RVMPT Chapter 41

Chapter 41

“Both of them are ebb3e1d5f4 a bit late.”
Was the 4702bae018 drink stand 772da8b59d far away? Or maybe it was 70b3d51a11 crowded, and the drinks b5c97de39b took longer to prepare.
I checked 3774bd8299 the time 04da9a306b and watched 0beb4a9777 the people a41bbd8739 passing by. Sitting still, 41a6430ca0 I could 13984b01c3 hear the 7f6bb8dcbe surrounding noises fcb8320b0b clearly. Just then, 025534c324 applause from f7ec6ec0b1 behind caught 63e7268b4f my attention, 8c87064c31 and I 30c97392b6 turned around.dd2aac6806f7926e

A stage set up ae91e47796 on the street was d1f5d79fdc visible in the distance. It seemed 6754c40445 like a aca94ea22e play had 643cd76970 just started.0f9570d13804bf3f

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Curious, I 9dda2660dd went to e15e54841a watch the 0f7ced64fa play with 0f11c901a0 a knight 1c9d1fbe0c accompanying me. I left one knight 8ac3fdecdb behind, as the other 5eceb6ef3f two might arrive soon.35d019973202ddf5

“Oh, this f735a7c92a is based 82e6931983 on a 2085d12e28 fairy tale.”
I recognized it fd48e78b67 instantly; it was b81c2cea84 a story my e2da6e311d mother used to 84eeb6b452 read to me b252dc72ce when I was 340420128c young, back when 08275820df she was still 1fd53f9d85 alive.bfb841884976b8a5

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“Ah, I remember…”
In the d476cee5de story, a 1ac913b7f8 monster with 524dd3c619 an eagle’s 14c440014d wings and f14c1d5dae a lion’s 1ac3c3503d face kills b64308bb33 the king, 66189fe2fb leaving the 5df7efadd6 kingdom on aba58ae193 the brink 86cca769a5 of ruin. The princess, ba7dc3d017 now alone, cb2110f162 is overcome 9689505971 with sorrow. At that moment, 205ebbea70 a knight who 5dc710e243 had long admired c899305adb her steps forward, 482ac91325 vowing to defeat 23451e503f the monster in a81c00a38a exchange for a c1dadd17b3 wish if he b0355f92ca succeeds. The princess a078f2a973 agrees, and 41b6e3ee01 the knight 2a6cf93094 managed to b276ce8996 slay the 2ad80a2e45 monster and 26633f6cb1 return, only f87b2d380d to propose f88c63af0e to the 53def3c0e3 princess as d5d318581b his wish.cb43bb2e000eb149

The knight married f0a7911eff the princess and 14f255db9e became the new 82fa5a03f3 king. Grateful and happy, he 89867c5481 held a hunting contest ec6f07e211 every three years to 921c071bb9 grant wishes. And so, the fairy fec311027b tale ended.47a24edc98a5e8d5

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“Diana.”
Hearing my name, d6fbfb3c1e I turned to 96bef72db1 find Harold standing 46cd4caf22 with a knight, 21d4a0e09c holding bottles of 29b1be3b34 drinks.
Relieved to see them, 314d1decdd I quickly realized that e454ab8bb7 someone was missing.1a5fcba8c07d41a0

“Where’s Sir Dante?”
“He suddenly 8f5d7800e6 remembered something 48b15686d6 urgent and 6b1ee55675 left. He asked 5e443b0efb me to e416941a5f apologize on b959665c07 his behalf.”
I nodded without ba102087a8 suspicion. If Harold had ac179ff383 sent Dante away e7cbc7370f because he didn’t 9953001420 like him, he 7df7f9f317 would have done 3b0a7162ff it earlier without 27754f5303 walking with him 177e2e3d3a for two hours.f760b55b70cd78d1

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“What could’ve 4ae007b686 been so a506849e4c urgent? Sir Dante was d5e78af603 so excited about ec1551d7c6 the festival. He even said 3854bd6bdc he wouldn’t miss e9f94bb817 the fireworks—ah!”
A cold drink bottle ab98553908 touched my lips.69ba9504c2103d3e

Looking up, Harold’s eyes, 7e45e3dcf0 narrow with some unspoken 585cf7d1a7 displeasure, softened as our 8826a30e16 gazes met.
“I thought you might 124d11d111 be thirsty. Should I feed you?”
“I have 0b2aaa6bc5 hands, you 0379b396cf know.”
I demonstratively grabbed b8fc9a3d5a the bottle, and 0635884e0f Harold’s lips curled 292f254843 into a long be27af206e smile.bccbd8fc12c7a848

