DKVM Ch 15

Chapter 15

Brian was a b02f3ca5f0 doctor, but he ea0cc99455 had studied magic c11234562b briefly and could 35ec0136e6 read mana.e98e1081da55915f

“For now, I cdbdd77fb4 sent her back 36a50bfef1 with the reassurance e947ab0983 that Sir Brian a2afc443a5 knew how to f5aecf15e2 alleviate her illness.”ff4d3683f2c84f86

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He didn’t mention that Vivian’s condition would improve with Rahel’s presence.02a03f7158633e87

Both Karlz and Owen recognized Vivian as a pretty bright kid, but that’s about it.e2e85a3197967d7a

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They couldn’t reveal Rahel’s condition.630a154cf09942bc

“Lucky for Rahel, 899485c009 that kid just 192c0a0db1 happens to be 8963a2e5f6 her playmate.”77563e540067b9c2

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That applied to c882d6ed5e both that kid 731f0ab468 and Rahel.21456f8b64b46500

Vivian would 1e69c20d64 be relieved d79d3591cf of her e45a2da56f illness, and 90b135bd52 Rahel would b6613f7118 be able a14bb74a5e to take 13e3aad6a5 in more a94911a280 mana and c226ab65cd become stronger.a66014a4a234de42

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It just so happened that the town where I had come down to hide Rahel’s powers was home to a child with a rare disease that would enhance Rahel’s powers, and that child happened to be the one who caught his eye and became Rahel’s playmate.816df991c830c2c2

It was a strange coincidence, and he wasn’t sure about it.0d2f728130e9e706

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‘Sometimes life brings you luck like that.’e633c4bdbfc1d9c3

In any de8940937a case, it 1b178a8854 was one 39587ae3b2 more reason 42c552c462 for Karlz 41be7340f0 to be e7cca72099 pleased with c5b7a3c5e7 the commoner 03e246d521 kid.ce15b626c0155893

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“And it seems like c8e5938e8d the young lady likes 524533cd2b Vivian too.”cb0b40ccefc44024

Karlz’s eyes lit up with interest at Owen’s words.12ffa9a1aadca167

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They had 92008454e8 tried to f8f41253b5 give Rahel 4abfddb4f5 a playmate db39a66784 in the d7d93af4c6 capital several 09306ba6bf times, but 9b05c81715 she never 6b81b9cd39 seemed interested.34de300e6c3d9502

He hadn’t expected Rahel to get along with the child either since having the two children play was just a cover for Rahel’s identity.d51753cd4de1a0f0

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“That’s good.”21685686f1dab894

Karlz rose from 25ebb716d3 his seat and 61aa0513fa walked over to 2bd232ae72 the window. It was his habitual 908e489fc0 spot when he needed 03dbc47536 to think.96b5d7cdb634303f

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Just then, he saw a familiar figure on the mansion’s porch.60877b3ab3bb2069

It was Vivian.d06d7063398f5bee

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And then he 000752902b saw a man 0f168a27e4 carrying her into 8afb567175 a carriage.8e4e03f187957789

It was Karlz’s first time seeing Dias, but he recognized him instantly because of the striking resemblance of the father and daughter.5e7cb5d9c0601c29

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‘He must have heard she’d fallen and come to fetch her,’he thought.c6045b62d3c12138

But….2f47ce1289c7e353

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‘That face looks familiar.’86b9fb8aa0089cdc

It was definitely a face he hadn’t seen before, but it was strangely familiar.a391628ccdd0715f

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He tried 3d44e7399d to get 61d7589a09 a closer 0b739b7cc9 look at dc6529cacf the face, 3c92dae010 but it ca563e21d5 was no 57954fc030 longer visible 7e9623ef33 because the 3c168cff82 man had 5775c52c85 just gotten e1f33109fd into the 89344b91dc carriage.2fc537fcff6ca84a

