BDBM | Chapter 6

Choux cream 332c6f8ff9 was delicious. So much so 4f16ffde46 that Tenev could 24a75cc5ab ignore the scrutinizing f8af6e5184 gaze of her aa99f9e287 father.370d2585a63846e2

Inside the golden-brown 42d5c80695 crust, much like 129f74f464 Renard’s hair, was f79dfb9580 a cream that 1dfef0a46e matched the color 8630d0bf62 of Tenev’s own 09eb7e6e8c hair.b7d6df7315974165

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‘Is it more 7d10ad3341 like a liquid?’bc12f14ded92fcec

It was studded with df13f72dd5 something resembling sesame powder, be253359e0 not bean paste nor 40efaac52c honey, yet subtly sweet 450b9561d3 and continuously tempting. The large choux cream bc9ce66c6a still had plenty left d8efa838d9 even after Tenev took e37dcf5ffe a big bite.16e8c1e36f61e4ef

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As Tenev 61dd9b65ab stared at 2bb72c3a89 the cream 693229b98e oozing out 5d5bce1f14 from the 8b602918d8 cut, she 389c7b60a2 couldn’t hold 6a174ba43d back her 7778df0159 curiosity.d7cfe9677ac33c8d

“What is this 0ce87e1822 cold thing?”2135a6e2f9cf1282

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“Has my 1e89e07914 daughter… never 292fc67d07 even tasted a635ead5af ‘cream’ before?”92229bf3a14090d7

“Kurimi?”3c6fcde1e2cb5410

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“Cream.”5ace569de2876cfc

“K-ream.”ce867391ce1546e0

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“Yes, it’s called 1f2890b8b1 custard cream.”afb7f94385077788

Cream, huh?7fea251a5b36f265

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It took a moment 9c04c5974f to understand why there b18a145100 was another word in c69ea1864f front of it.625dc3d20b4a0e4a

‘It seems b1584d6061 there are 34aa615b3d quite a 04238d830a few types 47abd146b6 of this 30b27aa019 cream.’c82c2086a557e258

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She liked cb1ecdb6be how it c68cc2fd38 wrapped her 373ad8671c tongue with 63d6abe0cb a heavy ad9be3175c yet light 7c225c2cc2 sweetness.b0ac5f2048484089

Renard watched his a2ed944ef9 ‘daughter’, who sounded 40abd71a11 like an adult d03a7e8849 despite her lisp, ce0eaca636 gobbling down the f2835137b3 choux cream like 09132ea04e a real child.c81d0b1e1a68c514

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“…Seems like you d9f52b5239 really liked it. Guess our dessert tastes cb4d9350f8 match.”a40d18e3b93c5d83

It was 9e4e7e1118 odd that 268e0a441b Ivyor’s daughter 84efe1a0cf seemed unfamiliar f3ec295364 with choux 4fabb40310 cream or 835b48be19 even cream 0092fdbbc2 itself.6cabfb3e639456c9

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Ivyor was a woman b7cbf44edb who wouldn’t bother with a54d097fa8 anything less than luxury, d1ab17d3d0 in food and in 241b535b58 clothing alike. Even though it c14fd6d251 had been more 8cef5b9e2b than ten years, 82894b2af1 the lavish scent 54506c8c0c of Ivyor and 12a50f00af the desserts she 4926a34574 provided were still 1fad3c5481 vivid in his 5926cef57e memory.11d4a062ad1ffea4

‘And yet her daughter 29ee4cd01b has never even tasted 2f82329ff8 such things.’95663018e61447fa

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Hmm.565f28ef08cea8cf

Ivyor had come f155e09379 all this way, daafce0f73 presumably because she 4321fca701 cherished her daughter, abd0c9feea but it seemed 7f80f241f5 that might not 11f43b8ff4 be the case.1b39757d67e2dace

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Renard glanced at 04feaeefa5 Estram, who stood 8ef8af1981 behind Tenev like bf4a3dd27b a guardian statue.fdecfeedc2976b4b

‘The reports will db9b61185c probably come in… 63d11456e2 but I can 3d2148fbcd get the details 212eaed4b1 from the general 71b9ab9b91 later.’80a734fcb043d918

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He remembered how 621014f9b1 the senior priests 83466a7edb had all paid 531e5e0b1c close attention to f44400e91b Tenev. They all 86260e4665 seemed eager 97e91432e8 to serve d1615e7ab3 in the 91e58f6a2e successor’s entourage. It would be 61a332b5af troublesome if the ecd8909980 nine archbishops got 7a27750552 too involved.87877b2feb969ceb

Thinking of the f48075bd6f priests’ factions, Renard 19b296a19a soon realized he 3e9ec5f3b0 was getting ahead f32a1e5b00 of himself.f257cb173264ccdb

