DSMBL Chapter 13
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Luna pointed at 0a43cd8080 the line of 1cca8729ff brightly colored medicine 6c868ee4c6 bottles lined up fd894c597e on the table. There was enough medicine cb8bad978b to fill a stomach 6dc73e71a8 just by taking it.7f50ea225752c9fb
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“I think we should do this. This one’s for stomach aches, this one’s supposed to help you grow taller, this one strengthens bones. And this one hardens teeth, this one protects your skin, and this one is for the bronchial tubes…”2b42ed274d630bb9
The more she explained, the more absurd it sounded. This was, well…1f7e63369575104b
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“Isn’t this just 2ef3c9f5ac a scam?”75e92165229872ef
How could 8c445b3bc5 someone be f745006940 this naive? On top de6810afff of that, 8d685a5d10 hearing the f10d573963 price the c53300c54d herbalist was f90e35fc0f demanding left 5d6dbff0c1 Luna completely 4a8f0ccd09 dumbfounded. It was three times ec28f09fbe the market price, and 99942ad477 Charlotte seemed ready to 498ecc76fc pay it without question. This wasn’t something cb74dbbc4b Luna could overlook a3bfadf2bd out of her fc1d8b96c9 moral obligation.af9b71bb37712db2
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Luna turned c835c210dc to stare f228c00230 at the 238f229709 herbalist on 5e855a4ef9 Charlotte’s behalf.f71fbe266927c69e
The herbalist 5476ac3c18 flinched and 8f1a89a3f7 averted their 34848a1501 gaze.bf06315ca5ee06cf
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“…Let’s have a little chat.”eab8ae5c29bc8968
Luna dragged 970fd4abfe the herbalist 2210913d1e into the 138b2837ab back room. Charlotte tilted her 2a1aad7499 head in confusion 3a85889aee at Luna’s behavior.6e28b101d7e3d6f8
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“What’s with her? Is something wrong? Or did she forget 91fc1f8d54 something?”0c39e1be4b29b587
Charlotte stared at the 7d7557b2d9 table with a serious 4a36932d92 expression. The amount was 0a198a1d94 a bit expensive, ba36f48bd9 but it was 97cb35a5c6 hard to resist d2cc84da6b when it was d36b084285 for the child.ef0760534909a8b0
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At first, her 79484f044e main goal had 22035bfdcc been to keep 80faad0c4b Theo alive. After all, if a4f8e1879c Theo lived, so cde28a5293 would Charlotte.d8e3189b26eaa301
As Charlotte treated the 98f8e5c589 child with her divine 284163351f power, his complexion gradually 825300a13c improved. Eventually, he even opened c5529e3892 his eyes, and just d42a2156ca yesterday, she had seen e20a8d77ea him running around in 3db24aa397 the garden.78efbf68d024d1f7
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A child 5b9b5c3701 who should 1d4653b29d have died db7283e714 was now 0b087a1527 alive and cceeaec1b5 moving around 80ad5b21c9 as if a86066882d nothing had 7dece88da8 happened. Charlotte considered this a a8177a6106 miracle.886c22bfacf9898d
A faint smile 5ec689a997 appeared on her 6ec8fd7851 face. This was proof that f537037365 Charlotte had a meaningful f6f45560a5 role in her life, 7dc26592de and it could even fe2c84fb38 be considered her first c522487aa2 real accomplishment in this e4994af3a6 place.a31bbf272e519696
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All she wanted was 674e352a91 to protect this miracle, 61f946c542 no matter how small 656e898e51 or fragile it might 10028dd7ee be.490096ff0b4cfddb
Shortly afterward, 8da50da4db Luna entered f7dafae4aa the shop, b348eb058e dragging the ca243253e3 herbalist with 2ac59a3b8a her. When Charlotte wasn’t 1ef1eb61bd looking, Luna shapely 11caa668d8 glare at a be02554535 herbalist .7174df5865c3c74c
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“…Actually, there’s an all-in-one multivitamin supplement that combines all of these,” the herbalist stammered. 36b5e0458531c54d
