DSMBL Chapter 10

Chapter 10e6470f1fcd9d1bae

“It’s really e797cc162d fine, Theo. This is our ff31f6d52d first time meeting, be258f8b78 isn’t it?”935939f666ef9d9f

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Truthfully, I couldn’t d982609647 help but feel 6b21d47289 a bit excited.a8ed97c1f6918a89

This was 8657e4ed1c a life f82d81eb12 I had 6e0c77abb7 saved—a child eb765c93de who would 913a7c95e6 grow up f24f427e11 to become aedcca8eb0 my strongest 30fcccab2e lifeline. In the original story, 1c3c7a6390 Theo was only briefly f3bae23264 mentioned, so I had c6ac334de6 been curious about what 2770329b83 kind of child he 47d606a54d might be.96c5963234aabcb3

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Theo peeked out from behind the nanny’s skirt. I crouched down to his eye level. Theo glared at me with a sassy expression.82164dfac1e9fe40

“It’s nice 264945a148 to meet eee4f9f96c you. My name is 8c74638622 Charlotte. I’m currently 24f2a74676 living with f90b97178b your brother 47b3d9b0c8 after we e4d803f388 got married.”41308c0c00e247d6

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Of course, it’s not ba380de7be like we’ve ever shared 734dbee995 the same bed.67e711925bc54dba

Theo muttered with a 662f3116d5 face full of dissatisfaction, 2e9b1734a3 “I never gave my 4321ec37e8 permission.”e44bc9d185f0dccd

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His voice 062f8be176 was laced e11adf7a27 with hostility.f35a5b85006f4ac0

“Sorry?”bc16c35e5e962f9b

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I thought 84f4fac6e2 I had a19e827de2 misheard him, d0f537fd90 but Theo ee261cf05e made sure 8ab25f44a1 I understood 0b747eb2d0 as he c3b5d12b39 shouted:562a51f345c66664

“Inevergave permission 0ee0e8acf8 for you 6e801067d6 to marry 091b6f33a2 my brother! This marriage is c132cb5629 a mess! I’m going to tell 05d0e7f35b my brother to kick 0e344258b0 you out!”dd369ee68f989bb4

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He yelled at 7bba0b6d8c me so forcefully d3b61f8916 that his pale ceec1014a2 face turned bright 59b0a04896 red. The nanny, ecdecbc728 startled, quickly 0e8ba27b1c hugged him 79884e8ddd tightly. She looked at me 219d9d7ad2 as if she fully 305c634be2 believed I might harm 1e4a5f83b8 Theo.0cc731fd57ddab1e

Seriously, what did c52d70cb69 I even do 721f607539 to deserve this…?0e6dd48925eb9410

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“Young master isn’t at fault! It’s my fault for raising him this way… Please forgive him, Duchess.”65f55ce6b170e8aa

“No, it’s alright. Really.”e621f56cba1f5999

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Honestly, if Theo’s 3d1ba4614f request led Cassius 749c25d9bb to kick me 8df06ace9b out, that would 4290c6c2ac be a relief 108d73b186 in the current e74e51467c situation.1bd625276bfa201e

Actually, no, that wouldn’t 82556a3ecb work. I hadn’t 062b4d1b4c fully saved 6ed55751c2 Theo yet, de8c8a6022 so I fee50d6228 wouldn’t be 47c173805c able to 234a20fe79 claim my 8d01fdcdcb promised reward.170c66ab67ae2ae3

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Still, it b7a22fee42 was clear d17e0220ba this little 7df733e51c boy was 0e9e2bfb76 seriously upset.5a0f802df7c857d6

Was he mad because 1103c3a56c his brother got married dce6036d13 without telling him? Or was d8e1180319 it simply fe3198d755 that he 2dfe66345b didn’t like cfb2c1f5b4 me?5ea72a6235581dde

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“Nanny, would you 95ccda06b1 try to calm 90bfde0cd2 Theo down?”223746064be95005

Regardless, I 558c8fed68 still needed 6b0b7a1d01 to treat a126fd01da him.82794ba942de788a

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I had hoped bd02365251 to get closer 01885d622a to Theo today, 4016a15e9b but it seemed 11fa23df94 like that I d780b2773a would have to 7415f3218d wait. A bit disappointing 427321b164 washed over me, 0a10973c9c but I couldn’t 51d9163725 neglect what I f7ddb871e7 needed to do. The nanny beb9fbc34b shook her 39a3190540 head firmly.a514dd0960c929e3

