DSMBL Chapter 19
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“…But where is Charlotte?”08cb1950d2774b74
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“Oh! Sister-in-law went out for a bit. She said she’d be back soon, but…” Theo pouted.4498da1d1ae6678d
“It’ll still be about an hour before she returns,” he added.f6673c35eb1ab339
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‘Out again?’afc11dbc29ae75e4
Cassius raised 145995e71a an eyebrow. f7678aa19d30924e
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The last 30aa47c654 time she 8199669945 went out, e0b9c01806 she bought 38ef13b010 Theo’s supplements. 01a4ffb3280ef9b1
This time, he wondered what she’d bring back. His thoughts have changed now—thanks to Charlotte. Yes, even Cassius was starting to change because of her.b3e04f0713e0fc62
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Charlotte arrived 15639a603d about 30 05c759d3de minutes later 7906dba159 than promised. Theo, who e171bacff2 had been 745896da0d studying vocabulary 69ce90c6eb in Cassius’ ecc1c281f9 office, ran eb44c7060a downstairs, his f2fa63ab3a face flushed. She returned with her 51c63cdbce arms full of items.054cd65e376aceab
“Why are you so late?”2bad58bca33ffe56
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“Oh, sorry. Theo, did you wait long?” Charlotte sighed briefly. e990d8dcbac7b7ad
“It was hard to buy gifts with so many people around.”f390b1ef4ea75488
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“Gifts?”98f473780797aa03
“Yep. I promised, didn’t I? If I found something delicious, I’d bring it back.”3a9beb8143b5741b
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“Wow! Then let’s eat now!” Theo jumped up and down excitedly. 1e23d088b997bea2
He had never been outside the mansion, let alone tried food from outside. For him, the mansion was his entire world. His eyes sparkled as he grabbed Charlotte’s arm.f3709768e9b11d2d
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Charlotte smiled knowingly. a722fdec52ca0892
‘I knew he’d 6892917f3a react like this.’ 88867c73fa175a15
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And there was a4eda76927 a reason why dae8721604 she expected this cd0beba0ff reaction.350b346ddea3bffe
“Carrots, spinach, and beans,” she said.0b8a3f6ba254591d
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“Huh?”f471fe5af9f83c9d
“Eat those tonight, and I’ll let you have all of this.”cf961cd867564a98
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“That’s mean!” Theo puffed out his cheeks like a pufferfish. 3dfce0b67412152e
Charlotte poked his cheek fe4d3a400e playfully, It was soft ba7b855f78 and fun to touch, 49b7354d77 and she chuckled at c50b3becaf the feeling.1387e3efd977d465
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“Yep, I’m mean. Theo, life isn’t always easy, you know. So, are you going to eat them or not?”c5d93387cff68bef
Charlotte waved the 9cc859cd1d bag of food 38844e9c37 in front of e0a101a088 him. A delicious 0dded4f1c8 aroma wafted 0487f66520 out, making b3e85ca5cb Theo’s eyes 8ca6d98fb6 follow it d313e08fc2 like a f0727ae4f3 pendulum.fec023b3e8f49cdd
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“Fried chicken coated in a rich sauce, bread soaked in sweet condensed milk with chocolate syrup, and even spiral-cut fried potatoes. Your choice, Theo.”3e1f62ea2580cbcd
Theo swallowed hard. Just hearing about the 91283f3934 food made his mouth c419ac57f9 water. He had never 259fbd35ad tasted them, but ec844e4e38 he had heard 2d6c1d1ea3 stories about them 0deebca43f from Luna and 10b56488db even from the b42d890323 knights. And now, 95eaf6d4c8 this smell 9e8f15e545 in the f38b9a24c1 air…58941cda0ef3731b
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“…F-fine. I’ll eat them.”a0661ecb7069b1e9
“Good boy, Theo.”ffcc803b3da982c0
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Charlotte handed 696e8dfce7 the food b1e86f0e35 bag to a7b8a8ddae Luna, who e363ee12d1 took it f450f01ef0 to the 5e971bc030 kitchen. Luna had stopped questioning a89d2f92a7 Charlotte’s actions or doubting 8afde3c80e her motives—it was too 84469cd12c exhausting to keep up.b5fc7b3f5666c884
“You need to wash your hands before dinner. It’s dinner time anyway, right? Show me how you keep your promises.”19900e593f9c2dc7
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Charlotte smiled 1549ed2b77 warmly at c6008029cd Theo.6803a35983b5e1ed
