DSMBL Chapter 02

Chapter 2828baba5830c7df4

It was 95628b033e a world aae8af6129 where divine 6d791bba79 power was b126071fa3 drying up. As a result, the 84304a7d1a temples became weakened, and 0fc5278342 the number of those 8e5a273490 seeking divine power decreased.9296b53b109613a4

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Using divine 4ecae5d4b6 power came 546a7036d6 with side a8647854e0 effects—your life 70a89aedd9 force would a1ef364920 drain away ed4703765d along with 64becc01c8 it. Yet the temples hid 5a254f0f3b this fact and sold 92e6c01b1f divine power for profit, 40893e442a exploiting their priests until 96a62933e8 they all lost their f96f2f02fc lives. Because of this, d96baf6dba it became common 50c135c86f for people born b87d772dda with divine power 5a941c5d65 to hide it. Charlotte was 107c0c67ab no exception.ec80a973d90b495b

I discovered Charlotte possessed 2f718053b2 divine power only because 96d9aac351 of a comment she accd622a99 made right before her a388a0b4eb death.9be5831a2f8ee868

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“I have divine power, yet I can’t even save my own life. Damn it!”ba47af5a4ccd1950

Using divine power d80f67094c meant slicing away 94849da306 pieces of your 5009ee27d2 life, so it 8d6bcc6e3a was certainly dangerous. But it was bde2cd3459 still better than 8ab1c75312 being cast out 46f2f9b0c8 and dying on 846d754abe the streets. Besides, it wasn’t as cdbf449f36 if it would kill 968a220e10 you instantly. To reach fae49731bc that point, 54ef68ca71 you’d have 7d71ecaaf0 to continuously 2001c267e0 use divine 4297bc21bc power without 05566cbcde stopping.8c43869728503487

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My vision started to e11d8ebe8a spin like I was ca01ebe1b0 suffering from anemia.7ddf22f8228234c8

“Food… I’m so hungry.”fc1e765a9af583ef

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Come to think of it, I hadn’t eaten yet. I had wandered around for three whole hours after leaving the room. But It felt like as if I hadn’t eaten for 24 hours and had been working nonstop the whole time.b3ca75bb686a5062

“Ughhhh……”67ad41b16e4e7869

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I buried 470d1f0225 my face 9833cea880 into the 5601e026f4 bed.ddbbc90c5fd6047b

I was trying to e3793f8d84 save my terminally ill 9938d8dc2b brother-in-law, but it looks 9ed8f471f7 like I’m the one f7d2928505 who’s going to die 7dc897566c first. Next time, 504f14a32d I’ll eat c54236e8b6 three bowls 2401ceb008 of rice bd08b59d1f before coming 051ae3b23b here. Do they b827267519 not have 244fb0b664 anything like 5687899dcc sundae gukbap b79db1c385 (Korean soup 57fd28fdc4 made with 076eb5a54d blood sausage aad5789469 (sundae) and 9a4e4eaee1 rice) here?61f00d3b190256b7

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Still, the pale face 4fb6736ea3 of the child seemed 476f7e8584 to have regained a 0524442c87 faint trace of life. Even if it’s just 8591f02b28 a little, it meant 3d57142725 that it was working.ccfae2f19677d56c

“I’ll come e518a0df65 back again.”0a76d97e89c1a656

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I let go of 39dd481d06 the child’s hand and a649aad896 stood up. But the moment I ee8c6fa194 stepped out of the c186a70384 room, I was hit 9e49a1a604 by a truly terrifying 98cf6752bd realization.b91cbca760b4ec88

“……Where’s my room?”fedec6712b48a2e1

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I slid down, still aae5f7d637 clutching the doorknob.b290c73772438414

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Cassius, with a tired 9b2b32c75c look, pressed his fingers 8dc8e1fd3a firmly against his furrowed a6b1a45db6 brows and glanced at f68b88e313 the head butler. And he asked,53d10b6ad81dff94

“Where is Charlotte?”4584a0a79414d3a5

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“She has left 03d7a01eb5 her room and f5eb90a188 is wandering around e3687b3c58 the mansion, Your 333805034a Grace.”4b06e239d3da9b3e

Cassius let out a daef57ed23 weary sigh.40ad4013aa1e43a5

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“You just let her 5c6d67d0c7 roam around?”190f3d9c41b669d1