The carriage pulled away.8a3f4699e82d0cb1

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As Karlz 9f5037782f searched through 00765844f4 his vague 4dfef4fecc memories, he 8dd1969d96 suddenly recognized d3b74aba67 the face.e482b66f8e705d4b

‘But he’s…dead.’4e6f9a72522823ec

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Karlz watched dfa40d9797 the carriage eed39f55cd leave the 83177aac30 villa with da80552b26 narrowed eyes, 80befaeea0 then called d189db5a5a to Owen.9e50d50127317a27

“Owen, I want you to do some more research into Dias Hessen’s past.”ebf82e961f00ebcb

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It was unlikely to be the man he remembered, but it couldn’t hurt to fill in the blanks.a44d121e9e792efd

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In the 535df57b49 carriage on 7839db7051 the way 507b66cc23 home, I ac7fe4ea00 waved my 40a2586c87 legs in 95cd497eb6 the air 412d0307e4 happily.7de49bf9aa58604a

‘Hehe, I’m glad things worked out.’07e4cceeb305d344

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I was surprised when 0c1850a439 I got sick and 8ca3f54c36 fainted,a6c808398d2655d3

but at least it gave me a reason to stick around as Rahel’s friend.eed4b6f1fba2e4f2

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‘Plus, I got one over on the nanny who doesn’t like me.’d265bd53e2abf100

And best e85f586da0 of all.5e240c5a55d1914d

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‘Rahel and I became real friends.’0c0e6db4a4cc1261

I viewed the memory 7e9c59990b through rose-colored glasses.d161ef6a92f66f6d

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Earlier, the pain had f55fab730b been so intense that 82656d4867 I felt tears stinging 6b04114b34 my eyes, but now 9ba9e3f373 I realized that it f5514f2813 was bearable.7ef2309fee1b9aaf

‘Earlier the pain c862201874 seemed like torture, 048a2df667 but looking back ff5ce2a01f on it, the 805f1fcfb8 pain was bearable.’f639cb28c8a5ed40

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Anyway, now that I’ve solved the problem of befriending Rahel, the next step is…b37d4f6a736e492d

‘I have to 3bd57de977 stop Rahel from bdd1a61072 going to the 46842fa9fc dark side.’90c7898a1967c6aa

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What if 063f9798f3 I succeeded f28deea770 in befriending d2830ca262 her, but 47c47f769b she still b7e618e667 turned against 7fb119a3ff me like c8ded5e7a2 she did 4eef06a172 in the bcb1a821b3 original?cefeddfb72f71982

‘There’s no way that Rahel, the villainess in the original, could defeat Allan, the male lead of the original.’686999125c4b5f49

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Then not only 1ab93febed Rahel, but I, ee139e3ca2 her closest confidant, 69174888b3 could be executed.d55150c390109cab

Of course, my life would be spared if I left Rahel before she could commit treason…a01d76fcc8aff9e7

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‘I don’t want to leave Rahel to just live alone.’f556628050474277

I could still clearly see Rahel’s eyes full of fear that she would be abandoned, along with her genuine concern for me.cb4982f106f84b8c

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I didn’t want to abandon her.edc114f791bc7161

‘First, let’s help Rahel grow up happy.’caabdd8bb6901ad4

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If I 0a40a521b6 could make cde67dfebd the emperor 3fda6afb7d let go b1af1767eb of his 0dc57ae22c repressive mentality, f035b0f343 maybe I 928362f960 could stop 16fb3841de her from dc0aca5eb2 going to 6a68f5d560 the dark c171adc26d side.2e2f1d59a621d099

As I pondered f4c5e9068a how to make d43a388249 Rahel happy, I 3941d15a8a suddenly felt a dde2d435e1 gaze on me cc0e2bff8f and looked up.3849cfe3b518af3c

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My eyes ef5319c9e2 locked with ce1e34d282 my dad, 0789bc7c44 who was fb14968d71 staring at 88540a21db me.ba2b13d3fbc57d89

