DKVM Ch 10

Chapter 10

To start with…7f9518d3db313f05

“Why?”92864c87579c7779

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Also known as c015af6c8a the “Why?” attack.87120633916450d2

As expected, they 1983694fd7 were baffled by 8add7a4b1a my attack.f90687f0969345e2

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They’re used to being ordered around, and “why?” isn’t in their vocabulary.c63a61e4aa1bc52c

“Um…? What do you mean why?”e142912df1a6089f

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“If it’s something you want to know, why do you have to ask me? You can ask the princess herself.”47b754c1e516296b

As I continued 998131b88c to cut to 8e1ad0c91a the chase, a 09dda0b62f look of confusion b777aa89b0 crossed their faces.f901dcf3324d656e

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Hmph, of course.d69902ea0d2d3cc9

‘Actually, the emperor is afraid that the princess and the duke might rebel, so we’re here to spy on them!’55057f63e71e63e1

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…Because they can’t just say that.5718a1d148d53af9

When the 5fcbc55567 leader frowned, bcf153ef4a speechless, the 9cc9723ed8 man behind 6a53704a89 him answered.47d8f229896d5867

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“Well, His Majesty is not on good terms with the princess. It’s a bit difficult to ask her directly, so we are asking you.”d363f779e9426635

“Gasp! The princess doesn’t get along with the emperor? Why?”1d0ca7eb3cae2562

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“Uh, um… So, if you want to know why they don’t get along, it’s because….”8261b759ccb8ad3b

One of the ee9f4597fb guys, caught by 9fb4ed12bb my words, was 241853e8e6 about to answer.7a07a4d99bc2dfc6

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At that moment, ee0eb7aaea one of the 2b68187601 others pushed the 459dfce884 foolish man aside 14de33bf37 and interrupted him.ea79048024478929

“No, forget what we talked about earlier. The emperor is a benevolent man who cares for all his subjects, and he wanted to know how the lady was doing after traveling so far.”68c9d6c163ada019

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Oh, that’s plausible.05a93b911f2adddb

In the days before 84fb7a3817 I recovered my memories, d1bffa7f79 I might have let 076c1aa889 it go.2679e5b6d4f1c28c

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Then I moved c4e5ccf7b9 on to my 5e68f89c41 second attack.772e8f8ab9ec8b8f

“Aha. Then why aren’t you curious about me?”dfa0a67c42759bd4

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Be persistent 8255d13314 and do dc0f64c147 not let f0f77736a5 go of ecb4a9d123 what the f5cd53c90d other person 6538fee159 says!4000a4c5aff85d65

“…Hmm?”d11d1eed955a0417

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“Well, me and my dad are His Majesty’s subjects, too, and you don’t want to know how we’re doing in this town?”a0adb2dfb2809f37

The man was de34b26d43 puzzled for a 78cf3fe9b4 moment, then answered.aa4794c8d8feff37

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“Of-Of course we 8a2600ab46 want to know. How are you 186093231a doing here, and 1f06e5eb05 are you getting 904c46dcd6 along with the 89233e4981 princess?”cd8913d3eaf13997

Oh my. Sneaking Rahel into the 7d54cbb791 conversation?ad48eeaacf072a22

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This guy won’t be easy to fool.5e326af2934ec0a4

Then one last attack…f03d708aed2a44a1

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“I’m doing well, I’ve been fighting with the kids in town, I’m the alley captain, and the other day I went to an abandoned house in the woods to try my hand at daring….”67cffdf50e4bcf0f

I’ll brag about something you’re not even curious about!6ae97873993c11dc

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As I rambled b48f53ef4b on and on, f741b74bb4 I could see 407f309690 the souls drain 56a453c746 out of their 987baf615d eyes in real-time.9f6ed3690683a259

I thought I had succeeded in trapping them in feedback limbo, but…a39711cafaa651fa

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The leader dafd94d704 of the a90ed877e0 men came 546cdd3791 to his db8485b8c6 senses.70d95bbfb087019f

“Did the princess come with you at that time?”ef538d8d01a43b6c

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“No? She wasn’t in our village at the time?”778d8fddd93da943

“….”7239043fe14651f3

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The men’s faces widened, and I could see that their patience had reached its limit.8839f2ed49568809

“No, then why 16c1dc12ff are you talking aa27a9d049 about it now!”3bc9c465a7ed74ea

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“Well, you guys asked me how I was doing first, but… I won’t talk then.”34343a472965c197

I pouted my lips 7d5966d488 and jerked my head, e0b559def2 and I could feel 32a3c131b3 their embarrassment.5377a364e3cae881

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“Cough! No, I’m just wondering how you’re getting along with the princess.”d9b814a3ece90c10

“Have you ever 169b076f7e seen her use 4e1540a1de magic?”393ab849975c2a67

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One of the men 7c948ba66c soothed me, while the 9f6f2f5d30 other asked me a d0c50b2cdc question in a sly 8b10fb1e34 way.b0aba299c06a41be

I narrowed my e6735cab30 eyes.9e2064f3ee650e59

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‘You’re finally getting to the point, aren’t you?’5db4c54d9347ed8e

