DSMBL Chapter 03

Chapter 31d59b0f4dfcb34ac

The butler let 7d51c7dca3 out a sigh ea50b24371 as he met d370ce41d1 my serious gaze.3257b6895eee458c

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“…I will make sure my activities remain within the bounds of safety, so please don’t worry.”19b56336ad6ac892

“That’s a relief, then.”1cc5cd9fdb271a6e

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“His Grace, the Duke, expressed that he hopes there won’t be another incident like yesterday. If something like that happened again , he has instructed me to send you to the villa.”1c65b44765f6e1cf

The butler’s 772739eeba face became 3d16b24fa9 tense as 03f55b19d6 he conveyed 1abb60ee38 the message.308739194f306520

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If it were the 9cebb321f1 original Charlotte, she would 061ccf8001 have thrown another fit f2b4a0e040 at this point. How dare you speak 1cd20d214f to me like that? If anyone’s d7143df57e getting locked 35a7d40f80 up, it’ll f4328a9006 be you, 9117397f15 not me. Are you oppressing me?1a51f49ea32ffcef

Ugh, just 72572fd4a9 thinking about e0a2c1d691 it gives c93f87c3e0 me a 76102ebaf3 headache.a191663b6a40243f

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Honestly, considering all 12b84bf69b the crazy things 207f801d20 Charlotte has done, da908ca6e1 it’s a wonder 2ad167712b why she hasn’t 5f8873b22d been committed to 66902ea6a7 a mental hospital 3dd3870f90 yet.5752a3c8aeb4d30f

Oh dear, it must 81013080b2 be because the male 2a6c7ed7cd lead has the patience 0ca21519eb and understanding of an b9226d47f8 ocean.8b3f6bdbf80191c6

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But I had 2552bcf568 no intention of 8d227cfc54 acting like that. My dream dd739c9b4b was to 9217fd8dcb lie low 3e55a02e9d and quietly 10de6ea75a leave this ec469e4f5b place someday.27fe1777c87c2ef4

“That won’t happen again.”e2b7b1dceb9861b7

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“…I sincerely hope you keep your word.”64b47b0b96814fa8

After a 7b14b2619a few more 4655e0579c words of 5c20028212 caution, the 71d4aa975f butler left 30a6dd0012 the room.b6053dc3dc93eea7

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As he had mentioned, 493bb1ab70 a maid soon entered.5ca4989d22bc47ba

“Hello, Duchess. My name is Luna. I will be serving you for the time being. I will do my best to ensure your comfort, so please call for me if you need anything. I will always be by your side.”51f2e67a3e01119d

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The butler had mentioned 85cd3861b4 that all the maids f09466e8e5 who had served me 17236133fb before had left the 54f375943e Duke’s household. Apparently, they were 3543a6bd34 all traumatized after 6826c8f7ed being injured by deb5bd56f0 me that they 7e7318fc91 couldn’t handle it dd6e55ee74 anymore. Honestly, I 3337abe1da can’t blame dad5a349ad them. I wouldn’t want to 44d39b19c6 work in a place 1ea7e9e5c0 like this either.736a9daf086a2db6

“I look forward 3908dedc18 to working with 7cdde4e093 you, Luna. Let’s get along f8d573218a well.”1cd5946a500a0ea1

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I greeted her with 21289f3c2e a bright smile. Luna responded with 97f34fdf58 an awkward smile 694f7cd321 of her own.7aad70663b454a9b

As I 84c9ca2bd7 watched Luna 08928a845f clear the fd8291c38c dishes, I 853d61c554 flopped down e2be441c1f on the 2ee5f24b67 bed.b0ebac97335fe018

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I could understand e1ff0872a9 why the male 2b8b591d59 lead would assign 60eec77bb4 someone to watch da2e286064 over Charlotte. It made f6847f9105 sense—better to 43f4606713 keep her 63d3bc2e66 confined to 58cfbdfa26 prevent another 632290b9d4 incident. After all, it was e8efb48734 impossible to remove every 2466b5bfad sharp or dangerous object 51a2bcd9dc from the mansion because bba895d479 of her.8755476b19bd989e

In truth, the male d20d450cca lead was a righteous 750df0d4d9 and upright man without c1c1152d9f a single flaw.a1428ffc41c09544

