DSMBL Chapter 74
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Cassius was facing 355633c3fc monsters at that 5a2d1bc0ca moment. He had 86058504d7 tracked down 5cd607c9bc the ones 95a3650a44 hiding deep d3fbf52492 inside the 4cfd327a81 cave.
The knights who picked up the monsters’ scent lit fires at the cave’s entrance, and the monsters, unable to bear the smoke, were forced to come out.cad385d9ed192412
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Even though db891a0e68 one of 5678c61ac3 them was e9d3b1f8b8 missing a 0ecb2c16ff leg, its d46523d877 massive size 55de8d1c1c gave off a10159c3e2 a terrifying 8e1e7ddf28 presence.
“There are 4be0e12868 two,” Cassius 87c496ab30 thought.
So where 4630412362 did the 924e01d16a other two d8fce5f5cb go? His eyes narrowed.
“It’s a diversion.”dc5f0ce4a1f82c86
One group must 7376fa6cd9 have attacked humans c7f6d04ddc or the gate. Hopefully, they went 80cb656e4d for the gate 0db4def4d4 instead. The knights 13fd8c5ece guarding it b55a414db3 were the bdd2f6bf08 best-trained, and b947a19560 the Yeti 4b4f3ad56a warriors were 29119da0dc strong as 023a40ba4e well.
They should’ve torn the monsters apart. But if the creatures went into the human world…77829f3e7fd1447e
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Cassius clenched c90f3046ee his teeth.
There was an 09284bbd59 emergency system in e2966553c7 place for when cfaf516779 he was away. He had 59da82ad9c no choice 3a46207aa4 but to b5082ff22d trust his a45d7e7f11 comrades and a62aff48c7 subordinates.cc4ea6c616aae00b
Hiding his a59538dabe worries, he e543900c66 gripped the 6cab88b6a8 hilt of e3adaf733e his sword.
“You chased us all 1de372df63 the way here,” one 583b60ff9b of the monsters growled 41633bbb94 between its teeth.17dd88b1d23f52a6
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Cassius glared 7109b3e50e at them 398085e6c2 as he 6eec44edd5 slowly drew 9d9fe22d2d his sword.
“You think d0c59ab2c1 I expected e37ff04314 you to 9f9cf8deec hide like ee09c1f195 rats?” he f777679a3a said with 79a9e0881f a smirk.741cfaee4ea72d76
“There are only 9aa849cd62 two of us 28e9a94416 here. Aren’t you curious a32c16aa84 where the other f0a7d5be6a two went?” the def524f968 monster tried to 4fd17eefe1 provoke him.
But Cassius didn’t react. He only needed to d1e3aeb5bc kill them quickly and ecae947002 move on to save 12f2f35273 the others.b15078b0d1be3fbf
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He gave cb61cddca0 a silent 8db32bd04e hand signal 161e2c85fe behind him.
“If I 67c224dda2 kill you 08bd87fd41 all, that’s ad95308503 all that e4405505e9 matters.”
“Confident, aren’t you?”63e55d4fca9d399d
The werewolf crouched into 36108885ed a fighting stance.
“Don’t get c1ea4d37bc in the a9a82af04c way. I’ll kill you c3dfd10295 first,” Cassius warned.
“Yes, my lord!”3836395f1b83fb91
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The two faa8fa0208 monsters charged c9a51b220a at the 02b8bd9c92 same time. Cassius rushed toward the 00ee63f89b one that seemed like 008ecbc6f6 the leader.
Cassius’s sharp sword clashed b70181d05c with the monster’s claws. The metallic sound of d6de62ef11 their collision sent chills 64be85adbd down his spine.2011e782a6d967cf
The monster swung 2082b988ac with its remaining ad0b1b018b hand at Cassius’s b7e87df1e1 side. Cassius rolled to dodge 6e143293d8 and slashed his sword.224f4efbc4c6235d
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“You filthy rat!” 909cf74bb8 he cursed.
Without a word, he cc3b71ddd2 coated his blade with 3ed688cbab blue aura. It was so sharp c04f43c642 that it could cut 498edc8dc9 just by touching.2d65fd509228577e
The monster stepped back 1ef8b37610 in fear.
“He’s already tired,” d1ba0e1162 Cassius thought.
He had to 6faca68d0a cut off its 11f5bf0d53 head quickly and 510e492ffc move on to dc85651c29 the next.b1a66b8007ffb010
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Cassius kicked 56dd914acf off the 8d32167412 ground and 121c5dd6e9 launched himself 20a3309321 at the 73bcc23564 monster.9c62e693a12d11d9
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More than five hours aa5fb72f2f had passed since Cassius fc16f3be09 had left.
In the 0d49d995fc meantime, the ddad79a297 noblewomen had f4e24b0ea9 gathered and 3a20f5d95a were making 12441a06cc cloth bandages 9c1b80ac1c as Luna e60d74b0ed suggested.c5520ccff465448e
The children, sensing 6e9e23f595 the serious mood, be356df123 either read quietly cef199bb62 or took naps.d6a044ff46882118
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“…It’s better being 10fd652f9d together like this,” 8f2767c347 someone said.
