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*Hey guys Hakuorofan7 here and welcome back to another chapter of The Familiar of Twilight.*
*Anyway I will keep this short as this is a breather chapter before the events of the Mott arc.*
*I know that you all are expecting it soon, the earliest I can promise is in July as I will be working on From No One to Someone for the entirety of June.*
*Still I hope you all enjoy this chapter as I had to rework it a quite a bit.*
*Anyway let's move on shall we.*
*First off I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the Familiar of Zero.*
*Secondly just sit back, relax, maybe put some music on, and enjoy. I will see you all at the end of the chapter.*
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Day 370: Zero
"So she takes you in the middle of the night from where you chose to sleep and you found yourself in one of the courts once again?" Siesta asked Roxas incredulously as nodded.
"That is correct, but I am not that bothered by it anymore. Though me and Tabitha are still trying to figure out why Slyphid keeps doing that." Roxas said, still a little confused on why the dragon keeps doing that.
"Maybe the same way that some of the familiars seem to cling to you." Siesta said, pointing to Roxas's arm.
The Nobody blinked as he saw that a small brown, fat snake had wrapped itself around his arm, getting him to sigh.
"I guess your right, perhaps I should be more worried about figuring that out." Roxas sighed out as he scratched underneath the snake's jaw, getting it to hiss in content.
It had been four days since his duel with Guiche, which would mark this his 370th day of being alive.
Well at least without being trapped inside Sora that is.
During those days he had to admit his favorite part was hanging out with Siesta, especially after that night…
By Kingdom Hearts it was awkward the next day, he couldn't even look at her without his face turning the slightest shade of red. Something he was pretty sure Siesta was feeling by her reactions. However by the next day thing returned to normal.
Although sometimes that odd feeling would return whenever the two of them where alone or when they were trying Marteau's attempts to make sea salt ice cream.
Speaking of which, the chef was getting better and better at perfecting it. But it was still lacking the decisive flavor that he was used too. At least he didn't gag last time, but the ice cream was still too salty for his tastes.
Anyway right now the two of them where talking while folding laundry, with Roxas helping her after folding Louise's clothes.
She had given him the task of cleaning them all before her last class for the day, emasculated and folded perfectly. Otherwise she would have some choice words for him.
That was as much as she could do for the moment anyway. With Colbert and Osmond making clear the boundaries of what she could do Louise could hardly do anything to him, as Roxas followed the chores they agreed on to the letter.
Although she has swallowed some of her pride in order to keeping him around, it also demand her to put such a willful familiar back into his rightful place in her mind.
So she has tried multiple times to get at least slip up and give her the right to punish him. But as he had never done so at least once, which annoyed Louise to no end, just as much as his ability to seeming vanish into thin air.
Though he had to thank Siesta and the other members of the academy's cleaning staff for pointers.
Still this lead to the two of them having a rocky relationship, but there was some mutual respect for each other
One for showing everyone else that she was truly a mage and for the prestige for having a strong familiar, while the other was for being given another chance to exist.
So while it was rocky and Louise sometimes trying to cause trouble, the Nobody thought that it was at least a decent place to start.
Considering he was once on decent terms with Larxene of all people, Roxas believed he could at least get on the same kind of level with Louise.
"Um… excuse me." A voice said, breaking the Nobody out of his musings to see an older student by the color of his cloak. "Can I please have my familiar back?"
"Sure." Roxas said, walking over to the older student. When he was not even a foot from the older student, the snake jumped from his arm and curled around her master's.
"There you are girl, I was wondering where you went." The older student said, before sighing. "Sorry about that, she has never acted like this before."
"It's alright." Roxas said, getting the older student to nod before walking away.
The Nobody just sighed at that and went to inspect the pile of Louise's clothes.
It was probably around the time for him to leave. Meaning she could be back at her room any minute now, and he would very much prefer it if she didn't try to yell his head off when she got back.
"Is it really time for you to go?" Siesta sighed out, getting Roxas to nod.
"Sadly it is, so I will see you tonight after dinner then?" Roxas asked.
"Of course, Marteau said he was willing to make another batch of sea salt ice cream later and I will be busy until then." Siesta said with a shudder.
The last batch was way too salty for her tastes.
"Hopefully it will turn up better then last time." Roxas said, getting Siesta to nod. "So until next time Siesta."
