DSMBL Chapter 18

Chapter 18fcd0339fc301a6b5

“Ugh, this f9ccdc118e is so 414de5ae7f hard!” 27ed05b3f9fb6ff9

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 “You’re doing great! Once you’ve memorized 99092eaa57 these five words 7cf2f7dc9b today, you’ll be f447c402a2 able to read 8578b44a88 even more tomorrow.”fcdd1583f1caba38

Theo clutched 3040ef44b4 his head 16006191e2 as he 589a9799bb scribbled letters.0da132cf35d1fe6c

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Honestly, if b18026bd92 I were 62b082a12a told to 217fd15b2f study letters acf19476b7 right now, 6b3fe819a9 I’d probably 125e751b24 find it 325c493714 tough too. Thankfully, because of ead1e0cb92 my reincarnation, I d2590996e5 can read, write, b41f59076e and speak this 501b6a15ef language effortlessly.e90cb67a4ac81447

The common language of d8a6c52263 the Eastern Continent was e7f3e1b546 surprisingly similar to Korean. You have memorized words 6682d46617 and used particles and a9fc4f7a7b predicates to complete sentences.ff37c3a4da300482

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Maybe someone like King b4ca184be5 Sejong had existed in a258ebc464 this world, too.a46ac306f04d7c9c

“Soap… ba-bubbles…”f4f60f7874ca982a

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Theo pressed down hard ce23088105 as he wrote each 94b97a84e2 letter. Watching him fcd417f18d furrow his 9f690873e5 little brows f9ba888ad2 in concentration 0cec9fa340 made me 7aeaedb292 laugh out 44888dd0c9 loud.239afd63d2a7b4ea

Just like his 2fd79184b3 brother—he was absolutely ea050ec4f3 adorable.1e8d1c1c0104ae9c

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“Well done! Look at that—you’re doing 8982526d5d amazing. If you a9e62770ae keep memorizing 8f373e7c9a five words 38080d52af every day, e66705f203 you’ll learn 72217b89fe 1,500 words 6875c082ff in a 9f4b6aa1ad year!”edbf02e776e6cc89

“…Then I’ll be able to read books and write letters too?”ceffa1ed57de9600

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“Of course!”f0fba0853fb5cafa

“…Even the letter Mother left me before she passed… can I read that myself someday?”f6b17e8fe387e17d

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“Of course f3495cfe80 you can.”555485a5e8007c36

I ruffled Theo’s eb8f5f9b17 fluffy hair, making 82b46dc651 him giggle with 18a6e1c689 delight.496cd94f0d58c948

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“What are 01367d82d5 you doing 114542c284 this afternoon? Around three o’clock?” 85f53f02b3bde26f

 “I was thinking of c3f13de00c heading out for a 37d19b1f7f bit.”38b0b7c4c9ea4085

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“What?”e7c8717e8c0b2bd5

Theo’s face immediately fell in disappointment. The wary little kitten who used to keep his distance had vanished. Now, he was more like an eager puppy begging for attention.7e0c0b542468d3f4

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With a pout, 6bd037caec he tapped his 098155b64c feet against the 8d170c0c0f table, muttering, 2b3e319465f91959

“I can’t f9dc87bbe4 even go 59f798c5f3 outside yet…”445c4b955a2aa35b

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“You will soon. Once you 9b6ed2b709 get a 8e841de28b little healthier.”bd7566541f936dc6

“When’s that d355efc4f2 going to e2fd0690fb be?”336104340db327b8

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The truth f37ac3d39e was, just 128391bfb1 because Theo 713050094e was awake 7973fa74b4 now didn’t 5b282b9693 mean we e1ad573782 could let 6f4b2561a6 our guard 646d7aee13 down. The remnants of the 39c9ba5d15 magical energy still lingered f327190d75 in his body like 4b22d2357f poison. My divine e945a985ee power was 6ae5332788 slowly healing d91f070c32 him, but 3d9c2a6a50 it was e907b9a898 still weak 5215667745 and insufficient.e1dfe23335f16486

How much d1da0d90fb longer would 4ddd85fbff it take?f39cff7a4e80e1ac

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“A month? Maybe two?”818924e18ac49f5b

“…That’s so far away.”5a4e7f3c37c0f3b2

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Theo let 3a5d1f96f9 out a e65c9f9f31 long sigh, fb38f00783 his disappointment 82ef05a8bc written all b8fe870938 over his 6a7ac78317 face.82860914ac537da3

