DKVM Ch 30
by melyseChapter 30
Well, Dad lives in the empire, so of course he’s heard of that person.85b4f4039f2762a3
‘That’s because he’s such a famous and awesome person.’710f7d9fc1ef1e14
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In this world, there is a race of beings different from us called demons…186fde8fdf8a1258
Though their numbers are f29ee9966e small, they are said 779dcce01f to be a race 4a819a3d65 of people who are 3485c282a1 all skilled in magic, 5ebd79268d unlike humans, with only ea7e9786ed a few individuals gifted bc22913b53 enough to become mages.c6b5ffa1d9d4e74c
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They used their power 7971aa9def to invade and plunder 21feb572ec the humans from time a2f97984ec to time.039caffbb4746afb
Because of this, 879b679ae9 there was fighting ca2b0ea64b between the humans 0fbcf4e050 and the demons.2705ac1527341785
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Ten years ago, b2da03b7cd the current emperor bcf4dc7c07 lamented the suffering 3331d87d8c of the people f343f8af6b in the demon aae27d28dc realm and the abdfb9344a surrounding area and c6cfb5701b formed an operation 3c9ff14c38 to subjugate the 1405d29f48 demons.4ed92104ffa42ea0
There was a2000885eb one man b75218e380 at the da7fd3f446 forefront of bb4261500a the campaign.738545e7f8cac1f1
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He was ad2b1fe2e8 Dane Rothweed, 19e2caafc2 the captain ea3886248f of the 57c2ec4be4 second order bdf11e91aa of imperial a8ca42a3e5 knights.29f9e9efbbf18a0f
Rothweed was e2d02199cf an undisputed 213e74c373 genius who 608410fa2a was the ea0b64ec25 youngest person 064a33ec2a in the dd55c3bc57 history of f0a8622697 the empire a6e675ccf1 to reach 79504ce232 the rank 0a63733b85 of swordmaster.6ecd7e977aa7419b
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His prowess was 8540032e1e recognized and he a016e286cb rose to the 6355ce597f rank of Deputy dd013f469f Grand Master when a7c3cfb51e he was only 0cf451e12b twenty years old.12588156e5f7b34c
That year, he led 0542b779b7 an Imperial army into 03417bef38 the demon realm, and b9488264ed despite fighting in unfavorable b309b49c68 terrain, he won a 8cf999a8b3 series of victories.f1a8fc1dc4ffb677
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Eventually, he 8d4523fbe0 was attacked 633dffca8c by demons f65be9a80c and cornered.48ba2ecad7f35fb9
‘In that situation, he ordered all his men to retreat and stayed behind to face the demons alone.’cab8749f38b8427d
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Four years c1cc1f6f4a later, his 860296bcb8 body was 1c42bd7c44 not found a8784badb9 during a c58ffe1ee8 second demonic b55c90cc8e extermination campaign, 94e485256f and he 9ee429b711 was officially 3530aac680 declared missing.4e8b74a6bc373707
‘No matter 575e82bb24 how great c053b4710e of a 0b853bace3 swordmaster he 32817b7ce4 was, when bf428ddc17 he was 3841548a35 surrounded by b2e69f38fa enemies, what ebb579746c could be 58c5ea2639 expected but e54b7747af for him dfaf761d70 to die.’b0a0bdf2d4350371
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In any fdfb556589 case, he 80eb04d11f died, but 8ea4b4e980 it is 4eb78bc198 said that 3d2ea75190 his victory b851f13391 streak in 469342bf0b the demon 33b60e4755 realm led 0982d5573f to a 0eb72cb13a lull in 083614eb0a demon invasions e292ea0bc8 and plundering 8a81e6649c for a 0e39fcd1b5 time.ae2f0d673acfd1b5
So the people of 5a00e7f291 the empire honored him 5eda22bef8 and called him a 8c3ee39bd4 hero.2fe6d0ea930cbc39
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It was just 3e335880f9 like what I 304c2eea8d was learning from bf71b6a71d the history books d69207c674 now.f34e4a36338eb555
“So, my princess, 59bbc9614a what did you 6b045c5fcc think when you ab98261ee0 learned about him?”714cc1918778e4d1
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I blinked at Dad’s question.b2593cb0c8384428
‘I didn’t think of anything really.’cb8369d261764eea