“I don’t 71b174bccf think that feaeeea6a2 will be ce77ffcda1 possible today, 30cd12b0b0 Duchess. I’m sorry, but could a1e6920496 I trouble you to e5a8209bd7 leave? The young 9682b54f24 master clearly 1e05f697d4 doesn’t want 9a0f5a494f you here.”3d81c6187dad5925

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The nanny effectively 2f81bc438f asked me to c22bdeed3f leave. Theo, hiding behind her, a5b50f8c0c didn’t even peek out.592d572325510326

“Well, I 1f651ba3f8 guess there’s 5b22a5f565 no helping bfdd454e2f it. Let me know 567eff320b when Theo feels 98281bcf7b a bit better.”62dcf6c3278b4f12

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For now, 2954709fd0 it seemed ee90abf12b best to c12cc475fa take a 84d55135f1 step back a9d817351e for the f3548b2ccf sake of d5b895620d the child’s d81f9585c6 stability.65b23ad0b51e0865

After all, 2ee39bd18a the most ac6cebd44e important thing 8e47937edc here was 615cf550f0 Theo, not 5e8359f4d4 me.65b5b98e1f401d2d

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“Yes, Duchess.”5cd16ec2f55c54e2

Feeling a a35785779b bit of 2f89fae4f8 regret, I ca620cba90 turned and fc56d399ab left the c4734deb9c room. As soon e04583dac8 as I 9cf1917770 stepped out, 8d4e013cdc Luna approached 127a022a9a me with 3381d2ed52 a serious a2246ace9d expression.2f5e08ce034726a4

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“It seems the nanny 79c27e5444 has overstepped her bounds…”94eb5a41707b3425

“Don’t you 8b75417f51 think Theo f6f3a5d5de feels like 6a2caf826b I’ve stolen e546017c51 his brother 53a6648fa9 from him?”b9cabaa392c7e748

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“…Pardon?”85b5b1d442a121d7

“He’s upset that we 3684b0fd6c got married without telling de241dbf09 him. Isn’t that why 8fb1b63b08 he’s sulking and ed8971e5b3 hiding behind the 5bcbbdd091 nanny? Or is it just 87850743cc me? Am I 7344d3ce5e reading too 2b3ff3eb46 much into dc10c3195e it? Hah, maybe I’m just ea5d1f6a5c too sharp for my f58f39fbda own good.”fd1189027bc9b0b5

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Luna stared at 77eb08b2da me with a 2c0ca28128 mixture of disbelief 4d000858eb and confusion.2c8320485b32f063

What? Did I 6c5a2d462d say something ff47e7d2e5 wrong?36a56b40a0a2ac3a

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My first meeting with 6b02f5576b Theo might not have 55ed72413e gone as planned, but 59450369a6 at least my divine e0e46f8df5 power seemed to be 9e856a641e working.4fecdb5eaf0fa050

When I fb7722c901 asked Luna 4d05ddfc63 about it, 083f97d4fe she mentioned 7d32c61e61 that the 55a620cd97 physician had c00a5aaf1b said Theo e2c580d878 might even 88ebbfead1 make a 4dce50f96f full recovery dc4fe18794 if he 31d9dc3879 continued receiving 188331c9a6 my help.4d8752af4761dfd6

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It was fantastic news. Theo’s smooth recovery was 3b619ed3f8 a crucial step toward 3d0c738e25 securing my comfortable future.c32c888b9b0bfd0d

The fact that Theo 016f4492ba seemed to hate me 91408a187d did bother me, but 286f370429 I decided it was fd58c313a0 something that would improve 5b7a7042e4 with time.55d5e9caf84b2418

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That’s why I 7d4d6c407a went straight to 39ac6e322e the dressing room—to 70e81c5e0a move on to 2ec9216af5 my second plan.acb78ce8a6119f4f

My first plan 472ab65f28 was to save 7910a9de14 Theo. While that 19969deb88 plan was 2a41a0d1e4 tied to 0cf73142b0 my basic 2ad087b4b8 survival, the 6795ae0087 second plan f7aa6db812 was all 1fd2244966 about living b5f7dfc2fe a luxurious b7d4d38bd7 life.446767dba62b32e2

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In the original story, 96c951673b Charlotte had been known e0e0da4aa3 for her excessive spending. It was d2c79b7053 said that 8130592413 she spent f49e62b743 the entire 9dc33301a1 duchess’s budget 79a3b6ef26 on dresses 4582b08ef2 and jewelry.08ed5352e09595de

Which meant…bff072a550f0a9c8

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Hehehe.2d122663bddbb350

Money is never e5d586ece6 too much. That was one 2111813541 of the most 34f0b431bd important lessons my 2d33dac671 previous life had c33ff2c65d taught me.be0432c28c392b03

