DKVM Ch 6

Chapter 6

Large eyes 1f7dc86deb framed by c973e22a0e long eyelashes.dc5150ffd90c1206

Blue lake-like eyes underneath.a747eba805c5100a

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She was a 77a448a2ac little taller than d6cdb9ceda most girls her aadb06446e age, with a 7bb402f367 picture-perfect posture.
‘Wow, she looks like 683dc2b3cf an elf from a 399806066f fairy tale…’1e2cf9a4232e0f08

Forgetting my original 51ca7facbe purpose, I stared 9d0efff2d8 at Rahel in 6726df1237 mesmerized fascination, and 0b39af6103 then came back 1d0acf19ba to my senses bebf05938e and greeted her.519f75ddaa311e9e

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“Ah, hello, Princess. I’m Vivian, your playmate from today-”91c330f97bb99ec2

But before e546b6f701 I could ac67dd57b5 finish my 5410851eea greeting, Rahel 3613b87902 brushed past c1b9601d39 me and dc190190d4 took a 388565800c seat at 42ebe1159c a table 86622db680 in the cf3c5d7c79 center of 3dd88c1b57 the greenhouse.2823f70b94fa6646

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‘…she’s cold, so cold.’63d53e9f0f7d0b2f

Was it inevitable that 3b348d8157 the villainess would hate f6c971271c me, the heroine?61b7641890e414bd

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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.29f24a4380d76147

I stared f5faa6985a at her 8a65a4016a and swallowed c22fafecc0 a sigh.47859d328236669b

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‘Will I ever be able to get along with her…?’da9c192b98a4c679

I was filled f1c77420d7 with such anxiety.7ea905835a4c9aca

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Suddenly, I noticed something f55a46d620 strange.3a70c64470075a53

‘What? Come to think of it, my heart was hurting like crazy just a few minutes ago….’789276964599f2cf

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The pain cd2280cf6e that had 8dd5727d41 been bothering a44133ea21 me earlier a8837e1488 had disappeared f86cde758c as if 8ff8f082ee it had 4d7a1e5d52 been washed 22279dbc6b away.61d8aec5374fe3ee

‘Normally, the pain would 9f33418cbb slowly fade away, leaving 9c4ff24bdc a lingering ache.’c102a9d27b3af3b6

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The pain 1a7a229df9 was gone 414106fd6b in an 240f0c9b5b instant.6dfafc0e1b5d74cc

And it was 4a60d9902b after bumping into 0c19efbc6d Rahel earlier.d9040d9194767a9f

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Realizing the connection between 1134ae8c84 the two, I clamped a9ab5c8b8b my hand over my 85e3e4fc1d mouth.bc28e425fb95731b

‘The slightest 0ba247fbc5 contact with c07af1dde2 Rahel makes 40e7665a0f the pain 5f1446deab go away?’a4f1c687f6228f53

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How was it so f92335f53f fast like that?!3e2fa827630a2f47

‘Awesome!’b4ac7a953cacc2af

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I wanted to hug 810204f043 her right then and 7e2bac44d8 there, but I decided f9fdd0a046 to hold back.fa29d3d86fa727a7

If I did, I might get kicked out, let alone befriend Rahel, who didn’t like me.fbccfd5716707b9f

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I scrambled back to 9721dcd3f3 my seat and sat fe97390673 down before I could cb4b574598 be hated.593ad6c7c36be34b

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.66acfca70f1b9fcc

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‘Surely, I’ll be Rahel’s best friend!’’81acf6b57122ac8b

I had to make sure she wouldn’t push me away.be475780dd53e978

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If nothing else, 9ba93fc255 this was a 8b114a83b4 matter of my b50a12dc09 life!14f82d8d3afc83e9

As I stared b6cb4b43f2 at Rahel, beaming, 27f0851e49 Rahel, sensing the 881a6f565f look in my 4166c3c8a1 eyes, raised her 698a1db618 eyes.caf6d645ef83590f

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The annoyance 898ce17f97 in her 28a37cc3b6 blue eyes ea143cf4e4 was palpable.028a0de38bce242c

Regardless, I 969e6ccc6e turned to 2ae810f8ff Rahel and 70db0cd552 confessed.782ebe581097c2dc

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“I like c101755201 you, Princess.”1a44f2a1d411fb5d

Rahel’s brow furrowed slightly.ecd6c9716921cd69

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“I’ll be sure to make you happy.”efb09014eeb3e18c

And spare my life 83c8a1eb62 as a bonus.a4af284e37f3a64b

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Despite my enthusiastic confession, Rahel’s cold stare returned to her book.4e8212820ae5ad21

And she never bcc81e8ca1 looked at me 75e431baa3 again until after 5986bb4dbd our first tea a3c476f2ad time, when the 902e8c1c75 butler came to 5518c6cf74 fetch her.5615bdd92d271346

