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...... my mind goes blank.
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I wanted to go back to Durkis now. I wanted to drop everything and go see Uncle Will. ...... but I have other things on my mind right now.
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People move according to their positions. I promised to help Rio. I can't go back on it.
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I'll rest in the village of Kushana for a while, and then I'll go back to Rio. I have no strength and no magic. If I don't eat something and rest for a few hours, I will collapse.
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I can't fall ill with Rio and Leon in my arms.
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It will be a long time before I can be trained to be strong.
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I do not mean to disparage Uncle Will in any way. I'm worried about him. But I don't want to be the kind of woman who breaks her promises.
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"I ...... can't leave now."
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I answered, staring straight into Duke's twin eyes.
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If I had been a free-spirited heroine, I would have run to Uncle Will right now. It would be an eternal goodbye to my precious mentor.
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I would have left Rio and Leon in the hands of the trustworthy Duke, Victor, and Vian, and headed for the country of Durkis.
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But this is my role. I decided to go to Laval to collect Maddy and help Rio. I have to take responsibility. .......
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Sometimes our position makes us suffer and we make decisions we did not intend to make. You have been living in this world your whole life, Duke.
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It was Uncle Will who made me what I am today. My favorite family man.
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Master Duke looks at me with a pained frown. Does he think I'm going to cry?
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At least let me be strong. I didn't want Duke to see me weak, even if it was a lie.
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I lift the corners of my mouth and smile to myself.
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"I'd be a bad girl if I didn't go see him when someone I love might die, wouldn't I?"
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I didn't want to be this bad.
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My voice trembled a little, but I tried my best to hide it by making a facial expression. It had been sunny earlier, but before I knew it, the sky was covered with clouds, and drops of water were hitting my face.
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Not caring about the rain, I add a few more words to Duke's silence.
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Why don't you just despise me? Be angry with me, you lousy b*tc*!"
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My voice gets louder.
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I wanted someone to punish me for not going to see Uncle Will. I wanted someone to punish me for being so unmoved by the loss of someone I loved so much.
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The rain is getting heavier and before I know it, I am soaking wet.
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Master Duke gently approached me and hugged me strongly and carefully. When I touched his tenderness, I felt as if something in my heart was crumbling.
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"Why? Why are you being so nice to this woman?"
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"You look like you're about to cry."
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My rough voice is overlaid by the calm voice of Duke-sama.
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I decided not to cry. ....... I was trying so hard to hold back my tears. .......
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Master Duke has ruined everything.
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My body slowly relaxes. In front of Duke-sama, I can expose my heart and cry.
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At the moment I thought that, the tears flowed unceasingly.
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Uncle Will, I miss you. I want to see you and tell you how much I appreciate you and love you. I want to show you how much I have grown because of you.
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I want to tell you that what you taught me is my greatest treasure.
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Regardless of my will, large drops of water run down my cheeks. I never thought that losing someone would be so painful and heartbreaking.
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I sobbed like a child and the Duke embraced me warmly. Ever since I met the Duke again in Laval, I have been relying on his arms.
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Jill, are you alone with these feelings?
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And yet you endure this pain while trying to make a cure to save Uncle Will?
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I cried even more when I thought of Jill.
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