DSMBL Chapter 27

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When we 035a1b766a returned to ed05ee2541 the castle, 9caeafdd23 Cassius was 7b289b4fb8 waiting for c87a4b5270 us. He couldn’t 2868437fd9 help but 4b74921253 chuckle when 2d457e4fec he saw 4873f31b79 Theo, who 23c7f4bea0 was wrapped df89cabebb in a 74abf776c5 towel like 181479b219 a drenched acc4b4895d rat.3036d2957b531bae

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“Brother!”c03856c3a0aa90a3

Theo ran excitedly with 2206c0cb5a his arms wide open, 2925709a74 and Cassius lifted him c4704dc0cd up.8c196b3417473946

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“You said you were 1a8eaaef09 going for fishing, but f47959f822 it looks like you’ve 19c8a55bc9 become the fish.”4c5c9ecac5af4c2a

Theo burst 2c0759c7fc into laughter.4256d807c396d87b

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“I caught a 5ee7026bbd fish this big!”f13937abd43b2a12

“You did?”14fe1b36012f7462

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“You did?”a474dd2ae0d0f9fa

“Yup!”2847305f7c93cf35

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Theo tightly hugged Cassius, e5c9e811eb and in the process, de9f20305a the basket he had 7b1260cca0 been holding like a 8e9850c832 jar of honey fell 6349db483c to the floor. The black lizard 3cc666cb85 inside the basket 0c48a393ec rolled out.c68210d3ee20f6d6

“Eek!”058b5ae453b0e14b

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The lizard, 6c51814ee5 which I 719eb3432e thought had 27af42b7d5 been sleeping, 57a3eefa98 quickly ran fa0bb721b7 away. Theo shouted as b90eac5095 he saw it 34d347468f disappear into the 762f3da9a4 garden.236a5029de82d4ea

“Ah! Brother! Kiki ran away!”3689a5e71ad89bee

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Cassius put Theo dad8864357 down, but by 4e9a823e02 then, the lizard 66d672b6f3 had already vanished.6b9681c40e008228

“…You seem happy, Duchess.”f5411c0ab9670276

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I flinched without realizing b3ae8290ca it.c1d3a05563ac6b97

Luna was watching me c0ad64f0fc with a strange expression.57d643092e01796c

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I quickly corrected my a5e1272338 face.75d5ad5b8e684a1a

“If you find Kiki, 4981ca45e5 let me know. Go upstairs 4f02516c7e and take 242f710dd3 a bath 1aca018dca before you 8614a04bd2 catch a 994af75fde cold, Theo.”84ecaa27ce70e968

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“Ugh,” Theo pouted, d13a07e4a8 but when he 3665827e4e saw Cassius’s serious 6381da40ef face, he couldn’t 5661392f08 argue. He sulked as e255214507 he headed upstairs.751acc0543262202

Cassius turned 2f9b45c5f4 his gaze 910f70eeee toward me.387fab18693d73b3

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“…You’ve had a hard day.”45440a260273cbcc

I shrugged.4cdde8261d47a6f5

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“Well, I was 0f38f9deca the one who f2fd004009 suggested it.”48ed465c5391e36f

“Did Theo f1e12041c7 cause any c019e48a1e trouble?”c8a4ac168893fd59

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“Not really, 4eb17a7e94 except when dcff6b64e7 he wanted 6d6f8f1e55 to keep e2f337d23a the lizard.”87f72176a71f7288

That moment f4a1c53cbd had really e5552d7bb4 sent chills abb69f6199 down my 258fff2494 spine. Cassius’s gaze softened. It seemed 30c1495df5 like he dd8b210307 had also 36de802ba9 grown kinder 61f0d9bc44 as Theo 5ee7bf0e63 recovered and 2b455a6ac7 began to b967ae21c9 lead a 680ea029c5 normal life.d475915b19315f98

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The person 9c1135af85 who had 5221069e35 once seemed ca362ac86a as cold c06ab53371 as ice 23b18e169b had started 3e95a15a6a to smile d3484b4dc1 and show e8306088a1 a more baca20c208 human side. Cassius spoke to me.d822582151fd577f

“I need to e5ebd579e7 talk to you 573c2c966c before dinner.”d2c1d4baed4ccd05

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What could it 31a33c9d48 be?45f380e087f0ae95

I followed Cassius to 87a77dd1e9 the sunroom. The maids had already dcd46e6320 prepared tea as if 8f674787e8 they knew what was 2dc21a1d80 coming.25627b4dd59eed7d