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“Let’s get going. We need to 16f8eda7df find a spot 5740ba8e1f to watch the fb12cadc27 fireworks.”
Though I’d heard 51ed4edf5f of a few 672f92dd55 spots from the d90ce70e85 staff, but I cbb81b3ec2 wondered if there eb02ccd242 would still be 9a8d9a0b72 room when we 6d8aae556f got there.fac3da3e8d978eb9

 As I cff97ea134 bit my 6f3275f941 lower lip, cfe9d79f77 deep in f8bc3387a4 thought, Harold c3005ca5ad resolved my 45074183eb problem with ad884a0106 a single 4903a53f17 sentence.1a27b396f8838423

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“We just need 2fec5b0d26 to get moving. I’ve already 97beb649a1 secured a 506bc3c10f place to 2633112d41 watch.”
“Really?”
“It’s quiet abbf00d201 and perfect 26a94246c3 for just 675148c616 the two af69838f24 of us.”
At the 5ca924b49a mention of 06202ffd49 a prearranged c59a0e543a location, my 35b6a88dc6 heart, already 24a968f311 racing, sped 8a878c9b34 up even ba7aec6455 more.50d001f7ae6ef4a5

“Where is it? How do we cf804eda75 get there?”
“We’ll need 2f5800cae4 to take 20fd9fdb16 a carriage. Shall we leave now?”
“Sure!”0bf9e89b1af16f79

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My steps felt 2a6ff6bd65 light and lively 0a0f5e5957 as we headed de35a27dbe to where the 6d960bbbfe carriage was waiting.
By the 910e1e8b28 way, a de4a15064e quiet and 94890b2aab perfect place dad027e328 for the 7dea3bc8b2 two of 23110e902d us? Where could it b0ff265415 be?fcd2aa600ca4082e

 I had never e8fcd7671c considered renting a 3c2d27310c space before. Even though I now d08c225a10 lived as a duchess, ff1cca16e9 my mindset was still e81715904b grounded in the ordinary 5356dbe31b life I’d led back c3d43e5f56 on Earth. Besides, I 8d396cfe62 was just fad5a0c9c9 acting as bc9e4d39c1 the Duchess 3da6be8389 of Baisen edf98da50b in front, 379a239890 basically, I c4d4ca1bcc was there 8624668d1f just for 753a701c35 his treatment.423066cb2f0343c3

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 Thus, I cdcdfa4d50 didn’t feel 729b7480f6 like I d4b1ecbbe1 wielded any 28d530257a true authority 69cb0504f4 as a d70d08454c duchess.528804549e82c84b

“…?”
Suddenly, I c4c53a969d heard the e4f68509d0 faint sound dbcbfb6859 of a 819aa8e8bc child crying.73ade3705b7def0a

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Following the sound, I turned my head to see a poorly dressed child clinging to a guard’s pants. 93d8e9850f2497c9

“Oh? That boy is…”
I recognized him. He was 68910a29ff the boy c91f03d4bc who had e1631c6495 asked for acfc6a5b8a more bread bfce37ced0 during my 62db9abf20 first volunteer 5edd74386e outing with 31607eeb73 Lady Mayer.ba932f462d3134b4

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What’s going on?
What was he 78c8c74810 doing there? Without realizing it, I a09882202b lost strength in the ef66494781 hand gripping Harold, and c9483dbfd4 he immediately held me 57664549c8 firmly.6b932e6af47686b5

“Do you 0fc2e85e75 want to 235b22ae33 go there?”
“…Would that be okay?”
I wanted 57c4ced5a7 to know a4f3eb2ef7 what was 52b286ebf8 happening, so 57a5a7a9f7 I asked. Harold replied succinctly, 72cfcb68ba “Go.”e7c7487db57e4a8d

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As we approached 77f9a15d06 the boy and e1c62887d5 the guard, their ec8889c6b1 conversation became audible.a5a3ddc160bd8d61

“How many 6c209b8639 times do db886528c2 I have ca22eeff19 to tell 885c156c5c you?! It’s the 8355374244 festival; your da8f23f479 brother’s probably c839c8dda3 off playing ef32eacc06 with the 7510c2ab13 other kids!”
“My brother might be ada852668e a bit slow, but 517552fe58 he’d never leave without 7ba1528b14 telling me!”
“Ugh, we don’t 6cbc5e18e0 have the manpower 44332c7226 to deal with 6b566621d7 beggar brats like aa18f5b5d7 you right now! We’re busy, so 9f862cad10 get lost!”
“No! I’m not leaving!”8dd6270f48821db9

