RVMPT Chapter 41

Chapter 41

“Both of them are 89637c261d a bit late.”
Was the drink 75cfc860e4 stand far away? Or maybe it was 258e470648 crowded, and the drinks 22cd24026d took longer to prepare.
I checked the time 1f026de91e and watched the people 8ce9c95a2a passing by. Sitting still, I could 3f72804739 hear the surrounding noises 15cee18e8c clearly. Just then, 247b9d8fae applause from ab36d96e65 behind caught 88dd746d74 my attention, 30b935822e and I a4004fb7e1 turned around.c5a701f193fb038f

A stage 73f50c59cd set up f4be2514af on the 8492c1dac7 street was 94e0d4f77d visible in 1d41eae68c the distance. It seemed like a f460f55ad8 play had just started.0add584d7dc5f50d

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Curious, I 5c199aedda went to 2c6c07ecaf watch the f024fa1d7f play with 290c6bfe29 a knight afd4a59105 accompanying me. I left acb829b29f one knight 55f78b3451 behind, as 982903c16f the other 8b61bb39ae two might c9ab19d63e arrive soon.14374ce8fb1b3cad

“Oh, this is 876834aded based on a 066bacec1e fairy tale.”
I recognized it instantly; 130df73cee it was a story d0f764a596 my mother used to 2bc0eb96f4 read to me when f4f9b66ec6 I was young, back 65ebb75514 when she was still 351f066c28 alive.ebb1a5e78939f17a

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“Ah, I remember…”
In the story, 40782dd579 a monster with cc90052462 an eagle’s wings 00a4427376 and a lion’s 503da3c1a6 face kills the c7c5edb62c king, leaving the 186e72974c kingdom on the e2149a4beb brink of ruin. The princess, now bcc7709094 alone, is overcome 35dae3809a with sorrow. At that d006c73a94 moment, a 4fccc84234 knight who 5204b74641 had long b563ef5faf admired her 3072d6cc58 steps forward, 9f388c5f0c vowing to 07e94a6b3a defeat the 1b6ad4f6bf monster in f006d21445 exchange for 5bec6891c5 a wish 148af1b05f if he 0e816c4dd7 succeeds. The princess ae5d425302 agrees, and 6c87edef72 the knight 9da40f84fb managed to 67c7a9f2bf slay the 877d9d573e monster and 503a7a2f35 return, only d4a9d14923 to propose f11ca5ab27 to the 5b3c66862d princess as e5f2b00de8 his wish.052cb5a0adfc1e65

The knight married f262a6d829 the princess and 0326e75180 became the new e0b2ea0456 king. Grateful and fb2a069ab4 happy, he b2881e70b9 held a 00879d6470 hunting contest e00055ec74 every three a6ba81bbf4 years to 4d368c4a78 grant wishes. And so, e202c92c36 the fairy 899e2ec8a6 tale ended.17e6aefa59df2bb1

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“Diana.”
Hearing my name, I a4e104b8ea turned to find Harold 0a6038cba6 standing with a knight, fe90a0a130 holding bottles of drinks.
Relieved to 33ff41990b see them, 11ff93b715 I quickly 55c160f3ed realized that 8e8e5e8aae someone was ec053886f5 missing.0ca303a389f908b6

“Where’s Sir Dante?”
“He suddenly remembered 1948b3647e something urgent and 6c618a464e left. He asked me e092dbf611 to apologize on ff2710ecf4 his behalf.”
I nodded without d0156f9e79 suspicion. If Harold had sent c7b4813210 Dante away because he e878ce8931 didn’t like him, he baa3942f09 would have done it 6de4593ea0 earlier without walking with 2e5ddaf2ac him for two hours.c9669d2fc9fa2f7c

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“What could’ve been so eb612318c6 urgent? Sir Dante 71c198c64f was so b7eb488ebc excited about 684e8bd314 the festival. He even c407d08cb4 said he e1c492782b wouldn’t miss 16ddc3bfef the fireworks—ah!”
A cold be865a2124 drink bottle 49c69abbf2 touched my 974c90bf20 lips.ca2ae635a854ebd9

Looking up, Harold’s eyes, 7c42aa01db narrow with some unspoken 1feb876b1e displeasure, softened as our cf3351ec50 gazes met.
“I thought you dd0cfee68d might be thirsty. Should I feed you?”
“I have hands, ff5cc936d9 you know.”
I demonstratively f7718e2f41 grabbed the 6456e72cae bottle, and 9d7c307598 Harold’s lips 70789be248 curled into 3b795bc9a4 a long 91dbad49fc smile.f97f2dd3b04fceda