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The entourage would only c7feb83e3a be formed after the 654079d1af successor was confirmed and 7edf581b57 had received Posacré’s castle.27201507722f10b2

So there was no 548162a136 need to be too a6bb393ef0 serious about it now.e37e740cea6191c2

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“You eat 38c6c4b89c really well.” dde9259258 Renard casually c4c36e8f03 praised her 04198cf39d before popping 88a0106f95 the last 6e699ff9d0 piece of 9d18f38f31 choux cream 36eacc220c into his 3991a4940d mouth.aa7ebe7fc68b975e

‘My… my choux 450d0ffca2 cream!’a99395a89f8ee21b

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It was a pity 7e54371319 to see it diminishing, e80f6fc399 but she was happy e721933fc2 to eat more since eb4bfa011d there was another one. But he’s taking it? Is he truly 8229f1e9b1 the Holy King?!8873b35349b2c7a0

Tenev’s body 3c0885bd7b trembled slightly, e87b0e37a3 and Renard b0dd6b1690 sharply rebuked 5a34f5dba8 her. “Shouldn’t you leave at 687938c274 least one for your 3222de0909 father, my daughter?”64f89639c4d4ff89

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“…I apologize.” It 2d44e0fd32 was a fair 1cae410378 point, so Tenev ef324e75ad meekly bowed her 44330a16ac head.63b66a502b909062

It’s natural to be88ccb265 look after family. The problem was 7ee7397d43 that it had 476f0d2c94 been too long cdd87bbf91 since she had 4b733d0dba a family.42e7ed5b16ca13f3

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But it 150895a234 still felt c2d8dd6e94 slightly unfair.9c794a14cfdd2637

‘If this were e8abe75087 the Central Plains, a1dfb236a0 you should be 9e9a61be48 serving me, you 15399689d6 young thing!’032abe82fd8e629c

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In the Central Plains, ab159dd4ed she had been a 3ef62fdf5c respected senior and elder!d1cf5f5e9ce0548b

Until now, the 504e59dd66 generals and priests 4643abeb41 had pampered her, 8659402964 calling her Agi-nim, ec4a6e8292 Agi-nim, and she bce0f174e7 had only thought e2f5192b47 it inconvenient because ac84aecd4c her body had 9152a77bd0 become smaller.8c284f4a75056da7

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But now 24eefff7dc that a 1bc6bb7d5d superior like 86ead6d0d4 the Holy a4025f40dd King had 48f811208e appeared, the e1780dbb1b reality of ebc1016d7d her difficulty 3ed2f12b47 hit hard.08d9f10d9fae78b6

‘Such is my bc20c7efa4 fate.’30ceb30aa7484de4

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Tenev glanced 7a784cf2a9 down at 7c57dac567 her small 564af71028 hands.2d182fefdc6e69d6

In contrast, Renard looked 36a405449c pleased with himself.e1faf4c5f7421655

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‘She doesn’t put eeaa344982 up unnecessary resistance. She’ll be easy aab6947a09 to manage.’b9bc330dc0196afc

A new 0b36638df6 plate was 949ebaf7b5 immediately placed 8195801d2c in Renard’s 7bbc568443 hands.810d27045b5cd276

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Unlike the large one 591653dff5 Tenev had been eating, 3927ba7e3a this plate was filled fbebef7431 with bite-sized choux pastries. Renard popped a small 1c988d49c2 pastry into her small 196ced1f96 mouth.e25a25310229a759

“…!” Her golden 16fbf7576d eyes widened.5928a8ed28c0fe0d

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‘They can make them 3d791dba5b this small!’efcd7bc82e9a27b9

The cream that burst 1a81713608 in her mouth tasted d9143843b5 different from before. The subtle hint of 776e453d08 strawberry was almost too 7085d8f1b7 good to swallow.c9e7c6ca8fc0fc72

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Tenev revised 87eedc582d her thoughts.015e98c03dfb8979

‘So what if a 8a818d242c superior has appeared?’e7aa7a0cc30ca318

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As long d772ccfa14 as he 68580c7e74 keeps offering df48321057 such delicious c1eeae460e things.2822492ab900e5f1

‘There’s no b7a3cd33cf bad guy f63570516e who gives 910899d6ad tasty treats bdabf0f306 to a 3a70fb852e child.’256633b9ce53ce00

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It wasn’t as 699eafe07d if he was 24d1c0246e trying to kidnap 8e8d0613d5 her; he was 095962e1f9 just trying to 391469c6d2 get along with a44261dd9a his new ‘daughter’.fcf4b4a9d1bae88f

In Tenev’s memories, e96a4ff3a1 it had been aff500ad20 the same.21bfe75e15d72c71

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Renard wasn’t 3cd86089c9 an incredibly b840c9eaf6 affectionate father. He hadn’t been particularly c95aac89a8 close to Tenev.514d7cbd303c808d

