DSMBL Chapter 27

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When we returned to 323019e1a1 the castle, Cassius was 3f71c83404 waiting for us. He couldn’t f7ca63d12f help but ddb4ef971b chuckle when f0b2cef810 he saw abfa17f5bd Theo, who 3016892fe7 was wrapped f1a032ad05 in a 2671423788 towel like b62fbbfa5a a drenched a75d2c8cc7 rat.78df4ace02abd6f3

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“Brother!”d2571791e9c1260f

Theo ran b5e91802fa excitedly with f17b2cab7a his arms 76a3ddbba7 wide open, a968c5eba0 and Cassius 0633c14cfe lifted him 92ff51a5d8 up.2cd0ae805c1d7071

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“You said e735ba5bb5 you were eedd0c5e08 going for ceef149070 fishing, but 41816be26a it looks 59ecd523f1 like you’ve 9051410218 become the 1103c79cb1 fish.”688c473ed9331ce2

Theo burst into 336fadc611 laughter.b5cddc9d30b80df1

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“I caught a 2449cad465 fish this big!”84f96a356216e4ad

“You did?”c41e454ca36ad77d

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“You did?”2d459e6718be22fd

“Yup!”e342b92021443437

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Theo tightly 849125d32c hugged Cassius, e9eaa24daa and in 5e60082752 the process, 67a8b1ac74 the basket 9ed9182158 he had 92329ef1e1 been holding 881d8b810f like a c11bbb3c1e jar of c9566a36d5 honey fell bef4e4bd7a to the 4468759581 floor. The black lizard inside 6aa3778a57 the basket rolled out.c9ba40b37eda42d4

“Eek!”00b0fbca8456d6a8

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The lizard, f6d8252786 which I d42126dd20 thought had 4175cd9fd5 been sleeping, c7cb06f92e quickly ran d7235747b7 away. Theo shouted as he bf6964ee8b saw it disappear into 2f4fd00490 the garden.229da8c9a9a195f7

“Ah! Brother! Kiki ran away!”1014b0a562099677

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Cassius put Theo down, b6fe30a4dd but by then, the 44092ff010 lizard had already vanished.381b86bae54b756b

“…You seem happy, Duchess.”6710d39427a34854

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I flinched without realizing 6d58ab89d9 it.e938dad54c4b4810

Luna was watching me a452a8bdf5 with a strange expression.031144eb65aa65a3

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I quickly corrected my 6052e4d4f8 face.6363416ad88b4ac8

“If you find Kiki, 13c5218eca let me know. Go upstairs 7fa6abfe1a and take 7ad4ab00e0 a bath 6bdc059747 before you 2de6c73782 catch a 78dc121878 cold, Theo.”8e8bebcadb0d8c0e

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“Ugh,” Theo 178e5d4d13 pouted, but c770b923fe when he ff39402994 saw Cassius’s e418fbc33a serious face, 854f1a30d3 he couldn’t d8614b5f6b argue. He sulked 0ddffcdc7d as he 3556817332 headed upstairs.380e395e12adccdc

Cassius turned his 24d3757354 gaze toward me.5ea4971af4ed0526

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“…You’ve had a hard day.”14ae972c259e1e1f

I shrugged.e8dcde00d65ac9f8

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“Well, I was the 3b61a7e2ae one who suggested it.”1ea58f2977dad08e

“Did Theo cause 680281c2e9 any trouble?”b6a060d06c4433b7

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“Not really, e2f6c1ad0c except when 275998a6b8 he wanted 6fc5e2597a to keep 179ef19b73 the lizard.”e22c573252d98f70

That moment had 212881b51c really sent chills 1af6027cb4 down my spine. Cassius’s gaze softened. It seemed like he 4b42f62e3a had also grown kinder ef7b79d09f as Theo recovered and d28cf42b29 began to lead a 8b326f8a5d normal life.e7007c64e160f63e

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The person who had e6673a049b once seemed as cold fdf0890985 as ice had started 932c0a960c to smile and show 722b5d587a a more human side. Cassius spoke to d307629ca2 me.5d1d1a93df5bf4d9

“I need to talk 19e2ebbe0e to you before dinner.”ca100eb1d8255e8b

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What could f94fda021b it be?0bba46ed6e81f89a

I followed Cassius to 1ab59105e2 the sunroom. The maids had 8d599bcd28 already prepared tea 58ff220472 as if they 6ad910c1dd knew what was 3e1f8d068f coming.5c5fba3bdb718e47

