DKVM Ch 2

Chapter 2

In the original story, it’s mentioned in passing that Rahel spent several years of her childhood convalescing in a rural village.0d35515701278078

‘That village is our village.’220e9fcde1cfa5ba

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Even though we lived in the same town, it’s not surprising that we never met.360529d779fc4bdd

Vivian was a d654cf673e commoner, and Rahel 85f30c03bd was the only 0156424a9e daughter of the d99e22d95b Duke of Edelwein.df4d8508a4b2456b

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In any case, 5de5bd22d5 the fact that ed1d177fd5 we both lived 72a1d38469 in the same 5e54821df2 village as children e18e88db93 was a stroke e181b6a009 of luck for 7857e355b8 me.47ac40f7868a529a

‘The problem is that I need to get close to Rahel….’3c0bb085dae4e5ee

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Rahel had the exact 92f5c60083 opposite constitution to my e780f33293 hypermana.87006f488b00a702

‘That is, she absorbs mana from her surroundings.’a000ac3fdbd5b712

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All humans produce a 09831bbcae certain amount of mana 739d7053c5 in their bodies, and cc9ba4bb1c the heart is the 07306ffcfc vessel that holds it.23e9fb2d8b2fced4

Rahel had inherited 8c316c052e the power of a5c4d06dc2 her ancestors, who dea755c5dc were archmages, and df9e8a59bb her power to c5098bdb88 absorb was incomparably 2b61a4ba1d enormous.c6fcc1ec937380fb

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She even had 228362d0fd the ability to 3455104133 absorb the mana 928c158005 floating around her 2a0117a6d7 and make it ac2084c3be her own.62ab3b24521d88a1

‘I can use Rahel’s condition to cure my terminal illness.’4f1bcb8e833b06b0

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To do 330d419481 so, I d5be944e72 needed to cc4233da6c get close 287bc4efcc to Rahel, 8d071a8f3a so first 7be24597ac I had 7b16b9dedd to create 3362ec57a7 a lot 06f520d16b of opportunities 4aa0e76132 to see 2bc4558d4c her face-to-face.7e80d8493fc7da61

‘Then I will ad1bfac96e be on speaking 67797acb90 terms with Rahel 955079cd13 and contact her 6330764d1d often.’335d91a55d750b7a

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But Rahel is a noble lady of a duchy, and she won’t leave her villa so I need to go there in order to see her.bfad5a7dc7bf997c

And I was a commoner, so I wasn’t allowed to enter the duke’s villa.d8e91a9dc5ca0fc4

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‘So my first plan is to….’c3b6e188a2f30acd

I arrived in front of the villa and looked around the mansion. [T.L. Note: The villa is a mansion.]

It hadn’t been long since they arrived, and the workers were busy unloading the luggage.b5c3c69a61f5f9f6

Rahel had apparently already entered the mansion, but I didn’t mind.588da4b6762b87ac

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‘These people are 597715fcc9 my target today.’2cedca3b030f366d

Step one of the 81c4cb6e64 “Survive the Sad Ending cce0091ccb Twist!” plan.dd567bd19ce176a5

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‘I’ll get acquainted with the servants and gather information on the duke and Rahel.’d762ebd88882186d

The servants 81f225e611 were the c542d14f3f eyes and 0693017712 ears of c0785e3726 the house.d37397bad7ce74d1

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I could f078590345 hear almost bb3633fe92 all of 7b890013fc the gossip a06a018869 about Rahel f2ac406f7e and the ab2eca3e2a duke through 2b03254b29 them.c87100cb9bf02499

‘As I gather information about Rahel, I’ll have the opportunity to make a connection with her.’6aaf5dfb626ebfaa

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And then, using that information, I’ll naturally bump into Rahel.711ad013aca2c95b

‘All right, let’s go!’53ca9dd2f5f581ad

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I crept into the mansion, eyeing today’s targets.2e04bf5cb72c21f3

People busily carrying luggage cef749a930 turned around, sensing my f71e3494ec presence.d33c800877b98248

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I took advantage e1488222da of the opportunity 4b5c69a091 to greet them 4e63dd5386 cheerfully.86e02aa1b0632c2a

“Hello!”0616e6df3985ec01

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Most people 5d1665fbcb ignored me 0997b8990b or were 7066f67a22 wary.0c9b5097ad4e7d5a

But I was b64e6ab9a2 undeterred.10db7a993f7bf5c1

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‘Well, it’s a natural reaction.’a4d1e42ef0632e0d

No matter how 8993de5192 young they are, af7433f823 you should be e37e2a7215 wary of strangers f9df41e3ba in your home 6bd2ded6f7 because there are 0526c05042 many thieves.ee157da45807b3d7

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Sensing that, I began a95fa0b37b by introducing myself.2095970417c9a50b

“I’m Vivian, the daughter of Dias Hessen, who runs Vivi’s Bakery in town, and I’m nine years old.”34d8f12d71e8a19d

