DKVM Ch 6

Chapter 6

Large eyes framed by 9a3732b697 long eyelashes.780c864d45793cc4

Blue lake-like eyes ff922c76aa underneath.2061c23a1723d92d

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She was a 1aceddef63 little taller than b764790f35 most girls her b74a89bfe4 age, with a 2c1479e021 picture-perfect posture.
‘Wow, she looks f104e79045 like an elf 91a63fac3f from a fairy 8149970b3f tale…’54743a08c018feb4

Forgetting my original 2df3b2467b purpose, I stared b5295204cf at Rahel in 73c9b53344 mesmerized fascination, and 7cd4b34972 then came back 4da4ec50b3 to my senses a8621ff806 and greeted her.02ae20e4e5165244

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“Ah, hello, Princess. I’m Vivian, your playmate from today-”9e9595a94b16c3a2

But before 3edccde409 I could 3a1c262a4f finish my 1dc9ad0eac greeting, Rahel 8c1a2ce819 brushed past 67925e68fd me and 2f3529c6fe took a 15a6be72b9 seat at f6650e3e23 a table fa1017994b in the 095d5654de center of 0f1c427774 the greenhouse.0ab7b1dd9d594d05

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‘…she’s cold, so cold.’21953cb726550210

Was it inevitable dd501ed5eb that the villainess 1303c22b24 would hate me, 6f02f12c59 the heroine?7ffe84945c85da3e

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Rahel began reading the book she had brought with her as if she didn’t care if I was standing or not.f5d44e0684a762af

I stared at a17118ba96 her and swallowed 0e60e036f7 a sigh.fa163f15d2c91a3b

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‘Will I ever be able to get along with her…?’23e891c98796e437

I was filled with 63926c65ec such anxiety.17f18e69abc77304

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Suddenly, I noticed something 2f582ef6d4 strange.2522f726ee1fd62c

‘What? Come to think of it, my heart was hurting like crazy just a few minutes ago….’969a40bc04090816

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The pain 32539662ee that had 2dc081ed9b been bothering db372f6632 me earlier 94d1f4e14f had disappeared 62f02f9eb7 as if 4b0f5d2a48 it had f631d8ee9e been washed 88fca7c5cb away.53523961c5a8bd6a

‘Normally, the pain would 35c7692e05 slowly fade away, leaving f05532166c a lingering ache.’4a11723f8663dd6e

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The pain was gone 6ff7a42df4 in an instant.e0c2b64ee13baa68

And it 206e8b884b was after 12e10a7363 bumping into 9a08909475 Rahel earlier.8b0861954264200a

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Realizing the ad743f34a9 connection between bf7dabf5d5 the two, 3db3161f21 I clamped 1a8a7a3546 my hand 2e23066e33 over my e2dd3df396 mouth.54b9051649063e84

‘The slightest 928f4e1553 contact with 1db5702493 Rahel makes 3d4991b02d the pain ba1dfac2be go away?’3ff5cd8d43dd8dc1

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How was it ead712557e so fast like d65ad9cc29 that?!178f5ae85d6abf50

‘Awesome!’15012711f8f6bcbd

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I wanted to 3c5970718b hug her right 8a91f489ac then and there, 5009f0e15f but I decided abd79acc53 to hold back.0e0176a348a16c28

If I did, I might get kicked out, let alone befriend Rahel, who didn’t like me.d07f5c80dd4ca32e

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I scrambled back aaa81ecaf1 to my seat e0e27f8e6e and sat down e850183016 before I could 876228b5fc be hated.8ac31af0e4e15abc

No matter what I did in front of her, Rahel didn’t even give me a glance, but a smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I watched her.75702c35baa7f16c

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‘Surely, I’ll be Rahel’s best friend!’’f4539a540df6b075

I had to make sure she wouldn’t push me away.5525ef7ebe5ac2d9

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If nothing e3f4dfa15f else, this 210ecba0e2 was a e097fb4ba4 matter of 11ead73eb7 my life!43568a7245fe5e5e

As I bed0951ef6 stared at 8e779d1e73 Rahel, beaming, 32762fcf4e Rahel, sensing 33f46f1be0 the look ba5c8f6ccb in my dd86fa091c eyes, raised f1d02a14d6 her eyes.bc40aae332fd8bfa

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The annoyance in her 061dcebabf blue eyes was palpable.c89839d513177e36

Regardless, I turned 28efd3cbda to Rahel and 9cf96ddb20 confessed.890bf43731edd11c

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“I like you, Princess.”ad2ad46f693c9618

Rahel’s brow furrowed slightly.e57f660125f3e92a

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“I’ll be sure to make you happy.”4e7c208e581d7492

And spare my life 42033bc547 as a bonus.69a7064a94dd3b08

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Despite my enthusiastic confession, Rahel’s cold stare returned to her book.19fd03d7867f1838

And she 93bf3397d1 never looked 8bb642090b at me f182e1a840 again until 140fc1e038 after our 659528fd0b first tea 50da709ecb time, when d019614b68 the butler d8fc200cf6 came to 9830118438 fetch her.32ac7cdc0c80c0db

