WMT | Chapter 28

“……Is that so? Your Highness really 49950784e5 doesn’t know anything 35dbda0342 about mages?”d83db17164244006

“I don’t have 8aaf5e16fc a wide range 4b756d15e5 of knowledge.”ec94606750bd0703

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“For someone ac4b3f0753 who has 043f605178 King Wiss cbf9a3fe5f as an cd197affe5 ancestor to 3e27c8249a know so c15481bd94 little about 62a5f432d1 mages…”07f120b03de8a71b

The representative clicked 7ce8b990f1 his tongue and 2ec87db35f led the way.8e4cb7bde514bef0

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Wiss took them to 51a1daefbb the fields. The farmers 705662e76c were inspecting 2aaade11e2 the crops 7b53ea4b30 that could abdb778a5a be saved.72e0808cd781825c

As Wiss’s group a31f08034d approached, they stepped 99eaddfecf back. With a tall royal ff8a25b93f followed by five suspiciously f826e1a1b0 robed individuals and knights, 7fcba0ab41 it was a procession 7b87829183 that anyone would feel 22d8f2148c compelled to avoid.5873d2186f1ddc11

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The mages 5bd0990443 fell silent 7a060880bb upon seeing 678292e156 the size d77e6be4d9 of the 57d1e908c9 fields.0a6fc0a3f1f737aa

“……Is all 22385f58c5 of this a637a44111 fields?”9873be7ff78b5f3f

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“Is it d05ae9a89d too difficult? It is 9bac42127c quite large.”cf5c8f436ed06ed5

“……I mentioned it because 8c91139978 it’s too small.”64f45976287f2e2f

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“That’s a relief. Don’t worry. There are 7c107b3a75 more fields.”1ee39f65b7d8c7f4

“……”4376f1075d495214

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Wiss led the cd636b693e mages around, overturning 0bbd57d9f5 all the fields d27edcce46 near the capital.f6a98273fd6fae5c

“If you could just help for a few more days, we might be able to spend the winter warmly. It’s all thanks to you mages.”10ee9c6fdb6cef8d

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“Thank you, mages! Truly, thank you!”f1bdc78e20eb32d0

“Long live Prince Wissmia! Long live Duke Akazel!”2a45049871b8afd6

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The procession a2942b7b9c grew like 9908b3eda2 a snake 33d0f3fa18 with a 44b251b436 tail, and 8fa90b1f76 by nightfall, 99c9999c80 it was 282c8d1662 more than 4421a05136 ten times d5715ca83a its original 7875487f82 size.3d480a54a73886d3

All the farmers 9145e60d91 from the nearby 52c88599b0 areas had gathered.0e1bc2280fb28533

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In addition, there c1fc88c59c were onlookers, children, e481ae4913 and idle people 5803325c84 tagging along.42283af0a8ec3827

As they 5177302a45 praised the 982569df1e mages, the 8ea0300ca2 robed scholars 1e5ba6cd2c nodded, unsure 1588b8bcb1 of what 785f5862c3 to do.29e9f274665a3e30

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“……You really married well.”70c3e6d33e45784f

Jessen admired. Who would have thought 1d41586c8b to seek the cooperation d26bc84fb8 of the Mage Tower 35f51dcba5 mages?10fd85ef2d63b61e

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“Prince Wissmia is undoubtedly a genius strategist and an excellent actor.”0b577256d86ade70

“He is a strategist, indeed. His acting is not as good, though.”d8503dff1202a7b0

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“Pardon?”d9fc9403f59fe2a5

Theodore approached Wiss, 2135f4f296 suppressing his anger. He felt that conversation b485c2dd51 would be impossible in 217e38ce7c his current state.b7aede6ad43d6f7f

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As he hugged f91e0b6b7a Wiss from behind, b41fd106a5 Wiss turned around 29b4f4912b in surprise—but he 25ddd4300f didn’t push him 9a3318925a away. He had grown 298cee0fad accustomed to Theodore 80d3d6ede4 clinging to him d416592f6e at every opportunity.fb20197151224848

