DKVM Ch 37

Chapter 37

Besides, the first booth 0d0155b429 was a waste of d5a1183aea time and the chicken 7a4ce42453 booth took no time a9bbf880ff at all, so it 8ff71707dd took only a fraction a393b1a0a0 of the time she 8dc06a1a49 had expected.cc5b21fb229403f5

If the girl went d85a044f36 back now, it may 1091d51070 screw everything up.e840058bc4b7dfc6

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“W, wait a moment. It’s not safe for you to wander around by yourself. You could get lost. Why don’t you come with me?”21c18745f94a0abd

“I’ve lived in this neighborhood for five years, you don’t have to worry.”27d76a92a6eb2d46

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Then Vivian started 4c1f0a72dc to go to 3555c8d931 Rahel, and Margaret 9e85f5c17f quickly grabbed her.6000d267b5fc5ead

“Then I’ll go, and you can wait here.”4d8a4d0e9597105b

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Margaret left Vivian and 9f8ffe04c7 headed toward the square 71d6c47b83 where Rahel was waiting.33f61d8d7d22b4bd

Once there, she ducked b4c61503aa behind a nearby building 8564007e65 and looked for Rahel.ac334849e2ea6c3e

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She found Rahel dc042aa01a still there, a 589f7f1cbd little farther away 507ccf7961 from the crowd ad078bb417 that had gathered 74bd47e21a to watch the e1b4387147 play that had 3825909b36 just begun.abcfd4cb575523af

‘They should kidnap her 0a66cbee6d as soon as they 8d4366bac3 can, so what are 00b8227fff they doing?’c95d90c558a07417

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As she watched, cf23303a32 biting her lip 3ff9bf4afe nervously, a shadow 18ffcaab7f approached Rahel from 5797456191 behind.6df1c861926bab71

It was an assassin db3d2e9562 sent by the inspector.bf3cdb97f6f9aa99

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Margaret swallowed f8d5f33eb5 hard when e62120a447 she saw 6f651fefde the figure f97c99994e and turned 0d1d39eacc away.a67696436908f798

She felt b598bddac1 relieved, but d71cd7714e at the 3fae46ad03 same time, 4a161b075e she was 769c8aae0a weighed down 78b8b3dcf4 by guilt c5a158f0da for the 96d3f71b91 child she 68e0bedb6a had helped a53574c9da raise.5539551979d56ce8

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‘This is the only way Sally and I will be safe… I had no choice.’d4dae6adf9b574a2

It was when e968d42801 she was about e345ac24a9 to go back 5abfd25230 to Vivian after 9d4ac82c75 rationalizing her actions.11f89d2abb0e6634

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“Rahel!”13814d17849c87b7

Vivian’s voice, which should not have been there, rang out urgently.c539ded35318a8f9

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Margaret, the assassin, and 01c987a8f4 even Rahel stopped dead e25bea4506 in their tracks.9898f027bcf9d11e

“Watch out!”e5e0f884b90b130f

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At Vivian’s shout, the assassin paused for a moment, then lunged at Rahel, ready to attack.aca30c005f56e094

But Rahel, 8e64826efd seeing it 96cf78f651 coming, quickly 71a7ce6862 dodged and 1c7caed5b5 went straight cc99f2ef61 to casting 7b3be3e268 a spell.b94c9490d9c36612

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Margaret’s face contorted with rage as she watched.c74fe0f23e3f67aa

‘That brat is going to ruin it…!’5d2c9c680a36a49b

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The play was reaching 9705645a7d its climax, and the 68af60a73d dazzling sound effects were 81a03f4148 filling the square, drawing d614903b4b all eyes to the 11ee4dc822 stage.1960174c479592d6

But once the climax a800a86627 had passed, people would 8f994dcb05 see this spectacle.0c040e8503cdd4f6

