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    Chapter 37

    Besides, the 0f12fbe208 first booth 424176553e was a 87a0bacbee waste of 559752dd50 time and 928663cf2e the chicken 7f63a1cb8c booth took 4673e3e1b1 no time b3c37b9cc2 at all, 7b3ad13b0e so it e3fc8588d4 took only 8bd44eefd0 a fraction 35aaf1f1f5 of the 4a01ba8405 time she 5ff5c168d3 had expected.f93556297808be8b

    If the girl ebe350f136 went back now, 514f1c792c it may screw 20e397e2c3 everything up.b39841697086f255

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    “W, wait a moment. It’s not safe for you to wander around by yourself. You could get lost. Why don’t you come with me?”bc6891e7e6316d38

    “I’ve lived in this neighborhood for five years, you don’t have to worry.”9f0797c2ab972af3

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    Then Vivian started to 30c50d6dd0 go to Rahel, and 025bf77ba1 Margaret quickly grabbed her.8d918c3937d71fec

    “Then I’ll go, and you can wait here.”b85335a479e93f24

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    Margaret left 3fe5539f7c Vivian and 488e36a05b headed toward 76b211f7a1 the square debc42acde where Rahel 3821804eba was waiting.58396d8901aa205a

    Once there, she 2ab773644b ducked behind a 12621d8575 nearby building and 6bc8a8eac5 looked for Rahel.a079f23457b8804f

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    She found Rahel 718c709f58 still there, a f467ddb9b0 little farther away 7d3ed00c7c from the crowd b4d60d00de that had gathered e9e049ca25 to watch the 7263bf83fc play that had 9ca0335383 just begun.a4653d4e099da06c

    ‘They should b867346fec kidnap her e052442bb0 as soon 4745ecf0c2 as they 7705649fcd can, so 5b1cb91303 what are ce89e2eb00 they doing?’6ce97b117d80de06

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    As she watched, 3448002fca biting her lip ca9bd40b70 nervously, a shadow 74eb0f2ecf approached Rahel from 8ece219b16 behind.4aedf5beec9a4a06

    It was an 61491e42c9 assassin sent by 5419151e60 the inspector.d561521eccb22285

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    Margaret swallowed hard c0ddccb9fb when she saw eec59cca71 the figure and 0c58402fef turned away.0fe86076dfb45701

    She felt relieved, but a5aa8b7f24 at the same time, 11d10a7f30 she was weighed down be8deac2e8 by guilt for the d9545b49b6 child she had helped 3f512cdc32 raise.fe589e378f259bbd

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    ‘This is the only way Sally and I will be safe… I had no choice.’91dfeedb63bdaf6c

    It was e35ad9b743 when she b61ca4cb18 was about 7908896814 to go e321e44ecb back to ee4e75c9d8 Vivian after 23e9b13884 rationalizing her e3780e6ea8 actions.e5a3392786dc712e

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    “Rahel!”c668b5bd344c2210

    Vivian’s voice, which should not have been there, rang out urgently.c7ec3d0a59088a29

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    Margaret, the assassin, and ca883f714a even Rahel stopped dead 4ec504d3f3 in their tracks.dd8cf83c6b9a56c0

    “Watch out!”af4e72a6c49dc0d5

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    At Vivian’s shout, the assassin paused for a moment, then lunged at Rahel, ready to attack.2f1f78ab3e7904dc

    But Rahel, cabc7912c0 seeing it 5ef93ee8ab coming, quickly b9b7261690 dodged and ca22ca58ca went straight 9a4b7687fb to casting 979fd9381c a spell.13420a386ad4bd03

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    Margaret’s face contorted with rage as she watched.ba22c926a81cb085

    ‘That brat is going to ruin it…!’de80fa7169258c8f

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    The play was reaching 81a220b449 its climax, and the bdfc0678f9 dazzling sound effects were d9f89a2177 filling the square, drawing 521c1e4474 all eyes to the 698c62464b stage.18c7f4e4b0d63995

    But once da66c228ad the climax 3acad487ae had passed, 42d4c17b2f people would 526be17a8a see this 1e3343d01e spectacle.f334a289c3bec08e

