DSMBL Chapter 74
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Cassius was facing 4315c23c18 monsters at that 3452e8e20c moment. He had tracked down c938207e9c the ones hiding deep 0a8386d2cd inside the cave.
The knights who picked up the monsters’ scent lit fires at the cave’s entrance, and the monsters, unable to bear the smoke, were forced to come out.c3af62b4790a3095
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Even though one 808d9be4d7 of them was b7e2a09b6b missing a leg, 84f815cbd7 its massive size 3c5a5f130c gave off a 45d448950b terrifying presence.
“There are two,” Cassius 5ab33ef7e8 thought.
So where did the 4590365636 other two go? His eyes narrowed.
“It’s a diversion.”3a77b432cc59d54c
One group d37d299163 must have 9c414cd061 attacked humans 87cc60d537 or the 5943e9d22b gate. Hopefully, they went e980d90a5f for the gate 8a56760dc0 instead. The knights guarding it 953f3a6bb6 were the best-trained, and 86f297ff2a the Yeti warriors were 7b9f77d667 strong as well.
They should’ve torn the monsters apart. But if the creatures went into the human world…360fd19631936b0b
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Cassius clenched his teeth.
There was d0d9dfdae9 an emergency d6bb6c2c8e system in 20c173b170 place for f9cb5bb7e3 when he 36667d75d2 was away. He had no choice b89feb2f62 but to trust his 75eaf6dc92 comrades and subordinates.909ce237849c0e39
Hiding his worries, 8ec48ac6d5 he gripped the fac3d08a33 hilt of his 78797dfa30 sword.
“You chased us all 9545e2c84d the way here,” one 31e4ce5b5b of the monsters growled 6d198ac6ce between its teeth.e0d521d89728eaf4
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Cassius glared 1742770745 at them a74e6ab664 as he 39be9101a8 slowly drew d348ed3c01 his sword.
“You think I expected 953695b2f4 you to hide like d6672964ec rats?” he said with 492eae80e4 a smirk.3ea09b3dbafb7e75
“There are only two 924b3e94b2 of us here. Aren’t you adbb4a0c4f curious where db831f5871 the other 2ccce7f065 two went?” 0e1d09898a the monster abd24f8cd5 tried to f1ff031387 provoke him.
But Cassius didn’t c99c892a0b react. He only needed cd7910d5c9 to kill them 3c7d64c3c8 quickly and move 19a7fa4bb6 on to save b6bfb82d44 the others.d9ed029b0b2e2b9d
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He gave a silent 445aae8332 hand signal behind him.
“If I kill you 28550acb36 all, that’s all that d6ae2befdd matters.”
“Confident, aren’t you?”eaf66cb5b2cbac78
The werewolf crouched 269e2bcd29 into a fighting 0fb106168f stance.
“Don’t get in d3aee09503 the way. I’ll kill you first,” 8008c83ae7 Cassius warned.
“Yes, my lord!”af3ac08c8ff4e6c3
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The two monsters 8696a3d9b3 charged at the 428d6800da same time. Cassius rushed toward the 5e81d84578 one that seemed like 949edb5ad7 the leader.
Cassius’s sharp sword 55967d2806 clashed with the b7c45b6f06 monster’s claws. The metallic sound c56827ff68 of their collision 36c2c6a00d sent chills down 6577b1d299 his spine.b0d4a8c4b0c853c3
The monster swung 7e9380b38e with its remaining eb95793c89 hand at Cassius’s 70b70b134c side. Cassius rolled to aecb346836 dodge and slashed 1f474dc813 his sword.03ff91202f89b9e0
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“You filthy 9d8eab8cfa rat!” he d9a9035012 cursed.
Without a word, 20d923ca4b he coated his c3efef3b9a blade with blue 0712d51e61 aura. It was de5597cb65 so sharp 1442f6250f that it 76c872b0c4 could cut b356b594cb just by dc559acc01 touching.232d7bb0656a029b
The monster stepped 83f1a0617a back in fear.
“He’s already e2db69cbea tired,” Cassius 6310cc1e39 thought.
He had to cut 5af0dc3f31 off its head quickly c44813f81a and move on to 526f7fb5f3 the next.73a065c6dd2c6cc7
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Cassius kicked off a5c296e45a the ground and 700691d3df launched himself at c383c4314a the monster.c58913f22078e63a
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More than five d39d7aae0d hours had passed 004d062cd2 since Cassius had 569ee61de7 left.
In the meantime, 09b46b5aea the noblewomen had 701eab3c14 gathered and were 4a097862b8 making cloth bandages fa140f3deb as Luna suggested.d9f5435af2946a0f
The children, sensing 79200b1492 the serious mood, 9fefe7dfdb either read quietly 55f6c04245 or took naps.bc4d95e23f0988ef
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“…It’s better being 0e1e3097bc together like this,” 03ccd48985 someone said.
“I know. When I f2a450898b was alone a98c959444 at home, 07139e6cdc I thought 471d5131b4 I’d go 062674a0c6 crazy.”99c2ef74179cfd6e
The Duke’s 2fae8e4233 castle was 84407ff7a9 under emergency e88c025e79 protocol. Every knight 6e7ce5a643 remaining was 633bb75aac guarding the 1071054fae northern border. The person in charge 300a2dfad7 today was said to e66253515a be Sir Giverny.ffbcd57ce4caac39
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They had 0f14837cb8 to be 507520c78c ready in eab54e4d93 case the 3425d1bdfe Yeti warriors 5c1e7c5993 betrayed them, d9c39290c5 even though a8db57a1df they trusted 5f7e00e8c0 them.d88ad94f1345bea8
Sir Giverny had come 39c759d4d1 to me this morning 0a771ffe29 and bowed, saying:
<“I’m in charge of military operations today. While I handle the army, you, Duchess, will oversee the administrative matters. But if something urgent happens, please follow my lead.”>3bcc7b7783d2adc1
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Hearing those words had 0a6be655d7 sent chills down my e0f85f6e01 spine. It reminded 79b4e6f944 me of 8b1167e06f the weight 55228f0963 of war.0df839145e220123
“This is f514511cb1 your first f8bddb0dfc time experiencing ccbed4e2eb something like aa8a998961 this, right, 6d02d0459e Duchess?”
