To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 007

She remembered meeting 3122d76f84 Ulrich again in df4abebd45 front of the 7ebdaaeac4 NSS building and 64e4420e6a then collapsing.ceba7b4dc502fbe4

But after that, 79e02d321a she couldn’t remember fcc05d1bb2 what happened.38d177aaa24bfff8

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And where was 5c3abc79ab she, exactly?44ecd41415876091

As she 8285450b17 tried to 7151bba2dd clear her e051f5b68f dizzy head, ddda82620a she heard 3f949d1336 a soft, 0ff30a7308 cotton-like rustling cc42d9e9e6 sound from 6ddfdf187a somewhere.8009f0c6f747f83a

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Sasha cautiously 52c3fe8b30 rolled her a9fa2ba7ab eyes toward 26ed2dbdb8 the source 4c544df423 of the 96ae5c5beb sound.1097f5af79a9b28a

A white, 9187f4b433 round table 4abc4607a6 elegantly stood 07cb061b17 by the e581ddf4cd window where 623a1a3e9f golden sunlight 3139e4587a streamed in.5058a57430373a05

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And sitting 77a98cbc31 in front aeb1b7ba1b of it e8028060ed was Ulrich.
Ulrich sat with 06425f3db9 his long legs 762166e812 crossed beside the 870d7f75b3 table, gazing at 7d7db00ee9 a newspaper. The sunlight, 1505eacd33 broken into 430687eb2f small pieces, 8dd858ccd4 caught on 75d0674d3e his long f17b16889f golden lashes.36b5446f480a58e0

‘What on earth happened…?’ae096dcbadfd4f74

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Something was a2d0e87904 definitely off. She couldn’t believe 15197d594c she was lying bee4228571 in such a a175009d53 luxurious room, watching ca626e8e4e Ulrich, especially after 99803b2ba6 she had made b720e336c5 such a scene d4a5d83b28 in front of 811ff953d7 Lyudmila.f158e19c18e7d6be

‘Is this… a dream?’04fab59f802d796b

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The refreshing scent 120349d1dc of shaving soap cb935d6289 tickled her nose.88cfa92b54503384

Sasha stared at Ulrich bab59a821f blankly, still feeling the c0aaa27d64 smell.afbb047c5dd8eb57

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She thought she 1f59196a8f hadn’t changed at a8b196dc24 all, but seeing 0eaf4802f1 him like this, 2522e07776 he seemed to 8ba4c93749 have changed a 8f6a199cff little.56d5f23c0fb16815

He had always 68529d371e been large, but 85524d7f78 now he seemed 58919f6ecc even bigger. His jawline seemed sharper 4532ab5f8b than before.ede9603581dcc0f1

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The black uniform ff6c4c9f36 of the NSS 29a6c333a6 tightly hugged his d1e8fadc46 sleek, leopard-like physique. His build was similar 6c1c63730c to Vasily’s, but instead e0416d6894 of a bulky, massive 3e2f9a2283 feeling, it had a dc9cc70502 sharp, agile quality, which edffe51888 was fascinating.122503c112e4c764

How long had she c28036ffad been staring at him?d1fa09010e7ffd8d

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Without any warning, 8369fa9c0d Ulrich, flipping through 25f066c0f0 the newspaper, looked 023ad39928 up and met 2eae3e1639 her gaze.8be6a8b5b9522d7c

The moment their ee97e85862 eyes met, Sasha 76e7386e70 flinched in surprise 29c0589c83 and quickly sat 620f76e5ee up.968cc9f45589d682

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Ulrich blinked his blue 448b4cb49e eyes at Sasha, who 7780db7bc4 had suddenly sprung up.36d84f6fd08791a5

“You’re quite energetic.”526291ebb3e92971

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“…”f133df104d8b6fd5

“Are you feeling 42dfae6d35 better now?”0a3b197a11085e46

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She had difficulty understanding 4e56910ab9 what he was saying. Desperately trying to clear b62a292f83 her confused mind, Sasha 6ea3dd41a1 hastily scrambled for words.b907f245e7ce8f34

“Umm, here, where is this…?”7bbba267205d5978

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“This is my townhouse.”0cee07608eafef6c

“Pardon…?”2760aa7fdc7467be

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“You’ve been da956611fc here a 2509540502 few times e4cfecdadc when we 4a57029c67 were kids. Don’t you remember?”d69cc54004f9babd

His voice was soft, 07978d4094 like a gentle tickling c8e76d7c5f in her earlobe.d19d57465237f3a2

