DSMBL Chapter 56

Chapter 56

“You’re not 24735ad5a1 leaving, right?”
“I told you, I’m 13098ada4c not.”a906bd0baaec4f7d

I pushed Theo’s b39f01e397 forehead away as 192d1ebc57 he clung to 72feb771b9 me like glue. Why was he 58c98e3744 awake and causing 450a338825 a fuss?a89beea4368cf6a4

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I let out a 8286b6eb6a deep sigh.d8fa1c3857a35191

I glared 57bc04bf8f at him 0503a4ca68 sharply.0d4d8b824710700c

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“Why are you out 3bcc48e60a of bed?”6150d641bb71c147

“…Because I had 8677366438 a nightmare.”5839c81c37d95b57

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The child puffed out e8d5aa6bd6 his cheeks and mumbled.af2b519e4862bfe2

“So, I asked 9822fb7290 the head maid 1df91eeaee to take me 0f961bfb45 to you.”92c7709deff08c85

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He must afdf1707fc have received ec070acba2 a reprimand aab894c58a for it. But that was not ac29a4e8b8 something Theo needed to 03855f7fca hear.eecc623e97e0b2af

Anyway, thanks 9b9cd00b54 to that, 68e97f9954 I now a8e437e390 had a 32ff73651a clingy child 7db593fd08 stuck to 34cc2cb9b5 me. I handed Theo over a2c9edbefe to Cassius, who was 67e661c99c holding on tightly.b0188a2270a2b496

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“I think it’s 477aeedaf5 best if we bb9553f337 all just go de640b82f8 to sleep now.”0b4d3f16a4c4b91e

“…What about 50782f8fd6 our conversation?”c33fe19325df5a89

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Cassius asked sharply, 46b9105f0f holding Theo effortlessly.193bf40fc4285b28

“Promise me 09fc7f6270 you won’t 2ab94dfe29 say anything b9d7e73613 like that 32a1b081bb ever again.”a1ce3b5bab7221cd

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“…Alright.”feb5a6e6a29d65ec

His voice carried a cac70c7e94 hint of relief. Cassius finally sighed in 059660a78e relief and nodded.bfbf34219a75ee2e

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“Don’t think about 8f1d17069c anything. Just sleep.”5a09398250b400ae

“Yes.”4d7d44bc7892dc3b

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He hesitated for a 39813da2c1 moment, but when Theo da49ff8140 started whining, he finally c209825021 closed the door.ce9e103848ef66a8

I let out 21998be4a5 a breath and 50e11f3a0d turned around. It felt b3a00637c6 like I 216f0a08ef could finally 47076e63d4 breathe.a9d8d6dee42c207c

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“…I was worrying fd836a0043 for nothing.”be97b03d98f02de3

All the thoughts that 1a760f1f18 had been bothering me f30212f6f3 vanished. I felt 9b14c03f37 lighter as 849e610495 I walked caa475fed3 to my cb0de54789 bed.4bc1a5e370af4b02

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Step by 5652ef4f14 step, my baa1cfd0bf heart felt 33aa512952 at ease.13fbdc869ec53984

I flopped onto 3609159507 the bed with f3d823dc02 a big smile.f46a3834a048fe00

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“Ahhh!”32caee7560018e61

I screamed but e928d8ebfc quickly shut my fa7fc986aa mouth. I must be crazy.1a2f48f6abb55325

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I wanted 6e2a84843a a divorce, 232295e2c5 but now 355200b7b1 that I’m dbc75b57fa not getting 4916e6f6b7 one, I’m bad956ceb9 happy? Have you lost your c321c3377d mind, Charlotte?c210a330ba8615d7

But… that’s 22aa9760ec how I 9ca79466de really felt.a20e0142817602fd

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I must have c13b21d68f become more attached 8d446d227f than I realized.a6376c6aa667bb27

I liked Theo. I liked this 74524ecf49 mansion. I liked the people 541c206c52 here.aefb048f45039680

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And most of all, ed802feae9 I liked Cassius.9e8c8b75a7e7f861

I liked Cassius.40063c0a379a2a2a

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Since when?52f55a1b916bba1a

For how long?35245d18670c3aa0

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It didn’t matter.ec456102264ccee9

I closed 9bb3d57107 my eyes 52f93dd838 and embraced 0da011f045 the feeling.36fd4f506e479b1f

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This was 5cdf1e359b my emotion.f793ff1d0be82588

