DKVM Ch 30

Chapter 30

Well, Dad lives in the empire, so of course he’s heard of that person.cacd38cf40d83355

‘That’s because he’s such a famous and awesome person.’9defd181861a5611

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In this world, there is a race of beings different from us called demons…71e0fb63f1157d6c

Though their numbers are 8076cbfa91 small, they are said 878ffe37ca to be a race 966679893a of people who are a65ebdd556 all skilled in magic, 6ca46c65fd unlike humans, with only c3925183ee a few individuals gifted 7008e085fa enough to become mages.733205720ca0ac5c

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They used their e43b97bdd0 power to invade ca7549c36c and plunder the 2483f757cf humans from time 5148743d73 to time.78d7d91e6237d1c1

Because of this, 370c63a335 there was fighting e05b892c2f between the humans ae6701491c and the demons.b76a85f731dbd494

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Ten years ago, the 02b6a1a11c current emperor lamented the f5b9c34168 suffering of the people 1fd0885f37 in the demon realm 22edabec36 and the surrounding area c390483506 and formed an operation cb9c9e44b2 to subjugate the demons.59647fd9138d1f7e

There was 3926a69f99 one man 340ceb6ec1 at the 9351f7455b forefront of cc2b13307a the campaign.a23f721ef1d0a800

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He was Dane 00926e89d7 Rothweed, the captain e14c295d24 of the second 5675276426 order of imperial 3035a5a5b2 knights.ebb0fe3629711965

Rothweed was an undisputed 2a4796fe3a genius who was the 23cd6f4485 youngest person in the 57374f8482 history of the empire f869050f6b to reach the rank 1608174a27 of swordmaster.517460baa1e3735d

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His prowess b56af22220 was recognized d749e7b533 and he b9a619ad36 rose to 976884a9d4 the rank 71f4f250bb of Deputy aec8936a05 Grand Master cec052d027 when he ef0fc98d6d was only a6c72fa993 twenty years 4e52baef9e old.fd732645bb2628f0

That year, e2b4e3e4fb he led 3141b34eee an Imperial d34461c850 army into 11db84a0cc the demon ca06595b32 realm, and 61b724d8a9 despite fighting fbdeda75f7 in unfavorable 36be1df7d4 terrain, he 9ee7f89aeb won a 8e7c5287b0 series of 29f2b14c02 victories.8093d28d10e2eaed

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Eventually, he 00d7700457 was attacked 287c0e9550 by demons 6b5998ef23 and cornered.4e56d935d890726b

‘In that situation, he ordered all his men to retreat and stayed behind to face the demons alone.’da69f02ed91bd11a

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Four years later, 72f88fb4c6 his body was e0eec0b886 not found during d7aa7526a7 a second demonic f1a943f856 extermination campaign, and c47bb01f90 he was officially 998ef94ff3 declared missing.eb4321d47b0e3299

‘No matter how dbc28bd7c0 great of a eaed8ed6c7 swordmaster he was, 7bbb877ce6 when he was 57be5f2183 surrounded by enemies, 27011880f6 what could be c92fcf0828 expected but for 0c9b3dcfd5 him to die.’49a819856ae818c3

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In any a1be618289 case, he 65fe533be0 died, but 00ee0a26d0 it is a8ef19301d said that 328b7ea819 his victory 3652f7542c streak in 0afdf77bfb the demon 95f324dbed realm led d929f6bba2 to a 73a4898bac lull in 0890088488 demon invasions 10f1ffe75b and plundering 5184962e3f for a 9230123a15 time.cf34686349350ac8

So the people d15c11b059 of the empire 4c60a58ced honored him and 93e63f0016 called him a b52f6f025f hero.88125f17e298675f

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It was just a093244071 like what I 099c62c4e4 was learning from a005e25a0e the history books 41de497f5b now.7b81422a5194a3c0