Although it 7d2b2e830e was her 0ae6b8d55f first time 800dd1ecc2 having lunch ccc3829988 with him 8521b78d89 today, Charlotte 654857e3cf realized that 03852723f2 eating together aff5ed9b27 was far 9f11b70265 better than 60306660e8 eating alone. c61cb76cdba9620a
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She always c8f91e5a4d thought eating 2c284279fb delicious food 3deba71440 together felt 7779eb9917 like magic.38497d91449f8dd4
She smoothly guided 277eb9205d him towards the 13d4494173 dinner table.9c6c885ad932d4be
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“Fine. I’ll go wash my hands. You better keep your promise, Charlotte!”87de7f01c38efe5e
“Of course. Have I ever broken a promise? I even bought you a book about origami!”67262522f23493b7
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“…W-wow… Ahem,” Theo coughed, regaining his composure before rushing to wash his hands.5077d09ea9c067a5
Charlotte headed e33c6e62ff upstairs to 75ae044f61 change into 2bd90df4c4 something more 7e7174aff0 comfortable. As she reached bb24a080a6 the staircase, her 0f0287d2aa eyes met Cassius, c7cfa0f2d8 who was standing 178c4ef508 nearby.0dfe9701c17fe6f1
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Charlotte blinked in surprise 949e7f3eba and then smiled slightly.2d69d491bfbf2fb2
“You’re home early today?”1264ad8e01e7a41c
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“…I finished work earlier than expected.”5d919cb1735c99fe
Near the snowbeast’s territory, he had found traces of a magical explosion. Based on the evidence, it had happened about a month ago. Historically, magical explosions often led to a rapid increase in the snowbeast population. fe0f9ec9cc13ac99
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Their strange behavior 32c1a67fc5 over the past 216d6644d7 month suddenly made 337e46fe11 sense—they had likely 3ec8f4492a been struggling to 448bcedd80 find food in 26ae60b8f9 their limited space 8287b0d58b and were forced 84ffd6f04b to venture into 4147e71a72 the human territory.f47cac745f552662
There was 948a28b46c still more 1c2e6bf666 to investigate, 1e4c108bd2 but Cassius f5501d3dff had decided 96a9959764 to withdraw e1bbf179df for the 3825d54dbb day. 3dd3dce986ebcfa4
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Since the habitat 8d94d19922 was close by, 1b237831be it would be d9287c9e69 better to send 9815a843bd more people to 22461c4c0d investigate. And… his thoughts kept fa4f354bad drifting back to Charlotte, f68d7809d0 which made it hard a561b9c3d0 to focus.dd67c0ce610b0e91
Cassius dismissed everything in 28100e11fc one sentence.bf7417ddf7f9d50b
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“Work finished early.”e4c11985b06ec8f5
“Ah, that’s good timing. I visited the herbalist today and picked out some supplements you might like,” 15b99bbdf5aff230
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Charlotte handed Cassius a 87534b720f bottle of supplements. Cassius’s gaze followed her ab27e8eacb fingers as she neatly ce454d0b42 folded them.c07753e7f30206ad
“They’re supposed to help with insomnia, chronic fatigue, digestion, and filling nutritional gaps.”93bc2ef754229319
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“Is this all?”4ab2766b61b082d8
“Sorry? Oh, should I have bought more?” Charlotte tilted her head and blinked.398c1d24728349cf
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Cassius hesitated 50033aa52b for a 14e44b6ebd moment before 56dd3dc828 speaking. b16a9a3471a35414
“No, I meant… Is this all you bought? Nothing else?”97f2bac1937dccae
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“…Yes. Was there something you needed? Let me know, and I’ll get it next time.”199b7312bfa758f1
Cassius let out 4c3f6fba3a a faint laugh. 9bf2d8a2da22838f
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The idea of f94828b4a9 Charlotte going out 05723f14f7 just to buy 137342af13 supplements for him, 810d1bb776 snacks, and an d4e59891d9 origami book felt 7ead9cddd4 so unreal. c941743f3e3b338b
‘If Charlotte c01368080b from a ab24489d14 few months 85b1c2367f ago had 03d0d6ad01 seen this 40e7805991 shopping list, 700d24e6c6 she might c8f0d19fc1 have laughed 9db3aa7569 at it.’10cd821f60cb3a1d
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“…It’s fine. I’ll make good use of these.”d6f780895b360812
He turned to a6d9acc203 head back to 67aa0d9e89 his room, but bb6150e6fd Charlotte quickly stopped cd745cf516 him.49f5c7d340754a48
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“Um, excuse me!”0d2ea836f3d6c65a
