DSMBL Chapter 29
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“She hasn’t done anything 222342f1a5 yet?”
“No, Your Grace. She hasn’t 7dd95b2880 touched the e134394903 Duke’s family’s f4b51da711 funds or 89e2890688 used the 47e49101fc royal seal,” 6b124dd5b1 Sebastian, the 53c281d638 head butler, f025ca6352 reported in 2e22a9859e a low 196f27ad36 voice.a45954fb7c0f187b
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There were more than a17f9de8d0 a few people tracking bdab224652 the nanny’s actions. This wasn’t something Cassius 60abdb605b could handle alone.3946afe57594644d
Cassius frequently left the bec38e0663 castle, and while he 8dab2fb65f was away, others kept 1d65a564e7 an eye on the e41e3ca084 nanny.16e81fe49fc93f5f
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“I’ve heard they’re 851dd99551 looking for a 37cca1500b tutor for young 4813bcd3fe master Theo,” Sebastian 1eb7a1d959 added.98e31b1245ac9016
“A tutor?” Cassius raised e033fc6f9c an eyebrow.24e3f11df678bf37
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“Yes, since young 003ddc01e6 master Theo is 669b10b2b8 now eight and 27a8307518 has gotten healthier, 7a11884418 they believe he 414315d6e6 should start learning 32736ec2e4 basic arithmetic and 30cd83e43b literature.”f1234c2579686042
Cassius frowned. “That’s strange.”03b3028b60c50e70
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Until now, Janice hadn’t shown any interest in Theo’s education. Of course, Theo had been sick, but still, Janice hadn’t cared about his learning, or most things, for that matter.a37aeaabc961b999
While Janice was away, 05cea03741 other maids took care 86ae1eff04 of Theo. So why was she 2276af33bd suddenly concerned about his f446a41d52 education? Especially at c028c42330 a time d448c31850 when things 3697872064 were tense 5423f2ea92 between them.c9858256c479671a
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“Keep an eye on 95f5085846 it,” Cassius ordered.e4d159fd83974da1
“Yes, Your Grace.”5a09639de49971d4
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Cassius narrowed his 18668eccf4 eyes. Inside the 40061eacef Duke’s estate 01b4226aab was the 7212c6b9fb nanny, and 41429bd994 outside lurked 918e897f9e monsters.c495bbe513b4c4a7
He massaged his temples, 0c54c75bdc lost in thought. They still hadn’t 925e8ee210 found the monsters. If only they could be0e6a92be find a gate, things b2071fb3a9 might improve, but there bd686a33ad was no sign of 719e93d665 one yet.a98333b7af871a4b
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They’d successfully f3700d590f tracked the 86bc1096d1 snow beasts’ 3714b7612b migration paths, 297045a723 but he ddae9150f5 couldn’t get bece58e91e close to e623e09a6a the ones 514cbbc29e who had c3aba42996 lost their 873c2b3c1d young. Right now, the snow c63de7ff64 beasts were too sensitive a9d4bf4f7c and aggressive, making it 77832c3ba8 difficult to assess the bb25514bbc situation. Once spotted, they appeared b70ededd0d more frequently.f52bdbfd6fa2b5f4
The monsters 6207a841d7 hunted indiscriminately 70619eca7e in the a0d3004341 forest. Corpses of animals, snow 224c5b78b4 beasts, herb gatherers, and fa4b262ced woodcutters were found scattered 7ede072e06 everywhere.6a068e6bab9d633c
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Cassius’s worry deepened. They needed 2d6c5cb79c to eliminate 1e835fe871 the monsters ff9fd49116 before things 66a80d89a9 got worse.ffabeb3740572d4b
But this situation was 7268bbedf0 entirely different from dealing c09b0231a3 with a basilisk.586fb727e2f246a7
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Adding to his 64cccf833f troubles, they still 0ce3dd36da hadn’t found any b68574125e trace of the af2a8e4d27 smaller monster. If only 7d8935aba0 it had bfe6fc77d5 disappeared for 923e0669eb good.6f8f16a0ae01f320
