DKVM Ch 36
by melyseChapter 36
“Huh? Uh-huh.”7c7a82ea7bebe07f
“Then it’s 45 points.”e2127d018b34d1e0
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After checking the doll’s score, Rahel threw a dart.b2251852fb1e7567
‘Another ten points!’1aecb45d53d021f6
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The vendor, ef783ad626 who had a1259d2e60 been watching 093a24b1f1 Rahel, was faa8677076 either feeling 5fee13572d threatened or 0017f0ce4e intrigued, and fde9a14cce he made 93ca501613 her a ab07f7f843 proposition.d41ef7666ed47f2e
“Kid, I see you’re not a very good player, so why don’t you make a bet with me?”273c909ab8aa8638
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“…a bet?”77675cd591b27d58
“This doll comes in 3b14e8e02a a set of three. A mom, a dad, c32bea4c06 and a baby.”b78ac7c1a5095ce7
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The vendor winked as bd9980e4ff he set the three 334b4d14da cute dolls down side 91c3eeed0e by side in front 3311058d57 of me and Rahel.b86f6ffad1c56ff7
“Throw the remaining two darts at the spinning dartboard and score a point, and I’ll give you all three. Of course, if you miss, you’re still a loser. What do you say?”f56dc148c7b14dc0
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I interrupted with a 80ea6f567b frown.72a74e12f577155d
“Eh, mister. Don’t you think it’s a bit much to try to take money from children’s pockets?”6fb99a71f9b08434
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“Oh, isn’t it just for a doll? Your friend is so good at throwing darts, I wanted to see how far she could go.”0b67bd9957403e1d
But yeah, it’s not fair to lose all the points you’ve earned with one failure!efb2186f765ea22a
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I was about to decline the offer on Rahel’s behalf, but she spoke up first.faf85666e062612b
“I’ll do it ….sir. I’ll take the bet.”dc8e127a8a12acbc
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“ Eh? Rahel, I only need 111dbac7ba one doll.”847f1e5a29f05542
I scolded Rahel, but she jerked her head at the vendor as if she’d already made up her mind.8299cedb3522d1e5
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“You’re as good as your skills!”4636b5bdb4a32e74
The vendor a97171f907 smiled with cdfc7f8254 satisfaction and b2a4d7633e prepared a a2f1f03006 rotating dartboard.80735a2ace90c99b
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Unlike a fixed dartboard, this one didn’t have a score in the center. Instead, it had a very narrow 10-point zone and a wide low-point zone of less than five points.f97ab595eee93ea2
The dartboard began to ce15972d8c spin.234993b1502fd770
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Rahel’s face was impassive, but her eyes were intensely focused.6f0b53e4dc72ac2c
“Rahel, I don’t need a doll, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”221ba4053882d23f
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But despite 8396afad4c my words, 59c7ba1b0d Rahel seemed c9bba7f648 to be 106e629e6f in the 24ea676330 zone.052bf5e7b5b84d39
‘I thought she wouldn’t like it and think it was childish.’4c07e69b1dcc5ebb
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After all, c25d8a77ae she was 89aafdf415 a ten-year-old 5595eafb44 kid.fc04b2efaf18e029
‘Well, as long a7876bdce7 as Rahel is a85172c70a happy.’a02066798f11475c
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As I watched c02eece6d5 Rahel, she stared 98eefb1790 at the dartboard 5a3ab452a9 in silence, then 3fb97a84e3 threw her fourth 69f83ceb55 dart.03419ed1e297dc20
The dart landed c693dc0c62 in the 10-point 3a1bac3549 zone!414ce723f8fbc77f
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And the last dart, 872aa63024 thrown in quick succession aa63f4fa6b without any time to ea3c0e2a28 catch my breath, landed d5bc50f015 in the 5-point zone.38d6d8d8d8891277
Precisely 45 points.b3c1947114fe3472
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That was 16cc845e4e enough to 097e898043 win the c046242ca1 dolls as 55a8d617a5 a prize.818dcd358f77d53a
“Wow! That was so cool!”d3ed31c025ea297d