“What?”3d1d03a7cf31ce5b
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“Let’s have dinner together, ceee2c5703 Cassius. Theo will definitely 5366b027a9 love it.”93a6a73aace2287c
Charlotte smiled e622ca8d0f brightly, a 0c94eec601 harmless smile c92251a27a that left 5fad60cefc no room 1a40482ea1 for doubt. It was impossible be113ea5f5 to refuse.6d3d5d973c251c4e
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For the a616a81c81 first time, 62df1cb8c3 Cassius, Charlotte, 7f31d5580c and Theo a919cb2061 sat down 4e6b691de1 together for 2511f8cf12 a family 98e601905f dinner. It all 7e2402890e happened quite 4b2b751f90 unexpectedly.381ae46aa0a723af
Cassius, Charlotte, and Theo 2ce8681618 sat together at the ef8f6ac663 table. Cassius watched a6017d47c2 them with 9574ed2c49 unfamiliar eyes, e1390f77bb observing the 99c86fe933 scene of 96091df240 Charlotte and 28f8968c10 Theo sitting 24b9c4273c side by 6af34bbe5b side.4270adea224c3d92
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“This is way too 61e7738e5b big…” 57fd036c037b1da6
“Look, if 9066fb70b1 you cut 9178ee9f13 it like db23f6bdca this, it’s bc7bbf7bc9 smaller, right?”98c57476a6e20b06
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Charlotte split a boiled 76141404af carrot in half. Theo pursed a10120e9af his lips, 366ac6c5da poking at de6aa2e194 it with ff5dab8017 his fork.97773f2971f81997
“Hmm. Is Theo the 41cc3632a3 kind of child 7f95984600 who doesn’t keep 6e075c9cbb promises?” 10a6165da2b2d02e
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“I’m not a child! I’m already eight years 9b0bc618a4 old. I’m an adult!” 8ed25e9b6ae0dcc6
“Alright, a 25f7f240bf young man 75d8a5d546 then?”035f7b91601d0d37
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Something felt off. Theo blinked. Charlotte was strange. She seemed 391539b534 to be b7d5fd55be doing whatever 41b1748be8 Theo wanted, 6df2c7b24a but somehow, 46b2ace4f9 it all d55fc1596b felt like 2eabdfe12c things were bda2aa340c going her 9e03eb302d way.8bb41cb03e37f805
“…Fine.”69178ddc7b053a61
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Theo shut his eyes 3e859c6e18 tight and chewed on 292aefd744 the carrot. 52b04e75d6a6fc3e
Charlotte chuckled softly 46dbffd66e at the sight. 6349056947d9afa2
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She continued f7f689f116 to take 1d2047bc75 care of ccdb02377a Theo before ad35cfc432 finally starting 98598c3bd3 her own 69ea7d644b meal.91e43189474f7138
And only then did d9ecdcd63d Cassius begin eating as 85769ea78f well.2a031dc45c79edd1
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The once cold and 1478fac1f2 barren dining table now 075061c302 felt a little warmer 60967e02b9 and fuller. It was strange. Nothing about 288e7b081c the table 83c093a666 or the 5668eb6019 room had b369dec290 changed, 0fb3c079ce30ec0e
But it felt 953433650a warmer, and the 4d75146d7a food tasted better.f8dd12f777e67661
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All three ea37cbe3e2 of them 74ef297875 felt it.250aba23a741413c
After dinner, they shared 5e3faad06c the treats Charlotte had befe544593 brought back. There wasn’t much, 733cb8c0ca but the portions 12060c0695 were perfect for 68f6d9862e sampling. Theo poked around his c81bb216c9 plate.14902fc54e3726b5
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“Is there more?”91f3f957486b6a21
“Eating too f4b553aaa7 much of 21174c62dd this isn’t eef0b17466 good for 6ccef26e51 you, especially 2742f2f435 for a 68caa2a9df young man 1adbb2ac34 like you. If you want to 0aa7a262fd grow tall, eating your 68f69adc2f meals properly is more e3268c00eb important than this.” 8d9b7c37b2934677
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“…Grow tall?”dc582dfe59ef5e54
Theo already felt d99b820448 self-conscious about being 2b86664bb8 shorter than his a525b933ce peers. His biggest wish was 0cf7f05804 to grow tall like 991ea9863f Cassius.cf1ac73d1090ed22
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He dreamed be6b1fa72e of standing 429a9c1b74 beside Cassius 6b60d17430 as a dd120e4ea6 proud and ae06a268d9 strong knight, 20a9895d85 instead of b2502c36cd waiting for 31b2ee56ab him at 1ab6d95a36 home whenever 1ee28a808d he went f748737201 on expeditions.8303f90c9ef4e2bd
Just as Cassius 3cbebc760e had always protected d79417e265 him, Theo wanted 00b17e10e7 to grow up 349808ea2d and protect Cassius 1f74de21ce in return.21fef2b4fe79b1b9
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