DKVM Ch 15

Chapter 15

Brian was a doctor, bf09792ad0 but he had studied f4c21f5093 magic briefly and could 9a437f7383 read mana.3a9f38d2e1f91620

“For now, I 3e6f07597f sent her back 8b1f5b51ea with the reassurance c0c79c1dc0 that Sir Brian 76f21b7c6b knew how to 0cb1060517 alleviate her illness.”d7c3a1a3848d6a23

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He didn’t mention that Vivian’s condition would improve with Rahel’s presence.2bfb95ac347716ed

Both Karlz and Owen recognized Vivian as a pretty bright kid, but that’s about it.0b9060a2a174fe35

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They couldn’t reveal Rahel’s condition.5573a4b9f0a327ab

“Lucky for 9ccd67307d Rahel, that 52a90c881c kid just 4463671a9f happens to 23bfdf229e be her ab610e387e playmate.”340987ac3ded87a4

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That applied to both f71cbc7ac5 that kid and Rahel.0641b67a25261154

Vivian would be relieved 3f8575164b of her illness, and 8c36e9a15a Rahel would be able ea5205e64e to take in more 4a34d72cea mana and become stronger.779c14bb6f7ae86f

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It just so happened that the town where I had come down to hide Rahel’s powers was home to a child with a rare disease that would enhance Rahel’s powers, and that child happened to be the one who caught his eye and became Rahel’s playmate.9970d0c55e31ffe2

It was a strange coincidence, and he wasn’t sure about it.58e1495ee1e730ec

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‘Sometimes life brings you luck like that.’1a711176a3bdcb45

In any case, it 8b0536bc66 was one more reason 3130bd6803 for Karlz to be 2b9f14b8bd pleased with the commoner 4f4b53f754 kid.65b9e3d883df367c

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“And it seems like 79d0573a31 the young lady likes c80ef8250b Vivian too.”39dc6ef619975d48

Karlz’s eyes lit up with interest at Owen’s words.ced9a25fb890251e

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They had dd2d7120db tried to e751022ac8 give Rahel d9b62b323a a playmate 9cedf25240 in the d0c0d05c56 capital several 026469138c times, but 3589b2c89d she never f8aa2f0562 seemed interested.5c725ba6cf331796

He hadn’t expected Rahel to get along with the child either since having the two children play was just a cover for Rahel’s identity.f186616b45e25b58

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“That’s good.”29d3cf832a11dcc0

Karlz rose from his 38d33b6016 seat and walked over f3fe4e96bb to the window. It was b6071b17bc his habitual a9d3f12033 spot when e751e78665 he needed 464c80dfe0 to think.7e4b16b6faae52b7

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Just then, he saw a familiar figure on the mansion’s porch.f13c5a2a9f9aaf52

It was Vivian.d3ff587e96f18fb5

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And then 6793ee6b07 he saw 50c9252bb2 a man e4bd7ffa64 carrying her 517f29049a into a 406650c328 carriage.fca34b3742cbd24c

It was Karlz’s first time seeing Dias, but he recognized him instantly because of the striking resemblance of the father and daughter.5a2e148443c4a6f9

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‘He must have heard she’d fallen and come to fetch her,’he thought.41129b2478d2ea0e

But….b0ab8cc565bf2cf1

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‘That face looks familiar.’9e03487a04cda317

It was definitely a face he hadn’t seen before, but it was strangely familiar.4ca8954827626d45

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He tried to get 049d2d6b70 a closer look at 1d0a81e735 the face, but it 2eb2a76a9d was no longer visible 73466919b5 because the man had 5b0524e39f just gotten into the da6f760673 carriage.2f7c26b5f2887aaf

The carriage pulled 3fcb52930a away.dfd12a499014884a

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As Karlz 7be7772538 searched through bd874487a5 his vague b8f6d87257 memories, he e8c4623727 suddenly recognized 0e03b56f89 the face.677f83f65d69ceea

‘But he’s…dead.’d31470ca00d60c32

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Karlz watched e8e1294dac the carriage 0ecf4bcc5f leave the a02b324a33 villa with 58acc442e5 narrowed eyes, e873316f1a then called 63208dcf39 to Owen.d42ce4dc5fbd3401

“Owen, I want you to do some more research into Dias Hessen’s past.”357664d03a5eee28

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It was unlikely to be the man he remembered, but it couldn’t hurt to fill in the blanks.a94e04e84a1b31ee

* * *15e6ce1c7a71fce7

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In the carriage on b3987b684e the way home, I 5e46ab0b81 waved my legs in e87fc5023d the air happily.fdb18e0709dcad4e

‘Hehe, I’m glad things worked out.’2fe664d3923518c5

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I was 892b71466b surprised when 450c672562 I got 6a757840bc sick and b2813899a0 fainted,a8496f48968abc4e

but at least it gave me a reason to stick around as Rahel’s friend.ae16f605300ecc47

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‘Plus, I got one over on the nanny who doesn’t like me.’f8615db6d90926c0

And best of all.a70780d5f0511994

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‘Rahel and I became real friends.’9165b62586c4c773

