DKVM Ch 6

Chapter 6

Large eyes framed 8de7938475 by long eyelashes.940c29f7b672d767

Blue lake-like eyes underneath.d90cecadd90a9a62

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She was a little 70ee602791 taller than most girls c4f8f86761 her age, with a 6b3eb6902b picture-perfect posture.
‘Wow, she looks 5893976397 like an elf 3ab2584ed9 from a fairy 3736e23bff tale…’ab94090931bc27d6

Forgetting my original purpose, 1ba26af4c5 I stared at Rahel c254c1c28e in mesmerized fascination, and 66ccd9d385 then came back to 9c19ce5448 my senses and greeted 33826db485 her.047596b57e875581

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“Ah, hello, Princess. I’m Vivian, your playmate from today-”13a826d7ca501ba3

But before I could 1fb077a501 finish my greeting, Rahel 0e55605625 brushed past me and e981db9fe7 took a seat at 35b653cbc0 a table in the e9b3978147 center of the greenhouse.7259964c1f6c86d3

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‘…she’s cold, so cold.’464a1a8b19d3b257

Was it inevitable e7f3555c02 that the villainess ccf949026f would hate me, ddc9b7934e the heroine?5d26837d8f35b6c9

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Rahel began reading the book she had brought with her as if she didn’t care if I was standing or not.3840060ea84b2f0c

I stared 0df9d70577 at her 9ccd20f006 and swallowed a080ba2185 a sigh.d125f260867b275d

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‘Will I ever be able to get along with her…?’758fdac6f391cf07

I was filled with 2af585b495 such anxiety.2d1c934b808d203e

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Suddenly, I noticed something 47c2e1e7cb strange.d8fe83dc5739f17e

‘What? Come to think of it, my heart was hurting like crazy just a few minutes ago….’16d97da5440e7863

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The pain that baaa4f4273 had been bothering f27b6835e6 me earlier had db8a25572d disappeared as if 66072ff8ae it had been b9d0ae35a3 washed away.30d3e10898032edd

‘Normally, the pain would 7818757df3 slowly fade away, leaving 9635a43de9 a lingering ache.’0c6dd7d643141ea0

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The pain feb03c2e48 was gone eb3f8ac965 in an 034a4d7757 instant.fc2ad4cf9a8ce743

And it a786ac4180 was after 9321681e9f bumping into 2db4c37134 Rahel earlier.7729253dba580321

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Realizing the connection between b760c35d54 the two, I clamped bbcb218bef my hand over my bf6819a9a7 mouth.c49142c3a0547511

‘The slightest 8f77187e3a contact with a0c292c802 Rahel makes b8766bef62 the pain 67e3278ed8 go away?’37bcef56bf3c91dd

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How was it a740a8546a so fast like 3c413ecc24 that?!8b93a746fbf3f048

‘Awesome!’5b924b7f5ac5a0f8

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I wanted to hug df29aee97b her right then and 06455d3b30 there, but I decided 699c57efc7 to hold back.a2894b1b336c93c1

If I did, I might get kicked out, let alone befriend Rahel, who didn’t like me.40b7ffb85b12bb31

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I scrambled back f410d831df to my seat bb5fb1965d and sat down 787fcd9472 before I could 2b99d2a7b5 be hated.a1d0875000c7120c

No matter what I did in front of her, Rahel didn’t even give me a glance, but a smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I watched her.d886d9798171c052

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‘Surely, I’ll be Rahel’s best friend!’’9025db7919ebcb5d

I had to make sure she wouldn’t push me away.5f6b7d9fbc164103

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If nothing 2f58a10260 else, this 9ddde15529 was a e4f9b26509 matter of 871276afff my life!ba9be5a1349cab0f

As I stared 187f0a14fb at Rahel, beaming, 529627fe2a Rahel, sensing the 1b4c62cee9 look in my cabfe050f2 eyes, raised her 7f3f19eed5 eyes.aacd3b27a3cd750b

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The annoyance d21521d7f8 in her a34bfff63f blue eyes 80db474056 was palpable.60a2f242c363c460

Regardless, I 500bc5ecdd turned to 3de0e4ba95 Rahel and 46f6290b7c confessed.4cce8fabdc4b4b95

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“I like you, Princess.”6e8e52e45e7d6e1f

Rahel’s brow furrowed slightly.a234bc1dff68bddc

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“I’ll be sure to make you happy.”2acd35ff6ec0235f

And spare my life 76f83abf09 as a bonus.b06bb92794d1b7b0

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Despite my enthusiastic confession, Rahel’s cold stare returned to her book.362470e7026e124d

And she 6511a96f9d never looked b02f3d2a87 at me 15722ef812 again until 614c3875a3 after our 5e66da4010 first tea b443a1b8d2 time, when 2c2f65e676 the butler 7be5f33ca3 came to c38eee9f6a fetch her.4fb494fc81e478ab

