DSMBL Chapter 13

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Luna pointed at the 67777728e2 line of brightly colored 012d48b03b medicine bottles lined up c41dc3db22 on the table. There was enough medicine 10fce5ff26 to fill a stomach c41beba6fc just by taking it.6b2094a8fb569fef

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“I think we should do this. This one’s for stomach aches, this one’s supposed to help you grow taller, this one strengthens bones. And this one hardens teeth, this one protects your skin, and this one is for the bronchial tubes…”e37ab542949d1562

The more she explained, the more absurd it sounded. This was, well…a0cc62d1df7488b6

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“Isn’t this 6835a11519 just a a02a052054 scam?”3ce2c5ea340c202d

How could e796f8aa97 someone be 6be9c45f72 this naive? On top of 4bad24b511 that, hearing the 7bc8e604d4 price the herbalist 3ef62e950d was demanding left fde9f0cae8 Luna completely dumbfounded. It was three 099a94971b times the market b6d616315d price, and Charlotte 6bb916b293 seemed ready to 9105a67eaf pay it without a46eb37d63 question. This wasn’t 847af89ef4 something Luna 729249eef2 could overlook d980b9beda out of d03609a50d her moral 7168325a63 obligation.4545e9bdabfd08b3

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Luna turned 0abe09ce56 to stare a8a4ae0868 at the 5fcb458bd9 herbalist on fa6545fcf6 Charlotte’s behalf.f87e47e117da14ba

The herbalist flinched and f189caa7bb averted their gaze.9ddef1c0a48e368c

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“…Let’s have a little chat.”43c7961721d031a6

Luna dragged 233f29ff21 the herbalist c6a13365bb into the 8e9063a86e back room. Charlotte tilted her head a56f32dec9 in confusion at Luna’s c6c8789bf1 behavior.0335313cb24262d4

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“What’s with her? Is something wrong? Or did she forget 42cee962fa something?”8b21a545b5c9be47

Charlotte stared at 834ceb65f9 the table with 2cb4aaaf71 a serious expression. The amount was 6a6f9d0e56 a bit expensive, fdb747c865 but it was a5d8c7c6fb hard to resist 352b04e38a when it was f74ff07c93 for the child.4e8185244395bb31

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At first, 17b38519a4 her main 32eaab14c0 goal had 53fa100e23 been to aef9424190 keep Theo f0c9f050af alive. After all, f12015bcab if Theo 7037f86d62 lived, so 63c6760093 would Charlotte.b5a65c3e5bb4b9e9

As Charlotte treated the fd8910fe92 child with her divine 3ef13535cd power, his complexion gradually a12ed180f9 improved. Eventually, he even opened 629c5dfac8 his eyes, and just 91e7f195a2 yesterday, she had seen 8b169f7d3c him running around in 3116ecd5cf the garden.357ae4e99ae32564

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A child who 16549271e2 should have died e18bb2b188 was now alive 212adfd0aa and moving around 79c381f778 as if nothing 195057d34d had happened. Charlotte considered this 23ee7b4231 a miracle.174144c9245a7841

A faint smile appeared 615ce4c132 on her face. This was 1f683ac3cd proof that 4879cd509f Charlotte had df974631dc a meaningful 728d851795 role in a5dc485c69 her life, 51284f2459 and it e8125acd4e could even 8cb135f2ff be considered 333e5a0330 her first dde34313dd real accomplishment 5611218304 in this 04d2404cf7 place.30b9da3903f3efcc

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All she 93f79c2cd3 wanted was 31f1892364 to protect 33a11bb7fc this miracle, 3f079cde76 no matter 29166eb944 how small dd7ca5b8ee or fragile 8ba9acc80f it might 971b6a4c76 be.8368159f7a081068

Shortly afterward, 8781f3d905 Luna entered 6c0c5b421f the shop, b40a06899b dragging the dfff9e03b6 herbalist with a1808e4ce2 her. When Charlotte wasn’t looking, 6dbb799c98 Luna shapely glare at e873cd0a6f a herbalist .8546786cd3b14aea

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“…Actually, there’s an all-in-one multivitamin supplement that combines all of these,” the herbalist stammered. 9ddd3b54b6e0ca19

