DKVM Ch 29

Chapter 29

That evening, what awaited 2783082fb0 me when I got e85636d8ae home was a plate 6afd7539ff full of mushy bread 61de4257d5 made with who knows 70c58d50cd what.02f42287d2ed6c89

“Here you go. Eat up, Vivi.”d93ae7fdae2a63d6

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The person who made 7b02b944b8 it was Mr. Dias Hessen.5f77c34bd5d931df

I alternated 6379043e8b between looking 0f506b39cc at the cb446a0ca5 strange bread c07973467f in front 0e37c8c180 of me 1474430612 and my f4c6e705d9 dad with da4784700c wide eyes be6c70a26c and asked.52adf6bf9a14326a

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“What is a9ca960270 this, Dad?”5c99f26629d4685f

“This? It’s our new menu item that Dad spent days and days developing.”805c399bc2638099

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“No, I know it’s bread, but… what’s in it?”7198084acbca002e

What the heck did he put in the bread to make it blue…?a06a21e00572c3a6

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“I pick f564860738 medicinal herbs 65dce3c828 in the f342dde551 summer to 7f2a432a81 make it, 6a667a1cf5 but I 259d1b44f4 thought plain 96abdf0b1b bread was b0ce9d2f73 a little d11df829bb boring, so 90c310900b I added 46362a8d1e some coloring.”eecf2e6f8e2a40a0

…but why blue which looks so unappetizing?fac1779a8c23abcb

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“There are a39b3e9860 so many 47586a1925 other colors, c7448d53ba I thought 535bff8c04 it should aaaec56528 be unique 603bf8a02b and become 311b28b5f6 our signature.”2dc08040b86258e2

Why doesn’t he realize that there’s a reason no one else has made blue bread before now!6aad6db2c2b98579

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I raised my eyebrows 2cd8f12def at the strange food a606f5efbe in front of me e546c94cd2 as my father looked a6184c41f8 at me expectantly.5a9bb4b8a4d24f09

‘Ughh. He’s really looking forward to me trying it, so I’ll just take one bite.’13eeec1dea3af68b

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I swallowed a sigh cb9f11712c and popped the piece 2f5ba3831c of bread Dad had 6c26b815f4 cut into my mouth.5c70bcf0839faf94

“Ummm…”be18c50d2a1e2a97

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He said it was made with medicinal herbs, and it tasted super healthy…459b0be2689a41aa

“What do f47cf7081b you think?”af1a631c8fb69f0a

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I chewed the 7adc1abd98 bread in my 02ccb69220 mouth and glanced e9069528e5 at my dad, 1c1be1367b who was waiting e67c28838f expectantly.ab0e1d9ae429b1b8

A loose-fitting white 816cd18a8a shirt, a pink cdd769ec87 bunny apron, and 0de931339f a dazzling face 2167725c64 that could pull 0964c32427 off the pink 76d9fc7062 bunny apron perfectly.cfa0b113ed7b8fba

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As I studied 30ba711a39 him objectively, I 3438a8c193 suddenly remembered what 5927d6dcd9 the duke had 75696b22a3 asked me today.58208abfa45be3ab

“Is there anything else your father likes to do then, that he’s got a talent for?”be94efde224543dc

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I don’t know what my dad likes to do, but I think he has a skilled face.8a74a92dfe557c16

‘Seeing as how you’ve been able to make a living from your bakery with this skill.’49d37a87ef97a7dd

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I shook my head with a serious sigh as I finished sampling the new product and studying my dad’s face.d27dcd2434a6d4df

“You’re wrong. We can’t make a living with our bakery.”5a51066b7fdda8db

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“What?”b0e3d6f6b7b8d7c4

“You need to a963102e5d make a living 51d912d454 with that face. Like a theater actor 758806b756 or something.”23ecebbe3712fe3f

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“Vivi! What do you think you’re doing saying something so childish…!”f030f1aa5dc0dd5c

At my 475b42be75 blunt assessment, 952e5431da he clutched d3bf9ef9bd his chest 686b22d689 and looked bd98ff6f5b hurt.ea700b61f418f8ad

