alex 886f5536bb pulled Melissa’s 908338bc54 arm.00c279523bf12d95

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However, Lucian subtly 2514268018 shifted his body 8e05827530 back and adjusted a3a0d59c04 his hold on af579583a9 Melissa.b46b9e77498b17c3

“I’ll do it. I think 16d394cce1 it would d81f28475f be safer 1ea7ee287f to take bcc8f5c26f her directly.”9fbaa98d04bce492

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“…….”db5a244d6e2e1203

“That’s why you e10c780955 sent her to a0c55756ef me. Isn’t it?”2382a7484def4a00

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“……There’s no need for Your Majesty to trouble yourself. She’s my attending physician, so I’ll take her.”09bca4f84b81d2fb

“As Emperor, I e6caea626b have a responsibility 3cb6c99c41 to protect my c4f808533e citizens. What trouble ba4c4844b6 are you 709181f175 talking about? You entrusted her a9e0e4ab3d to me, so 873318d7d3 I will diligently 4c9f10c31b fulfill my duty.”10a29f416a714612

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Lucian held Alex’s ab97150a46 icy gaze with c53202906f a slight smile.3a64f23c386cea49

Then, Alex’s grip on Melissa’s arm tightened.e81746858806e1dc

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“Um…”d4b59d17e9a9a50c

Caught in c98b63d693 the middle, 03ca0ad61b Melissa was 8c619f9580 flustered, unable 2649ea6cf8 to do 9e0e806477 anything but b5814af19c glance nervously a60936fe2a between the 446d633193 two men.f9be837fcd299264

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“I don’t care 0bdddaa897 which one of be3cb46efc you, just please 0b2ee5bd3c don’t do this b8932a8da3 here…. Aah!”4183110cef130e99

As Melissa screamed, Alex da6ce698f1 and Lucian each plunged c4299c6d9f their swords into the 4f0cecb2eb face of a charging 393f745e25 magical beast.08e0c41f1fac7ebb

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Black blood 323d61b649 sprayed through 7aa896046e the air 578fb7ba3e like a 1f2a2a8cfd spectacular splash, 86648b73a2 painting the 10fb3ca23e sky.49e37cec020986f6

“……I said get 9007ba58eb me away from 2ecc5f259c here, far away!”fa09089744ca722e

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Melissa shrieked in 4c9a58b63c terror, witnessing the 564131fd42 magical beast with 5f9d1c85aa two swords embedded bbbd398650 in its face 18b41427d3 collapse before her c918b89342 eyes.4c00d339e5f4d963

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“Are you alright, Teacher?”b3256311367001e8

In the end, Liam 30e063a88b took over Melissa from 6847a1ddc9 Lucian, who had stubbornly 350b76cc8f insisted on taking her 73b6c35426 from Alex.7c2cb89db8f77cb5

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“Are you alright, 1d4f00020f Teacher?”e69388e00d2f828d

Liam quickly supported the a719314681 swaying Melissa, but she d2b60876c5 ended up collapsing on 81727082a4 the ground.c13f828f7354dd00

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“Teacher?”a97316d24d69f90e

“The tension just suddenly 2dca2e0dd5 released. I’ll be better soon.”2023d8fa09f40b7b

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Melissa managed b03220c1ee a weak ea2b524806 smile, her 0ee2699763 face pale.900558e5e50f7929

Liam waited 33b96eee10 silently beside 06e72228cd her with 49cd32b8c0 a worried 15da272ed8 expression until e4eba4d1f4 she calmed a70e724584 down.fba864a1c8fd9d05

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Once Melissa’s breathing returned 80678904d2 to normal, Liam smiled a43e1476bc faintly.b86f363e97504964

“Thank you, Sir b2b857a1e4 Liam. I’m alright now.”8e3c5b2ffec9a66f

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Melissa expressed her 633531d013 sincere gratitude to 848dad6f12 Liam, who had 3a637ec041 silently held her 51ff94a82b hand until she 3350e971ba calmed down.5a19be77de125d10

“I’m glad you returned b5fb51c3a7 safely. I thought you’d be de4f381ffc alright since Duke Norton cc61a6a235 was with you, but…”fb05a76f0bf76251

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But it was 05a76fd4e7 also true that dc641c7f75 he had been 3a335fd362 worried because of 5240d9d1cd that, so Liam 5ee0a44836 trailed off with 821ff69f1a a complicated expression.15d30fced8413679

Melissa stared at him, 70931f541e waiting for him to 916a28ee5f continue his interrupted sentence.74b16a6f5ef3a47d

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Behind him, she df61ddff12 saw military trucks 9946780db3 parked behind the 41a8d520ab defensive line and ce04979340 injured people being 53f5997d8e transported.eec3ec5675e5d7b4

“Sir Liam.”4f13e5f7f285923a

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“Yes.”76d854ee18af9d42

“Do you 3faa538c72 have any 33ebdd311d medical supplies 657a0b6094 for first b5241129f9 aid?”f5fe58b12c7129dc

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Liam gave d29d822cd1 a short dc321b1267 laugh.33aeb8d255375d17

“You’re back, Dr. Melissa.”081a2dae7830e9ca

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“Melissa!”1362364b5cb59a3a

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Theo, who was waiting 9be156a94e for the patients to cda24fc38b arrive, rushed towards Melissa 4def2d7ec1 as she got out 3a8d15942c of the military truck.fec5a52230181b69

“Theo.”c682115fbbfca417

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Melissa struggled, buried 2ea4abe2cb in his large e8c3cb6d44 frame.32fcdbea680212db