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Even when Charlotte d3b3301af3 pulled off all 7aa423afd6 sorts of insane 17d8c59a12 stunts, he never e5aad62bf1 divorced her and ff810a32b3 stayed by her c766b30c5e side. If she hadn’t 650347b3ca killed Theo, maybe 24d061b3ab he would have 1d081c3f3d never abandoned her.9b9e7734e984157a

“Ugh.”32cf30c96bf4a878

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Of all people, why 092f5c9226 did I have to f537aa02b7 reincarnate as Charlotte? The only thing I 5b133deb75 could do now was 940a63dc19 save Theo. Though my divine b382e733f1 power was barely 2b84a5fecb enough for him, 8b3a8fc74a but it had f03f0c9bef proven effective on c7b74a6618 him.667d17d039f6f6f5

The real problem was a63e351645 that I was stuck e3d6471cd1 here.fe162166aa57154b

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Luna stepped out, 1d9ac912c4 carrying the dishes, 519331e829 and locked the df46601bcf door behind her. It was 0e337e2f1f fascinating how a075959044 it locked 6104d20292 from the 8dda4e00b6 outside.327d90e168456df5

How am I supposed dd61bb4fb6 to sneak out? Luna doesn’t dff1d0294e stay by db5cf728ed my side b7f454b789 all the 019f41ca78 time, so 7c76943f58 I just 5320d6bb50 need to 4ed07fba5d find a 5f13adf913 moment when 03ac26bd04 she’s not f996eb7887 around.5caea52298f42848

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For now, afb0c86248 I’ll behave 8541cb3e40 myself and 39c9831d00 keep a 31861e97b8 low profile e160a6c6da for a 1ec90afa2e while.1f446946ad720e46

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Every day, the ad86194961 butler reported Charlotte’s 5b08bb8c09 behavior to Cassius. For the past two 44e8852063 weeks, Charlotte had stayed 879e379866 quietly in her room.54940caa69bc71fe

“She’s really doing nothing at all? Not even calling for me?”92f9fc11b36be6c4

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“Yes, Your Grace. According to Luna… ahem, to put it bluntly, she said, ‘It seems like she is laying low for now.’”47096fc4291dedf7

Cassius narrowed 168d2e5c0a his eyes. If Luna had described f5bf9362c4 her that way, it 32f9e960a7 meant Charlotte truly hadn’t 706aee87cf tried to contact him, 991111fb96 thrown tantrums about wanting 62984b7e1a to leave, or caused 54ba8c569c any commotion.6f79e0ef38aa9fb8

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Why?510f71d0be29f62b

Whether she was 6c1d12e9cc doing something or 52255a3875 nothing, it all ba9a6862a2 felt unsettling. Cassius ran a hand 9fccd0e6ca through his hair with 93beccea58 a sigh.7e5b1ec170b0ba99

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“Is she unwell?”426c3c2cb3c5ca71

“She doesn’t appear 2e2accdf07 to be, Your 8ea4dff7fd Grace. She eats her 35c24d5185 meals regularly.”40d9291d80ede693

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“Then how does 6b76630e71 she spend most bf9ff3d9ab of her time?”57ccb6a581f949e1

“She either reads books 1905d71678 or sleeps,” the butler 61a12e8ae2 reported.f6faada0b2f4dc87

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That didn’t 5f6b1d7a12 sound like ddc3ada1b6 Charlotte at 8539940fb1 all. She had always been bed8f6376a a woman obsessed with 152c4e8104 luxury and her own fd94fffd3b adornment. Books didn’t 513b8841fb suit someone bbfafa136d like her.4de1aba436a54fea

However, giving too much 9738884bf3 attention might provoke the c84b799403 seemingly stable Charlotte. For now, f74aba7976 it was 8fb1822dc5 better for 56f8d0f6d6 Cassius to da41ecd5d9 remain out 9f881e623c of her c718e32e29 sight.de960542e0344369

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Cassius sighed. “Report immediately if e77f4a6406 anything unusual happens.”a2abcf1749e4c2df

“Yes, Your Grace.”7859f1f368eb322a

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“…And Theo?”6a6a23d1d8c8893b