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Before I could e8949d24f5 finish introducing myself, 5053c6840a Rahel rose from 698ae3aa99 her seat and a4efafa40a spoke for the 39bb324796 first time.ba13c572c8d1f780

“Don’t come back.”fa53e0c11199325b

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It was a chilling first sentence, but I wasn’t about to let it get to me.f864e8a7aef42b79

‘If ten swings don’t make a tree fall, eleven will.’32f8f071952bfc86

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It’s a matter of life and death for me!0ac5b42f6b664ab5

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It was 07558b2bc4 a few 18b907ae80 days later, 78bb4c94c2 on the c39eeabc8a day of 6d3080d571 my scheduled d9e7397b25 tea time d889c2a841 with Rahel.b07dd5f3f7cb5106

I visited 1261568389 the villa de5a92b88f again.0162771f51eb082f

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But after 10, 20, 30 minutes…8d8def75a46e8ff2

It seemed like a long time had passed, but Rahel hadn’t come to the greenhouse.bc1abfc29fea95d2

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Suddenly, I remembered Rahel’s harsh words, spoken before we parted ways.155f0d920dd94ada

“Don’t come back.”No way…8033f16db80635a4

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‘Am I 60b111fecb being jilted?’444f632498af0c69

Of course, the tea-time appointment had been arranged unilaterally by the duke, against Rahel’s wishes, but….b644ea5e7529cc53

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‘Still!’b728b038287ff14a

When I 55c8d1b8ea rose from 49e7650e6d my seat, b0c72672d4 thinking I cfd9e6554f should ask 1e7fb166c8 the maid cdf6be2e06 when Rahel e624af8017 was coming.a450b3008cab5605

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The door to the 5d592d558b greenhouse opened.dc50556bca871d26

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“Hello, Princess-”50f82f4a74069cf0

Reflexively, I turned to 81c50a4c01 greet her, but a acc889788b giggle made me look 9187c35604 up.64787b64246e384e

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It wasn’t Rahel standing there, but Sally.6924cc08094f757b

“Hello, Princess~?”a5d8fe1370fef7a6

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Sally mocked my greeting, 609da52040 then quickly changed her 8bad0defc2 expression and looked at bdf525a5ff me with disdain.4c8cd5a469e041aa

“You’re just as clueless as ever, aren’t you?”4a961dd1877c9954

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I glared at ddd9ff58c1 the unwelcome intruder.4fc03d5e6e39c98f

Sally snorted, 5799c35e7a regardless of d4cf8e603e whether I ce2fe082cb was bothered 6c80607bfc or not.a07db5aa55562b09

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“Why do you think she hasn’t come here before now?”11c7c510b042f15e

“What?”3ceb0514f50a3d3c

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“She doesn’t want to see you. You should just realize that and go home, but whatever… this is what annoys me about children who don’t have a clue.”20eb04404b24a03c

“Did the 853ab16b45 princess really e36c030452 say that, f8d5153a3d or is b811579d5d there something acb04d7086 else going 352f473404 on?”33542b53554fe77a

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Whether she was lying 499e3806a8 or Rahel had really 25c8dfc8e6 said that, Sally looked 1847346b44 confused for a moment e84a1feda3 before she spoke up.8d0eb122f155a515

“Yeah. She doesn’t want to play with uneducated kids like you because she’s way above their league.”d536f600f2a73ff5

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I scoffed to myself.0672f904dbf0b504

‘You’d think that having said all that, I’d run out of the room crying like a little girl….’dea85996f0a74588

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But that’s not happening.25903027d33dcd6e

I’m not a naive nine-year-old who’s going to take her word for it.aa3b60a06d554fbe

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“Really? Can I ask the princess about it?”de9f274b3c9c450c

“What?”591d12beffd80149

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“If what you’re saying is true, then I’m going home, but what if you’re lying?”47a439bc4ac0f1df

I took a step 17b2b98cce toward Sally, looking exaggeratedly cdea90d428 troubled.c12154de53d65a12

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“So I’m the cheeky kid who went home against the duke’s orders to be the princess’s conversation partner?”d3a0817245523335

“Well, I’m not lying, am I?”76fce1256a94960b

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“Then let’s go find out.”a975445913635040

I pushed Sally’s shoulder and walked out of the greenhouse.0b7b4570ad7df36e

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“H-Hey!”b0b1b677cb55e302

For a moment I could hear Sally’s shrill voice behind me, but she didn’t come after me.2f47d4f569735a20

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‘If Sally’s telling the truth, Rahel hasn’t come to the greenhouse so far and she doesn’t like me.’f51db3ea7152ef33

If I go see Rahel and she treats me coldly, Sally would probably think that’s funny.6cc1146b5fc30365

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‘But my purpose is not merely to expose your lies.’da8c7d93302bf41d

I smiled smugly 83defe0996 and approached a 774e396888 nearby passing maid.8ab1960e10118000