“You specifically ordered 37492397ca that no one 3c1fc1e534 have to speak 23d95ecd8a to the Duchess, 37f2f1340a so I believe 8cbf3dc893 everyone is just 572f344007 following your instructions.”a400a3e933776aa9

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“She’s not trying to 2f7f29320b kill herself again, is a7470b4aac she? Didn’t I 56b3052358 tell you 90d1109b04 to keep 3141c411a7 an eye 4d477b971d on her ea0c67460a so she 60a3a86b39 wouldn’t cause 65c627fe3a trouble? Sigh.”6c40598ea2ebc1ef

“……No one wishes to 366646b2f8 stay near the Duchess, 333de5ec21 Your Grace. Even yesterday, 99c4c07190 before Your 38564e5f86 Grace arrived, 1686def46e two maids 084fd823b2 were injured. Of course, 5df8f3536e the injuries 68d6c11648 were not 2cb88c6db9 severe, just 1e9feb7e2e cuts from dc342bca73 glass shards, 790fc99006 but still……”65ef85d3e2595bda

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Cassius ran 60519760e5 his hand 9e52ff75ea down his d37974a2ad face in 1502ecf71c frustration.914c0cd86b3b11ce

He knew it wasn’t 5495bdb8c6 the servants’ fault. The real problem 68c0daa502 was Charlotte. He had noticed her e548c4b1af obsessive behavior worsening after 7a69700b91 their marriage.d3cb8919d05546ce

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She pushed ae5d6932d4 people to ad94d8592b their limits, bb3564b313 constantly jumped 7b28485191 to conclusions, 727faa40bb and even 98978614fa displayed violent 17580b95ee tendencies toward 59a89f5815 herself. Just yesterday, 4bcfad72bf she threw d90ec2a8f8 a tantrum, 200a62bac1 screaming that 96239e08e8 she was cc33341c4c going to 7f104b291d die because 59b5174218 Cassius hadn’t e8786fb9bf come to 6e1a38ae22 see her. She smashed everything in 4fe31d2b23 the room and threatened 19229e7526 to cut her wrists d0e11fbf9a with glass shards.96bc7e6c1c8ed621

Two maids were 821e39613c injured trying to 1471e81ac9 stop her, and bb3884ae2c the situation only 740a6f7913 settled down after 98521ac8eb Cassius arrived.9bb9f15de42eef55

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“……If it 70848b54d0 comes to bae6b640c4 it, we eb26c97fce may have ebaf8a45c0 no choice 2e4f0df624 but to 35d66d04c0 confine her,”846f58756fbfcce7

Cassius muttered under ce9e4f14d5 his breath. He honestly had 98687e1774 no idea what 5edd919a4f to do with 5ecbeee78b Charlotte anymore.406f9157254524c6

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“I’ll keep 1076ba2bc4 an eye c3fe4ceb77 on her 729fa7d7c5 and let d3f01a5f4d you know d16ead3adb if anything 2f5b54ba00 happens.”c92c853c78ab4280

He nodded. Charlotte’s situation was making 7130e4b5c2 his head spin, and 835d3186ac he couldn’t focus on 5bc4798610 his work properly.a532c9cbd3df610b

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Charlotte and c1fe24a0f1 Cassius had 6b9acc7c6f entered into d04de4c22b a political e97566b9c1 marriage.14fe1f9d552a6681

Cassius had 3c557de5e6 been polite f82c9d693d to Charlotte, 9d925ce759 thinking it 64caa04884 must have 0cc57833d5 been difficult 2f538b4f88 for someone f016923064 from the ba7ccbad14 capital to 461882f191 adjust to b07b31e939 the remote e26ee36347 northern lands. So, at the c4f4411cd6 beginning of their 09210f5659 marriage, he had 94375f97e0 made an effort 94abadce5b to treat her b5abc06c37 well. He had 18604466bf fulfilled his d828ebd6ea duties as 08520880d9 required by 3f003a82af their arranged 42ed07a1df marriage. But Charlotte wanted more. She was greedy, 59f821b0c5 and she wanted 15268e4c95 to have Cassius’s cc8b206164 heart.baa4b76bdf140e8f