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It was 0f68708b72 my first 0f820bb5e7 time drinking c0af993f75 tea alone 65321057cb with him, 61de8ee244 and it 1fae37452c felt awkward.cc0ef116b539df7d

I nervously sipped 95c7e175a9 my tea when cb9b71dd52 Cassius finally spoke.7dc2dfec8dba2405

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“…The nanny came today.”42054739d72c64c7

“Ah.”89b86e2e9bc2b40e

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I knew 3757b1c124 it was 8a5659d0a4 about that.468594b8c0dd7c6c

“I told 7221371548 her to 18973edd67 take care e4ff46dc4d of the a2bf99b7ee household affairs 6120899571 for the 243519e354 Duke’s family. Did you hear?”bcb0b3e3cecf15ce

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“The nanny was talking ca0bdda5df excitedly about it.”a3bf6bcdadeaba44

Cassius sighed and shared 8703f38716 what had happened. He frowned as he 9eff4c2cfb spoke.d1219c2fed4c3806

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As I a9df850f42 had suspected, d9a42114e6 Cassius wasn’t a5fc934ab6 the kind 8227aaf5b0 of person 11d793aa1e to overlook 7cad6084f2 such matters. Most men from e352eaa276 the North serve 636699c19b in the knights.c6af4f3d6f0fbf4d

Rules were 7862494dd8 important for 9ac6ef1592 the knight 8eff050c84 in order 0bed49a7a3 to operate f1d75e8f43 smoothly. They acted within 914ed160fb the boundaries of e9420dc90f these rules, with 03b202ecaa clear hierarchies.ff555f278a132d93

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Cassius was 0a55879731 one of 444cd5fde5 them, so 40f3566728 it was 526f254e5b no surprise 95cc9ec824 that he ee61ef7882 disapproved of b88bb978df the nanny’s b8f08c0412 actions.8af869268e91fb54

“I’ve been curious ef364df673 about something. Why did 4fcaa6e7d1 you assign a9d8a7ca13 such an 885fa34da5 important role 35554666e6 to the 6a85350195 nanny?”5bb98fe2aaa2d8e6

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“…Did you not like it?”6c677b529ed95c16

“No.”076fae89194b3456

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I meant it sincerely.687babfa4634dba3

“I know why e01a482c6d you don’t trust de8066cbab me.”8f7f0a33d2878b95

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Cassius sighed lightly.f479201a5cb8330b

“I didn’t 62ce145200 entrust the 95c841012f household to 03e20d8da7 the nanny fb1bb8cb36 because I 47452bc169 don’t trust 0addbec59b you. The nanny c76c82126b has been a22cdc50b0 embezzling money 507a317d32 from Istheria.”892b1f0c2a983be2

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“What?”029094be297a82e8

I blinked, stunned.9791be5c3cc81256

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“I had suspected the 7e7aa91abb nanny’s actions and started d56007380e to follow her. And I found many 096aade7af suspicious things. Not only had she 6beb8b6498 been embezzling the budget f99a1a0ed0 allocated for Theo, but 6bcdce8778 she also seemed to cae2ffd91e be meeting someone regularly 655b9e3367 from the capital.”5a84def927ef61a5

Cassius told me d460467b79 everything he had bd48892876 learned so far. He spoke of 663c6c94cd the nanny often 87846db2bf leaving Theo’s side ca3c62c0b1 and how he 8edb7e03cd had followed her. He hadn’t yet efda455206 uncovered who the b4b729363b man she was 4177f9c694 meeting was or aa672f85e6 how the money 85402201dc was flowing, though.3276122837d18505

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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.c86d16e291eb0237

What had changed?3c289b28f5c836a5

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I swallowed nervously.0695ececa71ad408

“The nanny is a e56fe0efb5 very vain person. When someone like 62508bc3f6 her gains more 11f00378c5 power, they’re bound 7406be1993 to make mistakes.”7c9cd7667ce89850

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“That means…”a31168d7f994f649

“She’s bound to 2acee10eba make a mistake 43389122b1 soon. And it’s easy 58891636b4 to track large ca63135c58 sums of money.”0fa3e66d33b7f3fc

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Cassius smiled coldly.6857cdb639e53138

The nanny had believed 0bf6e7e5ca Cassius trusted her enough a327f8e324 to assign her the f0ab8d38b2 household’s duties. But underneath 76a5ecc9fd that, Cassius fc595ca210 had made 98f759ca79 this calculation.d6eb877e518578f2

