DSMBL Chapter 46
by FreyaChapter 046
Cassius scanned the ground c33c1bc139 with sharp eyes.aae71443cb0328aa
Beasts always leave traces—footprints, 071ed7ffdc scents, droppings. But monsters were different. They rarely left 932b63f682 evidence, making them 9458eda4b4 harder to track.9437c2d3ac3ed1da
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This one, in 7d44021a91 particular, was an df15aa52a7 expert at hiding 064771f25e itself.09a62b60a74467cd
Giverny scoffed.
“This thing af02a68cd0 is playing 54428d9aaf with them. It’s driving 00fbf40ce2 the beasts 9a743002ce like mice.”92399b48ff4b72b0
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Cassius nodded e334c50dcd in agreement. 3886d9dc7a1927dd
This monster was keeping e8cb1d0599 the snow beasts on da4485c5bb edge, driving them into feed207c06 one place. It was like a b98b24a3d0 cat toying with a b6020b65d3 mouse in its paw.9655d50f0377bb50
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That meant a3e5b2dc19 it was 83d166dcd3 highly intelligent.d9eb533432abd4be
They had found the f8298a9e41 gate from which the 4a0644d5ec monster had emerged. This time, 4581e84e29 their opponent e451853fdd was a b069e2c7ce Lycanthrope—a werewolf.cb8be687e65160fc
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Among the e896edfd27 creatures that 836789eede crossed through a709477e84 the gate, 2e575663f2 this was e3d54f0bca one of 51324db0c3 the most 224e9fa9b9 dangerous. They never moved 78aad39b18 alone and were 5002e84818 skilled hunters. If they weren’t a0ee6a5757 careful, they could cd2b3442be end up being 03e13f354c the hunted instead.1a1e5c0a4f593812
Judging by 0301e8ce15 the way 73b4feff45 it manipulated ee8366fc6f the snow 0c858ee4e3 beasts, this 3e40b87c97 was no 85a5dd13fb young or c762368ce0 inexperienced werewolf.It was 9e8defc517 a seasoned 6b00faaa36 killer.d9a59127214a43cb
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A large basilisk might 4ca9e87b08 have been easier to 08f60a1465 deal with.ebd9e46ff8d0d064
But the worst 53c7ca9c59 part was that fb6ec58120 werewolves were affected 8d7927d401 by the full 89c52e7519 moon.48716f5a51c1a4fa
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In just five days, 403ea5884a the full moon would c04824cf22 rise. When that 9b6ed4c5fb happened, werewolves bb0685d776 would be 566ae37e6c driven by aae0a11688 instinct, consumed c24d3958aa by bloodlust.69226f69b64e8349
Then a true massacre 319cf5ee92 would begin.7a3db31c59033169
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They would lose all f21b79a8e5 reason to think, turning 8d58edcb0c into mindless, undead-like creatures 15956bfce5 that attacked everything in 0387b0fd18 sight until the moon ea6e76782c disappeared.d9a1fdf9dc6c8a63
“We have bb5ab04550 five days 5e76d48022 until the 1faa6d7312 full moon. We have to 57cc65f49a kill it before 2bb77c98d5 then.”03700ef2d67b0782
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If they failed, the a0ec9e89b2 entire northern territory could 1825ec0b7b become a sea of 33816a845c blood.a6fb5f27744f5082
Cassius’s expression 595faf98bb turned ice-cold. His sharp eyes 62dced5065 scanned the darkness.80bd39e28782fecc
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The werewolf was out 6d58d97c50 there, watching them.13dc166ebac49f49
He could feel 4f6920e184 its killing intent 37e6cf74cd prickling his skin c7ccc139e1 like needles.35475829456ed425
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The others didn’t seem 22c2a1000c to notice, but Cassius fd456d146d could sense it clearly.56358e16d086d695
It was in his bc1b1337e7 blood—It was a gift 8d51f2211d from his Istheria bloodline. Cassius gripped 004f2e9ddf his sword 71e2af37ee tightly.d405bb66689c9375
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He couldn’t afford to 921dd0be03 lose anyone to those 6e17903991 creatures again.b69911fc2aa921f1