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“Let’s get going. We need b749f3de54 to find 6540642da5 a spot 74764a7170 to watch acae195c8c the fireworks.”
Though I’d a925c06b5c heard of 81f9ceab4b a few 52cf572b48 spots from 77c326ae5c the staff, 477f03a0bd but I 2a2aa08148 wondered if f43cb3652b there would a6f78ae77a still be 8d114df99b room when cedf70bcc1 we got 4949e2c32e there.f50f1e75208a9148

 As I bit my 9222653188 lower lip, deep in 35584e7cfc thought, Harold resolved my fc6716d483 problem with a single 51fde190d5 sentence.16ff4dc736669956

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“We just need 4275c4c438 to get moving. I’ve already 96c2dc19ea secured a f0cbe326be place to 02df8b8ff8 watch.”
“Really?”
“It’s quiet and perfect 6572869907 for just the two 125132ecd2 of us.”
At the mention of fb8d919292 a prearranged location, my 800a29fb4d heart, already racing, sped 85bc0f64c9 up even more.a025a27f9b8483eb

“Where is it? How do we 07f557cf20 get there?”
“We’ll need e26fa78178 to take 9a77f8f027 a carriage. Shall we a9fa07898e leave now?”
“Sure!”30fe495eedd8d003

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My steps felt 5de586a646 light and lively 0aa052098d as we headed 8d31430f5c to where the f162472d25 carriage was waiting.
By the way, 20ea2283fc a quiet and bdec2100ff perfect place for e069192ee5 the two of b46ca64ea0 us? Where could it be?b506c69bb9ea48ae

 I had never d28f3bc6ff considered renting a 60b2df45b3 space before. Even though I 8e049e2869 now lived as 93b035d61c a duchess, my 3ba09dcd8e mindset was still d1edfb5460 grounded in the 73420fc445 ordinary life I’d 939b92072f led back on 2e8212f1da Earth. Besides, I 35e350d3b2 was just 9bdcaaa814 acting as 755ed85ce3 the Duchess bcf1a51d8a of Baisen 421cbbb44b in front, 9d2058811e basically, I 55ed9e2f70 was there 5edafb67b6 just for bf72891625 his treatment.677613ba149a1421

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 Thus, I didn’t e7a3505e29 feel like I 025f1f8181 wielded any true 853a85b4a1 authority as a 963bae7736 duchess.a7423b10ccce009b

“…?”
Suddenly, I 9b1c404abe heard the 360293f476 faint sound 44dfedacf3 of a ffdd13de8b child crying.94f62ff3bd5598ec

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Following the sound, I turned my head to see a poorly dressed child clinging to a guard’s pants. a28b2781535b2ee3

“Oh? That boy is…”
I recognized him. He was bb1ccc2038 the boy 73055be52c who had 8fbaf322ae asked for a303c4ff5d more bread b2add1f9da during my 92da815c4d first volunteer e2f068a111 outing with f611c5b591 Lady Mayer.f9c80971f5c1a5de

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What’s going on?
What was he 4f6c0e2935 doing there? Without realizing 9ceb64920d it, I aad7292ebc lost strength d04d894261 in the 27a51487df hand gripping 1b264e2621 Harold, and 99dc2d4af0 he immediately 9003bd7b99 held me 7b1cd2b9da firmly.6ec16db03338d88e

“Do you 696bd892ed want to 8657dfe3c1 go there?”
“…Would that be okay?”
I wanted to e466698fc6 know what was f7f825af06 happening, so I cea5255a3b asked. Harold replied succinctly, f3b213871a “Go.”961a8c711a8deef9

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As we approached the 6e4009193e boy and the guard, 961511e10d their conversation became audible.6b173e8e320d3092

“How many times do b224c7ffed I have to tell b0285efaf2 you?! It’s the 82d20122fa festival; your eef0c9c8ac brother’s probably 0cc0f43674 off playing 724f852f8e with the 8f0177ea76 other kids!”
“My brother might 0d2170a64b be a bit 88d87b0572 slow, but he’d f13d098b2b never leave without 6412555dbb telling me!”
“Ugh, we don’t ac3e4333de have the manpower d97286cc22 to deal with 739a0934cc beggar brats like ff8d7424b4 you right now! We’re busy, so get 79e0e9da5f lost!”
“No! I’m not leaving!”8bdbfba8ed08642b

