DKVM Ch 10

Chapter 10

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“Why?”97bf10afde2b4489

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Also known as the ebbe89da4a “Why?” attack.a993b6dd283a5214

As expected, they df96af32b8 were baffled by 68bbb4605c my attack.02265771c25a9557

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They’re used to being ordered around, and “why?” isn’t in their vocabulary.c198e4aa5be7808a

“Um…? What do you mean why?”aedbeb88e25e0132

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“If it’s something you want to know, why do you have to ask me? You can ask the princess herself.”b258977aed97e339

As I continued 8edbd1e781 to cut to f88d92165c the chase, a 4eb34fffb6 look of confusion 089439aeb6 crossed their faces.f9be696cf8ad5a74

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Hmph, of course.7f3ec8f897bbfb12

‘Actually, the emperor is afraid that the princess and the duke might rebel, so we’re here to spy on them!’b123c61851d2e0ff

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…Because they can’t just say that.0018c33e824fe428

When the leader eac921b957 frowned, speechless, the 6fbe9ba8c5 man behind him 178f6eadd6 answered.446e07aabbce05bc

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“Well, His Majesty is not on good terms with the princess. It’s a bit difficult to ask her directly, so we are asking you.”90ff840ac7214c2e

“Gasp! The princess doesn’t get along with the emperor? Why?”9eb65437d2c11d93

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“Uh, um… So, if you want to know why they don’t get along, it’s because….”6063f3b149a1a2fb

One of f3749aaa9f the guys, 034ae7e4b9 caught by 3ad1930877 my words, 64e52dbe56 was about 8962ec5aee to answer.ca441c3f33edc7ee

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At that moment, one 1a1f1f972f of the others pushed 5392785f00 the foolish man aside c6c3578beb and interrupted him.3cb100bdb183b0c2

“No, forget what we talked about earlier. The emperor is a benevolent man who cares for all his subjects, and he wanted to know how the lady was doing after traveling so far.”9f582a0de5c74f44

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Oh, that’s plausible.4251ad4e58cac048

In the days before baa5bb47c1 I recovered my memories, 8b9c821ee3 I might have let 7fa3035caa it go.a46422129cc80603

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Then I moved 8d31ea8bcf on to my 1961a72b9b second attack.45d77ae625bf024b

“Aha. Then why aren’t you curious about me?”bd73e6db255abdd5

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Be persistent and do 54b87a163c not let go of bdd55243ac what the other person 824224bfea says!bedb211e51744372

“…Hmm?”24527740eb1e64e0

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“Well, me and my dad are His Majesty’s subjects, too, and you don’t want to know how we’re doing in this town?”0c2f0ad417970ef9

The man was puzzled 4424b64991 for a moment, then 4c7141b4ab answered.c7ed97e3cd8f2130

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“Of-Of course we want 89c71c607c to know. How are c576324709 you doing 146a8975ed here, and 5b99b6b4c5 are you 81b3722d5c getting along b7ed0ee1f9 with the 645207a9b5 princess?”f14b5de2e65594fa

Oh my. Sneaking Rahel into 53332816ee the conversation?0573da911f2b446c

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This guy won’t be easy to fool.f78b39df53d96fc1

Then one last attack…80d233ebdee4cfa2

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“I’m doing well, I’ve been fighting with the kids in town, I’m the alley captain, and the other day I went to an abandoned house in the woods to try my hand at daring….”7c72aae122617b65

I’ll brag about something you’re not even curious about!439c977d39f29232

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As I rambled f7ce75352a on and on, d7b228950b I could see 7f8dc859dd the souls drain eefbc09bb4 out of their 2b1ab44623 eyes in real-time.11bd66fb9406c28b

I thought I had succeeded in trapping them in feedback limbo, but…b4294e152cf58269

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The leader of the 990997380a men came to his 705ac040a0 senses.9716b303e71a0733

“Did the princess come with you at that time?”9803fa82ba31b631

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“No? She wasn’t in our village at the time?”c2b3248e83880cf5

“….”43fe0f3c92bbfd03

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The men’s faces widened, and I could see that their patience had reached its limit.2ae482f0a73ab9ec

“No, then why are f2f57f45e2 you talking about it f392a409bc now!”877d95860920f4a9

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“Well, you guys asked me how I was doing first, but… I won’t talk then.”58bd0a494fc6510b

I pouted 2b77d30c4d my lips 74184dc3b6 and jerked 23a93acd39 my head, 5e7505bc41 and I 5c5377086c could feel 3f3ccd4e47 their embarrassment.150c9aa6312bee82

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“Cough! No, I’m just wondering how you’re getting along with the princess.”02c6ac48dd147a4c

“Have you ever a541e2b045 seen her use 78f2a95c56 magic?”0253971ffe2887ef

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One of the 60c44703e9 men soothed me, 013d43798a while the other 9bc34c100f asked me a 1002e4de49 question in a 35ef3ec221 sly way.cb8be2e344548762

I narrowed fb507ac79b my eyes.cc6338f3b142bfd0

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‘You’re finally getting to the point, aren’t you?’e29dee48e0223686

