Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 589: Past Events [7.9k words]

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Month, Day 29"

"I have been here for almost a month. I feel like I have gradually gotten used to life here. The residents here are very friendly. Although I was a little uncomfortable at first, after getting used to it, the fishy smell on them makes me feel much better than the disgusting perfume smell in the capital. At least it doesn't make me feel like I am breathing meaningless magic waste, but the air that truly belongs to this world."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Glory Month, Day 6"

"It has been seven days since I last wrote in my diary. I have to admit that the leisurely life in Haikou has gradually made me a little lazy, but I don't hate this feeling. I even began to thank that old guy Sedaen for kicking me out of the association."

"Come to think of it, I don't know why, but I always feel that Nove has become more and more feminine recently? Is it because she took off her nun uniform? Or is it because she grew her hair long?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Glory Month, Day 15"

"Today is the 100th anniversary of the port's establishment. Old Aka and the others asked me to set up the venue for the celebration. To be honest, this is the first time I've used magic for something like this, but it feels surprisingly good. Nove also seems very happy."

"Hmm? The celebration outside seems to have already started. I have to think about which dress I should wear to attend. The one for the Grand Magician? Doesn't it feel a bit too formal?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Glory Month, Day 16"

"What the hell did I do last night?! Okay, okay, let's think about it calmly. Nof and I drank a lot of wine together, and I accidentally invited Nof to my room. The two of us drank more wine, and then..."

"Calm down, calm down, Orton, you are a great magician. Even though you have been removed from the list, you shouldn't be so panicked."

"That's right. Calm down and think carefully. Last night was a wonderful night. You and Nove left behind wonderful memories. Although she is a nun of the Holy Church, she is not from a pure sect and marriage is not prohibited. Think back to what old Aka and the others taught you. At this time, you should not panic, but show your manliness and take the initiative to take responsibility for last night!"

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"I...I succeeded?! Nove agreed?! Haha, to hell with Sedaen and the association, thanks to those bastards for exiling me!!"

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"Year 983 of the Bright Calendar, Holy Winter Month, 15th"

"Unconsciously, a month has passed. Perhaps it is because I have been so obsessed with this period of time that I almost forgot about the diary. It is hard to imagine that I have maintained this habit for more than 30 years, but I have completely forgotten it in just one month."

"During this month, Nov and I held our wedding at sea and spent our honeymoon on the ocean. The Holy Church in the harbor personally held a blessing ceremony for us, and Old Aka and his friends also sent us a lot of delicious sea fish. Without a doubt, this was the most relaxing and enjoyable month of my life."

"Thank you again to those bastards in the capital, especially that old guy Saidan. Let him live with his broken magic and materials for the rest of his life. I hope he will never experience the feeling of spending the night as a real man."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 3"

"I have recently developed an interesting little magic. Old Aka said that our permanent residence certificate should be issued soon. This way, I can officially serve as a magic teacher in the school here and open my own laboratory again. After all, it is not a good thing to always rely on past savings, and fishing every day is a bit boring."

"Speaking of which, it seems the church has been discussing something recently? I feel like they are concerned about something, so I'll find out more about it when the time comes."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 5"

"The royal court is planning to reopen the barrier? What a joke! No one paid attention to my strong proposal at the beginning, and as soon as I left, those bastards suddenly passed the proposal to reopen the barrier?"

"No, my intuition tells me that there must be something bad going on here. Given the nature of those bastards, if nothing went wrong, how could they inexplicably approve the proposal to restart the barrier?"

"It seems I have to ask around a bit more."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 12"

"It has been seven days since I learned about the reopening of the isolation barrier. During these seven days, I used my own channels to conduct some investigations, but I didn't find anything wrong. The reason why the royal court proposed to reopen the barrier was very clear, because they were worried that the next filthy rain would come early. This reason is exactly the same as the one I used at the beginning. They even plan to expand the barrier to cover the border of the kingdom. Moreover, Haikou Port happens to be one of the cornerstones of the barrier. From this point of view, these seem to be all good news?"

"Oh, I almost forgot about the elixir of immortality. Could it be that those bastards got carried away with it? So they plan to restart the barrier?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 19"

"The elixir of immortality was banned a month ago? The reason was to use the power of taboo? And all the people involved were executed?"

