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"Did you find out anything?"
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Duke shook his head at my words.
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If Duke can't understand something, I can't understand it either.
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In the empty old library of the school, Duke and I were researching the days before Alicia's personality change.
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Not long ago, I had turned twelve and had a big celebration at the Williams' house. Alan still didn't like me, but Henri, Albert, and Arnold had been too good to me to thank them. I thought I would finally get to see Alicia's mother, but she was away on an errand that day.
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Of course, Duke congratulated us. He gave me an envelope, which I have not opened yet.
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He told me the story of the day before the day Alicia's personality changed.
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"No matter how much research I did, I couldn't find any information about the black rose. I wish I could have seen it in person."
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"That's not the point~! I have some good news!"
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A high-pitched voice rings in my ears. Mel comes into our sight, her cheeks puffed out. Henri is behind her, smiling.
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She looks like a parent struggling with a disobedient child.
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"What?"
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"I have successfully completed my Ali Ali's sainthood certification~! No~yes!"
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Alicia is going to kill me: ....... Mel, thank you for everything.
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I mean, you could have done it without me. Alicia's efforts are going to be for naught. She wanted to be a bad girl so badly... and now she's getting the opposite.
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"I'm happy for her, but it's kind of complicated."
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Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with my words.
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"It's something that should be nice to be recognized."
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"I wonder if Ali Ali will be angry because I did it without his permission. But Duke can't marry Ari Ari if he doesn't do this!"
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After Henri muttered something, Mel raised his voice and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I can do this.
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That's true. In order for Duke to marry Alicia, he would have to canonize her.
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"I guess it's easier than I thought."
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"I'm a saint! It can't be that easy."
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Mel reacts to my words in an exaggerated manner.
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"How did you do it?"
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"I went to see His Majesty the King. I went to see His Majesty the King, and I was declared a saint without any trouble."
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"That was easy."
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"Jill, you have no idea how hard it is to get an audience with His Majesty the King. Well, I used my connections at the Duke.
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"How did you present Alicia?"
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Henri came into the conversation between Mel and me.
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That bothers me too. I wonder if Mel can talk to His Majesty the King without being rude in the first place. .......
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"Well, of course, Ali Ali Ali has smooth skin, those beautiful golden eyes that everyone is glued to, she's cute, super beautiful, and invincible..."
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"That's not what I heard."
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Duke interrupts Mel.
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"My father told me that you went into great detail about Alicia's accomplishments to date, and that she had already qualified as a saint," he said.
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Then the Duke smiles. Seeing this, Mel's face turned red and she exclaimed.
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"Duke! I can't believe it! You prince! I'm going to tell Alicia!"
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For what it's worth, Mel is loyal to Duke.
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"You can't tell Alicia. She'll find out that I've declared her a saint."
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"Oh, right."
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"Let's keep Alicia in the dark about this."
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Mel nodded broadly at Henri's suggestion. Duke, standing next to him, replied with a small "Yeah.
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I don't think I can keep this from you for that long. ...... Well, even if they find out, I wasn't involved in the saint certification at all.
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I said with a big smile.
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