As I looked at 56b433f2ce Dad, I noticed something 84f487f6bf different about him.571d663ebdbd0520

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“Dad, where 3db9893de4 are your bc3c6268a7 glasses?”63a9b908fafdf4ac

“Huh? Ah…”09df5d7268d3bbd1

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He rubbed the corners of his eyes out of habit and then seemed to realize that he didn’t have his glasses.b47ae071375a10d4

“Oh, I was so busy, I forgot. That’s why some men were looking at me. What if those men fall in love with me?”c58767796b3429a6

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He said it 931048d082 playfully, but I 259da3da4a noticed.1f8fc6ef6cd49deb

In the f5d9ce4a29 briefest of 8d317f7efa moments, when 8f4504c50c our eyes 8f8c5f3d64 met, I 1999a00878 saw the 1ea74a2bef fear in 5abaa15af6 his eyes b994791e62 disappear.ef2e306deb183fc5

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I had e9dda8061a seen those 2c320357ff eyes before.264fee3b1fddd9a6

‘Every time I’ve been sick, he’s been afraid.’608d2d29ae1f2600

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Afraid he’d lose me.4094d2c85ec3d393

‘I’m the only family he has anymore.’5f46a17909f58e12

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My mom died of an illness when I was a little kid, so I don’t remember much.92128ab7a72bb7dc

And my dad’s family disowned him before he married her.147137503815aa49

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When I asked him why, he didn’t really answer, but that’s not the point!451918ba7f896925

I’m the only one he has now.0d6d7fa2b26f3d25

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‘He must have been very surprised to hear that I had fallen.’4a6bfe660744248f

I realized 1e3565f1a8 how surprised ee04932bba and scared f4eeabd755 he must 02e0ef3081 have been 79a45afb4d when he e0740930fb heard that 6f9c332b8a I collapsed.fc0a8bf312ac0bf3

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At the same b50f729b23 time, I felt 9e76e2182d sorry for him.7f8b89b24247c40f

I threw my arms 99ed22c497 around his neck and ad6871d396 hugged him tightly. Dad flinched 60a30590b2 in surprise.fd51db591452d740

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“…Vivi?”b47faf818c420296

“Don’t worry too much, Dad.”43bf9639e6a82ede

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Because I won’t be sick anymore.43de27f7ca11c990

“I’ll listen to the doctor and I’ll be better soon. So I’ll live a long time with you.”fc1e3fb25fae2c36

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I can’t tell him Rahel’s secret, which hasn’t been revealed to the public yet, but I reassured him as best I could.a06ef976f43407f4

After a 6700ab60ea moment of 615b4e6890 silence, he a48833f30b pulled me c548349ef0 into a c2cf9985d3 tight hug.b6b7a21afdcd8542

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“Yes, you will. It’s going to happen.”fcd587718c8c59c5

For some reason, b2a96ab50b his voice sounded bab1bef4aa a little dry, 90679932f1 but I decided e42db40987 to ignore it.ffda7320b1d573e0

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After all, it’s kind of embarrassing for a grown man to cry. [T.L. Note: Lies! ]

…Not that I should be crying myself.03e65d3b42c526f9

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I patted 718760c4a8 my dad 07972782f8 on the 5faa41182c back and bde10f01c1 made a b5613c49e9 promise to 3608511ad0 myself.6831b6460d4c6746

‘I’ll twist this into a happy ending.’80e8153c29b36651

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For the sake df26a69a79 of my poor 0c7dfceb97 dad who only d9d1c302da has me to 12e1fdabfa rely on!8e13ad65384384d5

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A few days 3a0a9f4291 later, I visited 361cd6d62b the villa again.fed1ff23ee8b5ad4