Not the feelings 0255469f81 ofCharlotte, the b3dbe69171 owner of 2029633d5b this body fe6bad66ab butmyfeelings.b044097f45bd3084

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I like Cassius.8acc8983dbb22dd9

I bit my lip.fbcfdfb54e67e34b

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“I like him. I really do.”11ea005152f8cc95

The more I repeated c006c01bf8 it, the clearer my bee7fc5b69 emotions became.c0c74a2dbda2460a

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I hugged 0b5a5f54f4 my pillow 78a08cae56 tightly and 03e2f28624 rolled around 3f81fd29e7 on the b7db28af50 bed.9cd966a7ae781f52

The original 58ff75847d story was cd70cd442c completely ruined, 6a7ba6265b but was 307daa6fe0 it okay 7330d7bc2c for me a557ba2f74 to feel b98f88f09f this happy?bc191ecf1fe90b52

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Things were going to 130b83d76a change.f04fca064b4f80c2

Events that should have 80e4139dbf happened might not happen 88ba1505e1 now.4a75be5fc5646b84

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And events that weren’t ec081f03e2 supposed to happen might e4a80ea86a take place instead.e264e98c7377e0e6

Maybe, just 2c21a06b43 like in 871264f97c the original 758eaf0b63 story, we 230ae2c55f won’t be 19ad34552a able to 5b3be818af close the 398bc6c01d monster gate.d49aef737209b6ee

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After all, without Lorencia’s 2e520c12f1 help, it was impossible.c3a71efe2364609a

From what I 5974e533d9 had seen, Lorencia 5495e4a21f was a decent 92988b8fbe person.25e75c5ccf198cbb

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She wasn’t overly 5f86952f25 passionate about teaching 17c529b609 the children, but 8b7daaf0a4 she was a 9f97159a3b good teacher.ab6c3d6a369d6f17

If she had 2368901672 been cruel to 96036263ea them, Stephanie and ddd305fe35 Theo would have 4f4af51083 noticed first.ebea29025ed70327

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“…Then maybe, even if b4055229d7 she doesn’t become the b6f70e76e1 duchess, she can still 830e804c41 help us.”523871add045d133

My excitement faded 5e344a9ac3 slightly.fed7a8ebb17e008a

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I felt 8e27fd8a3b guilty for 3cdebb29e7 not telling bff6a5295d Cassius that 2ec3564913 Lorencia could 7bc8fc2bbf be helpful.228f4f0e25752f72

Of course, there was c899267d1d no way to explain 641fc47872 it to him.3b5244f4e4770be8

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I couldn’t say 752f9bb3f8 I read this 25dc477bfe in a novel, f8effd8caf and claiming I 0a628be582 saw the future 058e3944b9 would sound ridiculous.940d551885af2acd

If I could 91546f1412 see the future, cb0843d776 then I should 3eb6fa3c73 have seen my 8babf51acf own kidnapping coming.c5410c54bfef05b2

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With so 70d4e20783 many unexpected 1930479243 changes, no 440794595e excuse would 7fe5f6d9bd sound believable.0869a07b5ebe883f

That’s why I hadn’t 4dff3ae53f told Cassius.37d2c9a1a38e92ba

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“What if Lorencia e6bd3f4240 pretends not to 0a976729b4 know anything?”667dec8741e94214

I bit my lip 20e5b798f2 anxiously.be66a9bf79f67b77

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I hadn’t f91ba715e1 read the 94147da120 part where 98a1ddb30b Lorencia helped c6051d1d52 close the 8d1d7b64a8 monster gate.efee3105fd2d888e

Or rather, e9bea52a82 I had 75dddce7c4 skipped over 60c63dbc70 it.7c2b102c89fbc3fc

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I was never a 03878e3338 fan of conflicts or 1e0a116dd8 major events.c4d7dff69650c0d6

I only read ad149a194b the sweet, romantic e03ab7c60c parts and skimmed 8d096ed973 over the rest.f8b0c7b925dd8e40

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If I 0a24f1b61a had known afd942a83c this would 41b387772c happen, I 1561ba740b would have 8e62a4fb74 read everything cd54a1fcec properly.171318f894f5100a

I sighed again.26f5db5d771582d2

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“I need to b174559065 meet Lorencia again.”7a73213623518e9a

