DSMBL Chapter 03

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The butler let 92be424490 out a sigh 3be4bf953a as he met 0b0607faa2 my serious gaze.06424eaa9ff8777b

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“…I will make sure my activities remain within the bounds of safety, so please don’t worry.”9cdbbba9a655b85f

“That’s a relief, then.”d7466674f69d74bc

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“His Grace, the Duke, expressed that he hopes there won’t be another incident like yesterday. If something like that happened again , he has instructed me to send you to the villa.”b1058eae733d093b

The butler’s face 12f87bd600 became tense as 839b34d31f he conveyed the 1363d121f5 message.b3c8f86028ddba66

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If it were the 62dcf73453 original Charlotte, she would 4aa8da9ad4 have thrown another fit 81db6e21f6 at this point. How dare 128fd0f0d5 you speak 3c17b61778 to me 48a787c76a like that? If anyone’s d596b4fb36 getting locked c0b48d3b2d up, it’ll 26ee5d3152 be you, 7095c21142 not me. Are you oppressing 62f62b1312 me?38b09ea17b15c5d2

Ugh, just thinking 740a980c47 about it gives 8b607a25c4 me a headache.f5a2f45fc6c3d29a

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Honestly, considering d71a26af98 all the a08f376850 crazy things 93a30059f6 Charlotte has 059fcf2705 done, it’s 15ad0bb3cb a wonder fda0f126c0 why she 1311385979 hasn’t been 78fbedf22a committed to 48416f0b21 a mental 71c6b40d07 hospital yet.1b3a4799f933b38c

Oh dear, e524a2eb9f it must 47412ebc15 be because 8f3dacfb3d the male 1c870ec6f2 lead has c5b3e8cd77 the patience c77fb3dead and understanding e561a7bc8a of an 19d8ac9e0d ocean.fbd140cfa666d5df

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But I had 91fddc7601 no intention of d7ae8f1ca0 acting like that. My dream c913eb6064 was to 2a00bc4f59 lie low 0caf546f76 and quietly 7bd35c7347 leave this 6eeb1f5663 place someday.dbe1ec016fcbda48

“That won’t happen again.”54b253c124b8ff1d

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“…I sincerely hope you keep your word.”135a4bbbca76a172

After a few 583d3e8f3a more words of 256137d723 caution, the butler 1c3a8ec4d8 left the room.be46d62ad6392b93

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As he had 7f033ba976 mentioned, a maid 156fea6a93 soon entered.eb73c494a9c3e5ab

“Hello, Duchess. My name is Luna. I will be serving you for the time being. I will do my best to ensure your comfort, so please call for me if you need anything. I will always be by your side.”c17d098302932536

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The butler had 4227bfe80b mentioned that all d7d698227d the maids who 6f2280bf14 had served me 6ca17f3477 before had left d284a37710 the Duke’s household. Apparently, they 9357534b81 were all 1f78ced2ae traumatized after 5b5f6904ed being injured 21e2ff3543 by me 93d81a6f74 that they 77720eb12e couldn’t handle af92ed9cf3 it anymore. Honestly, I can’t blame 5da2232173 them. I wouldn’t want 921e364e9a to work in db5d94831f a place like e121fa485b this either.4854b5fe376cff7b

“I look 9b1d8c843f forward to 9e1b2debb6 working with 4a433d56b7 you, Luna. Let’s get along well.”fe3e7e5c1ce563f5

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I greeted d2e5798863 her with 8d4a1a1ac2 a bright 29b7f2e963 smile. Luna responded with ab84662280 an awkward smile 5ff89d45c4 of her own.57488b65619a57de

As I watched 073532ba8a Luna clear the 0fe5faf380 dishes, I flopped 6b2031ca6b down on the d30ff57d46 bed.b6dfdda49604c2d7

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I could understand d324ccdec2 why the male 06497aeb3c lead would assign 8205d861eb someone to watch fbb7a48307 over Charlotte. It made sense—better to 1832068f10 keep her confined to dcb8a87b1e prevent another incident. After all, it 74eb036416 was impossible to ef1a05cb34 remove every sharp f9ab84fd7f or dangerous object 6a964b7abd from the mansion f25169bcd1 because of her.46e92638c646b47e