The first emperor of 17af9bf666 the Hildeon Empire was 0df1347acd an archmage.6f0e35910447da4f

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As a result, most 87fb776f18 of his descendants were fd4c7362a0 born with immense amounts c56429d404 of mana.be7309ccbf84cffe

Barring an 990f594e97 unforeseen circumstance, 33d92e05e7 the most bf9190b1f3 powerful offspring efb443a3fc of the 4da9365915 time would 397c3afa57 be crowned 3d0bb2c482 Emperor.742380831c3668eb

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Occasionally, however, there were c8564c7ddd descendants who rebelled against 05fe0916c1 the system.d6066e4bfa981cee

One of those was the second prince, Rahel’s father.e8b83069287f8c23

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A wizard as 60bbcd13c5 powerful as his a5fbf18d9b brother, the emperor, 920f64e2bb he coveted the 332151f8ca throne and plotted 5bb44f8ea2 treason until he fa78ded776 was discovered and f3b85d25f5 executed.14809dff964220c7

… was Rahel’s family history in the original story.d28f1b554dfd3cc6

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As such, the af9325630b emperor kept a 660b28fcd6 close eye on 79c4c7f0ad Rahel.c76bc314a0754b26

He was 353811537d afraid that f991893091 Rahel, who d17095babf had inherited acb4a7ca32 the power 51dc81885c of the 65ffaf7cc1 imperial family, 9f6c0231f5 would rebel e7061e3305 like her c67bd2cb0c father.9bd8f227f8ba6621

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‘But what does Rahel have to do with her father’s treason?’01e88079799e9be0

Stigmatizing a child who b15b453a57 was just born being fffe0a3f8f associated with a traitor!775e9ff1cac1718a

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I answered e865d76025 as nonchalantly 8f4c929355 as I ea66486422 could, though 06afb71048 I felt d40b9082a9 even more b48b409189 resentful.c1e96ef362886bb2

“Hmm, well, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that….”fc324770db357f0a

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“Think about it a little more seriously and answer…!”7756c05586dcbed6

Their patience had reached 4324ec7545 its limit and they 41b52c8e2c were about to scold 12b1800509 me.f7fbe9d7468c8c22

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“That’s enough.”fb77a546a91bccb5

My dad, 15f10881bc who had 4dfd19f8fd been watching, b8143ae4fc stopped them.dc9a1a6f3cbf25a4

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“You’re not going to get the answers you want from a nine-year-old.”f30be51abc723f3a

The men’s eyes narrowed as they looked at him.88a7b1d3b57e034c

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‘Ugh, the mood has turned sour again!’2fb5cf607dfb5e8e

My feedback purgatory seemed eba1242875 to be compounded by c854b8006b a spitefulness that was 7d162c217e unbearable.f5321032316c6bc3

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“Ah! Do you guys know how to use magic? I’ve never met a wizard before and I’m curious, can you show me?”f64a39476955914a

I quickly 801ba2f906 interjected, breaking 56fb6f6226 up the 0c9c5b4198 tense exchange 721098a45d between Dad 59021aa088 and the 51339fe5a9 men.d6bdf04aad8af1a2

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The men 5a0aae8486 backed away 45e03c1e6c in annoyance. They seemed to have f50cca0aaf lost the will to 7acac4b6a4 probe for more information.89a9309f36eb90c4

“What’s with this kid… wasting our time.”bd3ce0a447002bc3

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“Hey, you better behave 838cac534c yourself today.”54e8093dbe8c7745

The men 169287bee5 left the 119aa00ea4 store with 2b02fdecdb one last a1706a8574 warning for 275e689383 Dad.aab2c2b3e22ee0a5

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‘Successful extermination!’58c174d6cee02530

I said, ce3894a41b sticking my e9d1cc515a tongue out 0d5e0e1f66 at the 497ea50315 back of e1dcc3618a their heads.f98e32f39c16fedd

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“By the way.”33247d46fa013d4f

The last man f3dc99bd04 out the door d9daf4cbc6 looked back at 6c747d8039 my dad as 4805e1ed4e if he suddenly a0fcd5eaee remembered something.d9ac2f78374e4bb3

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I hid my 308a4e1cfe tongue in surprise.7601d7a849ec2006

“You look familiar. Have we met somewhere 07d1aa8bf9 before?”9e964a924901d263

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There was a moment cb20d99c25 of searching air between dd168f3996 Dad and the man, 11c4373654 and then Dad spoke 8703be80fc first.1bc2fcedd9f49ec1

“Well, I don’t think we’ve met.”ede429242cdead14

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I scratched my dd5b5ff715 head.ecd369391e463ed4

‘Dad doesn’t exactly blend into the crowd.’2b72049cf5ad000d

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The man stared at 7664d0eafc my dad for a 4c5e44b2a9 moment, but eventually turned 3a4b4edda0 and left the store.6110a8b5dac6ab58

Finally, the store 01fc3f1b13 was quiet.6ff23c268e28524b

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“ Vivi, let’s not go to the duke’s for a while.”52f93d2205d42a49

Dad finally let 6adf3dc794 go of me. He looked worried.d60fe00f3e41c6eb

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But it didn’t matter.36c8fc900f785ba8