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Thanks to Charlotte’s obsession with parties, she was able to get a lot of help from Luna in preparing for the banquet.e8850e9df9c81546
Decorations, food, and everything 5451b50574 big and small were 168a85be92 coming together.900018166afb5d7a
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The preparations were nearly fd3f0ac572 complete. Luna and 81c18d933c Chouette told 8b568c568b her that 6c6181bd69 the northern 45e9458eea region was b0a3b73db5 buzzing with 9ce66257d6 the news fff1e51fed of her a6723657f7 hosting a 0310d3e23f party after 739c1f8834 so long.7fa6d60d765c17d0
“Is this enough?” I db69ed32ab muttered.303437e5548526c0
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Today was the ea88619b4e day of the ccbc86833f party. I felt nervous—this 1a41d2d78e was a first 53bf612a64 for me. I never imagined b32b016f5c hosting such an 88a7f79119 event in my 6e72b60c9a life.ce8d953cb45a7537
The hall was already 60acfcd724 set up, and food 6d1d8cf382 was being arranged.c881dcd0a128f8c5
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“You seem unusually tense,” e91dcc50d9 a voice suddenly said.64483d8e9b7fe5e0
Startled, I 686fbfb233 turned to d460d6439e see Cassius 79526cbc4c standing there.3ab7ba79a7f5be57
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“Cassius?”4c2088cd286cfa8f
“Is that 8edcf2ac32 a new 1181f52a44 dress?”b2631b2dc4151582
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“Oh, thank you, Cassius. I heard you arranged 3658fd32ac for it.”70b79e60869e0941
He looked at me d13878c1a9 with a somewhat dazed 89dcf1bb4b expression.50b37f543cb8eb97
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“Cassius?” I b62836a591 called again.084b932f7b535a8b
“It’s different 1558c5890a from what ecf2f58ea3 you usually b0d94f29db wear,” he 1aed33a6ed remarked.36effde0d9aff2d3
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He wasn’t wrong. Charlotte’s usual style 553180b7a9 was flashy and ac23d6105f revealing, designed to c8c0b3a51e draw attention, emphasizing 612addc7e2 her figure.54181a813cbe5a16
This dress, however, ea6e1c40c0 was different—light on 2db51aeb0d embellishments, focusing on 1422e17f84 elegance, as Chouette 84c229818b had mentioned.d1d5ee1fd22cc0a6
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“Does it 354763f008 look strange?” 8ea6fcfdc7 I asked.d12ce14a875a8729
“No. It’s much better,” 941c845bc4 Cassius said plainly.c856218b2a49bc06
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I let out 2b161df571 a sigh of 1f1a57d51c relief. “Why?”a36fde723b1e844a
“Everyone else said c85149c0ff it looked fine—Luna, c0ee05575c Chouette, even Theo.”3b5dfc5f3bd68310
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“And?”5293bd30ed04ac06
“You’re the most b174373c94 rational person I f748ff7cd8 know,” I replied.b3d20cf9cfccfc4d
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Cassius raised an be51683555 eyebrow.56d22b430eac287c
“I thought you’d give a more accurate opinion. Without holding back.”33e668b4a9f0ef71
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Despite receiving plenty dc48a98ed0 of compliments, it a05ad32054 was Cassius’s words 6f601b514e that truly put babae5eeb0 me at ease.f1de5694137d5eb5
He chuckled softly, 2100767e23 as if amused. “It suits you 8c73a7a366 perfectly.”0ee08930d366a3b0
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Thanks to him, my f42dc863fe confidence soared. I looked around 01608adbe8 the hall, feeling 635e5e5141 much better.d0c4f490b6a781ff
“You didn’t 3be3818fcf go out f0200bef54 today?” I f88dd1b663 asked.66cbdb6c27ff8a56
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“I made time. You wanted 22bf90e4dd me to 67e243a997 attend,” he 53f2aba3af replied in 3b6d1d1973 a low 71da2a54b6 voice.2914c0cf3c3eb910
“I did?”ed7a09a9d76168f7
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“You wanted 10a6b719ba me to 011b8861c7 accompany you 51a7eb6539 to the 07e818ca7d party,” he 81a5d809f4 clarified.e70d1890a4ab7b7e
