DKVM Ch 6

Chapter 6

Large eyes 700f27de0c framed by a87c535729 long eyelashes.d929a77b89f6a346

Blue lake-like eyes underneath.b71d1b7acc0ec41b

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She was a a34b05a803 little taller than c756357504 most girls her 19fe92e129 age, with a 71a9de060e picture-perfect posture.
‘Wow, she 8c0f475383 looks like bc3a01857e an elf 7d13bb75cd from a 5f958969f2 fairy tale…’68277047a0c2da64

Forgetting my original 0e35c69f50 purpose, I stared d804744af4 at Rahel in 9de144f89d mesmerized fascination, and 84ade00dfc then came back ca8be4e37b to my senses 8cf193b634 and greeted her.bd3e5251da4632b7

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“Ah, hello, Princess. I’m Vivian, your playmate from today-”780ed6665511604c

But before I could 3027d85e81 finish my greeting, Rahel e0f742e056 brushed past me and efb61cf4dd took a seat at 5f05e9dfcf a table in the d5a19e8c80 center of the greenhouse.5c29789968d37d0f

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‘…she’s cold, so cold.’0b8d034200f9974f

Was it inevitable that db7ee528ed the villainess would hate c40be4dff7 me, the heroine?6e9430aa28a613ce

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Rahel began reading the book she had brought with her as if she didn’t care if I was standing or not.fba105cfe0b20d66

I stared at her 93fb7a92ff and swallowed a sigh.00b930814a745b54

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‘Will I ever be able to get along with her…?’52965a643d570149

I was d3622f172c filled with 4c3cae3ac4 such anxiety.405c9fc42899e40a

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Suddenly, I df75e6975b noticed something 5e84975149 strange.95399c0acf73addc

‘What? Come to think of it, my heart was hurting like crazy just a few minutes ago….’79622b5bf5745046

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The pain bd0f29ef5f that had cef396766f been bothering 8654da58ac me earlier 310f0fddc1 had disappeared f31a600e06 as if 428b92f489 it had 6e8edc0620 been washed 98e507acff away.e0b19f29f3765113

‘Normally, the pain would 1531a3c7d0 slowly fade away, leaving 6d6f3cbc29 a lingering ache.’838406ea9181857e

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The pain edc6eb5dd4 was gone e4592a5e7d in an 27ee9208b1 instant.eb935cead1ab1dd8

And it was abb25039a5 after bumping into b066502f54 Rahel earlier.5723c31fecfb7745

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Realizing the connection 8d9b90ef18 between the two, d56a15f073 I clamped my d22c9b3929 hand over my 9b345ba0a3 mouth.a681697f101833d6

‘The slightest contact with ed178fa353 Rahel makes the pain b96f2ea11c go away?’12202c068475d0e3

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How was it so 2b6142ff0b fast like that?!5964032e426c0621

‘Awesome!’deab64ebdb03c0cf

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I wanted to 4140e2252f hug her right 6c2886d3f5 then and there, a20bf8613a but I decided 69977e17be to hold back.8d054b152c76b57c

If I did, I might get kicked out, let alone befriend Rahel, who didn’t like me.7d5ab2cd421a6632

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I scrambled back 61105b74a1 to my seat 5d5818432c and sat down fda6a302dc before I could 68b14e176d be hated.dda3f6ee74cd20a0

No matter what I did in front of her, Rahel didn’t even give me a glance, but a smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I watched her.0f25fd50c7b6a97a

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‘Surely, I’ll be Rahel’s best friend!’’116715fc2b39158a

I had to make sure she wouldn’t push me away.f409cea4aa1aa54a

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If nothing else, this 58e7dffcc0 was a matter of a1c212501e my life!700a5b23ba212990

As I stared bfa03f45d3 at Rahel, beaming, a6fcd29a67 Rahel, sensing the 5f05934609 look in my 7612247607 eyes, raised her 2e37fb9871 eyes.3b1ada38eab8259b

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The annoyance in 5c022a45e1 her blue eyes 3056ecabdc was palpable.d84478a17219fab2

Regardless, I 77ef673eea turned to 17e4a728e0 Rahel and 9c90eff264 confessed.07358d6d279a5bf4

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“I like 4ab5853252 you, Princess.”b8645dff25e5a59a

Rahel’s brow furrowed slightly.c91480607f69fea7

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“I’ll be sure to make you happy.”5b988cbbb84073b1

And spare e7f5b09130 my life 4b048f547d as a b9379981a1 bonus.89dd9dd95f34fb06

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Despite my enthusiastic confession, Rahel’s cold stare returned to her book.498f1a985c8fe595

And she never looked 1e4d383232 at me again until 81e00c8c5e after our first tea 8fcc1fb0f1 time, when the butler 3a502484c8 came to fetch her.74a0d5d3803e5e9f

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Before I 6363ee0d33 could finish 23cf81603d introducing myself, 568e812924 Rahel rose f672a68985 from her e0540a1d32 seat and d3b6e38961 spoke for 3a4d9442da the first c0cb600be2 time.844139d33b4c75e1