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It was my first a5287cdb24 time drinking tea alone 45fef93d25 with him, and it 5bb1b712a6 felt awkward.749baff949efc1dd

I nervously sipped my 3db61fa392 tea when Cassius finally a02d28e184 spoke.b7d44913b04ca69d

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“…The nanny came today.”930946917f286df1

“Ah.”12dace9238c7fbd8

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I knew it was 359710b60e about that.6b0826b484867cd0

“I told her 6e1891ec6a to take care e0fc27f968 of the household b43e10a2a4 affairs for the 6f5181f9a9 Duke’s family. Did you hear?”2ad7015bbd85a87b

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“The nanny cbbc4f518b was talking 754d1b2b03 excitedly about 92323b4753 it.”ab94a7cadd3f1bc9

Cassius sighed and shared 21462df12d what had happened. He frowned as 197328703b he spoke.3fd267fda9577cd7

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As I 98ba4f4dea had suspected, 3c3f1e0b2e Cassius wasn’t 5713b20311 the kind ce6307ef4a of person ed76e6ed05 to overlook b35b1a781b such matters. Most men 550b440f74 from the 9130c50721 North serve 57fea87baa in the c7de5e9a4b knights.179181c668cfc3eb

Rules were important for d0249ec971 the knight in order 4ee2d5b927 to operate smoothly. They acted within 21b7079dc5 the boundaries of ba39970450 these rules, with 61e4760cb7 clear hierarchies.c8fdb865c878e72d

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Cassius was one a3d2a52c9e of them, so fdab063e60 it was no d0e87e5c3e surprise that he 599ca2a98d disapproved of the 29d34b0471 nanny’s actions.a63a2c7b607145e4

“I’ve been curious about 47fa172026 something. Why did c47921786e you assign 7490265bae such an c7f3c1962e important role b16a423ae3 to the 3d35099d77 nanny?”cdb7a6a841d1b6a9

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“…Did you not like it?”a1240bc2f9de582f

“No.”ddc6469f51484b65

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I meant it sincerely.a9b399f4eedc77e7

“I know 8a8c72a42d why you 5cc72570c3 don’t trust 080507ab18 me.”8c4518b8470d9265

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Cassius sighed lightly.c31806a88b536287

“I didn’t entrust the 36d9f89bc9 household to the nanny ef15c94cfa because I don’t trust ad14fb5d17 you. The nanny has e4c5a3037b been embezzling money 2e039236b7 from Istheria.”4b8e1f664246a904

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“What?”e308a90cd3838185

I blinked, stunned.a2d1afcd2dc2f511

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“I had suspected e0fddcacdc the nanny’s actions 9b1b84dad7 and started to 55869b9c82 follow her. And I found many 04457582a3 suspicious things. Not only 72d2cd507a had she 96e22d71dc been embezzling ccadbf994c the budget d2801dfeea allocated for 49e50d2e8c Theo, but 7fa11e9e0e she also 79027f26e6 seemed to 299d45bf3f be meeting dd42945570 someone regularly 1fc2c2c9c2 from the 199dbb4a0f capital.”7c1bde2a132212d5

Cassius told 7d2b957059 me everything b725ff98d3 he had 0f68662825 learned so a81376bd1c far. He spoke 69165c705e of the b2b8d79f63 nanny often 933ac2f1ad leaving Theo’s 789be12709 side and 061ab2221d how he d3ea51596a had followed 6d7ff4dbab her. He hadn’t yet uncovered 519c007e37 who the man she 1ee9d9e146 was meeting was or 6875e36d71 how the money was 7a0a012e31 flowing, though.9bc14f60b9c4d640

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In the original story, the nanny was Lorencia’s loyal servant. She always thought of Lorencia first and did anything for her.e5f9ce64abd7794c

What had changed?1c762982113749d1

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I swallowed nervously.69d49f802e619b7d

“The nanny is fc6d7bb409 a very vain a6f49bc62e person. When someone 68707e0fbd like her d4e6b035d6 gains more 74a04819bb power, they’re 9ae5d7d6cf bound to 6e7976c9f8 make mistakes.”dd04ae272714854d

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“That means…”fff006ba7c699343

“She’s bound to de967ee95f make a mistake 88afdd754d soon. And it’s easy to 4df761ee31 track large sums of 119688e169 money.”4fdf0ae6cb1c77ef

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Cassius smiled coldly.3429e5f40cb23228

