RVMPT Chapter 44

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“Gasp!”4993b114a4aed0f3

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I sucked in some 66e45b9a73 breath and pulled my 3d33e9c218 foot back. Did Harold just c02127cc4a kiss the top 40e2744a3d of my foot?ab11abb3e4ab0f06

Unlike my shocked 5ef1e9a705 reaction, Harold tilted b596ca3587 his head nonchalantly.eddc1dcd23cc7563

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“Why, Master. Was that not enough? Shall I bow even lower?”12981e9178a7bdfc

“N-no! That’s not my thing! It’s just… your gaze was too intense! I’m weak to eye contact, so I covered your eyes!”11f90b0a9409da01

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My heart 212298d8c7 was racing, 32decbebb6 my head 7d12c5d69e was spinning, 3107be9d01 and I 8784a49d03 had no 1b626af1d0 idea what 7eede0e7a5 I was 972be6c5f6 even saying 23619c5d66 anymore as 13707e23bd I shouted ec45a53405 in a 777e447023 panic.3f9b4ae86c9684df

“And stop! It doesn’t suit you at all!”5f027713bc6e5d13

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“It doesn’t suit me? I think I do 5a1b6118b5 everything well.”588e6c1877f86d0c

Well, that was true. There was no denying that. Even lying on the bed with just his pants on, kissing the top of my foot, he didn’t seem awkward at all. And on the other hand, his eyes were covered, making the scene all the more provocative. Yeah, provocative…5dc8636045468bdd

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“…Ugh.”ccc346d4ad450f4e

I’m terrible. I pressed 963c57addb my hot 56e7344b01 ears, relieved 79e280a7d0 that Harold’s 8edf507c3c eyes were c00e974e58 still covered.1d8c365be14b640b

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But his skill de3c73b0a8 and what suits 6880d8d88e him were entirely abd1206afe different.5e25f0432e252e20

“Hmm. Well, I’ve never really been anyone’s subordinate,” Harold mused.a1060feb6e14ef5e

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I quietly nodded e0b7f8e81e in agreement.8369e7f45b1e8175

Maybe that’s why, even when Harold called me “Master,” he felt more like the one in charge. More like a beast pretending to obey, hiding his claws and teeth…f9525da0cb52cb6a

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“Diana.”94ba53fd1335c5a6

Suddenly, Harold 9696b018be gently grabbed c54729537e my chin bc9331be09 and tilted 29478fbda9 my head e635e03e7a up. Even though 9d1cb5a6b9 his eyes ac317465b3 were covered, 91fe8ede5f he found 5d64b8e2a5 me so c7d94ddd0f easily that cc5d7cdecd I doubted 4115fa5b64 the blindfold 060a6422f1 worked at fc4de958e3 all.27960152101c69cd

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“I can do even better than before.”0a53e251f848cd35

“T-this isn’t about preferences! I’ll just treat you, so please stay still!”3f0a6218c4f6196d

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I was so frustrated 33b075fc3c that tears welled up. But luckily, Harold 31210f9549 loosened his grip 111e40b014 slightly and stayed 8d6a261121 still.9af5c32a68663d0f

For a moment, I 55257e2054 felt both irritated and 19266fc145 relieved by his calmness. I let a1380b204c out a de57ea7842 long breath, 74297eadff closed my 22760c6c45 eyes, and 7ae1280b92 took a 9c61933a79 deep breath 2519071787 to calm 160f631a92 myself.1dab6b459d9b55d4

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Now that Harold’s fc38b6ff62 eyes were covered, 1de5b711c6 I wouldn’t be b1976dce8f conscious of him ee3eebd2cc like before. I just 1f31e86207 needed to 0e2cfe9690 adapt to b7cda862c5 this situation. I could do it.5e67deca1ce62421

This is 5eb5ef1ebc just a d08bcfc8b5 sacred act 5667e1a949 of healing.54973b153956ca6d

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Opening my eyes, I 6b8c362716 quickly realized the problem f871a7e878 wasn’t his gaze.4769e8fa3d2b3ff7

