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Chapter 181 Seraphina's Pov

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last update 公開日: 2026-07-23 21:00:14

Truth had never sounded so much like a locked box.

Arthur's walnut case sat quietly on the table, smaller than the journals, smaller than the envelopes, smaller than the decades of secrets stacked around us. Yet every eye in the archive found its way back to it. The brass plaque reflected the overhead lights just enough for the engraved words to remain visible.

To be opened only after the first truth is believed.

Arthur had once again left us with instructions that seemed almost philosophical i
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