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Chapter 316: She Is Not Livia

Author: Edward Pika
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-07 08:56:10

“At that time,” Marcellus began slowly, his voice low, steady, and carrying a weight that brooked no argument, “Livia must also have been under the influence of the Holy Grail. That sudden collapse of hers—most likely, it was the direct result of the Grail’s power. And then… in the end, she abandoned it.”

Elias froze, his brow furrowing sharply. “Abandoned? What do you mean by that?”

Marcellus’s gaze deepened, as though he were dredging up a truth long buried in darkness, a truth no one else had ever glimpsed. “She came into contact with the Grail for only a single day. And after that, she threw it away with her own hands—cast it into the river.”

The atmosphere shifted instantly, pressing down heavy and suffocating. The fire in the hearth crackled faintly, each snap of flame like a grim punctuation mark to the revelation.

“One day? The Grail’s power could be that terrifying?” Elias muttered, doubt flickering across his face. “But if it was only a fragment, could it truly hold such dev
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