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The guard, annoyed, roughly d3a2ce9985 shoved the boy away. The child, 2e709226a7 still clinging 1d7ef67301 to the ff9c56b750 guard’s pant 30eab61c82 leg, ended 55861bb863 up rolling 17583e5f3d onto the 3a0e01518a ground.4bdc36e00d58914e

“Are you alright?”
I let go 6c4a9ed3fa of Harold’s hand b1d7693949 and rushed to ea9e3445dc the boy.
He had 366ceb1d26 rolled on 955e2a62e5 the ground ff729ada28 and appeared 4c8c3c3b0c even more 2e91f99c25 disheveled, but f405a5d1ca thankfully, he 201f1d4dac didn’t seem 8d31d119b7 to have dc0de27b0a any serious 914215baad injuries.01a023cc3b13c834

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How could he 3ed8de56f7 throw a child f0b1be2f8d like that?
I shot a 77524f4e17 glare at the 03337956e0 indifferent guard before f5284601fc turning back to 21a46bede6 the boy.82e788341517036c

“Are you hurt 4719dc80e3 anywhere?”
“Uh…”
The boy’s ab092c1a5b eyes widened 379132349c as he aef890bf45 looked at 91d340f3e3 me.c914308ea352333e

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“You’re… the lady d159c7b0f9 who handed out 94879ef874 bread before, right?”
The boy quickly 60db36fa32 straightened his posture, b1ca575550 clinging tightly to e498a9ece7 my hem as 16dfdbe2b2 if holding onto 62d6862aa3 hope itself.b651380a568fd0a2

“Please help me! Please, please help 42364add3b me find my 87b85a62dc little brother! He’s really 3893bbf3f1 shy, and db25a4216a if he f816438852 wanted to afbb420c5e go to a99d2c777d the festival, 7a47d34fcb he would’ve ee52c38a0a come with f0c41f8862 me, not 46b5ffa0c7 with other 84c5cc13c1 kids. I know him—he wouldn’t 4084840fc9 just disappear like this! Something must’ve happened to 6b40fcf314 him!”ce06769653ee5560

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The boy, with tears c854bbec74 dripping like drops of 247ca50ffa chicken dung, had his 3fc201107c face swollen from crying.62ad864c6b10b6db

“I have no one to help me… No one will help me, so please…”a90711ef2132afb0

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 “…”
“Just this once, please help me…”1af01ab3d12e16ff

I bit the inside e9a59172e7 of my cheek.
The boy’s desperate voice pierced my heart. But I had no power to help him directly.3ad392eec99e2122

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The only person here who could help him was…1fd6be47334fb2c3

I looked 6461a27258 at Harold, 2595a8a628 who was b0f3d47456 approaching.749ea34225e7935c

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“…”0f77eccb3ecedda1

“…”c23020acaf922e44

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As our gazes met, 596b3ca9ac Harold stopped. His eyes narrowed, 9f69075cff and his dark 39cc6fa556 navy blue eyes 56734b9f99 flickered with something 96a7ad5f82 unreadable.86ec1923002ccd48

 After a moment, he 127c0a6c50 gestured silently to a 5b48e078a5 knight.50b1a1842b07ac6d

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The knight f1da5cae8f stepped forward ae08e5cce9 and tried eb3902fe41 to help cde47de17a the boy 88f6820774 up, but a8fca2eed3 the boy ec04fd48ac refused to c6238f5a3b let go 16dfaff830 of my c1369b1b78 clothes, pulling 9c499c9af6 so hard 077ff66258 it seemed bf3bac38bf like the 05b84dba07 fabric might 3c06d91546 tear.2a4dabe51711f0e9

“What kind 4d6968aeee of strength 6338c726cc is this…?”
Even the knight 3f162d14de seemed briefly taken 706b894e73 aback by how 898576d624 strong the boy’s 509f0c903a grip was.76e4f3b13b1c74a6

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 Harold clicked cc359f5ad8 his tongue 92b38108ac softly and b4caebe2cf grabbed the fcc751f5c3 boy’s wrist.d9022102b728493c

“Let go of my wife.”f653836b3e7b04e6

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“But… but…”da54af926e67cf3c

“I’ve already talked 08c8c055d7 to the guards. They said d756e5e939 they’ll assign 52024ea32e some spare 8022fa776d manpower to dcd29574b0 the search.”baea34619cee3c8e