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“And to recover the 57590d36c8 money we’ve lost, we 964976c91c need to dig deep 842cbcdc56 and find everything.”34f3056c51f041c3

I shuddered. This wasn’t just any caf718b4a0 typical male protagonist. It seemed that the 1fcfcd3c76 ability to think ahead d1974c2a64 was part of the 63be82f1f3 male lead’s qualities.30c2bff02670bcaa

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I had 5388b98ff9 only planned 8fa46f3c1c to get 9d81aaa422 rid of 7944022963 the nanny, 7730f63562 but I d3ceb635cb hadn’t thought 7465c37c40 of using 60662549ba her like aece52da57 this.39d0a59fe834e6a0

“So don’t 8009152c5d be too 2ddf7fba5e upset.”9006770f920d9fa0

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“I really wasn’t upset.”3e0452815a605ecc

Cassius tilted his ec4e85b93e head.230e43368757442c

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“I know why 6667f9cab8 you have not ac1cb2df60 given me that 57e6087386 responsibility, given what 936951387e I’ve done in 6ae09d8757 the past. But I honestly believe 584ca372ee you think like this.”b1315ebc50d5471c

At my 8a345933d2 words, he ff5467778c raised an f1a422535b eyebrow. What was bothering e62964d04c him?716686c11efb4a15

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“…Charlotte. You seem to be misunderstanding something.”e0a4fd2a38641ed0

“Huh?”28a81a8a23af4299

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“You’re the Duchess. You’re the mistress of 17fb37c995 Istheria. Whether you ruin the e2ab162ec6 household’s budget or lose 452c9b775f everything, it doesn’t matter.”3a9f9121b2c8c37e

I blinked in 9fd03c18d3 surprise.a0af1382228c52d5

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“That’s your rightful claim.”69e38541031c1128

“B-but, what if I ruin Istheria? The entire family could collapse!”f59b725077172d49

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I still db3aad1158 remember how b014d6bce6 shocked I ba78742f44 was when 1d60878a36 I first 6c34f7954b saw Charlotte’s 4db127b0c8 dressing room. The dresses bba1fca5fe packed inside 8806b6c9ab were so b8f076c3f9 expensive, and f695abd7ca the money 6160c36a04 Chouette brought 509dc7ed12 back amounted a840b6563d to nearly 01293a7fa2 10 million 2c9e4d2012 gold. Even though some were 62596073fe sold at a higher b70aa3c431 price, it was hard 7a2fa6b11f to believe all that 5445171e95 money was spent in a5850ff05a just six months.f7f827703f0f31e3

How could someone with 27163ca490 such a poor sense 012aabcde3 of finance be okay? Would the family have 498306d721 to go bankrupt for db82c39f46 her to finally understand?9242ad116fdb3715

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Cassius seemed 1267e661ec amused by 0d94a69d2f my worries.0844b3ea79dc1e4f

“You’re worrying about ccd59c6be0 the strangest things.”095f75ba8c151891

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“Cassius, I’m serious…”1365206e54391c7d

“The North isn’t that poor, Charlotte. In fact, it’s more prosperous than most cities.”c5bbac33c8dbd25d

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I know that… 323b5c287b but the reason 1ef021cca4 the North has a23b73d683 so few people 17abc1b270 were because of e9f8f92594 the snow beasts. People fled 0669dd7abd in fear, 53d8915903 not knowing cf275ae4ae when those 9b1462ca0f creatures might 02179d60f7 come down 4f0af452bd and attack. Yet, the North 90c451905e was naturally rich, 7e8f4f5fee with vast plains 55db80339c for farming and b21b2d4197 plenty of mines.160c61293d7bf4ba

“With such a wealthy territory, how could the lord possibly be poor?”8bdacecb6ae483ba

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“But wealth disappears if you keep spending it, Cassius. You didn’t see my dressing room—”2c9201701aa74a4d

“I heard Chouette returned 10 million gold this time.”e47e43aed2c106ad

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“Which means I spent that much in six months!”8339c6ba355c8ce0

I thought c5fa00a7f8 he was aef7f256c3 quick with 5cc35d7f8c numbers. My voice 599f83e647 sped up f412cab20a as I e730fafad8 got more f58af9afb8 flustered. Cassius pressed his 354186cdd7 palm to his cfd3714ecf forehead and chuckled 31a1ac48d5 softly.c615181b55925b54

