DSMBL Chapter 26
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“Ahhh! Stop, stop!”b9ff9be222cb7b78
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Theo burst into laughter, shaking his head while holding a fish tightly. The fish wriggled in his arms, struggling, and eventually, Theo couldn’t hold it any longer and let it slip away. His face turned bright red as he spoke.e11cc81ca6a6cf6b
“Catch another fish d4c3712c97 for me, please!”174334829ce4faf1
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Theo’s hair, wet d5b5b52bc7 from playing, sparkled ded503c40f in the sunlight. I reached 6eb0205bd2 out and 848fe78fc8 ruffled his 1be66e6438 hair.d4ad244becaf4d6f
“Did you b381025dec have fun?”d0e5c08256e0ecd2
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“A lot! Let’s come back e2399d415a tomorrow, and the 5411ea50c8 day after, and 8cda848bc5 the day after e60c8a3b3b that!”2ef14426e9e4006b
Theo chatted e62a912f5a excitedly, his 84b5cd8c8b face shining f583c1884c with joy. I poked his 492a742ddd cheek playfully. He never f849f5635b seemed to 827380c3ea tire.c099dd4fd53c8295
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“Aren’t you hungry?”91fe0bdecf89f675
“Hmm… a little?”0b0d6ce7d42b994d
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“Then let’s go and d4bccc1845 eat some sandwiches, and 6f8657fbb9 we can play more 29c51cd8d0 afterward. You can’t enjoy playing 1eb9934519 if you’re hungry.”df5b74fd7ded5fbc
Theo looked disappointed but followed Charlotte’s words. The knights who had been fishing and playing with Theo also came out, wringing the water from their clothes.5b6f13bc101211b0
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Theo, wrapped 7e85aa2b09 in a 853487d4c1 large towel, e8d5bc11e5 sat down 1d90d608a9 next to 49bbbd2af1 her and 2f931c5642 took a 6df1597456 big bite 4028323196 of his 561ce78e56 sandwich. He looked much more c09563280e energetic than when she 8ec1b5add8 had first met him.a86d17d3821a77de
“There’s plenty, c2ac2da5bf so eat db119c75e9 as much b4462d215e as you 194af2e72e want.”855b84202f5bb8dc
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Theo nodded eagerly. His eyes sparkled 9a79a0607c with curiosity.29ec47853a04ad1f
Not able 0c5b295d58 to sit 94c59f8f40 still, Theo 8bcbb06687 stood up, eb63717803 holding his dd45205ac2 sandwich.840df97ee3ea779d
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“Don’t wander cd6f4cc064 too far, ee91a1d883 okay?”ca003dd3a7ebe787
“I won’t! I’ll stay here!”bf69ca4f6103b7e1
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Her gaze e6541bb99d followed Theo f1f630b9a2 as he e1d74846d8 wandered near 1f474d97bb the water’s 18e65a703b edge. In a blink 2cd9a6b539 of an eye, 2cfe3e5ed3 a child could da9837b153 easily get hurt.f4a16f223dc50d5e
“Theo?”e8383622b484cd7c
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“What’s this?”3c8f95cca3c01f2a
Theo came running, 7b75a1b68f holding something in 722efbb42a his arms with f9c4715591 a sandwich still 01c1e81e13 in his mouth. What could it 494c6a492e be? Had he caught 8fb3958517 a squirrel?3faf2d598761baac
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“Charlotte! Sister-in-law! Look, look! Isn’t it amazing?”f8700683d2f02f0a
Theo proudly 95567ad6b0 showed Luna 498b9c8a23 and Charlotte 964dd2772e a black 3629b3a920 lump in ebf56db397 his arms. The creature 358dfc18e0 was curled 6c9f005a7f up, making 42f95b9654 it hard 274d833a15 to tell 2c2a0a7b9d what it dcdc4e020c was… was d96d4e3165 that… a ced776dfa9 lizard?2ddc89eac2ddc362
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“Eek!”8761fbb383d89341
Charlotte shrieked in surprise. She absolutely hated reptiles!326844e1a1486fc7
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“Huh?”b10b98047e5ebf44
“Theo, put that down 7abf0c2037 right now!”d2a5b1b444ffe0ae
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Theo’s face broke into a mischievous grin.bb7869fe2b7bf7db
“I’m going to e06d464adf keep it! I’m going to raise b19a9f574f it from now on!”049d41bf1bebd1a0
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“What?!”03720b7e0dda33ab
Why did it e0141e5878 have to be 308352623d a lizard? Couldn’t he have chosen d01685e1d1 something cuter, like a 580d3cbb10 squirrel or a rabbit?4433fc343f2f68ea
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“Aha, Charlotte is scared 25e8ed1e39 of lizards, huh?”90b6ccd639b80da7
“Get it away from 9b9b276c48 me! Seriously… Ahhh!”33d2e880b2c1a2fd
