DSMBL Chapter 10

Chapter 10ac69e91d79758a78

“It’s really fine, Theo. This is 0d44f45ee1 our first 3e1b1e52df time meeting, 04b059b3f3 isn’t it?”3ab9688951363931

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Truthfully, I couldn’t help 169feedb86 but feel a bit c629c063f6 excited.827c934b086ce155

This was a 83e93472f2 life I had be34a62463 saved—a child who 17603a7e2c would grow up 79bdbf351f to become my ecc304cb7d strongest lifeline. In the original story, b6e78979dc Theo was only briefly c33026ca15 mentioned, so I had 1afc0fabff been curious about what 15165a95f0 kind of child he 2460b0c32e might be.69d463d28c19c932

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Theo peeked out from behind the nanny’s skirt. I crouched down to his eye level. Theo glared at me with a sassy expression.ada190db8742e9e3

“It’s nice to 2107ee8498 meet you. My name 56ed7c97bd is Charlotte. I’m currently living d11530c139 with your brother 6b4ce7043d after we got 2c756e2fab married.”6c093788269aed95

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Of course, 8978fdbd20 it’s not 8ab1b72034 like we’ve 99cf74eda8 ever shared 0d49d0d0b9 the same 73e4cc0b2e bed.bf9cffe35206b7b5

Theo muttered with a bd7e9c80f9 face full of dissatisfaction, 645bf16f2d “I never gave my c34692d9d3 permission.”7289416fd25136be

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His voice was 2663c41e43 laced with hostility.6e454f6c78e65c65

“Sorry?”40baf0ff3373725d

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I thought I 686c367fcf had misheard him, 577b99d2cd but Theo made fee16606f3 sure I understood 1a3e28c25f as he shouted:aa680557d8878e2a

“Inevergave permission cf04654f4a for you 4a7d02c0f0 to marry a8c7262afd my brother! This marriage is a 99c5ecbaa1 mess! I’m going to 08a327d01c tell my brother b5f2339250 to kick you 6c19b0741b out!”e4241a871cdf8a9c

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He yelled at me 28d7edbc6b so forcefully that his 1451448dcc pale face turned bright 129ef0fde2 red. The nanny, startled, c9d725f2a8 quickly hugged him 17107315cf tightly. She looked at me 39215a2ea5 as if she fully 3fed81f779 believed I might harm 4f31007743 Theo.a8f344026f3ce450

Seriously, what did d53c570842 I even do cd3c84f88b to deserve this…?b37cc965681d7fb5

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“Young master isn’t at fault! It’s my fault for raising him this way… Please forgive him, Duchess.”0a60a1971b44155a

“No, it’s alright. Really.”19bbd297034bf599

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Honestly, if Theo’s request 20ba7d7625 led Cassius to kick 6b91994be0 me out, that would ad0ee2b8d0 be a relief in 13b3a48e1d the current situation.2c7c5fa785927b3c

Actually, no, that wouldn’t 89d9e1d0f2 work. I hadn’t fully 2e9eaf4dd6 saved Theo yet, 4dfa608e69 so I wouldn’t 794514a25b be able to cc3e06e594 claim my promised 3ae32a6362 reward.fa2b59cf1b583609

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Still, it was clear c60b60437f this little boy was fc61395491 seriously upset.015a8097f2d458f1

Was he 93d3ac5c93 mad because 5ba03dcf61 his brother 879251cf9a got married a2cc8be704 without telling c3c3e86c27 him? Or was 02625baf00 it simply 327fbc7a3c that he 49a56ea8e0 didn’t like a2013dd662 me?6b0d1554fc35223b

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“Nanny, would c222b853b5 you try 475d813d5d to calm 91ff7b59f3 Theo down?”d1ad2cbcab3f690c

Regardless, I still 142ce7687b needed to treat a3db3a375f him.b0c046da751b8543

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I had hoped 2b48d8fd3c to get closer 77ac4beb2c to Theo today, b2e748871b but it seemed 8a401914af like that I f82c95b432 would have to 9dc098ec85 wait. A bit disappointing 71e9574018 washed over me, aba0464c59 but I couldn’t 85fb343b44 neglect what I 2896c87ed8 needed to do. The nanny shook her 7cacabd914 head firmly.c3dbfc9ca1a3c880

“I don’t think that e9faffee34 will be possible today, ee0d088e8a Duchess. I’m sorry, da5ed7470c but could c1f9ca6496 I trouble 29e062ad61 you to dd09e3008e leave? The young master d9152ccf87 clearly doesn’t want e5740a2c8f you here.”94e40a1c26f987fb