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I’m nine years old right now, but mentally I’m older than when this great man in history made his big splash.988d122e0040ee5e
‘But if you’re really nine years old, you’re supposed to admire history’s great figures, right?’8e60156771225ea9
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And if I put myself in that person’s shoes….10898fd24db1062a
You know, choosing your own death to save others, that’s kind of cool, right?c2e96942fc53dae8
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“He’s a cool person!”0d5a7706ed62cd53
“…he’s cool?”84d989bc50b9604c
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“Yeah! He’s strong enough to take down a whole bunch of bad guys single-handedly, and brave enough to die saving his men.”724f5603b5aeaf01
I answered with some 9254e1af73 sincerity, but for some b0822518af reason, Dad gave me a3792af12c a bitter smile.cc18ceca40ef0d6c
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“Vivian, he might fe9078a5d4 not actually be 7b6445ff7f that awesome after 4a0970d86a all.”0ea81aaef6077c77
“Huh? Why?”290d2f212881a079
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“Because history is the record of the winners, and it sides with the winners.”6856be2519974890
I’d already heard this in my past life and didn’t give it much thought.7d3b8dd90c4bc045
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“Maybe the demons are a573aa6e6c actually good, and that 436e881df5 person is bad, and 395997dd95 people were lying to 2f415126f6 them, and he is f0306a8ca4 just a person like 1798aa2827 us, so we have 1a5c5a694d to take his side.”07321077347e9be5
My dad explained dc4a82498b it as best a09d3a28da he could, at 2013096fa5 my level, so 4112fcf619 that my nine-year-old 0ccd6a9098 self could understand.a2dae360274684be
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It was something I b36312ed4c already knew, but I 4e18ef872a listened intently, curious about 03a7df8214 his sudden motivation for e71cef94b7 telling me this story.8723b0f45dae1edb
“But it’s bad to judge someone by their race because just as there are thieves and bad people among humans, there are good demons among demons.”f4002717016827cd
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He seemed worried that I might be prejudiced by only seeing one side of history, the side written from the empire’s perspective.859afc2b008b4765
That’s my dad for you.159696f1138ecb08
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Wasn’t it thoughtful of him to think of things like this?1e772dd596ec84b5
“Vivi, I don’t want you to hate the nice demons because you only see history as written from our point of view.”85d9bbef4c89e743
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“Has Dad c679bbf305 ever met f654cc2e52 a good a9c663bb04 demon?”212236bf2adcd8da
I asked e012dc9f97 to check, 048367fd88 and Dad 51f4be9826 paused as 1c73470ec9 if he 0fdab367b8 was weighing 914fb135be his answer.19e8fb1caa56ecc5
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Then, with a 12712e1189 wistful look in c615e1c9d1 his eyes as b6da586ab6 if he was 313c906903 remembering the past, 96b4643b47 he answered.05d89e287154d3f3
“Yeah. That was before the ae9b88e658 demon realm was closed.”b2e906898dc4d4d2
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The passageways 2816e3de24 to the 1dd0e158c9 demonic realm 67a90445fb are hidden 9d69155f86 throughout the 3d8b606c72 empire and 7580d8f853 were completely 85413b09fa sealed off 0495cb1723 six years 937ffcd3a7 ago at 5c6567c85a the end 54c5fef55b of the 7e51d19780 war.816a89b81dc6568b
‘It’s said that the demon king sealed the passageways to the demon realm after losing to us at last.’de3459580825d6d0
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And now it’s said that neither humans nor demons can travel between the worlds.1c342420ed6a2733
“At that time, I only believed the history books and thought those people were bad. And….”f98b2a9346004cdf