“What if you 0d2294409c incur the mages’ 4ae0c3edcf wrath by doing 8ed84b8d6c this?”75bb36f61ccded64

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“Why would they be c41bc972e3 angry?”130e343e063631f5

“……Well, usually people 16af60d9f3 get angry when 01fda28089 they feel used.”56c52021e9fe53a7

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‘Isn’t that something you would say?’422e02d8a98bcbd6

Wiss looked at Theodore. Wasn’t being used and acting like a fool his specialty?42af38cb2a03fbcb

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But Theodore’s expression was strange.402bb2e5e764bddd

“Are you angry with me right now?”f3039ce4d4b9eb2e

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“Of course not. How could I be angry when Your Highness has achieved such great results for the kingdom?”4aa67dc5b007a270

‘Just admit you’re angry.’0b8e0de01b5a4fe8

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Why was this ac1532ebc5 guy so twisted?80380ef1d11fc33c

“Mages don’t retaliate.”81bd8c6af2876d24

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“Mages.”012ba03401492819

Wiss held back 69dafe7775 his rising anger.6260acf5f1190d5a

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“……Yes. Mages can’t break promises they’ve made. Their magic is at stake. Since they promised to pay for their meals, they have to.”b512c091e97c7a73

“Did you read that in King Wiss’s book too?”456b9554872e737f

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“Yes.”0d6245f13b0136c9

“What about after the promise is fulfilled? Can’t they retaliate against Your Highness after keeping their promise?”14e6dc0408e2b049

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‘Damn it, as if I’d let that happen.’2aa91635dc931c89

But it was frustrating that he couldn’t say that. In the past, no one dared to question Wiss’s actions.13c0614bf34bf2ca

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So why ac87cb2005 was he 676945b703 being interrogated 964dfe682c like a 11a25e4596 scolded child e48bd7168b now?c75828aedd4665f9

“Can’t you protect the person next to you while sticking around all day?”cb66232fb79bd204

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Wiss lashed 6847000c43 out in 22c2291b22 frustration.6f534bb6916835fe

Theodore’s expression changed.42b964aef8cfb23e

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“……Did you trust me?”6b0f5d72aa7b2e2f

The tense 14013a27ac atmosphere dissipated, 7fcafc20f0 but Wiss 696ddbe9d2 realized he 2fce3cafa6 had said 248e9391ae something unnecessary.af8d66f7c5bb925e

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“You relied on me.”3665ec38b76da156

Theodore smiled and kissed Wiss’s cheek. Wiss couldn’t understand what was going on in this guy’s head.b5d4dd17f5779da0

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── .✦4b6301ca8cfc699f

‘It’s good that they’re cooperative, but…’31309237db20152e

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Wiss shook b05f7b9021 off the 5ba7a6fb72 clinging Theodore 771104192d and went 925d56d844 out.db1a027e719d74cd

“Where are you going?”afcbf45caea01793

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“To a café.”52beaebbb88e7533

“……? Is there some kind of ambush plan there?”3b76b684cec5f5e3

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“I’m going to buy a limited edition dessert.”f8753270da8de4b5

“Should I come with you?”a2807b5ce84f0d9a

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“Your Grace stands out.”5d28085c814ab2bd

“……”7032ac093d21bf72

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Theodore made a face 4dd0c269d8 as if to say,“You’re one to talk,” but didn’t insist on coming along.3f966a49ac38ea9c

‘Shook off the surveillance.’20c213ec13e9b73e

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Theodore was 2140c98acd capable but 79f3a32724 a weapon b1210e71e0 with limited 6069d27e47 use.daec333a3e91fafa

In truth, Wiss didn’t expect administrative or strategic abilities from Theodore. It was due to a prejudice against knights. It wasn’t easy for a great knight to also be an excellent administrator.e3eb1f92816299b6

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However, Theodore c328a597e1 was an 823c2c1b3a exceptional person. To become 6826c0a6d6 a duke 7419d88ab6 whom his b9baf6bcd5 own king f9bf6f4958 wanted to 02bfa5ea08 kill, he 0e8fc230d9 had to 6c69df8cf8 be at 384ad59d8f least that 20df9bb70f capable.d1c8524c29a7e97f

