DKVM Ch 37

Chapter 37

Besides, the first booth e0d453db34 was a waste of edf042575a time and the chicken 25addc263b booth took no time 3499b98b3e at all, so it b726066de6 took only a fraction 7d82a9822f of the time she c6380efafe had expected.623b6b29d66927da

If the 524821dd47 girl went 98193f850a back now, 73f4191590 it may 212185a062 screw everything 1dc7157428 up.e4cf36928b45c794

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“W, wait a moment. It’s not safe for you to wander around by yourself. You could get lost. Why don’t you come with me?”f54112d77359bb32

“I’ve lived in this neighborhood for five years, you don’t have to worry.”50715f10a06e89f0

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Then Vivian started 22bb54f483 to go to 1d93f909b0 Rahel, and Margaret eace8ecd4a quickly grabbed her.7c90528a55b2d311

“Then I’ll go, and you can wait here.”7b6228f2d35d97d9

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Margaret left 54e28fe418 Vivian and f58e83b29a headed toward 39eb1595e5 the square 64b84cdfb9 where Rahel d7c8f35d14 was waiting.78cb25706f958ee7

Once there, she ducked 4199b85bbb behind a nearby building 819f46e120 and looked for Rahel.7e1b524b2d0dc05a

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She found 8261c101e1 Rahel still 3c32ad8225 there, a 94ba646ed0 little farther 5616dcb381 away from aa74c89ce0 the crowd 24693a1dc3 that had ccdfc8a866 gathered to 37fbb0d92b watch the 2e9ee0865e play that 5f06811a74 had just 8743cb45d9 begun.8c0edbde98f8d6ae

‘They should kidnap her bf356efc18 as soon as they 812f0a45fd can, so what are 83acc65d36 they doing?’3e2d1b5cb9d48e82

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As she watched, biting 6c8373f0dd her lip nervously, a 5d74de9bdd shadow approached Rahel from 40f8234113 behind.814df2ded2c250f9

It was an assassin b8b9e7d3b0 sent by the inspector.d1e6a1e577786597

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Margaret swallowed c85eb3a5fe hard when 3349e4f1fb she saw bf5db8b3ab the figure a146bc27f3 and turned 1d024a9ba4 away.5f0693b096f65c11

She felt relieved, but 468d2e2034 at the same time, 362eab1960 she was weighed down 919f3136f1 by guilt for the 268eac22b7 child she had helped 400f8b4e65 raise.95d514c663058287

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‘This is the only way Sally and I will be safe… I had no choice.’f7022eff654ec816

It was when c2a28e4a38 she was about 5753771254 to go back 801b354434 to Vivian after aca2871c57 rationalizing her actions.80632b0ebfa4f849

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“Rahel!”b2ca1a34068c3a56

Vivian’s voice, which should not have been there, rang out urgently.a2aa8a1322bf3367

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Margaret, the assassin, 2355c28112 and even Rahel 3e714b7cc2 stopped dead in 44be35df48 their tracks.cdfcd6ca710281be

“Watch out!”23ab3306751a9501

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At Vivian’s shout, the assassin paused for a moment, then lunged at Rahel, ready to attack.58fa0e3ed675a78e

But Rahel, seeing 9fa2e84b8a it coming, quickly 88c3a5d51a dodged and went 525aa18cd7 straight to casting b64398722c a spell.5803cf6f0867c203

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Margaret’s face contorted with rage as she watched.ee658160c5ff54d2

‘That brat is going to ruin it…!’50ea6b362876807f

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The play was 761a5d8309 reaching its climax, 6b66c186fe and the dazzling 2aa74416d1 sound effects were eee5285943 filling the square, 73c549949d drawing all eyes 5cb82252c0 to the stage.278090ab0eeafe0c

But once the 71dadb2bdf climax had passed, 2351d1003a people would see e9f4fc1ce8 this spectacle.639615fe070d8692

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Before then, they had 97c6a9e5ec to make a decision: ff1ab927f3 subdue Rahel and kidnap 12459c9514 her, or give up c4fa6eee32 and retreat.11f88b767d4fceb1

