DKVM Ch 30
by melyseChapter 30
Well, Dad lives in the empire, so of course he’s heard of that person.e8c6b27e78cfa036
‘That’s because he’s such a famous and awesome person.’3c6ecd057d496da6
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In this world, there is a race of beings different from us called demons…2994524bdd4dddaf
Though their numbers are 6ba91c6d58 small, they are said affd10778b to be a race 89bfbab14e of people who are 30488ab472 all skilled in magic, 6e1f7edff6 unlike humans, with only d40a873310 a few individuals gifted 09cda622fd enough to become mages.660356917b6b446f
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They used their power 4607bc000b to invade and plunder 6a68587f10 the humans from time cdcd63fe00 to time.e700f8bea445dd6e
Because of this, there cecbcafa20 was fighting between the fe74928bae humans and the demons.b3b5a4714f6f2a6d
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Ten years d188de7bf4 ago, the 4a32e764ee current emperor 53b387e373 lamented the b8f6f2cf72 suffering of 1ad8db47d6 the people 0c7dccb811 in the 6b1700ab38 demon realm c931a96ed2 and the ca825c0661 surrounding area 3d89114790 and formed 9bac1a3a2b an operation 7cf899a8c1 to subjugate 1adb2e7c8a the demons.8f0eaa89afbe73d7
There was one man e7efbb8cac at the forefront of 85e8d2314d the campaign.79001d15ca09053b
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He was Dane Rothweed, b8fc4fb682 the captain of the 11a76935fe second order of imperial 812a72b843 knights.f7c181f81c29fe3a
Rothweed was an undisputed 00138c3e43 genius who was the 48311d7fb8 youngest person in the f10ce662c5 history of the empire ba7f22720f to reach the rank d61a1cbd2b of swordmaster.d120a8f414be6206
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His prowess was recognized 31ed72f668 and he rose to 314e010710 the rank of Deputy a2fe3643e5 Grand Master when he 25a44a5688 was only twenty years adb635c55b old.7c3870a8a5645493
That year, ed89e2793f he led 9da9fbb42d an Imperial 0b920c5d7f army into 5bb01d53db the demon b5339d8307 realm, and 0b4be0eb3c despite fighting 5995b0ff04 in unfavorable 231e29b540 terrain, he f9f10db5b4 won a 154cd20cf8 series of 61fef802be victories.db4bab4e4558d6c4
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Eventually, he 2dec1e9234 was attacked e683ab7dea by demons c80799bf6a and cornered.58fdcedf51c379a3
‘In that situation, he ordered all his men to retreat and stayed behind to face the demons alone.’1e3c46cf59fa116b
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Four years later, his 4e232f81b2 body was not found 753999d86e during a second demonic 5a6d38a726 extermination campaign, and he d82e4c2373 was officially declared missing.d42f3763627ea0d8
‘No matter 74c9718492 how great d3a0218540 of a c34a3b97f0 swordmaster he 15758c57d8 was, when a10c9cbe1b he was 28c00c7695 surrounded by 42f63ba647 enemies, what fa30d18ea7 could be d9c27f3f61 expected but db34d586a2 for him 66fb02eaca to die.’7566b3656dd46151
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In any case, c1e8b1f959 he died, but 78aa9aba26 it is said 29213d4e91 that his victory 0f5d091281 streak in the e096ac4979 demon realm led 40712eb574 to a lull d324646da6 in demon invasions febf352e3b and plundering for c3667a01d7 a time.4c6ccd7a5475efdd
So the people of 98f2f21bcb the empire honored him ee29c5b404 and called him a 47440edb73 hero.900eb4bba7ca8564
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It was just e2ee792344 like what I 75f03bc535 was learning from 04b1f37131 the history books 4b532404b5 now.fd20a42957311529
“So, my princess, f70094d6a9 what did you af1783cbd5 think when you b271da7e69 learned about him?”19b69dfec3c43772
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I blinked at Dad’s question.a495162c95c486db
‘I didn’t think of anything really.’d7c6dbc2f0fda76d
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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.fcb035323ebd1d8f
‘But if you’re really nine years old, you’re supposed to admire history’s great figures, right?’f04c4c9d2d2bd40d
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And if I put myself in that person’s shoes….71f65b87041371dd
You know, choosing your own death to save others, that’s kind of cool, right?287876f299135734
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“He’s a cool person!”2de7e3b0d0a7330b
“…he’s cool?”a310e91d154e13e9
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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.”facc86217d2ed4a5
I answered with 6ddd1d7ace some sincerity, but b3b81fbe49 for some reason, f7adedd054 Dad gave me 6ba35b0953 a bitter smile.87be1c3031c01527
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“Vivian, he might 6401fe643c not actually be cec935b9ab that awesome after 1e78535d2a all.”0d7fa13271ef4cce
“Huh? Why?”cc844a29463ca7b4
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“Because history is the record of the winners, and it sides with the winners.”ae25f6a3d077928a
I’d already heard this in my past life and didn’t give it much thought.a3420fe78d7f50f3