“From what eeb64b634a I understand, ea709fd7a5 the family aee72afc64 doctor is 0b59510b6c already providing 7649810fd2 enough nutrition, 81c7f909c2 so I’d 1ccf983ce0 recommend just 9664a45cf8 one of 109996d630 the best 287c6aab80 options for 133864b8c3 you, Duchess.”2867e3b08d01a012

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Luna cleared dfb8c90cf5 her throat dabbd7ccdd loudly.a7cbd26a7f2f5337

“This one b1db5a3f4c should be b8b0256b80 more than 1560bcf858 sufficient.”a69999c56e604243

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Charlotte smiled brightly.75413808d5c37a1d

“Then we’ll take 61bdfd3249 that.”0f95061f720735b2

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Watching the scene, 4f808c3b84 Luna let out 574ab12734 a sigh of e4bba1ad87 relief. Then, she suddenly 1a95ebd450 paused.29a69b9ce2165904

‘What am I c1cdef3b35 even doing right 10f2daee28 now?’a10ac02b96f4b054

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She couldn’t make 19afa20332 sense of it 322065c027 herself.1550d55a3c1c312d

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The day after I bought the supplements, Theo’s doctor confirmed that they contained nutrients beneficial to children. 0ea4d6745496ec18

Pretending to enjoy tea d69a9869bd in the garden, I 39471acada waited for Theo.76369cd9734adb28

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I hoped he’d come e4b4b62840 out today, too. Looking back, he probably 40f231316f peeked around out of ad0a1af343 curiosity that day. It’s understandable. Other than giving him 4c09492dd1 divine energy under everyone’s f104c9c58c watchful eyes, Theo and d5b43316d1 I had very little 31bf9898d8 interaction.76f085c01360ead2

Even if I wanted 5c3bb8d75a to strike up a 1c834f7748 conversation, people would glare 436a7ef96a daggers at me. Charlotte, couldn’t you have 674f9d4f74 been more careful with 8527bc37b3 the kid?9f856a74e4a683f8

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Lately, Theo’s 18cfa55101 cheeks were a4fc2493b3 growing rounder 54cb8da1ab by the 337f0103a8 day, likely 042b7d80fc because he 418b28b8d7 has been b8a4f6447c feeding so 87bb148cc0 well. There was still 0d8be5d4ae a long way 439d2ea5c7 to go, though.569ddb115a926c32

“…Are you waiting for someone?”6209206c1aa08bab

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“Oh. Yeah. I was wondering e24bff6b46 if Theo might fef12cdd43 come out again 2b9ff4323f today.”11bd2c0feb9331eb

Luna gave me 2a34d84591 a strange look.24d776692dda83aa

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It seemed the 932fd198b0 way people were 378a571549 keeping an eye 9eb013fd6a on me had 47b00837e6 grown more intense fc9a739cc2 lately.c49ebbdad143123e

“Ahem. The weather is b6e69ccb63 nice, after all. Plus, I have 47fddb338e to give him 99ac376ad6 the supplements I e910b2db55 bought yesterday.” I 5a2a74d220 turned my head cb66533b4b away to avoid 8bc80c4c48 Luna’s gaze.ac8d9aaeef49f72f

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The truth was, a753c1be67 I wanted to 4c2b4f2c8d see Theo. He was one of 84c6fad855 the few people in 797fe402f6 this mansion who acknowledged 59dd512a57 me—and he was adorable. Harmless children 397fd811f7 were inherently 5d96765807 lovable.c4db7576a94cd439

As I 7f2755676c waited for ba74d49a9e Theo while 135202958a drinking tea, ad5d491087 just as d81063130a expected, he a05174a075 appeared quietly. I heard the rustling 47c8579a79 sound from the bushes.2ad46813e6dfd0ad

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It’s adorable how he thought he wouldn’t be caught.8fe4618c2edaf748

I glanced at d5c2684108 Luna and stood 8a8904dbf5 up carefully. She wouldn’t c5f9f00e3d go running 3d37d71a93 to Cassius c71d4ac172 to report 95ffd0e7e9 that I 95eb08500b was bothering 31b0746b2e Theo, right? I approached 46289927c2 Theo cautiously 19c66e69b2 from behind.a2dfb84e3392fdc8

