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Jurgen was visibly enraged, and Garcia showed an uncharacteristically excessive reaction. Escal watched the two with interest. It wasn't particularly surprising that mentioning Vanessa would get on Jurgen's nerves, as he had somewhat expected. However, he didn't expect Garcia, that untamed wild animal, to growl like a dog whose master had been insulted. And not even for Jurgen's sake, but for Vanessa Roengreen's. 'Interesting...' Looking closely, not just Garcia, but the other knights…-
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"It seems they have no intention of handing him over, huh?" Garcia, who had joined the battle after entrusting Vanessa's protection to Vincent, sneered while shrugging his shoulders. As he said, seeing that there was no answer for over 30 minutes, it appeared that the Frambert family indeed had no intention of handing over Escal. Despite the ominous atmosphere, Jurgen's gaze remained calm as he stared at the tightly closed castle gate. "My lord, what will you do?" Arthur, the commander of…
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Jenelly's long explanation, which took a full 30 minutes, could be compressed and summarized as follows: 'While tracking the vector of the plague, we discovered suspicious cargo abandoned near the western city wall, which showed signs of having contained wild animals.' 'Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be traces of rats, leading to the inference that someone had brought rats into the city and released them.' 'Under the assumption that these rats were likely the carriers of the plague, we…
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Declan muttered blankly. "The power of death..." The black stigmata densely covering Saskia's body. Sentences that looked like thorny vines, or wings. Those were undoubtedly the stigmata of Morsina, the God of Death. 'Does that mean this person has received the blessing of death?' According to some, those with the blessings of death and life appear in the same era. As recorded, in such times, great crises that shook the world or major upheavals were said to have occurred. Faced with…
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Once the floodgates opened, the words poured out without hesitation. "I want to know. What you were to me." "......" "What feelings we had for each other..." Strangely, her heart ached and throbbed. It was as if her heart remembered something important that her head couldn't recall. Because that sensation couldn't be a lie, Vanessa was certain that something more must have happened in the past. Her abandonment of 'RauÐi' might not have been voluntary. No, she dared to assert that it wasn't…
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Why should I feel this way? Surely, I'm not still… "...Ha." A bitter laugh escaped through his twisted lips, astounded by his own thoughts. His heart pounded loudly and violently. As if sensing its owner's pathetically weak state. It felt like she would destroy everything. It felt like her existence would ultimately destroy the signpost that had been his life's sole direction — revenge. The reason he had to repeatedly confirm and remind himself that all he wanted from her was revenge was…
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The physician spoke in a low voice. "Her physical strength is indeed diminished, but it's not serious. With proper nutrition and sufficient rest, she should recover quickly." In other words, she was just a bit tired and there wasn't any particular problem. Vanessa looked at Jurgen with an expression that seemed to say, 'See?' Jurgen let out a dry laugh as if he found it absurd and spoke to the physician. "I understand. You may withdraw now." "Yes, Your Grace." After the physician left,…
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"Welcome, Duke. Have you been well?" "....." When had it started? Her attitude toward him had become more comfortable. It might have been better when she feared and pushed him away. That was the expected and desired response. The more she feared him, the more Jurgen was pleased. It felt as if he had finally gained the upper hand in his relationship with someone he had once miserably yearned for. But now that her attitude had changed... "The clinic is a bit chaotic, isn't it? Please…
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After the short break, Vanessa stood before the people again. Though she felt like livestock in a slaughterhouse about to be bled, she silently accepted it as this was her own choice. The line of citizens crowding to receive Vanessa's blessing continued late into the night. The seemingly endless queue finally began to shorten as it approached eleven o'clock. By the time she bestowed the divine word on the last person, it was already midnight. Vanessa rose from the makeshift chair with a long…
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Vanessa slowly looked around at the citizens and spoke in a deliberately heavy and low voice. "I shall grant your wishes." "Your Highness...!" At her words, people immediately brightened, but Garcia turned pale and let out a sigh. Vanessa briefly glanced at Garcia's worried expression and added a smile to her lips. That smile was in place of saying 'it's okay.' "However, there is something you must keep in mind." Unlike usual, Vanessa's voice, weighted with authority, echoed through…
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