DSMBL Chapter 27

Chapter 02773cbc35528d6d8d5

When we returned 76a4f70f55 to the castle, 8b2c64ac48 Cassius was waiting a5618a1f56 for us. He couldn’t help but 4cf8e9d529 chuckle when he saw ce303d6f31 Theo, who was wrapped 51256d4f55 in a towel like 63c9240178 a drenched rat.70f82aeb008100d6

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“Brother!”4dd6cd15802eb543

Theo ran excitedly with a23cc0ad96 his arms wide open, 8bcee10ce8 and Cassius lifted him 096caba0d1 up.0aa8a686c65346d0

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“You said 7c5a0fee26 you were 9e6acb94e4 going for 62b58b6961 fishing, but d4e77167f2 it looks 2bec1d31a8 like you’ve 79e89e8027 become the 1c3ccb91f0 fish.”d4bfa48ecb6ef8ba

Theo burst 417526aedc into laughter.620ec4addeaab10a

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“I caught 433bfc141f a fish 6a87487f9a this big!”4e89721092b0bf49

“You did?”5ec4706e5f081189

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“You did?”f8fdc5620f68a035

“Yup!”fd3470ef3e06d4cb

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Theo tightly hugged 8ce2e29ccc Cassius, and in 1aad039dbd the process, the c587d31498 basket he had 57f013a083 been holding like e174730696 a jar of b1f2ef4b52 honey fell to 0715c50448 the floor. The black lizard ca94c2d92b inside the basket fc6433759f rolled out.2e2673e254fd238f

“Eek!”eee24cfb76119a60

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The lizard, 0b01ef1a79 which I 33bbc93ef1 thought had 17ab664a1c been sleeping, 334709fd9d quickly ran e92a00f5a3 away. Theo shouted as fdab406345 he saw it ad9d8b96c9 disappear into the 8326037fab garden.ad86130b0c1c2c06

“Ah! Brother! Kiki ran away!”9475596e7a57e14f

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Cassius put Theo down, 544bc520af but by then, the f8ab42a480 lizard had already vanished.a7a8846801e76250

“…You seem happy, Duchess.”070a469c3d36652e

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I flinched 2d3615fd80 without realizing 8cdb91cff8 it.590a01f1e02d678c

Luna was watching cb4baa5c06 me with a 9c50592dc8 strange expression.e42910a647213d07

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I quickly 43ad6b54d1 corrected my b2bc55104a face.f2a035efd2e8f61d

“If you find Kiki, 415a6458b0 let me know. Go upstairs and 0ee83aadad take a bath f8e4f1ad05 before you catch 37fbd4ffb0 a cold, Theo.”ede714ce881de6a0

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“Ugh,” Theo pouted, but 5cdd348f38 when he saw Cassius’s 73a16ac5fa serious face, he couldn’t 3ab4300b6d argue. He sulked de2ed28156 as he b4019befa8 headed upstairs.9f24a16ccb770866

Cassius turned 08f7e67708 his gaze 50504ae96f toward me.fd335cb6651604b1

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“…You’ve had a hard day.”2da1dda3e5e29306

I shrugged.6adfb612b714d0f5

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“Well, I baaa3969f5 was the f787e178ab one who 97e85f1ba4 suggested it.”dcedb3ed35e26092

“Did Theo cause aa673b7566 any trouble?”daed82b3091554c2

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“Not really, except 9f8907e681 when he wanted 66d776ac97 to keep the 23a061f792 lizard.”d7b7b9bfa23c78b2

That moment had really e6a219345d sent chills down my fdbe160aef spine. Cassius’s gaze softened. It seemed 25f29f3932 like he 13a2a14a63 had also 6154e82573 grown kinder 1ef0508b13 as Theo fa1e22d6eb recovered and dd3a829408 began to 97214e94a1 lead a 363af42d9d normal life.e31037a003dd9fae

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The person who 7d45b45d6e had once seemed 6dca6a9c8c as cold as 91d7bc8387 ice had started 0c6d7db7f9 to smile and 58f0cd27ed show a more abfdc5876d human side. Cassius spoke to 932c902b74 me.80d5c25af72a9b38

“I need to 33477bfa0b talk to you e1f71b4924 before dinner.”f0812db6d4191a6f

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What could it 580e9edaac be?2c9d733ff97f2326

I followed Cassius to 1e47e99cc3 the sunroom. The maids 2ec8742515 had already 090b3c71fe prepared tea 9cfc7a79bd as if 71a313354f they knew 108b23eb27 what was 5ab8874698 coming.48bf12221736545c