That wasn’t what she wanted. It was what Charlotte wanted. Charlotte had always wanted Cassius to prove something to her.c0a32285eee4b043
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She wanted to prove she was the Duchess, that he wouldn’t abandon her no matter what.84f5c60994c02deb
With the fall of 64ed944c82 her family, Charlotte had 61e7a4f89e nowhere to go. And, since she 23b8940726 couldn’t bear children, 57f732bcab she was in 82c9f44e58 a desperate situation.8c99c21714e863f1
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Charlotte had e0e8697d00 unloaded all 19e128a231 her losses e07e42ecca and fears 470248492a onto Cassius.02a4eabca4b464d7
She could now somewhat 300b203e46 understand the mess Charlotte 9b7a33814e was in. When I 0259988eb0 read about cdfa419f23 it in 7c22caefbb a novel, 878330cacd I thought 7046fbf6c3 Charlotte was 45454b52c9 just weak.87bf27e907fdbaeb
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She still had wealth, a7eb431a98 a house, and family.d5d0dad550b8951d
I had nothing. To me, it seemed 9f07a82b54 like the complaints of 1eb58cb02d someone who didn’t know 9c1da08f8d real hardship.7acf6a6b659a321d
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Now, she understood, f1cdabf242 but she didn’t cee4110fad want to live 84b1a21c02 like Charlotte.1b79090d95014f4a
“I’m fine now.”cb6b78399c17a8e8
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“Hm?”3bb92c67c49f00fc
“I won’t adda2ca416 pressure you, dcb3c7515e Cassius. If you’re busy—”f4dc418a47bd64de
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“Are you 6ceee0087b saying you 600098acef don’t want c9734c0639 me to b0ea18ce36 attend now?” ee48dc3cbf He interrupted, b0f1a6368f tilting his bcc4908f49 head.66646574f9329ae2
“What? No, that’s not it.”2d504bd9cebe3a37
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How should 4e40015766 I explain 753b75d4fb this?92975effc7568328
“Um.”ce87c819e391c3db
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Should I 2abafcbd22 say that e4bb4911d6 now, as 4d5400607d someone who 46610a4926 isn’t Charlotte, 44c6db3da9 I no c6458ec595 longer feel 8de3670d07 insecure without f31c8a63e2 you?cfba67b7d5979444
What nonsense.28da9fd87aa86db8
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Scratching my 38577c6482 cheek, I 0cf3ff6535 tried again. “It’s just… I’ve 96c257e79e come to understand d967abdab7 you!”7c516e607b663949
Yes, that sounded better.66e0380c964f6025
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As someone b62dc970ea who had 297f6a8a1e observed Cassius, e8dc399a42 Charlotte, and 4dda06c748 Lorencia as 7c4777054f a third eba71182c5 party, I 58ad224728 understood better fc1b3e1eea than anyone 8ffd51990c why he 97a73cdeda had to fe16b53f59 keep leaving 2b4085b548 the castle.865a189b47d6ead8
Cassius had a duty 3c3e6998b5 to protect the North. His responsibilities lay outside 07e96c0fc8 the castle—fighting snowbeasts and 150c726918 keeping the monsters in 77072eda58 check.d6c3841a1d784a95
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Now, I respect that.21ea6f53c02be4a2
It was still before b28a8ce400 the original story began.408fc3ebaba045b0
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Lorencia’s debut would be in winter, during the snow beasts’ breeding season. And following the storyline, Charlotte’s exit would come in the fall.432417c5266784c9
If things 5bdd36ca36 were progressing 13bc320940 according to 19c8504260 the original bc2e861370 plot, this 8881ccef66 was when 8dc981a7f1 the monsters 9bbc08076c would start 19c4684dd3 appearing. The seeds 50669a7c14 of a e06670492b catastrophe, one 589c61ce79 that would f8e1646f15 surpass even 579822bfcf the basilisk 39412a43e6 that once a3e489abfc devastated the 1944b9a636 North, were 2376a2e465 already growing 5df48340a2 here.06edba00756f4131