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Before I could b7a46ffe79 finish introducing myself, c8eba6a36d Rahel rose from cd0216b926 her seat and 04a4b601eb spoke for the 75903fa6bd first time.83dff434f7eb688c

“Don’t come back.”3112f21a78cb633f

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It was a chilling first sentence, but I wasn’t about to let it get to me.2649b364f1da48c2

‘If ten swings don’t make a tree fall, eleven will.’62e91a3da48efc58

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It’s a matter of life and death for me!d4ddb7968eedee56

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It was a 55c9cac490 few days later, 094d945e0d on the day d441a823d0 of my scheduled 745805d27e tea time with ed4aac36c4 Rahel.a933a4af6e6e594a

I visited 21dbcf55cd the villa ff3b995ef2 again.48864d2470f22cbf

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But after 10, 20, 30 minutes…94a86449730c4dba

It seemed like a long time had passed, but Rahel hadn’t come to the greenhouse.23b7c682b88fe34a

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Suddenly, I remembered Rahel’s harsh words, spoken before we parted ways.f72e3d43c1938e01

“Don’t come back.”No way…436fdffcea2b652e

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‘Am I being b7e35ba0a6 jilted?’26ec8087757bd86c

Of course, the tea-time appointment had been arranged unilaterally by the duke, against Rahel’s wishes, but….ed3f9e3ed38685e2

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‘Still!’62c83d8814d00ac3

When I rose from 23d1c97707 my seat, thinking I 8b056ae6cc should ask the maid 76dd923935 when Rahel was coming.440ee98ac3405081

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*click*5c914e899f972bf5

The door 54cc338170 to the 6d842f3a17 greenhouse opened.91df3c64cc80eeec

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“Hello, Princess-”9464a304086514bc

Reflexively, I turned to be79a6d95e greet her, but a 221acc5276 giggle made me look 7618fa8891 up.f7124f7da472b2ea

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It wasn’t Rahel standing there, but Sally.58e4f5d17ed27904

“Hello, Princess~?”83c59b6cacb9b4c8

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Sally mocked my greeting, 69a80e32dd then quickly changed her 33e9a19628 expression and looked at c0ed1a563e me with disdain.cd51bbed1f61894f

“You’re just as clueless as ever, aren’t you?”baa6525ed66e9795

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I glared 482fb8706d at the fbfbdefaef unwelcome intruder.c28e49ffa1a5c4d1

Sally snorted, regardless 281113f1ac of whether I 642fbc60c8 was bothered or f2ec17c354 not.47769228ce9b5d15

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“Why do you think she hasn’t come here before now?”5968a08fdf6b8a69

“What?”f2c43fd0e5c75d64

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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.”6b7fe0f20e7fba56

“Did the princess 184ed6cd1e really say that, 21738ae089 or is there 59f7f391b2 something else going 6277b9fc29 on?”0a58357b8a82dd1d

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Whether she was efd123145f lying or Rahel 302bf04e82 had really said d894aebb3d that, Sally looked da5cd6d571 confused for a 671cd2a37c moment before she ed45bbff4f spoke up.72406629af2aaf5f

“Yeah. She doesn’t want to play with uneducated kids like you because she’s way above their league.”d48d4dc46c4ef653

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I scoffed 5467bb1010 to myself.fe1ad8a1ed641c1e

‘You’d think that having said all that, I’d run out of the room crying like a little girl….’422b3574c63851b9

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But that’s not happening.2c5e8cb897e9b27d

I’m not a naive nine-year-old who’s going to take her word for it.5243f08410e522bb

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“Really? Can I ask the princess about it?”314087a3840752a5

“What?”e9e3e7f07bd6b42c

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“If what you’re saying is true, then I’m going home, but what if you’re lying?”92d8f391f34cc270

I took c991f89c53 a step c33c8604ad toward Sally, 0d0bedacf3 looking exaggeratedly 4dd95661b8 troubled.53d80783225616c4

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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?”0679b046eb00f4bd

“Well, I’m not lying, am I?”e04f04d254c483b9

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“Then let’s go find out.”6e778075d5e11f76

I pushed Sally’s shoulder and walked out of the greenhouse.274add1b6d01c06a

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“H-Hey!”34440c18de64ce55

For a moment I could hear Sally’s shrill voice behind me, but she didn’t come after me.3a7ebd737d9b5695

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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.’d7b02c6d707168f3

If I go see Rahel and she treats me coldly, Sally would probably think that’s funny.76da0234b39137ab

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‘But my purpose is not merely to expose your lies.’440abe6ca7ad8e4b

I smiled smugly and 9c9fb34685 approached a nearby passing bb245dec4f maid.52de51d098ffdf3e