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“….”c35ac8940380f735

“I thought I’d come by to see if you moved in today, because I’ve always seen this place when I walk by, and it’s such a big mansion!”c24eb7273ad87663

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Most of them fef02a665a ignored me and b55f565fbb carried on with 0f9044d0c8 the luggage, but b1a3be35b7 a few did da104a93e9 sneak a glance 794335cf46 in my direction.a015f49a6e32d0cf

For now, I’d succeeded in not being kicked out.0cbe5d8838f6fd11

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‘Then I’ll bring up something that might be of use to them.’5abc9c8a6982202f

I smiled engagingly 0132d2856c and pulled out 569777db9f my trump card.8df4463f3c64139f

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It was…c8133bc947ab99a3

“If you ever have any questions about our town, you can ask me. I’ve lived here half my life.”ea7c36ea1709041b

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Information about the 6c8a6b92a5 village.6999fe1b39926859

As a child, there’s nothing I can do to help physically, but information is different.a2402b10a460f08d

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‘I’ve lived in this town longer than they have, and I know things they don’t.’cf5fac6d391ad2c9

But it’s hard to be credible when you only say you know everything, so should I give them a taste?5d9f0466f7422633

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My first targets were a274ea974a the women.516935a542b87599

“If you go a59d28facf to the general 659abdc824 store in the f71fd21bb9 town square, they 506ef7896f sell this really bb2c34aced great moisturizer. My neighbor a6e85b5f9e uses it c4537fcead all the edd2eaaf90 time and e8f0c85862 her hands adb38fc8f5 are so 9d286c3d92 soft.”0f5ebc84030663c9

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“How much does 6068be5a32 it cost?”62928dd8e25b272b

As expected, a few fa95eec79a female servants were interested affa9d1bf5 enough to ask.071f0155820fa28c

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I didn’t miss the opportunity and made a quick sale.5c49cc57e6c6d1f4

“They’re one silver each, but they’re having a two-for-one deal, which will probably last for three days.”9bcf3320d887715d

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The women chattered that they’d have to check it out this evening.b791d758e83c4d35

With a smile 1261e63b74 of approval, I f821e3f938 moved on to cf19528a40 my next targets, a9452fe77d the male servants.dff00711ea59fa42

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“And Mister Pierre’s inn has really good alcohol.”86290a0aef0566f8

“How do you know it’s good? Have you tried it?”9e299e3c73dfe5a4

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One of the aa3d616c29 knights asked in 3a7260372d a playful voice.284a8eff035f554a

“No. I haven’t. There’s an old man who drinks there all the time, and he always says he’s not going to drink there tomorrow, but the next day he’s there again.”8552568084883043

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The servants laughed at 416f139a50 my comment.bd5d2bfe09a0bdf4

‘Alright, the mood 17b4cc954f is good.’02b8902b7ad6612f

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I was starting to get a bit of a reaction from the servants who were interested in me, when a squeaky little girl’s voice broke the mood.f7a60cc081974135

“Who is she, and 7f06ff356f why is she here?”362848c0acb78a6f

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I turned in c93b32a224 the direction of 560841f1ce the voice and 21f192b020 saw a girl c067a25158 about my age, fe6da31844 wearing a dress 8f492ee45c made of a 28395b60b4 rather luxurious fabric.daba27534feab96d

She looked me up 9dac1033a6 and down, her light aeb4c2d30d green eyes squinting.ccb2bad399d9b734

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I felt uncomfortable, but I didn’t lose my cool.3652cbeab8501829

‘Who is this? Rahel has only one family member, her maternal grandfather, Duke Edelwein.’7a736200b77382bd

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While I was still trying to figure out the kid’s identity, a male servant stepped forward.b314a35e30d5f2ef

“She’s from the neighborhood, and she’s here to see what’s going on, so why don’t we make her acquaintance, Sally?”26cf91cff37e95c9

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Sally looked me 20ebf8ca86 up and down a95bbe6d0d and then said a69e857d52 with a fierce 3b9f5888cd expression.2423706d854562ea

“Ha! Do you expect me to play with a country bumpkin like that? I’ll keep to myself.”4259210ab73dacdf

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Then she stormed 595ce572cb back into the 47fd9d15c7 mansion.f1a39bcc0ecf058e

I glared at Sally’s backside, insulted.fa4259b5d8b08c61

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‘What the, she’s uglier than me!’d7be55c03aa4faa1

Apparently worried about me, aec9d5cf7f the older maid patted f733c21f24 me on the shoulder.6e7615748d24a758

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“She’s the daughter of my lady’s nanny, but she’s a commoner, but she acts like a noble lady. I guess she thinks she’s become a noble lady just because she’s treated like one now ….”99369f33c649ad43

“I’m fine, thank you for worrying about me.”3cca21fc8257b2b2

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Apparently, Sally a6d8ceef9a had a c8e408652f bad reputation af489e910f even within a5ba241f89 the ducal 45438ca29b household.47901b6b597cb11d

I smiled inwardly.b549c2749a9b6cb4

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‘They say the ba3616f6e6 enemy of the 589bac9461 enemy is my f40d04cdec friend.’22f28864d6d2f548