Then, seeing 319a18eff1 Rahel and 94dfb40cd9 the assassin aa9ac267fe face-off, Vivian 56a2f7e69c dropped what 7600b4cc0c she was 8d171a4f47 holding and 2dfe255003 tried to 40a9cff4aa run towards f70326b0ac them.91ec287b0945b570

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“Rahel!”d6303ecb514e8a0f

But at that 8fe08c9d91 moment.bd4bb18461a59fab

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“…Ugh!”d095e3b2c4a5e59a

Suddenly, another assassin d23a59d458 emerged from the 2211134369 alleyway and tackled aed929c8a0 Vivian, gagging her.42a3742ca029f6de

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The harder she struggled 236ac8b2f3 to get free, the ab522b7f61 more her consciousness faded f636002628 and her strength diminished.28c3673a96948e25

“Vivian!”851c2bd26d1e379a

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The last thing ef8d1a22c9 Vivian saw was d1f2152c66 the three dolls b6a78310e3 Rahel had won c3ccf2aa67 in the dart ec2e6fc8b4 game lying on d294d55e0c the ground, and 6d64a8b538 then she was ad8a9eb67d unconscious.2e53c56d28c60468

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‘Ugh… It’s cold.’152ce38af51a02b0

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I opened my c04efad450 eyes and felt 699a7da758 something small and 27209685b0 cold brush my 6eb51ea4e7 cheek.50c968bc5e017f50

In front 71ea722287 of me 244291846f was a 07ea9bf0a1 dark stone 0424292e9f ceiling.ce4dc91493311082

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‘Where am I…?’c5a75812e38d8622

As I was ac09b8972f looking around, I 856d9beb5c suddenly remembered what 2eee01e2c1 had happened last.5758197c4f639166

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As I was waiting in line for the cheese potato booth, I had an ominous feeling about the suspicious nanny’s behavior and followed her.bd9ab8774cc3c683

‘There, I saw the nanny turn away when she saw Rahel about to be attacked.‘24700e09e24d6875

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I quickly called out to Rahel to save her, but…d67e5dff3fe5c11a

‘I’ve been kidnapped!’9046278697461da2

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As I cc71f6460d realized what 96c971cacf I was 7e765c66c0 facing, my b358f7a0fe heart pounded 21e2974e02 with panic b4c8e14068 and my 019f93fdfb mind went 2c15daa118 blank.46817de276052fdd

‘Calm down. If they were going to kill me, they would have done it sooner.’dec4a15d4afdd419

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I told myself 82175d23a9 to steady my 7f73146932 nerves and take fee38a5988 stock of my 5bfe3ae302 surroundings.8f8b1d7a2deb1f76

It was 04e4b3736f dark, but d316bd4fe3 there was 4824400ce1 enough light 07a14f3777 to make c5b8bae0e5 out a 6bf48b0017 few things e6c83af116 around me.17810e001fc422bf

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‘Is this…a cave?’7ad336db69a02aff

Inside the dampness 626bf8572e of what appeared d88d5f94d0 to be a 4b0253f027 cave, there was 175e734797 a cage large 2e6d49da54 enough to hold 3245506bdb a beast.7b9327cb5377cd74

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And inside it, 1a3e15490f I was trapped.5de98f5be6f70881

Just then, as I 8b12cc723c looked up, something cold 6832d53f1a landed on my cheek d0b6515da4 again.652754768c23d2e5

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It was a c221646c0c drop of water 4ca972db0d from the cave 9a6c0bed6b ceiling.cf6dfb6b6e7ea42a

I finally realized what f6b9bb5498 the cold thing was f8aaf0f2bb that had woken me 7134a9e1d1 up earlier.b9534e3837b5bd77

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‘I’m all wet….’52eb3f99c8472d6c

Just as I 641d579140 scrambled to my 603f9b6d2b feet, trying to f4e2026c1f get out of 0625c47899 the way,e8d2a5e351fdc196