“Don’t come back.”bca1ef41070bc501

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It was a chilling first sentence, but I wasn’t about to let it get to me.ea29e5b94280d2f6

‘If ten swings don’t make a tree fall, eleven will.’5d3dc80cce79d10a

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It’s a matter of life and death for me!2c609e137ddca5c2

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It was 07d584d988 a few 526ef3186a days later, baa940ea99 on the 4899d93dfd day of 885aa11c69 my scheduled b1d2a48b7d tea time 183c8e544a with Rahel.ac811d9fbac6d3ae

I visited the c80071e69a villa again.6c4cc00547a2fdee

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But after 10, 20, 30 minutes…3f28b3b989320cc4

It seemed like a long time had passed, but Rahel hadn’t come to the greenhouse.5287869fb3378ccf

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Suddenly, I remembered Rahel’s harsh words, spoken before we parted ways.7b3806222f2fe78c

“Don’t come back.”No way…3b3f7b51fb5182eb

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‘Am I being jilted?’2a58e59435092f6a

Of course, the tea-time appointment had been arranged unilaterally by the duke, against Rahel’s wishes, but….b82496e8d6f38092

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‘Still!’b98a06e6589328e9

When I rose from 3eeec672a8 my seat, thinking I b23dedfba4 should ask the maid f27c937cd8 when Rahel was coming.780b62717e2452f7

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The door to 437db36369 the greenhouse opened.bd9b9f2e7a96aa0c

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“Hello, Princess-”9ecafb7774ed1e46

Reflexively, I turned fb90e2ac5c to greet her, e38c57c7c5 but a giggle 8124352af8 made me look 94f1b3f687 up.c7f2e3233e1e2484

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It wasn’t Rahel standing there, but Sally.555da353c52cdd01

“Hello, Princess~?”ba620d038cdcad3c

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Sally mocked my greeting, 91f324735a then quickly changed her d260215d03 expression and looked at 08c8bd7bff me with disdain.edd9b4d748032b19

“You’re just as clueless as ever, aren’t you?”bc698bd70ed5387b

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I glared at the f222f98141 unwelcome intruder.9f8187ef39c45e55

Sally snorted, regardless of 30a04e5478 whether I was bothered 512b684557 or not.a6be6dacb251a4b4

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“Why do you think she hasn’t come here before now?”ecd06bb9c5b978e0

“What?”cc26a8dc9d0535da

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“She doesn’t want to see you. You should just realize that and go home, but whatever… this is what annoys me about children who don’t have a clue.”e3c60317ddd0c3d0

“Did the princess really af676d692a say that, or is 521dde25d1 there something else going 96bcede5ce on?”4b718b726b7131f4

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Whether she 4c4a4e4c38 was lying 852192bb13 or Rahel f7b4695601 had really fbf2b4cf15 said that, 8e325c3d80 Sally looked 30416e7966 confused for 21097d96dd a moment c4f76784f1 before she 7c4754ebff spoke up.9509b769cef3f123

“Yeah. She doesn’t want to play with uneducated kids like you because she’s way above their league.”3e66a7c69d66bf40

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I scoffed to myself.f74b8bf6c4139a37

‘You’d think that having said all that, I’d run out of the room crying like a little girl….’6bce43811835b2ae

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But that’s not happening.2bf19526bfed4e59

I’m not a naive nine-year-old who’s going to take her word for it.808aa0abbaba8b7b

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“Really? Can I ask the princess about it?”f286d503627bca8b

“What?”55cff7988b5a39f8

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“If what you’re saying is true, then I’m going home, but what if you’re lying?”d66d4cd56b88b655

I took a step 3b0fed724a toward Sally, looking exaggeratedly b0b7d730c2 troubled.a4788d1ead5c6e2e

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“So I’m the cheeky kid who went home against the duke’s orders to be the princess’s conversation partner?”bc03bb60e2dc36b7

“Well, I’m not lying, am I?”cc8f9d0e47df3232

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“Then let’s go find out.”f3e946449cdefeba

I pushed Sally’s shoulder and walked out of the greenhouse.8c9fac1595129a58

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“H-Hey!”5fc9ad7f9bacb64b

For a moment I could hear Sally’s shrill voice behind me, but she didn’t come after me.fe526571342eb832

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‘If Sally’s telling the truth, Rahel hasn’t come to the greenhouse so far and she doesn’t like me.’399e1046dbed7077

If I go see Rahel and she treats me coldly, Sally would probably think that’s funny.6a108747a36ff520

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‘But my purpose is not merely to expose your lies.’208494643dada2bc

I smiled 86872d8405 smugly and aa9550125e approached a 96f79ca421 nearby passing c44cfc0df5 maid.a7c5d2cdb8c6a4c2

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I was about to ask her where Rahel’s room was when I ran into Rahel, who was just coming down the stairs.f969bce7040b9606