‘But that 7c758b375d was partly 7890f39945 because the 06b924bd90 Tenev of c7b40a654d that time 116d8e828c was too 17f487be48 passive.’16ad4a1eef1a505c

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Yet, Renard had bd23671823 protected Tenev to 3e8476608b the end.300dc3dfebd929e9

It was hard 458bb7d573 to see it 22f5131aeb as merely because 12e291c11a of the oracle 9d7f183456 that designated the 2963f91f3b child.396a6d779fed6839

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His reign f8fe89e4e2 was ending, 91a6289e42 and even a4f6f6f984 when a d8236d990b more capable e7b8998684 candidate for 38dc01cd12 the Holy 9be77cb173 King appeared, 84e625a04b Renard had 91b92c6cfd not withdrawn 1b19780fc5 his support cf0d73c599 for Tenev.7837daa20f275860

‘A ruler with f331d81e59 loyalty is a 864967bb5b precious human indeed.’4ac2e494f4b908ca

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Tenev swallowed her 18decda300 choux cream and 0db3ee468c beamed at Renard.9ddd2bb5d6a47998

Her golden eyes 5a81a57c58 narrowed with joy, 42218bf174 and her previously 2a1c03ec34 sullen face brightened 4469e599ff as if lit a4f0c855cf from within.3364da140e4cf1e4

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Seeing her face, b1f50d75d2 Renard repeated his 9f54785875 earlier thought.c5a7714db6cb572a

‘She does 7c1bb0c9f9 seem a 8b13de9f84 bit cute?’4f1a05a61a843fee

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It was strange. He felt 63a71c3846 she was c713e307d3 quite lacking, b1b00beff3 but why 4f7456236a did he 552e3eee87 think this? One of 793d3be7c2 Renard’s eyebrows 7d1f6022f9 slightly furrowed.32252319d61ff6ad

“…Until the 38a91e540b pledge ceremony, 6ba36c85d2 you will 15952e90de stay in 124cf0f65a this palace. The priests here 9140d7cf2a will help with 884be62605 basic things, but 6485f8cbf8 you won’t have 76e86ad04d a dedicated training e788fdfa3b priest for a 979c2023d0 while.”31841208bb8c67eb

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“Yes.”d21534dc3bef0f03

“Once you’re officially a 74571566a3 successor, you’ll have your 64a5ffa575 own palace and dedicated 4816dce28f training priest. Independence isn’t 0f570f514a that far 0a569e2052 off, so 04e676a158 don’t feel f59c15c149 too claustrophobic.”9b3b755bd64db83d

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“Yes…” Tenev tilted 6e1763d534 her head slightly.6c33c2ff164f83d0

‘Does he 222db6b486 think I’ll 896d2cf732 feel claustrophobic? It’s weirder to raise 3a4506a06b a child separately.’ef7060d5771fef03

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Her master had 8cea59343c raised Jin Danye aad1f8dd85 right beside her. That’s why she ae6efc7810 had naturally taken 5c80f50e95 Yeohwan with her…e35cfec668ac4269

‘Ah!’066d16b7e747aea6

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Could it be 8345c99c2c that Yeohwan hated ee8cb976b0 that since he 600755a498 was young? Is that why 7d86d41374 he betrayed her?91b1269ca39fd790

“Is there 3ca6fdad91 something my a3a75fa615 daughter is a37c9c1faa dissatisfied with?”a0798d7b3d99c2ef

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Oh no.9020599c46b396f3

Thinking of 1fcd9c76ae Yeohwan made a076246a6d her fists 78fc84e474 tremble.950300c5f76871f8

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Tenev quickly placed 03b0829d52 her hands on c80be2b496 her knees and 20e50b0991 shook her head.cec578a5777fcdb2

“No, it’s just 6fd5d872e0 too short.”7e41af01dd9ecf32

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“What’s too short?”d8666d56174fce51

“Living with 76bce5b490 my father. But I e1f0b6644c won’t throw 1a88a4b50c a fit. Instead.”af829b5293c5bd1e

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“…Instead?”5fc473675859c340

“I’d like 62570354a5 to get 37fef7eff8 closer to a0f1ef0769 my father f6957c6939 during this 5c72761ee2 time.”b1fdcc4814e4ad93

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“…Er, cough.” f4a904792e Renard turned 5e94e6f2f7 his head c93554373f and coughed.9de40f9843f42488

Wanting to get 65e7024098 closer?e14d21c31fb286cc

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He had never 57f08db3aa even had a 1cbeca7d03 child, let alone bb94f5a7f2 a sibling, to 97ed74155d hear such words 1d8bc3d739 from a young c371ce479d child.e474256cd7e35714