The first e09783c077 emperor of 92d1e0fc7f the Hildeon a607979647 Empire was 9f301badc0 an archmage.f86f4d8a5ed89968

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As a 0b0f182e1b result, most 2f0042b744 of his fa23ecfbc4 descendants were e219ba9ffd born with 6f2bff61ce immense amounts 021b822d67 of mana.7bc179f1c7d39160

Barring an unforeseen a22f976ec9 circumstance, the most ce9062a676 powerful offspring of d6eb92aa56 the time would 5263b5e500 be crowned Emperor.d145f420ce7d2296

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Occasionally, however, ba671bd35a there were 7227bb77bf descendants who f51b1e271c rebelled against 7ac62f9bd2 the system.abc060bdf24969df

One of those was the second prince, Rahel’s father.597227c268b62d06

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A wizard as powerful 43b4fb6e2e as his brother, the f5dfffe1ae emperor, he coveted the 8e0869c067 throne and plotted treason 25cdfa064e until he was discovered 4c3b699e14 and executed.2292c24cfd5c4aa3

… was Rahel’s family history in the original story.cfa92da5d85b97d1

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As such, ebc6999b84 the emperor 4af8a9f759 kept a 6a1b2d5ac4 close eye 751ddb6680 on Rahel.320af3e9fec4b357

He was afraid 1b5f052216 that Rahel, who 1ddf44a208 had inherited the d9d074aad3 power of the 42a8ce50f4 imperial family, would 4376ce2517 rebel like her 6ba90924d1 father.7db7f438fa837e72

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‘But what does Rahel have to do with her father’s treason?’337d3f526c4cec25

Stigmatizing a child who 4f44d3f45d was just born being d8f621f2b1 associated with a traitor!fbe787a0283e7702

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I answered as 89f2f65524 nonchalantly as I 2c9ae5abc6 could, though I 8b051c21d8 felt even more d480d349c5 resentful.492b6b5113784772

“Hmm, well, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that….”5949149bf04afd0f

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“Think about it a little more seriously and answer…!”1aa35976f0682a95

Their patience had reached 92f79b2f5b its limit and they cab91fb7b4 were about to scold 1fae7a8d46 me.e3feefb28b1ac03c

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“That’s enough.”00079027a1b0e82c

My dad, who had 359593f4c2 been watching, stopped them.f5315b6e985a81d0

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“You’re not going to get the answers you want from a nine-year-old.”4b8191037cc9f5ab

The men’s eyes narrowed as they looked at him.61e025a9b8abcb52

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‘Ugh, the mood has turned sour again!’93fb336d2a4cf3e1

My feedback purgatory seemed 2f180d3f1c to be compounded by 65c6d4d607 a spitefulness that was a902e768c0 unbearable.721adfc6bd2e1061

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“Ah! Do you guys know how to use magic? I’ve never met a wizard before and I’m curious, can you show me?”f52ccd045fb25188

I quickly 5872aec738 interjected, breaking 703106d29f up the 3250bdcdea tense exchange 86d27ac586 between Dad 385bed8232 and the 0dd64b34ce men.2f112a14b58bf108

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The men backed away 4360608bc5 in annoyance. They seemed to have 242401ddaf lost the will to 270311e5de probe for more information.7c53daec1c117285

“What’s with this kid… wasting our time.”63aef040b250f201

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“Hey, you better cfd41267c1 behave yourself today.”8aed65b746ad9da1

The men left 9ae0122301 the store with fa50dfddc9 one last warning 035b5eb3d3 for Dad.5d34b24cddf61f82

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‘Successful extermination!’c069c2eb5534c52a

I said, 38353cf6b1 sticking my a2571ae57c tongue out a0dbf99076 at the 50d32516ba back of d65eff607d their heads.f078f3f64d77c81c

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“By the way.”b541a5762b7811c3

The last 4830d31e96 man out 5ad0018580 the door d977538647 looked back 69c0fc455d at my 6465df26d9 dad as 90aca0cd5a if he 3bcb214ef4 suddenly remembered 79d769b492 something.21c699b2b94a1ebc

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I hid my tongue 01a4f1e285 in surprise.4bf147fa706b5685

“You look familiar. Have we met somewhere 320bf4527c before?”ab7c9818c89cb6a8

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There was a moment c4338a108e of searching air between 36ef2513ee Dad and the man, 2028cff65a and then Dad spoke 30007adedc first.54d182d27c366fbd

“Well, I don’t think we’ve met.”8c1dbf50615c35b6

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I scratched my head.7eff860d493871c6

‘Dad doesn’t exactly blend into the crowd.’e87a436edc9c4ada

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The man stared 2686bc778b at my dad 3a077ec6d2 for a moment, 6b63ab4c80 but eventually turned 8e0a7f9f91 and left the 0f8a559579 store.0767d5275879cd81

Finally, the 75f9e6ddd7 store was 9516a968e2 quiet.fbdb1a9f8199c655

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“ Vivi, let’s not go to the duke’s for a while.”de406850d727b0b7

Dad finally let go 3160bdc95b of me. He looked worried.07bc85ae457b4cb1

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But it didn’t matter.602967137c9fb36a