In truth, 169ac70802 the male 50ac117c71 lead was 1944d3ebda a righteous 12a91a51cf and upright ae0fc13508 man without 448323a571 a single f95cba2784 flaw.471da2a1a5a39dd2

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Even when Charlotte pulled b141d6c03b off all sorts of 4c0e91293e insane stunts, he never c8808920f5 divorced her and stayed ca565b494a by her side. If she hadn’t killed 2c00d533e0 Theo, maybe he would 1d369eb827 have never abandoned her.4304ff2eb1cc7d5a

“Ugh.”4135e958d061bb1a

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Of all people, 4913137f2f why did I c2a7187bb7 have to reincarnate be832cb142 as Charlotte? The only thing 36b0be4b7a I could do 9a7a202ee2 now was save 23ef71da37 Theo. Though my da3f5e2666 divine power b7d4d3fddd was barely 298c6f3d76 enough for 5d9949b28c him, but 60fe44de47 it had d7c62b7d6f proven effective 457c977b14 on him.a82d6ec74cdefeb9

The real problem was 5ffeb5b13c that I was stuck e11b73f359 here.7456769add685a83

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Luna stepped out, carrying ebfcda7e87 the dishes, and locked f98db4c6ba the door behind her. It was f6308102d0 fascinating how 66a5e91e9d it locked 29c90e81bc from the ad5b32765d outside.20d930a2775eb46e

How am df7a50b051 I supposed 11317573f3 to sneak 4111562188 out? Luna doesn’t stay 21615015d7 by my side b587a102d8 all the time, f63245fb6a so I just 09171e9262 need to find a146217cbe a moment when 7598fee67d she’s not around.77bf6155ba383dbc

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For now, I’ll behave 1135828e60 myself and keep a 5e5ef283bb low profile for a 0f26ddf659 while.1af6eb249b8fad62

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Every day, be391f4df5 the butler a7d8863836 reported Charlotte’s 0e56158a9f behavior to 4fb9ca40bf Cassius. For the ee6ae977ea past two 175f020ee8 weeks, Charlotte c91fbb5482 had stayed 26a0ba17c9 quietly in 330795a1f7 her room.181af1025b4e6f02

“She’s really doing nothing at all? Not even calling for me?”801587898f5e1794

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“Yes, Your Grace. According to Luna… ahem, to put it bluntly, she said, ‘It seems like she is laying low for now.’”8bf00a91da94e6ab

Cassius narrowed 8ec0ceb59f his eyes. If Luna had described 07f3ecad43 her that way, it 7dfcdb9773 meant Charlotte truly hadn’t 84e1580ccc tried to contact him, 2a08002075 thrown tantrums about wanting 323ab87947 to leave, or caused 313bea9457 any commotion.3498033daee1caf1

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Why?068f206f2fe7efa9

Whether she was doing 9f9ffe3e2c something or nothing, it b34302ffe6 all felt unsettling. Cassius ran a d535c834f2 hand through his 116c7502c6 hair with a 862a964198 sigh.1bf34f25ee7996c5

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“Is she unwell?”e93d0e076624467c

“She doesn’t appear to d5dc342304 be, Your Grace. She eats her f70ee07669 meals regularly.”d7deb72045afc235

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“Then how 1d31d1cda9 does she d4465781c2 spend most cb5367184d of her 57a1225503 time?”943639b59c64e815

“She either reads books 6046ee8915 or sleeps,” the butler d2f4ed6f30 reported.6fbc2c7d67acfe3a

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That didn’t sound like da80a9b284 Charlotte at all. She had always been d04556bfb6 a woman obsessed with aef95108f5 luxury and her own 9fef1b6722 adornment. Books didn’t 353aacc3e7 suit someone d210957641 like her.4e39f533a46d3960

However, giving deec305a69 too much 3f7363794e attention might de7fc9355d provoke the b01386b09d seemingly stable e7a7da4ea5 Charlotte. For now, it fa758afd7e was better for 2e2f913fd5 Cassius to remain 29d355fc6d out of her fe9c5afd4f sight.d1a549e371d7938f