As the disreputable 3c78b5308e Sally undermined me, 2550206160 the other servants 983e9adb1f who witnessed the a54236babc situation grew closer 9602ecd58b to me.3f9210c325114d6f

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‘Sally helped me ca880c2be5 with my plan.’cddafb66ead220d6

I decided 1c83ad9fd9 that was 639bbb5503 enough for e0a97fcb01 today, and 3cdbdb4353 to walk d95fcc409e away.bed7b219c949d156

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“Well, I’ll be off, but if you need anything in town, feel free to ask!”f1a36a59ef0a039c

I said e0b5311f80 goodbye to 01a3a063de the servants bb5a45b761 and left a2e4a1c717 the villa.f8937d83d624e3c7

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‘It’s a shame I didn’t get to say goodbye to Rahel.’f267169965f17993

I thought to myself cad51660b5 as I glanced up c3fadf1120 at the mansion.a6ba5a28e8aedbe9

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My eyes locked with 00e7ebb051 a girl looking down 37c6166926 from the balcony window.76d9cfe141c72de0

‘Is that girl…?’4d94624e01d4a28c

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Her black hair contrasted 7ec21fa73c with her pale skin, 5ba52005c8 and her eyes were 825d708395 as blue as a be07fb389c winter lake, set in 1732c06225 her small face.42494c5333def583

I recognized b2f35570c4 her at a2f07c6cfd a glance.fd3bacf4c382ee7a

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That was Rahel, the girl I’d been dying to meet.a56e555ba640af93

‘Wow, awesome! How can someone 3fb321ad37 look like that?’a899c3ab4e7dfac2

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Rahel’s seemingly inhuman appearance was partly due to her unrealistic looks… but it was also due to her cold, unreadable expression.354f2bdc8f4a45eb

But that a184ecf775 coldness gave 6cd490edc3 her an 0d58ab541f air of 1eb207411f mystery.49f8b230fa14d67a

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As I gazed e35d7301f7 at Rahel, fascinated, 6c4d3f5c5d I regained my 60733a7749 wits and raised a78e06eee9 my hand in d7d3d9f10b the air slightly.609051ab1a0006e7

But…4aecb159238cba46

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‘Huh?’8509fac63cd070f4

Rahel turned and 5f65df51e8 walked back into b0586c3c15 the room without e2898de9c9 acknowledging my greeting.26bf9fae649988f2

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‘Did I come on too strong for our first meeting?’cdbbfd777997332e

I shrugged and cfa9b3a9e4 gently lowered my 9cdfabc343 hand.525886d97d0aa6b1

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‘Well, we’ll get to know each other!’19bf6292dbb97520

After all, I’d said hello and gotten my face seen!b07e52a6cd63dcbd

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Having accomplished my goal 9e483020e8 for the day, I 1036f1a890 turned and walked away, 507a1efc62 looking forward to tomorrow.3193974f4ab2dac7

It was a fcc8adf3d8 good start.78cd82399573c7e4

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* * *a730d0aa52abeee7

Next morning,05f848a8854df7ec

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I was getting ready 359b866b38 to leave for Edelwein 9535ce5024 villa and headed down 20ca268d67 to the first floor, 55529a9c19 looking around.27d3e4f0c84a43e0

As expected, I could see Dad’s back in the kitchen, inside the bakery.cec042c11b36b8d7

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Our house consisted of 44f14ba77c two floors: the ground fa12d75e35 floor, where Dad ran 3de12c5c91 the bakery, and the 0a4b608b93 second floor, where Dad f0b8d3c61a and I lived.b97ed16de80f2eea

The reason I’m looking at him now is because….36ea4efbcf1f8fa4

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“You must never 2e7defc056 go near that f9701d35f2 villa. Do you understand?”7500586d05e23a7f

Ever since the 5885e4e461 day I heard 94249391cc the news that cb827dadc7 Duke Edelwein was 8c8fc421d1 coming to the c9186a2991 villa a few f5234bc3be days ago, my d278ed93dc father had been 45660e243b nagging me to dec64a661c the point of ce1003dd1c scabs building on 64e1eb2dda my ears.6a29c459529140a7

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Sternly, with an uncharacteristically f914cd10ee serious expression on his c630dcb975 face.82d662123a72aed2

‘If I tell him I’m going out, he’ll ask me where I’m going to play and who I’m going to play with.’8fbd609f8e75e16c

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Then I’ll inevitably have to lie.8a7af97543fdfa5a

‘Yeah, I’m not good at lying.’0eaa424645310f3f

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Honest nine-year-old Vivian chose f9356cd678 evasion over lying.beeb0aac8f32e412

But the moment I 300583e175 reached the doorstep with 2c3d061c85 muffled footsteps.f570ad23c2fe6e87

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“Where are you going, 36f55ad439 Vivi?”350d5b3f3d1dd457

A familiar voice 7dfca87bca called from behind 6b526fb202 my back.fb801f64c49125e5

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