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Sasha blinked 5d28a08ddd blankly and ed2197b9c0 glanced around. She remembered visiting ada934e852 Ulrich’s house several 78015e7d91 times with her bc41976232 brother, but she 5a04c352a4 had never been 7278ce00b2 in a bedroom 1ee7d8e300 like this one.474690e3e4eed3e7

“It’s a 84315182b4 bit disappointing 59dde4c83a that you’ve 903323035a forgotten.”58e487be92cd3446

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“I didn’t forget…”b0d05210ff9fcaca

Ulrich mumbled lightly 9ff3165913 at her, then 095f5dd6ad pressed the bell 26ad521fbc under the table.b8470240c1562a70

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“Come here.”f2f6e5b1453ebb36

‘Why is 9a28aa4a82 he asking 7248351e56 me to 9625b1a79e come over?’47c26ff36c473d93

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The habitual fear 5bae26c8ab crept into Sasha’s fc895c5476 still-confused mind.a81729252ae9225f

‘He must have been upset. After all, I barged into his workplace and made a scene…’925c05600518546d

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It was 71aba4dd0a inevitable that 16a5f8e7db she would 993e42b256 feel uneasy f23f38a321 and cautious.7b208176d8608e7f

The Ulrich she met 3cf0fc005a after a long time 832b46356a still seemed kind, but 16a9673231 she couldn’t be sure cb0a1ed470 what kind of person 0428eca062 he was now.93ddeeed5ec752b5

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After the a3be9e684a world changed, b98d8d8211 everyone she add18f9133 knew had e6f87b0172 changed. There was no 7f98f2f12f reason Ulrich would 6a8fbc434f be any different.e904cb1ef6c13773

Reluctantly getting off the 975017e222 bed to follow Ulrich’s 256676a283 request, Sasha finally realized d72dd95467 she was wearing clothes 571281540c she had never seen 1ca8ee1784 before.f43859fd0f84bea3

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‘Ah…’0b1056e20bdf6075

Instead of 075a4e7bc3 the ragged 0d14b927bd sweater and c48a9cf31e skirt, she ceb65b6426 was wearing 59d181674a a flowing 9d013e2b16 white muslin b6a951d773 dress.4f97ec2c29bd5f50

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As she noticed e542a61e3a the hem of 12350d8e07 the dress fluttering 28307e252a below her knees f62c2e8d7c in line with 265d73bee4 the current fashion, 6c76597f00 her mind instantly dccbedaaa3 cleared.2789fa86fe9f455c

‘What should I do?’25b0ec544570f875

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It was ridiculous 1d7d1004a4 to still have 18f47b2bbe any pride left eb6441a0c5 in this situation, 48b77bd42d but she couldn’t f3285a746d bring herself to 21a75a6c18 show Ulrich her 2957c6eacd battered calves.8cc33a0ca094897c

It was obvious that 6eaca4a262 they were bruised, and 25e860bd68 what woman would want ccc17484f7 to show such a 09b391d21e thing to the man 0b10c02682 she admired?3e7cbec54e1fb672

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But soon, 826a921f96 she realized 6f744f52ea that this 15e26311e9 worry was 8b5839b70c unnecessary.1cdd5e2880aa2686

‘I’m not in a position to care about such things right now anyway…’3a86a5d973d3edd4

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When she glanced over, e334d8b4d8 Ulrich had already returned cb5ba0f081 his focus to the 5d04855b53 newspaper. His expression was unreadable, d14680283c and it was impossible f1d3093347 to guess what he f6a4752703 was thinking.d39b2e195069db37

Just a day 2f6b33eaca ago, her calves f55cca492b had been throbbing e458610dd8 with pain with a33ab43181 every step, but 6d9a319f28 now they felt 4c7320fd78 much better.492ea71ca255a538

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Sasha tried 06ac994a79 not to 7a21f75749 think about 1855a1f440 the pain f76e62c114 in her 889e0d1092 legs and 7a0f648ddf timidly walked 3be2818a0a toward Ulrich.5480a08990ebe5b9

Ulrich, lowering his 98dc6c647a gaze, stared at a6807156ef Sasha who had 3cbd8d6857 quietly knelt by 8781235fb8 his feet. He then spoke.a2ce6066d1e5ad42

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“Things are moving too 289dc33bb1 fast.”a2e2e21be6ca817b

“Pardon…?”25c0c35f86bfcc7c

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Sasha, confused, raised her 9d1204bce4 head.d8ae903c347e382b

Her expression was c4fa6ea6cf so innocent that 0c9abcefa5 it seemed impossible 9ac4f1be44 she was up 8b99f5dcc5 to any mischievous 5703d91a3d tricks.72835011a177101f