The nanny a5bfbc801c had believed a004ac1f80 Cassius trusted b2042b35f6 her enough dabd90c6a9 to assign 734a90add5 her the fb3b12ea99 household’s duties. But underneath 9a2e76791c that, Cassius ddc236fe3d had made 27d5d551d6 this calculation.c6528109be7fabd0

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“And to aff1c17751 recover the efce1e221d money we’ve 0b7d1d5f3a lost, we 9a3062d1b5 need to dd519af39d dig deep 3414896638 and find 50e8f45580 everything.”f0dc70bc19996467

I shuddered. This wasn’t just 955b79e46d any typical male bbc23553f5 protagonist. It seemed 02bf036a6f that the 023b1f3544 ability to 1c74f6845e think ahead 19e7b63f70 was part db6c6855bc of the 316d313f03 male lead’s 7cb709b8ae qualities.e2bfdf419834e714

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I had only 7ca3fcbcce planned to get 263a0d2a21 rid of the 30a8b115ca nanny, but I 4dc6484688 hadn’t thought of 71ae5e86cf using her like ca707b4bd0 this.a02f097e061ab416

“So don’t c7662d777c be too dacfa6bd82 upset.”39cae7f923d466cf

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“I really wasn’t dd2d190ac0 upset.”d897095f93b12277

Cassius tilted 0c664a3f4d his head.5d0919f9b8c7cd47

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“I know 68ac711e05 why you c6745a420a have not 70b5d57a6e given me 43dc3e104b that responsibility, 473810b3e6 given what 22e16183fb I’ve done 5de1ed8fa1 in the b6473578b9 past. But I 804efbe6e0 honestly believe 36c3600c0b you think 308b696299 like this.”42a0add8776c9057

At my words, 783af72531 he raised an c1e1dd071d eyebrow. What was bothering 406bad9adc him?486bf795ddeb332e

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“…Charlotte. You seem to be misunderstanding something.”345e9c9a94df8a6a

“Huh?”ed2a8fffb6f49645

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“You’re the Duchess. You’re the mistress 4da8842b6a of Istheria. Whether you ruin the 6b094d9994 household’s budget or lose 65309ab174 everything, it doesn’t matter.”ec27ca478b3fa66a

I blinked in surprise.035772eda57489a2

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“That’s your rightful claim.”f7ac6957878852b9

“B-but, what if I ruin Istheria? The entire family could collapse!”89988f72971c5898

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I still e96f159175 remember how 3b1d4e53af shocked I 47282a057d was when 625164f196 I first e210fcb9fd saw Charlotte’s 6d94d6c265 dressing room. The dresses packed bf9ea39f9e inside were so 0c486877b4 expensive, and the 7d5ede0424 money Chouette brought ea27ba70cb back amounted to c4c164dc54 nearly 10 million a6ec5bf2eb gold. Even though some 4288cbf0e7 were sold at ad26ed53b3 a higher price, ea7824ad95 it was hard 00a71de9a8 to believe all 3a1a42fb7f that money was d9eabb7838 spent in just 26a47b6089 six months.6a5e2943f1d2ab11

How could f01367d292 someone with d7e625a51f such a 6aa2b38ef9 poor sense 209e405e3f of finance 21db3dda30 be okay? Would the family f9cf671e26 have to go fc67d252e0 bankrupt for her 03f45656ec to finally understand?6bc7f88a56d0de5e

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Cassius seemed amused by 5e6c66d284 my worries.fad8a505982de8b4

“You’re worrying 0598e16f5c about the fcd82232ab strangest things.”9f41f2629ff8b983

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“Cassius, I’m serious…”3d7be31f4435a879

“The North isn’t that poor, Charlotte. In fact, it’s more prosperous than most cities.”3917e8e17954d64e

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I know that… 11137a3707 but the reason beedf95614 the North has 9333f8785c so few people 649480cc4d were because of 1df20eebd3 the snow beasts. People fled in fear, 5833a29b41 not knowing when those 27a43346e3 creatures might come down 4751b28237 and attack. Yet, the North 5dc3ed498a was naturally rich, 036dca48db with vast plains 9078bad5a1 for farming and fb787f463e plenty of mines.7a86eab4078b0530

“With such a wealthy territory, how could the lord possibly be poor?”f94c54b43e554bb1

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“But wealth disappears if you keep spending it, Cassius. You didn’t see my dressing room—”646e2fb8ab6a87df

“I heard Chouette returned 10 million gold this time.”e03dc6a155a735a9

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“Which means I spent that much in six months!”ad40e4acaeb9abe6