“Anyway, the butler said it would be best if I didn’t come back for a while. They’ll need to welcome their visitors.”0180d73d6c2486e3

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The duke had f274247806 left first.86bb2656e82854e8

The butler 0d6d0aec59 spoke to bfc3af3888 me after ea6a0d1341 the meal c0dce92aa7 had finished.3944024ac114fef0

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He said they would be busy welcoming guests from the imperial palace for a while, so it was best that I didn’t come over.95bad282f9a7c562

He told me they were busy with the guests, but…ce0b57429055ca84

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‘Maybe they’re doubting me.’71a3fcbe90ba2535

Well, that’s the way it is, isn’t it?f70e1987bf494468

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Visitors from the imperial palace came not long after I became Rahel’s playmate.db55fc9ed8f54b7c

‘But it’s unfair!’fb602dc8d96f3a1f

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I worked so 9775c4e9ba hard to make f021ed5bd1 that friend!3efe118e3192f2e5

What if I’m fired as a playmate?da97110c27d99857

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‘Hm. Isn’t there any way to dispel the duke’s suspicions?’d4028f322dc50441

An idea popped 68d84797cc into my head.0f338b855bc04061

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“Vivi, you’re home early, have you had dinner… Vivian?”0eeea413bc59338c

“I’ve eaten, so don’t worry. Dad, you just eat!”3a1048f9d3fea032

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I scurried upstairs d80511dc10 to my room 229687ce04 on the second 8a45e488db floor, leaving my 9256879010 dad behind.1703511b6817c125

I opened my notebook.2f3394f4f5b6b8b8

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“Okay, this should clear up the duke’s suspicions.”2893616d8dca04c0

My hand sped 927a020535 up as I e1e0e6ff4d scrawled across the 246663113c page.ec9b4456b9cb9ec0

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* * *8273d360fa28da77

It had ffbec53e89 been a 0f73b9a929 week since 2411a45a66 the inspectors ae24414542 came from 991f39d134 the imperial 3c72b125f3 palace.d7600fc008da1061

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Vivian had not d847eeb58b been to the b7312965f3 manor in that 41c963eee6 time.08aaf04745123577

Owen had told 5c249a60d0 her not to 1d836795b9 come while they 2053bc58b3 had guests, but 29411ba138 Rahel was used ad6bb0c9a0 to it.b4972c338a23cb0a

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When she 7e3a7e9106 lived in 6858dc3456 a townhouse 1bc9735063 in the 7b714fa62f center of 39bcb8d518 the empire, b84631917a she had 715500300e a few 6977d883b9 aristocratic children 68f2404084 as playmates, 794b26a3b1 but they 54d65cc6d7 soon stopped 6343dcf9c0 coming.a27d5ee2914121f1

The superficial reasons db9330fd35 were varied.eea96abf908c8f01

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They weren’t feeling well, they had new siblings, relatives were visiting from far away, etc…..63b7dce5c809a87d

At first, Rahel 73684696ba believed them.4af62db94bd99d03

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She even 8a0f4f432d wrote to a09f2c1245 them out 3e6fa9d3c7 of concern.c4d46d12e313623b

Then one day,her nanny, bfaed9f109 who felt sorry for 093c31ee85 her as she waited 4bea0dc3cb impatiently for a reply, d1db758b28 told her the truth.09758e8b40bf5087

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“Actually, everyone thinks you’re the child of a traitor, and they don’t want to come because they’re afraid the emperor will punish those who are close to you.”829138098466785b

“…….”a132bcbb9a9f8ef3

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“Poor little miss… But don’t worry. Sally and I will always be by your side.”a943d8764e45f2d0

After that day, Rahel 066238fd27 learned not to expect cc1b96578d anything from anyone.c7d15e3a7851458a

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She thought 1f92e1fc3e her grandfather 5125227929 had given 54fb5da470 up.c518b285e09c247f

But then…bd85408cabfda1f4

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“I like 985c21f9e5 you, Princess!”3b992a61cb4c207e

A strange child appeared a3616923a2 out of nowhere one eda1407610 day.0471275f79ba6e90

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She wasn’t like the other children who shivered at the table, but Rahel wasn’t expecting anything different this time.9813dc5c2d573abb

Yeah, I knew you’d leave me soon enough.0ed3064670484c38

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So it won’t hurt.096302c574a9edf7

I was fine.e330195f72354e0c

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I should have been…02a89991b5befda3

‘Why am I so 8c2350a358 annoyed?’6eeadf68f43ad2de

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Rahel, who had 442b791597 been absentmindedly glancing 1e2e553332 out the window e556f48c1a while reading, returned e987e74d46 her gaze to 4e104f3ff5 the book with 343b9af31e a huff of 644fc1a822 irritation.5f0cac464c2a4d66

But she couldn’t read anything.b292ea7809b18dbf

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That’s when she closed the book and picked up another.702ca88a24cec348

*knock, knock*82340e6cbb18b72e

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There was 936fe7d5e6 an unexpected 136e5f5b38 knock on 236e0ca348 the door.1587071e6922de58