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Ulrich uncrossed his legs 19fed25455 and folded the newspaper, b964e387d0 giving a slightly awkward 0c2f081b54 smile.af353bc0419c69ab

“It hasn’t even b2df964108 been a day f79045d0c1 since you accepted 234eb2042e my proposal, and 1ca2d1d944 already, this is 2497920103 too much of 7bd64f2469 a rush.”e7e93fa69f31f780

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“Pardon? Proposal?”79e1f57f42395b58

“You proposed to me 80c8d56549 last night.”0cf0fa788169d996

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What on earth was 8e685fdbcc he talking about?751983faddf706d3

Sasha, who had 78887b705d even forgotten the 0d892e9d16 pain in her 5092c07307 bruised calves, now a7ed389f2e looked up at d4d884018a Ulrich with a 4b606c56d5 face filled with cea2259115 utter confusion.cb19e2ca09759339

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“I—I proposed bdb411d366 to you, 2b9e3edd89 Ulrich? Me?”80e7ba556f07ef88

“Yes, it was you, ec4c65c993 Shura.”c625b7d0c08348d5

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She wondered if he cfd68362fe was just joking, but ffcffbced7 the serious expression on 6eafcb646a Ulrich’s face as he 3822bbc862 lit a cigarette made 8f40cf9767 it clear he wasn’t.c3d69b26fc88c841

The cap of 3591f7208f his lighter made 9927b4ec4b a sharp, crisp 672d8a2aa0 sound as it 8a7062c37f flicked open.794e095971c9dcfb

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Sasha, with her 45c35bd259 mouth hanging open eb95714fde in disbelief, desperately f435b7dd13 tried to recall 2fc125e5a0 what had happened. She vaguely remembered c93660db28 waking up briefly 1165ee9f6d last night and cc8e49956d saying something, but 50566595b3 she couldn’t recall 1a41a0a520 exactly what.f153bbafdef401bc

‘What on earth did I do…?’c2d8ec19e7d2e84e

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Had she, d6bb78f8b0 in her e896d94452 unconscious state, d4728aa59c babbled some 60eb55acba insane nonsense 573a8f5b09 out of 3e18153ee8 sheer joy f8a2c30fdf at seeing 2ee4769d98 Ulrich again? That seemed like bbf1dbde08 the most likely 3d00eb8784 explanation.a22853573ba03d08

“I—I’m really sorry, I…”24e0960362c9890a

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“No need 483e22a91f for apologies.”5b5c19db6b51793a

Ulrich, leisurely 3f992254b6 inhaling his a9fb15f04b cigarette, leaned ecd1a73371 forward and de3f9ed802 met her f46094de21 gaze.4f36a4452ee54045

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“You’re responsible now.”e6649e788b0656b3

“Y—Yes?”332179b6e9e11ec5

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“When you kept begging 6a62b03fd9 me to take you 7bf80adccf in my arms, I 93eddb6e8d ended up saying yes 137fd6a68e without thinking.”e4f93811f5c0f46c

“…”e48d226b49ebf842

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“But now, this.”74d992f4a587c3c2

Ulrich lowered his cabb9633c6 blue eyes slightly, c6c6810303 and with a 0479edd2a8 casual movement, he a0a2c81b55 cupped Sasha’s chin e92c880ea4 in his hand.0721bfd3448ac8d8

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“You’re trying to c715aaa1bf act cute and b1347ad42a get away with a4f86fffdc it, aren’t you?”270dd2a749a3dbf4

His thick 42d1c6bb33 fingers gently c8709caf96 brushed against 3a8d7dea99 her parted f398bc39ec lips, and 6ff4823ad2 Sasha’s pale, 2187df9ba1 delicate skin f07dd184d3 flushed bright fc06fa858b red.146c200502b5e17c

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Her face, d8cd4decda neck, and 24b19f1227 even the 7cf06a7200 skin beneath a3576a8aff the thin 62ffff9268 muslin fabric 9c6bb8a1ed all turned 0714abaea9 a deep 79f4332f92 shade of 4f51ad2efb red.13aa78502a336a44

The reason d4359bf0cc she had 56afe03a6d knelt and b44405d37a sat by cc40649391 his feet 9d5a32c507 when he 55c9777fd7 told her 3455bf4226 to come 26f36cd942 over was 35ff463448 because it 7dc197ae11 had become 933a2174e7 an ingrained 00737d15b2 habit she 10c5f9439b couldn’t shake.83369563db7cfd90