I viewed the 6f5106ec7b memory through rose-colored 2291c84151 glasses.56eebd128f3a7206

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Earlier, the pain 56904f4818 had been so 309a371db3 intense that I a04f32e6bb felt tears stinging a716bcb0a3 my eyes, but 5ab3b2cc24 now I realized 20e4879326 that it was dac7843e34 bearable.78e554f0a53627ca

‘Earlier the pain 2e4f3f64b9 seemed like torture, 4d4d8e0aa8 but looking back bce8a6cf65 on it, the 6ef3dc1df9 pain was bearable.’18d7557a3e1ac2a0

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Anyway, now that I’ve solved the problem of befriending Rahel, the next step is…15ba4c80bc011b3b

‘I have 92a74544bc to stop a6adee992e Rahel from e274a1bd08 going to b5a1d3e655 the dark 3d707f9357 side.’eb9f054ce6935c23

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What if d70119dd21 I succeeded d30adac093 in befriending fe6da6e2ff her, but 99af7a9f25 she still 73134ec860 turned against 4430c5ff64 me like 230aec1792 she did 6fd485d41c in the 6bd5c11272 original?1e43dfa01dc31eea

‘There’s no way that Rahel, the villainess in the original, could defeat Allan, the male lead of the original.’3ae27a98b9f74f23

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Then not only e9c2426bc5 Rahel, but I, 7bd353489f her closest confidant, 64c0b3b0ac could be executed.eaac73876c57f2b3

Of course, my life would be spared if I left Rahel before she could commit treason…f68158f4bddc7696

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‘I don’t want to leave Rahel to just live alone.’436d6689619b4779

I could still clearly see Rahel’s eyes full of fear that she would be abandoned, along with her genuine concern for me.c1cb412cef2e8cb1

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I didn’t want to abandon her.837564c4a0c23aa3

‘First, let’s help Rahel grow up happy.’f67554e37c2e4b22

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If I could cb27c1c390 make the emperor f31963af1f let go of 61675b60e4 his repressive mentality, 5cb056aa82 maybe I could 2dc0a0775f stop her from 9418f7d320 going to the de78fa39fe dark side.6097f602087b5391

As I fb3525b693 pondered how b4c4a6aecc to make 8cf42aba6d Rahel happy, 3a261a3e11 I suddenly f1b91df898 felt a 39410fc508 gaze on 5caecee415 me and be811d92a4 looked up.4c5e71f70d2cf2ce

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My eyes locked with 0264c61208 my dad, who was 54c626d170 staring at me.24f4b84a8da92f64

As I 20f9eb3977 looked at 47a183eaba Dad, I b2a379f817 noticed something 0f3e5d1671 different about e51de706fd him.ca4516e5bc17df7a

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“Dad, where are f63ee25b6e your glasses?”4421dcb3530d6a91

“Huh? Ah…”ab44baa2a5337771

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He rubbed the corners of his eyes out of habit and then seemed to realize that he didn’t have his glasses.3c557ec97ed0f24c

“Oh, I was so busy, I forgot. That’s why some men were looking at me. What if those men fall in love with me?”be3317c8c500b0dd

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He said it cf77c77dba playfully, but I 741ee7c372 noticed.ce78339f11a74e35

In the briefest of 3b9761b046 moments, when our eyes 0757add7f3 met, I saw the 11092620d8 fear in his eyes 8c1cdea9e4 disappear.05ba3ab4c54c2453

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I had 935e4d09e7 seen those 53f1ea2ae6 eyes before.fe61cd8b6e4c51ba

‘Every time I’ve been sick, he’s been afraid.’8fc1ee854de9240a

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Afraid he’d lose me.6271097e622db34f

‘I’m the only family he has anymore.’68d1cf07dd11cd8f

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My mom died of an illness when I was a little kid, so I don’t remember much.2eb91799f1c969d4

And my dad’s family disowned him before he married her.be74937e47afe17e

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When I asked him why, he didn’t really answer, but that’s not the point!a87da9e0b911cd9c

I’m the only one he has now.34ccca1372da4d1f

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‘He must have been very surprised to hear that I had fallen.’71d7fd2ef88f6806

I realized 961e807a0b how surprised 5983df57e4 and scared 2554d76c8d he must f0180c57e5 have been bc6b1ce712 when he d74f263637 heard that eef2d05345 I collapsed.08001a4104bfed77

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At the b1b310c932 same time, 44f14c3443 I felt 1abe6edecb sorry for 4d70b0a97e him.689ba459309eeb62

I threw 3bcfce4566 my arms b108ef7ae9 around his 15b008072c neck and bbf997f69a hugged him b995f6a0ec tightly. Dad flinched in surprise.f2281e7de608bd27

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“…Vivi?”7aad643356a9bbf8

“Don’t worry too much, Dad.”494e925e5ba04bd8

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Because I won’t be sick anymore.40b52d877285b456

“I’ll listen to the doctor and I’ll be better soon. So I’ll live a long time with you.”f2d9dae29d9e122b