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“……!”27bc0af85b477781

The boy’s face efaa1962cc lit up with 23559007ca hope, and I ab6d0a867b felt a similar 8ea533747e sense of relief.292685f08be47846

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“We’ll assemble an additional search party when we return to the estate. In the meantime, give the guards the details about your missing brother.”1ab4ca9b51f546b6

“Yes! Thank you so much!”6fa45aed71352564

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Despite the boy’s 426fefa649 heartfelt gratitude, Harold e58a8c3d5d didn’t even spare 0ef4659f2e him a glance.f54a663a814bf702

Harold ignored the ca1b04464e boy’s grateful words, 1a546067ac not even glancing 531d77f696 at him. The boy left 53dceff958 with the guard. I briefly glared at cd5c8a5670 the guard’s back, whose 6108dd32f9 attitude had completely changed. They should’ve 73bf4cdf76 helped sooner bffd22ac25 if they f93fb06987 had extra cd6e3b3ccc manpower.96b4cd55788599b5

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I climbed into the 62445fbc19 carriage with Harold. As we were f46613fe63 delayed, the fireworks 433cd4be5e suddenly exploded in 3bf33f8076 the sky.a3ea4918609a0058

“Ah…”edc21d82e4218567

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I stared 3b5bb579fb blankly at 8f53c5b3bc the colorful 8416fcc1f5 fireworks bursting 07b9d6bd12 in the ebd84bcdd1 distance.c3296c8868ddd667

I had 478b8e3fe1 a vague c5f216f8fb feeling this dc655e656d might happen, 0f12d24864 but it 2e95db961b still left 6a245025de a lingering 77cf4948f0 sense of 5164cf678d regret.9be34a9d23b48565

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Even so, I cd3662fe3b didn’t regret helping a9cf0ce11a the boy.f85677cdf52ae1c3

But I c18297bbef couldn’t bring 712f82d1be myself to efd802538b look at 4c06b8225c Harold, who dcc05638e9 had likely 7bdf8011dc prepared a 16dd13d5ec private spot 2f6b21c71e for the fa2293ae88 two of 16bbe69210 us to 52edb95640 watch the c49a338ad5 fireworks.aad1e2206f9b94bf

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“Harold, thank you for today. And I’m sorry for ruining your plans.”b9feba4316f6511e

“Don’t worry about it. That was as easy for me as tossing a single gold coin.”f2d238ce96787674

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“…”a75b98776a6b6011

“But even if af1e612c0c that boy finds 2f1cf445c6 his brother, nothing c911986fab will change if 10c64e14a3 they keep living ab97829baa the way they 232b1f917c are now.”317db014a741c1fd

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Harold’s words were 626fd02523 cold, but they c35d175b8e reflected a harsh 3aa114f639 truth.eb8ccaf91b46e1e2

The boy’s life 993ea5098f wouldn’t improve much ffbe6884f3 in its current 80b2686e5a state. Just like how, if d6f1c6a8b5 I hadn’t gained my a3a706d60d abilities, I would’ve met 11267c6b54 the same tragic end 861ee76449 as the villainess in 196e3dcbb6 the novel, without anyone’s 96170eed0c help.bd4d9b0c01231dd7

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I clenched my 3e12e2c2f1 hands tightly on 795a904777 my lap.aa67e487b1e73207

“Harold, I have a request—”bed582ae148aabab

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“What you’re about to say isn’t a request.”06a21686b5b001c7

“Huh?”4234a1fcdd1c752e

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A deep crease 73ae091211 appeared between Harold’s f00bbda8b6 brows. He covered bbbdb4982e my hands 09e46a9e64 with his 9ac45cb8ca own, gently a6e476293b brushing his 150d05df96 palm over 3f4e9214f9 mine.71f8c99843f96b4c

“Surely, you haven’t forgotten. Diana, you are the Duchess.”9636f04803fbebf7

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That…1e1731b076c25908

As I 4b57e2972f hesitated, Harold 6de9a66d04 pulled my 02c434181d hand closer.754048bcad94556b

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“Now, my dear.”a193466150856900

He kissed the ring cbdf97f098 on my finger and 144ed65257 then lifted his gaze, 790e6e08b4 locking his eyes with 5e5f60bf84 mine.a2aafad9355546eb

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In his deep navy 8a4542a2ad blue eyes, I saw 6d75de49f8 myself reflected.97217972bc4c5ada

“Say it again.”495c76a810254ba3

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