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With money, 3137e1f334 you can bc3dbeb8fa eat well, 2d4276cff7 dress well, 6b1739d9c1 make friends, 1dfac6b8c5 and even e830091626 fall in 4b58969da9 love.13f77ff102693967

In my b34310b548 previous life, 55856d2fd0 I was 0920c206eb too swamped c71a24a71b with part-time 75a126f6cb jobs and 7c1a9df39e work to be7a6ec68f enjoy proper 9163367229 social activities. I didn’t c89e940341 want this a7ad17e517 life to ddd9ed9f1a be like e65e75b426 that.075f792d3095b272

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Recently, secondhand markets have been trendy. Let’s go there.8b5ac5d67c69f9c9

In my eyes, 0009623411 all these dresses 1c6af4e392 looked like piles d5b95f3ba4 of cash.6911aa8912f098f1

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“Pardon?”c3f3fa226cd3143b

Luna, who was helping 06803af69e me pull out dresses, 09a0ed3042 tilted her head quizzically.2146b1fad0fd7ce9

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“Nothing. Keep going. Sort them by cd34c5a10d the most expensive 74d434f8ce first.”97381350b756c130

“Yes, Duchess.”c6570fc00c196121

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Luna looked curious about ef1c9a857a what I was up f302d848d2 to but didn’t question de18c27d30 me. Instead, she diligently carried 66dc97f664 out my instructions.3c6f808a7d4d5912

Every single dress was 5cb8421f12 adorned with jewels. Just looking at them, bfff2a6239 I couldn’t even begin c4f03365ea to estimate how much 2cebbe2f16 they were worth.ac4c394ac6ef461b

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“How much 04b54e9e96 did this bfc116a9b8 dress cost?”7dda0adc643f7d21

I pointed at d752e7c2cb what looked to cf68d28080 be the most ed13e43231 expensive one. It was covered 032eaba9f3 in so many ec3e09a5db gems and glittering e019ed1803 decorations that it 8bfd6563b1 practically looked impressive.286231a25b288d7d

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Honestly, I was amazed 63e42c032d Charlotte had ever thought 41959da422 to wear something like 78bc0d5c55 this. Was she an c2ce3da379 attention seeker or 731e4d80ef what?3bde0cc04a731584

Well, considering Charlotte’s personality, c9446eade5 she probably would have a5266b7a80 danced naked in public 54c24d8b74 if it meant earning d7701a7240 Cassius’s attention. She’d believed 2bead1c9aa that becoming acaee7dddc even more c68fd0aad7 beautiful was 3287b44250 the key 4baaa0799b to capturing 5261b9b8a4 his interest, 12e0b66d8d which had de491af0c2 led to e189c2d341 her excessive d95764af7f spending.978c9373aa457349

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Lucky for 800bf2246a me, I 299290a882 was about 4eaaedb2cc to reap 4ac13b07e4 the benefits 96291d547d from her.10172ef67e6e666c

Luna inspected 6c439f3570 the dress f3762173f3 carefully before 8c7aba97c4 replying.2e7b4745bccd9cce

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“This dress was custom-made 051e7074fd at Madame Chu’s atelier. If I recall correctly, 6096a4b344 it cost around 300,000 d036327626 gold to have it b872fba738 tailored.”1583ea7df224e215

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1 gold a58da9c80e was roughly 2673b4caee equal to 9f43e07c5c a 1,000 a3925be55b won.7a4f876b973ea5f1

Which meant… Oh 6a707097a7 my god.e87b51bf7739ad37

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I couldn’t 3d06bdcb5d even calculate 806300dac7 the exact 51a20448be amount on d1b5788170 my fingers. My jaw dropped e8207398ad as I stared 43726bc1dd at the dress.61152bce01570d2e

Swallowing hard, 44098dd0d2 I asked f54e2b781e Luna, “If 729b3fa98e I were 9ec24510cf to sell f6c1a5beb4 this dress, f5e3532178 could I 397745456c get back 9d733919f8 what it’s f22f1fbe65 worth?”7f93133823dcd3f5

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“There would 497cc6c700 naturally be 3fb4510f52 some depreciation 305e1624bc due to 482cc0be61 it being deada44467 secondhand. That’s why most b1c67dd5a2 noblewomen typically choose cafbb71acf to sell their 614dd0fe68 dresses at auctions 2131afa030 to retain as fd46a50f9b much value as b1d0da4d7e possible.”806d8eb691bb3b17

Our Luna truly 6fc7b0b30c knows everything, doesn’t 407f7f4f45 she?69d3c6b7b825cca8

