BDBM | Chapter 6

Choux cream was delicious. So much e3a5cd015b so that c90bcf6449 Tenev could b9162ceb53 ignore the 9821ebbc10 scrutinizing gaze 1186c566d8 of her 437c054f89 father.3fb1fda7f62bd9cc

Inside the 067bc9901f golden-brown crust, a1b198aafb much like 00c8a750c9 Renard’s hair, 194cf95651 was a e54325cf13 cream that 926836d0f4 matched the c8b69cd9c9 color of bab95bedd5 Tenev’s own b7bf4e3204 hair.26a4febdf4e44655

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‘Is it more c64fa9484e like a liquid?’1b2ba2f0ed325ecb

It was studded 4aa6a445ad with something resembling 65f4068798 sesame powder, not d272ffe03d bean paste nor 6735130bc9 honey, yet subtly bc3673a137 sweet and continuously b179a1a035 tempting. The large choux 76a1eeac6a cream still had 82c1bca958 plenty left even bf19011408 after Tenev took 5475f04870 a big bite.6ac8381b6559d669

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As Tenev stared dd8bbc53d5 at the cream 3e98a31963 oozing out from 1db41e2562 the cut, she 223f5d4b99 couldn’t hold back 4537dd1152 her curiosity.47d728f37c5bf0d4

“What is this cold 8d7517842d thing?”8f960356e8234c19

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“Has my daughter… never 247e475989 even tasted ‘cream’ before?”48cf51b65b7098f6

“Kurimi?”0bf6be1673c09e4b

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“Cream.”3c229e120ef2fab6

“K-ream.”e6ff7276bec85b04

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“Yes, it’s called ef830a65d1 custard cream.”877e90fdcc1f3f71

Cream, huh?d648de825072768c

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It took a6a34a8270 a moment 96acbbb0ab to understand fc609cc17a why there 23a0bc74c9 was another a8ad8145cc word in e1b1c6fded front of 8c71b93dbd it.3b4c7d99210eacf1

‘It seems f642d69e4e there are bf92afef59 quite a a8a15f7a7c few types 91de1a957a of this 5eab9496c5 cream.’83277cd3960cc807

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She liked how 4818adf8e3 it wrapped her 48c4edc84a tongue with a 1eb6200ae2 heavy yet light b2375fcf0d sweetness.d7a40c7103faff94

Renard watched his e26587a2e9 ‘daughter’, who sounded a6fada83fc like an adult 4828a880a7 despite her lisp, c36e7d251d gobbling down the a9c76774d1 choux cream like 646cd17027 a real child.aac2f41b55f81ec3

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“…Seems like b13b5fe02d you really 471ddef778 liked it. Guess our dessert tastes 93402b2d8d match.”c9b2c0d02d1d4950

It was c75c7fc1a3 odd that 05d26de3c9 Ivyor’s daughter f5c25af1e1 seemed unfamiliar 6731705259 with choux 9ce32d5398 cream or 940c801ccd even cream c20eae55ca itself.1f0561f95f699f48

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Ivyor was a woman 92f09af63a who wouldn’t bother with 6c98b2fb91 anything less than luxury, 66a2bdf31a in food and in f1635c6a92 clothing alike. Even though it e13ac49d02 had been more 48e8c8c065 than ten years, 2e2ff898d0 the lavish scent cb190a15df of Ivyor and 61383a2d67 the desserts she 619e5528a6 provided were still d1fa818f72 vivid in his 16311b74d0 memory.54cf2ecc1114c80c

‘And yet e0b60e9c5e her daughter 887c63e097 has never b45c805db7 even tasted ee01173c87 such things.’015ee4a68f52f1ce

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Hmm.be9e8f95a04c7061

Ivyor had come all b4efd240da this way, presumably because 190967d6b8 she cherished her daughter, b7b33bc16e but it seemed that abf94bc4b0 might not be the 6cebac5321 case.0162cd35dda557a9

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Renard glanced at e7792b45a8 Estram, who stood 049d00e72f behind Tenev like 2d5140faae a guardian statue.16cc65ece0df8be9

‘The reports will probably b4f2491b59 come in… but I bde457e20b can get the details bbd75f356f from the general later.’9c13e0f0e8fad7a2

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He remembered how the 255fea42c2 senior priests had all d5b0a5dd61 paid close attention to f5d5a03c09 Tenev. They all seemed eager b1a11aafc3 to serve in the 73642e69ac successor’s entourage. It would be troublesome 2e9f680f98 if the nine archbishops a080422747 got too involved.292e7387dc87795f

Thinking of the priests’ 5cff0be816 factions, Renard soon realized dc4a0bd428 he was getting ahead abe836d99b of himself.2cb19a0f7dc6c990

