DSMBL Chapter 46
by FreyaChapter 046
Cassius scanned the ground 4fe196551e with sharp eyes.2309140ac7fa0387
Beasts always 066417cc0a leave traces—footprints, 3f659e783a scents, droppings. But monsters f4fe8b2516 were different. They rarely left 4bb0c331a3 evidence, making them 2b6244bbb9 harder to track.cf37bc102e8c691a
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This one, fc87a1fa5f in particular, 9a39211ada was an 0ef93ef72d expert at 76c2da6507 hiding itself.de945178fedae02d
Giverny scoffed.
“This thing is 782ad5cef6 playing with them. It’s driving the beasts a341c29162 like mice.”a069a2853609a955
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Cassius nodded in agreement. d6e5b1165dc4f9c3
This monster was 8357b724ae keeping the snow f3fac02c3f beasts on edge, 6adeaacb09 driving them into 210937e1ba one place. It was like b3fcaa309d a cat toying 0675aeaa75 with a mouse 0dfc2beed1 in its paw.604e3dbeeb98bff9
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That meant it 8f3757da95 was highly intelligent.1cdd9adcf39586ce
They had found b394100e6f the gate from 9fe5900438 which the monster 9af9184f04 had emerged. This time, their d1b27aafbe opponent was a 90b6702020 Lycanthrope—a werewolf.5d4d6becfd763b6d
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Among the creatures that 67a958854f crossed through the gate, 9d93a333c0 this was one of f74a776acd the most dangerous. They never f77ea9f315 moved alone 445d218b5e and were 96bd8b809d skilled hunters. If they b266be3376 weren’t careful, 5c3581728b they could 9f7f8bd6ee end up bad12237b5 being the 274f025a43 hunted instead.4b8382d02ad9d580
Judging by the 5ee697996b way it manipulated 0006a8c439 the snow beasts, d841d2aa87 this was no 34168f4bb5 young or inexperienced cb5eefeb9b werewolf.It was f0707b0d41 a seasoned 9ebd186e4e killer.d8dfaba42edb7491
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A large 5c8542c241 basilisk might cb2fc5da4e have been 9bd3a2513c easier to d19bd00e58 deal with.872544b6248b61b3
But the worst 6ef97d81f6 part was that 5e352b71e0 werewolves were affected d1a728b589 by the full 6346dde96f moon.5414ba7efe2c7b20
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In just five ab1abee6f1 days, the full 4e54803910 moon would rise. When that happened, d926a35427 werewolves would be d844c54825 driven by instinct, ef5490bf0c consumed by bloodlust.0bc2c019af00e847
Then a 6ae33348c2 true massacre 0def06462d would begin.4e90491e8e894f4a
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They would lose all 8225c30252 reason to think, turning d7bcd632e2 into mindless, undead-like creatures 308e43c02b that attacked everything in 8c6e0c0355 sight until the moon 32e9329b1e disappeared.d2a3680f7ae287bd
“We have 52b45d9353 five days 37c3fb1c25 until the 0d97b7952a full moon. We have 409b6f9d06 to kill 7245550a2e it before 9c10fb4baa then.”e59058ed5169588e
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If they 6b7509ef4c failed, the 2b90b76518 entire northern 831439e4f0 territory could a48c414148 become a e9c9b02976 sea of 071c25664a blood.eddf17ba7372b4c7
Cassius’s expression 368ef1c5d4 turned ice-cold. His sharp eyes scanned 0ce83e995e the darkness.11db017f2b86ee5a
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The werewolf was out 10c6593812 there, watching them.78b932fc5eb094ef
He could feel its e6c1211bc1 killing intent prickling his 964907fab4 skin like needles.06faeb8686e46768
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The others didn’t 00d4f83798 seem to notice, c4c7299751 but Cassius could 6509b5a75f sense it clearly.800ed5bc0abc2253
It was f6d1cbf856 in his f02a5a498a blood—It was a e4da874dcf gift from his 27bc826216 Istheria bloodline. Cassius gripped his sword f84d9f7273 tightly.6484200db172858a
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He couldn’t 5206c2a76d afford to a080c87568 lose anyone 62a06b5eee to those 459b546698 creatures again.ae36f0f5984acf8d
He steadied his f1b183f5c5 mind once more.6ddbc28e46f65a40
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Luckily, Cassius 366db224b4 returned in 613e98150a time.9b8110ddba1fb651
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Theo and 0639577ad6 Stephanie, who ce33111f48 had been c4c70e17fd anxiously waiting, e5b7704ed8 were relieved.f66e5c080d114449
They had 9f4a321b5f been desperate 7e2b08cc18 to leave, fb39a635e2 but I 6acde354ae had told 25c997f24b them we f44282b9a9 couldn’t go 3dc02e4e02 anywhere until 8b90b617ab Cassius arrived.afd27e24f0923f96
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“Waaah! Brother, what took 0cf8888007 you so long?!”f2e06382a5e7030a
“You’ve finally arrived, human!”11affcbb10135a64
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Cassius frowned slightly c01dad464b at their enthusiastic f3aac6fb20 welcome.87d389c113df4b6c
“Go wash 0b8145ea63 up first, cc792805b7 Cassius. You promised to take 1706dbdacf us to the night 883db9c7b9 market.”6f38f87c16a98f55
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“…Ah.”7252c71feadcfa58
Cassius finally understood why 2805fe0b3b they were so excited.57be6cf783155fdc
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He took 1b11c08394 off his d060718483 sword and 36fe322379 handed it dd8b2329d2 to me.