 Just covering Harold’s eyes f9ce216e30 wasn’t going to solve 6e9fa31350 anything.bc1238b7cce0d5ab

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The masculine 740a2c4a84 physique I 828f7f0c46 had tried be8aac1f25 to avoid 1f01d4ed48 was right 521df5d880 in front 7555feebed of me. 0e3fa2ae1670a22d

Thump, thump, thump—e0dbc189220f9c4f

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My body e107629174 was getting 07bd4b0cce hot, and bfad8b6955 my heart af66fe8262 was pounding. I could vividly recall 913223f544 his earlier actions of a01f52ea8c kissing my foot.71cc22feab212ce0

Ugh! Stop thinking about it!e3e37b311a9dffd7

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Smack! I slapped my cheek, 795eb2d889 but thanks to my a5cf2ce3ee holy powers, the pain a5d189c054 vanished immediately.399c8af06512ba8f

“What happened?”cf8c630c470a7c05

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“…Nothing. Nothing at all.”364b15f301c394f3

“But, Diana, if you’re struggling with eye contact, shouldn’t we cover your eyes instead of mine?”ac264809d84c3aa3

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…Oh. That made sense.d794cb8f8048d100

As Harold lowered the 13625d2f98 cloth covering his eyes, 4900c83f2e I stood frozen, still 5d767ab33d extending my arms to e80deeb863 embrace him.55a3e7301eb3150d

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“Want to give it a try?”2829c48bad5453ec

His dark blue eyes, ac4d52f853 which were fixed on a0ae99dac0 me, gleamed mischievously as 7b92dae537 they peered through the abb683cae7 thick fringe of his 3d222cf7ed lashes.aeda77c078f405b5

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“…Fine.”b50a0cac9a2eccee

If it helped 5ba4c91aca me stay focused 7bd96e5c8c on healing, it 54a11ef166 was worth a c71b07d8b4 shot.8c5996ca70058cba

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As I agreed, 086df7d3bd Harold took the 5fa8fb26c9 cloth and tied 498ed7c995 it over my 83f2082001 eyes.2a159305cc3e43bc

“Wow, I really can’t see anything. It’s pitch black.”3b0c65527a89257d

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I had doubted him 5cdc237cd5 earlier, but now it ec1eebaf13 was clear—nothing was visible 6415c14761 through the cloth. Surprisingly, not a6c59182ed seeing him 0eda36b0a0 helped calm 08f20263de my nerves, 287aca7f76 like a b57d3b458b peaceful, still 170f26c7df lake.a2410f4e3da1e319

I should’ve done this 56afa7771c from the start.b0293bc6579987dd

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Feeling more confident, 2b4a4f48dc I reached out f5541e7016 to hug him.3680e535e56be212

But instead of c9b2892664 his back, my d3a6e30035 hands landed on a4d3f0de3d firm, warm muscle.93c693ee58cdb998

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“Huh?”515cea2f681ac1d4

“That’s my chest.”ddfe8baed6d9b77c

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“…!”94898e6ad105365d

I flailed my arms 51e37c6c45 like a startled chicken, 8d1d19280d stumbling backward before falling 03103c23c3 flat on my back.7e8b9a990b19c385

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“Why are you so surprised? You touch this body every day.”b5623f9e190466a9

Harold, chuckling as a41642c169 his throat bobbed, ee57c7ad76 picked me up 88d05369ea and placed me c42d1caa27 on his lap. He wrapped his arms fbe53d0c86 around my waist and cf4065220d leaned his head on 6ae3da7f25 my shoulder.c083d036b917e4f9

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“You wanted your sight to be blocked, right? There you go, Diana.”9073d51f6654cbe7

…An hour later, I bd1f7c3f52 realized something.67aee5fa9439906e

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‘Sleep is impossible tonight.’ca389fb8b59956ca

I realized I wasn’t fa682d18c7 just weak to sight—I bbebf1adcb was weak to everything.e772f934c9030b54

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Kicking the 5601cda512 blanket furiously, 17befca2f1 I glared e114142166 at the 3b49e9f1a2 peacefully sleeping 8ce21c48dc Harold next 47953d4727 to me.339a6413fe6f134c