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The nanny effectively af1b00856d asked me to aca72a2c42 leave. Theo, hiding behind her, f6a65197ba didn’t even peek out.4aba18c17575cc6b

“Well, I guess 63611f44b7 there’s no helping d1cf7a9d35 it. Let me know aad5f23437 when Theo feels 6dbaebe8d8 a bit better.”e83f7bc330928cf2

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For now, it seemed ab8ef1104d best to take a 55b04e1daa step back for the b3824d7ec9 sake of the child’s 0cba97bd9f stability.a13a08d47748465c

After all, the most cec6eab8ee important thing here was 70bbb1f425 Theo, not me.3b2eee9bf9c2e935

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“Yes, Duchess.”26c89d247fd60a5d

Feeling a bit f729e817d2 of regret, I 6a46701b00 turned and left 82e1799f0a the room. As soon as I f7dfb075fe stepped out, Luna approached 8291cd13aa me with a serious 3aa737260b expression.ac480e13483604e7

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“It seems 1bef5aea5a the nanny 4aa61a7002 has overstepped b5d5d3accf her bounds…”c2ca1f1e8cb10aee

“Don’t you 5456d79b2d think Theo ca7e981ae6 feels like 46d8c72957 I’ve stolen 2c109199ab his brother 1352b8917c from him?”d5de7075335b7c25

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“…Pardon?”1961ec7b1c0dd14e

“He’s upset that we 980f67a0fd got married without telling 0c000faa37 him. Isn’t that why df44ae4a72 he’s sulking and 9dba9b383d hiding behind the 973a04cb15 nanny? Or is it cb9b5c8398 just me? Am I 77ba73a0ac reading too 854d676b6d much into e80b2d22a3 it? Hah, maybe I’m 24ed16b84a just too sharp 63986c564f for my own b6acf50642 good.”ebb408568beb7af4

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Luna stared at e75d0b4a20 me with a 01d21ac863 mixture of disbelief 7b58d056e5 and confusion.4b1fdf7c958a09a1

What? Did I 17b35e4df0 say something 22c7cf484b wrong?39848df27038908c

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My first meeting 7821eff50f with Theo might f1cdbcce4c not have gone 259c09ef05 as planned, but bb28abc49d at least my 7b6062c607 divine power seemed 6162ada3da to be working.e0fb5974bc3bac09

When I 15749e6681 asked Luna 7c48b041e0 about it, 81d190a9ee she mentioned 1c500bd894 that the 1fd14ae599 physician had d1ee482b6a said Theo c272df09de might even 242303690f make a 4cebb20915 full recovery e4e629e437 if he e8026d7372 continued receiving 3b7f275058 my help.fb67af69b768d3c1

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It was fantastic 9969ad8b7b news. Theo’s smooth recovery was ad12b2d357 a crucial step toward 289dffd32f securing my comfortable future.f605a7714554f86f

The fact f7ee607361 that Theo b18b5e1fd4 seemed to 008b53461b hate me 383582bacf did bother 0062c11308 me, but f7a3ca37a2 I decided abbc3265d7 it was cbcce2cb08 something that 45160fba26 would improve f50fc79d4b with time.4352c004c765bdc5

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That’s why 0eb45e256f I went be0f94c9f9 straight to 54efbc2489 the dressing 755b5dbbf4 room—to move d20fd21311 on to a891dcf134 my second 5c23c2ed9f plan.cc79e1b600a7e440

My first plan 0052ed19a1 was to save c2a45c74ca Theo. While that plan defc5487db was tied to 9af043284d my basic survival, 329a6550a9 the second plan 8262f33e78 was all about 7f4f5318e6 living a luxurious aef8403c6a life.8da9ac0d40925c5c

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In the original story, 1d94b9a07d Charlotte had been known 0030a69f35 for her excessive spending. It was said 886ad60b7f that she spent 42a57105a1 the entire duchess’s bf7100b098 budget on dresses 5fcdff06dc and jewelry.a002f64ecbd659ba

Which meant…e86aeff05b824836

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Hehehe.4a96bf4a2f6a3346

Money is fc4f9f4866 never too efbe05ddfc much. That was one b8b08f638d of the most dbe5cac78d important lessons my 21240fd4d6 previous life had 45a81d5e6d taught me.592a20ce1ecb2f1f