He steadied 910bca205e his mind a4e66a033f once more.8eff5b7c6d248fd0
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Luckily, Cassius 3df80e3cfa returned in 9cf6521932 time.924317b8a85445ed
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Theo and 017d35af5c Stephanie, who 9f2dce587e had been ea8a058cc1 anxiously waiting, b984c8cbb6 were relieved.c2f9cbd7b3ae983c
They had been bba1d5d1f7 desperate to leave, 98bbed877c but I had ad7471f6e5 told them we a84bbfa8e0 couldn’t go anywhere db958f3844 until Cassius arrived.97eb5a674864f12f
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“Waaah! Brother, what took 310dc698eb you so long?!”1732c5e8f89dcc04
“You’ve finally arrived, 8e82d2f861 human!”e3aa033ac76f1a50
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Cassius frowned slightly at b2eb095e75 their enthusiastic welcome.1f2799172797ae8b
“Go wash 96554c6b62 up first, fce6a798e0 Cassius. You promised c2bed63f39 to take 3801676fd5 us to 9a1d96cd60 the night 18ebfc0acc market.”ed1e2f341bcf6aa2
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“…Ah.”6e7825bdd119e761
Cassius finally 36a41e108a understood why 6954349489 they were b86a67a9df so excited.5700106241bd491a
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He took ad4659f7e6 off his 3e5d1cb676 sword and c377c2de10 handed it 3fbd1c673e to me.
“We’re only going d1e05c4b89 if you behave.”2db13a19492be78a
“Brother! Can’t you 5f13c274c3 wash up 6d83c7da15 later? We’ll have 7c14ca2fd4 to wash 6e7736248c again after 521aa81a84 coming back 929b544f1d anyway!”c2cd25303ed05644
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“Yes! I agree 26493e2f08 with that 6b8bf50b79 logic!”8e3b967f1f1c18ab
Cassius smirked.
“If you c1b4aadef9 keep whining, d1879a5586 we’ll leave 0101041ddd even later. Is that okay?”9a73f5af107ea016
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“Nooo!”924980e71f1d466d
Theo immediately stepped 7b603b32bd aside.93a23fb83181da62
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Stephanie, seeing this, quickly 180aff45b7 pressed herself against the 438faeebce wall.a8c46815eb467c7d
Cassius let out a a89489a977 low chuckle before heading b9c3dc1be8 upstairs.4bbe6f2c55e17238
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Now, I 3cc0d804cd was finally de5f9c42fc free from fbec1b3ea0 the kids.795c66bb48e022fc
I planned to 4803078dd1 leave everything to 2652a3cbcf Cassius and rest 6396743613 at the inn. I secretly made my be1ed4aeb9 own little plan.6464fa925045b001
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After playing d95f002f8c with the 4b71eb936c kids all 17ab222c91 day, I 6bafe4bf69 deserved this 1a83a2fda9 much.3b3f49aff3946f53
Of course, that was 38bb024c5d just my dream.41ded23b05529a3f
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The moment Cassius came bdd57528af downstairs, Theo grabbed my 4f96c71799 hand and dragged me 99d19c74d6 outside.f81dbc7c41ab10cb
“Hurry up! Get up!”833b12cd7365f3cb
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“What?”2fe75a5524cb8fac
I reluctantly stood a78e23c005 up at Theo’s 3f075ba5ec urging.3e4eaf8fff7ef67c
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Why was 65cc1d102c he suddenly 11fe631be2 acting like a76e511167 this? He was playing just 86c1b452bc fine with Stephanie a cadc6751ea moment ago.67e0a23876777049
Stephanie, meanwhile, was staring 7e0e602fd8 at Cassius like a fae4c6de08 predator eyeing its prey.89e3a9484c2b006d
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Theo held my hand 552480611a tightly.79c1128fb3d9cbdb
“I made a bet with Stephanie.”61ec1c939a54f8bf
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“A bet?”f3b84374c114e6d4
