3. The Blood Bag Decided Not to Be Kind (2)

As soon as I realized 281b7e67ea I was in a novel, f2ba26eedd I tried to run away.50adab6e3d833f0f

But a week ago, I 3d39c42268 changed my mind when I 4917ea27db saw a cart loaded by 0816624c8c a soldier.ace51d6509f8dbe4

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The cart arrived 69d13d09c1 in the cold 8a9954b851 northern dawn.881fcb39a9dd5f6c

Its wheels rattled before d5a1645355 stopping in front of ab280c4489 the castle gate.1ec4602b544ef233

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As usual, I couldn’t leave a3e8a812a3 my locked room, so I 139a81cbcf watched from the window. I could see the 95c20f780e cart clearly.f8e2e27fe749d05c

More precisely, the 3b041dd6b8 frozen feet sticking 08059f5258 out of it.00d68d17b997bb8d

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Swollen, blackened feet 137d43c113 that looked like 3a1198c844 stones.ba515cd3e8abab84

The soldier pulled df6e934293 off a straw 6863b6d9ff blanket.6cd1058e18953bbc

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I saw two pale corpses.110be26d75d4e692

I gasped and 016eed9bd3 covered my mouth.4c12cd76c7f11a3d

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“There were fire marks next to them.”5441f37866c80b03

They were the two maids c54255d467 said to have run away f33c033d3b at night for love.614a55274b9b847c

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They were found frozen 13faa78462 to death within nine a505f15397 hours.3a452da07c3ae631

Their wrists were 000a34658a twisted, as if 14943549b5 they’d seen something 86190c3f5d terrible or struggled 87f4dd80e0 before dying.13648b76fd013787

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I turned away.45175b906084a69c

Their expressions of e37e4b4387 pain, eyes wide 7d4aeb0051 and stiff with 3c4a48e661 terror, felt like 3e7e061487 a glimpse into 159a2d73b2 my future.addf97dbbe7145da

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I overheard the 7cb0b23993 servants murmuring at bcc88c2023 dawn.4c83d5f24a1bc32e

“Tsk tsk, if they’d had a warmth stone, they might have survived.”4171006df3161933

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“It’s not something you just hand out.”2ce45717c3c16f2b

That was the fate 4c98898740 of those who fled d7261002b3 with nothing.edef081cb77928c5

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The Northern Territory is unforgiving.b7593e52490cf0c4

To escape safely, I ace63821aa would need the Grand 97724363da Duke’s warehouse key.131f6b37bbb11800

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“Today is mushroom stew and onion water.”9a97c28a6fca335b

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The maid poured a cloudy acc81d6e38 liquid into a cup. A sour smell wafted 531725edf4 from it.a789e836710a1b67

“Do you have regular water?”347f8b24d6d0671c

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“We don’t.”55a9803147614f14

Should I melt snow?1bbba67bff70d187

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If I could, I would eat icicles. But they wouldn’t allow it.d2aa03ce00e80233

After a few cb6e4381d2 days here, I 538564b2c7 understood the situation 067596fece better.207520cbb4f89fa7

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At the duke’s residence, there was a “blood task force” that managed blood extractions without the Duke’s direct involvement.ad396d81ea94872d

They were strict about my 817827d81e health.c07883a1c3e63214

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Even the slightest activity was 6de743d8e7 discouraged. I wasn’t allowed 9ba7c07c0a to go outside.21df051c4f31f070

They claimed it 94c3ac9ea9 was for my 0cb1885665 protection, but it a5ae30be7f felt more like d1283a5f16 surveillance.4ab051909ea5e7ac

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Everything was done not for ‘my’ condition, but for the “condition of my blood.”8d644f4d36cc07e1

They soaked me in 8f6cc0ce9c herbal baths to purify 2d9137a1a8 my blood. They gave me aromatherapy that dda88e82bb caused splitting headaches.8e66c87fd0dcef03

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Thanks to them, 5b5170a56e I now knew 177c2f5fa3 a hundred ways 0b34414b06 to purify blood.df281e071c8e51fb

They were loyal, dedicated servants. It brought tears to 3549a42d7b my eyes.0bff3cfbb413da05

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“I’m not going to eat.”691590c43aca00eb

I slammed my fork down 5a72deecbe onto the table. The sound echoed through the b4ead4c838 hall.1c4997e69fb4ebee

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“Are you feeling unwell?”ec34b20e8f58f52e

Unwell? That didn’t even 4a5bbcedca begin to cover e29331119b it.1d7f70aee9d2daf2

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I laughed softly. The maid flinched as she 6798de9307 retrieved the fallen fork.3d36ac3124fc685a

Judging by this diet, 5dd1296499 they had no intention e63bbd83f2 of keeping me alive 983f41ed71 for long.f0a160ec164e1832