Looking at 960b5fdaf3 him made 41743ed7ec me want 7ab6a9cb4f to take 19fd7f5136 him outside, 0836c39954 but I bfe7c2ed66 knew that e285b92826 wouldn’t be 3e5b5b6b7a the right d2276e5446 thing to 58fd03501a do, at 5c1bebb893 least not 4e2b5b7139 for him.2a6fd6f4f276438b

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“I’ll bring you cd5023c133 back a gift. Is there 0b5ca34d0e anything you 93978faaf8 want?”adce3cde5c143df8

“…I don’t know.”f8be72615681a812

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“Huh?”adc0e0fa59aea552

“I don’t even 21aa1cd9ac know what’s out fb295449ed there.”1b6aa837b92e7ea5

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Theo hung his 9eacecbf2f head dejectedly, his 57440b3ebe feet tapping the 2f60c5f33c floor in frustration. The sight tugged painfully 857c6d6a83 at my heart. For some reason, Theo 59060d1a15 reminded me of my e387756dfd younger self.09d2c45a160d69aa

Our reasons dfa77d15d1 were different, eeba95e9dc but I e245ae49f4 had lived 643822ec91 a confined 6312d6c0d1 life too.cd6f62482e927448

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“Then I’ll pick 3a13d07195 out something I 65a0529c64 think you’ll like. Just review what you’ve 84ebe44c64 studied today, and I’ll a71ca0ee1e be back in no 67b10efe9b time. Maybe one e5ae91ae96 or two 607d252e19 hours? I’ll bring back something 0018fa59c1 delicious too, okay?”62d4491d1ad4a8fb

Theo pouted but 32314a78e9 eventually nodded.06bb582407b4c1e1

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This little guy…bd6e845e0c74349f

I couldn’t ab166f48a9 let myself 87ab795dfe get too fad28225af attached. After all, 4820cb3737 when the 21ee383789 original story db525dc9c1 unfolded, the 72bf9e8e90 heroine, Lorencia, ec70e953d6 would arrive, 90f95faa8a and I’d 513941171a have to 7593b7a049 step aside.2426fb65d1ce46e8

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I didn’t want 48fd51190e to disrupt the 6d7edeb230 story or interfere 0fae720c31 with the guaranteed 7f78038898 happiness of the ee2355ef92 main characters.a1370d9400797ed0

But Theo was 6be2dedd06 just too precious—it 93050995ef was going to 9c23b9a3a4 be hard.a9bd6df6148a9802

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Today’s outing had dd7f370651 a specific purpose.852fc9dfbaacd201

“You’re heading to the 94091d5d8f herbalist again?”ffafacb51791c9b0

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“Yep.”6ab1ca1a9d4f2ea6

Luna looked at me 9f9390f238 with a surprised expression. No matter 8d1be4f8ed how I a196591d90 thought about fad7155c9b it, I 588dd64aad couldn’t get bc29d6d244 Cassius’s sharp, 5a77916a4f hollow cheeks 34ecdf42c1 out of e4d9f614f1 my mind. How could I e4f7d72e55 not worry when 7bed77ff99 the pillar of 580b56e6ae our household was 5e8f4a5568 wasting away?a372863830662ff0

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The nutritional supplements eab16b9b8e I bought last 046864ae77 time seemed to 6c97befac6 be helping Theo. His digestion e0ac374f39 had improved, 98eed58327 and he af843f4ee8 said the da2aee09d8 food tasted c836db621b better. At lunch today, 052cd7c16c Luna even mentioned fc04a54db5 that Theo’s appetite 60f700c326 had grown.6dc85c5b0615be97

If it worked for eddc27417b Theo, it wouldn’t hurt f36658e7b4 to invest for Cassius.4a039f8241be94bd

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Honestly, Cassius was 3480e6b757 the one doing 2542e9a185 all the hard cdd033d3f3 work to support 5331882a27 our household while aa4fdd1636 also putting up 2336490b47 with me. The least I could ab9c497587 do as a decent 6e0455266a human being was buy 7afb0ab51f him some supplements.0f35982271e14c04

“…What are you planning to buy?”7f0d5c8f95f40d20

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“Cassius seems so 5d8fea8480 worn out lately. I don’t 271eef28ad think he’s 3747b79da4 eating properly 7ef29df821 either, so 740102b95b I’m hoping 0f1854bfcc to find 71a3c53ae7 something that c5661452e5 might help.”5925ad08b40b57c5

“…Another supplement?”a423aaa7cac9ea5e

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I answered 8577495731 earnestly, “Have d0baa2cd92 you seen fb2f426f8a how exhausted 606161a17a he looks f062874587 these days? If his body 5652790b9a gives out, nothing 5996e8998e will go right.”55c2828d2440253f