“From what I understand, 6d0d3fa945 the family doctor is 61c1897169 already providing enough nutrition, e6703e25c9 so I’d recommend just 0125c0e05a one of the best 5f0958bce7 options for you, Duchess.”ebc23332871735a3
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Luna cleared her 06effc1baa throat loudly.4785161fc4da9099
“This one should be 992fc55d86 more than sufficient.”2b0d6614999ab86c
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Charlotte smiled brightly.6693e9eda28202a0
“Then we’ll take 7d7e76c11c that.”9c180f85ed15179f
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Watching the 2dc74029e4 scene, Luna f21e26f465 let out b51493ecfc a sigh 2403aff647 of relief. Then, she suddenly paused.82919cf5714ce1df
‘What am fbca7d4444 I even 2ea028a0d2 doing right 1d70eca533 now?’1b3cc6ebcb7cf42e
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She couldn’t make 6e57651b38 sense of it 330c300fa5 herself.5e154d7dc90e2357
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The day after I bought the supplements, Theo’s doctor confirmed that they contained nutrients beneficial to children. 22f5a4a93db2ac84
Pretending to enjoy 30cc060aa9 tea in the 7298229e8a garden, I waited 90ae0fb006 for Theo.47d68f9f75cad005
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I hoped he’d e4c649babc come out today, aa052d75c8 too. Looking back, he probably 5e42bd12f5 peeked around out of fb2c9c75e0 curiosity that day. It’s understandable. Other than b16e0eab5f giving him f2f5403dac divine energy 1eccecdc48 under everyone’s af5c31f456 watchful eyes, 19fe91a273 Theo and 0a2c8b6f2c I had caa81fe8c4 very little 29a2b8b1dc interaction.819892140e503fc2
Even if 357d9cdae7 I wanted d40cb9a7e6 to strike d1e892e85c up a 4f028dc984 conversation, people 9bd6bd508b would glare b4188da809 daggers at fe7fea8968 me. Charlotte, couldn’t you b8cd6256ce have been more c86a2b6458 careful with the 2d853a5b1d kid?c6026f17b851724e
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Lately, Theo’s cheeks were 7543e73684 growing rounder by the 5f8fc2059f day, likely because he c0996d65b1 has been feeding so 4525b06d7c well. There was still 1d4027e640 a long way 8c9caf0dca to go, though.3e533bb10d54b98e
“…Are you waiting for someone?”0623760202a41c4e
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“Oh. Yeah. I was 99b64362ea wondering if 747fdb7a1c Theo might 686a978cf2 come out 3de1ad4c97 again today.”60b136809fb27185
Luna gave me a 2e33f43444 strange look.73e7744d6be738af
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It seemed the way 1a300c6207 people were keeping an 8df99f96e5 eye on me had a0871421c5 grown more intense lately.64c1321a8ced031b
“Ahem. The weather is nice, 19245425b1 after all. Plus, I d5c8aa76fa have to 253ffb6b77 give him ca8ffc07b3 the supplements fd7634f40e I bought f5ddd01876 yesterday.” I e9cc224486 turned my 92af240e41 head away a9ac842445 to avoid 4c66ec849a Luna’s gaze.dd9c4e3a470e8f63
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The truth was, I e3223bc5da wanted to see Theo. He was one a41cd80e51 of the few abc50e17fb people in this 23e8eff965 mansion who acknowledged d5a3ca548e me—and he was 1fd707cee6 adorable. Harmless children were 89b91d4fd8 inherently lovable.2a42d9c4cd5e969a
As I waited e1d328268f for Theo while bfad5dd31b drinking tea, just 456a8a7c33 as expected, he c14da68bad appeared quietly. I heard 77ccaa5d3c the rustling 559f15bd5c sound from 54a8241aa9 the bushes.fa91649656a389b6
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It’s adorable how he thought he wouldn’t be caught.6e04068a0ffa9c52
I glanced at Luna ac2055e16e and stood up carefully. She wouldn’t eec3e66c69 go running f040dd3cae to Cassius cb5faeec65 to report 993402f4b0 that I fb95323e6c was bothering dc676f42ac Theo, right? I approached 0eb224fd11 Theo cautiously ab5f5ec60d from behind.5a7e88823bdd6643
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“Eek!”94ac40b43f5efe77