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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.0c9591035e59f80c

Rahel’s eyes widened for a moment at my unexpected presence, but then her brow furrowed and she asked.fc4dc6707b189dce

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“What are you doing c28945d1a3 here?”78caea778d8c2499

She looked annoyed.8ed3247cb24c8838

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Sally, who followed bbd839cb10 slowly, told Rachel.02764dee2c04ce8f

“You insist 9228282c15 on seeing 82862e3b45 the princess, ca70ba4a73 even though 9bb2450dc1 I already a97635b14c told you 1441519c71 to go 7e93429313 home?”7a17cc604bb0e049

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Sally probably thought I’d be offended and back off at this point.1e7e0897213d8e2c

‘Thanks for saying e17b0ab8b5 that.’e9dbd44ac52b4ced

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Rahel isn’t interested in me right now, but I know how to get her attention.6466ceb7819239d5

I know Rahel’s past, even if it’s part of the original story.f688ca506718982a

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I put 6e8c0a58f7 on an fe3238b2b7 exaggeratedly hurt 6cf027baae look, and f39b21a31d then I d01ae43ab6 blurted out.9ca62478d1201460

“Well, I realize you don’t really enjoy tea time with me, so I’ve been thinking of other ways to entertain you….”b0e4c881295272e7

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Rahel’s cold eyes looked at me, and there was a fleeting glimmer of curiosity in them.d36eac8f49a078bc

A child is 748b49d002 still a child 7e4c99942c after all.5a417a4ca5aba8eb

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I grinned as 6b54d6e070 I threw out 36f8596e81 the bait.b5f6d432069d835d

“I was going to show you around town, but then again, you wouldn’t have fun playing with me, would you…?”df35923543139fd2

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Rahel couldn’t help but be drawn in.8af708aeb5394673

Sally, who was nervous 0472a0580f about what I was 1e2a13fc2b going to say next, 5da715798b snorted.290cca4859f19d7a

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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?”c09dbed7a40e1cc6

But contrary to Sally’s words, Rahel didn’t immediately refuse.be60775a6b173af4

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Rather, she looked at 9f571e7bb7 me with wavering eyes.7c24a5fee1bfea61

It was the eaa03c215f reaction I expected.13bc0b9aed61b133

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‘Rahel, you want to get out of the mansion, don’t you?’79999917234bbf34

Having read the original 3c476fba4d story, I knew.413ba40e8a5138f2

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Rahel is the child of a rebellious imperial prince and the duke’s daughter, Princess Isela.8f05154c78b78f9c

The emperor knew this, but he could do nothing about Rahel, who was ostensibly the illegitimate daughter of Princess Isela…..2913156d97985d90

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The entire empire knew this didn’t mean the emperor had completely forgotten.f22160cc582db372

Rahel herself would 3f04bd281f know better than 9c8d4e6b09 anyone.0bd50f09378de7e4

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So Rahel has 43c19528f9 spent her life 02ab35d7bc trying to keep 9cad946228 a low profile.06683301f6466e1b

Never leaving the mansion, hiding her presence, playing dead…so that everyone would forget about her.d9c8146d9f20bab9

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‘That’s how repressed feelings grow, and eventually turn to resentment.’6eaaf3bdfade28ce

But there 059c3c113b was no e4169e7e09 one here 653f556921 to recognize fee30e68e8 Rahel, certainly b3518d1e14 not the 14231e2236 emperor.9931a17a916e873c

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This means that in this village, at least, she doesn’t have to hide as she did near the capital.800ff0a0a06399d6

‘This is a d4bd1ea1a1 chance to score f892437480 points and help cfaade3b1c Rahel on her deed9ce64b first outing.’bae432e9ee85ae15

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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.383ce30b5449be74

That’s just the villain’s narrative.1c493f5f7c98b93d

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But I know 428a9bc23a that Rahel wants 7dd7734532 to go out ab40a34e69 into the world.6dff811b07cd53c0

She’s just hesitating because she’s scared of the unknown.be33ab12ee131d41

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I reached 395264c242 out my 2af4ad7dd4 hand to 925e86e6a4 her.ceed60c167b1b5f0

“Still, would you like ce93287dbb to go into town f88cd6db70 with me, Princess?”a3173593f0ef44dd

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“I-”4e1c339e2510798c

It was d0fe05df84 at that 922be991e3 moment when 1324a2f375 Rahel looked b238c57c3d at me 510f7f24e5 in disbelief e5a500c997 and started 23840254e0 to answer.680327ab5c599d55

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“That would be awkward.”07a59aa31ab8ebec

Rahel’s words were interrupted by a middle-aged woman who appeared out of nowhere.c8c336fe82d218b9

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