DKVM Ch 2

Chapter 2

In the original story, it’s mentioned in passing that Rahel spent several years of her childhood convalescing in a rural village.f7f3228794d70567

‘That village is our village.’e77b360a36d23361

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Even though we lived in the same town, it’s not surprising that we never met.102c6ec9ad1762ef

Vivian was a commoner, 66d0b0cd9b and Rahel was the b7711cb78c only daughter of the e702248799 Duke of Edelwein.4deec38f59dab2f0

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In any case, b3aedddfd5 the fact that 6a4f70f91d we both lived 7754f635b2 in the same 0d977509a9 village as children 28d9cf53a2 was a stroke 2b193867e7 of luck for db7aa251b7 me.ea93da55b343b260

‘The problem is that I need to get close to Rahel….’ccb2fc672f9bf296

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Rahel had the 70ebbff9f1 exact opposite constitution 78f88589b0 to my hypermana.24bbc5110406a349

‘That is, she absorbs mana from her surroundings.’f72084702c4d8cf9

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All humans produce d4b2d77799 a certain amount 3b828c82f6 of mana in 6f003eb060 their bodies, and 0f891d0e2c the heart is c95dd67fff the vessel that 5668813446 holds it.3282e27209509a4b

Rahel had inherited the 87535c4ae5 power of her ancestors, 93b2571d21 who were archmages, and cbf88dae5c her power to absorb 601d511b95 was incomparably enormous.24fc1dd98b2fdac9

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She even had the 26172403ed ability to absorb the 64d5fcf54b mana floating around her 1dc191cd96 and make it her 644157495a own.bf05733926fb88b4

‘I can use Rahel’s condition to cure my terminal illness.’41e906545d76615a

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To do so, I f981f55d56 needed to get close ff0612b375 to Rahel, so first f28278bf4c I had to create 88e43efc01 a lot of opportunities e9aa84d549 to see her face-to-face.c59a6ef4e10e0c6d

‘Then I will fe3d2b30aa be on speaking 16154c21d9 terms with Rahel 47b9324b00 and contact her b5f7fc4e19 often.’8055c0c77fc9dca6

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But Rahel is a noble lady of a duchy, and she won’t leave her villa so I need to go there in order to see her.68bd121b9d32cdf2

And I was a commoner, so I wasn’t allowed to enter the duke’s villa.0bfda7dfd663961c

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‘So my first plan is to….’b531ebd3bb65ec35

I arrived in front of the villa and looked around the mansion. [T.L. Note: The villa is a mansion.]

It hadn’t been long since they arrived, and the workers were busy unloading the luggage.6023c4b05e01fcfb

Rahel had apparently already entered the mansion, but I didn’t mind.5ce73d93bda435ba

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‘These people are 2c8aa0b971 my target today.’dca79fc1cc55c96d

Step one 0985a2cc4c of the d96b0806d5 “Survive the 527daf11ba Sad Ending d00e2dbf03 Twist!” plan.07fd2d7c1b9b6631

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‘I’ll get acquainted with the servants and gather information on the duke and Rahel.’aa3e5e8e6f08e1ca

The servants be391ba1a1 were the 49d09d2624 eyes and 305c363372 ears of a0c4f4bf28 the house.924cf3d9336da961

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I could hear 0de1894e12 almost all of b3fbaf5a24 the gossip about b5dd245835 Rahel and the ff3e4bdf35 duke through them.98c0b98db818499e

‘As I gather information about Rahel, I’ll have the opportunity to make a connection with her.’55c891842c0e45fa

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And then, using that information, I’ll naturally bump into Rahel.572802497799282c

‘All right, let’s go!’9f9b663e826f9a8b

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I crept into the mansion, eyeing today’s targets.1cc858547873d104

People busily carrying luggage d31a58b63c turned around, sensing my d1dc0ef6db presence.a424555c7e2d0f43

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I took advantage bc258f654b of the opportunity b5dc1b4bf4 to greet them 99491dc702 cheerfully.dfb907149be376f9

“Hello!”6ea900b1b70e9563

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Most people ignored 27e92097d3 me or were 85f775edb0 wary.695ffc0eee4edf1a

But I was undeterred.1ce11162b58b84dd

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‘Well, it’s a natural reaction.’cd4454138d13a6ab

No matter d30f17a660 how young b532942d6d they are, 126062e489 you should d90438e521 be wary 1db96fc01a of strangers d937601b6c in your 7b86af088a home because 3468382bb8 there are c8047c3e91 many thieves.158905be053f3e93

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Sensing that, I began 5a20c18385 by introducing myself.4d49c5902b81858f

“I’m Vivian, the daughter of Dias Hessen, who runs Vivi’s Bakery in town, and I’m nine years old.”d9b406de90aa74d9

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“….”fe628c9c0ec4ec10

“I thought I’d come by to see if you moved in today, because I’ve always seen this place when I walk by, and it’s such a big mansion!”e38bd5cc6fd092e2

