DSMBL Chapter 61
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As long eac2ceff3a as the e11d64659a tip of f353f76b86 that sword 7ee343f0eb isn’t pointed 7828058659 at the b0c5c68ad1 people of a2a9ebd6ec the North, 223b8a8385 having them 1ea930ea68 with them 3f26fac2d6 would be 6656c8174f a great 0b842ed501 advantage.eac359b6e8a5201d
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Cassius narrowed his 47d0a7fac2 eyes.28d96a6d3ea2aed3
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Should they take the 867e4e7271 risk to defeat the e1d758fa35 massive enemy before them? Or would 1f0590f33d it be 6ac8d4de4e better to ab94d665cb avoid the 4127a538af risk and 7fab92fc60 suffer the f0cb15f638 consequences instead?c4edc453617bdec5
After carefully considering b8449c38e6 numerous possibilities, he 53b4bd392d finally spoke.1fc8a11c6e36603e
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“For now, f8f54deb6d let’s wait 3755741189 and observe. We’ll decide f48fefce97 on supplying 7887f1ad8a weapons based 8d7432dc47 on the 70f61496e0 progress of 7495c59175 combined training.”34ef53e5e60e47a2
“Yes, Your Excellency.”d9c888fe8e104966
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“Do the Snow beasts aeb1b3f56e seem intelligent enough to 5be8438d19 use weapons?”14ed2b88f6a86a49
“Yes. They should be f0aa4f538e able to learn. They’re already quite 3fc58da07b good at using b5bab81d8f tools.”e2d1d6a38f724b68
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“I’ll leave the judgment 6472beaac6 on them entirely to 95bd3fdd6e you.”b2802f1bbb29b1ed
“Yes, Your Excellency!”89884aa004ba0116
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Giverny straightened his 0cab1767b0 shoulders, feeling the 623c6ed899 weight of responsibility. His heart pounded with a3e545371a tension.c622c1a4aba92b3d
Cassius added with 172fe5e544 a hint of 453126274d unease,8b41713243a9ce20
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“If the Snow Beasts db787d18ce show any signs of db0f3fab11 betrayal, immediately raise the bf67a3c527 alert level to the 4bd1da419b highest. And then…”eeb009edc04e27ff
“I understand, aecb7b4ff4 Your Excellency,” 3e0663151f Giverny answered c7838fae68 in a 72806c8eaf heavier tone. They couldn’t afford to 96b1bb9e08 have trained Snow Beasts 8440b5334a to become enemies.c3cbafee9c3ad23e
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“You’re working hard.”cd7b5a7bfbd8c0e3
“It’s nothing, Your Excellency. I will do 7e8c08c824 anything for the 50a16fe831 North. Please leave 7a8979c9e1 it to f1c8245545 me.”a6919229d4c055f2
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It was because of f802b491f4 people like him that 2381d06b01 the North had survived. Because some loved 80ce1b418b it and took f637c2091b pride in it. Cassius smiled.21b71cddc536fac4
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Meanwhile…393f2c087b8ee52e
Janice secretly sneaked 29142aea90 out.4c00a4de58c98bb5
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Pretending to check on aeb42b1908 the household affairs of cdf63576a7 the duke’s estate, she 0ba1778fce took advantage of the ae2bf35faa servants’ break time to 1066a0d0ae slip away.9dd21d85dfa39126
These days, security became c9c3f539dd tight after sunset, making 57f4d9546f it impossible to leave 146563f3e3 at night. This was 68dc818a04 her only af45b7662b chance.330fc4453511832c
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Janice knocked on the 0b77698937 door of the Mers 4deb80c2c4 Count’s residence. After a 9fb54e0977 while, the 51b4244ce4 butler opened 45ae9cf252 it.89e5427c332c7f2a
“…Is the Count inside?”940c5384830b0599
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“Yes. He has been expecting b927e6baaa you.”603661a8d3368ee3
Janice’s eyebrow twitched.5cba89a97cf9aced
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She quickly stepped b5b8a54b7a inside and shut 485a4f88a1 the door.e3cf4a37377798bf