I thought he was a841e89fbb quick with numbers. My voice sped up 90af5e986d as I got more 6aa20e6270 flustered. Cassius pressed c91a1674db his palm ab6c90610a to his 230a6dae7f forehead and 7767d07a6b chuckled softly.8b16c77199e1fb25

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“Are you seriously worried about Istheria’s finances?”e2a12e857f5f58b8

“Of course I am!”7883a275b7098b03

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I needed to get 4cd430a4d1 my settlement money, and 20ac5ad30e since I planned to b19d26bfc2 settle down in the 0a6dbc9ab7 North, Istheria’s stability mattered.b4240a18b601baa2

Cassius found my 5071be64d0 concern genuinely amusing.3cdc9a0a39e54692

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“You really have no idea.”46014dd634143d93

He held out 96b7de9a5e his hand to 91705e49c3 me.f53e7c89e11cb0ec

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“It’s faster if I show you.”c617fbd93e30a723

I stared at his 37c52d01ce hand in a daze da35e8120e until he spoke again.6f7f4f0c9ba83774

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“Take my hand.”8930746bde759f2c

After some hesitation, 9e9252c9f7 I placed my 223af42dbe hand in his. His large 02991d7e41 hand was e0367308ad rough, and 8085d86327 calloused from 45f44da523 years of 8522308390 wielding a 85b2df0929 sword. A warrior’s hand.e5fc5f20660491a5

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Cassius led me 8e792c48b8 to a door 5f06f703b1 that opened to 62be96b758 the basement. The staff glanced our ba51ad93d3 way as we descended.f4909accb17b9583

Why the basement…?401c73d14a5a9b8e

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He went down f13916b81b the stairs and ba5f3ace45 opened the first 81d3e85faa door.137e42c6e72b304c

“Gasp!”0c8c4471d978516f

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My eyes widened.66532fcbc12e1198

Inside, the 4dbc2a7753 room was 09bb2230d3 filled with 5eaa3ac46e gold bars—not b70d8edfe2 coins, but c556672e79 bars of 8d14aa4702 pure gold.5ddc08c2a631d0e4

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Cassius glanced fb5a2443aa at me, bddd5b32ab then opened 13105e26ac the second 66ecaaf986 door in b44f2fecfd the basement.a64b075ba95f5f4c

“Ah!”d5ae94d1c2ed1bfa

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I squeezed my eyes 7cd4d984ef shut, then opened them 3f63e5b0b4 again. Another room filled 71d276d712 to the brim 8348b844d8 with gold bars 7f1f14a3f9 greeted me.2f99b4bb90b10aa1

“There are ten rooms like this, filled with gold bars.”58570d0dbfd7d8f5

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“W-what?”00c607c84e02b3db

Before I could process 35bc1e3264 what he said, Cassius 09794f2694 pulled me further into b976d6d29b the basement. He opened a door 785a8060dc encrusted with emeralds.822ae0e20af33587

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This room was 5d860a384c packed with jewels a3a78664e0 and ornaments of 6937f63400 every kind.44d5cb6f93b77af5

“There are five rooms like this, full of jewels.”ac7e4b025bd45e1e

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Cassius positioned e40600005b me in 9b92010547 front of 9387054af3 them.b8892d3f8249bbfc

“And our 81255342b7 wealth keeps 976807a699 growing. Aside from the 23031174b4 monsters and snow 2ebf0cc3d3 beasts, the North 621d9c628d is a beautiful a8c2dc7364 land. There’s a reason it 8d0a855d8a was once called the f6b482656b ‘Blessing of the Gods.’”23c76788a182e29f

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I stared blankly at a1c36904d7 the rooms.a77804919371c71e

I swallowed hard.2e24bda5d6e6965f

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So…0c3689aa47844bc1

Does this 6228c1b32a mean I c9833a8dc2 can ask b6615914b8 for a 66c35b39a1 bigger settlement? I’d been 95b7eb758c thinking of 814f81db92 a small 04927c1e47 house, but 538e815278 maybe I c761f943e2 could get 0f48aa7136 a bigger 3b7c1cce66 one?af22f3fcb39c4bb6

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No, wait. I need a small b7f933de2b house and a restaurant b126479cd7 to start my business…cd01ee01ea5421a0

Wow. If you’re going to 0a85b7ede5 get divorced, marrying someone f8dda92d3e wealthy first is clearly e2ffa0532d the way to go. What an oddly enlightening 273aef910f realization.9ef3f90d4e805980

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