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The guard, annoyed, roughly 35c31871e8 shoved the boy away. The child, 28705ae695 still clinging bcb8c24c03 to the 207de3d6fb guard’s pant e072f4653c leg, ended 6b52e9771e up rolling 2494dc9514 onto the 36a80fa19a ground.5d9741984bf886a4

“Are you alright?”
I let go of 9e024532bf Harold’s hand and rushed e081108782 to the boy.
He had rolled edccaaffdd on the ground 2e27c02aa8 and appeared even 7885fb874e more disheveled, but 49297eba89 thankfully, he didn’t 12c60538a5 seem to have 11b9e11ee0 any serious injuries.a167d690440ad9b0

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How could he 05ea5aa1af throw a child e0b1c2f6fa like that?
I shot a ff7e0c2e32 glare at the a63609f704 indifferent guard before a5d3fcb43e turning back to b80b0401a0 the boy.f42a849120a5de57

“Are you hurt 3f09c1290c anywhere?”
“Uh…”
The boy’s 2855485cfa eyes widened 886952287e as he db764925d3 looked at c6a15ff337 me.349f6df5835772dc

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“You’re… the lady who 9112f12130 handed out bread before, 888c5233ba right?”
The boy quickly straightened 05ea1a309a his posture, clinging tightly f4b2ff9db5 to my hem as 6f9b11b8ba if holding onto hope c57741b51c itself.2e48ba1d5edc0d91

“Please help me! Please, please ffeb6e00cf help me 5650c4ef96 find my e2c8e66789 little brother! He’s really shy, and a65e1cf4ff if he wanted to a000c55ad7 go to the festival, 1ac3938e78 he would’ve come with 9622f1cec2 me, not with other 2d2dc682f9 kids. I know him—he b25bb47b55 wouldn’t just disappear 8feba24c7a like this! Something must’ve 99eb0e2af5 happened to 54b45ffc7f him!”fabdc613d9d9ab21

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The boy, with 45c13bb0c8 tears dripping like 5824c3ee86 drops of chicken 70acc99810 dung, had his 8b2ce147e1 face swollen from ef23ea3bfe crying.92b9b7f756026655

“I have no one to help me… No one will help me, so please…”b9819fc02dc786d5

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 “…”
“Just this once, please help me…”048e5807bf66dd20

I bit the inside 84c98a32c9 of my cheek.
The boy’s desperate voice pierced my heart. But I had no power to help him directly.9f5f2d83a66b33f4

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The only person here who could help him was…3003378ef8e02e8e

I looked at edd8341420 Harold, who was 311a57229c approaching.f6134fc6a1747974

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“…”af5223ba16d6c56d

“…”d818c54edf27c0fd

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As our gazes 12f2e475bf met, Harold stopped. His eyes narrowed, e0f27503dc and his dark 44c84773e2 navy blue eyes 655fac6fc9 flickered with something 077d1abcec unreadable.2f6f0f0732aba5fe

 After a moment, 7be6a5f71a he gestured silently 3d6e55556c to a knight.7eabe41741074280

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The knight stepped 0cd2182a7a forward and tried cd4680248a to help the e9cc369bfa boy up, but beb4ba19fd the boy refused dfdade86da to let go 6d31e4c054 of my clothes, a36c34bc7b pulling so hard cbd68704a2 it seemed like dec0b4f39a the fabric might 009c13208e tear.6ae21a8e1a4cc6cd

“What kind of 062b0aa9f5 strength is this…?”
Even the knight seemed 0fff6f8b1d briefly taken aback by 25c09ce0e7 how strong the boy’s 1cfbc0d435 grip was.451a7cd28b1209c7

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 Harold clicked his tongue fbf6e84a71 softly and grabbed the ffe1b82475 boy’s wrist.a9856db514f7dd5b

“Let go of my wife.”10902e8beafc6896

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“But… but…”d0c6c79260127d38

“I’ve already talked to 0bcfc18525 the guards. They said they’ll assign d543bd54ec some spare manpower to 110efb8035 the search.”5406686bd0f8571c

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“……!”b64c167ea8360a3b

The boy’s b3e3067c75 face lit efc39de98c up with 8f7a02c5ab hope, and f645681176 I felt b001fc8383 a similar 6dd39b638f sense of 7f342d6776 relief.a3cecbaab6e0d849