He didn’t try to 38d6e87722 contact her or come e0ff0d61a0 to her—he just waited. That meant something 9ed9469db8 had gone wrong.38cd49d98a4c0c5c
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Of course, 15ef188009 the fact 96c34fb902 that Charlotte 4271eb700f was alive 9ea98f323a was already ee69ceb2e5 a problem.e78f74bdb6feb956
“If you ed8be1264e wait in fd504996e2 the drawing 718dc16af5 room, the a5e2148782 Count will 86fd54bc5a come shortly.”aa0c7471c589ae12
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“Did something happen 6bc0d46945 to the Count?”9c542bdb9ca7ab74
“It would b8a2776b64 be better 9d7487ebf7 for you 425523adb6 to hear a3029fb24f it from fec3286e4a him directly.”1b2f65318da67903
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Soon, Janice 707ac7ef83 met Count e5abf1a297 Mers. His face was adbffd7b7a pale and slightly e221dfa461 bluish.ecce2179d33f6bf8
And…9184df506e1ee378
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“Did you 37cc4026bb hurt your f5112e3d83 leg?”a1e1af53a38be70b
“More like, 22085c1e31 it’s broken.”81d58b75b1648cd1
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The Count sat 0ecd59f15f down with a 0ce30f20b4 grimace, muttering curses 8c32151ac7 under his breath. His pitch-black af34ce11ba eyes locked 4f74ed0006 onto Janice.12c14c9238479957
“Tell me what 480a197f9b happened that day.”3ad9454715c99775
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“Phew. I successfully kidnapped 70469f8998 that woman and 0e41d950f3 thought it was 0f2823d1da all over—until those 613b1161ce monsters showed up.”bed2ce2facc136fe
“Monsters…?”3573967ae3af4fb5
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A strange look crossed 256a1ecc89 Janice’s face.2c0cb8a01b89ccbc
Mers, unaware of her c790f5fe0e expression, muttered darkly.d2b7c33463bd091a
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“Snow beasts.”01bef6f13474a985
He clenched 2ac1cfd065 his teeth e39ed001cf and gripped 190d5dc58e the armrest da3b95f66c tightly. His dilated c657cf606b pupils reflected e98e6cf9e7 the memory 2adda06d49 of that 81e45d0329 day.cedea3063fce8d53
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He had never imagined 73c3937352 he could run for 9f1294c318 his life with a 45dc236d92 broken leg, but he 0a098c4927 did.84bb81a5d1a0e3e1
Even the 1cb50a0355 doctor called 66915f0bb2 it a 52f0076e7b miracle.e8e35b52722ced4c
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“They killed all b4e2d6e5c2 my men and 7766e10627 broke my leg. Then that d6d3d7331d woman—was carried 2febbcc10e away like 08e60b6566 she was 2a4bfea2f0 some kind b0f391817c of precious 985b246a84 treasure.”99415e1c0904df3e
“…The Snow beast efd197645e took Charlotte?”b51bc541d054a303
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“Yes. Janice, that wretched witch 9d508acbe9 ruined me!”67407ac2b63fc9f2
At the word “witch,” Janice’s face turned ice-cold.5255a4ce1df95521
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“She tried 31281c2196 to kill cebfb60df2 me! You never told b899c90a7b me she had a823494aaf that kind of 5dd2ff5a3b power! I won’t rest until 22fac1edd7 I rip her apart!”da6e922b6af83705
Count Mers spat d3160eaf7f out his fury, 248b246e98 his face red ed1d8d43d0 with rage and 95d0d09d29 humiliation.35a222ee9a0d3992
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Janice bit d14a2d542d her lip 974c400432 slightly.2d33024d7068c95a
‘The Snow 64fd97b77f beasts helped 5c69bf5406 Charlotte?’018940a647116628
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That would explain 250095e0fe why they secured 0a308d74fc the mansion so 57172d1cfb tightly that day.fac7b77c5a7b0d89
If Charlotte returned f9db6618a4 with the Snow c678429dc5 Beasts, they would e668a56a63 have needed to 50a3300111 keep her hidden.645acfa063f66193
