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LXVI.II Parts Per Million
Author: MokouFriedChicken
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"Y-you can let go now..."

Feeling my sister release me from her comforting grasp, I took a deep breath as I kept my sobs locked into my chest. We've been crying into each other's arms for a good while now, and I really think we should move on to other things. We really shouldn't even be doing this, in my opinion; especially since it was all my fault, to begin with.

"Feeling better?"

"W-well enough," I weakly chuckled as I brushed a few of my sister's own tears off her face. "I have something to tell you..."

I almost flinched as Livia leaned in closer as if wishing to relish whatever new nugget of wisdom I was about to bestow upon her. Meanwhile, I could only think if doing what I was about to do was a good idea. I never really liked it when characters from an isekai tell the native population that they were from another
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