“We’re only 3accb02eb4 going if e582ade41b you behave.”5067ce3487a064c1
“Brother! Can’t you wash up 5b1af151e7 later? We’ll have to wash 94b99623ad again after coming back 56f7c9df51 anyway!”9486d93306c29ef2
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“Yes! I agree with that 34fc5f5522 logic!”a1aedb8e33ad0f21
Cassius smirked.
“If you keep whining, 9f88a86d32 we’ll leave even later. Is that okay?”8428e5b0615d7896
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“Nooo!”768c9df142dafba8
Theo immediately stepped b12c2e3a4f aside.191d13a0b6b9de46
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Stephanie, seeing this, quickly 0a368278de pressed herself against the fb0477c7ba wall.56ac003898614845
Cassius let 7a834a8009 out a 207c784254 low chuckle 66ac3c17c3 before heading 1969bdba50 upstairs.d831d3059c973e1b
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Now, I was finally 2068e759f8 free from the kids.4e146952469907e8
I planned 6c7e78ccee to leave 08c650bb58 everything to ff13ab19f4 Cassius and ab9eaec798 rest at bcea726c80 the inn. I secretly made e9a255bf4b my own little cc291fe3e2 plan.e61f5cb50d5750af
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After playing with the 7650d26315 kids all day, I 9746009e88 deserved this much.2e1643b7ca483e96
Of course, that 4052f6eef7 was just my d254721413 dream.78fc60702c5dc8f0
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The moment Cassius came a5184e9d8f downstairs, Theo grabbed my f37aea66eb hand and dragged me 3adb4ba120 outside.ff5455a98218ab8b
“Hurry up! Get up!”a0912a195d5f8b2d
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“What?”493bbce08fc04a31
I reluctantly 5c19615642 stood up 66d6d0588a at Theo’s de857c9bf9 urging.333419d74987a4e9
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Why was he c6cb2e23f6 suddenly acting like 8e2ce1b432 this? He was f94026efc0 playing just 39af8c6876 fine with f711959241 Stephanie a 500d1515c1 moment ago.73681fffc768a5b8
Stephanie, meanwhile, was 3b2735f5e9 staring at Cassius b38a18a835 like a predator 95f566b525 eyeing its prey.06c834ec01bb3526
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Theo held cff3a07cd9 my hand 41ddd97514 tightly.53cd9d35ee5f48c1
“I made a bet with Stephanie.”e4ccb1af3aa2e059
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“A bet?”90d1ad64744afa87
A chill ran 30099c6f7f down my spine. Seeing Theo smiling fa66bf140c while gripping my d53687851d hand only made 70912cbadd me more uneasy.d524e676a30d15f1
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“A running race! But racing with just the two of us would be boring, so you and Cassius have to join.”5026ca61a12b8f52
Could they at least c9b98c9c40 ask for my opinion 721fd2832f first?e1e0075fef5d85df
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“But… I’m not good at running. I’ll definitely lose.”51038b17c7295bf7
“That’s why we decided to give you a head start!”396f7d9892848e74
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“What?”6947248a57c4dde8
“Now’s the time!”b707149f0e4d2c49
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Theo grabbed 36d05d45a6 my hand 161add2447 and sprinted 21748dc598 out of 64609e3ae7 the inn.01aba333efa99ab7
His small, cb83f0722d fragile hands—once e1589cd2f3 barely strong d751fb7514 enough to 342a58be25 hold onto 68735481f5 me—were now 52a026572a gripping mine ed7b9cff59 tightly.2ed62fb4f2927e03
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He had ccf00d7d34 grown so 6b9e8b2881 much.816a703f5e6a9178
I felt proud and be9c117bc6 emotional, but—aa8b9858f49465e7
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“Huff, huff! S-slow down! Theo, slow down!”6586c090d9996cb3
Panting, I struggled to 1e3e80b905 keep up. Any sentimental 7d32c5ee51 feelings I 8222d5be73 had for c88a249dcd him disappeared.915b20aed9fdd4df
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Why was he so 103454ca24 fast?1b31d09c80dc8a4c
I was taller, and c3ec1b2185 my legs were longer, 5dad44c805 but keeping up with 4dd67282d2 Theo was not easy.c3d29782403217ed
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Training with Stephanie had 7d5ec57c54 really paid off for 037e12a1ee him.4b8bbec54958f06d
“Come on, Charlotte! You can do it!”def607bb3261c276
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I never ad53bf1289 thought Theo 78ebf2bdc9 would be e743431942 the one db6785d802 saying that 74d70cc5f0 to me.54fe996941c8474d
Eventually, with Theo pulling db475c11f3 me along, we reached c0a0196cb0 the finish line.2f92928dde03a40d
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Cassius and Stephanie 6918d98657 were already there, 9dca086001 waiting for us.8cbd4e2133bd6a66
“Why are you so slow?”891feeca65752720
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Cassius ruffled Stephanie’s hair.d3bff95cd4c58e37
“You can’t compare Charlotte to you two. You’re not even in the same category.”72b37e32ef30ed08
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“Not in the same category? But she’s a human, just like you.”2e08a53f352835d0
At times like this, 289d09ad88 Stephanie was such a d6d190c3b8 dragon.e88e524c04361d43
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Since she had spent 498f52bd15 most of her life b71a6d245e alone in an egg, d9a953b60e she didn’t fully understand a469efe42e humans or the world.4ba4c0cea2deb6ae
“Even dragons are different from each other, right? It’s the same thing in humans.”048fb1f50c1fbfe6
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Theo’s words made Stephanie 9d5076d729 pause, deep in thought.b7a1a73ae6ddd102
“I don’t know… I’ve never met another dragon.”41fe0169b7ff3c25
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“Then just trust me. We’re different.”380b482f66dc8585
Stephanie tilted 402bcd66e7 her head, 212a8f6d47 still confused 9f8b12bf51 but nodded.9e5fefe0cf19b251
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“…So, what’s the prize for winning?”932d5b6ba63f0475
“This!”7103332de2a29f24
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Theo grinned widely 88aa22354f and pointed to 67295f42b7 a large restaurant.