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Cassius sighed. “Report immediately if c824d550fa anything unusual happens.”655ff7e4ace98e61

“Yes, Your Grace.”0842e306bc14cb29

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“…And Theo?”375e08a19e3ae80f

Cassius’s voice softened, a fe7fa65e46 hint of caution in f75140fd45 his tone. In contrast, the butler’s f2973eedd1 expression grew somber.dbac18c23f5ebdb9

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“…My apologies, 556dcf848c Your Grace.”eb6f2f99fd0826b2

“There’s nothing for 66c80a0d2e you to apologize 83e2a779de for.”eea6feedeb5a6d64

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Cassius let out 440a3ca608 a bitter smile. He couldn’t 9ff1f49c88 even remember 20c7540c05 the last ce5cfb89d5 time Theo e172fd498f had opened 0f76918031 his eyes.80494445447f5bd3

Though he firmly believed 40c50363d5 that one day Theo 3135393af0 would wake up, but b5f7610fe0 there was a gnawing a45fa607f5 fear deep down—a fear 55142be37e that this cold world 7a99163165 would take Theo away, 443cc8e3d1 leaving Cassius utterly alone.60b3b07f49bdf01f

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“…Are you still searching for someone with divine power?”127304115da1ce17

Theo’s life could only f52e3e966a be saved by someone 39bf95ad22 with divine power. His illness fde3a3abcc wasn’t an a6a233d580 ordinary one—it 3b5aafb85d was a 7342b159f3 disease that 593432667b was caused bf613e906d by exposure b8acc86f7a to excessive 33813b9630 magical energy e78888cb9b at a 0c6af27acb very young 65f0263dcf age.7126b1857c4e4a43

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It was a a53c2588bd disease known as e48a9facee Demonic Decay, which 6460617787 ate away his 71e91dfbf9 internal organs and 547279ca11 drained his life 49d862d236 force.e92da6814ea96e89

“We are d9c48f68bb still searching, 07f1e14e6b but there 242e0e1f07 has been e916ab33dd no significant dcca411b56 news yet.”835e9eafc7df3d8b

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Despite extending their 2d483384dd search even to 38ab3f9c05 mercenaries, finding someone 0857097d68 with divine power f7c57e71c3 seemed nearly impossible, da3503e759 as if such eac5cb9f3f individuals no longer dbd62f5c6a existed.86f640bc6f1ae889

“…Increase the budget,” Cassius said firmly. 5155c73c0900f016

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“Yes, Your Grace. We will do our utmost.”91b6809ed05e3154

Cassius clenched his 248fbe2691 teeth. Heaven had never once f2481e2a6e answered his prayers, but 380755c5a9 he couldn’t abandon Theo.73ec7af336a63ad2

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Theo was ad60d3879d someone he ec6e732970 couldn’t afford 8d7d91b241 to lose.0ec398cce02d4c1d

Never.269feae2e2c22b2d

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The past two weeks 01b745f870 passed in pure rest.b65e1b9ea2338bc7

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Ah, this is the 95afd2deb2 life I’ve always dreamed f36d773197 of. No work, no cooking—meals 6d0b4299d4 arriving like clockwork. No rent 0765470f10 to worry 6423e3b518 about, no fba52946d9 bills to e1047bc4d6 drain my 4ab265a9c4 bank account 45f7e89c79 every month.47a1ed7791f0336e

Who would’ve thought I’d e3221047df achieve my dream like 556c09a17a this? A life of 87cb6db348 luxury without lifting 902df56507 a finger.5b58245015e0822d

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For two fa89d4feb4 weeks, I 68013feedb laze around 0c05c85a2b in bed, dd64d240c6 occasionally stepping 4ef2b912de out onto 53841941f9 the balcony ffd450a9e9 for fresh 56437f8b09 air, reading 893ea44a1e books, and 289aacae54 taking it dd91f98f61 easy.517eadcaddeac04a