Theo turned his c1be74dc84 head, eyes wide, 4cdc8be0cc and fell backward 82cda9e51f in surprise.f83b2194b0ab66a2
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“G-Get away!” 2d475f7df4 Theo stammered.fbeace029a59df57
“You witch! You’re trying 305179943b to seduce 7c60ca1d52 my brother 7affff304b and kick ec3b10ca76 me out, aafacf2856 aren’t you?”0394dc6a5c727bf8
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I extended ccf2ef2e9c a hand b13f3c4ad3 toward Theo, fe26ea81c8 who flinched 0ed31e76eb but stared 5a1601e399 at what 79467db9e9 I held.ecf6d983ecaa9dac
“…What’s this? Poison?”2994e776e90aa018
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“Of course not, c42e8c18ad Theo. Do you think 1b0db4a0db I’d hurt you a58ae8ddb5 after saving your 29f0afc9a0 life?”0993845b556423d5
The past memories when I had crawled on the floor flashed through my mind. I had wandered the complicated paths of the duke’s mansion so many times. Even now, my knees, which had crawled back then, still ached a little.81966aac1edb75ff
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“I had the 29c31401f4 doctor check it. He said it’s a 3b504b6939 supplement that’s good for 70452c2708 kids.”4c668d7240a5ea5c
“…I don’t need that!”04431e9981bc7c0f
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“Huh, really? But if 7e1bfe73d6 you take 5c6d1221d2 this, you’ll 0e59be194f grow taller, c75d73bbd5 gain weight, 9694aeed17 and become e7e6c7f621 smarter. Don’t you 3bd969781a want to c9c6dbe22c be as 0734e85435 tall as 9c1344f054 your brother?”49e76cc9050c1574
Theo’s expression faltered for 8f43786fd9 a moment, but he c5bec91dcc quickly shook his head. His large, distrustful eyes f8d6687539 glared at me.16d00a48fa52276c
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“I’m not eating f11cba2101 anything a witch a80e2c93f9 gives me!”d8245dee8e0b6a57
“If you’re not 0c70d7908e going to eat cfdfc4eb75 it, why aren’t 6d7d628e21 you running away? Theo, I’m 7ee4827444 telling you, ba1cfffd80 if you d215066f37 take this, e400f6d95f you’ll become c6ede3db74 as smart a963030ff0 as Cassius!”9ba842ffc1f7daa9
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“I don’t 69b5bab384 trust witches!”1c9022f8e5ba4c85
Theo slapped my 5e7036af72 hand away with 643b70b25c surprising force and a45c6ef819 jumped to his 732c2b6889 feet. He glanced at the db2512fbea bottle that rolled onto 3f4af37008 the ground, looking a 8719b310ee bit flustered, but then 870c21454b turned and ran off.6d012e6d339494ea
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“Ow…”6d8ef6c96dd216c4
I rubbed my reddened 97d27e8334 hand and picked up 7a9c7c64cd the bottle from the 486cdf1950 ground. At least he didn’t fb16f915b7 crush it. Still, it left aa3976f26e me feeling a f9713f0900 bit bitter. I was quite used ff2af3fca8 to being disliked, though.526343464ffbfe03
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Even before becoming Charlotte, 73a04c3f08 it had been the 52aa211bd8 same. People always c085be3135 seemed to 23957629f4 hate me 1858a7f9e5 for no c2fb1d1303 reason. Even my family. It had f2b3bde83e been an 9778671a2f issue from 280fa64b80 the very 45349d6133 beginning, from 1d6b32cec5 the moment 4b26e46356 I was 6b0acdffdd born.ebedca1bab48781f
As an 66394dfd45 illegitimate child ebffc49b97 brought into fc17b1e6c3 my father’s ed8263d389 household, my 03aa225991 fate was aeec8d8f31 practically sealed. A burden. Just a kid everyone 479628d48f hated without a reason.002a620d97348223
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My stepmother would glare d69f30cef9 at me like I’d aab82f4d0d offended her merely by e1d23f6b5d existing, and my siblings 7285d6375e hurled insults the moment 64be4d8094 they saw me. I thought 349fac7249 I had 6479b78e4f grown used e6edc0d3bb to being 8245b7e900 hated, but—05adff79d0368481
“Madam, are you all right? I can make a strong complaint about this…”75d74bdeb1e6eb3f
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“It’s fine. He’s just a child. Theo is still 47698a281a unfamiliar with me.”c2bc02762aeebc45