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I exclaimed and ec60bb3d7a clapped my hands 61900ddaee in excitement.51e930471e4122ba
But at the same time…80dc9b8c0710604b
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-gurgle, gurgle-d37a613c5a008fac
My stomach growled.d32f6753dfc3311a
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‘This clueless body…!’94e58293cfe5374d
Rahel, who e7f0342951 was right f99c170577 next to 22ed68cba6 me, and 9bddf821c6 even the a7d4bcb0bf nanny, who 2ce712b39a was watching 8703115e49 from a 33889f22e2 step behind, 181a760dcf looked at ff8490bade me.04a3cb5288a6f894
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I flashed 61f3f31cec a sheepish 7c6b4572d9 grin and af0b0a7cae touched my 89bef2cb47 stomach.27a48fa6493421e2
“Ahaha, I must be hungry after playing so much…?”b103a52aa4c94602
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Then the 8b436ad6ae nanny suggested 8dafacb397 to me 91dd43ffe8 as if 4818517c6b she had 5633448741 been waiting 93f9608df9 for this.79291c8c4f7d202c
“Shall we get some snacks? I’m sure the young lady and the knights are hungry.”39d4b12e2a27a6ab
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“Sure, I’ll show you a good place to eat.”3eb9d838321ddc94
As I eagerly followed f91a6279b1 the nanny, Rahel, who 8eda75c0d6 was holding my hand, 6295163b5b naturally followed suit.2de97dc6b05370e3
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But the nanny c874663ec5 gently restrained her.6e46ec8d4bd575a5
“Miss, please wait here. I don’t dare send you on an errand.”41a9357edcdf5ae4
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“I’m fine with it, so I’ll come with you.”a34bd718e5ab119a
“No, Miss. We’ll be right back, so you can get your prize and shop some more!”07e521eabe40e7ab
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The restaurant was 30e180007d crowded and the c47e3dcfa7 line was long.2fb85acece4761b6
I couldn’t make Rahel, who hates crowds, go through all this trouble.291e97e539540dec
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When I pleaded with b448d2e917 her, she nodded in 2afbb25cac defeat.f75ac302c5900ed6
“Then let’s go, Nanny.”d0788ba151f22881
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I headed off with 147b4e415f the nanny to a 6adc77e54b good restaurant I knew.e96beecf92841909
I didn’t see the look on the nanny’s face as she glanced back at Rahel.033904dda23fa287
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Rahel was quickly lost de6bdeeb14 in the festival crowd.e6db02d9d12e2ef4
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Glancing nervously in Rahel’s direction, Margaret swallowed hard and remembered her plans for the day.035fbcee06f2b6aa
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“There’s work to be done at the festival.”c878d2ecce7a7f56
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The inspector ffbba7a492 who had 049ec053a1 approached her 882e8149f5 the other 54e12052f7 day had 902ad24863 picked a bb47542033 festival day 4d124afbbd to deal 7a69a0b61b with Rahel.c317cad55a3d2a4e
That’s because it was a day when it wouldn’t be strange if a child suddenly disappeared.4b6b8350ed7bd222
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Margaret was reluctant bc24b31f8d to kill Rahel, 24e88d42ad whom she had f87c21c99e raised with her 8f3b914d8e own hands, not e0c85e4cde exactly out of 3e99c9e415 affection for the 0dafbdbd25 child, but she 9e3a30170e had joined hands fc0a3d2807 with the inspector.ddd497b75690f1e5
If she didn’t, the inspector would inform Duke Karlz that Sally had let slip Rahel’s secret.cb887d15203c473a
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If that happened, Karlz wouldn’t let her mistake go either.f29c024870e10e58
Karlz was already a rotten rope that she needed to let go of. [T.L. Note: This is referring to the Korean folktale “The Brother and the Sister Who Became the Sun and the Moon”, where the children flee from a tiger on a rope provided by the gods. When the tiger also asks for a rope, the rope that drops down for him is rotten and breaks, leading to his death.]