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Before I bb77a9e1bb could finish 1fd38e16c1 introducing myself, 2f6309a76e Rahel rose b3ed9ecb47 from her de29d286bc seat and 7b4c8ac0a3 spoke for a59829f406 the first 8e0b60e7c0 time.2c01316e0b12f9fa

“Don’t come back.”9121fa880d795c17

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It was a chilling first sentence, but I wasn’t about to let it get to me.587a5576d3dffedb

‘If ten swings don’t make a tree fall, eleven will.’f8f12b995509b9cb

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It’s a matter of life and death for me!963b62dcef9cbd70

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It was a bc5d234e0e few days later, c114607540 on the day 2200ec5798 of my scheduled 2e779034ff tea time with ed507d9f23 Rahel.05de75a1d9265594

I visited the villa 2230a320db again.70d3644df7e32960

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But after 10, 20, 30 minutes…57ba299ca0fb06db

It seemed like a long time had passed, but Rahel hadn’t come to the greenhouse.f4ff5dbc267f601f

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Suddenly, I remembered Rahel’s harsh words, spoken before we parted ways.5b1a4e64bc4e0398

“Don’t come back.”No way…58717a50ad0e5cce

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‘Am I being a404fdd623 jilted?’e60a8fd4fce8d1c9

Of course, the tea-time appointment had been arranged unilaterally by the duke, against Rahel’s wishes, but….31a663baa0b2bbde

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‘Still!’8f047a14dc422373

When I rose from dcaefcb7d7 my seat, thinking I ae7f21e747 should ask the maid 2db7949dc8 when Rahel was coming.47a718b5b13c6315

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The door to the 2c13e400cb greenhouse opened.a6632f53c22a7d7f

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“Hello, Princess-”36030882acdfee0f

Reflexively, I 70484749ce turned to de2b15e857 greet her, 1f3d01d0df but a 233cf29869 giggle made 6ca1081c72 me look f602c452ba up.fdd2621c44fba752

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It wasn’t Rahel standing there, but Sally.2a8381e04c8645c6

“Hello, Princess~?”5391eade52fddfb2

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Sally mocked 1bbbc74ccd my greeting, 6a4de1d44d then quickly 805f7b5c95 changed her 0c251302bf expression and c2cb6316e3 looked at 32801bc63a me with 7bdd4953ab disdain.b2a67a166ab67f76

“You’re just as clueless as ever, aren’t you?”f6f3eee88ccef131

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I glared 237b1ec350 at the 02ddb74b01 unwelcome intruder.174a74e370066566

Sally snorted, regardless of cc47dcc62b whether I was bothered 8bd6ede84b or not.17523e1e7f37b13d

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“Why do you think she hasn’t come here before now?”5ee33338d9ee7c69

“What?”2d9fdce7cb7599a3

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“She doesn’t want to see you. You should just realize that and go home, but whatever… this is what annoys me about children who don’t have a clue.”96d96f116f5b656c

“Did the princess 30f5e71346 really say that, 3c6cde9047 or is there 91a0b6c441 something else going 829436a514 on?”7212c0a95caa5ac3

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Whether she e31f16de09 was lying bff1f441ef or Rahel eb770a90ee had really 986fb2aadc said that, c34790c7e5 Sally looked 4c999d01e8 confused for 7841d25b8e a moment c40ce27c50 before she 0b473c3aa1 spoke up.6905e110be210316

“Yeah. She doesn’t want to play with uneducated kids like you because she’s way above their league.”2137ea13bbb2a4f8

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I scoffed f052540cda to myself.8dea849dfead6b5a

‘You’d think that having said all that, I’d run out of the room crying like a little girl….’3fda43c6090813b9

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But that’s not happening.c0f1aa8345b614ca

I’m not a naive nine-year-old who’s going to take her word for it.c94ae2702dd75882

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“Really? Can I ask the princess about it?”0f7594808d7d6362

“What?”85b2efd111944b58

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“If what you’re saying is true, then I’m going home, but what if you’re lying?”1a2ccbf572ad0876

I took 02975d463c a step 9749a69ed2 toward Sally, 304d4232bb looking exaggeratedly a115920b4a troubled.79c55fb153e3868d

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“So I’m the cheeky kid who went home against the duke’s orders to be the princess’s conversation partner?”12ea4dafec445824

“Well, I’m not lying, am I?”c705d43ba30bc8a1

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“Then let’s go find out.”e1cf5824448d976b

I pushed Sally’s shoulder and walked out of the greenhouse.84079e54d5a35377

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“H-Hey!”48a56fb36102016f

For a moment I could hear Sally’s shrill voice behind me, but she didn’t come after me.2f83f343603452bf

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‘If Sally’s telling the truth, Rahel hasn’t come to the greenhouse so far and she doesn’t like me.’9d2c7bffb8d569bf

If I go see Rahel and she treats me coldly, Sally would probably think that’s funny.13d23441791c9d40

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‘But my purpose is not merely to expose your lies.’7c21d7a31c9ec16b