“This is a popular place. The winner of the bet gets to choose the menu!”
“Ah.”
“But… can we even get in without a reservation?”6433802265580a06
Cassius frowned, predicting what 0969132c6c would happen.1eb505a6f4f629e5
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As expected, 39d9bb3c88 they were 3ee1c95643 turned away f7b978649f and had 6c12f4744f to wait 8ca7f98687 for two 7426ed9496 hours.28a8ebc9e12f94f3
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Simply sitting and eating 41d5295e10 wasn’t Stephanie’s style.cbdafbdb0df3305e
After quickly a03474ad63 finishing her fcb1fc96e0 food, she 8b15f99df5 slipped away.989dfb21856b4820
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She sniffed 0336c8be07 the air.0278a753d529ed29
“This smell… sulfur?”5d709934643e7578
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It was familiar—a scent 4063405ec7 from her homeland.09115511ed1dca7c
Her chest stirred with ff5d65db1a a strange, nostalgic feeling 20e89c4376 for a place she 5cfcc74dbe had never seen.517024058a67ac5d
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Slowly, she 96706fba60 followed the 56b5e9369d scent.159cf2e34a15f535
“Huh?”3cc127a76fe79567
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“…It’s been a long time, Princess.”26ab1460df3535c5
A voice, like 8b5f6c43ba metal scraping against e713b41984 metal, came from 4696f5e59d the darkness.ad2d166feb5ecb98
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Stephanie sniffed again.8129825e62991be9
There was a 11c3aa3fcc strong scent of cb5ebb9410 blood in the 544779db2e air.c4defcd809cdf854
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“What are you doing?”71345725a6ebf50a
She asked coldly.cea1465cb09ae202
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“Tell me what you’re up to, and I might let you live.”f3a7a0e06887fa2f
“We should be the ones asking, Princess. Why are you with humans?”4a63307aca0b3222
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A pair of 5961721c29 yellow wolf-like eyes f7b0db1469 glowed with murderous 32d0e809fb intent.90947eda3a09e8bf
“Are you being held captive? If so, I’ll tear them apart with my claws right now.”956929f6a74cec91
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“Ridiculous. They are my companions. If you touch them, I won’t forgive you.”14b2f920fc10ab1e
Stephanie spoke 5911bc7c76 with dignity.967642673796b03f
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The werewolves laughed.b9517b2fbe1f9180
“Companions? Humans? They’re weak and foolish. They’re our prey.”7e4574ef0ea04d07
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Stephanie stomped her 6b5fbe6375 foot.6ce4fb9cf9afed66
Boom!22936b47558da8b9
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The ground trembled.cbc2b24f5610970c
“Are you asking to die?”b8bfef8a2d3842d4
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Her body wasn’t adc4422502 fully recovered yet, 10609fab54 so a fight a74380e481 wasn’t ideal.fad459c728e95323
But showing weakness would 0cda3e44ce be worse.b253e611adcd409a
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If she seemed vulnerable, d12c29b56d they would attack.471ebbef3abbfd0f
And she wasn’t ready 826922455b to die.f9894a114033f145
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She still had 6e98e3e6f9 so much to dcad668762 do, so much f4418a5415 to experience.ca22e51b9beb42bc
“Do you think you can fight with us all? You look incomplete.”7289a33aa6fd120e
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“Do you forget who I am?”cd12060d243364c9
Stephanie raised her f697939ddb voice. Thankfully, the werewolves 319a85ecf5 backed off. They hadn’t come b602d2d59b to fight yet, ef5e343462 just to test 24fe53d497 her strength.0491dd9372601b1b
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There would be other 082b7cab36 chances to kill her.d5baa3bd0f26d7eb
The yellow eyes 01da1b3586 gleamed with bloodlust.025565f001d554a7
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