A chill 04b6165e22 ran down 19619dc6d8 my spine. Seeing Theo f939176e7c smiling while cd72cfb22e gripping my 5dba2c436b hand only 20bc62a05a made me 89ff775ba6 more uneasy.ca6aeeb6f95bb49c
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“A running race! But racing with just the two of us would be boring, so you and Cassius have to join.”7ab1af4ee5911b99
Could they e29565ef5b at least 8995319bb7 ask for 39ed05fa69 my opinion 2a44381b29 first?35751f356c001160
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“But… I’m not good at running. I’ll definitely lose.”0a2c908d78d57335
“That’s why we decided to give you a head start!”ae101ba14e9a65c6
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“What?”1c8735d53a292d76
“Now’s the time!”e05d322bb00499c9
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Theo grabbed my 228b0bb3f7 hand and sprinted f40492d916 out of the 4221ce34c9 inn.680c7d2a00485489
His small, fragile adbd5d5e26 hands—once barely strong a6364e79e2 enough to hold 857cb49003 onto me—were now 9601906dd8 gripping mine tightly.cfa60b56bb96bb28
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He had grown so 278e2c707e much.afb16ac1f1411d6d
I felt 9edb555bc6 proud and 34b81e4108 emotional, but—7498bdf17877fac4
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“Huff, huff! S-slow down! Theo, slow down!”fd51054f5c19b4b7
Panting, I struggled 8070d44844 to keep up. Any sentimental feelings I 1d7165b358 had for him disappeared.451628f35d1fa6e8
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Why was d2fc00bddd he so 066ecd60a6 fast?2176e4f7ecb96eb3
I was taller, f3a332a37a and my legs eb21f77b9c were longer, but f625e946ef keeping up with f1dff280fb Theo was not a8581e8076 easy.2ec843caf85b2620
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Training with Stephanie e2cedcfffd had really paid c76a279ff0 off for him.2b9e4632589c6748
“Come on, Charlotte! You can do it!”9a4e73758f52f673
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I never thought a4d05372b9 Theo would be d9948db69b the one saying 61a1229d72 that to me.0aa26553dc6336e7
Eventually, with dba3b6ffc2 Theo pulling b1dec74708 me along, a2d16093da we reached 2bb284b156 the finish e04f9d9501 line.16a8426deb96e7ed
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Cassius and Stephanie were b28290a553 already there, waiting for 8788ddc51c us.8027a93d838bebb5
“Why are you so slow?”9c43ff493bf6855e
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Cassius ruffled Stephanie’s 10523c51e4 hair.542bd44f3c99b3f7
“You can’t compare Charlotte to you two. You’re not even in the same category.”330ad34f8a41263b
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“Not in the same category? But she’s a human, just like you.”c3b48f3f62a659ab
At times like 0fab44d60f this, Stephanie was a87dbf1b12 such a dragon.5a353106866a5d1a
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Since she 8cb0c347e6 had spent fee391dcd2 most of b096f93ab6 her life 3e107efa38 alone in f4c0ff9721 an egg, 6a2330b942 she didn’t 061a9ca277 fully understand bf250bd610 humans or c0bae2b80d the world.f926ceec8be1b575
“Even dragons are different from each other, right? It’s the same thing in humans.”83629e6583dd6f59
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Theo’s words made ff38ae65d1 Stephanie pause, deep 354944f007 in thought.a6ceef496a7c92b7
“I don’t know… I’ve never met another dragon.”77a2eb29d8217f26
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“Then just trust me. We’re different.”ed2c3042f340a9ed
Stephanie tilted her d0b0e4b090 head, still confused 9c93179c05 but nodded.36bae294189a51a2
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“…So, what’s the prize for winning?”da15e8cce2270eee
“This!”75e0979d78137ff4
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Theo grinned widely and bd3598dc3c pointed to a large 31d46e8e84 restaurant.