"Until next time Roxas." Siesta said happily, getting Roxas to smile as he picked up Louise's clothes.
He opened up a burst of darkness behind on of the clothesline poles and walked into it, giving it the impression of him vanishing into thin air.
"How does he keep doing that?" Siesta asked herself as she went back to folding the clothes.
There was a small betting pool going on with the other servants on the castle staff on how Roxas keeps doing that.
And an even bigger one on how long until his master figures it out, as it was common gossip that she was annoyed by this trait.
Something that she was wondering about as well.
One of the many mysteries of here new friend. He hasn't revealed much except for about his home town and a few tails about his friend Axel. Someone who Roxas admitted to her that he wasn't sure what his condition was, but he missed him dearly.
A statement she shared with him, concerning her family back in Tarbes.
While she couldn't go back home as often as she liked considering the distance from the academy, she at least knew they were alright through letters she sent every now and then.
Unlike Roxas.
Though she hoped to meet him again and that she would meet him.
He sounded pleseant enough and she was curious what her new friend's past was like.
But from what little Roxas told her she had a few choice words for him, including the times he disappeared on him for days to weeks at a time with no contact!
She might be weeks without seeing her family including her younger siblings, but she at the very least was sending them letters about missing them! And this Axel didn't say anything about what he was doing about during disappearances or how much he had missed Roxas!
So the first time she sees Axel, she is going to give him a piece of her mind for being a bit of an irresponsible sibling figure!
Axel was walking on the clock tower of Twilight Town, sadly eating an ice cream at losing Kairi once again this time to Saïx when he felt a chill going up his spine.
He had the strangest feelings that someone had memorized him, but not in a way he would have liked.
Roxas reappeared on Louise's room, laying her folded clothes on her bed neatly.
Before taking his Black Coat to reveal his casual clothes.
A simple white button up shirt, black pants, and black boots.
The clothes that Osmond had promised him, given to him by Siesta herself the day after the duel…
It was an awkward reunion that morning, one he thought that Osmond was all too amused by. Judging form the knowing look and grin from the next time he saw the headmaster
The clothes while simple and according to Louise made him look even more like a commoner actually felt comfortable if a little bland looking. Still he didn't have much to complain about as he only wore them while working on chores or going to classes.
The rest of the time he was in his Organization attire, as unlike his other clothes they never seemed to need to be washed and were much more durable.
Especially with how much he had been training in the mornings for the past before Louise awoke…and struggling to get himself out of Slyphid's grasp.
Anyway he had found a good spot far off from the Academy after opening multiple Corridors. He had found a good spot among the forested hills nearby the academy. A clearing with plenty of tall trees and a small stream running through. Nice and alone and the perfect place to kick the rust that had accumulated while he was within Sora.
That and to get a hand at the same training Sora had undergone in The Land of Dragons. As he could personally attest to it was pretty damn effective for his Somebody. Although he couldn't use it's full effectiveness, it was at least a start.
But that was on the physical side of his training, as for the magic side…it was complicated.
Literally, the system of magic in Halkeginia was more complicated then what he was used to, especially Earth magic.
Also he didn't really find most of the lectures in classes he attended all that interesting. He was more used to learning out in the field and in fighting Heartless. So while he had only a little luck, he mainly stuck with perfecting the spells Sora had learned before they separated.
Which was slow going in itself.
Still he was at least making some progress, just not as much as he would have liked, but still it was better then nothing at all.
"Familiar you better have-" Louise said as she opened the door and broke the Nobody out of his musings. Upon seeing the folded clothes on her bed, she cut herself off and stormed off to the bed and began to meticulously inspect each and every piece of her clothing.
Roxas had a grin, knowing she will try and fail to look for a flaw. With Siesta helping to teach him and tips from the other servants have made it difficult to find any previewed flaw Louise could find.
Though the Nobody frowned when he noticed that Louise seemed a little more aggravated then usual as she was searching through the clothes.
It was written all over her posture and face, something had upset her even more so then usual. Something even more so then when she was being mocked and called Zero by the other students.
Something that still confused Roxas even after days of being around her and whenever he tried to bring it up, Louise silenced him almost immediately.
"Well done familiar, perfect work as per usual." Louise said with gritted teeth. "I would expect nothing less from my familiar after all."