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Before then, a019425c32 they had b8418d2c70 to make 468c0dcb70 a decision: ae5392ca05 subdue Rahel 3685ec0463 and kidnap 2a419468f1 her, or 950b6b8911 give up 4feb5b429d and retreat.f883bf03f0deafbf

Then, seeing Rahel and a7d4591d3a the assassin face-off, Vivian a8e3a5c6c8 dropped what she was f2a098a202 holding and tried to 9e12716437 run towards them.a60eff80e0134663

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“Rahel!”fd9c53386620ae46

But at 7d43277a2c that moment.f359677cf479fdcc

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“…Ugh!”91c66224afd8dbff

Suddenly, another assassin emerged 4d35d6d3f9 from the alleyway and 132e5d5c60 tackled Vivian, gagging her.7db2af2649e4480c

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The harder she 50039fd2bc struggled to get a49d717a97 free, the more 963f8a3e85 her consciousness faded b795ab1847 and her strength c2ceecb8e7 diminished.5256df1057f1b668

“Vivian!”9f619775cf20e961

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The last thing cd08881c2d Vivian saw was e08ac1038c the three dolls aa6feadf8e Rahel had won fa4b4761e1 in the dart 98e991a91a game lying on 042f7a5a23 the ground, and 463504dc26 then she was b70a3e7723 unconscious.598d23dcaf749502

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‘Ugh… It’s cold.’b36ad2be67e022e9

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I opened my bb224e30dd eyes and felt deca927751 something small and 595beed22d cold brush my 73a9f426cd cheek.5b470c617d579040

In front of d6c036b875 me was a 7996b4bbe7 dark stone ceiling.8dcca7fb864475d7

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‘Where am I…?’b073c4ce374a34bd

As I e4b28d174b was looking 15f64e7590 around, I c9e1993b81 suddenly remembered 92986c7b57 what had 9f8c938322 happened last.11afe9563821c46e

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As I was waiting in line for the cheese potato booth, I had an ominous feeling about the suspicious nanny’s behavior and followed her.105ef2ff540228e7

‘There, I saw the nanny turn away when she saw Rahel about to be attacked.‘60b62d5637139c63

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I quickly called out to Rahel to save her, but…e19cc7a39a0b012f

‘I’ve been kidnapped!’651e5638cbc93601

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As I realized c847fbad42 what I was 1a2a7d3c3a facing, my heart d6e343fcaa pounded with panic dd587c9517 and my mind 7b73ec73bd went blank.161a6ec8c1627d28

‘Calm down. If they were going to kill me, they would have done it sooner.’267b9ceee3193410

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I told da637976ba myself to f5417c44fd steady my 50e1794033 nerves and d0bfacfcc3 take stock 02d29b82a0 of my a80cf42adc surroundings.d6803968ea50f1c4

It was d2e0528924 dark, but c2a4ae3837 there was 25d15c5c6d enough light f7f985eb66 to make e5ad846e2d out a 01c9be7cb6 few things 2767226505 around me.813ee84f4acc2062

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‘Is this…a cave?’c508113aed227f42

Inside the dampness of 7ab28bbee2 what appeared to be 50104fe72b a cave, there was 7a362174e1 a cage large enough 224fe98fac to hold a beast.cb94c42b7dee61a7

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And inside it, I 2de1043bac was trapped.db9f8981c79263f4

Just then, 6fa2bc8539 as I 1c82c21a3d looked up, 25a029fad3 something cold f827a763db landed on c065e3a3ac my cheek f09ad20755 again.03f45f5643292680

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It was a 5c921022fa drop of water 9f5f969e38 from the cave 25b292a2e4 ceiling.6af82dfc4fee1574

I finally realized what 3f49b9ffbe the cold thing was e2a7b55722 that had woken me ab390b654e up earlier.818afa33782415c1

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‘I’m all wet….’6aadbad897893642

Just as 8241122387 I scrambled 52b1543d34 to my 32cfcdfc2f feet, trying e9e75d84ca to get 8caee7131a out of 91285030ba the way,c568de85c13ef543