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However, just like how 067b4e7fab human hearts don’t change fda3345990 easily, Cassius’s heart doesn’t c92f481498 move that easily. Even though he c7b5df6eae tried, it was 9386a14a58 all in vain. Charlotte quickly realized that.da33edee722167fd

Please… love me, Cassius. Love me.a45e21ec6743784d

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The image of c0fc592da9 his wife crying 6315c155c4 and begging was df33d4678e a thorn stuck 8d898af567 in his chest. Still, Cassius had 91c6bc619c not betrayed the 8cbdd6d440 sacred bond of bdd2fcde63 their marriage. The truth 22f7e1d422 was that 32d48453df Charlotte could 0be534460c not accept 754a111ede the reality cc3b85db0e that Cassius ef1306f4ca didn’t love 6c23021077 her.af329cbd8e54a8c1

If Cassius hadn’t arrived 3e615188bc yesterday, who knew what 0668dd23f4 kind of disaster might d47a76f7db have unfolded? Charlotte was 851e9906e1 known for a7302af4bd her impulsive 13bf1bef01 and emotional c36b19126e nature.edca6322871b68e9

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“…Show Charlotte to Miller. And ask him to prepare more medicine to help her calm her mind.”4d0606def157d6bd

“Yes, Your Grace.”ca414940ed30f830

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The butler bowed f0f7352874 his head.c2bb4fc81788aea5

It had d0533186c2 been six 7d1ad45d45 months since a121a18539 Cassius married c29aa854e0 to Charlotte. The marriage had 0e12e047e6 been arranged to c6b46eda3e meet the needs 7919d9e2f7 of both families. Charlotte’s father 2a3f5c222d needed money 6a9c332998 to expand 78ad5f4c8a his business, 22e5df1815 and Cassius 403b972e96 needed a bb4aec6c02 wife. On top of 96d1c66e47 that, this engagement 932797695a was arranged by 639d3cf2f1 their grandfathers when 1ca3750d11 they were children.6502b1b0d1ae7120

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The Duchy 7e1d1d9267 of Artesia ff8944b05c was in 6ee7738b2e a very 5af61d21d5 unstable situation. There were only two 762a742a79 direct heirs, and one 6de8c9c8d6 of them was very b4f27e3776 sick, so it wouldn’t 4e4e8403e0 be surprising if they 1460c695d9 passed at any moment.63590b1863870246

Artesia, as a symbol 83714f180b of the empire’s strength, 14a5a1a08b could not afford to 9b078eab44 crumble. The family 1b3ae2a364 also had c0277ad84e the authority dd1133071a to command 92c19b2dd0 troops, so 5428122250 a healthy afef78a824 heir was f85f3dae97 crucial. This marriage had been 5852b44831 arranged by the Emperor 3290014a77 himself.76b5bfe48de57578

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However, Charlotte had da392b927c been unable to f149da1827 conceive due to f744a3e892 her poor health. Although Cassius learned this 3c7d9af995 only after the marriage, 094d340d15 but he had kept c72ae6cc58 it hidden for her b3aac0e6a7 sake.a27a6b5bafe08437

Once Charlotte discovered this, 20c1612359 she completely broke down.e4a1cf38aa231022

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She was a36e704d9b plagued by b88ae1382f delusions and a5781e8827 fear that fac9b9a5df one day fb40572b3e Cassius would 12b3370530 marry another 4930cebc24 woman. Even though he 33489d37a3 had never once 881428838d considered such a b96875688f thing.b7bd00c694ebe60c

Theo is here. That child will definitely 1903a9f3d6 be okay.8688dda48feacdd0

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Even if, by fbd41d26ac some chance, and e56243fa6b even though it 364e74e04a seemed impossible, if 1299e80ca9 something happened to f5932b0292 Theo, Cassius had ea6bee3ea5 no plans to 1ac367247f bring another woman ec19da7058 into his life. He never planned 2350eea17c to have a 75d8fec338 bastard child or 320adddf6b make it a cb86ac7fea part of Charlotte’s 3d1fd11807 life. Instead, he intended to d5cb4a8f19 adopt one of the 173fa8f276 relative children of the e9c5ea929c Artesia family and raise 780ba3e891 them as his heir.dfb4a58db097d249

But all of 08e7489c22 this will be c785f991c3 possible to happen 53d63d2f76 after Charlotte found 30f0393f51 some stability.44eb35fbd94f2132