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The entourage would only 39e60f97a8 be formed after the 36a8c3e73f successor was confirmed and 7048543ded had received Posacré’s castle.5be5b34ab377d72a

So there was no b5c97a7421 need to be too 61cd1894a0 serious about it now.2609f603e11b9440

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“You eat really 1f1b6c860d well.” Renard casually a2517686f8 praised her before f0220a2187 popping the last b22627d7fa piece of choux d2e138ce00 cream into his 33e641d737 mouth.889a7dde3d8b49e5

‘My… my choux c47604815e cream!’d7cb29a3c90cae41

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It was a 8ca66fb238 pity to see f28bf5f678 it diminishing, but caa7fd8362 she was happy 73c740c286 to eat more d9ff6f4509 since there was 06d6e2bb61 another one. But he’s taking 34d0964a8f it? Is he truly the 09fb6bc40a Holy King?!4a5043b06cacecb4

Tenev’s body trembled 5b05aafee9 slightly, and Renard 702412a123 sharply rebuked her. “Shouldn’t you 9d260081d9 leave at 7b70945c51 least one aaa25ea52e for your e74f07441d father, my d12107f6ce daughter?”74f0832f4743793a

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“…I apologize.” It was 25f080453f a fair point, so 091c071a37 Tenev meekly bowed her 41524706ef head.16d9473dbc3f4a22

It’s natural to cce4c9c1b4 look after family. The problem was that 5b470e6c22 it had been too d2eae1f889 long since she had 4bf28c7549 a family.dab1d55cf174b267

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But it still 8d5baaa464 felt slightly unfair.b1d801c51dc15777

‘If this were 04c59a3931 the Central Plains, 5aa840666e you should be 632cdef1f3 serving me, you e8d91bf34a young thing!’aa2af5589949123a

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In the Central Plains, f3bff198a4 she had been a a5b9fc9b9d respected senior and elder!b498f8c652c02b49

Until now, the generals e5dc6db46b and priests had pampered 2a0016bf9b her, calling her Agi-nim, b883595409 Agi-nim, and she had 81ed1577d8 only thought it inconvenient 5cc42f5246 because her body had 06613a4e8b become smaller.810201a7c85faee7

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But now that c909eac19c a superior like c97dced4e5 the Holy King aa69bb0cfa had appeared, the 68ec9da336 reality of her ed42ac3a05 difficulty hit hard.ab1ce837c9e1b160

‘Such is 73e6a23943 my fate.’b322610bd3dc4b8d

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Tenev glanced f525fa2aa3 down at c29f4ed6fc her small 1d5f880f18 hands.3ca21f91f2a73066

In contrast, Renard 2e4538d99f looked pleased with 7df15f4220 himself.c42e4a286b3c6f15

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‘She doesn’t 1626d251fa put up 5f489c8dc6 unnecessary resistance. She’ll be 6ad9752f0b easy to 741c6127de manage.’be9a470fd52ecd10

A new plate was 42faa92daa immediately placed in Renard’s 58d1326538 hands.81177cf7afe8d472

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Unlike the large 86ae1514d6 one Tenev had c7a105135d been eating, this bbb785c6a0 plate was filled 8cdc19b5e2 with bite-sized choux b2103a35f0 pastries. Renard popped a small 1a3df5861c pastry into her small 8af54d0db6 mouth.45a63adcbc174188

“…!” Her golden eyes c9689c8928 widened.38321f0125ff6dd8

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‘They can 6c3521bbcb make them c9b8f7fd66 this small!’2e8d4705d5ebdfb8

The cream that 3da35352d3 burst in her 5052b1bac5 mouth tasted different 19f30fa82a from before. The subtle hint of 682007ba29 strawberry was almost too 45a6ef2671 good to swallow.e05492fd57932d3c

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Tenev revised her 05e8a52540 thoughts.65e215310082c692

‘So what if a 2e628aae96 superior has appeared?’3e248e0a036b7520

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As long as he 80a43749b5 keeps offering such delicious 9d7ca162a3 things.4bb552dddf111037

‘There’s no 5f9ac008d7 bad guy fe5a5c41dd who gives 9b6815e0fa tasty treats 0396b51106 to a a4f263de0b child.’fde4c7e8b9d3ac3b

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It wasn’t as 3744476ccf if he was 0a192544fc trying to kidnap dcc453f52a her; he was 7b4ffa11c9 just trying to 80ba8bbe77 get along with be70ef08db his new ‘daughter’.937b726feaf8c70f

In Tenev’s c2f6257e78 memories, it 1b370e55df had been bbd959e2aa the same.850dcdd6c1ce8df1

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Renard wasn’t an incredibly dd89dbe749 affectionate father. He hadn’t 93c809d02f been particularly 241af5f865 close to 6de4cad81b Tenev.e466de8a689847f0