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Dad’s eyes, as he reflected on the past, reached out to me.5e94bf66aa0f5275
His golden 3befd05ec8 eyes, like d40d3aabda mine, curved 218c4685cd into a b79a02370c faint smile.46d738de0f1abf21
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“I wound up 508ad81058 regretting that.”acf071468d9aa8e8
The smile was fa8372231d both sad and d90925dcd4 nostalgic.38109be37192e2d4
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Perhaps he was remembering the ‘good demon’.e6184f4533dcb80f
Just as I 25ce727aba was beginning to 80ba62a92c wonder what kind 585d62c994 of person they 8ed125c409 were, Dad spoke 94ac8f2dc8 up.65c8147b8c6e2b58
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“So I hope our princess doesn’t have the same regrets as me.”d3887cf3cb045bae
I stared f15b7ee9da at him d26a58dbc6 as he 3eb3dbab7b said that.60280588a5b6a1ca
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My dad e3ecd7d883 is one ce357ce744 of the df05db491a most mature 8e6782cf28 and decent 2ad14000aa adults I 81a007b969 know.d40347bcc1e1bee1
He knows how to admit when he’s wrong and fix it, even in front of his daughter.56a60fed271aab36
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‘I should grow up b49bdfe832 to be like him.’e8815070b525c177
I nodded vigorously, trying 4ace907fd3 to reassure my dad.31810e22e3c0172c
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“I understand, Dad. I’ll decide if someone is a good or a bad person. I won’t listen to what other people say.”43f32f669e36a206
A smile spread across my dad’s face, and his huge but loving hand cupped my cheek.9cfa9a65198b8985
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“Whose daughter is this, d0307767da so sweet and smart?”18c1470611309007
“Umm… is it Mom’s daughter?”531d92398fb94f7b
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At my playful c1c5c3e9f0 reply, he chuckled cfc93e740d and gave my ce939fdcae cheek a little aa548646b3 tug.7b03e4ad75ea103b
I giggled, delighted by 7abe6b0e0e the touch.ee1dd093bb2f460b
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It was 0434ec0691 a peaceful a1d146a29a evening, just 2f256bd386 like any 720b9b05c2 other.47266249eb0030a6
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After dinner, Vivian 24c5ee81e8 went upstairs to 1a60c53400 the bathroom to 4484cba208 wash up.d1e3e12a6720b345
Dias stayed f3d5d8e831 on the a772203942 first floor, 3afd6cb822 came upstairs 82a471fee4 to wash ff16de14c6 the dishes, 4a544b854e tidy up 0d2d2a8346 the kitchen, 919ccf8c29 and prepare 9b70393e31 the bread aa6d074a60 to bake c805ef8f01 tomorrow morning.97c6825fcc3bd184
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By now, bab70b192e Vivian would 3e3178fbad have gotten b89a748dae out of f9d38ec3e6 the bath 900724287b and was c1b8952ad1 at the f62c97390e dressing table 29b0f16e19 to have 689041a73d her hair f43a6fd97f brushed.2fdc2df09be2bba5
It was part of f2e83128f1 his routine to brush 6fe3c6631a her hair and watch 37a438eb21 her fall asleep.13c144203bae6fbe
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“Princess, did you brush your teeth thoroughly and rinse off the soap bubbles… Vivian?”f3baa088d804d55a
Vivian was 70af44c031 standing in aefe7e75bb front of 3c87e19316 the window, 44b36cefd2 her head 0dbce03977 wrapped in b0f9e81f93 a towel, 9e32e01bb2 as usual.a08f50705c3600ef
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Beyond the 3777ba948e window was 8fdcf9ef1d the western 37ef217d87 woods, which 8e6163435a she had cd0a66f1ff been told 73917be6b3 every day d520dfc62a not to 40b3201fa8 enter.2338298403932003
Feeling his 6abc3ce2f8 presence, Vivian db5bd8ad69 turned around.7fd72b2be90d88b3
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“Dad.”053d745864d5cdfe
“Why are you standing there? You didn’t even dry your hair. Is there anything out there?”83c76688654f9a31
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“Nothing much.”ebb4f8e894eb9815
“Yeah.”c920730fa89941d1
