DSMBL Chapter 53

Chapter 053

“Absolutely not! We have fought with the Snow beasts for centuries! How can we form an alliance with them now?”

Sir Mike, one 8059486d1f of the more 0f0d1ab8b0 aggressive knights, slammed dc16636405 the table as 3ef3ee3a94 he spoke.1097069341cf8f43

“How can we ignore the situation? Everyone knows that Snow beasts have fought countless battles against the monsters! Honestly, I’m more surprised that this alliance wasn’t suggested sooner!”029135af3fc19891

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The knights’ voices grew 0fface5675 louder as they argued.e267638cc452d7c9

“Enough.”43c106357ed0e47c

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Cassius raised 566df23dce a hand, 5944d521dc silencing them.e5c9f8c271373ca3

“I understand your opinions. But right now, we must seriously consider this option.”a7ee4d3fd53b0ea7

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His cold 18c26c23e6 gaze met 095f9d0928 the eyes b98aa6d436 of the c8d51e64bb knights who 1475ba7690 had opposed 163917f96f him.5e69ee03505eb4dc

“The Imperial Palace has abandoned us.”5d951e3a31e7a61e

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“What do you mean…?”ad3a9adef13d4d12

“No matter what happens, we will receive no aid from them.”8998cea90f870438

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A bitter smile played on Cassius’ lips. His voice dripped with cold sarcasm.dc41ab93f162346c

“Your Grace…”d5a4453bb4b97b2f

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Even hot-tempered 2b17073dc8 Mike faltered af70f8bd02 at those b6a01bbf66 words.354f86185758ba0f

“I never told you before because I didn’t want you to realize we had been discarded. But it’s time to face reality.”0f14015250aa757d

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Cassius’ voice was sharp and decisive.174241893f9a3f4d

“The only good news is that during the full moon, one of the werewolves was killed in a battle with the Snow beasts.”772ca79008d7fb17

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At this, the 590e754adf knights stirred.1c17485e51ced772

“The Snow Beasts tore it apart with their bare hands.”3fd21673cf418bef

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Considering how brutally their f3a9dd2eec young had been slaughtered, b3f82cb56b it was a small f065613f4d act of revenge. But it fb311ce4b8 also meant cc82a786c5 that the 5331039e4d Snow beasts 9c957adb2e had fought c5d96caf75 desperately—enough to d63704127f kill a 3c61fbbdae werewolf.eb61d789aa571a65

Snow beasts 64c60c3425 were simple c5300057b5 creatures.e299957b697ecc0e

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They only a998028370 knew how e1050b1da6 tocrash, break,andtear.The fact b762884541 that they 0baefb14df managed to a6a2079699 kill even 6705feb0a8 one werewolf b8479d5625 was impressive. It showed e43b9b1e5a how desperately 91c28e3713 they had 1558dde472 fought.c0f900b5770a1c55

“Thanks to them, our enemy’s numbers have decreased. ‘The enemy of my enemy is my ally’—that saying has never felt more true.”eb86348ee2d0cc35

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The knights fell a00d387c9a silent.2d5717cd00951d0a

“What about the letters we sent to the other lords?”6d3cdb7beca27c43

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Giverny bowed his head.7330a79d22557925

“There was no response.”d827650520f9d76d

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Cassius chuckled darkly.43087bcabf711845

He had expected this.df6084c77f8699fd

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Istheria was always on cb1de6d53e the front lines, always ec25647905 fighting.5087be911db3631e

The other nobles 6b62089a3a onlyenjoyedthe peace built onIstheria’sblood.6c7ec4934eb9ba69

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They didn’t want 7a4a1cb9d1 to risk anything.8d1d4350ad0fb7bb

Right now, theonlyones willing to fight 707997639a alongside them were the 1313e513b3 Snow beasts.f5fbbe8da8f708ee

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“They are our only allies. They are the only ones willing to bleed with us. I can no longer deny that fact.”365fada5013436a2

“Damn them…”e34348fb4a936974

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“When were they ever different? No point complaining now.”55b8ba4e0fc45b0a

The knights muttered curses 7a236852da under their breath.eca9fe0faeb8536a

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Even though 81bce17263 they had b7fbec18ff always been 14949e71f8 disregarded, it 8cb0e43783 was still b70c10bffb annoying.3a60cf374e4e04ae

“Your Grace, why do you always endure this?”51d4bc7a0494f098

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“If I don’t endure it, what then? Do you think the Emperor would care? Do you think his guards and loyal generals would suddenly turn against him?”3276459236b5c147

Cassius let out 073623b49d a hollow laugh.235532530a4055ad

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The nobles—everyoneexceptIstheria—stood together, united.22ffe29f8eb92955

Istheria had always fought cb82433ffa alone, like an egg 94212f27a4 being thrown at a 52100c2fb5 stone wall.99d507108d5b837c