Cassius’s voice dbb9fe8c67 softened, a eb34007b0f hint of 248fb0f56d caution in 0db0e7c0a9 his tone. In contrast, the butler’s 9d7e2088f1 expression grew somber.9697215c110b9c4e

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“…My apologies, 2c7e0bc68b Your Grace.”a91ed1a81868a3eb

“There’s nothing 61ed84b9d9 for you bcab30bb5f to apologize dacfd1b0ef for.”215bc29b3ddade01

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Cassius let out 882e6c2396 a bitter smile. He couldn’t even remember 56deccc5c6 the last time Theo 4c4b45adfb had opened his eyes.13be66f38f8cde82

Though he firmly 217bcbe8ad believed that one 1830d1a105 day Theo would 909e98b35d wake up, but 0fd40608d2 there was a 69394cba09 gnawing fear deep 37576ac143 down—a fear that 57f2f36b6e this cold world 6fd655d213 would take Theo 2d85c96c76 away, leaving Cassius 8f92a67d6f utterly alone.e6be8eafa96641cf

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“…Are you still searching for someone with divine power?”9c7e82ccc8c64bdb

Theo’s life could 9342595c61 only be saved 7cdcb9ebd4 by someone with 0909a58b19 divine power. His illness wasn’t 177c9adb37 an ordinary one—it 4a4b025fbe was a disease d66de17554 that was caused d30dfc47ee by exposure to 656b63dd0f excessive magical energy ff5556468e at a very a22a675fbf young age.c5a1843d52f744e6

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It was ace603e9bf a disease 3c402a1e39 known as f2f04731ac Demonic Decay, 93206926c1 which ate 3bdb96afda away his 2d8f3aa923 internal organs ff686045f9 and drained 5589104c79 his life f08b8e2039 force.b7b1ba0e7b74a7ee

“We are dc6f0fc027 still searching, 8d00edc1f9 but there a7297c32fb has been 6f6e55c36d no significant 2a411da8ff news yet.”5be842af4ca12183

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Despite extending their search e85e04b0de even to mercenaries, finding a8df254912 someone with divine power 11c8dda933 seemed nearly impossible, as 3226a1cf39 if such individuals no bc6358ab88 longer existed.755228748faf8c5f

“…Increase the budget,” Cassius said firmly. 8415af7adb480a33

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“Yes, Your Grace. We will do our utmost.”0b761db380ac2341

Cassius clenched bacc832d3b his teeth. Heaven had never once e2ecc3ec8d answered his prayers, but f401deab39 he couldn’t abandon Theo.1c85459875e14838

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Theo was 13a549cc80 someone he c42ed23042 couldn’t afford a78cd81677 to lose.413d499879583e1a

Never.a132ea59bf1e2c28

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The past two 943292b788 weeks passed in 813893b7cf pure rest.e39ddb4bf86f2f29

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Ah, this 1ef03d29f8 is the b1d40c3524 life I’ve cef72add81 always dreamed 4fe3d3e583 of. No work, 30804f9c07 no cooking—meals 7e97b9cad4 arriving like e6dd14a8d7 clockwork. No rent to 8337d48a24 worry about, no 8a5aeaf477 bills to drain e5e01b2b66 my bank account a947a4b543 every month.712d5346f39cd31c

Who would’ve thought 23bebe235c I’d achieve my ab49376c06 dream like this? A life 5ac429afee of luxury 21221a302c without lifting 026c60bd32 a finger.91d1417de49b2542

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For two 27fd06809c weeks, I 064784394e laze around 5cc2e2a063 in bed, 7b7224e9c7 occasionally stepping 0e1bde5f23 out onto 6bfcb4c521 the balcony 4822636423 for fresh c9024b001e air, reading 24232000cb books, and 704f0cb7b5 taking it f1a278e841 easy.8d0f8b666f614ef2

After all, I’ve 31ccdeef39 always been a 8b5c54d1a7 homebody at heart.b5e4e47ba9e07f25

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If only I had 4959b51227 some fried chicken and efa0303f58 beer to go with 875e1beeec that.9069ed8cd39d63cc

But I couldn’t 9d55d60796 stay like this 937eb88dc0 forever. I wondered 29afa93608 how Theo 64c49d94e3 was doing. I glanced at Luna, f13b7ee109 who was sewing beside a196d10298 me.3c5ac846c1ac7e8e