"Louise are you alright?" Roxas asked, only to see Louise getting even more annoyed.
"I'm fine familiar, nothing you should worry about." She said, lying through her teeth.
Truthfully she was annoyed, angry, and upset.
In her last glass she tried to use magic and blew herself up once again…and her wand snapped as well.
An utter embarrassment for any mage, even more so for here. Now she was basically a commoner and this was the fifth time in the past two years this has happened!
The fact most of her class had mocked her about it after that little event now only infuriated her even more.
Now she would have to get a new wand tomorrow, her only saving grace being that their last class was supposed to be a lecture today. So she will only have to deal with the mocking instead of blowing herself up.
So she will not let them win, she will not allow them to get to her.
Her pride could not allow herself to show weakness, especially around her familiar.
Or else she could lose her familiar and all hope of becoming a noble.
Something she could not allow to happen.
"Are you sure that you are alright Louise?" Roxas asked, snapping the proud girl of her thoughts and getting her to notice how close he had gotten to her.
"I already told you there is nothing to worry about or concern yourself with familiar. Just focus on getting ready and making yourself look presentable for class." Louise said as she backed away with huff, getting Roxas to sigh.
If she was going to act prideful that's fine, he was pretty much used to it by now.
!
Class was pretty much normal from his previous experiences from the past few days.
Mainly trying and failing to stay focused on the lecture, Tabitha reading her book, Kirche catching the attention of all the other males in the class beside the professor, and the blonde haired girl with curls that had slapped Guiche was glaring at him.
But what was unusual during this time was that a number of students had ramped up their insults on Louise, more so than usual.
So much so that the professor of the class had to enforce detention on a few of them.
Honestly Roxas didn't even know why they would do such a thing.
He had personally never seen Louise cast any magic before and most of the professors stoped her from the classes he did attend with her.
Perhaps she was just bad with magic?
Still despite how prideful she was, it was down right cruel the way they kept jeering and joking at her about being a Zero.
And with each time it was thrown at her, it seemed to chisel away at the stone wall that was her pride. It was minor, be had had been around the pinkette enough to know this bombardment of insults was taking it's toll on her.
By the time class had ended Louise had hardly spoken a word, grabbed her things, and then promptly bolt out of the classroom without losing her composure.
Roxas quickly followed after her, determined to get to the bottom of this.
He had been hearing the same insults directed towards her for days now, it has never been this bad before so something must have happened earlier.
It would explain why she seemed so upset earlier...well even more so then usual.
So Roxas trailed behind her silently through the halls silently before managing to catch up to Louise and was surprised by the expression on her face.
The closet that he could describe it would be sullen, with her eyes turned downwards to the floor.
"Louise." Roxas said, snapping the girl out of her funk and for her to send the Nobody an annoyed glare.
"What is it familiar?!" Louise said, frustration leaking into her tone.
Roxas blinked at how quickly she hid he emotion, before deciding to just ask her about.
Otherwise he was sure she would get even more annoyed if he took to long to
respond.
"Why do they call you a Zero?" Roxas asked.
Louise looked surprised for a few moments before she sent a rage filled glare at him.
"It is none of your business familiar! So do not ask such a thing again or else!" Louise growled out before turning with a huff and began walking away with a huff.
"Well if Louise is not going to tell you, I will happily oblige to you handsome." Kirche's voice rang out from behind him.
Both he and Louise turned around to see her and Tabitha approaching them. The former giving Roxas a seductive grin.
"Go away Zerbst!" Louise growled out venomously.
"Oh don't be like that Louise, doesn't Roxas at least deserve to know the truth. Especially after what happened earlier today and how you messed up. About how you are a failure as a mage." Kirche said, only enraging Louise even more.
"Don't you dare!" Louise shouted out venomously.
Kirche only grinned at that before turning to Roxas.
"The reason they all call her Zero is because it is exactly what she is. She has zero talent when it comes to magic. She can not even cast a spell without causing an explosion. One such incident destroyed her wand earlier this morning. So despite her admirable determination to become a mage, it is highly unlikely Louise will be anything more then a Zero."
Kirche said, getting Louise to hang her head and clutched her fist as she tried her best to contain her emotions.
...This was it.
Her familiar was going to leave her wasn't he.