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It was de6432a0ac my first 8042c99958 time drinking ba7cc151b2 tea alone 27c8e16052 with him, 69f1d2b605 and it cd6e7fb5fc felt awkward.952a5aa5ca3aeb8d

I nervously 5bb942b65e sipped my e6f39e354f tea when 628f676eff Cassius finally fca89e8c3d spoke.1168fe59f8621725

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“…The nanny came today.”64d37c4fe5a52fc6

“Ah.”de8fbc78292d5e2d

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I knew 99372c911b it was 3b215509dd about that.68896efac36cacb0

“I told her to 03a4f09b5f take care of the d1a809d86e household affairs for the bef0cf3290 Duke’s family. Did you hear?”1fd965943e27e2d1

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“The nanny c9cc4bda98 was talking 104ea0905d excitedly about 90eabaabb5 it.”59ad585be1a94010

Cassius sighed and shared 270be5f8ce what had happened. He frowned as cb48354ff0 he spoke.53edd18df50aac87

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As I a04a8ea6e7 had suspected, 55ae066a1b Cassius wasn’t 367cef75e1 the kind 13ef78d1b4 of person fba45da107 to overlook e893a9aa97 such matters. Most men 5652831eee from the c9ffc923d9 North serve 53e22f6b2c in the 390157be6f knights.02f82caa87e074d7

Rules were important for 46fc4bf71e the knight in order 76a814e8fe to operate smoothly. They acted within the c06af710b8 boundaries of these rules, 52d46201cf with clear hierarchies.063d0c752c0cb620

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Cassius was 2526c1bb4a one of 53230856cc them, so c467900ee2 it was e16771e498 no surprise 26db07077c that he 3d36f0c134 disapproved of fb7bf56656 the nanny’s 942cea0e35 actions.a88220322e0fdc37

“I’ve been curious 3c29d3eed9 about something. Why did e87011dd02 you assign 6a5c05973f such an f96134bba9 important role 463c4a89ff to the 7477d2753f nanny?”839206557ab9e30e

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“…Did you not like it?”7f6018e4a32e4d13

“No.”766b84bac4178566

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I meant 5f7333b2b7 it sincerely.054e794d0df8e0e0

“I know why you 4543a45b06 don’t trust me.”af2b76129ac3c844

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Cassius sighed lightly.8ea03c0fd83de192

“I didn’t entrust the 50769f7874 household to the nanny 27125f481c because I don’t trust c56b69fae4 you. The nanny has b959ebd459 been embezzling money 771b3fdb18 from Istheria.”9efc16574b135e74

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“What?”78a658cd276b6e2c

I blinked, stunned.6c69d481cabb99bf

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“I had suspected the d4898b27a3 nanny’s actions and started cbf8b191db to follow her. And I found cac83b5ccd many suspicious things. Not only 32b2070d29 had she 5ed3ff18dd been embezzling 597d5b676d the budget 5b2e4e8735 allocated for dabe104a99 Theo, but ef71c73907 she also a19a5c4d3b seemed to e52a8d7c0d be meeting 4c36b602cb someone regularly e133db8ac4 from the fe53580ea4 capital.”f85167c7dc941ae9

Cassius told me everything e682b75711 he had learned so cf1fab5504 far. He spoke of c56b653ddc the nanny often 34759921dd leaving Theo’s side a3f767d4f2 and how he 853a69a881 had followed her. He hadn’t yet uncovered 9d9d598a07 who the man she c9214fed33 was meeting was or 042f230976 how the money was b1cf87c902 flowing, though.689d89479d08d755

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In the original story, the nanny was Lorencia’s loyal servant. She always thought of Lorencia first and did anything for her.7d8efd2d316cd82e

What had changed?a014797763d28dfd

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I swallowed nervously.d685b6523318ffcf

“The nanny e71bbf24a3 is a 997ae26216 very vain cbb8f5a9de person. When someone like her 19a13583c4 gains more power, they’re f2ee649899 bound to make mistakes.”fbff74539eb04f25

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“That means…”6ccf3fab430d428e

“She’s bound to 28ffb481f4 make a mistake c7b181e683 soon. And it’s b4bc7ce37f easy to 08f9ab00cc track large ca07f8fe96 sums of d82ae18baf money.”145e36c949afdce2

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Cassius smiled coldly.a29a3c4077ee86a6