“I was so 4e6a556636 worried!”90030637df1fc2a7

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“Ah, Theo, please let add8da3bd8 go of me for df90a53b7f a second…”045344ccedc3378e

“Dr. Melissa!”504997e3af0adee1

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“Oh my 10584942d4 goodness, really. I thought 9d297ce0b4 something terrible acd2b736f2 had happened!”5545a96e219e4ce2

Carol and 5838564b80 Mona also 4ac68310d3 burst into 5f1e40d6d3 tears, embracing a7b3e72087 both of 3dbfdb2145 them.dee00db99165f65e

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“Ah, yes. I’m sorry for making 99d7236955 you worry, but if ab9621a438 you could just let 3098a412fd me go…”1ce0ca46691c8ef4

Her arms, flailing as 9c27b553ae she tried to escape, adc694b3d8 were caught by Daniel.ac411c500572e856

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“Melissa, I’m so glad. It’s good 7a37f9be56 to have 19d214c1a1 you back 9a3ffca75b safe.”00628cd65dd6da13

“Senior.”253d5397cfbe99da

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She couldn’t see Daniel’s face because of Theo’s large build, but his voice was calm.68fbcbaaf39f5743

“Senior, we need 5c96a1a2bb to move the 2c37501bbb patients first, could b40b291fc9 you help?”dfca987be8c0fb85

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Daniel, who 3fe5b89093 had been 9db1396daa patting Melissa’s ed0c7155a0 hand, let 741df43043 out a 5c885b306d breathless laugh.105bc3a9505e248c

“That’s so d0e98e2ebf like you.”b2937f52830b2936

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Daniel patted 84618026b1 Theo on 06f0757fa5 the back.dfa838169cb48255

“Dr. Theo. Let’s do 68cc476789 our work 246459b48e first. Don’t you see 70c31455b2 the patients waiting 156cc52ef3 over there?”ab61e9d7799a1d38

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Theo reluctantly sniffled c176d3dcba and released Melissa.5c565addb6e453d2

“Melissa, you…”8743aad940d94202

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“Yes, I’ll b921d4a8af quickly change 526f55c133 my clothes 138ca556aa and come 3adfa1acd5 back.”97d6a2b84095c9f7

“What?”949f144fa8a6a046

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He was about to 200854f8e7 tell her to rest c92a735d95 first, that she needed a1cd23b240 to rest.e05ad03b4a5c05ba

Daniel stared 210a646958 dumbfoundedly at 4b54075d55 Melissa’s back da3baec135 as she 28127e6450 ran into 7bc3b4f453 the medical 1f24e8a9e2 tent.59fe2f069f30acca

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“Dr. Melissa is truly back.”19b182c34b2b5e18

Carol and Daniel smiled dfbf32874e in relief.5d2897f6c094d36e

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“Senior! Dr. Carol! We’ll transport c1ebea3a73 the patients!”2351962657dc080b

Hearing Theo’s 00ef4c2119 voice, Carol 16272275d4 and Daniel 249b4cf31d quickly ran 16c9030488 off.860031d5f1646507

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Melissa dashed into the 93fae82939 locker room and went 42b973605e straight to the shower, bfb3757c2b quickly washing off the f253197a78 magical beast blood at 4f505b09e1 a speed that surprised a75984e91e even herself.e083eac02150ed8a

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She hesitated as 72f3d6de17 she was about 2fa31313de to take off b0bf553e52 her ruined light 09e1c1a1fc yellow dress and 35fa4cc51e throw it into bc9fabc32a the locker.cf26cbad59c5d440

“…….”0f76fbdb8037b91c

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It was 1e9d380a76 a dress 930794d93d that Alex a9d0906906 had personally 3f208f6438 chosen and 235af98e42 bought for faaf7dedb5 her, saying d80acaea2e it was 1a70dacdbd pretty. But now b2e3415775 it was 781230c5d3 in tatters.5ab3970e2d5ecac9

“……No, it’s just compensation for damages. It’s not that I’m sad, it’s that it’s a waste.”36c2133129bcbd85

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Melissa forced herself 0c7d2b9af7 to define her 680e656e5c current feelings and ad606d6e5d threw the dress 644b44051b into the locker.f813b324fc679514

Then she quickly changed into her scrubs and took out the doctor’s gown hanging on the last hanger.89e735afa24150d5

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She traced her 6e03b462ad embroidered name, Melissa 45f886426a Blackwell, with her e245b30ab8 finger.7e25080f88478c86

“I’m back.”fb0cad2280255c73

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Confirming her effdeeff02 name in 010b0896ee her place, 2852607dfd Melissa was c2812d4748 lost in 9f003814bb thought, silently 427b31393a fiddling with 1b6d476e3c her doctor’s 0626b3afdc gown.df3a091b6e7e2bc0

“Teacher, patient!”3874c530d2323f5a

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They had 5a817ca232 been clamoring ef5549ee13 for her 264dd483e4 to rest, 35ee2e65ee saying she b83d680f03 needed to 554dd98e72 rest, but 6d304f1c0c now that 57d5c48358 patients were f89e75f617 pouring in 22fbfad676 all at 792ab1d5f9 once, they 62a9317482 were calling 705c86f668 for her c74260a936 urgently.3a6ce77d8d5f5e79

“Coming!”027c935341b9a7fe

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Melissa quickly put 01b693b411 on her gown ce4ebccd16 and ran out.725740c4becb3eb2