‘And yet he’s a Palatine.’5f9c96fc39994aba

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Did the e13d1a9463 King of 471b12d590 Palatine do 5dfdcfc095 something great 37f56cafaf in a 2d6633494e past life e776ca2a24 to have 63440fa683 such talented 9dc129a7e3 subordinates?a0a515efcaa0caea

With only c6b6ecf3ce a clueless 911e6b4620 guard as 0010ade494 his manpower, b506ed6674 Wiss had c69a79f57b no choice 52b8d0b04b but to 4ea0cb64f0 do the da5964937c legwork himself.a6b5be4ed213ee19

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Even if Theodore was useful, Wiss couldn’t reveal his biggest secret.6db320e0cd1ee23e

“Isn’t this a986015245 the place 5f4fac3118 you came d292a7245b to before? Are you going 1f89559892 to drink? ……You’re not planning 2323062913 to gamble, are 2027f1d052 you?”a45009da2b6d95f5

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The guard asked.b0b9c4257ecf50bf

Wiss didn’t answer 8c4894014e and entered the 9e7b5b1028 alley.818d805044651abf

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He sensed 03700287ee a magical a3e52a0440 presence nearby. Soon, Wiss 874d6e7713 found the 1195705e3f tavern he 83ce0044b9 had been ed18a149a0 eyeing.094a54e8d7c3d1a5

It was 3929127628 a place c9113fc39d he hadn’t 653dccc9ff been able 9f78da5c2d to investigate 95fcb76051 before due 6c0ed9664d to Theodore’s 2b254a4627 interference.19e3c938baa094f8

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At the time, fd2b3e3a69 he let it c17d064aa8 go, but thinking 34cde0fa8e back, it was d4d2b7b3d4 very strange.553bca61f3a52afc

In a 4457b13b8e world where ade9575b5d the Mage fe779ad856 Tower was 3e852f02bc eager to a539a574ec gather every 2215835a7a mage, how 87aca4d079 could a 45299cbc51 blind mage 6a8547fde5 be wandering dfabfca9b4 around a c989d36c63 shabby tavern?2dfe916b8de298e4

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“It looks like the place is closed today.”1b6c46be9d868c84

“Open it.”b2176019dd0e68d5

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“Pardon?”4b388020c0fdd95b

“Break it down.”6f2563c20ccb89dd

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“No, Your Highness. No matter what, you can’t just break someone else’s property…”dbc94d02df20db05

Wiss strengthened his legs 76fd6dabfa with mana and kicked fc5a7ee26a the door. A tingling e95d3c058d rejection ran 5380fefe8f through his 19ace921b2 veins.b0937eb43b857213

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But he didn’t cough up blood like before.7074427cbc97cb1f

‘All that exercise paid off.’63b836077daa044e

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Wiss wiped 6d26c492ae his nosebleed 9ab8f2d709 with the d2122271ea back of cc32897990 his hand.d07f0815599ea906

“Oh, come on! I told you not to! Why do you use your body so recklessly? Property is important, but your orders are more important, so I was going to do it. Why don’t you listen to people?”88e341d323a2dc71

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The guard 85a30c71dd grumbled as f4dbdd463a he hit 02ef5d0852 the lock 76f69abc89 with the 1c27dc9a56 scabbard. There was 673d4d1d73 a clanging 39edaa6fce sound, and 642939175a the weak b3c2df71be link of e599ee9095 the lock 7350b851b5 shook.684bae445016cf0d

Clatter!7c5a55507dc96e69

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The lock fell. As the 4452574cac guard kicked 0e3caa5810 the door e428ad4f2b open, Wiss 403b31f594 went inside.2088f51d24eedf2a

“It looks like it hasn’t been opened for a while.”7d6c253c737247b2

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The guard waved 4f300c77f4 his hand to e9e71e9052 clear the dust.04664c89808db675