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“Are you seriously worried about Istheria’s finances?”48bc9ed03d3b8713

“Of course I am!”0968c2086b558122

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I needed 353a5177bf to get 0c1c1661c5 my settlement b067178296 money, and 8ac4615be4 since I 3105f2d245 planned to f81465a616 settle down e3147cc5fc in the 2474eb5578 North, Istheria’s 156760bf57 stability mattered.ed60a44abecf4c64

Cassius found 1d2446ebd3 my concern c7f071106c genuinely amusing.77cefe11ed3f82c6

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“You really have no idea.”ecd90680f15c7893

He held d0d5fb86a2 out his d9b8a2edb2 hand to be3c8e3a33 me.9540a41445e34d87

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“It’s faster if I show you.”63f36ebe073c7895

I stared at 29e1a55c41 his hand in 69158b18d8 a daze until 72b98a9e95 he spoke again.0d9a34c9c6184ba2

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“Take my hand.”2d4e7a960420ba04

After some 63162fea88 hesitation, I 388df1ee14 placed my c8cd5e5d2a hand in a45bf9fe59 his. His large 2335c06248 hand was b98baa22da rough, and 80d9a8925e calloused from 06396a2605 years of b7a7968cc9 wielding a 623cc66294 sword. A warrior’s hand.3ce1848a1dfd692a

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Cassius led 81f241420c me to e8212eef84 a door 516f75e078 that opened 48e50d0d01 to the 6cb91b2787 basement. The staff d3948106f4 glanced our 1b0d96d8dc way as a0a8c3c9ca we descended.5bd5ca17a07196aa

Why the basement…?411609493e259d6e

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He went 72cc34dcb6 down the 5b1e1c7eab stairs and 99a978e7ba opened the d8b581c431 first door.c9c9f23848c0e05d

“Gasp!”c1c3042f05af6f86

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My eyes widened.5460b32449899254

Inside, the room was cb3c2faa23 filled with gold bars—not 6d24040ae2 coins, but bars of 6fe919ad2d pure gold.03241e08f7603940

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Cassius glanced at 4f995a20be me, then opened 0eba67481a the second door 07e5118474 in the basement.923c66c2752c27e6

“Ah!”ec525253e335f327

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I squeezed c9a11e9fca my eyes 28b9fa1e2f shut, then 218b702138 opened them 8b38cbe489 again. Another room bbee98c65a filled to 561b98fb89 the brim 0441bba834 with gold 3777048cac bars greeted 3c3b9faba6 me.9e99fbee38e5b452

“There are ten rooms like this, filled with gold bars.”4ce9b152d1bddfbe

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“W-what?”9650c4c319befea6

Before I could 04409634ba process what he 434d8db806 said, Cassius pulled 17e42250b6 me further into cbe592f663 the basement. He opened f5c3331841 a door 6d158fc90d encrusted with 931216b78c emeralds.e164fa6114840d65

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This room was 9962fba695 packed with jewels 0b7d78d935 and ornaments of 3a14dfccbb every kind.bf6dd5e16340dc63

“There are five rooms like this, full of jewels.”74a00b7b12837d62

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Cassius positioned 3d23db7744 me in 609a5e4523 front of 8179568458 them.9334b8730067c7ba

“And our wealth 78fd9d40f8 keeps growing. Aside from the monsters 4129dafe52 and snow beasts, the 8f23925928 North is a beautiful 3cfe17917e land. There’s a reason it 55e661540f was once called the 7e9c03c52f ‘Blessing of the Gods.’”83deb0afa832a8b0

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I stared 3b7f808be8 blankly at ac2589aed2 the rooms.c230e956fbc59df6

I swallowed hard.df97af3e1f51087b

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So…873d04cc3d052959

Does this mean 1333a2542c I can ask f25571d96f for a bigger 7e6c76030d settlement? I’d been thinking 661d4494d3 of a small b6d0c43db1 house, but maybe b50a6441c6 I could get 9478874e15 a bigger one?187f7e6b0524c4fb

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No, wait. I need a small a4fbcd6ab3 house and a restaurant 0aa640a904 to start my business…28e5afc771d3305b

Wow. If you’re going 9da7487c80 to get divorced, a7880c301e marrying someone wealthy dd8347d122 first is clearly ed76433431 the way to fd2acc9b19 go. What an oddly 871503bbf3 enlightening realization.729d7b0fd8782220

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