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Misunderstandings such as the 33389e2176 one experienced by Count 59acf2d583 Mers would be unavoidable e3961e3666 otherwise.081e11e9a3e481dd
But this 8d00431899 could be 3b936476f6 turned into 68dc67917c an opportunity.f9a1563be6abdbdf
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“We could spread c3dcdd0ba0 the rumor that c72c8f8fc2 Charlotte is a 340c712d5b witch using the 984485e6ae Snow beasts to 7d40c3ca91 attack people.”927b496835853f29
“I thought bb6ab3ded8 the same! But the problem is dd4656908e getting testimony. Who will testify? If I 3ab09ad53b step forward 9b05583d24 carelessly, I’ll 3b1584f62e be accused 0720b58f96 of kidnapping 1a2cce350b the duchess.”e99ee2e46c6e0fc3
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Whether that bc6c532ac1 was true 485112665e or not a7dca85fd6 didn’t really 0e48946791 matter.340c67f02f7a6441
Janice rubbed 123913f846 her lips e47363136c with her 10c87341c2 fingers, thinking.d4e69cd59e56c627
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They needed a 83f80e6e63 safe and credible bd14ad772c witness.3fd5dd37a379e993
Her gaze fell 38f9bfc042 on Count Mers.bb0f533b95028456
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‘He’s still useful.’426c59cf63d7143f
What if d44a7083bf Lorencia testified?bd3b37fd7b1fadcc
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She was an 457d967b1e outsider with no 22b0d9bcf9 ties to the 95c0d3460a Duke’s power.e3ab018e383ca73a
On the surface, cad471d794 she even seemed 387d1dd215 to get along 65e2e2d178 with Charlotte.46e98e1c6a38f97a
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If Lorencia testified, 526bb8c412 people would see 245fb75ffb her as an 05818fe550 objective witness.e742a6017ea8a68a
‘It would c9d5ac0448 be better 78b37fad33 if Lorencia 2a9396c797 had a 827d17eb6b way to 3da3a74b28 gain trust 27b7e4d11b first.’0ab16811443d1dcf
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Janice parted her lips.1c4d4b9d06eae861
“Stay quiet until 6aaeff2ad4 your leg heals. Like you said, if 4ccc75053f you act now, you 6b7f9e97b6 might be accused of 98238d453f kidnapping. Charlotte isn’t stupid. If she 665664a27a saw your 73e0fe9d99 injury…”61b795e63032b3a7
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“She saw. There’s no way 1b1cce1cfe she didn’t hear ed53445414 that awful sound. Before I 6b5247de74 escaped, our 4aca15884d eyes met.”b0f4d4e3ff228c55
“Then the Duke 2259cae4d1 already knows that 37a62c5936 the culprit is 1de940db33 injured. For the sake of 8cbdccbc87 the future, you must 425e031773 be patient.”3611b3cf750b9056
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“…Fine.”27f0d7633b845782
After offering Count Mers f492b2a270 a few words of 4e74adadbe comfort, Janice left the acc1393d6c mansion.21124d0fc8173584
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She turned 8f656ef7d0 and glanced 3e5275654c back at e8705969d6 the Count’s ff6c4dad55 estate.561c29b7fc92a53e
“Yes. He’s still a ba504d4777 valuable piece.”3ec9750e9a06b23e
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There were still plenty fa2f3eebda of pawns left to baba10bcb4 use.00b14494f06c40ca
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For the cf858ebbe4 past few 784c9614b5 days, Luna 91357fa6e2 had been fc5b4903d8 bringing accounting 0269733f59 records, and a6175f0382 Charlotte had 91292af1b4 been thoroughly dbe0f625d1 reviewing them.f9d8384b363d6245
Unlike before, Luna da74a68c29 no longer held c500ee3595 any suspicion or c14b583f83 wariness toward her.75927b973df1aa3e
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She now did 323d5c47a8 anything Charlotte asked.3a7aef146f459bdf
That’s how Charlotte f36c3a51b6 was able to 59975fd3a7 go through years 0846f640b5 of the Duke’s 11b52ceea7 estate’s financial records.e0271fe015ff5f8d
