Loose thorn
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Chapter 95

~~ Loose thorn ~~

Prime city, Dhemistaria…

“How nostalgic,” Ian watched as students trooped out of the high school he had graduated from. Though he was within the premises of Annabelle's school, he still had a good angle to watch from.

‘It feels like it was just yesterday when we argued before going to search for Etnum, which by the way, Kurt never got to use. Though he did say he had it with him during the fight, but Gilgamesh wasn’t the kind of opponent worthy of his trump card. We risked our lives for nothing.’

Ian took his eyes off the students as he heard the marching footsteps and subsequent chattering behind him. His eyes fell on the little children trooping out of the school building like a scattered colony of ants. He gazed further, looking past the many pupils till he spotted the blue haired Annabelle walking alongside a red haired boy.

His eyelids dropped a bit as he whispered to himself, “That must be him.”

Annabelle and the boy held hands as they conversed in
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