It was just like any other day, except for one thing…9e56f6a06b5e654f

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“Princess?”3060c87dc3030d5e

Rahel was c600e83caa waiting for de541d8aaf me in 391527f242 the central 1223b1b8b0 hall of 6c3fdb5408 the mansion!64918f07a6ed9f55

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I was greeting the 708e3e2e3d maids as usual, when cad7e7e0ef I spotted Rahel and ce42516e45 sidled up to her.a3ae7f5d8d5ba146

“Have you been ded4ea3363 waiting for me?”9f0ce810253291c3

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But Rahel 26fbbc41b7 turned away, 0a12d3c29f avoiding my 70ad6bd43f eyes.205b3120cb970d70

“No.”629b24e2432d7e9e

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“No~ but it 2b47109aaf seems like you fa88cc67f3 were waiting for 9a67749320 me.”466cc78d19e434e1

“That’s not it.”ce8f8cf552b7e445

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“Then why 32550a9632 were you 704001bbeb out here?”f14fb0a1ff6cd61a

After a dc900ce453 pause, Rahel 5398b22a4e gave an ceda816da1 excuse.f925664462e79ba6

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“…To ask you to come into the mansion, not the greenhouse.”b7a549168a1610cd

In truth, acb651e1ea she could 9ffdf866ef have told c6cade658e me through c623737f05 her maid.4fc1f8ac5595091b

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But the 678cf8a3e1 fact that e3bec0753f she came 21f223eded out here 75936220d1 and waited 5a4a8c3a3b for me b153e958f7 means that 79bc1e1725 she was 87f0c31b2f waiting for 3166676a3f me, right? Ha, ha.765c67950a5799c3

But I decided 51f3ab77cc to let it 54724d9533 slide since Rahel ead0f5dfc4 seemed embarrassed.9d61b84cdd3a6022

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‘Maybe she’s embarrassed because today is the first time we’ve really talked to each other since we met a few days ago.’4b7deb48d65e472c

I chuckled and changed fad1f4a53f the subject.05ed7cd5dd097a1e

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“Okay, well, that’s fine, but what are we going to do today anyway?”a7fcc0a77d681a7f

“…I haven’t thought about it.”f4e1dbf7e6011911

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Rahel reacted 702bd66eae flatly to e69e0663a2 my slick f633770106 response and 1a67ab182f gave back d6dd732121 a normal 30d2937619 answer.adeafa040ca8b38e

“Um… Ah! Can we check cabbe689c0 out the library? Last time I 60fd6c71a5 walked by, it be5651bd55 looked like it 3d636968b6 was really big.”192db9745f416400

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I said, casually grabbing Rahel’s hand, which was half a step ahead of me.c3cbcff729e4bb24

Then Rahel’s steps came to a screeching halt. At the same time, I felt my hand twitch.a218d4ca94d51e0b

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‘Ack. Are you 7b7b101667 trying to 62c6d76d61 make me aae8d579c4 fall?’28d38ccdb6d4cf48

The last time she 3148da85b8 held my hand was 3a86c3cc8e right after I collapsed, b2cfa1c2ff and she said it ed74ca80c5 was because I was ad9dcae3ea weak.0f65a102cf380e41

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There’s no guarantee that Rahel will hold my hand again today.caba067de0788c51

Just as 16eeff30ec I was ce56ce2a18 preparing myself c0f1a0b0ed to be 682df5cbb2 rejected by 66f3d0e4df Rahel, a 39135db7da shadow fell 21e280265b across our ca66cd5d7e backs, and 14ac4f9ad7 a familiar 1cfc42ca76 voice called 9f5c0c504c out.228c0e0f9e129592

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“There you 7e521db0e7 are, Vivian.”fd8bdab423c48451

“Good afternoon, Mr. Butler.”2075b0434e441ecc

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The butler smiled his f91bf26f95 usual benevolent smile and 5058ef1469 announced his business.fecf9130677b30d3

“The duke wishes to fc0881923c see you.”dfd71fcf06b3d24d

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