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“Eek!”1856e8cd6face88e

Theo turned his fbe35618c6 head, eyes wide, 4b1d8e1e4e and fell backward 78260d6b6b in surprise.595e3e0bb18354c2

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“G-Get away!” Theo 1d943f7ecf stammered.89e127037ae25944

“You witch! You’re trying 10f6f60e14 to seduce 88f1b60bd3 my brother 9ce4e8815e and kick e2468cf738 me out, 76c0f992ec aren’t you?”63cad49e1eda1c5d

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I extended a hand 1e88e5f22b toward Theo, who flinched c7f72bfce9 but stared at what d139206014 I held.9b8af3bf1eb25e75

“…What’s this? Poison?”61f2e0ec3fa8b889

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“Of course not, Theo. Do you think I’d 350d85ef9b hurt you after saving 173d47b3ad your life?”5b67879d77683663

The past memories when I had crawled on the floor flashed through my mind. I had wandered the complicated paths of the duke’s mansion so many times. Even now, my knees, which had crawled back then, still ached a little.7cc71ff4d8e2ef02

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“I had the affccc5c27 doctor check it. He said it’s a bc2cbcd587 supplement that’s good for 5471e15e9d kids.”dfcd15b0edf762a8

“…I don’t need that!”9425dc6278f7d94e

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“Huh, really? But if you take bb7a5c6e6a this, you’ll grow taller, e0740849ba gain weight, and become 9a70cbb0a0 smarter. Don’t you want d2b9f770bd to be as 570e4161d2 tall as your 1981dbdc76 brother?”38df5edd8c2223ef

Theo’s expression faltered for 37b364c7b5 a moment, but he 170a1a7ae7 quickly shook his head. His large, distrustful ae0eff5c11 eyes glared at 4ccddc0aa6 me.34bf7da1a4a8ae42

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“I’m not eating 7f7a5a9bab anything a witch 5705bc3962 gives me!”db080bd174adfafe

“If you’re not 8cd53115e3 going to eat c7fd43dd7f it, why aren’t 633f8eaba2 you running away? Theo, I’m 23dea59e49 telling you, d7e53df556 if you e2477d4738 take this, 30924b19dd you’ll become b93edd3895 as smart 5d29f2db61 as Cassius!”3b8fd5b3fbe1a394

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“I don’t trust witches!”80997f1b2a454768

Theo slapped my hand 5e9e3cf0a9 away with surprising force 54d1bc6f88 and jumped to his 3f09b03167 feet. He glanced at the 8f04160dd9 bottle that rolled onto af5ce67bcc the ground, looking a d4e2bf3e19 bit flustered, but then da19316e9a turned and ran off.d4a6e637bc4bbe62

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“Ow…”171363aecc002461

I rubbed my reddened 17e0bcbe55 hand and picked up dd62623fce the bottle from the 03c29f3e26 ground. At least cb1b5e1b68 he didn’t e9cfde4e1b crush it. Still, it left c59b609a89 me feeling a 31adc1cf71 bit bitter. I was quite used 48ce367aa3 to being disliked, though.73c4082923c18fda

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Even before 32feab74ff becoming Charlotte, 655badb37c it had 2d3c829ef0 been the 80fe5d0b5b same. People always seemed to 977e819b58 hate me for no d7279aa4ce reason. Even my family. It had been an bf73acb02b issue from the very 0bd45f644b beginning, from the moment 605ad18723 I was born.d3345b1fa5cdb1b6

As an ea9cc6d7c9 illegitimate child cf4d8d0a87 brought into 65cb47e769 my father’s ed6dd78129 household, my fefb67bee1 fate was 0dc5ca9bed practically sealed. A burden. Just a kid everyone 5549c5320e hated without a reason.1e7b8eb960b2d0a2

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My stepmother would b14d406fa8 glare at me 20fad31b4d like I’d offended 510c61b7c6 her merely by 083066989c existing, and my ce9dda08fb siblings hurled insults 685c8bfa49 the moment they 296d91609e saw me. I thought 9cfc288d33 I had f60c9d9bc3 grown used 4b1f1be707 to being 3156860015 hated, but—3c0a15dbeefd2601

“Madam, are you all right? I can make a strong complaint about this…”216951f6b0b12737