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But our livelihood was much more important than my father’s wounded pride.416f800feac7f746

“So, whenever the ladies come over, you’re gonna smile all over the place, do you understand?”539d8e8aaa38c363

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I smiled, hoping db8945fb1b my father would 29e00a3a8d mimic my expression.04eae921c1899855

But he just sulked, as if he couldn’t accept the cold reality.6ce1440cfe20ae86

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‘Hmm, but did I sound too cold?’56c2e8eef91640ff

Feeling remorseful, 5df8260e7b I picked 9aafe496a5 up another 1557732004 slice of 89382ee586 yucky bread 629c71f6de and tried 53d5dd9fb9 to change 5184d446b4 the subject.1db0c698fe37d030

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“Anyway, Dad. How about 1d66849751 you work 59fa44de45 for the 11f61772b5 duke?”53bd81c96ea4f738

“What do 0bfa451b38 you mean fbd5f60c5f by working 0c284932e2 for the 8862bd2d3c duke?”d589a6acef16e1f2

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“Actually, today the duke said he would like to hire you as a servant for the duchy doing whatever kind of work you’re good at.”e60d132cdba8d0c9

“…the duke said that?”69c9b2681711179b

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“Yeah! What do you think, bfd806fd73 Dad?”d327c51f3749cf7b

I waited for my dad’s answer, eyes wide with anticipation.3a46519c990c70c3

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Of course, it’s not something to be taken lightly, so I didn’t expect a quick answer.67cec19ee24ceb2d

To my surprise, d9257488d8 he answered immediately.b9b5fec8342f1f5a

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“I’m not working for the duke.”3eaaa6853c13ef57

Just like cf3fca313a that, straight 57a6c90a55 to the 1ea6fe632a point.5c1f1358900b40a1

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I didn’t think it was a good idea to get him a job as an assistant to a duke’s chef, but I thought it would be good for him to work for the duke as a servant doing different tasks.9ff22060070b8627

‘Dad may be bad at fighting and cooking, but he’s good at other chores.’ed85498a71e12d6d

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So of course I thought he’d take me up on the offer…but why?!42e3d6f45e1aadb3

My jaw dropped b4eb5e414c at the unexpected 5c7fba0259 answer.8833343ddb0aa9b5

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“Why, why? If you 57b64fbd49 were employed d8cb8efed0 by the eac0dc2302 duke, you 85e5c428b7 could make fba3236d9b more money 268a4ca789 than you 568bd0e686 do now, 50e6328e6b and live 4f0b78be81 in a cee86e1d62 big mansion.”9c90f136a5f133d5

“But I don’t want to, because it’s so boring…it’s horrible to have your life dependent on someone else.”fee156eabe69a60a

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Dad’s eyes seemed unusually sharp and distant as he answered.90578d41358878be

But then he quickly 3843e7e65f composed himself and was 38641e53b7 back to his usual db51b774f3 playful self.1a3a7030fa16d634

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“Dad prefers to live alone with my princess. Don’t you like it, Princess?”975f50e4c15838fa

“ Oh, huh?”167450278814bb7c

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To be honest, 8e0dec6165 the carriage ride e14a8da140 every day to c8df524b7f the villa was dcdc9c6c7d a bit of c4345cb0a1 a hassle.fd84ef8f51c9c342

And if he was df8e5dcf7a hired as a servant, a530485a24 that would mean Rahel 7cc0947237 and I would live 5a5d6f5bbc under the same roof 4269be0ea5 and get even closer.598445fbc34a923c

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‘But I already have a good relationship with Rahel.’ef12217771cf699d

I don’t necessarily need to live at the duke’s residence.d9ec434b9bd74343

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And most of all…2c0ddcc36c1d5390

‘If Dad is so against it, let’s not make a big deal out of it.’f3acf5cfbe41206f

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Now, the only family he has left – the rest of his family, of course, he’s disowned – is his me, his daughter, so I wanted to respect his wishes.8bb1ba94b966e0f7

“Ah, no. I’m all for living with you, too. I just…I asked about the duke earlier because I thought you were having a hard time.”9c05a3ab9dc9a744