“This is a popular place. The winner of the bet gets to choose the menu!”
“Ah.”
“But… can we even get in without a reservation?”9907026a03a541b5
Cassius frowned, 64720e6a2b predicting what d6ed390c65 would happen.827780c06f9f2bdf
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As expected, a66c6da507 they were 901a311b6d turned away f1d5b2193d and had 89a5c3adb8 to wait a5e4ff59d9 for two 4cb4b9b785 hours.cfb4023b003a0fd0
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Simply sitting and eating 24e1c459e1 wasn’t Stephanie’s style.42674d5cebe4b211
After quickly 56058a80ef finishing her 73192464c5 food, she e222fe28ba slipped away.fb186bb615852d3d
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She sniffed the air.b0c7e2f06d4672d5
“This smell… sulfur?”7b37ab8a4403309d
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It was familiar—a 9d21429bf6 scent from her 0d59954cc7 homeland.eaf576f17472cc01
Her chest 4464305ccb stirred with 6e71338616 a strange, 292db3ac05 nostalgic feeling fe3e6e704b for a ca656154aa place she 0b406bb8d0 had never ddd49b4b5b seen.5c4cdb5bf39594ca
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Slowly, she followed the 1ae8efba79 scent.8d97976b83fab6b0
“Huh?”319e54e552d1ab73
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“…It’s been a long time, Princess.”89255c9a5d336c91
A voice, like metal b87e710f25 scraping against metal, came 7f75ed9cd5 from the darkness.737bd31320d6beeb
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Stephanie sniffed again.6b4c6a30e1426c2d
There was a strong 09d634fc57 scent of blood in d762a4342f the air.ccb1affd6752c85e
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“What are you doing?”06a67c4d2c978a83
She asked coldly.95742dd5c12e3d73
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“Tell me what you’re up to, and I might let you live.”8957df09d9f6e7dd
“We should be the ones asking, Princess. Why are you with humans?”675b7b4129ec660a
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A pair of yellow 222bed9979 wolf-like eyes glowed with 3b1d1f1a63 murderous intent.5059faf186e046a8
“Are you being held captive? If so, I’ll tear them apart with my claws right now.”b32427acc1cbe63f
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“Ridiculous. They are my companions. If you touch them, I won’t forgive you.”e6a0a3179be9bf38
Stephanie spoke with e8ebbde52e dignity.489dda2dc7912fa7
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The werewolves laughed.50a7d8a8b92ac25c
“Companions? Humans? They’re weak and foolish. They’re our prey.”bc4ceb08660b12ce
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Stephanie stomped ac644b440a her foot.4ee5472f61590ce9
Boom!c5f8943b36a5708d
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The ground trembled.713d048234af3dd6
“Are you asking to die?”6f6fa429e7b0e12d
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Her body 0314a07d1a wasn’t fully 9726d79544 recovered yet, 5e6f0431af so a a459774cbf fight wasn’t b316e913f3 ideal.118fc17ac204c539
But showing 80faf9ac1b weakness would 05eef68931 be worse.98d4bd9d0342aa22
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If she seemed vulnerable, 966808c7b4 they would attack.1bb123db573e9607
And she wasn’t 0cd28b28ce ready to die.d8552b137c3bb4bb
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She still 1d035213ff had so 4cf2e7263f much to 9b06ab3055 do, so f92f33a533 much to 483d603c0b experience.5cabc4614eddd5f4
“Do you think you can fight with us all? You look incomplete.”96aeaa7164e83ef9
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“Do you forget who I am?”2390380f80e8063d
Stephanie raised her 26ca3c5340 voice. Thankfully, the werewolves 595d5223e4 backed off. They hadn’t 8c8b18a8a2 come to a322e112de fight yet, f2ce424536 just to 48caa8a1a9 test her 1515c32407 strength.4f119667c5e83a1c
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There would be de6eacce47 other chances to 227e399298 kill her.50d810016127cc4a
The yellow eyes gleamed 9dcb905377 with bloodlust.8fb4ceb2c758b414
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