It only be fitting after all, he was going to think of her as a Zero just like almost everyone else.
She couldn't cast a single spell, didn't have a affinity to any of the elements, and now could add her familiar leaving as well.
Maybe she really was a Zero...
"So what will it be handsome, I'd say you might be need of a new master now that you know the truth?" Kirche said seductively, drawing closer to the Nobody.
"I am afraid that if you are making that offer, then I would have to pass on it. I could do not care if Louise is a Zero or not, I am not leaving her." Roxas said.
Louise snapped out of her funk at hearing his words and Kirche looked shocked.
Tabitha merely lifted her eyes from her book, curious to see how this would go down.
"What do you mean? Shouldn't you care, Louise can't properly cast a spell to save her life, as a familiar you should at least be disappointed that she is a complete failure." Kirche said in shock, taking a few steps back.
"Simple I don't care about that. I can care less about magic, money, or nobility. So I could care less about of she can preform magic or not. What I consider important to me is my friends and being my own person." Roxas said, surprising Kirche.
This was unexpected, a familiar completely circumventing what is know and is uncaring about Louise's repeated failure as a mage.
"I don't know how you can live such little pride. Then again I suppose it must be a thing for commoners." Kirche said with a laugh.
"I don't know how nobles can live with so much. I already have enough experience with pride after dealing with Guiche and being around Louise." Roxas admitted, getting Kirche to grin and the pinkette to snap out of her shock and growled at the Nobody.
"Though I suppose you are right handsome, while Louise is a failure of a mage she certainly has the pride of one." Kirche said with a laugh. "So if you think that, why are you still with her then?"
"As I said before, I owe her quite a bit." Roxas said.
"And what would that be?" Kirche asked.
"Everything." Roxas said honestly, shocking all of the mages. With that he took a few steps before turning to Louise. "You coming Louise?"
Normally Louise would snap and yell at her familiar. For being ordered by an lowly commoner.
But she was still in shock, so she just threw one last glare at Kirche before stomping off after Roxas.
The redheaded mage just stood there in shock before sighing and crossing her arms underneath her chest.
"Well I didn't expect that. Still he is proving quite the challenge. Though it is getting tiresome to continue." Kirche sighed out, before she gained a sultry grin. "I might just have to take it to the next step then."
Tabitha just shook her head at her friend's suggestion, figuring that she was going to do with something like that.
Still it just added a bit more to the mystery of Roxas.
A mage without pride, content with what he had and serving as a familiar underneath Louise.
If only cause he owed her for saving him.
Another oddity as no mage would ever doing something like that willingly.
One that has piqued her interest once again.
Besides the fact Slyphid keeps sneaking off at night, she was still trying to figure it out.
Perhaps it was time to attempt to pry into him once again..
The rest of the afternoon and after dinner pretty much remained the same as it had for the past few days.
Except for after their run in with Kirche and Tabitha Louise had been far more...reserved then usual.
She hardly talked to him for the rest of the day and when she did, it was never in the tone she usually did.
It was a little discerning for the Nobody, but whenever he asked Louise she would just brush it off and say she was fine.
So Roxas stopped asking.
Though she seemed to have snapped out of it afterwards, as she had haughty reminded him to get her up early for tomorrow.
According to her it would be at the best time to head into town and she didn't want to miss anything they would have on sale, including a more durable wand.
That was something Roxas was looking forward to actually, to see some more of this world.
But that could wait for tomorrow.
For now though, he was washing away the taste of salt in his mouth.
"So another failure." Marteau sighed out as Roxas and Siesta were washing out their mouths with water.
The two of them were trying another batch of sea salt ice cream, except this batch was too salty for the both of them.
"No it is good, but there was just too much salt." Siesta said honestly before downing some more water.
"I would say just use a lot less salt and it should be perfect." Roxas said, getting the chef to nod his head.
"Then the next batch should be perfect, although I won't be able to make it tomorrow. We will be getting some more supplies tommorow and I have to train some new kitchen staff for the rest of the day." Marteau said.
"It's alright besides we will both busy tomorrow." Siesta sighed out, getting Roxas to nod.
While Louise was going to take him out of town and according to Siesta it was quite a bit away, the maid was going to be busy for the entire day tomorrow besides her usual duties.