The nanny 092201c56e had believed afad8b51ac Cassius trusted ab7a2fc1ba her enough 0dec66f242 to assign cf56e6704c her the f5376ac8f1 household’s duties. But underneath 99fd3e7173 that, Cassius 15343deb53 had made 358c32edf1 this calculation.24b99c87aae2acbd

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“And to 8436517dac recover the 16dea5308c money we’ve 5451bc49d6 lost, we 99218edcf2 need to b30709aada dig deep 5a09f21e87 and find ba54fdb8a4 everything.”5e5b50133249767f

I shuddered. This wasn’t 51cad96ea4 just any f510d54b17 typical male 433bb2100e protagonist. It seemed 339b9c35db that the d5beb13a2d ability to 2ad0518be7 think ahead 85676e0d3b was part 9e4714471a of the 6e354c805b male lead’s 4bda10df76 qualities.e2ee314cdc9da3e5

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I had 613c728ad7 only planned bf5759d74c to get 7cde972a8e rid of 558601eabf the nanny, c53bac2dc7 but I 3bfa649bc2 hadn’t thought 7e6b07761d of using f156e0a3eb her like 58957f3ca0 this.31d5f80eab85d4c1

“So don’t be 7740b94bd1 too upset.”e878a1f5c7fc93dc

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“I really wasn’t 78d786d9b3 upset.”cdff6ff599249271

Cassius tilted 683dfd18d1 his head.915961b8847edfb1

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“I know f63ec1b513 why you 624402c17c have not 89cca76d42 given me 75da5143d5 that responsibility, 96e223b772 given what d4be84b68a I’ve done eaf562e12e in the cb9c1ccb2e past. But I honestly c62faa1250 believe you think b2b326141e like this.”13acc5c97fa78e29

At my words, 1d95856730 he raised an 4b26ca09da eyebrow. What was bothering e69d35804d him?7997a4d72b94157e

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“…Charlotte. You seem to be misunderstanding something.”e81bf4600f48850a

“Huh?”aae1766acd135c4f

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“You’re the Duchess. You’re the mistress 767fa3f7ba of Istheria. Whether you ruin the 75c5b6ba09 household’s budget or lose 736d932a4f everything, it doesn’t matter.”c678f1cc69322f19

I blinked in c5dc4eca53 surprise.7a5ea6068b47a7ba

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“That’s your rightful claim.”c34dafa8ffb08262

“B-but, what if I ruin Istheria? The entire family could collapse!”f3418fdcd703c27f

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I still 1c0ce5260a remember how 32ca39047d shocked I d5bf745fa3 was when c16a3fc2eb I first 52908ae05c saw Charlotte’s 19608283d6 dressing room. The dresses packed inside da74c8470f were so expensive, and aba5296df7 the money Chouette brought e3093f3c26 back amounted to nearly ec6d5e1664 10 million gold. Even though some c744afd7b3 were sold at 10f4df4580 a higher price, 5371754042 it was hard d2f2c266a0 to believe all a92b2d42ec that money was 7ed98f091d spent in just 7b487703eb six months.59cc01b557a791ae

How could 4595d88649 someone with f13be9e64c such a 37fbb26e6c poor sense e32174585c of finance ec5f0d02f1 be okay? Would the family have 66cf9e471a to go bankrupt for a8da8cd43c her to finally understand?2c384147b3cb2611

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Cassius seemed amused by b14ec11dcc my worries.fa7b93f93f3fe496

“You’re worrying about the db02417934 strangest things.”93a543fa87fea12d

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“Cassius, I’m serious…”da504a3069a3ba2c

“The North isn’t that poor, Charlotte. In fact, it’s more prosperous than most cities.”54251c519afebf4c

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I know 573e5ed10e that… but 6b3d1e8640 the reason 8facfa9b0e the North 0241db96cf has so ad8ec7cca8 few people 2b24135fd1 were because 87af097b3e of the a198885d2d snow beasts. People fled in 1f8db2dd9a fear, not knowing 5c7d4ea910 when those creatures 36e1309bcc might come down c9c7e43611 and attack. Yet, the North a3c79da65e was naturally rich, 926a2ae6dc with vast plains 949617226c for farming and e454ae89c3 plenty of mines.9d303d174c496834

“With such a wealthy territory, how could the lord possibly be poor?”f699ecb90a61169b

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“But wealth disappears if you keep spending it, Cassius. You didn’t see my dressing room—”731cc3ac9dd46fb2

“I heard Chouette returned 10 million gold this time.”55545bce0f00750a

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“Which means I spent that much in six months!”ae52fd1aa1878a18