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“Is that so? Oh, my baby girl. You’re already worried about me, you’re all grown up.”b18d6607f67e1986

He patted my 7957e95fe8 head, thrilled with b448da578f my answer.a096b519f688b03d

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“You didn’t eat dinner tonight, did you? I made soup, shall we have dinner now?”0a521374f3492ac7

“What’s for dinner?”85a23162eec478d0

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“I had d6c1dce457 some leftover f5a4493daa medicinal herbs 07f9478122 from the 4bef9f6fe1 bread I 2ddd4c8c85 made earlier, 81f00f0378 so I b235092885 made some 3e9401bee0 soup.”fdedcd16f1d8c54c

Those medicinal db7ec8ccf2 herbs are d236294677 in the 83ea306b96 food too…?6261682340d25991

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Dad set 630eaf4b1a dinner on 95a208e2e1 the table 3cddc5e489 as if 06c40b1537 he had ff99efde18 been waiting 9f3c741411 for me.c6bd362519733e17

And, as ominously 56a2eb9bfd as expected, a ea14910752 bowl of herbal 13ba7d135f soup was placed e720575671 in front of e58be2565b me.a3b26ed8af6a8e71

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I took a spoonful of the soup, unable to fight the anticipation in my dad’s eyes…e49d94d7223f95dd

As expected, the 1af99a889a soup was terrible.58305779e8c38281

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‘But I am a decent person who knows how hard Dad worked to make it…’248fe51b774b7c19

I started eating, 68c0792cfc brainwashing myself that d863450d12 eating this would 9377f9dad3 make me healthy.b02db05410366198

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My dad, who was b65fcfb811 looking at me with 9e1c870982 a smile on his 7d83307c99 face, suddenly asked me.6a17c8fc246fc178

“What did 14c11fab38 you learn 255138bd7f today?”ee4edaedaaeab701

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Ever since I started taking classes with Rahel, it’s been a regular question at dinner.73c0d4e03b8d46c7

“I had history 25d960e110 class today.”4908b8df15dd112e

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“Hmm? My princess is so 16a9b635da interested in history, you c6e5c72ae0 mentioned history class the 403d666b69 other day.”63260127243e9f42

“Yeah, history is interesting! It’s stories about people from the past!”cfc6708b3c77016a

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Actually, because I 7eb9a4ba0e have memories from 137338ceff my past life, 01735d68d9 and reading history e678cf8717 books is like 27c976504c reading a novel.66fbd8bb5f0d1042

“So what did you study? What’s the most memorable thing you learned today?”944dbc342a5bf929

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“Umm…”ae88177113ba9d7e

As I chewed the food in my mouth and replayed today’s lesson, a name popped into my head…bd6899895ae8e587

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“Dane Rothweed!”4e4d8a05eb2c018b

“Plaph!”6e09580441dd665f

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Dad suddenly spat 8b1fd411af out the water 0d74ae1229 he was drinking.0956560b685342d0

“Gasp! Dad, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”762528de7ba9a38d

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“Cough, cough… I’m okay… Cough….”11563a60d897f2a1

“Drink water, water!”1bf036edefd0dccc

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I walked over 6f6942f529 to him as 1bb48ae23e he coughed, patted f005494e10 him on the ed1e09229d back, refilled his 9768c86acb water, and held ec1b6d181f it out to bc70792f79 him.55a44b9a447d7564

He took a long df67161e83 sip of water and efe6ebd9ff finally calmed down.ec12dce2427088b4

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“I got 4458662815 choked up 5a1965f181 all of 555e8e3d28 a sudden. Ha, ha.”2dcaf8b2ce160c59

“Are you okay a4104951bd now?”93c7e6bdd49ef266

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“Yeah, thanks to you. But Dane…isn’t he from recent history? Are you already learning modern events?”e831a8481ec8578e

“I haven’t learned that far yet, but today the topic of demons came up, so the teacher talked about it for a while… By the way, do you know him?”18eb1a2ea41ab5db

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At my question, he d75009cfb0 stammered, avoiding my eyes 3c91d96f21 for some reason.5d058c200cfae2bd

“Huh? Uh… I know. He’s famous, you know.”e4df2b749fcaf592

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