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“I assume there is usually a guard following the child?”e6670705a04f5a94
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“…Yes, usually two.”1b6173734e1c38ff
“Enjoy the festival with the guards and the young lady. Then at nine o’clock, we’ll start the play in the square.”9d737dfbbafaba2a
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“Nine o’clock….”513ac82fc345e3bc
“Then take the commoner 6dbba8acd9 kid with you, for 5be4f2c508 she must know that fb2ae55b51 the princess has met 1761d95942 with an unfortunate accident.”9ce2a0a14c275a2e
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Karlz would surely recognize that it was the emperor behind this since he always had his eyes on Rahel, but that didn’t matter.4c3a394db7a7a377
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What mattered 140d5c2a44 was how d07905494d it looked a4a326fa4f to others.756f66c829a0198b
To the outside ee1a5e5284 world, Rahel was 7f4d51e07c supposed to have c7e99801df gone to the 69abed750f forbidden western forest 16fdf9a7ff on a festival 4327a750f9 day and been a291e93f0d killed by a 872f52dbf5 demon along with 6d68c8b01d the knights.b7ce5fa34a557462
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That way, 58396b237a Karlz had 75c59a2b2c no obvious 79e682f2ab reason to 0793406702 act out 7a7aa5d2ae in fury.9aa260c8e173c35c
‘We’ll have plenty of time to buy three snacks and get back.’46cd2342b0e4a682
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Make quick work of fc0dcb1ae2 the two bodyguards hiding 6501653b5d in a nearby alley, 3fd1cc4bfe then approach Rahel and ea0812e3f5 kidnap her.ce96bdd0fc522fee
That was the inspector’s plan.4dad3cab31ffd612
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In fact, time shouldn’t be a problem.a8d01ea1a288d29d
It’s just a matter of how quickly they move.b20014a4bec18a82
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“The young lady has kept her magical abilities hidden until now, but she’ll use them in a pinch, so we’ll need to take her down once and for all with a quick strike so we can catch her without too much fuss.”002785e6c19af120
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“You shouldn’t underestimate her.”f6c4cc75f5108f7c
“If you fail, His Excellency will be even more vigilant…and we may never get a second chance.”ed0e673dc754e468
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She had 3ac44ee8c9 told the 494eb44ccf inspector to d12ab0e8e6 be careful, cce5e8cbc1 so the ce56df6ff5 rest was e489e276fa up to f924449bca them.4122b471713301dd
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Margaret glanced back 27e18f7a72 anxiously, then turned ed7664b81b her gaze straight 1fc2c48797 ahead.1b0439f8d8b74e17
“Hmmhmm.”c7369ac736d43d55
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Vivian was humming e4b951ae28 a tune and fe76e7ff52 leading the way.dc124a5aceb0dfd3
That innocent look 8c923500e4 in the face f8f7b02f4a of what was 8c4add90a3 happening brought forth 33070aba09 a surge of 221bde7258 anger.a1794c038e7d4000
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‘That foolish girl is 1e3a6648a5 the reason this is 25aab81abd happening to the young f315c1e9d6 lady.’0766d3a62cc1ed63
If only Vivian hadn’t been Rahel’s playmate, Sally wouldn’t have thrown a temper tantrum and blown it all up in front of the inspector.95758f2c0276c0aa
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It was 77cb4f5299 all her ab69d2fcc9 fault, after ab1ff5aa96 all.3eb08227ea8fb0f6
She had ruined 910b7297f8 the plan to 323c7fc021 raise Rahel into 5bc65ca05f someone who would e31196fcbc marry Sally and d00fc61c62 turn her daughter cb6909b864 into the duchess.a72f2bca18d4cde0
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The guilt of having raised Rahel and then having her killed by my own hand, all of it was on Vivian’s hands.2592cea8d4739a70