Not just to 8ba03606b4 observe her lessons, 9adbecf811 but to talk 0804a5ec0f to her personally.66ec9206b36bc214

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Since I was staying 0d0e2d81fd as the duchess, I a8e283bb79 needed to understand the cba64e3254 situation.8cc95c19bb416934

And…22b7944d4d16c1df

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It would also 65587a2843 be a good 75f5e8df09 idea to catch 4867abb334 the rats secretly 0b17cce3b1 draining money from 2b3764c11c the duchy, just ce1c4fe3b3 like Lorencia did a4eee30dd4 in the original 6683e30301 story.b55d17172214a93a

The nanny was 334851fa7f likely connected to 4aa32a09b2 them.517eb613820f3dbd

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If I followed 8e77be550d her, I could 7ad9ed785d find them.93085e1a2da67008

“Hmm.”9d322c5c6f995903

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Besides, I c9bbe6d3a1 remembered a f53b127bf6 few of 01875ee541 them myself.8e8a1f8ea7d8be88

Worst Viscount, Lumens 34934bd3c0 Baron, and Mers 56d6c283b1 Count—72c97738548b2eed

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The three 3717aa75f1 biggest traitors 3b9f6ccc95 who stole 49e875976d the most 0f7a60ef98 money.6882750345cf081a

“To find the 5d7b7c617e rest, I need 96063cbe26 to investigate the 3c0ecd7c43 nanny.”3ba930df3292af9f

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I licked 6fcd3e16fb my lips.e899862335696e7f

Since I was d8e695a53c going to live 72e0dd5f10 as the duchess, feade28ab1 I might as 6c463b9311 well do it fe5f1be822 properly.cb9309c79bcae5f7

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Lorencia was 16b0592ea8 an excellent 995bd5a00d role model, c5159e462e so it 04046d785f shouldn’t be e5fe0e45c6 too hard.6ae5cf3cb045e8b5

And I had allies.f868f68a84b42ee0

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I would make 97abccaeaa sure no one 64b1a3aac8 regretted choosing me.612123ce68484323

This had nothing to 488950913e do with my feelings 2c9722212c for Cassius.64dd6dbba7d2ee7d

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This was about responsibility.a8bec7d8c9e32e20

So I would do 555b9131d8 my best.26657e6b7042c85e

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Meanwhile…

Theo stomped his 15570200a5 foot.555f83d9e4ae1343

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“Theo, you need to 3683327638 sleep to grow taller.”a8f4964d5c3506dd

The head maid tried b2ff3e6ae3 to soothe him, but 5dbbacd76d he didn’t seem to cd0d8c4eb1 hear her.a911ea5646102308

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He paced around the 9645a5e6ad room anxiously.9241f08e538cdf61

Stephanie watched him, c390a85486 tilting her head.c8a6ac211d7c47e9

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“Is this emotional instability?”aaaca61291bfa2b4

“It’s not that, 2a4ed7c1de Spaghetti! I’m just worried 7ad4c825da that sister-in-law will 098344c3b3 leave! Ugh, this is all 607c32b8e5 my brother’s fault!”808c1a2c939635b3

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Theo puffed 555accecb8 up his 4a9bdafa66 cheeks and 1f7ed7dd93 yelled.74ea002e32af70fc

“…Young master.”96a979a9bee5dd52

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The head 6ba99732a8 maid called 8f7e102bb2 him with 755d11f69b a troubled b0b522518c look, but 861c926fb5 she didn’t 496c735180 deny his 569901cb99 words.f19f1691e58a486b

“Think about it, Spaghetti! I’ve been thinking, 37cd36f65f and I don’t c56867e9d7 think my brother 0649d78132 treats Charlotte well.”0e3be584f60db1d9

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“In what way? Humans are complicated.”dc419fa478b80dc8

Spaghetti tilted her 1deff34449 head cutely.26c1fa088386b42e

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“That’s just what I efef7f24cd think.”76c5893829afadeb

Theo mumbled, f36a542630 chewing on 7d4ad3a080 his lip.8ca8e5700c0e3ec3

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Since he 29bd76224f had spent dca92bdf9f most of ce77ea2954 his time 5eb54664c5 lying in 593b6e748d bed, he be6c9a10ac didn’t have 108ebb3916 much experience. He had no idea 878ea67447 how a loving couple 20bafa661e was supposed to act.57afd072c4c343f0