Rahel’s eyes widened for a moment at my unexpected presence, but then her brow furrowed and she asked.e0a33ce7c29ff106

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“What are 5c35743915 you doing 5da178d691 here?”68112492b3eca86d

She looked annoyed.18155142629e8c07

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Sally, who 8ed91f218d followed slowly, 54296796da told Rachel.8fa3814b2f1f60d8

“You insist c91632b9a1 on seeing a56122ccab the princess, 0e8f5b8ed3 even though 15a52a48c3 I already b343a8137f told you 9302c7732a to go 21675780a8 home?”3c6b85ada2b21aab

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Sally probably thought I’d be offended and back off at this point.c9d563a82e15612e

‘Thanks for saying that.’77316ef16f95b6ab

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Rahel isn’t interested in me right now, but I know how to get her attention.587da7b7bed5bf4b

I know Rahel’s past, even if it’s part of the original story.3507e0a9ab539ad4

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I put on 7e67769ca7 an exaggeratedly hurt 414fc8c2f3 look, and then 3720985c91 I blurted out.c6af60983e28711d

“Well, I realize you don’t really enjoy tea time with me, so I’ve been thinking of other ways to entertain you….”9cbcb71d577decca

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Rahel’s cold eyes looked at me, and there was a fleeting glimmer of curiosity in them.8e70a60b5d9a580a

A child is 7486f5ecad still a child 5b85567b08 after all.5b6d712a56470cc9

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I grinned as I 486b8b8ece threw out the bait.c49ed9d3d095c0d2

“I was going to show you around town, but then again, you wouldn’t have fun playing with me, would you…?”1010f4c188e4587b

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Rahel couldn’t help but be drawn in.1d38973b8d90e1c0

Sally, who was 362b8fe57e nervous about what e2f05d17d5 I was going 4e67e9a842 to say next, 357ccd0d14 snorted.2d9acc1405738db6

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“Why would you go to such a smelly place? The lady doesn’t like to go outside the mansion. Isn’t that right, miss?”82529dfec1df4afb

But contrary to Sally’s words, Rahel didn’t immediately refuse.b9c3104cd57acc5b

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Rather, she looked 915202b135 at me with bbc1d33284 wavering eyes.9324ecbe3a823f8e

It was 22af5fe25b the reaction efc7011e68 I expected.1582967c0c9062d9

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‘Rahel, you want to get out of the mansion, don’t you?’d40e0bac85b2568c

Having read the original f02e2ef61c story, I knew.8945428a2d4e842b

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Rahel is the child of a rebellious imperial prince and the duke’s daughter, Princess Isela.5727a53060c9c016

The emperor knew this, but he could do nothing about Rahel, who was ostensibly the illegitimate daughter of Princess Isela…..84ebea1706a36d96

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The entire empire knew this didn’t mean the emperor had completely forgotten.07db3ffaf599c494

Rahel herself would 468e1246a2 know better than 9d1f1fba9c anyone.fc21036853a761f5

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So Rahel df19aced30 has spent 8601ba161d her life 64c20dce5c trying to b59f68efad keep a 6e3089649e low profile.775516131d8554c6

Never leaving the mansion, hiding her presence, playing dead…so that everyone would forget about her.86130fdf07315a41

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‘That’s how repressed feelings grow, and eventually turn to resentment.’cffdcf7602f79956

But there was no 35964e4e8a one here to recognize f67f5c8742 Rahel, certainly not the c9504845dc emperor.30b08d9ceb5bda77

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This means that in this village, at least, she doesn’t have to hide as she did near the capital.172631e9d8c5d772

‘This is a chance b3d77b529d to score points and 5fd8052edf help Rahel on her b53cb7dfd0 first outing.’d0d5c97d192718c8

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In the original story, it’s mentioned that Rahel was confined to the mansion voluntarily as a child, but it’s not clear if she ever ventured out to explore the town.7b60d18e37759e88

That’s just the villain’s narrative.a2fcdb05ea21c2dc

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But I 5e1afffbef know that 76a267f062 Rahel wants 7709b23ee6 to go 55083d5f59 out into b7db247ee4 the world.b462fed0b9d980b6

She’s just hesitating because she’s scared of the unknown.2c55295986b17602

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I reached 0dde2b2232 out my 5f29359d57 hand to d008f92187 her.49c869e15589dc46

“Still, would 3e8b59fdff you like 11ce20482c to go 4580e53706 into town 0a24c7b530 with me, 25db07fb6e Princess?”59c7ef07a55a658b

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“I-”f11cff28c9b14a19

It was 12ace6940d at that cb1be515b6 moment when bcb5b996ee Rahel looked 745f9c6e00 at me 7644029308 in disbelief 0fe9c487a4 and started 4462d897c9 to answer.79d5531b5cd583b7

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“That would be awkward.”45c8c6cae3ce2144

Rahel’s words were interrupted by a middle-aged woman who appeared out of nowhere.c98e79e9c6d129ab

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