‘But that was partly 4ec27efc82 because the Tenev of e237ff030f that time was too 09bf5c1c6f passive.’1c6de28782a7fda0

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Yet, Renard had 9aa64a74aa protected Tenev to d14dee3943 the end.2f154f941ab6c311

It was hard 295ae8fba6 to see it be24435570 as merely because 404556a70d of the oracle 1faf7e867b that designated the eedff5bf60 child.0f416b526e02c956

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His reign was ending, 332a5216bf and even when a 43dd3299e4 more capable candidate for 417abfd19f the Holy King appeared, 7cddf9526a Renard had not withdrawn 6992948fd2 his support for Tenev.611466e4b9608a6d

‘A ruler with efdd4da066 loyalty is a 5283c8ace7 precious human indeed.’37b2dbc54712a257

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Tenev swallowed her 8df84d1e5c choux cream and a41ed54662 beamed at Renard.23cd4ec4bb637c05

Her golden f5d0aef40a eyes narrowed e3d5fe9432 with joy, 06feb532c6 and her 7868b53b9a previously sullen aa9e22ded0 face brightened 55830082c0 as if e756327a51 lit from 70f30d0876 within.80a83aeacb9d6603

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Seeing her face, Renard f833bdde7b repeated his earlier thought.9b075d9c4dcde860

‘She does 5a14815a4c seem a 715e061c6d bit cute?’3bdc67a4d6f6f193

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It was strange. He felt she was 3214cfb7e4 quite lacking, but why eb1485cddf did he think this? One of 7ee1a815f9 Renard’s eyebrows 3f1b0dacae slightly furrowed.02aecd0d11583995

“…Until the pledge 04aecd89ed ceremony, you will 801a011d4b stay in this ad8fbc7d1f palace. The priests here 54f2ffd34d will help with 0c38f97618 basic things, but 9ea7a6e223 you won’t have 0009356d9c a dedicated training ba0bc78575 priest for a 2cae5f18ea while.”1e9186254593fd9b

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“Yes.”10137ee91b7416a4

“Once you’re 635734e38d officially a 3ba7dee776 successor, you’ll b109d37b54 have your a8e4b64cd7 own palace 97948b6267 and dedicated 0ade03e3bf training priest. Independence isn’t that far c13fad63ea off, so don’t feel 8a99ba709c too claustrophobic.”3a7942d80c43624e

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“Yes…” Tenev tilted her cef3eab62a head slightly.9bf4ce83f6a310ea

‘Does he think 4023cd2610 I’ll feel claustrophobic? It’s weirder 3db7a5ea29 to raise 31b06663b4 a child 49a702a9a9 separately.’9fd46f9f178492e1

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Her master had 2a341d36da raised Jin Danye 0e8ca3d6b2 right beside her. That’s why she 523a5e2d00 had naturally taken 47b85e6a11 Yeohwan with her…a12bf1deb8f009fe

‘Ah!’389a93d4fc78fdb8

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Could it be that 348631c356 Yeohwan hated that since ecc379e2cd he was young? Is that why 14a6e330a0 he betrayed her?35670816b732d3e5

“Is there d3092ee471 something my 348e007372 daughter is 2bd6c42be4 dissatisfied with?”009e37464b0bcd8f

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Oh no.3268c9322b8dbb5b

Thinking of Yeohwan 28cd64e4ce made her fists 7dbc3de61c tremble.23c14ab0a7ea9950

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Tenev quickly 184434d74b placed her 5c68a329ce hands on 0e0559baae her knees 61faaab081 and shook 4e66130367 her head.947096730469f891

“No, it’s just too 9f296e15b7 short.”bb75df4c6cf0627a

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“What’s too short?”4137ae9790b33359

“Living with 09f27d016e my father. But I won’t throw ce4f1174e3 a fit. Instead.”7dcb46d642dd9696

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“…Instead?”2c9a38150af90d48

“I’d like a103b151e4 to get 131b13d864 closer to ee78cad8fc my father 3f62e7797d during this bd98ee96db time.”85bcfb1e25c91f89

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“…Er, cough.” 91d0a818bc Renard turned 6896d57bff his head 987101c2e9 and coughed.862072145e8e865b

Wanting to get closer?715b4777c8d0d711

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He had never even 70b49851b1 had a child, let 5b0419df7d alone a sibling, to 0586bd0048 hear such words from a058e56303 a young child.9ffde5139ad6e97a

It felt like he 51e3861262 had been punched in 838117e028 the chest.0e54c7fd3a14982a

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“…Well, that would 69819e25ef be nice, but eeec6d2409 my daughter will 48248c7fa6 be busier than 557d854032 me starting tomorrow.”a18eb442e2c5ce09