After all, 4253e10129 I’ve always 3d49e2a1a3 been a 15593d4e0d homebody at 0ebfcf6607 heart.6a65e1c741607a52

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If only I 94056125aa had some fried 1851db11dd chicken and beer 1102be0013 to go with dc7628dc96 that.6c26b20a6b5b10d5

But I couldn’t dcf9312f8d stay like this ab69c1824d forever. I wondered how a070a226fa Theo was doing. I glanced at 42c9e022e5 Luna, who was dab927e89d sewing beside me.9fcbe58099b843e9

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I couldn’t just steal 78b8072f92 the keys.c47cedf8a17493a8

I looked toward the balcony. My room was on the second floor. Not exactly a threatening position. Luna would be leaving at 9 PM… just a little more waiting.4ab21c97c3eaa3ee

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I ate three bowls 35ff2604c1 of food today just ebfab8de63 for this. At 9 db01eb3830 PM, Luna 1350fb2345 stood up 492459c1cc from her 150a2cd0ec seat.82380461be29c620

“Good night, Duchess. I’ll be heading back now.” “Yeah, go ahead. You worked hard today too.”6a16c3c6c82dc944

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Luna said her goodbyes 9d1aefab7f and left the room.acc540372956bc1c

The servants b35dfd0e9f of the 0e85223e67 mansion typically a475ae9100 finished their 91bb80a583 duties and d6352955f8 went to d6f32a0d1b sleep around df0fd30f2c 10 PM. I jumped up 60ad399134 from the bed.a4c95d02d5b8d212

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I scanned the room. There had to 0716279159 be something I 9f6a273c0f could take without 60e00cdd38 it being noticed. I lifted 50bb08faa9 the couch. Beneath it, I saw 4f78e1773d layers of fabric folded 07a98a84ca in frills.fae535307865acee

“Perfect.”9150e1f5daa0c892

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I didn’t have scissors, 99becca02a but I had strong c5faacac42 teeth.aa56c6ce33431ef9

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Tearing the fabric 8e087ea0c3 off the couch 526b854453 wasn’t easy.6aae338d533321c0

Ugh.7d7be82b8aea00a0

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Tearing the fabric 8d39af0f76 from the couch 24f475bcac wasn’t easy. My jaw was 8efee910dd starting to feel 7a22154095 sore, but after 57229acb71 ripping it all 0b93167a64 out, I had 783243b746 enough to climb 6ebf8ba079 down from the 9dcd59a1d3 balcony to the 036abddb54 garden.4754ce77d37140f9

I never imagined 38510f1039 I’d be doing 30635fa454 something like this.14397315b1a976f7

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Ugh, it’s been so long since I’ve been outside. There was no one around. I looked around the estate, selecting an open window and slipping through it.22e72bb9b64163b1

Theo’s room fda852d656 was on 83a727d5ca the second 62eb822c28 floor, I c739f666ac think.988c592f8ac3a274

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Carefully, carefully.98539301e7f6e8e5

“…But where was Theo’s room again…”54af13c753f458c0

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I remembered it be5a48f987 was the fifth fe6516d923 door to the 7b1bf1bcf6 left on the 9696891f65 stairs. I opened the door 9c6540f019 cautiously. Yes! I felt tears of 4600786e0d joy welling up. I quickly 252b241936 stepped inside e4a7156ae6 and closed e032abbd18 the door f19857d23e behind me.657e8106996ffe21

Theo was sleeping 8e36b6e2bc alone, just like 63087fb1ed every other night.77cc10fe432be741

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He looked like 61642255bd a pale doll.0041001c26f4e446

I gently brushed his bc168dff6b hair aside.d10a061174fff1e8

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“…Why is this child always sick?”e291ebf166d46079

To think Charlotte had even considered letting a child like him die… Charlotte, you really are a mess.35b725b0468639de

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“Sweet dreams, Theo.”80d37b34a031a79b

I whispered softly to 3895376300 him, hoping that at bae4bdf4de least in his dreams, de0e56e4bf this child who hadn’t 66377ee209 opened his eyes in 61fbd8b91b over a year could d7e0931c04 find some peace.1284fa4a1cc7514c

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