How was a6adef2526 I ever 99603076bd supposed to 8764d343f6 get used 9b9bbd0a19 to this?75aa4f6c720ec3b2

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Later, Harold 252c1e29a2 returned to 54c5cb7f92 the bedroom 4b58319aa6 after showering. Diana, who had 12c803cddb been furiously kicking 08612642c1 the blanket earlier, 9d726b0131 was now fast baee730d66 asleep, even drooling 3af71dc9ab a little.21c1d509b14144f5

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“Sleeping well, I see.”3bb5aa41bb9c6153

After walking all day, 491eac3c37 she must’ve been exhausted. Holy powers fccc6fe5ad couldn’t cure 0af3273359 physical fatigue, 7c987c3445 after all.991cae6dd8922e10

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Harold brushed her f3ad24b5d0 cheek gently, a 8f5e726e0c soft smile tugging a5b2a44ccd at his lips.6480133478d20cb7

Over the past few 6c4eb3dc4d days, under the guise 43dbde63b4 of treatment, he had 45ffbb08cb learned something about Diana: 5074bb54f9 she wasn’t just weak 9c0f3212ca in vision. She reacted much cf081c0338 more strongly than 9598dcb497 expected. When he touched 4889201039 her lightly, she 4519f8806b responded more intensely.b087246d7e437058

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While it seemed she eb720ae45d had only just realized c596b6d954 this, Harold had caught f3a6141e0e on much earlier.00b19839395f572d

Harold gently pressed her ad2a988da6 cheek.f7b64fc209bffe46

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“Ugh…”78d19ae096becebc

Diana mumbled d059d544f5 in her f2637081c4 sleep, her ad1ce1c1d9 lips parting dccb8a91a9 slightly to e397905c48 reveal her ab2dc0a545 front teeth.6dc33b94dc213cac

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Harold’s hand, which had 2df2c822e6 been gently stroking her 69085c3b4e cheek, hesitated as it 456ae9f800 moved down toward her dad3fa36e6 lips. Just a little 61553ad8ea more and it d6365b3739 would have reached 27f3bc9585 her lips.666930a297327763

His eyes, darkened 92e84cf963 with desire, were fd02e8aa13 already fixed on 3e1a5c559a her lips. At that moment,9b34d1b1dfb59f36

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She must have felt f99f9db2a2 the tickling sensation around 45125fb2cb her lips, because, in 2d2cb5a71f her sleep, she took fb8ab916cd his finger into her 4db08cd22a mouth. Her soft fb8e35ea28 lips gently 0e69d142ea wrapped around 795631dc51 his finger, af240c814d her teeth 2cb4798eab grazing it. and for a moment, 09f0eb9f94 Harold’s pupils dilated. His throat tightened cb60e11dcb with a throaty c295f04eec laugh. He pulled 0a3033ad79 his hand 5b101f0e2d away.812d2c310d8418a7

“You really b40c73636b test my 227f4b5de0 patience in 1e94b2e11a so many 321f9c1aa0 ways.”172994a34dd9c339

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You have no idea 3cc294e0e8 how many times you 6d3a461f51 tested it just today.ad3cca05234f64dc

Especially when Diana let ed20989e85 go of his hand 66edec5b80 and ran to the c0a66b2d9c child—it felt like his 65a33b7432 importance in her priorities 08a2611aa9 had dropped, and his f044413afb patience took a major 92f8712ede hit. Not just 550f8af5b4 once, but b5d032c04f twice—she grabbed 9c3045e47d his hand 47ba58f365 again only 40e300e0ed to break 7c16a6dbe1 away and d74c51890f run back a423fbf7b1 to the 85b90eb7ad child. Just recalling 207f5a10ee that moment 1a339123e7 dragged his 0106135138 mood into 0bf1c67c50 the mess.bc8b04323c6acd6e