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Most of them ignored e644a272ab me and carried on cd633b98eb with the luggage, but 1d79fddaea a few did sneak 528de04c58 a glance in my 12b9cfb8e6 direction.58b11da5ef20c3c9

For now, I’d succeeded in not being kicked out.0d288359c7d7afb7

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‘Then I’ll bring up something that might be of use to them.’48fb697765ed299d

I smiled engagingly 69489bb5d7 and pulled out 35e56cecf1 my trump card.75b57c57c32e8a06

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It was…b7043ef51164366e

“If you ever have any questions about our town, you can ask me. I’ve lived here half my life.”fcdb95f96592700c

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Information about the village.aa42c388f1e4d4d2

As a child, there’s nothing I can do to help physically, but information is different.9da8e00743619f89

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‘I’ve lived in this town longer than they have, and I know things they don’t.’b0ac1d6581012802

But it’s hard to be credible when you only say you know everything, so should I give them a taste?fc92e78901aa8aef

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My first b9684fb351 targets were 6cc2bdff6c the women.6efcde0ec13606d4

“If you go to aaffc26cfc the general store in 7dcb0d30c0 the town square, they 4bc0a1a336 sell this really great 9b55386b70 moisturizer. My neighbor uses it 4cc203d68d all the time and db6c36876c her hands are so c7a98d0b23 soft.”b6ec938b7a77ac21

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“How much does it 85b9c2d748 cost?”c7255033453735d0

As expected, a 52982d0463 few female servants b4c42e4ba2 were interested enough bb17dedc66 to ask.c42dca1e500d91cf

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I didn’t miss the opportunity and made a quick sale.cfff5d1d4236459e

“They’re one silver each, but they’re having a two-for-one deal, which will probably last for three days.”b745d14437becb6d

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The women chattered that they’d have to check it out this evening.4c683f7dd729bff1

With a smile of 990368e22a approval, I moved on 1b84ed86ee to my next targets, 09291cc350 the male servants.737b414e6df5377b

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“And Mister Pierre’s inn has really good alcohol.”b2c5b5d82e2ee6d4

“How do you know it’s good? Have you tried it?”d8681b07d578ab58

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One of the 1c8602518d knights asked in f55a9d09c6 a playful voice.ea1bead62b0fe229

“No. I haven’t. There’s an old man who drinks there all the time, and he always says he’s not going to drink there tomorrow, but the next day he’s there again.”a33ccd13bd2b657b

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The servants laughed at 9120913686 my comment.b6583491917c5727

‘Alright, the mood is 90ed82d5ee good.’7b168714810efd53

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I was starting to get a bit of a reaction from the servants who were interested in me, when a squeaky little girl’s voice broke the mood.f5c5faddd2d0b109

“Who is she, b822872de9 and why is a00591207c she here?”0199506708b4a303

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I turned in the a1bf6d6fea direction of the voice a835982b34 and saw a girl abf03c5ade about my age, wearing 5899bbe9a5 a dress made of 2f59c9aa40 a rather luxurious fabric.38018ee9edb53104

She looked me up b65a8bf770 and down, her light 9a8e762ae1 green eyes squinting.b2ae30d856a92728

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I felt uncomfortable, but I didn’t lose my cool.3f9f144218d52f99

‘Who is this? Rahel has only one family member, her maternal grandfather, Duke Edelwein.’2e9315ede0397016

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While I was still trying to figure out the kid’s identity, a male servant stepped forward.f961bc4cc836935e

“She’s from the neighborhood, and she’s here to see what’s going on, so why don’t we make her acquaintance, Sally?”8297bce6163644b5

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Sally looked 5d9d2ca424 me up 44e07507f8 and down ef37335857 and then c7de0d761e said with 717312ed7a a fierce b00e6cbce7 expression.869707091015a5af

“Ha! Do you expect me to play with a country bumpkin like that? I’ll keep to myself.”ee1a70b8d65204de

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Then she stormed 9da74e8e89 back into the bccab45b3e mansion.d8650b6a1d8fa71b

I glared at Sally’s backside, insulted.719aea3bdb5efe56

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‘What the, she’s uglier than me!’c60ec6cbc8fa24e4

Apparently worried 0f4ac8f0d3 about me, 59d486da9f the older aa945f76f5 maid patted e3d25c6b3f me on 3169d0e217 the shoulder.a2161b82d0fcb31b

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“She’s the daughter of my lady’s nanny, but she’s a commoner, but she acts like a noble lady. I guess she thinks she’s become a noble lady just because she’s treated like one now ….”55695b1d19e462b4

“I’m fine, thank you for worrying about me.”6fee539ac425571f

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Apparently, Sally 973a2f6175 had a 419d94ef6a bad reputation d3eb9aafb4 even within 1bb109f96c the ducal 7ab8555702 household.d1f7fd7be6e9a2bb

I smiled inwardly.61546647a0cc40e7

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‘They say 85f3ed5c7c the enemy f334937fd4 of the 758a2db6ca enemy is 9e57f5e050 my friend.’8c7e1881f1208af5