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There were 053033bc04 times he afc049ebcd had wanted e23e8eb66c togive up.a2a58015609281af

But hecouldn’t.86cd41cdb7b06836

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The pride of Istheria bc6382f902 and the duty to ffde368260 protect the people they 7dbf66ce9d had fought for all 1f73bc03d5 these years—hecouldn’tthrow that away.0c4b487fe886d2a7

He knew the long, 135d3aad99 bloody history of Istheria.0ad6eb5117fd7d54

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He knew the sacrifices 6d9edef899 of those before him.5a952a283db9c2fd

“We fight in our own way.”8f2927aece03b7ff

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“If word gets out that we allied with the Snow beasts, the nobles will be furious.”c385a8d3ed30d932

“Do they ever pay attention to us? If they don’t know, it won’t matter.”73608676d88b2cd9

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One by one, 155ac8053e the knights began cb9f08a1ea to agree.46d83a1040955ae5

Cassius was right.2059a8e52246242c

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Theyneededmore strength.7d86aa710d6e87a5

Even if it meant fcb0c0d076 joining hands with former a98286363c enemies.9a1e324356168338

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Even if e37bda51b1 it meant 763314fd04 going against 9f55ef0366 the rest b6367134f9 of humanity.ea0c94dfc44435fb

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Meanwhile…

Janice glanced at 8f5be6d1f2 the peacefully sleeping 7018afba5f Lorencia.88e8d12e1a2b460d

For some reason, the knight guarding their door wouldn’t even let her open cb362ed741 it.141fe51840b1db36

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“…What in the world is going on?”ee24287f056be736

Janice was anxious.84f2c63ceca3951e

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By now, Count Mers bddd0ece4f should have sent word.95ffb7ed71e9f2a2

Why was it soquiet?8653f84d3c247d87

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Shwe walks around 5c796e19f8 the room, unable ce92179363 to sit still.dd7d483c2688bf44

Outside, she could hear ece5fae7a3 noise, but she hadnoidea what was 18cc699e9f happening.75b22053e14aaad1

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“What’s going on out there? Tell me! Has something happened?”4b9cb4afdc8cdd34

Unable to 835e273842 hold back, f02070bade Janice grabbed 2cec237355 the door d792c25f8f and demanded 9473de6295 an answer.acb3edb6e515525f

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The knight glanced at 4ffc6a8b06 her briefly before replying.1f38800c4f6379e2

“The Duchess has returned.”ce4f82f91383837d

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Janice’s hand e62e1adc34 slipped from 02a00448a0 the doorknob.4b139d34fdb7daec

Her heart pounded.964ed1cab9d4db7c

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Did she find c8e9703b79 out?a2ccfddfd5e71460

Janice bit her lip 206891d726 hard.20e8ffa5e5c4d42f

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“T-The Duchess is back? That’s… great news.”42316d7475aed797

She forced 89a0fa7fd2 a smile.5a7879f099bc6a48

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“But why are you blocking the door?”3940f732e9234a29

“The Duke’s orders. The culprit hasn’t been caught yet, so we must protect any potential targets.”ae28ffa1a4195c82

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Janice exhaled quietly in 673d49ee60 relief.b27839bc7d5e76e7

So they weren’twatchingher.16751dcfa030a4bc

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They wereprotectingher.ae1f92aa91511343

Just in case there 4d21818e77 was another attack.77641624dba788cf

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“I… see. Thank you.”19ef9f9abb59832c

She had no c7a73d0106 more reason to bf2a7cd820 argue.79e75ce181127285

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Janice sat 89854a9b97 on the c6cba037f5 bed.5a6797c964ae6af6

Her mind raced.7c4da490b0c56a0d

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“How did she return? What about Count Mers?”a488517e63c1bf1a

She bit her lip.424d50c06a252d2e

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She hadn’t been 6eac7a77aa caughtyet.ba7e9345c5d3ca00

If shehadbeen, she’d 9dab102959 probably be 8b991a3678 dead by 003249d1d7 now.4275962319707443

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Cassius wasmerciless.394fd05758664f80

He never 7248736759 forgave his b667ca15a4 enemies.245b61185136ec0b

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If Count 5559c92275 Mers had a5d6d2571e been captured, a5f186462a it wasbig trouble.0cd56080ff905a59

It would f8c9b61031 be better eced18cfd1 if he 31a0cd456d wasdead.08084ca760bb4774

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“That idiot failed. I wasted so much money on him.”d1ce2d1dfd26ec0a

Janice clenched 56b3971a85 her teeth.d1e6f79e777e2538

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What now?6e840bc2db1ce2f6

She rubbed her 69d8901378 lips anxiously.20fd13643f6c8755

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Her gaze 1ca2ca647f landed on d7c98e9144 Lorencia.14770d6fe40f3022