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“Maybe the demons 0077c1b4f3 are actually good, 7cbf61fc1a and that person 7d85e79263 is bad, and 8b605fc110 people were lying 6607c09e22 to them, and 919378d896 he is just 753567968d a person like be63288b63 us, so we 20a66ee61f have to take f75d40d5cd his side.”1f4da59efa72a7a0
My dad 7a7b0f4f66 explained it f151fa6a65 as best e1e021f29d he could, 82a7bf004b at my 3a2172bc60 level, so c9f4ed84ed that my c943a4a051 nine-year-old self 2a4bb4f554 could understand.f54d62c34ba36067
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It was something 8c71e8df74 I already knew, ab3eb2fada but I listened 9db6bac332 intently, curious about ea659fc830 his sudden motivation 3a8ca5f5b0 for telling me 589dc8d4de this story.002aa5fa16f80cd4
“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.”eb066e3865b043e6
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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.0fbf770aa4a04a73
That’s my dad for you.38a6e9b1f8ceb8c0
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Wasn’t it thoughtful of him to think of things like this?ad3ac2a65531767a
“Vivi, I don’t want you to hate the nice demons because you only see history as written from our point of view.”b14405639e917b82
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“Has Dad 45deec8562 ever met 54f79bb020 a good b9b7f76758 demon?”5250b736121b76aa
I asked to check, 0aa9143aad and Dad paused as 824a3e3285 if he was weighing 67d4382d36 his answer.e7faaa121497af5c
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Then, with a wistful 1cfa1516b9 look in his eyes 2aa8a388ce as if he was 5e4ab0d51f remembering the past, he 67bec3edc1 answered.cfd6b75bb53ed9cb
“Yeah. That was 99afedf49f before the 03778462ae demon realm 21f529bc8f was closed.”08487f7539fca4b2
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The passageways to b8caea9ca5 the demonic realm c36667edf7 are hidden throughout 96bf7acea6 the empire and c0baa7890d were completely sealed 12b7edda6c off six years 0bf6e42854 ago at the 6cb8f744c6 end of the a8d885e7fa war.c39b1096139b3049
‘It’s said that the demon king sealed the passageways to the demon realm after losing to us at last.’c13eef262cd37f90
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And now it’s said that neither humans nor demons can travel between the worlds.c6c1618ac62ec260
“At that time, I only believed the history books and thought those people were bad. And….”ba2a988662d9b2a6
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Dad’s eyes, as he reflected on the past, reached out to me.1815906c4536562c
His golden 48238fd3fc eyes, like 5aae035995 mine, curved 2d10e2c192 into a 7c145a357d faint smile.c81e7140c28796c2
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“I wound bc2a2a2e03 up regretting b4c18b3242 that.”366e85829523f676
The smile was 55e939b3c2 both sad and 2e19791329 nostalgic.e0e7dcd519a1836f
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Perhaps he was remembering the ‘good demon’.67d9a2d2ca4fa30a
Just as de44927685 I was 334bc66298 beginning to e8dd88646d wonder what b22fdc36df kind of 6366d25df8 person they f3f43142fc were, Dad e771955bf3 spoke up.1be0538019ce8dc3
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“So I hope our princess doesn’t have the same regrets as me.”2e0f2f568b2a1abe
I stared 5e9e145083 at him 8698317dc8 as he db64aeb478 said that.b28d48f6aaa9204f
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My dad is 76b76ad262 one of the 16f5e61623 most mature and 6ed63af5c6 decent adults I a014b9336c know.fbea1b142f3ba82b
He knows how to admit when he’s wrong and fix it, even in front of his daughter.647fb49482c788da
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‘I should grow up 981e7fed34 to be like him.’1230cc0fea2d402b
I nodded vigorously, trying f42a51b44c to reassure my dad.74fcbcebc1f0013f
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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.”4a54b6f20b209622
A smile spread across my dad’s face, and his huge but loving hand cupped my cheek.d0dbdc1e751ab091
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“Whose daughter 8a5b6aa95d is this, da1b8fb853 so sweet c43a1b9b4e and smart?”23ab9d2837544dcb
“Umm… is it Mom’s daughter?”92f8a09cab1ea180
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At my playful reply, daaeed073a he chuckled and gave e9bd500fc1 my cheek a little f55b2d9dd2 tug.b70bed08a6356e12
I giggled, f0941ec00e delighted by f5aaa01c6a the touch.407c60123ae126fd
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It was a peaceful 42a5bbd7cd evening, just like any bfc4534498 other.531c0095908cebab
* * *593683cea330041a
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After dinner, 0db897acbe Vivian went 27b2a1710a upstairs to 03db30a5f8 the bathroom dc6f96a63f to wash 200f6585be up.d4d8be2fa67135e1
Dias stayed on the ce5556a8f6 first floor, came upstairs 2216958476 to wash the dishes, a543c7f49e tidy up the kitchen, 8eb19e8ec9 and prepare the bread 039ef7487a to bake tomorrow morning.b812dc490c8cc784