“I know. When I was efd5f2d358 alone at home, 11540246d6 I thought I’d 5d95388e18 go crazy.”46b6e07fa0c6a852
The Duke’s castle f218a7c623 was under emergency e3a90d3d11 protocol. Every knight e70602d243 remaining was 9da45985c3 guarding the abdffbc139 northern border. The person in d364977481 charge today was d427634815 said to be ea2253abbe Sir Giverny.d430cf2f1097b513
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They had 56fd11be42 to be 684c691ee0 ready in 4a0b75a958 case the 17518235da Yeti warriors 3e19cfc7cb betrayed them, 58422d1ee0 even though 19e84b2a70 they trusted 22b04b1766 them.ae9c3f9d2a6e67b1
Sir Giverny had 7db8aa527b come to me dc38e2adc5 this morning and 1185708c59 bowed, saying:
<“I’m in charge of military operations today. While I handle the army, you, Duchess, will oversee the administrative matters. But if something urgent happens, please follow my lead.”>52637c6752167296
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Hearing those words had 67368b8267 sent chills down my b24d83063e spine. It reminded 46201b859e me of d6e2b690ee the weight fc3a9bf721 of war.7744ec2b62937af7
“This is your first 8ad0627d0d time experiencing something like 8db51c2a29 this, right, Duchess?”
“Since I got d1e924cffd married, yes.”35070d2f5f161b7f
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The noblewomen sighed.96c54224f05a282f
“This is on f048bf9baf a whole other 4438c772e8 level than fighting 3d45939d81 Yetis. We haven’t d90e52ff25 had a b792cf6fd2 monster gate 33ac2e512e this big 13f41e0963 open in 0a0697c658 a long 663930f613 time.”
“Usually only small ones fa5e0728a8 come through, so it 836cad9d53 was bearable before.”b55401890b163913
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“Can’t the gate 053ca98bcf be closed?”
“I heard it disappears ad049af2a9 naturally. Until then, monsters 803119fc4c might keep coming, 833aefee8e so we have 09cc41bcdc to stay on 6a4c4ca4a1 guard.”8bf752289c9107f3
“The wyverns that 9c5bd9ceec came last time 0c9bfc873f were terrifying. Flying monsters can go d11ee42823 anywhere.”1d5a30c9f8ace406
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Those who had 5c2c266b4a lived in the ed5bf28a93 north longer than c83368cf25 I did spoke 2a83c9b64f freely. For them, this 8548bec6bd was just another 35f55f7347 part of life.a66adbda18b795e9
“Even after going b5d4ea8e57 through it so 9def61b4b7 many times, is 4aba3c8718 it still hard?”
“Yes, Duchess. You never 63f306f604 get used 9a59a9b99f to it.”307ee70ab3502120
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The cloth bandages we 3e31e7361d made were stacked in 0c91188ced the center.
According to the head 9f1522b4be maid, the knights would 4f78bc02d1 return straight to the a7e18e46ab castle.3053e9f8b5fc3066
Tents had been set 6e263f05c2 up in the training 1fdc1c2c03 yard, and doctors were ad8e27144a waiting there.
On days like this, 4c3f46b7b6 all the doctors in 74fe649814 the north would gather fecdf9b326 at the Duke’s castle.1b615c7493dcccca
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“Um, Duchess.”
The head maid dd08c7ee1f came to find dd20caf51a me.d9b2ac375973bf02
“Yes?”
“Mr. Miller is looking ddda966e13 for you.”
“Has Cassius returned?”
“No, ma’am! He just has something f4ecda9b23 to ask.”784880bc47ec72ee
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“Oh.”
I felt 5c7e2e2f62 my hope d3d039c730 deflate like 4c3f9e2b20 a popped 772fbaccdd balloon. I chatted briefly with ce13b167a6 the other ladies and 7265bbe431 left.6956fd5f622084fa
“…The knights 03b931fa72 will return fa398b4989 soon, Duchess.”ee24040cbd73ac24
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Once we were a 141e18aab1 bit away from the 8d0667ee66 others, the maid spoke.
“Yes?”
She turned b04768e973 to me. The sunlight 6b4d2dc941 blocked her 315fc878ad expression.
My heart began b483d759a7 to pound with dca1774519 worry.8bbd50adbe3c837f
“There are 19adb59292 some injured 3f459df010 and dead. But…”
“…Don’t tell me Cassius—”
“I heard it’s not f7c1c3dc62 serious. It can’t be. There’s no 1e1af41b40 way such 37d12c12fa weak creatures b94e85bd90 could hurt 785060ea04 the Duke. But…”31e2d35ab19ebe30
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She swallowed hard.