"Are you kidding me? Are those old guys going to become sober once I'm exiled?! Then what's the point of my exile?"

"No, that's not right..."

"There is definitely something wrong. From what I understand, how could those old guys suddenly become so rational? There must be something wrong here that forced them to stop the production of spiritual medicine. Maybe they knew that they had brought about a huge disaster, so they rushed to make various remedial measures."

"Yes, that must be the case!"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 26"

"no problem……"

"All the information sent back from the capital shows that the operation of that group of bastards is not to make up for the loss, but to seriously prevent the problem before it happens. There is no noble who secretly took the elixir and hid away, nor is there any trick of changing their appearance. They actually reshuffled the power of the capital..."

"Could it be that I have wrongly blamed those old guys?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 983, Holy Cold Month, Day 30"

"The old fellow Saidan sent me a letter. He said that his previous exile was a strategy he had to choose out of helplessness. He also said that he has restored my status as a great magician and hoped that I could serve as the guardian of the isolation barrier array base on the eastern border."

"To be honest, all this happened too suddenly. I wanted to question it, but I couldn't find anything unreasonable. If they asked me to return to the capital, I might have suspected that they wanted to get rid of me, but they just let me stay in Haikou and even restored my real power..."

"I think I should talk to Nove. Maybe she can give me some advice on this matter."

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"Year 983 of the Bright Calendar, the first day of the Holy Return Month"

"I talked to Nove for the whole night. After listening to her advice, I felt that I was indeed a little too anxious recently. Perhaps I should relax first and wait for the follow-up results."

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that. After all, I'm just a great magician. If an irreversible disaster really happens, the only thing I can do is to take Nove and some other people and hide away, right?"

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"Year 983 of the Bright Calendar, the first day of the Holy Return Month"

"It has been a month since Sedaen sent me the letter. I accepted Sedaen's proposal, and he restored my status as a great magician as he said in the letter. He also sent me a batch of magic materials sufficient to build a new laboratory. At the same time, the pure white crystals escorted by the Royal Court Army were also delivered here three days ago. After discussing with the association members in charge of the construction, I decided to make the guard tower look like a lighthouse, so that it can still be of some use when it is not activated."

"Not only that, I also asked them to help build my new laboratory in the tower. In the past, I always wanted to study the White Crystal. Now it is much more convenient, although I feel that I probably won't be able to research anything."

"The capital seems to be quite lively recently. It seems that the king has recently introduced a group of young people to fill the vacancies, instead of letting the losers directly take over like in the past. It's a pity that I wasn't there, otherwise I would have liked to appreciate the expressions on the faces of those losers when they received this news."

"From the results, it seems that everything that happened before was really just a misunderstanding on my part? It was just a trap set up by those old foxes to lure the snakes out of their holes, and it was my impulsiveness that almost ruined their plan?"

"If that's the case, then don't I have to apologize to that old guy Saidan?"

"Forget it. If I return to the capital someday, I'll just say hello to him. After all, that old guy is still my teacher in name only."

"The day after tomorrow is Holy Day. I'd better think about how to compensate Nove. I've been dealing with all these chores recently and have less time to accompany her. This is not what a qualified man should do."

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"Year 984 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Advent, Day 1"

"It's a new year again. Perhaps because this place has become one of the formation bases, I feel that there are a lot more people coming here recently than in the past. Fortunately, Old Aka and the others helped me block a lot of visitors, so that Nove and I can enjoy this whole day of the festival in peace."

"Speaking of which, it seems that Old Aka's third daughter is about to be born. I have to prepare a gift that is sincere enough for her. After all, he has taken good care of me and Nove since we came here."

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"Year 984 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Coming, Day 5"

"Old Aka's third daughter was born. She's a very healthy child. Nove blessed her and I also gave her a carefully prepared magic amulet. The child seems to have a good talent for magic. Maybe I can find a disciple I like?"

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"Year 984 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Coming, Day 25"

"Nove has been pestering me to visit little Ailin more and more often. I can see that she really wants a child. Maybe I should think of more ways in this regard?"

"The problem of offspring for extraordinary people is really a headache..."