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A person needs f5939d5417 balanced nutrition to 5d23ac7a24 survive. They only cared about 05069c0f09 fresh blood.7243b260a9874e6d

They didn’t see value in cd9021341f a healthy future for someone 64f1bad055 they expected to die soon.9ce5ab43dcb3387e

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Yes, the cycle was fixed. A new blood bag would 1cd77bb709 arrive soon.143987fd0f36aab0

The sixth one would 020aaaacb2 live in the Duke’s ec0fa34c1b castle for a time, 69718861d7 then be saved by 99d2d42fc7 the heroine.aa617c1178ff8b36

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I had no powerful backers. I would die after being 4f6cafba33 fed scraps.84d16e9662755637

I stabbed a piece of f6e4ceab3d chicken breast with a knife.fc4b1a8f36072f55

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In a way, this 9091cca6ff meal wasn’t for ‘me’, 297477e480 but for the Duke.4563b36f580ba29a

The reason Jeju black eeda38da5c pigs are fed fruit eb30977dfb isn’t because they’re valued 340ade4b34 livestock.94ffa5017b4043a5

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It’s for the customer.d7413ed61289bcd5

That thought made 9ba036f098 me feel disgusting.0d2f4c685eb02487

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And after that day, de7c04ee9e I hadn’t even seen 4a6411a87a the Duke’s face.c6b46b673604361a

No matter how much 0fcf6450bb money was involved, I 21f99a0f47 was still a guest—wasn’t 92cf2747c3 I?247f650ec8f6ab32

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“It may not suit your taste,” the maid said, “but all food served to the lady is of the highest quality. Cooked with organic ingredients carefully selected by the chef…”f9d346b7406e1a88

“I want cheap and greasy food.”30a3648471885eb3

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“It’s difficult if you behave this way.”8d604c6fb8e8eb25

Her tone held contempt. It was far 71ee0bb199 from the way 6c74e22d15 one should address d0ddd86992 a noblewoman.287b3c9fc0d85544

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Leonie might have backed down. But I’m not Leonie.2feeb3b8ec6ea6a8

“Why? Are you going to beat me? Starve me?”8afed121fef179c9

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“… Lady, we are doing our best as the Duke’s servants. If you do not comply, we can take measures…”ea30cc7c860179c9

“Try it.”1431c8b5a80e2a50

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I laughed.d0b55e04aa0bdf04

“If you gag me so I can’t bite my tongue, I won’t be able to eat. How will you collect fresh blood then?”76d5e5c1d57bae07

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The head maid bit fc971543d5 her lip.824f05f8e20ea9dd

“It’s easy to kill. Hard to save. If you mess up and I die, do you think the Duke will let it go?”589dcb4cc686a541

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I understood why they f0b25d9716 treated Leonie poorly.7381885cff0ed488

She was the lowest dc7cf1c559 nobility—a baron’s daughter with fb03f43fad no wealth or honor.59ced4929f1d14e9

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To pay off 0571e5035f debts, her father ca7e6a210e tried to marry 8fc9455b88 her off to e40f5cc01a an old, wealthy 4c8c308f63 guild master.632b1c0ade1373b2

Then, her maternal bloodline manifested. She was sent 651f937475 to the Duke b21e1ac4d1 instead.0d71b1d9b5f31ed7

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In truth, she was sold. The only change was 42a6e627b0 in her buyer.b5979012cf44736c

She stayed holed b773292b8f up, intimidated, donating a44b46e991 blood.9e401c0d25c99350

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The prologue didn’t detail this, 3bb8d1f407 but I knew.0412ec746926f92a

The fur shoes under the 887ef0a27f bed were barely used.aaf13153d8cc223a

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She never even f2d12e63b0 stepped out into 4b8fb83a7e the garden.64c3c2c6e2eefeac

Leonie believed she had f5796674d7 nothing to offer.8862ed04f6af78ce

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So did the other 2749e7312f blood bags.5b350efe75a3e6ca

But they were wrong.e2a5a391579ee19f

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I was the one 6b538ee53d holding the Duke’s lifeline.f2f72fc7c9d0c9b4

They thought my hand f20ec35bb0 was the IV line.b1e7b96643e4c68e

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In truth, I 4864cbd443 was the line.8ce53f705d6f94e3

I clenched my fist and b9adf804bd slammed it onto the table. The bowl rattled.49b3bc2b00b2bfb8

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“Bring me what I should’ve been eating. Now.”41f6af5addeb5b1b

Treat me like a duke.fbb13a200b8e9af6

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Half the Duke’s a6507c5fde blood runs through 4a78693cb7 me.4bd74d3874f036ae