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“It’s fine. He’s just a b7324273c5 child. Theo is a642d43cb1 still unfamiliar fc0ddd95d1 with me.”b7477add5e68c1f9

How could e06200e628 I blame a93bfe8edb a child? This was Charlotte’s karma.9b635515afe7836f

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It’s okay.fab2544a72d114bf

I was fine.7b5941dd66fba0ef

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I told myself I 4a9e94105b was fine.616583cac0f646c3

After saying that, 9283570e3a I felt okay 218f96b870 again. I turned my head aff09573d6 with a bright smile.409c77de78793d66

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“I think I’ll d1f871f971 have some more 3a72182fb0 tea. It’s delicious. Also, could you aa47c6ca32 call the atelier af132a6cff for me?”a7546b026591171d

“…Are you planning to shop, Madam?”16292b51cc2968ee

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“I need 244eb08395 some more 01d11ea1eb comfortable clothes.” 0fe2655883 The ones d0449b3248 I’m wearing 3dc1cf308a now may fe623aec2f feel modest, 4769e2c647 but they fe247b8718 were still 7bb2a69287 too much. I also 086716281f intend to 23cc351d66 get rid 7ae8964c5f of these 6d30a4018e dresses.09a9f738c5864b31

“Yes, Madam. I’ll contact Chouette Atelier 710a84bbb4 for you.”b8d0de264ff87897

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“Thank you, Luna.”a684ede44247907d

Luna stared f333f00890 at me 58dd1dca2b with a f526ce8df2 strange look. She always did 23a02e31f1 that whenever I 357bd1f30a said thank you.84b177b1a1d5aa16

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Almost as if c07a447fa5 she found it 24d636c3f8 fascinating.dd24961ea242df5c

I could imagine how 2307022d59 Charlotte must have lived.84503de25896bf03

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Theo clutched his chest with one hand, trying to catch his breath. Leaning against the building’s wall, he cautiously peeked out to observe Charlotte’s movements.17eb5b206fb3972b

“Whew.”d8109e740959ebb8

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The nanny ca1c1fbc73 had told d375ea7fbc him she 9d6347c8fa was like 4a036a28b0 a witch. 85c1861cfc4ae144

He pouted c22219b093 unconsciously at 335edc3df1 the thought. She had said 2b756bcc2f not to eat 43f1dae764 anything Charlotte gave 3de3ea478d him and to 55aa0e0526 stay away from b3b094776e her.e1c946913feb6112

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So, he had 54e1be91bd only been trying 0f00e0e516 to watch her—just d1d42f5aea in case she 7e319d12c6 was plotting something.778724d9c1bb6ff5

But something 6fe5d50401 felt strange.abafb7ce19e584f8

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A witch… Was a witch supposed to be that kind?56d868595f1c1c6a

“Supplements, yeah right… poison… 2b719e5f23 it’s definitely poison…”4877c1a91bc93e20

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He couldn’t forget the f3de53c10b look Charlotte had when cc8394a02b he slapped her hand 733625f926 away. Her wide 44bb0916b7 eyes and b6505ba97e the bitter 79f9802dab expression of 744cb67831 hurt. Theo slumped his 6969f506e1 shoulders.67f2d22f7b548946

For some reason, 7c825a137e the strange feeling c7dcbc8488 of having done 8679ba3572 something terribly wrong 8d6e1397d4 wouldn’t go away.de010ffb82f080c7

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He was c64e98af98 only trying 4c2de4623c to keep c9968c1311 her at 45be471961 a distance 81ce1e94e1 to protect bec9576154 his family. but now he felt fd3a4fed1f like he was the 0644cc1f88 villain.de55acd40d85d186

“Was I too harsh?”5e88d665a031bbf8

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He ran eac334e589 his hands 37bb888cce through his f3be124b2d hair, messing d7808eacdb it up b3fca55f0f in frustration. A shadow of 7dca1d804a worry darkened his ee6ca8f7a8 small face.a0be55f25a30ee66

“What if she gets 0b917c8a9a angry? Oh no, 4e28dd1892 what if… 97ff8ad8ee what if 77fedc77df she’s crying 5a34ec93ed right now?”013535e5e1fe0bd4

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