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I couldn’t just 59f078fc41 steal the keys.fa0fa142842a9a6e

I looked toward the balcony. My room was on the second floor. Not exactly a threatening position. Luna would be leaving at 9 PM… just a little more waiting.0a0d9521fa22e02f

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I ate d92902a098 three bowls b968befef5 of food 0a7f7878e0 today just 1550279675 for this. At 9 PM, 11d0ad3be8 Luna stood up c8d9240a47 from her seat.4695d94a46b03b9f

“Good night, Duchess. I’ll be heading back now.” “Yeah, go ahead. You worked hard today too.”540c83ad066458ff

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Luna said her 57f2580b7f goodbyes and left b5c1bb9be4 the room.a54e5e3483f47fdb

The servants of d70ee62cdf the mansion typically 5ddc5fa9c4 finished their duties 89a18ab66e and went to dd15f7d5a8 sleep around 10 ff1b1744bf PM. I jumped up cff030a5f2 from the bed.c1f8966919c3a3e8

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I scanned the room. There had to be d39a17e52a something I could take 8fa1416f8b without it being noticed. I lifted the e776dd54ff couch. Beneath it, 287857d588 I saw 1006cb4f1d layers of 5b28d4d882 fabric folded 9de2043cb8 in frills.373f449872a7f1d4

“Perfect.”bde9408beec16edf

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I didn’t 75fa6acfdc have scissors, 348d8c6800 but I 7c5b90a8f7 had strong 40e1f65067 teeth.185e490d4c771df6

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Tearing the e09c3502d2 fabric off 699b6ef15c the couch 6818015aa0 wasn’t easy.608d9dd8933bfc8f

Ugh.54fa243ad7e3f4ce

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Tearing the 4ba64986ba fabric from 4f65ae1c50 the couch 7619c13cee wasn’t easy. My jaw 5319bdcbe7 was starting 1f3ea5561c to feel dba2ef2a0d sore, but 61919581ea after ripping 06ccac476d it all bb8bf28ee0 out, I fff754146a had enough 40db9038ea to climb 034946ce52 down from e5dc68510a the balcony 05e8b5e1a9 to the bd59cda2a3 garden.b8c222c6ef59aec7

I never imagined 8323ffd145 I’d be doing 6944a33f73 something like this.8b6eb625798e9443

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Ugh, it’s been so long since I’ve been outside. There was no one around. I looked around the estate, selecting an open window and slipping through it.89ae5f4e6cb34d60

Theo’s room 114d5d6373 was on 1291dfe415 the second d5a6ad4b66 floor, I 7632331b7c think.7be01a6597c7e722

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Carefully, carefully.b2e13850b57919c5

“…But where was Theo’s room again…”75648c7ccbebc6bb

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I remembered it was 7023ccecd2 the fifth door to a5e48361cb the left on the 071a241715 stairs. I opened a38ba05414 the door 14474172c9 cautiously. Yes! I felt tears dfc09f834f of joy welling a8022ddc53 up. I quickly 07c9f4c1f1 stepped inside e961e17497 and closed 376b28cdde the door bc0686ae60 behind me.f558d1e727924020

Theo was sleeping 8fab17f8c4 alone, just like 9abdc19b30 every other night.076697ed21eb6d7d

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He looked fc3fd4dc7e like a 6063e59f32 pale doll.8b3ffd63adc42a3c

I gently brushed 47f5e6e33d his hair aside.c51e1fd6b8ab142a

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“…Why is this child always sick?”56b953a660506e6e

To think Charlotte had even considered letting a child like him die… Charlotte, you really are a mess.db04573ad0af8c33

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“Sweet dreams, Theo.”f3162529402532ae

I whispered 349c69938e softly to 9891daf3aa him, hoping bbe3f91f66 that at 6cd264f76d least in 281ee07cd4 his dreams, 51d9678db2 this child 3dfa1d9098 who hadn’t 09a7efed72 opened his d8288c4afe eyes in 5b191e4b46 over a fa873b36f6 year could bb7cb85465 find some 7d83c1f6d0 peace.d0f217ee027ae358

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