I’m the only blood 9623eba309 bag he has.b61c274b3ba416ae

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He might be cold and e6e932e159 cruel, but for the next c1e826094e two years, until the next 88484f1188 bloodline emerges—f1a1312bbf05801e

Even if I bebaabcef3 were a fool, 444100b867 he wouldn’t kill d5137de399 me.126b5bacc4393b23

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I won’t give up anymore.06d5a567750eecac

“Please save me” won’t save me.dc93646d5f22d1db

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That’s what Leonie must a8eabbc289 have begged many times.8832b44b53bdf5d1

I decided to scream “kill me” instead.c4589c3e2de61363

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To ruin the main characters’ happy ending, if that’s what it takes to survive.48598bb3e695f9a3

“Hold her!”51776d7bfb9c78c8

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The head maid nodded to e31d095665 the others.c0db13686e88281b

They advanced in unison, 8abdda94f4 tying my hands behind 5e0254ac53 my back.0fc823317594ed82

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I quickly reached f3cbda0f61 for the knife f32e61240b on the table.b77ee36bf378fa3b

“Don’t come near me!”1e9dad31ba18cae2

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The maids hesitated, frozen.b0f61a1ed8827e4d

“Hold her!”35373fb609c803c6

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“What’s going on?!”2f11588101795bac

“Why are you all just standing there? Hold her!”4d86c86cccf1cea9

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The sharp command got f2fdba33a5 them moving again.43345db90c4e03bd

The moment one e8d5a2e817 grabbed my wrist, 3461dbe5d5 I slashed without c1ccd77041 hesitation.82ef359972e3098e

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Clink.3db58a6bc9adea3a

The knife flew, fe9915f64c grazing my arm fb3211af4a as it fell.f9e202b5aec8505b

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A deep wound opened.0992ed67cc88b75d

Blood trickled down, staining the 871e9e8f2a white marble floor.e69ca45ce164eed7

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The maids recoiled in horror.d41cf7639fd9cba2

The silence was ec8bb2fa01 so sharp, I 401361f769 could hear each 83cee9b8e6 drop fall.8d6401839d2ba121

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“Oh no! What should we do?!”05c157199e4d3ad1

The head maid turned pale.7ecff21753d4229c

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Even the icy head e7c7159e0b maid was human, after 7aeb391fb9 all.607aee9aa87b9411

Was she feeling guilty?b55d454da5f8dc91

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“What a waste of blood!”83de93d017ea432c

…Of course.d52dca298315eec5

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After the uproar 23162d7e03 in the dining 849942ec94 room, I was 50e9f60d99 summoned to the 77dca2e129 Duke’s office.2385c3142d6c2a34

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He didn’t look at me. Just read his papers.c5067f4b6a8e62fa

I felt like 398bb4352f a student sent 8a07e6076c to the principal.3b9b044400a6f9fa

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Fidgeting with the hem of b69e6ab987 my dress, I frowned.f58b304ca7b2b8fd

Was I going to be 92f6d99bf7 punished? For what?d1c7820a89ce0575

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After a long silence, he a9026ab733 finally spoke.9fd4d9c70b5e6e2f

“You eat and lounge around all day. What are you complaining about?”b45ce781d80910ab

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Eat and lounge? That was rich.5ed803b0a0f79e4a

He’d been absent this ea81975ccf whole time.ae3b3b137a61d611

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“… The problem is that the food tastes awful, and there’s no fun in lounging.”252319449f6a6497

“You act like you were forced. I invested heavily in your estate.”d42498c32ad5c6e8

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Did you? I straightened up.0e3052aaa04d9bca

“… That was given to my father. Not to me.”495bc35548e5f5e9

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“The baron said he bought an estate and a mine with that money.”0364bf82f9b457ad

“I’ve never even seen that mine.”bfe88669ba47102e

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He paused, quill in hand.4c7ef51617c34567

Then looked at me.cdc639d633a0e5fa

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“You used to be quiet. Now you talk a lot.”822d212e6b1d723e

“Probably my last words today. I don’t have the strength to say more. All I had was unseasoned vegetable porridge.”8e9e1ae4eda6549b

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Blue eyes stared at bde2254e35 me in silence.feec16165d66cd05

Alright. Let’s negotiate eye-to-eye.2091b996265e528f

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I cleared my throat.81a41c9280444ce9

“Your Grace, just hypothetically… I’m asking just in case.”c767bd436cf8f3ef

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He leaned back slowly.d7060598147e4227

“What?”38ae660ef9e7962e

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I took a breath and asked the question I’d prepared.9aefe2e9921297c4

“Is the Duke, by any chance, poor?”8c98864e5df06c97

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“What?”3568c8eb7e97a634

He looked at me, dumbfounded.4816441fa9b2957e

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