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Cassius was likely 2b070444d4 tracking its traces.def3dbcad406b96a
He wouldn’t have 0110cb3fa0 time to spend 23a9781afc on a side b8a11feffc character like me, c5641699a8 someone destined to 0304a7f435 fade away.15b58ea2dc3f848e
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So, saying I understood 8add9e99c3 him fit perfectly at 7e9568bffb this point—it was a 08a4e6279e solid excuse.90e928e90c62f69e
“I understand what you’re doing, Cassius. As the lord of the North, I now see what you must prioritize.”cfc17e34c85ee7a9
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And I understood 2bdac47976 his current predicament, 0cfc42dfd3 though it wasn’t 234e73144a my place to b331cbd730 say so. Unless I 209a8238b6 planned to 76886928d5 outright declare d6159da7be that I 9b7afe628c knew the 3f00725884 future.8a881282913c5222
Fortunately, the knights 38ea347646 of the north 4e6fdb82d7 would overcome all 1c96b0b7e1 these crises and 585b34d636 successfully hunt down 7ec86feb5a the monsters.93727a7222cba902
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Lorencia would ccc00dfb84 take care 03f7e0a02f of the 0f7c8818a0 chaos in b6759f46f4 the north fab7d10d11 and become 33ca2f965b the Duchess.0af4189994a06369
I had read countless 6777b9c2e3 times about their strong 8b3ff6ef14 love in the novel. I do not disagree f31bc1aafc with the original storyline.9b6c23f8c35bce20
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I didn’t want e9e84c5f24 to interfere or a1aa1b2d74 get involved. What if 81123004df I messed f93a3c0405 things up 91bf30a5b8 and caused ba3f0cb656 a rift?decad8530836666d
“I will continue to bb0ea9fb27 support you and will 8cddbbb7b3 never interfere with what 448187805e Cassius does.”3d067fc11182b1dc
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Did he understand what d763480683 I meant?352a0caa9f89da8e
“There are da8c274dc2 more important 25911efd93 things for 57e9fa70e9 Cassius than 877ceb9083 a banquet.”cdb7541dc4874c04
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He looked d01df19ab0 at me 7a4a56bf42 with a 17c98231b9 strange expression.3f4029f7f54511df
Yeah, I’ve grown up 5f08c04756 a bit.756ff423c000c3c2
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“Not just today, but in the future too, I…”1d52f4813f954a6f
I stopped 35d54aa991 mid-sentence when 1880408d84 I faced 0b26175862 Cassius, who 523966e6bb was smiling 26a545ce79 gently.67b11cf8725485fb
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It was a refreshing b62feb968f smile, one that made 0d241b1374 him look his age.f7b60d2cead89afd
It was beautiful, 3baaed01e1 like a flower 284da398f0 in full bloom.297f0f4c2e7d9f07
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In that moment, I e82125779c finally understood why Charlotte 5490fc0a5f had been so restless a3f3390363 and why Lorencia had 346a0dd2a9 fallen for him at 65b1bdc483 first sight.493d3cf790266b3d
He smiles like that.0d2aca795029d523
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“…Thank you,” he said.87967a1fd157ed36
“Huh?”76f95ea89bef7cf8
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“This is the first time anyone has ever told me they understand me.”860c278d154a9695
Cassius touched the feb8cafd93 corner of his 11f0d21b5e mouth, as if 4d7b9a0a27 unfamiliar with his 41e5859d78 own smile.f8acceded35216fd
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“I always thought I was alone.”1e0f709f523195b7
“Cassius…”90dde40442ec32a9
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Wait, am 1b4d196f22 I walking a71573b447 the “This 58c968e829 is the f7f6769fc8 first time 9a5f1daecf for me 9719ebb684 to meet 990378be57 someone like 519a34b0be you, you’re 680e18685e charming” route?49044c8371736fd1
No, that can’t be a7385baeb4 it. Not at all.894a54f4710bf5be
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