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"Year 984 of the Bright Calendar, Month of Shengsu, 18th day"

"I tried hard with Nove for seven days and seven nights, but I still couldn't get her pregnant. The survival rate of our eggs of life after combining is too low. According to the classics, even if we cast a blessing spell, the probability of successfully leaving an heir is less than one in ten thousand."

"I can only work hard slowly. Anyway, both Nove and I have reached the legendary realm. Before the age of 100, we are still young. Even if the probability is only one in ten thousand, if we repeat it tens of thousands of times, there should be a result once, right?"

"I just don't know if my body can handle it? Although Nove is indeed very attractive, I feel like I might not be able to handle it if it continues like this..."

"Maybe I should try to learn some magic to strengthen my body?"

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"In the year 984 of the Guangming calendar, Saint..."

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"Year 987 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Coming, Day 5"

"Today is little Ailin's third birthday. She is really smart. She has already learned the Kingdom language at the age of three and knows how to meditate. I have a feeling that she will become a better magician than me in the future."

"The port has been getting more and more prosperous recently. Old Aka said it was thanks to the blessing of a great magician like me. I think it was simply the influence of the White Lighthouse. After all, a city protected by a crystal blessed by the White Saint is much more attractive than the title of a great magician."

"Speaking of which, we have to continue working hard with Nove tonight. Although it seems that our purpose of enjoying ourselves now is more important than leaving behind offspring, right?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 992, Holy Month, Day 3"

"I have been in this city for nine years without realizing it, but it always feels like everything happened just yesterday."

"Little Ailin is already 8 years old. Her mind is growing very fast and she is very strong-willed. So after discussing with Old Aka, I decided to let her enter the school to learn magic ahead of time. This will also put some pressure on those little brats who can't even learn to meditate."

"As for the research on the White Crystal, just as I expected, I can't come up with anything with my own ability. In the end, I just verified the conclusions left by my predecessors."

"Magic, faith, and the power of the White Saint... I can understand the first two, but what exactly is the power of the White Saint? There is absolutely no trace of its existence in nature, yet it is so gentle, as if it is everywhere."

"There is also the legendary forbidden power..."

"I originally thought that the Kingdom suddenly started building because the 'Rain of Filth' would come again, but there has been no movement in the past nine years. When I asked old man Sedaen, I only concluded that they were preparing for a rainy day."

"rain……"

"Since when did the rain of filth need to be prevented nine years in advance?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 996, Holy Wind Month, Day 17"

"It's the mating season for sea beasts again. It's a headache. I hope the noise will be smaller this time. Last time, even legendary monsters came ashore, and it took Norph and I a lot of effort to deal with them."

"And little Ailin, she has recently finished learning all the basic magic textbooks. You know, I only did this when I was 16 years old. It seems that it is time to send her to a higher-level magic school for further study. Should I choose the Royal Capital or the Holy City..."

"Let's go to the Holy City. It's closer to here, and it's convenient for Nove and I to visit her anytime. Besides, she's still too young. Nove and I are worried about letting her go to a place like the Royal Capital so early."

"Also, my magic level has improved recently, perhaps because of my research on the White Crystal. I didn't expect that the creations that those magicians used their life's wisdom to create would end up being taken advantage of by a lazy guy like me."

"However, I still don't have much clue about the part about the 'Power of the White Saint'." "It would be great if the legacy of the White Saint could be passed down. I don't know why the old king insisted on abolishing the White Church. In the end, he still replaced the Holy Church with a Holy Church and continued to believe in the White Saint God and the White Saint. It didn't do any good except causing the legacy of the White Saint to disappear."

"Wait, disappear..."

"Can the inheritance of the White Saint, which holds such a special power, really disappear so easily?"

"Moreover...with this kind of power, would the 14th generation White Saint really be able to do the things described in history books?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 996, Holy Wind Month, Day 22"

"It's time to send little Ailin to the Holy City. This is her first time traveling so far away. I don't know if she can take care of herself. As expected, it's better to go and see Nove and Old Aka more often."

"The Holy City... Come to think of it, the original White Sect library should be stored there. The trial files of the 14th generation White Saint should also be there. Should we try to check them out..."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 996, Holy Wind Month, Day 23"

"Little Ailin has entered the Holy Temple Academy. With her talent, I'm sure she will achieve great success soon."