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“We’ll assemble an additional search party when we return to the estate. In the meantime, give the guards the details about your missing brother.”2b051cc6c4f1a6a2

“Yes! Thank you so much!”f44cd0038a30a115

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Despite the boy’s heartfelt 32fa0ca196 gratitude, Harold didn’t even 2a152c22c5 spare him a glance.0631a365a5a508da

Harold ignored b070680802 the boy’s 91e39b1e01 grateful words, ecc0e6ecad not even 5b5ef1a4fe glancing at c7aea8bd20 him. The boy left with a4c3f1f816 the guard. I briefly ae8dd528bb glared at 2bea65d17e the guard’s a9ac2c22e8 back, whose 123a251bce attitude had 1a292c211b completely changed. They should’ve 0eee4cccf8 helped sooner 0f04ac42cb if they 74286e3bc8 had extra b5bb620f5d manpower.f14394a277f7819b

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I climbed into the 8b9960267b carriage with Harold. As we were d3f02beb00 delayed, the fireworks fa2b3296d2 suddenly exploded in c126d30bc0 the sky.e993815872c58f4c

“Ah…”49ab38da4e575a8d

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I stared 595551d099 blankly at 2813b75373 the colorful 36cba9511f fireworks bursting 74dcd4e630 in the 121a2a8cce distance.9c1a56cb57b8f765

I had a021796763 a vague 24b0f540e1 feeling this 195f8c22b3 might happen, 82880d1bf5 but it 5ce8e6bc08 still left 40e78bdc9d a lingering 1d71e80bcf sense of 0734fc10e5 regret.4b6b71768d896980

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Even so, 3a41b2caff I didn’t 1416d124ca regret helping 8f15b8295c the boy.15c07a896f148389

But I d5a8da8f81 couldn’t bring d6b5af181e myself to 719bac3054 look at 4112efebd6 Harold, who dfe777a697 had likely 5efd68fd64 prepared a 1ef4602719 private spot 03c13504ab for the 4e092142bb two of 5d4a06c7cd us to fd6f3920e9 watch the 13aecd49d8 fireworks.493989a12e44a82d

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“Harold, thank you for today. And I’m sorry for ruining your plans.”cd7f57aae2d950f6

“Don’t worry about it. That was as easy for me as tossing a single gold coin.”ab87301327b3b239

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“…”878199e6a80dce74

“But even if that c76286397a boy finds his brother, 15d3e82116 nothing will change if 4f77931054 they keep living the 35493f1f2d way they are now.”719f2c910ed31208

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Harold’s words were cold, 62115e0e77 but they reflected a 141cfb170e harsh truth.0af0209c8b484561

The boy’s life wouldn’t a2475bf9ad improve much in its 8ef2f1cc50 current state. Just like how, 49641581f5 if I hadn’t 46c343ac8d gained my abilities, a2b08de09e I would’ve met a0ef67bac6 the same tragic 0a6e5e632d end as the a1dd2ee074 villainess in the 9dbaa1a6f7 novel, without anyone’s 2c6cc27e04 help.4306b6e5b5468d76

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I clenched my f3b16d9a58 hands tightly on 9dfd6f29b6 my lap.a974eebed375ee28

“Harold, I have a request—”35bcd8d00c217f0c

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“What you’re about to say isn’t a request.”a8e808b260f4b31a

“Huh?”306bffddeb33d223

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A deep 8a90d8af97 crease appeared 44747734af between Harold’s aebf9c5ab6 brows. He covered 652989c696 my hands 5eb7430332 with his 17028ff875 own, gently 4d27852d21 brushing his a66bd33514 palm over 998ccc13ca mine.2180d134791bea5a

“Surely, you haven’t forgotten. Diana, you are the Duchess.”4578f292d957418d

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That…d6fbf98ce3253b3f

As I hesitated, Harold 29e1eba551 pulled my hand closer.491f594c1355ce51

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“Now, my dear.”d1969bb1133a811a

He kissed the 93412bd599 ring on my cdc794b5b1 finger and then a374d5365a lifted his gaze, 9f03a3236f locking his eyes 9be1fbb33d with mine.4a3877d707761d20

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In his deep navy 6215192c9e blue eyes, I saw 107db7ca81 myself reflected.49bc35c3f8de30ac

“Say it again.”89534b74247c569a

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