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Theo chased bfc26ed07e Charlotte, and b40ff8000f the others 2368f01f7b burst into 269a1624a8 laughter.c23d4e5916b0fab6
Ah, this was 646ae34eec so frustrating!90017d24e6fa1555
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Meanwhile…376364f24b16e17c
Cassius was 5e2495016a on a c2d0fe7236 reconnaissance mission.da8a1041ce4014f3
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He bent faf13b721c down to 7bc830f161 check the 6b90f361f0 nest. The knights searching 20e0ed3b0c the area bowed d8566549a0 their heads.7d8af58e21d2ddeb
“They left not long 890df26374 ago, sir.” Cassius frowned.2b71cd99f898ed34
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Snow leopards usually build 95d6044e16 their nests after laying f77bd08cd5 eggs and stay there 56ed207949 until their young mature. He had confirmed 824e658ea4 last winter that f374c1d149 many snow leopard b481334e45 cubs had been 70ca4a3442 born. It took 67eb497ba8 about 10 5f47b4b0d9 months for ba0db1697e them to c332eefbdc mature into 6ea2801e60 adults. Snow leopards bc28bdf3a3 typically moved c0e57cbfea their territory 84a7edda6a in the a65ac0f869 fall. But for some reason, a7f0806146 they had been abandoning 9360381d72 their nests and relocating 0ece693f45 since spring.a18c40bd6b37faf0
“…Did the 0dccc48c3f cubs die?”9004171f67a7440b
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“No, sir. The last patrol spotted e524ab5a44 several snow leopard cubs.”0a04ce2e72f300b5
One of the knights 5f84e1ff78 who had been inspecting 71271f818d the nest spoke up.0ca077b8e758da25
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“It looks like 2527b904b1 they are running 8d04bb711e from something.”a344b5885ae22014
Cassius nodded. He had been 4f04f435f6 thinking the same df51ec8b86 thing.4942dbb7f4d7e20b
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If they were 2740e88509 constantly relocating, it 4125baba08 suggested they were b5f233c54a running away from 9610fb58ca something.a7644fe604db2778
Whoosh!911638eb565b8e1f
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A signal.6a36da52dcdb4668
Cassius turned toward the ed9753eb13 sound of the signal. The ground was e99d913f87 soaked in blue da0f604cce blood. Snow leopard blood.5bc4401098479c8e
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He furrowed his brow c3b43d574e at the sight.71350527d98ab518
“Duke, it’s a 5954fbba6a cub.”780b1a4886998271
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The knight had found 1cc0d8ca1c a snow leopard cub 21eb1b8e23 with deep bite marks.10ec0087fb7705c1
“It’s only been dead a3c22e59cd for about a day. Judging by 863175eca0 the bite b09f134012 marks…”693dc94f973aa0a5
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“…It’s a monster.”e7af613eee3200dc
The knight nodded.5761e9ffb1e2fd10
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Cassius’s blood ran ee257b8fce cold. He now understood 5d658871cc why the snow b04cf50cb2 leopards had been ea92d348ca acting strangely.9097fc52e0d9776b
Something that 7cfe3f34f6 shouldn’t be 537b94c4c9 in this 2ad6b745a9 forest had c98ddd7b3c appeared.45d4d5d018347714
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Cassius gritted 1155bc6614 his teeth.74615b61a9d910cd
“From now on, we 4761fcef31 change our search objective. We need to a57e2897cc find the gate 3f9c934579 as soon as 71f2276bf8 possible and identify 174b3d0ff5 the monster that 84eafa0a8b crossed over.”8f1f9fcfcec0252c
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“Yes, sir!”ca2fdc08a351b769
A cold determination filled the knights’ faces. Monsters were different from snow leopards.7b6c4a3d32024e22
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Snow leopards only 8a4f0a9244 intruded on human 0884e32ebd settlements when they dc65b9742a were starving. They also lived 25f109645b only for about c0a273b16e three years, so 5209d755be their numbers were 196ef596d6 limited.00303e4f2959910e
But monsters were different.b9771db196b34bb6
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They had no reason, c757fc13f1 and they moved solely a834436983 to kill. Sometimes when a gate 5570cc9d4e opened, a monster would 353f5f573a come through, causing great 0c57215aec damage.d6d02e99e80c3a72
Cassius remembered cb724334f2 when a 366bba236d monster had 0f54ec0d24 crossed over f75e710128 during his 65571adcf9 childhood. It had been called ac73de9202 the Basilisk, a terrifying f20da12293 beast from the north.