According to her and Marteau, someone important from Tristain's heiarchy was visiting the academy tomorrow, so she would be busy preparing for their arrival while he was away.
"I figured as much." Marteau said as he took the bowls and walked to a nearby stove. "Anyway our key, do you mind helping me and Siesta with the dishes tonight?"
"Not at all, I would have offered to help even if you didn't ask." Roxas said, getting the head chef to nod.
"Alright then, but first there is one more thing that I would like the two of you to test." Marteau said with a smile, getting both the Nobody and maid to look on in anticipation as he pulled out a tray from the stove.
The contents of which got Siesta's eyes to sparkle at seeing the contents of it.
On the tray was multiple rows of small purple, conical shapes..
"Cuberdon, Marteau you shouldn't have." Siesta said excitedly as he laid out the tray in front of them.
"But of course, after working on this sea salt ice cream I figured that I would brush up some old recipes that I haven't cooked in a while." Marteau said with a smile.
"I take it that this is some kind of dessert?" Roxas asked while inspecting one of them in his hand.
It was warm to the touch and felt hard.
"Of course, cuberdon is a type of candy that is normally found in the costal towns in Tristain. It has a nice hard outside, but usually a gooey, sweet raspberry filling inside. They are one of the most sought after candy in the kingdom due to their short shelf life and rareity outside Tristain's coasts." Siesta said excitedly, before noticing that Roxas was staring at her in amazement. Her face turned aflame. "I just really like sweets."
"I could tell." Roxas said with a grin, causing her face to flush a little bit more. "Still it is impressive that you know so much."
"Well of course. They are one of my favorite sweets and learned all about them in order to cook some for me and my family...though I am still working on perfecting them." Siesta admitted sheepishly.
"Though you have come a long way in making them since you have gotten here." Marteau said with a shudder.
Since arriving to the academy he has been helping her in learning how to cook sweets whenever they both had spare time. She had come a long way since them.
Though he would always remember her first attempt at making cuberdon.
He had to spend the rest of the day on the chamberpot.
"Well don't worry I am sure that you will be able to perfect the recipe soon." Roxas said honestly, getting her to smile.
"Thank you Roxas." Siesta said happily.
"Now then why don't the two of you take a few minutes and enjoy the cuberdon. I will get a head start on the dishes. Oh and Roxas, feel free to take some to that dragon Siesta has been talking about afterwards." Marteau said before walking off.
"Are you sure?" Roxas asked.
"Of course, I wouldn't have suggested them otherwise. No go ahead and have some and I will call the two of you to help out." Marteau said before he walked off. "Oh and be careful, they are still hot."
"Alright." Roxas said as he picked one off the tray as well as Siesta. The both of them popped one into their mouths.
It was hard at first, once he had bitten into it he saw that it was everything Siesta had described it too be.
Except for one minute detail.
It was still too hot for the Nobodies taste.
Siesta giggled as Roxas quickly downed a glass of water.
"Marteau did warn you." Siesta said with a smile.
"He did." Roxas sighed out as he finished the glass. "Though then again I have only really had cold sweets before. Probably not used to the heat."
"That might be true." Siesta said before moving a little closer to him. "So did you like it?"
"It was just like you said, it was pretty good. Minus how hot it was of course." Roxas said getting her to nod.
"Of course, it is one of my favorite foods after all. Though to be honest, it place in comparison to my mother's peach walnut bread." Siesta said with a smile.
"That actually sounds pretty good. Do you mind telling me about it?" Roxas asked, getting Siesta to nod here head happily.
"Absolutely." Siesta said with a smile before she began to talk with Roxas.
Unaware that while washing dishes Marteau looked at the two of them from the corner of his eyes. A smile on his face and a certain glint in his eyes as Roxas and Siesta conversed happily with one another.
Later that night Roxas opened up a Corridor onto the top of the central tower of the academy while carrying a small handful of cuberdon for whenever Slyphid would show up.
After they cooled down, they honestly tasted better to the Nobody.
He had spent a good while helping with the dishes with Siesta, Marteau, and the rest of the kitchen staff. Spending the part of the time chatting with Siesta, knowing that he possibly wouldn't get to do so with his friend tomorrow.
Once he found a spot to get comfortable at, he was surprised to hear of wing beats coming up from the courtyard.