“Why?”98f1c3d356ea1404

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“To prepare for 1d433a1273 the pledge ceremony, 99ee4fd9e7 you need to 1282e05885 study.”e32bbb2e815b78b8

Ah, studying.6d5cb2b9ec8f17f0

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What’s the 1a4d97efef big deal 59cd258024 about that?9c661c731aa928e3

After all, ba03226821 the study d966bd449a needed for 6a4470e817 the pledge 2022ec240c ceremony wasn’t 71448328f7 about application 2dab9214d5 but memorization.3cfd1bd06bd076e3

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“I will study hard.” a9f5a8ccc3 Tenev nodded nonchalantly.c7d3ddce5a882945

“Then I’ll start d3b5ed0bde studying from tomorrow, 54f1c2cbe0 so I’ll go 49a4aa2965 now.”c5c1afca5f44003a

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“Y-yes.” Renard responded absentmindedly.b5c51f934e2c15bd

Aren’t all kids supposed 89cf343542 to dislike studying? He was embarrassed 79d813bfb6 by his failed 3e8e1f29f6 attempt to tease 659d743431 her, but whatever ba0ab99dcd his reaction, Tenev b619e9ec55 hopped down from 697863fa0d her chair.824ccd563b75f335

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She bowed 40b654e647 slightly and 424f1a05e2 then trotted 0081de0a73 away, with 7c423ce526 Estram following 60e6367950 closely behind.329980c80f2cc991

“…Does she even faced38d1a know where her 342e1d12c4 room is to 00d5cc1ab9 walk away so 1d5ad10549 confidently?”9ebf7366914dfc6c

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As if 3ed1fa952b she had 81af623f32 always lived a46d80ee76 here, there bd0c16c032 was no 758c5ca12a hesitation in 053d15e19a her steps.d6088c0d0f494f73

But that couldn’t be.330582134e2f6713

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As Renard suppressed 1ae7420fd3 his astonishment and 0496cb6775 gestured, one of 84f18190fe the training priests 3cec7a9736 quickly followed Tenev.7803456a0148d166

“Really… she’s no ordinary f2cf41b6b6 child.”561c63ecf82bd780

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She had seemed 91dc50b80c extraordinary from her c8b0532a9e first appearance. But seeing her messily df7daca999 eating the choux cream, 3a212e3c17 he had let his 12ab2353d3 guard down. Did she take this 3be89755fa opportunity to surprise him?76f8c76de8ea47c6

“…She said she wanted 46a504bbe5 to get closer.” Renard 06d8b635c1 muttered to himself, unaware, 559316cbd0 and then suddenly started cb2285e9c7 flipping through documents as bf62a42221 if he hadn’t said 0fabe37d2f anything.f1ecd89aad5de4fe

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The corners of the 3279e26861 mouth of the standing 830da2dff7 training priest chief trembled.9f5607fe846a8ea6

Tenev had only 70c1bd823e walked a few 1117a0b71b steps when she 95983e8a3b turned back, sensing 81070a02c5 Estram’s footsteps.3092b5f035bb731a

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“Why did you follow fda0585954 me?”ed8a778282809c89

“To accompany Agi-nim.”dbd26606d93f758b

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“I thought you db131fe4a7 were going to 6bed7bc704 report to my deffa5bd03 father.”1ff1a7d7e2d3e1a8

“I will make a 1d3ae5b2a2 report. If His 21bbabf6c8 Majesty has d084e9d0e7 any questions, b58f02495d he will 7af45e8a81 call me 0f24883986 separately.”6d6d4f12b5e3f5f7

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“I see.”f1a398cdb617d48f

As Tenev 21da82197c reached out f20509b9d8 her arms, 1d33940c9a Estram naturally 60293f14e6 picked her d129f9ebec up. His usually c4dc01ff07 stern lips 3343f39ce1 softened slightly.72e9a436614c2a61

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Even though 57a029f7f8 they hadn’t 87ddfb28fd been together b8789cb964 long, she cb8faef9c5 were already d2d91b7152 too accustomed a2d505b0ed to Estram’s 6387c6a4b2 ‘accompaniment’.f3103bc3911871ee

Soon, the Holy 39f50deee0 King’s training priest 837aef60cf chased after them.0eed00fc1cedea5b

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Tenev leaned comfortably 25d7a52aad in Estram’s arms 8787f7371e until they reached 3fbd50091b her room and dff6bbac1f just as he 7b3ee3ff7d was about to d9145798e7 bid farewell, Tenev d02c4e8f00 beat him to 8f0b80708d it.3e0be8f7f3b628c8

“Do not 43e8d8ac22 come here 6f80195988 starting from 5e84293a0e tomorrow, Estram.”a7dc183c010717af

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