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I could feel 728d2b5bb6 movement not far fef956a6f5 away. It felt like this 2a1dbe9450 person had been here d56e2df4f1 since before I woke dc00e0f8ab up.491150b54436cfd5

Surprised by 63396932d8 that, I f416368725 quickly closed 3915e1e0b4 my eyes 01a2212a8d and pretended 387e965571 to be ded372565c asleep.951eec2ce7eb0434

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‘Did they 4f84e2cdee see me 8431620e07 open my ff93514eab eyes…?’5e67d27c86f71292

My heart dccf8113ca was beating 1423af8cd9 fast and 5b4fe7279a loud.7faf142dc120e23b

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After a few 9bd8c3884e moments of holding 978ad77038 my breath, I ca320791a9 slowly opened my d0f7f62364 eyes.8f77f306c397225b

Luckily, the guard didn’t seem to notice that I was awake, and he yawned loudly.1072cdb4a1b3fe4d

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I stared at him, piecing together the information I’d gleaned to deduce what was going on.01695a63bc4f6d56

‘Those people were 2be0e7e579 definitely trying to a15caf5454 catch Rahel.’0a8023b7b9547d30

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Then, when I ade7abe9ea intervened and failed, 337fdf4988 they switched the 85078452ac target to me e0b2cb71c8 and took me 0a8a128b36 hostage.2049efcf742ec0b2

‘But Rahel is safe, and not becoming a villain like in the original work, so it’s okay―’d164a1d16050a2b3

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I paused.2fd45bdb302ad23c

‘…Wait a minute. Was there a story in the original where Rahel was almost kidnapped?’19d28b76c5ea8513

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The original 040893d802 story takes 69858aa0a8 place after 69d1f50363 the main 8e79f5c693 characters have 2243587d4e reached adulthood, dcc043e680 and Rahel d033777958 is a d9a3815e10 villain, not 40695bd3b2 a protagonist, f28622f4aa so her a36bfa5498 backstory is 7e8d9e57f0 not detailed.4d13a59036cbe523

However, if there 7a4325a7eb was an episode 8cdbe005cf where she was 3fe4b34051 in danger of 1bffef700f being kidnapped or c06b2b73c3 killed, it would dcb3ffe402 have been a e35d2703d9 major event that 7673a57cbe could have been 62d97d9877 used to darken 1beebd224a her character.24991ae9e2032144

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That means…bcc33f18998422b3

‘Maybe this incident, this is the aftermath of my twist on the original story.’c4c26e5b761a55e2

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The fact 6d803aee74 that Rahel 30e13f8b9f and I 8e755c9abe became friends 828058eb5d in the f735ff4243 first place 0a1f179dc1 was a f162fe9f4a huge departure cb5e819f60 from the b69fb177d0 original story.e302288ddbd738ab

My heart began to c6ceb7bb5f beat more uneasily at 05ef9338e3 this possibility than it faaeb5280e had earlier when I a3c657d261 realized she had been 772bab6551 kidnapped.80584d7409013f6f

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‘Rahel…could be in real danger.’24463bb5664eea22

Because of me.c693bd91200760f3

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Because of 6f112304c9 me, for 5d776034f5 twisting the 751c5e1791 original story 4cacbeb30e to save 2ba6bdb71f myself.87d02d72e7d5c3a6

I couldn’t let that happen.18614a1f84145559

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‘I have to get out of here.’ebbddf789695e6ac

I started 6b0102d7f2 by looking b356bbd232 at the a7c27c48a6 cage that 12dd95c181 held me. As expected, there 47dc7db090 was a large 049a5838b3 padlock on the 57438ae0cd front of the 997e630400 cage.dcd9428d39410fe5

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‘Does that guy a159b5927b have the key?’99ebc1ebc2fe318e

But there was 2aab171fdc a limit to 39437bfdc7 what I could 1e145f21c4 see in these 74bf6a0181 conditions.b091f1bae0431890