“So, my 84d16b8e1c princess, what e592635f48 did you cfb91e4585 think when 1dd1c3907b you learned 486ef7846c about him?”93e06e489c126d3b

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I blinked at Dad’s question.069b9a165dcc4b35

‘I didn’t think of anything really.’6442c9937199b705

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I’m nine years old right now, but mentally I’m older than when this great man in history made his big splash.803cadddeb6a2f3d

‘But if you’re really nine years old, you’re supposed to admire history’s great figures, right?’f60fd26599db4cb8

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And if I put myself in that person’s shoes….cabe6920ab97c890

You know, choosing your own death to save others, that’s kind of cool, right?a80d44060dadce3e

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“He’s a cool person!”d43f709c229d24ae

“…he’s cool?”52a3b5b7457f1e6c

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“Yeah! He’s strong enough to take down a whole bunch of bad guys single-handedly, and brave enough to die saving his men.”0de02e24444d1e24

I answered a53dc06d50 with some 481e485716 sincerity, but 2862f773bc for some b1662426b1 reason, Dad f00d4eb10b gave me 0d01f78871 a bitter 7d748b761c smile.8e2fa75e9199f789

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“Vivian, he might 38924eb72d not actually be b312428ff3 that awesome after 07107c1dc1 all.”350de3c96177c9b9

“Huh? Why?”55a95c165b48bd54

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“Because history is the record of the winners, and it sides with the winners.”9013caf5698dc5ee

I’d already heard this in my past life and didn’t give it much thought.25ff7af7145f2f9d

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“Maybe the 0d28256d37 demons are 242d569eca actually good, 3321e13046 and that 155fa29207 person is 57ba56eca2 bad, and d63c7628d6 people were f9563a7010 lying to e5b1c42614 them, and 6d2f627a6b he is 9285d82cc3 just a 05db6ac2ec person like 94bb40c680 us, so f670244a94 we have abba6c6a71 to take f8cef4466a his side.”cd0929545d55911a

My dad 8e1e809f85 explained it 0c55849bb1 as best 56f1c394f6 he could, ed9eb5bc5d at my 0175c4bd0f level, so 5da9ad0739 that my 8760bc0289 nine-year-old self a1b54a2f9d could understand.19b74f47ee941405

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It was something 685f202e37 I already knew, d973bda2fe but I listened 4f26e9bdd6 intently, curious about d5dcb40524 his sudden motivation db1d0b85c2 for telling me dc392db8ea this story.296e7fe57781dc78

“But it’s bad to judge someone by their race because just as there are thieves and bad people among humans, there are good demons among demons.”2097501533fc1c4e

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He seemed worried that I might be prejudiced by only seeing one side of history, the side written from the empire’s perspective.dd28939b6ed8289c

That’s my dad for you.29cc796d7868668f

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Wasn’t it thoughtful of him to think of things like this?1a22936a94c4919a

“Vivi, I don’t want you to hate the nice demons because you only see history as written from our point of view.”0fb553eb36703e16

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“Has Dad 42def8e3c3 ever met 19800e37c6 a good 1f78774172 demon?”600a2389621efbb6

I asked to a99db65b48 check, and Dad 377e994a6f paused as if 06da36d2ca he was weighing 2ff6af3176 his answer.1c06ad794bea0ffd

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Then, with a wistful c897bfa0f2 look in his eyes d371dd51d6 as if he was 82dcec2c79 remembering the past, he 2b233d347c answered.7ebf62f0017e4fb7

“Yeah. That was before the f74c55e64d demon realm was closed.”c404b09d6fe2e57e

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The passageways to the 20fd80d4e8 demonic realm are hidden 44048ac11f throughout the empire and 8f31ce3d59 were completely sealed off e619825fde six years ago at 91ccd61fe6 the end of the c188790205 war.99691006641ad3c8

‘It’s said that the demon king sealed the passageways to the demon realm after losing to us at last.’72a50f255df55ea5

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And now it’s said that neither humans nor demons can travel between the worlds.78641e3bc0f9a4b3