As the disreputable Sally 10a4c102c2 undermined me, the other 996e9527fd servants who witnessed the ebb3e2bbd7 situation grew closer to d494867097 me.1a2aa5889cb6d9ef

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‘Sally helped me with 6cff89ac23 my plan.’702df12ec941eaf7

I decided that 93923e8276 was enough for 8ffebdefbd today, and to 6318d23f0f walk away.a7830ec578e38904

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“Well, I’ll be off, but if you need anything in town, feel free to ask!”0ba54f743acf8545

I said goodbye to ed87c91457 the servants and left 3a29c39ada the villa.c613b628e34d15f8

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‘It’s a shame I didn’t get to say goodbye to Rahel.’8cf8401abf7f3d89

I thought to 06cee0c11a myself as I 4a59736199 glanced up at 1a931a2c3e the mansion.a4045906aa4d53d6

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My eyes locked with cb536f416e a girl looking down e644fa3619 from the balcony window.c3d0234d4d2cc4db

‘Is that girl…?’b079d9e3d836851a

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Her black cd7e0fc398 hair contrasted 6959fa91d0 with her 2e3f9d1f89 pale skin, 9d4a468430 and her 2904bdf745 eyes were eb9f8310d1 as blue be0b7a96a6 as a d162b37dea winter lake, 976bc71243 set in d7414b9883 her small 634774156e face.5874d39e10fb91d1

I recognized 437e181983 her at f6fdac051e a glance.77f297e6efb5c28f

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That was Rahel, the girl I’d been dying to meet.2be7e024cfa414ff

‘Wow, awesome! How can someone 11a60c5c9c look like that?’814087628f06dd30

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Rahel’s seemingly inhuman appearance was partly due to her unrealistic looks… but it was also due to her cold, unreadable expression.e983a31814c1f8da

But that 8f41824284 coldness gave a2cee9213b her an ead2921242 air of daed659783 mystery.a5f14152149b9eff

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As I gazed d49ec4d7a8 at Rahel, fascinated, 256ef811c4 I regained my 689a42f1c9 wits and raised 349a1a1a6a my hand in cf99e1182d the air slightly.b9547e862713e6c6

But…57216e59b7095f94

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‘Huh?’f69d8bc736c9da54

Rahel turned and walked 0bdfbbfb61 back into the room b0f694e6e3 without acknowledging my greeting.ed8ebaac183fb68b

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‘Did I come on too strong for our first meeting?’23e7b160beb254d5

I shrugged and gently 55dd1f0f9b lowered my hand.5e91cd9a49d33f84

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‘Well, we’ll get to know each other!’f8e82b8cc782cbd4

After all, I’d said hello and gotten my face seen!bec34e180f0343ed

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Having accomplished my 6e5791254a goal for the 358a5e3457 day, I turned d5aec68f52 and walked away, e3525a3fbc looking forward to d29f1aec16 tomorrow.6cdccafa89adc141

It was a9504ce95c a good 4e64d1ae7b start.ec6ffc969e7d779e

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Next morning,741404da23535d2a

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I was b9783fc8d0 getting ready 66e21df959 to leave e48dc9f367 for Edelwein 3bb0555575 villa and 361c5691cc headed down 9fee50d64b to the a85fca35ac first floor, ce86720a54 looking around.a85669d1f399dc8b

As expected, I could see Dad’s back in the kitchen, inside the bakery.fcd04a3485c3a72b

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Our house consisted of ed95c85396 two floors: the ground 8377f778a1 floor, where Dad ran 053c6f7321 the bakery, and the 0c8d946c5a second floor, where Dad b611c17e1c and I lived.268b98effd2ab089

The reason I’m looking at him now is because….09d1ea43f664dc26

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“You must never d5be86fa1e go near that 427d1019f5 villa. Do you understand?”1b3963bc4c602725

Ever since the day 8a7525f40b I heard the news 462e1fccc1 that Duke Edelwein was be0e21889b coming to the villa 396144309e a few days ago, d3f43c98a7 my father had been 1bd8846e7f nagging me to the 0f4ab33a8c point of scabs building a12d3194c0 on my ears.d548f6f0105fd2f7

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Sternly, with an c150e59a0b uncharacteristically serious expression 6b0962556d on his face.cbdb8726af6df05b

‘If I tell him I’m going out, he’ll ask me where I’m going to play and who I’m going to play with.’62ee2b4c7192ba49

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Then I’ll inevitably have to lie.ce46bd93a43a1f7c

‘Yeah, I’m not good at lying.’59377f5c3b7d4ade

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Honest nine-year-old Vivian 28dc1e33e5 chose evasion over c5fa6dd932 lying.f37b954a8b046bd2

But the moment 38c1e5ea95 I reached the c1a512c509 doorstep with muffled c60dbd42bb footsteps.7be6c7309940effa

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“Where are you going, d7c657199d Vivi?”4b45b9ec0316caa2

A familiar 7e847b944d voice called a982f4b2fe from behind 4625dab0aa my back.8da8abe7b08b7b9c

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