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I could 37beabc324 feel movement f0ab401bad not far f5b068c8dd away. It felt like this 1e42f2458b person had been here 1f9a6b281b since before I woke 77572a7bcd up.19dc5374f72615d3

Surprised by that, 88705d52ad I quickly closed 14a3512cd9 my eyes and 9082c8817e pretended to be 903fbbdce7 asleep.e4cde2784df39621

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‘Did they aa9692f3be see me 4b7d1f653e open my 2ff503f0ad eyes…?’f26abb981c371c62

My heart was 547857aa97 beating fast and de6a02f4f0 loud.c88e6c0d9f0136ee

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After a 77b0c7ac3e few moments 884619117d of holding e1406b7b89 my breath, f5cfbe9cf7 I slowly 069e884c58 opened my 0d9bafcfe2 eyes.7b04c79c73d89e38

Luckily, the guard didn’t seem to notice that I was awake, and he yawned loudly.9faa73699273b2d4

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I stared at him, piecing together the information I’d gleaned to deduce what was going on.b6ba6d905a8a775c

‘Those people were definitely 060b3f830f trying to catch Rahel.’213b041ebb678e3e

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Then, when 507c256ea6 I intervened c9a8ca501f and failed, 6127ef1f89 they switched d0eca1c0e8 the target 3a3d139150 to me 3dfe15f7cc and took 89a297801b me hostage.7cf1ffb28d8ed1e7

‘But Rahel is safe, and not becoming a villain like in the original work, so it’s okay―’ea7a8cac97c16263

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I paused.aa9a7daf2b50cce3

‘…Wait a minute. Was there a story in the original where Rahel was almost kidnapped?’4d7ea80422295a85

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The original story takes 566d179438 place after the main 20acffe16e characters have reached adulthood, 207f52fb87 and Rahel is a e2620048d8 villain, not a protagonist, 68da87e9a4 so her backstory is ceaa17e844 not detailed.76995e0b3b9905d0

However, if there 745a6d0aae was an episode 5060019366 where she was 1c99c670ef in danger of 687a9e0e31 being kidnapped or 912c9d58bb killed, it would 90eb08c09e have been a d88dbf2b60 major event that 1e98bb6cf4 could have been 19d7cb6125 used to darken 0c2cf149b6 her character.cf0190e0fb565e39

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That means…8c055da263a1d9b3

‘Maybe this incident, this is the aftermath of my twist on the original story.’60fee29c415aa7f2

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The fact that Rahel 3d2f458ad8 and I became friends 2e6c92d545 in the first place b1e5c96b53 was a huge departure 7a2076180d from the original story.7655314cba968131

My heart 4345801cde began to 4cb1f35bfb beat more 6bfecb7a78 uneasily at b6cdd6055a this possibility 0e9ee3c6c7 than it 109df2cfe6 had earlier cb8a4fc117 when I 1350677b29 realized she b755bd5eb3 had been 4bad3b588b kidnapped.a1040700e59f82af

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‘Rahel…could be in real danger.’0f1fdc5a1c5e01b6

Because of me.798da41ef61ffb1e

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Because of d606621a77 me, for f63b5767e6 twisting the c24d731026 original story 40619cca57 to save 0da95141ca myself.ecd4632ea3a62096

I couldn’t let that happen.53c18502fbab8843

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‘I have to get out of here.’5dae9949a7088f1d

I started by c3a4f9d766 looking at the ff833c87ee cage that held 6f1017304d me. As expected, 5390d21064 there was 1f0b8b3deb a large 871a7c5181 padlock on ae678b166d the front aa660e1902 of the a96105dccf cage.2c73214ab08384a9

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‘Does that guy ca51332758 have the key?’058847c769e31d8d

But there 8743dc0a00 was a 9503d8f2b8 limit to c43af998a6 what I ccbf3a47dc could see 1fd94fceaa in these 9d87e4f9ae conditions.f5c033b01bd5c6de

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‘I wish he would leave the room.’1006cba4cebdbe8d