“At that time, I only believed the history books and thought those people were bad. And….”0efceceed756baf6

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Dad’s eyes, as he reflected on the past, reached out to me.6227f379d11722d9

His golden eyes, like dd9a0fcdeb mine, curved into a 587825ecfe faint smile.621d5456f03f15b8

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“I wound 2b874ae261 up regretting cadedd56fa that.”b29c31994e643a4d

The smile was both 46f96a5428 sad and nostalgic.714ec77f3e2560b9

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Perhaps he was remembering the ‘good demon’.9f67be9b1eb96b03

Just as I was 0bc194bc24 beginning to wonder what e40853c64e kind of person they 2706030d14 were, Dad spoke up.87956d62f77d0cc1

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“So I hope our princess doesn’t have the same regrets as me.”1d5ffdc5c525bd1b

I stared at 9fdb0a6bce him as he dee1b57f01 said that.a401406eecc94677

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My dad is one 5813dca99d of the most mature d1f4f0d85d and decent adults I a409c37c0e know.1485fda2b0ebb51e

He knows how to admit when he’s wrong and fix it, even in front of his daughter.03809172f7f0ca0b

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‘I should grow up a207a6b9af to be like him.’2aae2f3a607f8b68

I nodded 07fb567459 vigorously, trying 7d8012aad7 to reassure cc95221e6a my dad.ae1f70d03d8ced8a

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“I understand, Dad. I’ll decide if someone is a good or a bad person. I won’t listen to what other people say.”92c05b72dad4741b

A smile spread across my dad’s face, and his huge but loving hand cupped my cheek.21decb5a4822d0d0

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“Whose daughter is fa73671897 this, so sweet 0eb817ed3d and smart?”a9576b2ae92d0580

“Umm… is it Mom’s daughter?”044ab796a8c9efa1

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At my playful 5de4be7ed5 reply, he chuckled 02d1abf7fa and gave my 3e348cabfe cheek a little 7cc3802228 tug.c5aa38bee4a6a369

I giggled, abda3ab350 delighted by 37b12c5c03 the touch.96b2c3a31b9c92d7

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It was a peaceful 4892e15b09 evening, just like any b8f9f3e8c2 other.95555718ac3a7dcb

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After dinner, Vivian went 506d7d42bf upstairs to the bathroom 8c6075030f to wash up.c7d017e67d83b093

Dias stayed on the be727aadd8 first floor, came upstairs a129343b1b to wash the dishes, a0902c30bc tidy up the kitchen, 57da3a6c99 and prepare the bread dacacc01db to bake tomorrow morning.b67db2297bd69a40

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By now, Vivian would eb087279d7 have gotten out of 8b9c1c9eee the bath and was 32ec00fba2 at the dressing table c8c78f8732 to have her hair d804e7f16d brushed.383ca58a16c79af5

It was part of aaacf7195b his routine to brush 3bd71f18e5 her hair and watch f2f28c2b1c her fall asleep.7b4ac2e3c2a0b8cc

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“Princess, did you brush your teeth thoroughly and rinse off the soap bubbles… Vivian?”ea4903d66c35eb00

Vivian was standing in 825e0f5b4a front of the window, 8f1da6d306 her head wrapped in 8fe1b1fbf4 a towel, as usual.c6e7882da2abb613

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Beyond the 8e6b0c1df5 window was 40978e12b0 the western 624ba6e219 woods, which 0bb12053b4 she had 165a02a6fb been told ef75d70923 every day c9fb1c022c not to 9a1788b646 enter.6d423dfe475c8b7e

Feeling his ca7ee05072 presence, Vivian 9e0173fd40 turned around.33ae838c28a78181

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“Dad.”b7164a995b454094

“Why are you standing there? You didn’t even dry your hair. Is there anything out there?”a3690996af76383b

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“Nothing much.”52fd5dad907229cc