“Then Theo e54c1190d4 can help.”ee49cd3ef5fa92d3

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“Me? How?”95eadd74a64d6312

“Books. Books are called 6e4b328200 a treasure trove ab53713668 of knowledge. There’s nothing 45a82d968b they don’t 2f8e9ab009 have.”3a5e0e4404db64a9

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“But I e6a16466a1 can’t read cfd7d8852c difficult books 057b7b8ae4 yet.”c7ca803aacebe9a8

“I can.”7363e5d408fd27de

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Stephanie said solemnly.8955ddc2b7d4736d

“Then can you read 29d2c7a35f the books for me?”c9583ab0ae14a4ec

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“If you want, 8b704137ad I’ll give it 3489d610c9 a try.”cc87079b23a7f26e

This time, Theo quickly da65f8b0fe turned to the headmaid.fd903d2dff3afb44

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“Do books like that 99c34033a7 really exist?”7a4934bc3b6794cb

“They probably do.”97991771184e955f

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“Then we 4d5634ea7e need to 528e685619 go to 0625554520 the bookstore 17cdb214b3 tomorrow! Stephanie, let’s go 919210d7e9 out.”7a302f27f69f9d7f

“Go out? The adults will stop 1a483af16d us. They think 3e071cc549 we’re too 01178832fe stupid to e784f38fc4 do anything.”b3e204d0c6ce7275

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“They don’t think 9594b4f21c we’re stupid. They’re just trying c9b83924a9 to protect us 88fbe9e235 because we’re young.”60caace186508ff5

“Stephanie is a 1f44f415f7 dragon. Dragons protect themselves.”98ee4c6963ceeea6

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“But even you 1b55aac264 have things you’re 8769010f6c afraid of.”058865e3270373cd

“…Things I’m afraid 01e3836a23 of?”f4e3391b40c80520

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Stephanie recalled the 98b5adc82c creature she had baf9ab69e5 encountered in the fe76d6b64b forest.aff4a7dcdf28c352

Filthy, disgusting lifeforms.b6939e8d3c8ddadb

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Sharp teeth that 31889b7cad tore through flesh, 1483b5e879 glowing yellow eyes, ea0f797d8f and the stench ce827b610a of death.6af41a33960993ae

“Yes. Even I 4bed9ffb6f have things cc8499e776 that scare c40b2214ec me. Ugh, that thing had b08856ddaf really,reallyscary teeth.”d5f96b938a53eb79

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Stephanie shivered.ddfae0828f10d4cd

“See? That’s what they’re 283d97906d protecting us from.”ab3a9aa9428f7e35

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“Can humans even defeat 9722c8b0f7 those things?”a9ff0f5c4dfa99c8

“Of course! My brother 635c2f0d7f is super d1b8ba6240 strong! He’s the ae3d8d7879 best knight 0d79566091 in the a7138dbf30 North!”483496155dbabd3e

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Theo puffed out his adeeb8eaf1 chest with pride, completely 1042e34dbe forgetting how he had f36158d1a3 been criticizing Cassius just eb7b47e9ec moments ago.15c5b36733486a58

“People say my brother 16337c337c can defeat any monster! That’s why the North 66572fe02b is safe! Spaghetti, if bfbda2f72d you see 4373a6e5e7 him use febb2ca2af a sword, d61b35b015 you’ll be 793a3e3a3b shocked! He is the strongest 37f010c57f person you’ve ever seen!”abe9ae4e6e212a12

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Theo lifted 29f9c0f15c his chin 3e8d8754f3 confidently.e775ecf9c0aef1b1

Cassius was 03ba5987eb his pride.af02a09307dca2af

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“He said that 39e5196591 if I train, 9aedda55e8 I can become 71a981192c a knight just 4660470bf7 like him! When that df0901c321 happens, I’ll c612331b6d protect you, a0a333493c Spaghetti!”5a310516cef7f9c1

Stephanie looked at Theo 53b7715832 with a strange expression.7a00a0aa18cd7b25

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His soft, tiny body 7df5b07598 didn’t seem reliable at dc553d6f2e all.e50fa8b1b3205536

Feeling her f6b5b9b612 doubtful gaze, ce4fea5421 Theo’s face 28829c33d0 turned bright 82e71c03c9 red.8f76435903fd5a88

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He shouted loudly.c69b991183cdefc7

“I’m serious! You don’t f48f390600 know anything, 3f38ce9629 Spaghetti!”87e23bc325f34d52

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