Roxas was surprised that Slyphid was coming this early. The dragon always did so while he was asleep.
Until he sensed who was with the dragon.
"I should have expected that you would have come after earlier." Roxas said as Slyphid landed right next to him and Tabitha disembarked from her familiar.
Not even a moment later, Slyphid began to nuzzle her head against Roxas's arm. Until it began to sniff out the cuberdon in Roxas's hand.
"Figured that you would want these." Roxas said as Slyphid cooed and made an attempt to snap the treats up.
"Slyphid." Tabitha said, getting her familiar to back off and let out a soft whine.
Which was silenced when Roxas threw some towards the dragon, getting Slyphid to eat them up happily.
"Now then I think I get what you wanted to know." Roxas asked, getting Tabitha to nod before holding out and empty hand. "And that you want some cuberdon as well."
"Yes." Tabitha said with complete seriousness.
"Alright then." Roxas said as he handed a few of them to Tabitha.
She began to eat one before sitting down and gesturing him to sit down as well with her staff, getting him to oblige.
"So what do you want to know. Though by now I won't spill anything." Roxas said, getting Tabitha to nod.
She had tried to have gotten some about him in their conservations about Slyphid's behavior...well more like one sided conservations as Tabitha mainly spoke one or two words at a time.
Only for him to hardly reveal anything at all, which was expected. But she was curious and after what he revealed earlier, there was no possibility that she was leaving until her curiosity was at least satiated a little.
"Your reason." Tabitha said simply, slipping another cuberdon into her mouth.
"I figured as much." Roxas sighed, thinking of the issue.
After all how do you tell someone that you were saved from the point of oblivion from within the heart of someone else?
Anyone hearing that would think that you were crazy.
If he didn't think of the exact way to describe his scenario.
"Is this the only question you are going to ask?" Roxas asked, getting Tabitha to nod.
"Tonight." She said, getting Roxas to sigh as he bit into another of the candies.
He should have figured as much.
"The reason why I owe Louise everything...is before summoning me I was at my lowest point. I had lost nearly everything and was left to rot due to the choices of someone else." Roxas said, his tone laced with some anger before calming himself down. "It's part of the reason I stick around with Louise, she gave me a second chance to exist."
"To exist?" Tabitha asked, getting Roxas to shake his head.
"That's all you are going to get from me. Though I will say that without that reason I would have left here and Louise days ago. At least before I meet Siesta." Roxas said honestly, getting Tabitha to nod in acceptence.
Having already coming to a similar conclusion her self.
Not a moment later Slyphid came over to the two and nudged her head against his hand, giving him a pleading look for some more candy.
Roxas just sighed as he put another one into his mouth and tossed the rest to the dragon, who began to munch on the cuberdon happily.
"So I guess that you are going to head to back to your room soon?" Roxas asked as Slyphid tilted her head into Roxas's hand as he scratched her ridges.
"Soon." Tabitha said before facing away from the Nobody. "Nice out."
Roxas looked in the same direction that she was and saw the clear night sky and more stars out then what he had seen previously on this world.
"Your right." Roxas said simply as he leaned back and found himself lying against Slyphid who simply continued to rub her head against Roxas's.
It stayed like this for a good while as the three of them just sat on the tower's roof.
Just enjoying the splendor of the night sky.
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*Hey guys Hakuorofan7 here and I hoped that you all enjoyed this chapter.*
*So let's get down to business shall we.*
*I will keep this short, this chapter saw Roxas just adjusting to his new life on Halkeginia and stregthening his bonds with those close to him *
*Which considering what happens this arc might twist the knife even further for you guys.*
*But enough on that there is two things that I would like to announce.*
*First up is a thank you to for all your support. This story is the second best story of mine on this night, with 171 favorites and 194 follows as of this chapter. About 2/3 of From No One to Someone and nearly 1/5 of A Heart in the Void.*
*Nearly 200 follows for a story might not seem like much, but it is for me so once again thank you all for the support.*
*The second and last announcement is what everyone has been waiting for.*
*The chapter will be out in July and will feature Roxas witnessing a glimpse of the dark side of Halkeginia's nobles, DrWriter21's characters, questions about love, and the event we all have been waiting for. So I hope that you all will enjoy the next chapter when it comes out.*
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