"I visited the Cathedral of the Holy Church and asked the Pope for permission to consult the library. Because of Nove's presence, the Pope readily agreed."

"Unfortunately, I didn't find what I wanted in the library. The file of the 14th generation White Saint is indeed here, but there is no trace of falsification on it. Every crime has a corresponding video record and oral testimony. The disaster was indeed caused by her, but..."

"I still find it hard to imagine how someone who possesses that kind of power, someone who is recognized by that kind of power, could commit such a crime?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 996, Holy Wind Month, Day 26"

"Three more days have passed. Nove has been staying in the Holy City for the time being, while I have been traveling back and forth between my residence and the library."

"Although I have been looking for evidence that the 14th White Saint was wrongly accused, all signs indicate that what happened back then was not a conspiracy, but a fact that actually happened."

"Rather, the more I looked into the details of the tragedy, the more shocked I felt. I even began to waver in my reverence for the term 'Saint White'."

"If these records are true, then the sins committed by the fourteenth generation White Saint should not be punished by just exile..."

"Wait, exile..."

"Could it be..."

(Some of the ink is scribbled, as if it was drawn in a hurry)
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"Glorious Calendar, Year 996, Holy Wind Month, Day 27"

"It's actually true..."

"The old king actually made that judgment just to protect the safety of the 14th White Saint..."

"The purpose of disbanding the White Church was to calm the turmoil at the time and to protect the image of the title 'White Saint' in the kingdom to the greatest extent possible..."

"It's hard to imagine that the guy who changed lovers every day and let those idiots in the capital do it for so long actually has such a side to him."

"But if that's the case, why hasn't the White Saint's legacy been passed down?"

"If those old guys know all of this and intend to continue to favor the White Saint, why don't they let the White Saint's power continue to spread in this world?"

"Could it be that... the fourteenth generation White Saint is still alive?"

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"Year 996 of the Bright Calendar, Holy Flame Month, Day 1"

"Nove and I returned to the port. She could see that I was worried. I couldn't lie to her, so I told her the truth. But she was silent, which was unusual for her. Then she told me something that shocked me:"

"——She already knew that the 14th White Saint was still alive, and she also knew that the sins she committed were real."

"From her story, I learned that the White Church had never really disbanded. The 14th generation White Saint made a big mistake, which forced the king at the time to make a judgment in that way. The White Church was reborn in the name of the Holy Church. As for the 14th generation White Saint, she has obtained the power of the immortal curse and is still suppressed in the forbidden area."

"At the same time, due to the influence of the curse, the power of the White Saint in the other party cannot be inherited. This is why the fifteenth generation of the White Saint has never appeared."

"Unbelievable, this is the truth..."

"If that's the case, I suddenly understand why those old guys restarted the isolation barrier so many years in advance. After all, knowing that there is such a huge threat in the north of the kingdom, if it were me, I would also choose this approach."

"only……"

"Although I have learned so much, I still don't seem to have any clues about the origin and truth of the filthy power and the power of the White Saint?"

"I don't know why, but I always feel that... this is the most crucial point?"

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"Year 997 of the Bright Calendar, Holy Flame Month, Day 1"

"It has been a whole year since I learned the truth about the White Saint. During this year, I have been studying the power of the White Crystal. Even my plan to have an offspring with Nove has slowed down."

"I get letters from Ailin every week. She's growing very fast at the Holy Temple Academy. She completed the basic courses in just three months and became a formal magician. Now she's working hard to become a great magician. I have a feeling that she may become the youngest great magician in history."

"Unfortunately, my recent research on the White Crystal has involved too much of my time, and I no longer have the time to be happy about this kind of thing. The research on the power of filth has reached a critical point. After a large number of comparison experiments, I finally found fluctuations similar to those of the power of filth. Now I just need to filter out the excess noise."

"It's just that, for some reason, I always have a bad feeling in my heart, as if something extremely bad is waiting for me ahead."

“Should I really continue my research?”

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"Year 997 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Spirit, Day 13"

"More than two months have passed. Irene's letters have started to decrease recently. It seems that it is because she is busy with magic. This is a good sign. It means that she has begun to find her own path."