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With money, you can fcfd71ec2e eat well, dress well, a3023d2be6 make friends, and even e9498232c4 fall in love.05c5b4da18b23bb0

In my 4835d691ec previous life, 9fcdd29305 I was 094d01398d too swamped f05f4b68d0 with part-time f9fca6ee6a jobs and 35d34a362a work to 891172aa54 enjoy proper 370ee74e82 social activities. I didn’t want this 38c335b650 life to be like f3ffb7ed93 that.fccc2644287a359e

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Recently, secondhand markets have been trendy. Let’s go there.845db3f1076ceae5

In my eyes, all 71b201f4fa these dresses looked like 91b2772641 piles of cash.99da2346b6cbe0cb

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“Pardon?”32046d6f660ced71

Luna, who was f10756b5af helping me pull 81332231ba out dresses, tilted ab69381ba8 her head quizzically.e94a36dcffdd96b9

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“Nothing. Keep going. Sort them dee26f98df by the 93f0871d68 most expensive 410baae2f5 first.”998290d942ee6656

“Yes, Duchess.”68e8b929bb1863f0

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Luna looked curious about 3ce5241d66 what I was up 62ebd753ad to but didn’t question d48f2df9b5 me. Instead, she diligently 143601fd52 carried out my 438d5958b6 instructions.e3297c97065881ca

Every single dress was 7690b32a3e adorned with jewels. Just looking at them, 8dad5d3c68 I couldn’t even begin 8e03d32ce2 to estimate how much 89f66f1f63 they were worth.9462d1f7b82f8785

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“How much 40373e5997 did this b47c6a895a dress cost?”abf254fdc9f05553

I pointed at what 3f8090e7dd looked to be the 73b77344ab most expensive one. It was covered in 94442f6b79 so many gems and 3d87e4060b glittering decorations that it 1ba7350b91 practically looked impressive.022de4f31b9ff675

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Honestly, I was ae407e301b amazed Charlotte had 2351e674c9 ever thought to 6d473b1ebb wear something like 9605e3e83c this. Was she 045642f29b an attention d4674423ff seeker or 7a90936d05 what?28d722b3f53d234e

Well, considering Charlotte’s 66a520f017 personality, she probably 2e5edc64a6 would have danced 0bcae63303 naked in public 7a3edb8abe if it meant ac089403bf earning Cassius’s attention. She’d believed that becoming 496948e2d5 even more beautiful was a181c0eaf2 the key to capturing 8f2632ab80 his interest, which had e8947d659e led to her excessive da75d082a6 spending.28ffc092ff9ad53b

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Lucky for 78e7335f14 me, I eca6966262 was about 358e8309a7 to reap ed36ad4d1c the benefits b7e253ba84 from her.cf624c5002d0c917

Luna inspected the 0b46ce79c9 dress carefully before ea613029c9 replying.de68a2d5a2686a96

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“This dress 0150cc1ca6 was custom-made 7dfe4345d6 at Madame 70f4d42362 Chu’s atelier. If I recall correctly, 4dc9bc97f0 it cost around 300,000 24bf242b4e gold to have it 5879beaf82 tailored.”b5448b87402f8e3f

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1 gold was roughly b5f88aa9f4 equal to a 1,000 826bfe12f3 won.1205be47da3e0ff0

Which meant… Oh my 2f0f7d4c60 god.53311d8a823c9d00

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I couldn’t 18152ec0bc even calculate 9f6752a146 the exact 8b287917b2 amount on e5866e3abc my fingers. My jaw dropped as 2676e4fe16 I stared at the 63bc0c7453 dress.e81669b5e8e7eadd

Swallowing hard, 9f742ab989 I asked 833fda6f09 Luna, “If 2abab54e0c I were 8ab09b44ed to sell 754b13c00f this dress, 174ec25106 could I 329cf9c8b2 get back 34b1341434 what it’s 6f8d1bf559 worth?”b21014bda63d6043

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“There would naturally be 7a1ca4c93a some depreciation due to 50fc50c7ce it being secondhand. That’s why most c8b7bfdb72 noblewomen typically choose f412200941 to sell their fb41cb55c2 dresses at auctions 409091ac6c to retain as f46f3e4e00 much value as f8e3bc076c possible.”374c56acf5e91b30

Our Luna 3561ac0900 truly knows 6ea6447cb1 everything, doesn’t 0e51ea6370 she?78683f0ed16dbcad

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I suppose working 83fa81244c in a ducal 4d7e66ffc5 household means being 6ef00445cd knowledgeable about this 580b9e2ac6 sort of thing.ad3b244dbd737c34