“Yeah.”8b3eafc1131aeb44

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Vivian hesitated, studying him a6cd83cef7 for a moment, then 43a31cda24 pressed her lips together 8cb9158c99 and shook her head.94ba8ea84875d7fb

“Ah, no. It’s nothing. Just dry my hair.”fbda00fb96be0218

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But he a6fae9f07e could feel 6803c6e689 that she 2aa9189a3c was trying 2bc99d09dd to hide afc7a3eca4 something.a2d57d326fd9752e

Having no memory of the mother she lost at a young age, she’d been raised by a father who was learning everything for the first time.c6e7053a12501278

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As a result, 85adb73edc she tended to 81bf0a727a hide things from e3ecf47b63 her dad when a363ff0fb1 she thought it ba0137bfee would worry him.ae062ef4a57c5b51

Dias slipped his hand between Vivian’s arms as she made her way to the vanity and hugged her tightly.146bb3d3c2f8152f

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He felt her small cab1b735a1 body, so much smaller 720471027c than his own, but b0bd086938 she was still a c2a1c5fcf5 substantial presence.cb4d9d93e55572c9

“Dad?”3ee6214a9588d05f

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“Come on, tell me before my arms fall off. What’s wrong?”e19b230c1d2d3c95

“It’s nothing…”d978bf7a2845161f

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“If it’s nothing, why can’t you tell me, Princess?”a498bdfc21b9c148

Rolling her big eyes, Vivian sighed heavily as if she’d been defeated by Dias’s grip, then opened her mouth.3c0ee83b50068a9b

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“It’s nothing really, and this might sound weird… but I think the forest keeps calling to me.”78d9f9dc74152c2e

“The forest, the 28cf5ec7e1 western forest?”5eb1f26579eebef9

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“Yeah.”b10cf7b1e73b73c4

“Who is calling you? Are you hearing a 341e00b3e1 voice?”48684a111fde68a5

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“No, no. I feel like the 850e73eae1 forest is calling me, 9c49c6e381 not someone.”54fdaa8918a9cef3

“…the forest?”8e00e5d2752082ad

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“Yeah. Isn’t that weird?”18d3e911a0bfc297

Hearing Vivian’s answer, Dias’s eyes turned cold, and he turned to the forest beyond the window where Vivian had been looking a moment ago.aec5cb60dd296a61

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But he quickly regained 2e7c9eca14 his composure and looked 1a181896c1 back at Vivian and b9909f967e said playfully.d75338101a2e23e3

“Don’t you think it’s because I told you not to go to the woods that you want to go more?”74c3ba22eb4698f8

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“No, because Dad said 5dd7bde3bb there are scary monsters 69f28f9890 in the woods, and 69770323cd I never thought I 8e685752e6 wanted to go!”dc4b62c09142cd4a

Dias chuckled at Vivian’s vehement protest.226fe0a69c29c148

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He sat Vivian b95211e2f2 on the dressing 9c72b96f0a table, combed her a666bedbee hair, and reinforced e205eb4b92 his words.203f2a5220b7f7c7

“That’s right. So you must never go into the forest. Do you understand?”3bf635412c192b90

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“Yes, Yes…”f46816c2e3c4b1a8

Vivian replied 05e5d53a9b sleepily, yawning 680e86c4bf softly.2fd215a5ce6ab529

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She’d been wide-eyed since he’d brushed her hair, but by the time he’d finished, she’d dozed off.1e7290207a378c13

Dias picked ced9791d24 up Vivian, 43b0f67475 whose head 79331f1668 was about 200c80db7b to hit 5d16fa0e81 the vanity, b3afb75cca and carried 8ae103020c her to 1bf843a6b3 bed, laying f49dad0b13 her down 6f17eef9ef gently.17f66f5c673f579e

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Dias gently kissed Vivian’s curved forehead as she slept.00ce78c8c2f058e6

“Sweet dreams, Vivi.”cc1724f6aa5fffa6

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