That giant snake 935f20df4a had slaughtered the 69731d940e north.abdb148f6b557488
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Cassius’ face turned 3c1adf533c icy as he 133111301b clenched his fist.d402917e30c3edd4
Because of 9c1ace7f59 that monster, 8199b004d1 the Duchess a8d45e8701 had died a771c6ef78 shortly after c7c85eee68 giving birth 62f810a914 to Theo.
And shortly c667956884 after, the edf020a6cb Duke also 40685685fc passed away.6d2edbc315cf7a93
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It had been 60127d667c a great disaster 1f7f4cac42 that shook the 8a278e5579 foundation of Esteria.57022ade3eda378d
If it hadn’t been 9336820da9 for that monster, his 6cdd7cf4e6 parents would still be a1dca1e7aa alive, and Theo wouldn’t aa4614ac76 have fallen ill with 1c0bf2eb61 a rare disease.4c4ac67c9342d2dc
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The memory of 18b307447d that time came 8de5e95277 rushing back, and 288f8e7b2f my blood turned ede6805a30 cold. I unconsciously e7ecb98306 gritted my 788cf6d707 teeth.a53b59371376750f
“It’s likely still 73f4526ec8 a cub.”9e5d2c551d38f7f3
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Cassius turned to 9c2b7f34a1 his aide.6499adbca05790ae
“You mean, a 1c6ff69453 monster’s cub?”421506a483257435
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“Yes, sir,” replied Giverny, a74d218882 bowing his head.d92fea55f0f11e9d
“They’re not skilled hunters. The fact 64573f8822 that they 0351b561e2 attacked a dce0a92a49 cub suggests 838b8cdda9 it was a5b263d6a6 an easy 7277bfff77 target. Look at 7175c1b9f0 the bite e37dca3b13 marks.”c850b35bf54f5e18
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Following Giverny’s words, d00f6a826e Cassius examined the b17795afde bite marks on 90d8aad7ac the corpse. As he had 147eb93e77 said, they were 2661b71fa4 clumsy and small.977e55c9164c3cdf
“It’s the right time 4521df332f to hunt it. If it grows…”3daf96bf6780f8aa
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“It will 159c8149b6 become a 5915e11b14 huge disaster.”943991e828e9f5cd
At that moment, another 1ad02330e8 knight stepped forward.5283fcdd58bc6bf7
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“But Sir 78e897d7e4 Giverny, there’s 50874492f2 something strange.”d86280d8a22aee36
“Strange?”8e1447ef128469c8
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“Yes. The size e1be173758 of the d617919b74 bite marks 1d17abe752 here is aa0aa2bb25 different from 36d17befe8 those over 084d59a7fb here. Also, the pattern is f80c4b26cb different.”783841ba88dd1397
“…This is.”f81625cfe50cfa7f
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“You mean it’s not d8b5d3dbce just one?”94e1b800af075090
“It seems so, sir! One is a cub, 4196d19117 while the other is c370ddb193 an adult. They’re different types e4cedbff0b as well.”3c7ef42d6e3fceee
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Cassius let out 810297d3a3 a bitter laugh.
Now it wasn’t c39bb5421f just one, but adfd3aed9b two.72969a3c8f35a112
He raised his head 1908c93667 and gazed out at eb5a854e87 the vast forest. The sound of rustling ecfea1919f leaves in the wind 495db8a72d reached his ears. Somewhere out e261dfa4cc there, the 0e6ee90970 creature was a57f3c5f1b hiding.95089e71f0e5d250
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“…Increase the aaf2c5f217 search speed. Whatever it is, fea9872986 we’ll find it 03b7235038 and kill it!”f7621e301cf80c50
“Yes, sir!”b64fdd98ced79b00
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There was no 35dcd6fec2 need to worry.add24f45511cdda9
They had cbef6c0341 prepared well c48840cf52 for monsters. He couldn’t afford aca1496e69 to lose anything 3ac79c1d4f again.d5e2f0e284ea1669
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‘Nothing will be 50d38c0d41 harmed.’