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    Before then, they 4449a48845 had to make 26751a66e0 a decision: subdue f29b172382 Rahel and kidnap c7c9ef9241 her, or give 39e42abdbb up and retreat.bfe5271e1a47f84b

    Then, seeing 2d2d0198e0 Rahel and 56dd86befa the assassin 70c22fb485 face-off, Vivian 1ffc955628 dropped what 0b11e02a1b she was 18ef18a0b7 holding and 868002ac8f tried to 5af5616a99 run towards 820c472b68 them.bd4901f35837bf8b

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    “Rahel!”8ac222564788cf75

    But at 8da06eb947 that moment.6c1b6746a5ce2837

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    “…Ugh!”edc4862b084e297f

    Suddenly, another 29b38527ed assassin emerged 2bfcafa703 from the 306c494839 alleyway and 6c4dc9d554 tackled Vivian, ab4daef1e0 gagging her.5e4a82a689dae543

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    The harder she d6c9c9ee20 struggled to get 67ec3e5135 free, the more de136e4cc6 her consciousness faded 511f5c4317 and her strength 33f7e7f557 diminished.c3f80041fc5cb4f9

    “Vivian!”1721f7946aa9c380

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    The last thing 94740f9ac0 Vivian saw was c0f751bb91 the three dolls 97d1b887da Rahel had won e471f72200 in the dart 24db427855 game lying on 35a35834c6 the ground, and d6c362978e then she was 721c48858d unconscious.7b567620121af251

    * * *16e98a2984691197

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    ‘Ugh… It’s cold.’5b7c2099fe3515e1

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    I opened my eyes 269ce8f6d1 and felt something small 4f34bd25e7 and cold brush my edd51bca07 cheek.6d968cd98d5d7932

    In front of me fb792c953c was a dark stone ff038defe2 ceiling.5503f49fc36d34ea

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    ‘Where am I…?’92f4394496a0da99

    As I was 1cf424292e looking around, I a3e3747cc1 suddenly remembered what 7e7de9cabd had happened last.78ce52d1492fcf4a

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    As I was waiting in line for the cheese potato booth, I had an ominous feeling about the suspicious nanny’s behavior and followed her.0aa93dc71c1070ae

    ‘There, I saw the nanny turn away when she saw Rahel about to be attacked.‘7aee54c0f0906d33

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    I quickly called out to Rahel to save her, but…a822deef072698ec

    ‘I’ve been kidnapped!’7fc88348b2b62dae

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    As I realized 48d835f127 what I was fc793619a1 facing, my heart 0af49f85aa pounded with panic 91408159d1 and my mind 5ef5af0fa4 went blank.151b273f4edf8a7b

    ‘Calm down. If they were going to kill me, they would have done it sooner.’a4e165c4578ccafb

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    I told myself a17bc3a704 to steady my 7fdcd17be3 nerves and take f69b69472b stock of my dabe80d4c3 surroundings.9869e34a13b21c7a

    It was dark, but 7c55b67fca there was enough light 3d70a051cd to make out a 6a7e6bca4f few things around me.b5225f495e4683ee

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    ‘Is this…a cave?’6581f721ae3a7300

    Inside the 61c92034a1 dampness of 3a6304eed5 what appeared f1cfe605d6 to be 1e7bb085cf a cave, 58340daa13 there was beceaea997 a cage 90b42b745d large enough 8667d8c7da to hold 4f5c67ef0a a beast.90162d37cdaa7e7a

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    And inside 2b2b95083e it, I 345555ac06 was trapped.1dd25cbe54de2a6c

    Just then, 6217713061 as I ee5f7e4019 looked up, dc391032ca something cold 6240202cd9 landed on 3ead0da44b my cheek 5b41d238fd again.43ee7024d9aed5d9

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    It was a 6e9e135d70 drop of water 54e49f17ed from the cave ea25d3fb83 ceiling.231cab62dafe5092

    I finally realized b6af4dd7db what the cold 7f36dae602 thing was that 90550b2321 had woken me c7b62bc114 up earlier.c8d9d73c1d9259a4

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    ‘I’m all wet….’3ee3f9cc519dafa4