That useless, pathetic woman.36680dc3362dd9a7

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Sheactedlike she deserved the aedb7e83d0 title of Duchess, but 4aa0624fc3 she couldn’t doanythingherself.7b9cfbf81d3f5e66

She wasnothingwithout Janice.0d2561d5284e503c

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For a brief 26b5b20591 moment, Janice felt be75344e38 a flicker of… 9b87d8a323 something dark.536c5708c45c4d5b

But she quickly e931bf323f turned away.0f455a5725f67b05

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Meanwhile…

Count Mers b38a8b29e0 groaned in 3834641e22 pain.5dac212a968e3402

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Somehow, he hadbarelyescaped on horseback.0b0c8d4f160415c3

But that wasall.44065222cc0936bb

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Now, he was hiding b661d67297 in an empty hut, 6b6fd71f4b waiting for everything toblow over.017f2258e7d4b2be

If the Snow 16f5d97b9e beasts found him, 97999da023 he was dead.2cee111885b2a4df

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If Cassius found him, fc68d734dc he wasworse than dead.cb373a964d347799

“Damn it all.”190dd96b2a37a6fd

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Count Mers’ 53f24d56cd voice trembled ada75255e8 with fear.086ee1d9e6074128

“How did things end up like this?”59a09c9d64f6b7ae

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That cursed 7fc5e92c7a woman must 0352c2335a have done 612d309120 something to 7f775c9368 the Snow d772746078 beasts.32f0d5344ab7e1a6

“Filthy witch. She must be working with those monsters!”a12a1ffc8ce21a25

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He had heard fe30621e1d rumors that some 99d6732141 humans secretly cooperated 66c2955400 with the Snow 9c9858e832 beasts.e30ea62b3f4b789b

He had laughed it 0b31d709e0 off before, thinking it fbd57f3559 was nonsense.a8dfc90826ba0055

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But to think that 92c4464c7d the Duchess herself was b26cc866b0 one of them!b1fda859be199c58

Because of her, he 3a5f45d864 had ended up in 64de3cb707 this miserable state.2d707d4ec485450c

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If things b905a7a53d had gone 0f8f59e5a2 wrong, he 14aad3f793 could have 438ed9e482 beenkilledby those ea617b549f beastly hands.8911142c967bf2e4

Count Mers gritted his 44163b0679 teeth as he tore cc5728d34d a piece of cloth 430d577d8c from his clothes to f8555051e6 secure his broken leg.ca4cc5b8d76e963f

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Hatred burned 14a2433d5b inside him.2bb04d773e96b05c

He hadto expose Charlotte 4b5bef3903 for conspiring with ee2b2d726e the Snow beasts. Only then 8ec4ef255b would he bedf654309 feel satisfied.909747df6dca6f57

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According to a862345b9f the law, 1e86dc3682 witches who 9b858fef33 colluded with b89f4bf0b6 enemies wereburned at the 47b3078d5c stake.3be2134f6a88f059

And Count Mers 35edf7e9d6 would be praised 4292cf46cf forrevealingthe witch, climbing 246f40006e even higher in 8ed5817436 status.cc6fedbed25efe00

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“Hehehehe…”e0e7753944778eaf

Tomorrow, at 04b2e1159c dawn, he 9608465f15 would move.d03cc52bed028f52

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First, he 0f22b7bb93 would head 0a0acf9629 to the 2dccc1baa6 city for f89ab9cca4 treatment, then 6f514a314d contact House 313288c537 Mers to b13f82abf6 send men 1755126520 to escort 5d28abdce3 him back.1ee8db2384225692

Once he 0c478e02af had recovered, 1e7f591e34 he would f19c2ce809 go straight a498fc9415 to the beacdde3c3 Duke andtell him everything.194b6f8f21c70b46

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Wait… but 5708723155 how would 01f8e363ff he explain ac5ffe76af how he 41951d6348 knew?1e976f42664be5c0

Count Mers’ eyes 4622b1b5ac darted around as 5f47f85452 he thought.7bb54e0e3befed04

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The Duke’s estate was 12c847b739 already in chaos over 6d0a162855 Charlotte’s disappearance.7254ef43902466e6

I need to match 3062c6ebcb my story with Janice.21b20ffe3f025af5

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They could 490db32e91 claim that 0f60866160 theywitnessedCharlotte secretly sneaking 2061f52d5e out to meet 6ab28d818a the Snow beasts.666b11c6014ddb61

Andhe, Count Mers, had 74603db6d4 risked his life to eac81a54ab reveal the truth—becoming ahero.eb2d4337b2b9b40a

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“That filthy woman… That cursed witch… I will tear you to pieces.”0e563e58f4aa054a

In the 8ee0d4cec2 darkness, Count 64ce1eb199 Mers swallowed 6ff9efeb14 his rage.835157149472bad6

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