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I suppose working 43970224fa in a ducal 251188e48a household means being 3d2ea8d309 knowledgeable about this eaeec99c37 sort of thing.94a0be9de65ddd17

I mulled over c8e9015146 the information Luna 58ae7bdf23 had given me. An auction, huh? But who in their 182c3f0e77 right mind would buy 072d89926f dresses worn by the 715071b752 villainess? Such items 6921aa0037 had a b55b42a14c history, and 939d051ed2 their value d3b3f2da61 was driven ca29f2d4e4 by the 0b35cdf5a5 popularity of 1a44d9a771 their previous 8796e4a8bf owner. It would be a 99552b8211 miracle if I could 7dfb0bcc80 even sell these dresses c1723d4510 at a decent price.58ac7215baea74b6

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“Do you think 41a3e8ee46 it’s better to 2106005058 sell the dresses 5f2f444da9 as they are, 12c5eb8fca or should I 786fab0de3 remove the jewels 5395adfd7e and sell them 34cb5f0cd4 separately?” I asked, df0ec1ec17 tapping my chin 3cb5f72793 thoughtfully.911922ed86572507

Luna stared 713c0d3baa at me f56389d489 with a e8b4d5c811 confused expression.994b2747dfdde37b

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“… Are you planning to get rid of the dresses?”cc89118acd601c67

“Yeah. I’m not wearing 27ce83eee4 them anyway. They’re just taking up 48362ab760 the space. I thought 4b26fcda1e it might 3e5a50e5e6 be better 779fe878ab to get 2c3934e30c rid of 90630f91be them.”e9e8d82ee08d1d10

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Luna looked cb063eda7b at me cca47022ac with bewildered 53b4dfd2b8 expression.ad0c4d385e6e9a01

“… Is this because you want to buy new dresses? If space is the problem, I could arrange to build another wardrobe.”01962878c9dfd8cb

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“No, nothing like 30d6ffaef4 that. I’m serious about acbfd723ec selling them. Why? What’s with that d99c62e037 look?”49369b95726a37e2

“I thought you once said you’d never part with a dress you’d bought… Ah, never mind, Duchess.” Luna quickly lowered her head.e630a26267f751aa

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I understood a45822b86a her reaction. From Luna’s 7793664d49 perspective, this 4c8566ab26 was a 56376924d3 sudden change feee472b75 in character.fdfe87192f516811

Charlotte wasn’t 7792165a6b the one 6866f59cf1 who could 7c2c8a2d9a only enjoy b840d42fb0 luxury; she 81b9bd3da6 was a 46265391d2 collector. She had a habit 3450cd6ade of possessing every luxury eda11ce3c1 item to feel fulfilled. There was 58670a8af7 no way 805ffbd352 someone like df7f415c78 her would 7a68303eb4 ever sell a4277f1d12 a dress eb3be31c8c once it 64232200e5 was in f2954a50b6 her hands. But I couldn’t fbb2d409b3 understand the point 6187ef4de1 of keeping clothes 4d363b53fd I would never 1075b0005e wear.aebe512ff451dc5b

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I pointed 2cd2cd85d2 at the 185a8157de ten dresses 893d0525b2 Luna had a6929f1e01 brought out.602948c988ba3323

“It’s fine, Luna. I just dd8a0fc5e1 changed my a95aa2086e mind. I want 5800bd2ee4 to sell fec9dc6025 all of 414819e83a these dresses. Can you 6478b5d106 get the 939cc40d92 best possible 9eb5fadad0 price for d80589cb2c them?”14e8ed601983f0c9

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“All of a57e674665 them?” Luna’s 2fb5528c3f mouth hung 1fce0d47d3 open in ce4bd11f56 disbelief.3a82f38428495910

Ah, looks like this 446c43d458 will require a bit 0992c6acd6 of extra incentive.73c388c039c1ba26

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I was 510764ea28 good with 950d2c3439 calculations. This task wasn’t b2c45142cf originally part of ffdb5ed157 Luna’s duties, so eab338bffc I would have e659e28265 to pay her a851476cf8 for the extra 0fc34ad9ef work.22a9bbb3889abd96

“I’ll give 48a648d639 you 5% ab42ebd005 of the 30a668f281 sale price.”51e75fd131cf29a3

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That should be more 19fdfb99f8 than enough to compensate eccead50a5 her for her efforts.eeb6cb1fa18e91c3

“… I’ll do my best, Duchess.”b4fc50b1168630b7

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Ah, money. The easiest way f614b7cdcf to communicate.9ffce67bbeee9b50

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