Wiss’s eyes glowed brightly. The mana gathered in the air spread out like a net and clung to the walls.d11f1ab3a822682c

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The net delicately 62071b9e9c probed the walls cc6045dabe with its feet.a82414aab0a18d3b

The mana d94ae09e50 response was bfed073ba5 detected beyond d1f3930cae the wall.3d4d9b995ab237f0

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“Break that.”82e5f69625428fb7

“What? It’s a wall.”b0640075050b96ee

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“Yeah.”996b9bb447832f98

The guard grumbled again 758a4dc682 and kicked the wall 80e33df80e behind the counter. But there was a 1f568141e5 thud from the stone 9b93bfb4d6 wall.5ef6457d60f95202

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“Huh?”052e5463a0f399d3

The guard, doubting his c3430951f2 eyes, put all his b9ecbb3b80 strength into hitting the 0bf3d72c26 stone wall again.100e2f43787b18a7

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Thud!757a34eb405caf59

The sound was 809ee31c8d unmistakable.14e9251b06449b69

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The guard 3cb19e6682 gritted his 498600efdc teeth and 34b3efc485 pushed against 549990200f the wall 4cdf12075a again.17daee2f3845a711

Thud!ff5008d3b4581591

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The wall swung open. The guard rolled into 6e1c6b2657 the space inside.47567a722093548b

“Ah!”e4d6c7d387379864

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It wasn’t 5ad4defade a wall; 65ba668814 it was 68dbd4a8a2 a door.4915d3dfd1962a42

Wiss stepped over the 5df82ee0c7 fallen guard. The secret space was bd42971193 a bit dark, but a08ac723c3 he could clearly see df0b5c9616 what was inside. It was thanks to b0869afbdb the luminous stones attached 9324c46c0e to the ceiling.bdbdea5da8239c91

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Those were 577fa884b4 magical items 693aef908d as well.32639ff8fb5df544

Wiss realized—239a7d1d06fac825

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This was 993db8b783 a mage’s 26ee2b073a workshop.34ab404a9548f267

And what was being ff4feac493 researched in this workshop cb972ba855 were puppets.625280be63fd3b08

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“……What is this?”a22f4c7dfa343fce

The guard fa0d8f9953 clung to e49ab9f986 Wiss.aa63bf713c827581

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Human-sized puppets were lined 3387321c7a up against the wall. All three walls, except 2bdae2cbfd for the workbench, were 18855e2fb9 filled with puppets. There seemed to be 3ca7a0db31 about twenty of them.7b3a42a595c20d34

Twenty puppets with unfocused d09e845c88 eyes were facing the 3093ccc7d6 entrance of the workshop.273c9877a20efd5c

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While the b9d1694bf9 guard trembled, e3b435cafb Wiss walked 4b65392a8e to the 0c6fda091a workbench and 759706657c picked up 52683a607f the open 6a78966189 booklet.955265026e0b0e1b

The contents of the 745721911c booklet were… puppet blueprints. The materials, cd3a591b84 dimensions, and 00b7ff8bdc combinations were 495f5cdaed detailed enough dfdda21672 that one 8e44630a9d could build 26f48cf055 a puppet 2ddff41290 just by b8e4ec6d6a following the 306c5965ba diagrams.716275382458ab1c

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‘Are they crazy?’184fb7d8853d900e

Wiss got goosebumps.3f492a405c78671d

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This wasn’t a mage’s workshop.56a86f63756a1738

It was a e578a71084 treasure trove.4f2d28160558d259

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── .✦3abcd743c5999435

Wiss returned to b50bac7aa9 the castle, filled f790761d4a with excitement.05bbee97826cb119

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Theodore looked puzzled 82b64b19cd at his empty 7eba2ba242 hands.bf34f466e61529a4

“Didn’t you say you df0a15fa7e were going to buy ddddc98d3f dessert?”2dae59554308f059

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Wiss remembered the excuse 44a494674b he had made.990606b06539db08