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By now, Vivian fbe70deb4a would have gotten 1ecb2f4a68 out of the 6cf42d6bd5 bath and was 396c997d08 at the dressing 1f07df5b45 table to have ebf6ac6e2e her hair brushed.df6e7f306bdc3414
It was part 09da77fdc9 of his routine 6feeb5053d to brush her 51c1b3df73 hair and watch d848c706ff her fall asleep.f66dc22d7239410b
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“Princess, did you brush your teeth thoroughly and rinse off the soap bubbles… Vivian?”3304f46e5ed506cc
Vivian was standing in d9ee3b5dce front of the window, 36dfadb7e1 her head wrapped in ea11fa5d65 a towel, as usual.2f56f14b530244a5
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Beyond the window was 3ebe1e00d0 the western woods, which 5cad0132f3 she had been told d78f55a1ac every day not to a835348999 enter.f5075a6e1ed09b4c
Feeling his presence, Vivian 35b3309680 turned around.a4b2fb3204973ec4
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“Dad.”64ec99fdd4594193
“Why are you standing there? You didn’t even dry your hair. Is there anything out there?”997a267be04bd57c
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“Nothing much.”4537ed9b9eb6c586
“Yeah.”1c174f558dc9bd3a
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Vivian hesitated, studying 4f9ca03fdb him for a a5bd9a6f9f moment, then pressed 5d15a14283 her lips together 87fdffdf9e and shook her 0f890aeb59 head.79b94dafd22c7d93
“Ah, no. It’s nothing. Just dry my hair.”dbac15bcda29b90d
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But he could 49242991e9 feel that she c692ab0daa was trying to a9d49a64fc hide something.43e5506437411bf6
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.9416ccfd5386fc8f
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As a a795ef6610 result, she 3e6551e90c tended to f2038e7dbc hide things 884f65aa6d from her 51b9abb668 dad when 47bed17a9e she thought 35afc55aea it would 330f14e1c7 worry him.b0de3415b473dfc2
Dias slipped his hand between Vivian’s arms as she made her way to the vanity and hugged her tightly.902ffd04ec85acf0
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He felt her small 6d5123f62e body, so much smaller d7297fe111 than his own, but 7e59238bca she was still a 28d16aecfa substantial presence.89f68989d7a9d3bf
“Dad?”29a6c4d20b099865
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“Come on, tell me before my arms fall off. What’s wrong?”d7cfd6f86c6f500e
“It’s nothing…”dd56a5aea3d4771e
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“If it’s nothing, why can’t you tell me, Princess?”47d0900304c03b83
Rolling her big eyes, Vivian sighed heavily as if she’d been defeated by Dias’s grip, then opened her mouth.092d65cb306586e8
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“It’s nothing really, and this might sound weird… but I think the forest keeps calling to me.”cd07242440c40492
“The forest, the 98b94f316c western forest?”7289b2e4a8560f93
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“Yeah.”682e5224dceefe87
“Who is 5e9a85be11 calling you? Are you 4dc17c45f6 hearing a 42b5a5c001 voice?”5e2ff87f225bfbea
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“No, no. I feel like d25dab6f11 the forest is 88279fef19 calling me, not 281d28a0ea someone.”ab0a17ac0b06ee59
“…the forest?”63bb748b0085d8d1
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“Yeah. Isn’t that weird?”25dfa20f5e142873
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.53c4fcf8cc1fbb6f
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But he quickly regained 65803f78e9 his composure and looked 483333499d back at Vivian and bedfc2b643 said playfully.99ae046dd1e6dd56
“Don’t you think it’s because I told you not to go to the woods that you want to go more?”7157466cc895a3bc
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“No, because Dad said 0711dc954d there are scary monsters 8a605811a1 in the woods, and 86a9fcf094 I never thought I 89c57c770b wanted to go!”b43f22c91f6254e8
Dias chuckled at Vivian’s vehement protest.3ca7a8328e792698
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He sat Vivian on c36b6d1f57 the dressing table, combed e56fd3e8d8 her hair, and reinforced cb9454e9c5 his words.0dc13c22e09bea10
“That’s right. So you must never go into the forest. Do you understand?”00f372bd9a9a1390
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“Yes, Yes…”175b2a16a9bf61e2
Vivian replied 4d048cca05 sleepily, yawning beb44744cc softly.93ca0f47ccea80f3
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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.8975375b6e6a1d9c
Dias picked 38a179cb3e up Vivian, c955dd33e0 whose head f70d7a74e9 was about 0542b44852 to hit 7365ba90fb the vanity, f8f7a36f07 and carried 6a0c4f804a her to 0418a7c7c9 bed, laying 131b69671d her down 7966ebc6c0 gently.bd0c576df49bd8f5
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Dias gently kissed Vivian’s curved forehead as she slept.9d19519311c956ad
“Sweet dreams, Vivi.”0cae8c22b0487025
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