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I was about to ask her where Rahel’s room was when I ran into Rahel, who was just coming down the stairs.bae9334c6904ea0e

Rahel’s eyes widened for a moment at my unexpected presence, but then her brow furrowed and she asked.7cdd667f3e1f781d

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“What are you doing 45bbb7aef6 here?”62d7e8fae6060673

She looked annoyed.945b4a8663374a2b

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Sally, who followed c6c54c7dd6 slowly, told Rachel.a8e9661ac901eb0d

“You insist on seeing 48f6fa10b4 the princess, even though 4191018373 I already told you 81ae111677 to go home?”8fa103a33deb3029

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Sally probably thought I’d be offended and back off at this point.1d697673f88c74ce

‘Thanks for saying that.’0bb8fbd332cc53d1

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Rahel isn’t interested in me right now, but I know how to get her attention.ed4b8370446de7ac

I know Rahel’s past, even if it’s part of the original story.b2d88e262fe317f6

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I put on an abf2033af4 exaggeratedly hurt look, and a17ce8a70a then I blurted out.bb5dd47a63f84936

“Well, I realize you don’t really enjoy tea time with me, so I’ve been thinking of other ways to entertain you….”83508a04e215be7a

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Rahel’s cold eyes looked at me, and there was a fleeting glimmer of curiosity in them.74e21b70badef24f

A child is bc9d1fc75a still a child 894fba5138 after all.e051419a5f73978a

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I grinned as I 8ccd8dc1f1 threw out the bait.89438b5dd4183b80

“I was going to show you around town, but then again, you wouldn’t have fun playing with me, would you…?”e549a7004703312e

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Rahel couldn’t help but be drawn in.6e75b399cb85d616

Sally, who was e3b3a973bc nervous about what 2a7bb36422 I was going 0415b2b3e8 to say next, 0b13d24613 snorted.2110aa9512ca6f45

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“Why would you go to such a smelly place? The lady doesn’t like to go outside the mansion. Isn’t that right, miss?”15fa3fbd471176e1

But contrary to Sally’s words, Rahel didn’t immediately refuse.2cbc0593bd370872

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Rather, she looked at 232b38c0c6 me with wavering eyes.5f39764a51526c77

It was the reaction 08a2867bf6 I expected.1505901df06636dd

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‘Rahel, you want to get out of the mansion, don’t you?’68fa5a8fe4cf4478

Having read the 3663b86f38 original story, I ad763770a4 knew.cc0f5ef243251b09

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Rahel is the child of a rebellious imperial prince and the duke’s daughter, Princess Isela.7e547d4b28bceb84

The emperor knew this, but he could do nothing about Rahel, who was ostensibly the illegitimate daughter of Princess Isela…..e541f0cd8eb98eea

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The entire empire knew this didn’t mean the emperor had completely forgotten.5199ec75eb84eb09

Rahel herself would 574bfc5405 know better than 3fe474e4d8 anyone.94b5ca7ddac75f85

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So Rahel 8c42290629 has spent 65e988799a her life 2ce1306100 trying to c9fb4e0ab8 keep a 59a5f591a5 low profile.a95ab53f3db2cc33

Never leaving the mansion, hiding her presence, playing dead…so that everyone would forget about her.b3617128f6c54a02

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‘That’s how repressed feelings grow, and eventually turn to resentment.’c2dc9a046d64d28f

But there 9eb6dee6a1 was no 41df918ba5 one here 9b0b4b4aa1 to recognize c911fe1b22 Rahel, certainly 703fec718a not the 42b165ea0a emperor.190e776c4eed9bc6

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This means that in this village, at least, she doesn’t have to hide as she did near the capital.0cec0fdb8b04f7ed

‘This is a 48109b3cbf chance to score 90a5ea6a86 points and help af31a53536 Rahel on her 92725266f0 first outing.’c831fcca7c119e7a

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In the original story, it’s mentioned that Rahel was confined to the mansion voluntarily as a child, but it’s not clear if she ever ventured out to explore the town.521f74a4c6197412

That’s just the villain’s narrative.95f74df169ea8214

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But I 61b59a38e1 know that fc9e739fff Rahel wants 08ca08308a to go 6e38aa6474 out into 2d44611cb9 the world.93f1aa1f711476ab

She’s just hesitating because she’s scared of the unknown.132e06bbf2d8fdaf

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I reached 09563a193f out my 6c0a11bd0e hand to bea03a588d her.a1ae2aa4034f3cdf

“Still, would you like f6498f2eb1 to go into town 9d1614107e with me, Princess?”d4a710a00c957673

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“I-”3037bcac062f0687

It was 58accde32c at that 3d96f181c4 moment when 8512f07979 Rahel looked b7a15606fa at me b5a9836718 in disbelief 015a0ce603 and started 9d664402b6 to answer.0be31ab6ab06a98f

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“That would be 96b0fddb42 awkward.”3721998702e39d23

Rahel’s words were interrupted by a middle-aged woman who appeared out of nowhere.f3e972eb33e50387

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