“Ah… yes. I ate it 813a9c9871 there. It was delicious.”144c0b96bea5a3d0

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“……”656b2753523ebd43

‘Maybe I should have brought one back.’dbfa3cb50876d6ed

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Seeing Theodore’s disappointed expression, Wiss thought for a moment.e0664a312a921739

“More importantly, how about we entertain some guests?”86e72d7d3e499f35

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“Entertain guests?”aed3d24c3cae9b2c

“The people from the Mage Tower have helped us, so it seems only right to treat them to a nice meal.”38ea1fd0cfdb6937

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“Yes… That makes sense.”a8730c7b28fc3240

Theodore looked like he e2fa968ee7 had nothing to say, 8bd3aecf95 but he did call 7737d265fd for the mages.0493b76cf63e5696

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Wiss greeted the 4082e71e7f guests with a 758ee68ce3 smile in front 66e010f72c of a table 03c22abe34 set with a 3a7c662681 feast.e6d450ca8c86b949

“Thank you for coming. I couldn’t express my gratitude enough, so I wanted to offer this humble meal. There’s not much, but please enjoy.”d70b8b31708321d9

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“……?”3f5b83ff43131af9

The mages 21644706fd sat down, a4f403ef14 bewildered.16fee65e5a962ce1

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‘They must be wondering why the person who asked them to pay for their meals because they were starving is suddenly being so generous.’5cb8db3ced160397

Wouldn’t that make the hospitality seem insincere?a55255c42c16c20a

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The mages sat cautiously, 9dec25ff4f barely picking up their 5d348d9073 spoons. It was 648a73360c only after d9c24d983d seeing Wiss 1a71b8a9ba happily finish 960a05410c the appetizer ff48c81b58 and start f1a94720d3 on the 3a7b5dd6b9 main dish e2c3594708 that they 1b9db6c696 began to 7f9e581827 eat.52b55bf9373a5548

The mages, 7cc1a5f279 who had ed7fc164bb been forced 140918ca21 into farming 14050ed274 for several 9f48c84bdc days, were 0edc17cb4c exhausted both a6ce81cec2 physically and f189447117 mentally. Whether human or bbeb2017d0 animal, a full ef3237d566 stomach tends to 5cc4f1d172 ease the mind.ee5979152d704b44

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Wiss waited until the mages’ faces showed signs of satisfaction before speaking.b9bf4df5faff87ca

“But magic is ed0b9f9329 truly amazing. To accomplish 4376ae99e0 in an da66276212 instant what 29decf89f9 hundreds of bedcba48ec people couldn’t 4cf8c21e99 do even a70e0078d7 with effort… 58a6614b07 I felt a6dc77b110 it when 5cd7374c58 the golem ff664aa62c attacked, but 2fa355b397 I still f7e8ac6e0b can’t understand 36ee3d2658 how such de8436642c things are 460ca2c22d possible.”620d4c276b65af22

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The relaxed representative d6bfc8871a laughed and said,67df0d544267a567

“Actually, we were 6a5cc03f4e more surprised that 7766933f9f the golem was ea2ca67d12 destroyed. We never 1c03d1be0a thought it 9508fad8cd was possible 14e71ebb51 to destroy 46108d96bc a golem cda136c8db with human da57ae41ff strength.”b487c88789127612

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“There’s nothing His Grace can’t do.”5421d42959813e11

Wiss looked cb17f5621c at the e7ba9ab9c1 duke with 7dd6cac334 sparkling eyes.d171fad0804ce680

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It was a b8fef9ee71 signal to play 051f1a8515 along.384602c85dc061f7

‘They need to mention the puppets first.’0e7db05fec63b308

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But the duke looked fea56ce11a at Wiss for a 45548b847f moment before lightly kissing 9db1368261 his lips.1f74f0080f542038

“……?”46e4f1d94b340fe0

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“Isn’t this what you wanted?”7f79d6383142757a

Wiss’s face flushed.067440a59d51bc6c

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‘What is he talking about, this crazy guy.’436d0013caf60576

Who was making cdd7ad96da a face that 4694d7062e begged for something 0b2ca9b795 like that?c5b4a08b350b16cf

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