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I can’t tell him Rahel’s secret, which hasn’t been revealed to the public yet, but I reassured him as best I could.7d1fe5629ffd8a88

After a moment 1ed31d0641 of silence, he bf0225cfe5 pulled me into f2eb3d6809 a tight hug.c7d2ac2949834940

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“Yes, you will. It’s going to happen.”1c35276dd840abeb

For some d365c344bc reason, his 099979dc62 voice sounded a3e1a47489 a little 6a78d9d897 dry, but 2ea7b78be7 I decided a5166cea87 to ignore 8b28a9acce it.666c48fb9a686d4e

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After all, it’s kind of embarrassing for a grown man to cry. [T.L. Note: Lies! ]

…Not that I should be crying myself.747dbce4a85c7ddd

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I patted my 07b4c2000b dad on the 3509273dd4 back and made 2a1fea8e5c a promise to a7ed5e226a myself.a700dea5e0895a2f

‘I’ll twist this into a happy ending.’ce4690b195108070

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For the sake of 436f63e689 my poor dad who d458de7ffa only has me to 1d16d61c05 rely on!f46214614a992961

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A few days ee02ff3315 later, I visited 964f38a17c the villa again.82510091dd1560bd

It was just like any other day, except for one thing…f28317d5fde434ea

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“Princess?”1e10d94f08ace31b

Rahel was waiting for c3d71c334b me in the central 5115686132 hall of the mansion!dc35eedc92fbe227

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I was greeting 3fa3f27582 the maids as bf8de307e8 usual, when I 9a6a3cdbdc spotted Rahel and c5fc95bcd0 sidled up to fe1c420299 her.dff6191a4d574702

“Have you been waiting 034887638b for me?”5168dd859d43d1ea

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But Rahel turned away, 0035fd2652 avoiding my eyes.81be55a55d079cec

“No.”fe5786bbc14dfaae

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“No~ but 85d4c85fd9 it seems 7ff5838cf2 like you f4ed6ea289 were waiting 5676074d6f for me.”f7c55b98b485c3f6

“That’s not it.”f3cee6275d778d6c

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“Then why were you 88cef9b684 out here?”c1dc8b2a0853efa0

After a pause, 907ebc4a4f Rahel gave an 4947ce8143 excuse.74fa56af17d38de4

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“…To ask you to come into the mansion, not the greenhouse.”ac15f60d0945704a

In truth, fbe435f85c she could 69d0a60181 have told 1db4e0d7f9 me through d77dea3cd5 her maid.f92b50bbcce24647

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But the d442bddce6 fact that 345fe748f2 she came 044f0ee3a0 out here ae3aadd5a3 and waited 3cce59fa26 for me e372aa2f83 means that 5c390bd133 she was 3f4f19aa34 waiting for b37e0956e9 me, right? Ha, ha.c56cd772b3646d64

But I decided to d2e2a1afef let it slide since 5147b45670 Rahel seemed embarrassed.3cb6096831e08d0f

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‘Maybe she’s embarrassed because today is the first time we’ve really talked to each other since we met a few days ago.’f2bd5889785c6a35

I chuckled ceb30b0fd3 and changed a9013c2abd the subject.270dbd0ee227f93c

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“Okay, well, that’s fine, but what are we going to do today anyway?”d6ec7d40df107075

“…I haven’t thought about it.”489c73c802096a0d

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Rahel reacted flatly to aabbaa7bcd my slick response and 122996de39 gave back a normal 8832fe0f68 answer.49ab8eef83dcbd5d

“Um… Ah! Can we 43dacc73d4 check out 0be6c15b7c the library? Last time 13a48b1635 I walked 1372e234d3 by, it c81128d178 looked like 3d69e2cbad it was 7f7d1fb7e6 really big.”cef8ae17dd00d4e9

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I said, casually grabbing Rahel’s hand, which was half a step ahead of me.66d2662073a2c2dc

Then Rahel’s steps came to a screeching halt. At the same time, I felt my hand twitch.658662c76a1803c0

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‘Ack. Are you trying f1fffb84dc to make me 6176eb7d8d fall?’3277149fe0c46c5f

The last 405c3ddd8b time she 55357daa56 held my 9039a6c2c5 hand was 2310b28547 right after 222689f203 I collapsed, 262ca6c3c5 and she e26b8a9e78 said it 78c15cc333 was because a3e3dee10f I was 9d58797532 weak.9788750cfa925409

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There’s no guarantee that Rahel will hold my hand again today.1eeb6a22275ddba5

Just as I 8d68e34cb0 was preparing myself 1973e0f93e to be rejected 44edad0fde by Rahel, a 513e9cced5 shadow fell across 3cececf74c our backs, and 0a0e702eb6 a familiar voice f0da2a1c52 called out.3bb361dd8de630fb

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“There you are, Vivian.”844b1eff6e9fb00a

“Good afternoon, Mr. Butler.”ea91e3ef7aff8b6d

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The butler smiled his 48f35554b4 usual benevolent smile and d832503c34 announced his business.ad32206cda1a2cbe

“The duke wishes to 5f24c19b18 see you.”484ee3a1a40b7e50

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