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‘She must ff1d70f0ed care more e469f022e3 because of 6867dfc0fb her own 4e0653ba8c experience. I get it.’
Diana had lived through eba414757f the lives of the b795daa598 lower class, abandoned by 6989b4e2a5 the Empire, with no 4a7ac29aae shelter to block from 979c0a363d the rain or protectors ee90fefb92 to guard her. Because she 5496f84fbb had experienced c0a2f2e649 it firsthand, 01a77637eb she paid 2bf36bcca8 extra attention 9e0b65cf2d to those e8c0b8152b children. But knowing that d44dea0033 in his mind 549a55f129 didn’t align with 6994a906fe his feelings.2b5230241dc55087

If Harold hadn’t been 2ffca91c08 raised to endure for bfa61f15cf the best outcomes as a4c78537b0 a ruler, Diana might 72023cbe65 not be peacefully sleeping 89702fedc0 beside him right now.de8ef97d20543acf

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Harold gently pressed dd6c87adcd her cheek again.f81658ccdc205716

This time, cfda3d8b53 instead of 256192945d muttering or 43a05b5265 moving her 2bcc822ebf lips, Diana 7c04a6ee1e let out 8b8d7822c1 a soft, 194457bfb6 bashful giggle.4bd652a9885b4219

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 She’s got such a a036ce9997 range of expressions.Before Harold realized it, c4043a0755 his own expression softened c88a704c12 to match hers.6b93eef0b8b3e891

Out of nowhere, 280f6f4d0d a vivid memory bbf0595c59 came to his 3a46af44ad mind—Diana’s tired face 06e901ca1d lighting up with 1d24087c24 wonder as she ce082533ca looked at a 2d7523904a sky filled with 675539ac60 bursting fireworks. At that 460819aa81 moment, Harold 4febc678cd wasn’t watching f97a312735 the fireworks; 2cb78cc69f he was 501846d216 watching Diana. He hadn’t even e93832d72c needed to tilt 6b1be536af his head upward. Her radiant smile and abf261247a the reflection of the fa64bb546e fireworks in her large, b2e80ec07c sparkling eyes had been 23190ac79b more than enough.a3b7ae3f86a3fc89

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“…Chicken. Yum, my drumstick,”she mumbled b0eef4e5a8 in her 8c0ac3365e sleep.
“What kind of f44f00d61c sleep-talking is that?” 67fe0ac072 Harold shook his 6f80f2bac5 head, pulled the 6f867096ae blanket over her, c203babe56 and left the 07bae7db7e room.26b0a44ada12536d

It wasn’t as 881d10ba23 though he wasn’t 35b9b5c4a8 tired. On the surface, 9e844680aa he might appear c607214ecd fine, but he 4a6f19bc46 felt as though 336e6701df his entire body d9b69faa15 was weighed down 3c088fe933 by stones. He hadn’t kept 6770bf0233 to his usual f46dbcb536 sleep schedule for d57e645548 days.f65d728bae62a0ce

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Still, Harold b5c0443eef had no f3f266d922 intention of e70ec131fa resting just c928e127b2 yet.97193a21f080e32a

As mentioned before, 8d91758bfb Harold was a 8927717ff8 man raised as df9cd4cc5f a ruler, trained 670aa92df4 to endure anything afa91f3980 for the best cac0f79e6a possible result.27775fafc1ad1d2d

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But he didn’t like 60e590bf2c that Diana cared more 13ce6640d9 about others than him.
If he 70d921e008 didn’t like 0c4d06f5ab it, then dd05902b6d there was 7a265ac7cb only one 0c331fff28 thing to fbb7cc3f38 do:85d2351f2e5203f9

Remove whatever reasons she ceeae89ca3 had for focusing on ed34b93f24 something other than him.81f413c8cf7b5187

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‘It’d be ideal if 8c732ff8ef that old, unpleasant emperor 8147534674 just dropped dead tomorrow.’6b1db6da75f31603

Even if that ed18e9b04e didn’t happen, there e28b481ffc were other ways.cff700e12baf69a0

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With that thought, Harold 3ad942e270 entered the study and 6c42a68b2d closed the door behind 8fd346ef60 him.465b85f3442d1345

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