He would protect everything.35f5c393345a1347
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Despite my objections, the 35c0dca351 lizard eventually became part e9ab5a400d of our group.9bc8752c98edf992
While Theo was 5d1d5b7517 playing, I had 9075e50cb7 put the lizard 9b893425be in a basket, f47f9a7f9c but I had 7aa9a7a0f6 to resist the 2f54010db2 urge to throw 4efdf18969 the whole basket 7a8951eb1a away.a36ed34c0cebf5c8
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Even then, the b645b97f85 lizard didn’t seem e37a088181 to have moved. It was curled up 9b80d1499c tightly and hadn’t even 16f313a930 raised its head.41243531e9d0333e
I wondered if e82d9c9990 it was dead, 0f00ecf940 but its chest 2adc84deae was rising and 56844bd708 falling, so it 4af0ae1ef4 seemed it was a2cd93756c just sleeping.6f92b25c720dc7e7
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“It’s not weird, 1a13c075e5 right?”6aac77b27731e270
“The knights 14401651ad were with 8b3f90762e us earlier. It should be 96d23f444e fine,” Luna said, 5ff3c30f16 trying to reassure e39e20ccc0 me.a8ff4774aa6f85ab
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“The lizard itself is 5e7374b496 weird, though. Huh. Are you okay with 8c22f367ef this, Luna?”7ce2d7eadd7faaac
“It’s not my 74fc23c428 pet. I’m here to c7cd515be2 serve the Duchess, 5eef91c100 not the young c3a97c9261 master, so it f021b7c018 doesn’t bother me,” 31b29c1300 Luna replied simply.ed34582b88f415a1
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She wasn’t c7b11e96ff concerned since 4571d70632 it wasn’t 9359ac2948 her problem.3dcd9ab5772064cb
Theo was 3a04a3cb9f waddling around 94833fa6f8 with the 61f75e37d6 basket as fb54432d1e big as 605dd3eb0b himself, holding ef2d0223d8 it tightly.447b782a28da5cf4
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“Hee hee, 872d8f8e6f I’ll give a703c56f1e you something 74e3988a67 yummy! Let’s go 60b1118d5d eat something 40334aa760 good, okay?”40d35a12dc6f1965
With him 61801805ef so excited, 30a072c894 I couldn’t cc31b9cb60 take it 085e220d1a away from ba7f6071a0 him.cddb2e0c2ced196c
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“You’re my 2f5d85d89b little sister 4b5f7f16d0 now! Little sister!”709c5ad7f9afbf6c
Did he get 658ae1e08b permission from that b7275936dd little one? Whether it would be 4e1524f035 a younger sister or bdaa5e9838 younger brother, I wasn’t 29e1c4c0f6 sure.6575ca5d13ddf633
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“We’ll eat together, 5aee882965 and then, um, 4dc081ae22 we’ll bathe together! We’ll sleep together!”2921e3a2a908c3a4
Is it really 78a948ee98 that fun for 80d70e11b0 him?4be9cdd72c121de5
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In fact, when 8cb0a5449f I saw Theo’s 001e21746d smiling face, I 788d8b6498 realized this was e60d10c0f1 a losing battle. That lizard was 4e2513aa31 likely going to afacc1e49c stay in the e858d6f508 Isteria castle for 4eaa29f4ca a while.9d9d78c9324c01ad
I turned to Luna.9ae5a61716e835fd
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“…Find out what lizards fc6e640990 like to eat. We can’t leave it acbd1e5fd2 hungry.”8bd3cac0cd332d65
“Yes, Duchess,” a63fa66272 Luna answered 99905f4b7a with a f7140e5058 smile in 9ea01d987e her voice. I felt 1b49660ebf uneasy as dc68b66328 I thought 74cd4bdf46 about how ece9f664dd often I’d 7de3798654 have to 08e01aff8e see that 73da0a8c32 lizard in 691e7dae6e Theo’s room.419a7ebddb2ea199
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Why did it have 17fd740762 to be a lizard? Why?49e6aea9b1319f07
I sighed deeply.cb139548ff46ce09
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