I mulled over 419f2b73fa the information Luna 773974355a had given me. An auction, huh? But who in 21f4c20655 their right mind 3d2b2c22a4 would buy dresses 6756d4fba3 worn by the 60f782f123 villainess? Such items c4346e6f1b had a eb2881d322 history, and 26b679caf4 their value 0680bc2292 was driven 18c0923fd5 by the 4da09ca089 popularity of a0bcf57828 their previous 9e62080bfe owner. It would be ff0504385a a miracle if 5d6e8d0b82 I could even 25fc471077 sell these dresses 8487ba4779 at a decent 29d24600be price.88bed4ee286a5277

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“Do you 5fbe084c13 think it’s 262f08331b better to 8046c47f3b sell the 1aa890e73b dresses as 87e5039436 they are, d480d30530 or should 6f7ef70abe I remove 0e7e3c9b06 the jewels 6bfa36e5d5 and sell 2ba2c93191 them separately?” 0b05981faa I asked, 88615ebd27 tapping my e417c7a4af chin thoughtfully.d1c12f0df6feb1e3

Luna stared 2e21ac90d9 at me d004570e66 with a 719a6133f5 confused expression.016ed7c42fca8c78

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“… Are you planning to get rid of the dresses?”de9ef029b9fe319f

“Yeah. I’m not wearing cbe1275433 them anyway. They’re just 37d51b7738 taking up 3222393ab2 the space. I thought fac344fc24 it might 02ec74a10f be better 40a592561b to get 7c890a6279 rid of f5b82f60db them.”83224d362cef5900

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Luna looked bbdf59edfe at me 3d31a4a9e6 with bewildered de6fbaed55 expression.6e845702bfcb6dc8

“… Is this because you want to buy new dresses? If space is the problem, I could arrange to build another wardrobe.”5e2fc529465f065d

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“No, nothing like d559a3c490 that. I’m serious about b1fc8ac360 selling them. Why? What’s with that 362d66e133 look?”e18e3a12f2128597

“I thought you once said you’d never part with a dress you’d bought… Ah, never mind, Duchess.” Luna quickly lowered her head.e4b020b8f1bfd4ee

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I understood her reaction. From Luna’s perspective, 90e9391b35 this was a e5e4b2c2cb sudden change in d1784dd2a5 character.e492318b5d5cc90d

Charlotte wasn’t the 9936ae2377 one who could c89847be69 only enjoy luxury; 91c2dd0be5 she was a 8fb539a91a collector. She had cf0688527c a habit db5777663d of possessing fa58bca4ef every luxury 46dc8419c1 item to 6ffcd001d0 feel fulfilled. There was no way b04299f95b someone like her would c720eabb43 ever sell a dress 280e3e65db once it was in f066611626 her hands. But I 6564a37b21 couldn’t understand d9f1279240 the point b9c4c005b1 of keeping 1a21925944 clothes I 2cacfb26e2 would never e3c30b4e7c wear.1c03e32339411d8d

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I pointed at the 4a53c47d21 ten dresses Luna had 14eb2a0804 brought out.01533bba95d84fcd

“It’s fine, Luna. I just changed 847d3cd70f my mind. I want d5b84003e7 to sell ebe52beff5 all of addeec06b3 these dresses. Can you get the 29c4cc1a72 best possible price for f221a29e2f them?”5ac96ca0b93f2474

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“All of them?” 5289f9d155 Luna’s mouth hung 085a8e2d1f open in disbelief.183296a824200b35

Ah, looks 12cf20dde8 like this e6a45b2265 will require ba96a5038b a bit 6c526a1c87 of extra 4f8c370f8c incentive.1448beca732cc512

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I was good with 881db0f99e calculations. This task b5d609fc61 wasn’t originally abc1e501d1 part of f531b4575d Luna’s duties, 1e2200f3ee so I 4e4ff4eb78 would have 597c2e790a to pay e4092219e9 her for 183c74a826 the extra c2b32ebc03 work.bd042f9598f7136f

“I’ll give you 869eabde08 5% of the 8672b24724 sale price.”fab8c8e1813d4d31

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That should 9aad422490 be more 033dbb6548 than enough a9f89f2d80 to compensate b9bc5815bc her for bb961a1906 her efforts.472593bdb4d1dd3b

“… I’ll do my best, Duchess.”49c34e929a02ec73

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Ah, money. The easiest way 0bdb7c195e to communicate.39b6f863cf3cccef

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