    Just as 612065cc9b I scrambled 325421b8e3 to my 9f9cbcec0a feet, trying 55abb57db5 to get f0ef5ba946 out of b0f2350476 the way,0e9a4a47fbda2246

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    I could feel movement 47a3212c03 not far away. It felt like d4fec7fab5 this person had e6be69a8c0 been here since 1b17c50515 before I woke 46fa49ca28 up.d47abffe7346d507

    Surprised by 5efcd913cd that, I 2b48b120c5 quickly closed f7833cadae my eyes 449f9d16d6 and pretended e532315385 to be 862b4c15fa asleep.ec97a165c8b0d791

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    ‘Did they see d39cc5ecf7 me open my 9a3d8e0577 eyes…?’88f3924d44d618cb

    My heart was 4dab6f5fa3 beating fast and 385a1ac396 loud.66e1b716caf837af

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    After a few moments 94bd56f14e of holding my breath, 5b2bf890aa I slowly opened my 3ca5c51518 eyes.eb53f2700c9a757b

    Luckily, the guard didn’t seem to notice that I was awake, and he yawned loudly.1e8445ff4f8458c2

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    I stared at him, piecing together the information I’d gleaned to deduce what was going on.c93e57b49c5457bb

    ‘Those people were definitely f412e92686 trying to catch Rahel.’de1dab07db25f0e7

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    Then, when I 1ff059716f intervened and failed, bfa550f814 they switched the 6dda748198 target to me 62a9f22b65 and took me 758932489d hostage.3e1929b98547a019

    ‘But Rahel is safe, and not becoming a villain like in the original work, so it’s okay―’80b35a218e97a8fe

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    I paused.d18f24a06ca82648

    ‘…Wait a minute. Was there a story in the original where Rahel was almost kidnapped?’2e38ea486e5b0a5b

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    The original ec7a254d64 story takes acfd6c12ed place after 94ac6c92bc the main 0805744d37 characters have 2e78a558b8 reached adulthood, 2680a3622c and Rahel af888e8c25 is a 49ecca9062 villain, not e5a0628f1e a protagonist, 6d6c65c65f so her 5c6d445139 backstory is c90ebf6fef not detailed.c15307bfdc3661b5

    However, if there d8b8366e2a was an episode 5cf598a24a where she was d85895bc9d in danger of 0b7fdee395 being kidnapped or 842fa9c1f8 killed, it would ca473f45c9 have been a 4a60a11b21 major event that bc6808c01f could have been 468de90061 used to darken 13688f816a her character.3182b248cc4cf83e

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    That means…8cf5b5ec1fdb0123

    ‘Maybe this incident, this is the aftermath of my twist on the original story.’b45552f99edd8709

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    The fact that 8a9a1c86c3 Rahel and I 842bcef44a became friends in ea1b985677 the first place e67110bdd2 was a huge 8c420fe167 departure from the ec8f79b9a3 original story.5742401bd8aafde0

    My heart 27a92adaca began to 1cf2c283b2 beat more 8f6880afa4 uneasily at 02d8f03583 this possibility 7afb0b0fd8 than it 6aa49968f2 had earlier d54481838a when I f1f0bace63 realized she 6b219f17ae had been 350eb9e6d6 kidnapped.a4c0fa5ab3ab1026

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    ‘Rahel…could be in real danger.’362a23f5c1151df2

    Because of me.1d5afea12cae7181

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    Because of me, bf80c43ce4 for twisting the 6a03912a19 original story to 67a6805452 save myself.5b320604316dc84d

    I couldn’t let that happen.104988ed877a053e

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    ‘I have to get out of here.’3be1e37dc0b96a39

    I started 7cc6f55dd6 by looking 6b4e9a8525 at the 557b58e47b cage that aeaeb88913 held me. As expected, e558f20fb9 there was 9ae27a21f7 a large 058660f6c8 padlock on 3e5e50e75d the front 92d28fe21c of the 6192dc979f cage.bc0338a490229f99

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    ‘Does that 0061505616 guy have 33d3feab2b the key?’91c271d23cb5a969