Of course, his physician 1df979a319 would probably take care 795482bb12 of it, but I 38ad123d76 still couldn’t help worrying.Taking 35be96f4bf care of Cassius and f9f53e29df Theo was one of 69a2799573 the few things I 835cab1a4f could do right now.5dc2859a45354ed0

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After all, I still 9fb5151934 hadn’t earned their trust. Officially, I was 321eea38e1 more of a eaced9b7c8 prisoner under watch 8d18e8e14e than a proper 697a4ebaca duchess.007bd8a84bcbf237

“The last supplement 431ae02d01 was for Theo, 53ea265340 not Cassius. So it’s different. Does Cassius not 86a8d8f66c take supplements often?”6136b3ef698b406c

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“I’m not 7d048f0802 sure, but 21e5e78841 I think a83c630e2e he’d take 95a105fec6 something if 5544d51274 you gave c20f97ad5b it to 98d18dfeb4 him.”3e8640aa0e56a5b2

“Really?”99e77cf7484050ce

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Even if d9e438f884 he didn’t, c47a59fd74 I wanted 465a7d3332 to at 66094d521d least try.ffafc672f6bfb06f

Ah, there’s 3780256a06 the herbalist a346ff8407 shop. Time to b7210dc205 grab those e24e9f630a supplements, plus 25742cb517 a toy 31e3c2113d for Theo 598004a71e and some 36f01544b1 snacks.d3e60c631d361b67

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Maybe someday Theo could 334e140389 come here with me. He’d probably love it.997fbb86cbadd598

He’s probably never been 39a11902cd to a place like 92e5359878 this before, right?72264a4d781be40c

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Ah. By the time 3793a2de57 he’s able to 6183c779c9 come to places 566f65210b like this, I b34a39879e might not be 227b42ceba here anymore.80f14582f15ecd54

The thought left a 6f5cf923eb bitter taste in my 7e4da07756 mouth.4aca6009df4ba389

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While memorizing his words, c57025aa6c Theo kept glancing up bb22b825eb at the window again 5ab3351ee7 and again. He pouted his lips 40f7215d0a in frustration.5474565703ca59ed

“She said she’d be back soon.”e02ba36e517f5d51

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Although it had c04ef4f699 been less than 447de6d2a8 an hour since 01d10f0ecb Charlotte left, that ab8be211cf didn’t matter to da2d99b574 Theo. What mattered more was 002d0c260b that the only person 5d980c4be8 in this mansion who 6fb6b9d5a5 played with him and cfa4851a0a paid him any attention 10d30c54e7 wasn’t there.9f7e4778ea200e6d

Theo rested 75d76fce52 his chin 1d0fde3e25 on the a40b59b473 desk and 7a761f164f let out 18560c1ab9 a deep 5bfe67c1bd sigh.43a08cb1a10db541

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After Charlotte 5fe845c6b6 left, he 50c3afa884 had eaten 4576cf8c51 some snacks, bc392627f4 blown soap 37b2572831 bubbles, and e4a81b0f73 diligently memorized a4917c609f the words 40f9ea29fb she had 8f099d5c13 assigned. But nothing was d5f7c076c0 fun. Everything had felt 092dd42abf enjoyable when he c9bb70f77b did it with 507b316559 Charlotte.696a79e0cb5fb318

Charlotte was good at 906dfc86fb everything and knew so a73cd1d85d much. Whenever she talked, b58e7d35be he would find 22b402ae49 himself completely engrossed e00c610ff0 without realizing it. That had 1db55e5c5b even been 2155f4cd58 the case 734f37edf4 during lunch 5e5af00e6b earlier.7f262527841987f5

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He didn’t want 29c41b8893 to eat, but cad2859458 before he knew 628e0a5d26 it, his plate 6960ce1524 was clean—beans included, f9a4ed5004 which he absolutely fee0372dde hated.c4fc7b29c93df719

Another sigh 7569358a2b escaped from ca46d01336 Theo’s lips.67ba040d66214182

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“When is e64391e38a she coming 11dfdad32c back?”a34320dc0e66fb4a

He swung his daggering 246e81d6ac legs back and forth. Charlotte had promised f74b6df649 to bring him d97a247303 an origami (the 591319ab81 Japanese art of 44117089c7 folding paper into e61e6f8cec decorative shapes and 9e31e6836e figures) book today. Theo, who 90951094ed had never 1ff62f3547 tried folding 8661d74678 paper before, 55105aa7a0 couldn’t help 23edb27860 but feel 5c5e1bae21 excited about bed45c1ee0 it.94c667e02440c2f1