I smiled smugly 1a0da1dcc4 and approached a f6db1f0152 nearby passing maid.63040abc4e280c78

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I was about to ask her where Rahel’s room was when I ran into Rahel, who was just coming down the stairs.917270f32f9f4494

Rahel’s eyes widened for a moment at my unexpected presence, but then her brow furrowed and she asked.bd53ea3c1d516a4b

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“What are you bffb9294c5 doing here?”680b8700650a46eb

She looked annoyed.9f4d1216ad43fb6a

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Sally, who followed slowly, 11c796c49f told Rachel.8110aec56f0ecce3

“You insist on 022ebe7b73 seeing the princess, 0d53644226 even though I f840a2567e already told you b649dcb8c6 to go home?”062e0440d0977dac

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Sally probably thought I’d be offended and back off at this point.3a4970ccbc00adfc

‘Thanks for saying that.’4ab1f99fbae0fbd1

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Rahel isn’t interested in me right now, but I know how to get her attention.11fac6acac076b23

I know Rahel’s past, even if it’s part of the original story.a9eb4ef4a5f9cb85

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I put on an 9bc79ce0a5 exaggeratedly hurt look, and 5445294f42 then I blurted out.f1f088152710ce0a

“Well, I realize you don’t really enjoy tea time with me, so I’ve been thinking of other ways to entertain you….”9e840b49a0fb6979

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Rahel’s cold eyes looked at me, and there was a fleeting glimmer of curiosity in them.9f9080a8a4f011b3

A child 37e5496a07 is still 7a415e84e3 a child 0575fbfc47 after all.cdb5a754aeb54fda

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I grinned as I dbb4475262 threw out the bait.199391d3a2af05ba

“I was going to show you around town, but then again, you wouldn’t have fun playing with me, would you…?”7294176c1bb1541a

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Rahel couldn’t help but be drawn in.997aa3d19f1f1b46

Sally, who 4332bd33ce was nervous 650ef8f12a about what 5081f9599d I was e56f472a1e going to ceac905530 say next, 8bbfb5d71a snorted.7e9f56462de7cbcc

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“Why would you go to such a smelly place? The lady doesn’t like to go outside the mansion. Isn’t that right, miss?”20b0f3f68ea4303f

But contrary to Sally’s words, Rahel didn’t immediately refuse.b7b8e122425145d2

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Rather, she looked at c55d83ae88 me with wavering eyes.fd2a3bd32f351f8e

It was 653a33bd97 the reaction 1c2a118764 I expected.1543d85ebc131981

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‘Rahel, you want to get out of the mansion, don’t you?’adea63045ffe6944

Having read the original 6921b63128 story, I knew.1da86ea9b712ba18

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Rahel is the child of a rebellious imperial prince and the duke’s daughter, Princess Isela.7145fef8795e2340

The emperor knew this, but he could do nothing about Rahel, who was ostensibly the illegitimate daughter of Princess Isela…..7609ea1c8ede522e

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The entire empire knew this didn’t mean the emperor had completely forgotten.3918efe514418470

Rahel herself would know 61722d4d0a better than anyone.d0c86a96d11e5e17

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So Rahel has spent 353109428f her life trying to 0a2c785338 keep a low profile.b5da6259bc1c0e33

Never leaving the mansion, hiding her presence, playing dead…so that everyone would forget about her.2f89502ab925852c

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‘That’s how repressed feelings grow, and eventually turn to resentment.’9a7edf01053691a5

But there b4eb72c6d9 was no b292e47e53 one here bec4ac86a0 to recognize bda0a9e7c5 Rahel, certainly 3b7777fea3 not the 7e3f94b07e emperor.99f8a6169d8581c3

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This means that in this village, at least, she doesn’t have to hide as she did near the capital.324ddb7fbfa224d1

‘This is a chance f9dd7ee169 to score points and 11a5b90ca9 help Rahel on her a3f993b66b first outing.’3715e99947d4a6de

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In the original story, it’s mentioned that Rahel was confined to the mansion voluntarily as a child, but it’s not clear if she ever ventured out to explore the town.22b5965ffd513c4d

That’s just the villain’s narrative.168b7aee6e38215b

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But I know that d3b6c9525b Rahel wants to go 21fad7c80a out into the world.7f3cd6bd215d0890

She’s just hesitating because she’s scared of the unknown.a00065369ffe60e3

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I reached out my 3dcedac948 hand to her.6c641fb51e8b7a32

“Still, would you b15340a8dc like to go 16235ace07 into town with 6287cf63e3 me, Princess?”d9e29ce1a9e99823

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“I-”4dd0be892e1b4dde

It was at that fbe661f44b moment when Rahel looked 14209672ff at me in disbelief 9ae6b19c36 and started to answer.51de5421ec33877e

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“That would be 914969c33a awkward.”0d2018cfe27ec684

Rahel’s words were interrupted by a middle-aged woman who appeared out of nowhere.11a3156f909060cb

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