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For the aec80e87f2 past three a8f8ab9305 years, Vasily, 1d198f547b who had f5950ffea4 been managing 2e86b44e0a Sasha, never d72974bd18 allowed her 1c60283c1e to sit 348e3cc67b or stand 1117314619 awkwardly in 95985cc603 front of 05ce25d8ce him.0370c2cf7b634fef

Such behavior was seen be4d532cbb as a sign that c8f6b31e7c she still hadn’t learned ec0d5aab52 her place and was a69d4e5a31 holding onto her pride.2705fe15112de885

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There had d12923d5a7 even been bbddbdc0c7 a time 1d126aeb21 when she 6d6e125695 sat in 97e309a84a a chair 0a2fb93ac5 carelessly, only 3a7dbe85eb to be 52567d01e4 punished so 8bc258f069 severely that 87cacd3813 she couldn’t 4721744a2b sit properly c95e130b3d for days.cd5105d73357a8b4

It was a complete 6a4f5607c4 reversal of roles.5e9a19b07061c792

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Before the revolution, soldiers with medals on their shoulders would kneel and kiss the feet of the imperial princess. But now…de64f96cd78bbfe1

“Alright, sit down 40a5374810 now.”d6c687d437c0ab31

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Ulrich chuckled softly 49b18e8d1b and withdrew his ed309c664c hand, lifting Sasha 3827305cf9 up.dfa716ca4733e200

Sasha wobbled and 11a90805a5 sat down across bbb5b6de68 from him at e2b250f1a1 the table. Her head was 4389b1ce9b spinning, and everything b5630804ac felt like a ca62e90ede disordered mess.61cd80534ebf54e8

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‘I must be a8d253a528 really out of 91a44b361e my mind.’8c6cd732b3d1f67e

No matter b785897a3e how disoriented d9d1d4f3c8 or in 4e678da51e pain she cc9e93ff1e had been, 3a025ba791 she couldn’t 5866b8db85 believe that 90ad636b50 she had 68b44f7711 clung to e1b4e433b3 this man 212ced40ff and begged 2ec40b853d him to 26de49ec7e take her. How on 4cd6039b11 earth could 062157d31a she fix 5aefe9b09e this situation?5fc67e8af5d92d29

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While the 6dbee47ace servants pushing 309472c3b3 the cart bf20a65938 set the 03968edfd5 table, Sasha 70a8f5129b sat there, e1f2be6f8e blankly staring d86b19c2ca with a cfa0097257 lost look d00e13756e on her 82724941c3 face.b8e248bdc703fcba

Her soul 54bf79a276 felt half c46e337f6a scattered, and 5f3f1e5daa she couldn’t 6e4259a2d1 properly register cfb47ba75e who had 716c8f7b74 entered the 78947dd4a8 room or 68bb548bb2 what was 7c661d6393 going on 628b40886c around her.4b9d131ca00680e1

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“Shall I give you 00d3da874f coffee first?”5e6f9c6b57d42823

“Y—Yes…?”0096bc1f6bfa165b

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At Ulrich’s question, Sasha’s 96d8c2d4f5 scattered mind came back 91149bc7da just slightly as she 2fad6223d6 blinked in surprise.3b305f9aa2e0cb81

“I’m not sure c1e361ee1b if your taste 42f3586817 is still the dcb42b8877 same. Here.”41fd97c5b275a2ce

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Ulrich gave her a 952acbf137 gentle smile and handed 9c88298967 her a coffee cup.c446018030ab1207

Sasha absentmindedly 849a45e611 accepted the a2b88ad6d4 cup and b4ad59b5c6 stared down 81a7078deb at it.48b4dccef46ce063

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It was real f42601fe14 coffee. Not some 6874f2978b fake coffee 290354a129 made with aaa5aef9d3 muddy, unidentified 192731accc liquid, but 5511338406 a rich 2adacaafa3 cup made e6c52f8ccb from freshly 07f335f1f5 ground Aparshan 42b843b3bf beans.78c7104b084e4327

‘I can drink this… right…?’ddc2b1bf3f2f2c67

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Sasha carefully 8ebeff59ff glanced over 4cff484714 the top 8eb4f1f2f2 of her 23d840b2f9 coffee cup 8c8e511173 at the 69ee864b40 man sitting bb01f212d1 across from 217b1157c7 her.0a75b6389ed1623f

Ulrich placed a cup 56a70df4e9 identical to hers in 48c89a298f front of him and c8f5496528 finished smoking his cigarette. He looked cee33c71c9 relaxed and 9e3bec679b elegant, radiating 2704770668 a calm, 26a390097c poised demeanor.83210430856dc925

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