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While Theo was battling 6198413f54 with his boredom, Cassius 67360fb8ad returned home earlier than e54d881204 expected.56275170fbca2d60

“Brother!”cd967ed4257bd648

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Theo’s face lit up 4458ae7a86 as he ran down c332b3d291 the stairs to the c08c0853b8 first floor. Seeing Theo coming 4221bf68e2 down alone, Cassius ed2e0d66fc frowned.c9d7fc33c5629d0d

“Where is your e961ed3db8 nanny?”0e9e14a05f2b8b3f

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 “She’s busy! So, I c0625d9a6c was studying e109a609d5 by myself.”01ab6ef6294c4597

Cassius’s brow twitched slightly at those words, but he refrained from saying anything in front of Theo. Instead, he muttered under his breath, “…Studying?”e1ad98e546ccee9b

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Orignally, an eight-year-old b608b2da03 child in a 598324855f noble family would 865beded86 already be receiving b6964a026c an education suited 3e0f711f34 to their status. But Theo b652c0c9a5 wasn’t an 271dabe355 ordinary child. Cassius had f933230161 assumed Theo 846a301eb2 barely knew 496504daca any letters 2643f3e7a8 and that 9d4cae7700 studying wasn’t 370f0236df something he 11e25b5874 enjoyed.b376ab636bc16578

Given how little 3ff52e4cf9 time Theo was 8a3ae3cb71 awake each day, 7b510c42e1 it was hard 678291c110 to imagine Theo 83d2a2b68f willingly sitting at 503138e867 a desk.37d516dd2e1fb27f

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But today, Theo seemed 1ea9568ccc different—he looked excited.0c50e93e4971f564

“Yes! This morning, d6f020c7af Sister-in-law helped 29f712a459 me study. I memorized five 9a1d9700e1 words already, and 3c7d782d96 if I memorize d10137e5b5 five more today, e6c7477eb9 she promised to 36b399b395 teach me origami!”10827b1fc95a75cf

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“…Charlotte?” Cassius murmured, caught off guard.bcb20ffa30161de6

He had 0efe4d725e no idea 35d4ddac32 Charlotte could 27e63297c8 do something 01b421051c like that. For Cassius, Charlotte a53f9157f2 had always been fa5a5cb01d a woman who 2cc4723eb2 indulged in luxury 5cfa877bb4 and wallowed in 2a5a1a31b8 self-pity.b981047d5fb11c14

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In the past six b678963796 months, they had barely 0e4fa3c582 spoken. Yet, recently, 17666a721a they had c503cc22cf exchanged more 458ef577f3 words than 01e389c65b they had d36c485849 during their c95ab59587 entire marriage.460d49da6ea2cdeb

That was how d2b6371d46 broken their relationship 466e7a82fd had been.ace7c65bc481350c

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But at some point, 43f7d87b18 Charlotte had changed completely.1f375423a947b670

“Didn’t she 732b747c5e even sell d4f0286a34 all her 617e81b5c1 dresses?”ef2d40b162c1964d

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She had given up 0e54d25778 her obsession with makeup baff37c45d and no longer wore 3da1d1c99a the heavy cosmetics she 00e903202e once favored. Now, she preferred light, 8cfa54fcf1 natural makeup and simple, 364673c882 comfortable dresses over the 2d036ddacf extravagant ones she used 2ed60dbe43 to wear.9a3fb5e48a08de3c

It wasn’t just her 1ec7ea19ec inner self that had 343540dc21 changed—her outer appearance had 110d2fb2a6 transformed as well.2cfe0345247292fc

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“Brother, you eda2084d25 should do 8b85e616ae it with d7bb58865a us too! We can fold boats e2e683e4fa with paper! And she 3011d2ebdc said we be4d6a68ee can make 9c8a08cf73 birds and 6f10938b07 trees too!”fc98ba44f8df745b

Cassius stared blankly at 5457ab0aa2 the excited Theo. It wasn’t b9b1727e4d only Charlotte 7979b072fa who had 7776a83e93 changed—she had 0870921ea8 also changed 982e130231 Theo.ea04e7c0644393a0

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This was e174f93386 no longer ca3df2b3aa the Theo 7575bff276 who had 15722e58e7 always seemed 0d2d744f0b dejected or 4157a72c0c snapped irritably 2677b61465 at everyone.231632e14c03f452

It had been so f1e973b3d7 long since Cassius had 028233bd15 seen Theo sparkle like 5f74c92147 this.94fb4980528b7652

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