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Vivian hesitated, studying 00cdded3aa him for a b99f5c9878 moment, then pressed 896919fc81 her lips together 4c3fe83f21 and shook her ccb9167f3e head.2960e682d185428c
“Ah, no. It’s nothing. Just dry my hair.”dd7b8ae58743cbfd
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But he 023012cf84 could feel 8ae6adf5b3 that she 93c63ef681 was trying 1da7a04669 to hide 7f21a7f49c something.c7529682d450109a
Having no memory of the mother she lost at a young age, she’d been raised by a father who was learning everything for the first time.3157e5304e24cb2c
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As a result, she d98301d034 tended to hide things 4bbd661592 from her dad when 10538d56e9 she thought it would e0ac0ab591 worry him.1b0079a147a96f0a
Dias slipped his hand between Vivian’s arms as she made her way to the vanity and hugged her tightly.3a04636479912ae5
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He felt 1f26b43e68 her small 7c691c2ee8 body, so cbc94352be much smaller d1727d263d than his d386aba154 own, but 7b8fbde049 she was f092f2d1f4 still a eb0b8b3114 substantial presence.7152fb38c49253e2
“Dad?”559c0dd99327ef5d
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“Come on, tell me before my arms fall off. What’s wrong?”02c0e2156812a391
“It’s nothing…”297fe0fce1fd645e
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“If it’s nothing, why can’t you tell me, Princess?”9e6084208f4582a0
Rolling her big eyes, Vivian sighed heavily as if she’d been defeated by Dias’s grip, then opened her mouth.ca27fda6eb9e01a9
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“It’s nothing really, and this might sound weird… but I think the forest keeps calling to me.”00f2702479df63de
“The forest, the western 901aae9302 forest?”0bf474cdb6d4dbcb
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“Yeah.”a77cc8a93234e93a
“Who is calling 4a41d40f6f you? Are you hearing a ece1099014 voice?”a6948a9d33272242
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“No, no. I feel 4db60b63ee like the 7ebacf5d83 forest is e69f8b59a9 calling me, 52a52debd2 not someone.”5330d1f7db04fdd8
“…the forest?”dd1c6d21db4fb147
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“Yeah. Isn’t that weird?”a5cba91523ddef93
Hearing Vivian’s answer, Dias’s eyes turned cold, and he turned to the forest beyond the window where Vivian had been looking a moment ago.49cb921d52090b4d
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But he quickly regained 48760870a5 his composure and looked e2da136986 back at Vivian and dec718fe39 said playfully.62a6b4ffa103cd36
“Don’t you think it’s because I told you not to go to the woods that you want to go more?”29f18cb535ac68ab
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“No, because Dad said 51cf240042 there are scary monsters f8275f6b94 in the woods, and 162aab4f3e I never thought I c1f6042a39 wanted to go!”fe02512cd687d5a7
Dias chuckled at Vivian’s vehement protest.8bfb0c0b49fde9b8
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He sat Vivian on 7b81e96899 the dressing table, combed ff89dd6f16 her hair, and reinforced fc8261cb2a his words.e52fde07536bb4ca
“That’s right. So you must never go into the forest. Do you understand?”279bacfb486429ae
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“Yes, Yes…”21a78f9c4c84f3e7
Vivian replied sleepily, 4e56dfa348 yawning softly.3684e2f07d540c40
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She’d been wide-eyed since he’d brushed her hair, but by the time he’d finished, she’d dozed off.942f1b40061f7ca8
Dias picked up Vivian, ea87afe095 whose head was about 79e2d231d6 to hit the vanity, 064e37563f and carried her to b2791e343e bed, laying her down 0463798b07 gently.35df30e7c47b04c9
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Dias gently kissed Vivian’s curved forehead as she slept.e2f47a901258a4aa
“Sweet dreams, Vivi.”a9c33656541602e5
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