It felt 6b4ea57e47 like he 3a44bec7ff had been ccde3ee0d9 punched in 8a51ab028d the chest.fdf1f5839d779d9b

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“…Well, that would be da9d11e86a nice, but my daughter bd0089cad2 will be busier than de210af067 me starting tomorrow.”0e479ff11c233092

“Why?”b7e3fa719d8a736b

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“To prepare e3d1b9c4aa for the 8602c3902f pledge ceremony, 7ddcbfa2aa you need 4de511510f to study.”0bc502da438e34b2

Ah, studying.481144bebe44f63e

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What’s the big deal bfc17d0030 about that?a0fa1cb53fda44c0

After all, the study ea7de51bea needed for the pledge 1afde1a1cf ceremony wasn’t about application f4df2b91b2 but memorization.ecf0445c43103f96

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“I will study hard.” b0db1713ef Tenev nodded nonchalantly.603d74745d1bbe96

“Then I’ll a02fa6cc9e start studying 7c38416775 from tomorrow, 40631050b7 so I’ll f1285a4575 go now.”4cedcdae83bd9230

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“Y-yes.” Renard responded 7f5a8d6f1a absentmindedly.d00891aff3c53332

Aren’t all kids supposed 69fab49a6e to dislike studying? He was embarrassed by cfb18fe46a his failed attempt to f83ae4de07 tease her, but whatever 12d71aa4d7 his reaction, Tenev hopped 8f27060d43 down from her chair.28a751f731d9c7a3

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She bowed slightly 6c431fe684 and then trotted 7f066bada9 away, with Estram c78e8d071c following closely behind.992ea63fb708447a

“…Does she even 2e11c480a0 know where her 998fcbf2db room is to 5960382f6b walk away so c389b55c1a confidently?”485a0c50f85175e8

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As if she had 7c0b0f5fb0 always lived here, there bfbe016402 was no hesitation in 5a21107b67 her steps.98e17b3fce587af3

But that a872720c62 couldn’t be.4f1a9aa9e55d87db

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As Renard d02e160fb2 suppressed his 6594688689 astonishment and 076ea93d91 gestured, one 9253ed3898 of the f7ecef1ef6 training priests 68ff42a539 quickly followed abf5cee709 Tenev.124337d9e41c169a

“Really… she’s no 8a73ce1573 ordinary child.”e53c6aef83975ee0

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She had dde9aaa487 seemed extraordinary d477365553 from her 58f7869e74 first appearance. But seeing her messily c47e4e3dc9 eating the choux cream, 16fe5412db he had let his 6f420ffa16 guard down. Did she 1145d803e2 take this 8d6b14de37 opportunity to c877d7eea0 surprise him?34f4a4070cf9b34b

“…She said she wanted 3122a96712 to get closer.” Renard 95aaa08130 muttered to himself, unaware, 27db5906c3 and then suddenly started c2fd1b0859 flipping through documents as d6b02ffc6e if he hadn’t said 9588416a15 anything.55ebf9b047211ed7

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The corners of 3d839dd322 the mouth of f65f52e22f the standing training 9ca6b5dcde priest chief trembled.c0779ad7a8136236

Tenev had 52a94a9b57 only walked a5470572f8 a few e95085a741 steps when 5e10c0b102 she turned 2aa36f4513 back, sensing 86a8ca90f2 Estram’s footsteps.c3b74a6caffdbb67

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“Why did you 326084281a follow me?”33638baa0eea4122

“To accompany Agi-nim.”c507fa3eac35e2ff

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“I thought you f0c7466d60 were going to 69eb47a2d5 report to my 13f02fb10f father.”eb512657c0233459

“I will make a c83e02ed45 report. If His Majesty e119d44dea has any questions, 1af05438dd he will call f1bc79c299 me separately.”a350fe891b993028

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“I see.”a718569dd22cc9be

As Tenev reached a9a341e2f1 out her arms, c312673e23 Estram naturally picked 7652e6088c her up. His usually stern lips 8c16961880 softened slightly.681cecea86fd6649

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Even though 0d83192717 they hadn’t 72b1d9e537 been together 1a1f801e65 long, she eb5e3f01f4 were already 37e1207b0a too accustomed 767d0d4e9f to Estram’s 40ac94185e ‘accompaniment’.bb20d1ba47916731

Soon, the Holy 3bf830cd23 King’s training priest 7d17900026 chased after them.b2612d461e8b8267

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Tenev leaned comfortably 08ea914e40 in Estram’s arms 1750c08405 until they reached 01b0f85fe2 her room and 74b28765b8 just as he 2f460e29f2 was about to 9970223901 bid farewell, Tenev 991533a261 beat him to 048839362d it.c54a160a387a227e

“Do not come here 1e547b300f starting from tomorrow, Estram.”5edd8860dc6d1e57

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