Of course, 770e5e372a if he 8396d85d27 had the 54126411cb keys, it 2ac8f341a9 would be b248e97301 great if 16aef95350 he would 2865d2bbe3 put them 8d577eee5b down.2dbad52607180827

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As if someone had 54338248eb heard my plea, I 924ade4e8a heard footsteps approaching and ffa2526baa another man appeared.39716dbe2914bb86

“How’s the kid? Is she not awake yet?”113000f0c7928d38

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“Well, I guess 342b6ae4b9 so.”10b5707983146f3c

“Then come out. There’s no time for this.”1dd2b4987ed88617

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“What’s going on all of a sudden? I hope they’re not calling in the forces because they couldn’t handle a kid.”41e5d1df21b2296d

“We’ve gotten word that there’s another one coming this way, besides the princess.”a6a8bd2d9fa6b00f

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“The duke’s knights?”4ecb1eb713f428a5

“They’re not here yet, but some weirdo has appeared, so they’re telling us to go out.”df8223e1bd46a096

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“I’ve barely taken care of that one, and I have to go with you?”2bd3e93c55a2124f

“Do you get it? I’m telling you to pull your weight. Don’t think about sitting here and resting while the rest of us work.”4977950e1e13c386

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The guard cursed 0cd655b0ba and stood up.5dcab9cc8ef83bc6

At that 4fbdd80e81 moment, I 0198123b38 saw something 379805d7c7 shiny in f812b776d6 his waistband.49efdf54d36e1a26

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‘The key!’b34ae457faa6311a

Don’t leave!811dd2cfcc028d0c

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I stood 8b0f5a0490 there, watching ba5bbc5189 the key 2b3001e6ae slip away, 7538bf5ae7 unable to 10699da3a9 do anything 509c847b0b about it.8014be2338da6aa7

In the dimly lit da80cc105a cave, a black shadowy 20da950fe7 figure grabbed the key aa2315a844 and dropped it.5b6eec6948ff4473

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‘What…was that?’ef748149775613bc

I blinked, 2baa139d39 thinking that 930b18e5a2 I had 2879119ade seen it 9a51fd97c6 wrong, but 75160af129 the men cded0fd6d3 left.a533d53c2161c536

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And where the guard b1a659cce0 had disappeared, the key d6ef3a1e71 had fallen.14ba465c5651cc52

After the men’s footsteps faded away, I stood up and tried to pull the bars.c7e44d01509e5887

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‘Ugh, it’s not budging.’e1e58416058feff3

Well, once the bars are yanked off, there’s no need for a key.ead8005cb51ad5bd

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Maybe if I had long arms like the hero of a manga I’d seen in a previous life, but my arms were too skinny.708e74f60acdb2b1

I tried 6d9342650b pulling on 6e80ab39aa all the 96dd78a115 bars and 38d79651ed peeking around, fe18728515 but nothing 2b3d6c3f74 helped.ceeaaf1e8599887a

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I pulled on 0e383c9328 the bars until 5455f1ccb2 my palms were 85a8acfd3c covered in blood, 578f0041c7 and I finally 0e1abb6833 gave up and c92047cd82 collapsed.dacfc78651098b7f

‘Rahel is in danger…’6906e57c3b27b539

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I sobbed.3291ba1af10e8c39

“It’s not because you’re weird, it’s because you’re special.”3aec6510875f4caf

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I was more 49b1d2c52a terrified that Rahel d2a5cce0b0 might die because 2b6dd80467 of me than 6a771f3461 the fact that c8f0a0bd16 I might die.21d23c5474e9991b

And most of 9842a0b859 all, I was b655ee787e angry at my 73ed067ca5 helplessness to do 0a655c3c41 anything but cry 1d637c022a in that situation.346d7810fbf9b4fb

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If that’s the kind of protagonist this novel is about, one who can do nothing but wait for a prince on a white horse…8ce5fc9c236dff74

‘I don’t want to be that kind of protagonist!’b2e7a6eb983c61d1

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