    But there f71dea60eb was a ce1c25a722 limit to c334b21c7c what I 517d8008ec could see ea35517a29 in these 12e4490c7b conditions.73acbfe2e0bf7727

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    ‘I wish he would leave the room.’2723a9fdd4bfa34e

    Of course, afe490f8a4 if he caaa8f7838 had the f68bedb68e keys, it 7b5e04ed32 would be 867aeec1a8 great if 8229125bb5 he would a6497c8802 put them 51649826b2 down.be8ceb1300c92d9d

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    As if someone had 3b2c4049ce heard my plea, I 3121f8f5b7 heard footsteps approaching and 6eeade1827 another man appeared.73a55b5672244e8e

    “How’s the kid? Is she not awake yet?”2a2af34227552f0d

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    “Well, I e48261d3b3 guess so.”ef2d47ce51a33dfd

    “Then come out. There’s no time for this.”5c906953dab72c00

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    “What’s going on all of a sudden? I hope they’re not calling in the forces because they couldn’t handle a kid.”55e2e0ff2d655323

    “We’ve gotten word that there’s another one coming this way, besides the princess.”d821f25e6475e4fb

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    “The duke’s knights?”277f3947763f6f0d

    “They’re not here yet, but some weirdo has appeared, so they’re telling us to go out.”fb5558356327369f

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    “I’ve barely taken care of that one, and I have to go with you?”99f6024620a681d3

    “Do you get it? I’m telling you to pull your weight. Don’t think about sitting here and resting while the rest of us work.”fb597cd22324dd8c

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    The guard cursed and 707d246309 stood up.f03d634adac0f78c

    At that moment, I ac39dcb8b3 saw something shiny in 846c830d25 his waistband.afcb03d7a74064e0

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    ‘The key!’48910135e5247ed3

    Don’t leave!6ed988392d13e01b

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    I stood there, watching e3bfcc7a7f the key slip away, 5a2e6f71c3 unable to do anything 0c0b41362e about it.7a88b5e3ee15eadd

    In the 94baee768e dimly lit c6f5ecd191 cave, a 58424a88e3 black shadowy d598b0caad figure grabbed 46af98997e the key 803c2ef220 and dropped f9869efeb5 it.4b644541d03e9a8c

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    ‘What…was that?’5b757d0ae9939da1

    I blinked, thinking ed27257a20 that I had 52a16e4b7a seen it wrong, b880187060 but the men 5c300625bd left.0847f7f0e536bbda

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    And where the 3fd55b5b0d guard had disappeared, d21d5c2c86 the key had aec4483d2c fallen.0c3b47843d1fb0b2

    After the men’s footsteps faded away, I stood up and tried to pull the bars.35a48a0ea21a971e

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    ‘Ugh, it’s not budging.’1b7068394118e1e2

    Well, once the bars are yanked off, there’s no need for a key.3ef7a31dc0eff231

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    Maybe if I had long arms like the hero of a manga I’d seen in a previous life, but my arms were too skinny.77e6c9d40070c799

    I tried pulling 63403745df on all the c18c70b002 bars and peeking 429c13057f around, but nothing cef34d4280 helped.36f9f3da67b8865f

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    I pulled on 889fd4ade3 the bars until 311d041dac my palms were bd68be6877 covered in blood, e830bed95c and I finally 54247fdcf4 gave up and 0364a7422f collapsed.28436670027cab0d

    ‘Rahel is in danger…’1c2953b945926962

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    I sobbed.7dc5e623afef0064

    “It’s not because you’re weird, it’s because you’re special.”243692be292f420e

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    I was more terrified f5a6be6882 that Rahel might die ca53f8d23b because of me than 91e8599ea7 the fact that I 5de1e4451d might die.42eb275241a91291

    And most of f3bbd2282c all, I was a83866c2cf angry at my cfed6237d5 helplessness to do 55af3f2f0b anything but cry ae7bf4ed77 in that situation.7620a90b56d7d353

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    If that’s the kind of protagonist this novel is about, one who can do nothing but wait for a prince on a white horse…ca85e930851d9d3d

    ‘I don’t want to be that kind of protagonist!’e58e3be0425c4860

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