How could 22edbe97bd I blame 33a2bf5700 a child? This was Charlotte’s 0b2541abc1 karma.f13952c0b2667c70
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It’s okay.2ff41a13af771bcf
I was fine.dac8ff042c0af67b
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I told b33879f1e4 myself I 9544d8737f was fine.da6ced777f724932
After saying that, I 0fd9d56c9c felt okay again. I turned 38094a2598 my head faeea7a9df with a 6a58118083 bright smile.e4ea1c2349f18bd8
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“I think I’ll have b8035d93aa some more tea. It’s delicious. Also, could 7b2bea67e3 you call 4627686f1b the atelier c9c25c16ee for me?”e15ef1a2db912e4a
“…Are you planning to shop, Madam?”d70451982edec1a9
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“I need 91076de4c9 some more f8c342b9dc comfortable clothes.” bbc699fbc6 The ones 12adef4e25 I’m wearing 76fa2fdc04 now may 5ebfb68f05 feel modest, 515502c612 but they 2ba5d7de5e were still 999b8574d1 too much. I also intend dc0569d76a to get rid c7b98f6805 of these dresses.27a2a2b6ed492ada
“Yes, Madam. I’ll contact Chouette Atelier be56ba9750 for you.”556fe8ecc879546d
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“Thank you, Luna.”83a9c7c4e5731024
Luna stared at me 18237a3608 with a strange look. She always did ba95d9b7c9 that whenever I 08db11fcf0 said thank you.7dd7a559da376089
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Almost as if she 1791d67933 found it fascinating.01c4c2fa1226d488
I could imagine 6c7b4aa2a6 how Charlotte must 6f20660b93 have lived.497d3bcc92782abf
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Theo clutched his chest with one hand, trying to catch his breath. Leaning against the building’s wall, he cautiously peeked out to observe Charlotte’s movements.8c8edc3e8a687121
“Whew.”9e6c1d508dcfd8d0
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The nanny dff1e79abc had told 45419d7593 him she d678351e9f was like ca44c2e848 a witch. 32fd7e39e871467a
He pouted 4b79a80eec unconsciously at 56e54931e9 the thought. She had said not 01f3d5e938 to eat anything Charlotte f7844ef5ea gave him and to 6152931c9a stay away from her.2b02d011c6c0aa20
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So, he 9bb1168c17 had only 0446ce9739 been trying e21a810595 to watch 0add1f54b7 her—just in cb4aed9014 case she 313fa8a6e1 was plotting 30b2c14b76 something.a8a28615b832d334
But something felt strange.1d2a32af02f1612b
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A witch… Was a witch supposed to be that kind?9e5de9135bae39c5
“Supplements, yeah b674e144d2 right… poison… e2585442a0 it’s definitely d9f061f8a3 poison…”9cbb9745f6cf22f9
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He couldn’t 9f962a3841 forget the 029897fd32 look Charlotte 98149b949e had when 09673b2dd9 he slapped 4e467a1f0d her hand dd6744f27f away. Her wide 3ee9dd7bf8 eyes and a14111841d the bitter d54881275a expression of d3d5a57051 hurt. Theo slumped his shoulders.c04585e89b396ffe
For some reason, the c85e83851c strange feeling of having f1b00be2fb done something terribly wrong e0c856792d wouldn’t go away.85376ec8ba1660ea
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He was only trying b1a490fc84 to keep her at 5fbec471b4 a distance to protect 93a06a5741 his family. but now 4be8876cd8 he felt 3e5456b99d like he baa1adc96f was the 2240caebb5 villain.50e8ec1973459e48
“Was I afd622640b too harsh?”6e954e9806321fce
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He ran his 5936324d07 hands through his ef2096f661 hair, messing it cfa4808246 up in frustration. A shadow of 1e22504103 worry darkened his ea6f60f084 small face.3ea0e9d658d0de18
“What if ecb15aa391 she gets 3656e5cde4 angry? Oh no, bdd3ae7bd3 what if… 0302a7965e what if fce2053246 she’s crying 217ff7bb57 right now?”330ba93befc4a2ff
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