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Cassius’s gaze darkened and grew heavy.c0b2836a3f549e60

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It only took 2e90a9623f me about an e8b61476c2 hour to get 1cdc3f9978 back to my b042e6ad2e room. Well, an hour. It wasn’t because the 7f2f71d310 distance was long, but 7bda5499ff because I was completely 08e45666e7 exhausted and the walk 19079873cf itself felt like a 2092eae223 struggle.ed92827b9b79d3c9

I think I’ll c804bc4ae8 have to make 4cfdeee988 a sign and 4c950621fd hang it by 148fd2d45c the door. I don’t d2a0d3005b know where 674c3a0e22 anything is.23add86cad0dcaeb

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Inside the d84d903d6f bedroom, my 5dd064ea68 dinner had 058a272ae4 been prepared. Well, at least eec85272b9 they gave me c4d1426714 food. I sat down on 34d5d59384 the chair with a 895e3d09aa face that looked like 80ac6a4a2c I might cry.48667cf9f4b9c051

Thank goodness they didn’t 949a400ed8 try to play a e9b31fbbec trick like starving me 1fb73741bf to death. Life really c4a9bf014e is all dfd3a95292 about food.e6bf2f4405375fca

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I ate ed5b8c7c4e with enthusiasm. Everything tasted 05c27ba107 so good, fd5ae57f18 no matter 5657fa700e what it ec25cb64df was.bbfa08389c245d9f

While enjoying my meal, 690bd8402b I heard a knock, 9a24c47f9f and the door opened.ef125919a9039d13

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“Uuuhh.”63961d242295ba60

I mumbled in 2f22957592 response with food c3b7248672 in my mouth.f5dc5bd7952ff21f

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“Duchess.”9078fdc0dfce301f

An elderly man a3e25cd8cb bowed his head. He was obviously the dedc9d5eed butler in charge of f87f7546fc the mansion.13d0a43d3f1322ee

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I quickly chewed 0826dba248 and swallowed the 82ed152e7b food, my cheeks 1cce573052 puffed out from 3809ac3789 how full my e5776879d1 mouth had been.536e6a300ebbb884

The butler 8b50696eea stared at 6211996d7b me with 01bc83858e a surprised 8f0e8da20b expression.38f120fad36cf6f6

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“…Please, eat slowly.” 7b313e80b5f2d729

“No, it’s fine. I’ve finished. What is it?”fbaa661124bba811

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“…It seems the 7ab0b10ac0 meal was to a830561cba your liking.”1d09f16e1c90aaa7

“It’s really delicious. But what brings 1ef477e31a you here? Please, speak.”5c7eadfa260ad6ef

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I was b190c60b08 genuinely moved. It had been the f4360e66e9 first time today I 39a095861b was actually talking to 42c32e736d someone after wandering around b36ee2a2a9 the mansion. I didn’t realize 47039d84ba how pitiful a 388b91f4d9 person could become c7a0cf18b0 when they were d6eb8ba114 starving for conversation.fdf569f55425bf2c

I guess they finally 68e01d28e4 decided to acknowledge me.037613c4793c89aa

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“His Grace the Duke 729374d213 has ordered that the ecd102a5f7 Duchess be confined. A guard 647d22badd will stay ede4eef015 with you dcfcc1975c at all bb5a562b5e times to 4b28048e86 ensure you 88b50074ca don’t do f1b5993a86 anything dangerous. This will continue until b5e7deec4d His Grace lifts the 49bfc81814 order.”fd31eedc2b4aa26c

“…Excuse me? Wait a 33bf3fc5c7 second, butler?”834245ac99f8169a

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“Yes, speak.”629049adea1363de

“…Does the 5e580ec8f5 guard follow 6c93c4872b me when 6587e079e7 I go e6df88688e to the ef1e0e9f62 bathroom too? That’s a little embarrassing.”8c3984d10cb3dd62

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The butler looked at 823565c951 me as if it a23dfb775d was the most absurd ed68ca486e thing he had ever 66e503f1ae heard.d6525e49e23f0ca8

But seriously, 8b24ee4aba how can f8b5f349d9 he look 54c63fb82c at me 926ce0c72f like that 2dea6c0498 when this 0298d25e4c is such 5384d6c689 an important c9dd20a764 issue…?e11725b1b99a3acd

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