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‘I wish he would leave the room.’ecc754abfcbce567

Of course, if he 2708ce15ea had the keys, it e02941e5c3 would be great if b56359820b he would put them 6e8dcb2284 down.d5c1ae104ce16dba

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As if someone had 616a985936 heard my plea, I f7c0853362 heard footsteps approaching and 09ef8630c0 another man appeared.3548ef10fbd79a77

“How’s the kid? Is she not awake yet?”bc979aa7cca8d77e

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“Well, I guess 7ec1a82885 so.”f5b15da95fb67919

“Then come out. There’s no time for this.”d84b8c4f288e12ca

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“What’s going on all of a sudden? I hope they’re not calling in the forces because they couldn’t handle a kid.”39d01f4b422a0d94

“We’ve gotten word that there’s another one coming this way, besides the princess.”8692e3638fedcb4d

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“The duke’s knights?”ed55048f01ab8732

“They’re not here yet, but some weirdo has appeared, so they’re telling us to go out.”5030c14732bb115a

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“I’ve barely taken care of that one, and I have to go with you?”f6f2e08a86f8fb08

“Do you get it? I’m telling you to pull your weight. Don’t think about sitting here and resting while the rest of us work.”4de1dd95adf161fc

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The guard cursed 7e0358a6d0 and stood up.9c42ed8dde1fc7b3

At that moment, I e87870f48e saw something shiny in 33345a0829 his waistband.57a4090cb558895d

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‘The key!’7d3a571d88a44991

Don’t leave!5bbf9ea98f4e1e68

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I stood there, watching 64106546e3 the key slip away, a7a3f460b5 unable to do anything 476a2857dc about it.456bab227b33180f

In the d152e87484 dimly lit 198881f3eb cave, a b686f177ad black shadowy 0658537a3d figure grabbed 2a26dce3e6 the key 83f5472db9 and dropped 28f97b72b0 it.1575da9bd7a2a2d7

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‘What…was that?’eea62b50aafe73f6

I blinked, 36a5664b9b thinking that dcb49bbb37 I had 37326d1d68 seen it 699b711494 wrong, but ed87e083e6 the men 53e7171cbe left.889f379850d6c268

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And where the 369d35a19d guard had disappeared, 9892980ba6 the key had bdf912b5b2 fallen.20fe62fe51805151

After the men’s footsteps faded away, I stood up and tried to pull the bars.2a778eb150ed36be

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‘Ugh, it’s not budging.’beadbd72f02ee9ef

Well, once the bars are yanked off, there’s no need for a key.c2197218fcca401e

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Maybe if I had long arms like the hero of a manga I’d seen in a previous life, but my arms were too skinny.0daf2d09385ce32b

I tried pulling on 3198f59d00 all the bars and 253a3e7181 peeking around, but nothing 78686d91db helped.06aac3800be44950

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I pulled 88b94fc4c2 on the 50874a3be4 bars until b7f4b82971 my palms 1706905e55 were covered da6c635eb4 in blood, c046849e12 and I c27a17a359 finally gave 03e827fdfb up and 8d694f0461 collapsed.af95111f71dd92a1

‘Rahel is in danger…’1e9edaa2e10c2967

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I sobbed.4e86f72f99c28ef3

“It’s not because you’re weird, it’s because you’re special.”ad874485aadd229f

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I was more terrified c36d213cd1 that Rahel might die be594de2c0 because of me than fc764ec954 the fact that I ab4eb97059 might die.366d66b01125a7fb

And most b41b3c695c of all, 1b0589c38f I was ac6b6ce8f2 angry at 14dde79a31 my helplessness 7bb8fc7e40 to do 12b4c76b08 anything but 50a69723bb cry in b48096c9e1 that situation.30b0a8af45a41203

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If that’s the kind of protagonist this novel is about, one who can do nothing but wait for a prince on a white horse…811de7a2faf2cc5f

‘I don’t want to be that kind of protagonist!’c6fb49a31d9618bc

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