“Anyway, the butler said it would be best if I didn’t come back for a while. They’ll need to welcome their visitors.”d373751b759c61d9

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The duke 7053038f26 had left 0f615ac771 first.4327f7df8bc5f22b

The butler spoke to abc954726a me after the meal a2e1d433b1 had finished.d138221472145d10

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He said they would be busy welcoming guests from the imperial palace for a while, so it was best that I didn’t come over.6137b1623259aa48

He told me they were busy with the guests, but…007f441a5830a8d9

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‘Maybe they’re doubting me.’56594602cecbe297

Well, that’s the way it is, isn’t it?1e507938d55a44d2

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Visitors from the imperial palace came not long after I became Rahel’s playmate.b0fb7c5a04c190f8

‘But it’s unfair!’e538acd34fa0d607

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I worked so 41c90f9413 hard to make 96504a7c81 that friend!a7743fa17aa26b7f

What if I’m fired as a playmate?5bf793de77fc6b8b

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‘Hm. Isn’t there any way to dispel the duke’s suspicions?’bedf50874886d55f

An idea popped 849a327f99 into my head.fedfaaf8333b3052

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“Vivi, you’re home early, have you had dinner… Vivian?”5fe13b7c21f0c723

“I’ve eaten, so don’t worry. Dad, you just eat!”94144b6f8b34d606

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I scurried upstairs to bab0c8f2ac my room on the a2e31e7f7d second floor, leaving my 9e06a9d012 dad behind.6c9f33db43bc4141

I opened 6d118b3515 my notebook.3e1b464b94771255

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“Okay, this should clear up the duke’s suspicions.”48d9f3609e33f730

My hand sped up 879239f723 as I scrawled across 96442f13dc the page.3c3ac2918d1f43c2

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* * *ea4ca14827ae6738

It had f51867e8ad been a bc545fa1ce week since e899e6cf46 the inspectors 6ebc9bf489 came from 011ee89588 the imperial f78ff5acae palace.677555a8507702a7

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Vivian had not 61eabdd59f been to the 848abe6e36 manor in that df53d1c111 time.7b692f433ef72d7d

Owen had told her 0dfc731e3f not to come while fe038314d2 they had guests, but 981ada88e7 Rahel was used to 7d3ada9ee6 it.5e4db71c692561f1

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When she 3edcdbad95 lived in f7559b6a7d a townhouse 16d13d857d in the 63e70b10d2 center of 543616e57b the empire, d52bda7f72 she had 213e3007c2 a few 99f0184605 aristocratic children e8c578cf75 as playmates, d3f175f994 but they fd33b79c4e soon stopped 0ac6f32ee7 coming.f6315beecb01e3c0

The superficial a6b494a7da reasons were 58e802309d varied.778e5eb0fa3fbeaa

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They weren’t feeling well, they had new siblings, relatives were visiting from far away, etc…..616e4f72e44dae44

At first, Rahel ce8b04e438 believed them.e68783372806c4f7

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She even wrote to b6b63968ac them out of concern.4ede4e6637ac155b

Then one day,her d090097510 nanny, who felt 9ed5bfbd9a sorry for her dcf3c34bb3 as she waited 071ea35193 impatiently for a edce33cdb5 reply, told her 523501b8a0 the truth.3dfed1c87b48984a

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“Actually, everyone thinks you’re the child of a traitor, and they don’t want to come because they’re afraid the emperor will punish those who are close to you.”29f494cf6e1e2f76

“…….”af219b6cfa1af8a8

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“Poor little miss… But don’t worry. Sally and I will always be by your side.”ba93c878b769f240

After that 6858f1969a day, Rahel 7d6f29bb03 learned not 7177eae342 to expect a6168d1687 anything from ead5117231 anyone.817aecfeff87c72f

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She thought her grandfather 549ff243db had given up.69736d29f94fe320

But then…004fd2c8d8a821ae

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“I like you, Princess!”3eabdca348b63884

A strange child appeared f2601ddc3f out of nowhere one 281731930e day.2b4c9944399f0448

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She wasn’t like the other children who shivered at the table, but Rahel wasn’t expecting anything different this time.a715e70c502c6686

Yeah, I knew you’d leave me soon enough.62210faea6b0019d

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So it won’t hurt.5e2ac802b9e772ee

I was fine.3b9807b5d0c23b38

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I should have been…d871e758ac3bdf25

‘Why am I so c43dfd8e27 annoyed?’32e78ec967d650b8

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Rahel, who 6952d7b4c4 had been a73e1393a6 absentmindedly glancing 161ddb5fe5 out the 3f46c28cf3 window while 70b34731ad reading, returned f5d5ca9cf7 her gaze b58372d1c5 to the 6a8ef346bd book with e3734a6b3e a huff fb438fe6ab of irritation.28b9d318c36fa3eb

But she couldn’t read anything.d64d32019551c86b

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That’s when she closed the book and picked up another.e82a7888903e7570

*knock, knock*5dcaa8d936d853f7

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There was an d0261848d4 unexpected knock on 987e013067 the door.40e3d2602ed32eda