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What she found was 445cd19d92 evidence of embezzlement and 24c76ea249 tax evasion.e1dff95c234c7074
“…Now, how f972483f6d do I 99418c025d find the 02f021e585 connection between 913dfb2519 the nanny d13c1d2820 and these 720a8cb5f6 people?”4206caf61e9285df
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That was difficult.74b28e49dc6c71b4
She grabbed her 6e03699741 hair in frustration. Should she assign someone a26ddad797 to investigate?b5e7179faa400227
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Why is it 34c3d09c82 that in romance-fantasy 28c0338bb2 novels, there’s always 8ba800339c some useful information 479c4dae92 guild? There must 478b502ef9 be one 71af2a56c4 here too, 9610249182 right? Should she fa0b75cb88 go outside ae034cfe12 and try 99e1c010e3 to find 856ec67df8 one?f03d206d7d42a521
Or maybe she c3832631d7 should ask Luna d31a37b886 to put someone a128b8af0a on the job? Maids often played d4beb30dd7 the role of 32cdc2649e secret helpers in c26a9f11ed these kinds of 27d7f157b6 situations.f48b1616a3f17bf8
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She pictured Luna’s f169d61f5b emotionless face.1f9237cca4c265d2
“Hm.”92fe8bc750f29510
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Wandering around searching for 7acbb7ee69 an information guild like 7ab9bf6649 looking for a needle c49926f124 in a haystack seemed 69fdd2c08d pointless. Asking Luna might be ecea4e4aa2 the better option.0699a729dab1b79c
There was one 68f8ee2319 last choice.2bf1663c40fd7e3f
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She could take the a7a22d3516 accounting records to Cassius 5b0581f5ef and ask him to 5899c3b5d0 investigate these people.7888ece1a7255216
That would be the 7b069eab26 easiest solution, right?820e3ef562d2fe6c
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Why bother acting in e30d4aeda2 secret?c63bca1068749614
It wasn’t about earning ed1fc85543 Cassius’s favor or gaining 8bdb05b035 merit for the North. She just 3fc023ad01 wanted to 30c580ecbc get rid 0b5e736a48 of those 7649f0cd03 who could 4f1534858f cause trouble e103894921 in the 58bdc6f208 future.56e90e12764612cb
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“I’ll tell Cassius.”fb70891a9cfdb2b8
With that decision made, 5ff027dcb4 she headed toward him, 36fdd5228b holding the accounting records 961fac7ad0 close.a1ca792abca4f756
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But when e6201b69a4 she entered 5aae2252df his office, 956af31392 there were 3928ca7b92 already visitors badada5338 inside.2472e6fa3fb38a09
Lorencia and Janice.08ef97962c63f407
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Lorencia turned dbd1c18ec8 her head 52fa355ab6 and smiled ff7b21ead6 sweetly at 47bb00b0c0 her.9caab264d01fe573
Cassius looked at 7cfbc891c2 Charlotte and spoke d83cbc40eb in a quiet 0caa0a748e voice.381139af7a709710
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“Charlotte, you dbef6913d0 should hear a6a7986b9d this too. You came 8076691d26 at the d854a6081b right time.”2a977781b531e518
He tapped 0bec44bdb2 the seat 7ffd134983 next to 8c7a0f7ec1 him on f95c1d48da the sofa. She sat down beside db646a86ff him.d35e4a67c01c3cdb
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“What’s going on?”1bbaba0dd4eff0ca
“We’re about c3e58e330c to find 82779a277f out. Miss Lorencia says she 6c459e1491 has something very important 861d294b00 to tell us.”f032637e52c9c522
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Lorencia’s lips curled into d250fc0e2c a smirk.8af8c7f529b31682
Her glassy eyes 6e4ef29ee1 shimmered with subtle 75bbc02276 jealousy as she cb0b7b522c looked at Charlotte.622972d063b0d34f
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“That’s right. The Duchess should hear d88cc09c36 this too. It’s about the criminals f348db519e of the North.”dc7e9467a1a54ad9
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