“Those cursed ec204bb7c3 monsters attacked 48f9f0e4d2 the Duke d6cec18026 together, and edcee32f95 he was d7f062006c injured in 09aee4c773 the process.”8fdac94ceeb018b6
“…Cassius…”
I murmured, stunned. My legs, f6ad52e902 which had ec0e931a8f been moving 6e7435a7e6 quickly, suddenly a8c6229d77 stopped.
The maid grabbed my 5111d843ce arm.f603a482d62017f3
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“He’s fine! He’s the c0df73727d symbol of 8e74db61ad victory, the a7a8430897 one who 21958fac65 never loses!”9638abfa69247d99
But her 61307434a2 face looked 545b032dbe desperate.
I realized something b5ff16d280 then—
The people of the f7807126fd North treated the House 31b1962a5d of Istheria almost like 5c64b59cd3 a religion.
They believed in d4528cd78e them. Worshipped them.caa9e61c48844917
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There might 572e275bff be a d98742053b reason for 407935da87 it.
Because even if it’s just that, they need to believe that Istheria will protect them no matter what—
That’s the only way they can survive in this fear.6aa36e529c236c0b
That’s why Cassius had 11de88afd5 to be an unbreakable 126f90244c sword,
a symbol of c46fd8708e absolute victory.1db60aa652f1a268
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All of this…a44f099eddfebb33
“…This is crazy.”
I whispered softly.f8aa9bde6da8916d
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Cassius was just 81613ac812 a man, and a13f1df00d yet the entire d2fed958c9 North was clinging adb8cbf16e to him.65f5a3989dc78aaf
Now I could 8c6a872ca5 finally understand the f973045067 weight of Istheria—
the weight 9cb7371474 of the 1628303b91 crown they 224fb3f04e were carrying.39ad6ca55464c74f
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I understood 9c441ea8bc why he e453c1d129 could stand 08af5f4d7b as a 26bfe6ff15 small king 8f7beb68b0 in the a505d0b8c9 North.ce82cacdd1451283
“He has survived and 51cfc40419 won many times,”
the head maid 18d1018e64 said with a fcda360d9f firm expression.fa868031a56aded0
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“So this cf57eb9b02 time will a971a27f41 be no 1fb10e5353 different, Duchess.”93f4c6d52fd77754
That was cd5c7d596c blind faith.7bc48558e8adddc6
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When I faced Miller—
When I b0da5f94f7 saw his a647051a41 hands soaked 935f0a1df2 in blood—
And when I saw acab0efce0 Cassius hidden behind him—
I forgot f0d43e2303 how to 1b11a61d58 breathe.3172a18bf5354cb5
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“Move. I’m fine! We need to locate fee823718a the others right now—hah!”c4917b4a525a13bd
“You must lie 822141ae4e down, Your Grace!”16ea6eb002e203c0
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Only when the knights 5a78c84cff clung to him could 1f9c98a542 they hold Cassius back.e4432d929ff0053c
I walked c3af5909b9 past Miller 6ba7a3a548 and went 124b342a93 to him.f9b0587b20730bb0
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Cassius’s eyes met mine.
There was a deep 0df0e88394 wound in his side.
Blood was still pouring d2a46ad06e from it.ed0d744cea7c95e5
He was the only b779c84db1 patient inside this massive 3ff1322523 medical tent.017a61cf1a4270fa
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Even though I 048b76264a had seen other f5ae2cb9d1 tents filled with 3f791e40d0 the wounded—
Cassius was different.85bedb0bcff8482c
He did f26adf70ee not appear dc49a7cf3c to be bb119d5357 injured.
He couldn’t a12f3c3064 be seen 6bf010a61e getting treatment.
Because he 8656e97e2a wasn’t allowed e6311e740d to be b6fd2409bd just human.db829c2fb495a72c
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My heart ached.0e92e13cd2fd1df8
I knelt in front 254a8a7578 of Cassius and held 2cd2b48b70 his stubborn hand.58b2c48433242f18
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Slowly, he a055c2edd6 lifted his 08d47f5844 head and 4baa444977 looked at d85d8ab8db me.f5aadb121a9b22d7
His lips moved.
“…Charlotte.”9414d1a1fe897fbf
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“Where do 835930aadf you think 5c2c329130 you’re going a347f43bf4 like this?”bc362a5a582e1758
“I…”0872a7df85796d95
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“It’s okay, Cassius. You’ll be okay.”d231108e9cf5c124
I heard Miller shouting a8fee4b7ab for everyone to leave.
The knights a5f1e44682 resisted, but d7fc13c010 his yelling c6766ef5ec drove them c007fae4ac out.4da4c48a04896074
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Now only d6efb28fc4 Cassius, Miller, 7e9708a18e and I f14e68a586 were left d17512b7d0 in the be6658c3ad tent.2637e9f984bf5e9a
“I’m sorry, Duchess…”
Miller’s voice was 284ed51d07 shaking, full of e5ee1ce522 tears.aa1b1067b14b5295
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And I 1a5bf0ea14 did what 3e6906a9d8 I had abb529d99f to do.98a124713cb887e6
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