“Gasp!”9709e8f0c73975ed
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Suddenly, Vivian, who had dd918976f5 been trotting ahead, let 856826adde out a gasp.eb9a6de7675bbcfa
When Marguerite 8f298929bb looked up ca928fe658 in surprise, 9394304270 the child f8eb5e12d5 pointed a 544cd41f82 sullen finger f8bae96fea at the d311eb1345 vendor.c97a80cbb7e07162
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“He must have run df05077b9e out of ingredients already. It looks like there bf49e320dd are more people at 47930fa466 the festival this year!”caeb1a154385f56b
Just as Vivian cc159fe816 had said, the 0af2bf615f vendor was already 872236924c cleaning up his 6da6e1b4d0 supplies.097ae132d2e613fe
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They headed to another 35344ebe55 vendor nearby.3bf7325ec5241696
But that vendor e8d35a131f was also closing 7c993d8f9e early.aba6f249dacf9b55
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As a e5c019eb71 fellow villager 266091abd3 who knew 822a936f13 all of 623f7c99c4 the vendors, 8339fb3dc4 Vivian sidled fb25c73ec6 up to 8af13eac4d him and b75113cd87 asked.8dfe30e5d923583b
“Mister, are ed88af1ec0 you sold 4e98d1970c out already?”e57c4a7b371a041f
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“Ah, is that you, Vivian? If you’re here for the chicken, you’re a little late. I’ve had a lot of customers today… I’ll have to go get some supplies right away if I want to stay open tomorrow.”e79c23646c1a51af
Though he 4aa5e831ee was wheezing 70951a269b as he 473aa27602 spoke, the 59e702038c old man 62b8957654 smiled.1c20938831b705c5
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“Hmm, too bad. I was hoping to give the princess a taste.”43ade50882c04f1c
As Vivian stretched out d6d778590c her lips to express 9361cf4d8e her disappointment, the vendor 7692f0e1f8 who was organizing the 0c8bcc42dc stall asked curiously.d9816af7513d8d8f
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“Did the princess 5bcb4f28ac come with you?”00b7aa76e4b9b56b
“Oh, the princess is fd6a43c6ed waiting over there, watching e52b9957d7 the play.”1bbb115dd2183ab7
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Hearing this, the a633d8de3b merchant suddenly pulled 1e32d98dde out a chicken 71ac873ce1 skewer from nowhere.258e4e54dbe221dc
“Here, take this eeffd2b8d5 and eat it.”680ad37b6ec66ccd
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“Huh? Hadn’t you sold all of them?”fd482fe3b850461a
“I saved some for dinner, but I’ll give it to you. It’s a little cold, but you can take it to the princess and give her a taste. And show off our shop. Okay?”dd49e3278d33b951
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Vivian noticed his fa37f84736 big plan and 769cae2009 gave him a bc6bbc3cec thumbs up.434c07a08921c211
“So you’re a schemer too.”db959821f5c8827c
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“Is that 10a1badfc3 supposed to 16bc5a6630 be a cd5c692565 compliment?”f6ad4ce0a1bd15bd
“It’s a compliment for a merchant to be called a schemer! I’ll be sure to give the princess a taste.”cdb1e123eb91c924
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Vivian exchanged pleasantries with 890492853f the vendor and parted 0525af3c6b ways.3307de30e175e2f5
Next on the 0d9deb466f list was potatoes ef6adb5a7d with cheese, and 1956ecedb5 luckily the stall 92bb8c3860 was open, but b649cf838d the line was 8bff85b0f6 long.f5503bf8329eb569
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Vivian ran 002ffdd60d quickly to 7920c3196e stand in 4f19327ea0 line and 8b773f6510 spoke to baf6bf8da0 Margaret.18c3aa8a709e8b3f
“Nanny, I’ll bring this over to the princess since I’m sure she’ll be getting hungry.”6c0e1615703a460c
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Margaret paused.d7ed59e55c47cc73
‘I’m not sure if the kidnapping has happened successfully yet.’d11b1738962c3bc0
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