"Old Aka complained that it's getting harder to catch fish recently. He suspected that a new legendary monster had appeared in the sea and had driven away or eaten all the fish. However, the magic meter didn't detect any such signs. It's probably just the off-season for fishing. This has happened frequently in the past."

"Nove seems to be in a bad mood recently. This is understandable. After all, I have been too obsessed with research recently and have obviously neglected her. It is natural for her to be angry."

"It's just that the research has reached the most critical moment, and it's really hard for me to spare the time to accompany her all night. Fortunately, she is a considerate wife. If I explain it to her tonight, maybe she will understand, right?"

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"Year 997 of the Bright Calendar, Month of the Holy Spirit, Day 14"

"Nove moved to my lab, saying that she could at least stay with me for a while longer. I was very touched. After all, everything in the lab is an extremely boring process for outsiders."

"The research is still ongoing. I often have nightmares recently. Fortunately, every time I open my eyes, I can see Nove's sleeping face. I am so glad that she is my wife. If it weren't for her, I would not have been able to hold on this far, right?"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Month, Day 3"

"We have eliminated more than 95% of the possibilities. The answer lies in this 5%. The truth about the filthy power... Even old man Sedaen couldn't figure it out. The key to solving the curse of the White Saint is right before our eyes."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Month, Day 5"

"The last simulation has begun. A tiny amount of soul energy, a tiny amount of faith power, and some unknown energy, plus a wonderful equation, can reversely deduce the true structure of the filthy power. Even if we can't analyze the unknown energy, at least we can understand the complete process of the birth of the filthy power."

"I'm so sleepy... Come to think of it, I haven't slept for several days. I'll have a rest tonight. Anyway, I'll have the results tomorrow morning."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Month, Day 6"

"How can it be!!"

"How is it possible? Why? If that's the case, doesn't it mean..."

"No, I don't believe it! The restricted area, yes, I must go to the restricted area and question those two old guys face to face! If the truth is really like this, they can't not know it!!"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Glory Month, Day 12"

"Really...Haha, it's all true?!"

"How ridiculous, how funny?!"

"How can we guys have the face to live in this world? How can we dare to sleep peacefully?!"

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Glory Month, Day 15"

"Nove committed suicide while I was asleep..."

"When I woke up, I only saw her lying in a pool of blood and the sword that symbolized the faith in the Holy Spirit of White."

"Unspeakable sadness welled up in my chest, but I couldn't even cry."

"I don't blame Nove for her actions, because I know very well that this is the best relief for her who has seen the truth with me and regards it as faith."

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"Glorious Calendar, Year 997, Holy Cold Month, Day 18"

"I buried Nove in the tower and sealed the lighthouse with magic."

"I can hear the knocking on the door and old Aka's anxious shouting. After all, he hasn't been out for two months. Even the most insensitive person should have noticed something was wrong."

"But I don't care anymore. Now I just want to do something as much as possible before everything happens, even if it's meaningless."

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"Bright Calendar ???, ?? month, ?? day"

"I can't remember how long it has been."

"From what I remember, Irene seems to have come here many times, but unfortunately, her level is still a little short of breaking my magic."

"It's only natural that my hunger is getting stronger and stronger. After all, even a legendary magician can't go without food all the time."

"Will I starve to death? Haha, if that's the case, it would be a relief, right?"

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"Bright Calendar ???, ?? month, ?? day"

"I heard the rain, the smell of foul air rising, and the earth shaking."

"I know, it's the 'rain' coming."

"There were screams coming from outside. Many people tried to rush into the tower. After all, there was the only pure white crystal that could protect them from the rain."

"But I have no intention of opening the door, because even if I open the door, they will only be greeted with disappointment. After all, since the White Crystal has not yet been activated, it means that the plan of those old guys like Saidan has failed. In this case, no matter how much we struggle, it will be useless."

"Besides, for us, dying in this rain is also a kind of atonement, right?"

"To impose a thousand years of hatred on one person, to pour one's sins on one body, to use the name of faith to turn that person into that state, compared to her, compared to the person who endured all of this..."

"——We...are all just a bunch of 'filth'."

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(End of this chapter)