I thought 77ce96a54c he was 2801b466ad quick with 3f4c385a2f numbers. My voice sped c1319ac416 up as I 72b1372459 got more flustered. Cassius pressed his a8f5ac7ff0 palm to his f72abdd3b1 forehead and chuckled aa67a37fcf softly.9941319abf75eee7

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“Are you seriously worried about Istheria’s finances?”3dc5e425cffa88d7

“Of course I am!”22183ac6679ca119

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I needed 86399d20f6 to get dab8bffa5d my settlement 080a605060 money, and 588a0ceb2d since I 6253f44954 planned to 9393b03ba4 settle down 5ded545798 in the 5aa8eeedc6 North, Istheria’s f58a80d162 stability mattered.d49847d5ec6b6bc0

Cassius found my concern 8f99456b6f genuinely amusing.61dd0e7fd4e3906d

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“You really have no idea.”b8ff68c7e4ec1059

He held e3cb026dfd out his abc9b939fe hand to 270be35d61 me.6a66a366ad7098ba

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“It’s faster if I show you.”fb9325ed8fe820cc

I stared at 9ffb66d16a his hand in eae63320f5 a daze until f18ad66c39 he spoke again.f6ea9ba13de2c144

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“Take my hand.”03295533d7a2f59a

After some hesitation, I a8d853d2d2 placed my hand in bc4048b1d3 his. His large hand was 1df941d32f rough, and calloused from 1858de4063 years of wielding a 956c8cc0a9 sword. A warrior’s hand.00f111956102d618

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Cassius led me 379f0f0bac to a door cdad698759 that opened to 2d8989aaa8 the basement. The staff glanced f2b015cf56 our way as 0068cb1789 we descended.6036e22d2cb84d81

Why the basement…?405befea9d6f2bce

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He went d1dd60a090 down the 4855debea5 stairs and 11c157baa7 opened the 57c602ea34 first door.fdb872f24cbb8e1d

“Gasp!”097d93ef17767659

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My eyes widened.bc9520991d3acac5

Inside, the room f306317d17 was filled with 6d1062e5ca gold bars—not coins, a8d884345a but bars of 42e71149ce pure gold.ea87e6b23cfd040e

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Cassius glanced 199d159bc8 at me, a4631a1403 then opened 7699c66b42 the second 41bbf78522 door in 700a431b87 the basement.7bd04483b48d775c

“Ah!”89a16d0c0329496f

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I squeezed eebb96ca7f my eyes 77ac3ef385 shut, then 07138896bd opened them 3d09e49e27 again. Another room filled to 8bad653b61 the brim with gold ab3b177de2 bars greeted me.29acf79da5dc42a1

“There are ten rooms like this, filled with gold bars.”bc4aae2c1257bb4e

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“W-what?”9d494d07e4a253f6

Before I could 0dc6eaac43 process what he d27e5b866d said, Cassius pulled 4c991893ef me further into 98ed36e497 the basement. He opened a door b19d8670d1 encrusted with emeralds.ce4fe62c774da722

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This room was 8ea1cb6b14 packed with jewels de1b360fc3 and ornaments of 6e94d8029e every kind.88925ee8cf5b163f

“There are five rooms like this, full of jewels.”75db2ca0e69c1c53

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Cassius positioned me in 59e7b63840 front of them.3ef10c9fe79cbdd9

“And our wealth 356a4b3671 keeps growing. Aside from 88b909eaf6 the monsters e5f507a9d1 and snow 362d079225 beasts, the ee40b77805 North is c9750b4b3e a beautiful e41ed3163b land. There’s a reason de56998f3e it was once bae899dba6 called the ‘Blessing baf3c18d67 of the Gods.’”2e691511fafae4c6

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I stared blankly at 5191132660 the rooms.932de82f40959aae

I swallowed hard.0f02ae3737930426

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So…fe7c746566c2a7da

Does this mean 6bc300aeba I can ask 3edf765429 for a bigger b8c9e33ac4 settlement? I’d been 4d63ad7aa7 thinking of 9a8bfc419c a small 74f7e16443 house, but d3798bf992 maybe I 1802fb4f35 could get a8dbc0c9c1 a bigger 547dbbcecd one?b79ccf38ed4f5115

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No, wait. I need a small 04997866e2 house and a restaurant f374de6aec to start my business…de0ffc8235e498f1

Wow. If you’re going to 9be75f5099 get divorced, marrying someone 35969ae4cc wealthy first is clearly 5c68d3f067 the way to go. What an oddly enlightening f27c6cff85 realization.fffa44c791d6f005

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