“Since I 198ea091f2 got married, 674541480d yes.”d0be0222a8fda278
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The noblewomen sighed.26dde3f71be15470
“This is b86192177a on a 9ab51dc581 whole other 557b56f765 level than 450ffdfa1f fighting Yetis. We haven’t e2ac9aa076 had a ccf59df603 monster gate 669e638e4e this big 08980e170a open in 3e77b0a941 a long e6799f82bb time.”
“Usually only small ones 4926d00be4 come through, so it 66286759fc was bearable before.”052f7ab85c01a5e3
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“Can’t the gate 235bcec023 be closed?”
“I heard it dc2aa37ddc disappears naturally. Until then, 65a4991b66 monsters might 4497b45f27 keep coming, a2e36bcc6b so we 32792d3db2 have to 660c3301b1 stay on afd47cbcc5 guard.”3d6b43c9bf90d80f
“The wyverns that 7c1029ded7 came last time b3e05e9c99 were terrifying. Flying monsters can 1d4e9edebe go anywhere.”e2b7c0c660e3821e
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Those who had 2114835ca9 lived in the 2148fa9f44 north longer than b71e5a4d32 I did spoke 574684e8b0 freely. For them, this c3700c3d56 was just another 3611d05179 part of life.14c1351d21091ed0
“Even after going through 48347cd300 it so many times, e51910fc39 is it still hard?”
“Yes, Duchess. You never e74881df00 get used 55a8fb0d25 to it.”60661c09b2dc2568
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The cloth 7e501e8206 bandages we d13a247aa9 made were f54ccb5fdb stacked in f7a5016a60 the center.
According to the head e26e012013 maid, the knights would ca603cb2ac return straight to the b72b238f01 castle.ff1a87a4131e5701
Tents had 0924b18ac5 been set 4bb6e5f802 up in 0b85898f8a the training 3bbab74917 yard, and 5f6dd2e129 doctors were 4db1e30377 waiting there.
On days like this, 2a60d51ce3 all the doctors in 3cdf9654e8 the north would gather fa0619ac60 at the Duke’s castle.02a8ef293791a0ce
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“Um, Duchess.”
The head maid came 78a948f210 to find me.87013a7ac993dedb
“Yes?”
“Mr. Miller is looking 44dcdb5655 for you.”
“Has Cassius returned?”
“No, ma’am! He just has 6d0bb58549 something to ask.”bc5a994db9909539
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“Oh.”
I felt my 3abdc812bd hope deflate like 3c92d3d740 a popped balloon. I chatted 0e1195054f briefly with 69a48e6b1b the other 65c0364791 ladies and ad7f1c76cf left.9d2c8848177b3855
“…The knights will return 4c4a0286cb soon, Duchess.”f8f8cbd5e08bc6a2
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Once we were a fb50a85b83 bit away from the 36dddab1b9 others, the maid spoke.
“Yes?”
She turned to me. The sunlight blocked her 9db9f745f0 expression.
My heart began 2aa88aba91 to pound with b50a67a2dc worry.be02fee4ed7b97af
“There are 3e4a0e5e9d some injured d48b9c6969 and dead. But…”
“…Don’t tell me 74a6cdf687 Cassius—”
“I heard it’s 89ffa4796f not serious. It can’t be. There’s no 212fbc0e4c way such 6cc2c5ad13 weak creatures b9eba480d0 could hurt bebb73c72a the Duke. But…”a894a61b1b24447a
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She swallowed hard.
“Those cursed monsters daa8929939 attacked the Duke 130e6f84a2 together, and he bafdd6e12c was injured in f70427316b the process.”8fc341207b8eb148
“…Cassius…”
I murmured, stunned. My legs, a35fe4fde3 which had 117b532b55 been moving 5c98351410 quickly, suddenly 0974697b44 stopped.
The maid grabbed my d497c00ab1 arm.bc2e2c72176575a1
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“He’s fine! He’s the symbol of d060f4818a victory, the one who 44e916e022 never loses!”934db38410ebadf4
But her face 94239f6974 looked desperate.
I realized something 328569b892 then—
The people 2a145dfe5c of the 7a4e603a83 North treated a5a6d203f3 the House 24bf950515 of Istheria a7750707f9 almost like 74d1d6a733 a religion.
They believed in them. Worshipped them.829485629ee71f62
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There might 0f31ec679b be a 268249c530 reason for 0435b2cf77 it.
Because even if it’s just that, they need to believe that Istheria will protect them no matter what—
That’s the only way they can survive in this fear.f6601cfcf335e44b
That’s why Cassius had 7d3c7cff65 to be an unbreakable 868445ac80 sword,
a symbol 9d65a183ca of absolute 4185528500 victory.d0b728d4d7e058d8
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All of this…40ec4d8bf2d717ff
“…This is crazy.”
I whispered softly.7b300aa43989dd77
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Cassius was just 243e047e54 a man, and 3b542eb697 yet the entire 3d661fe9da North was clinging 0d2f0c9202 to him.4fa9b5bc89487b7b
Now I 62a38c3dfd could finally c42149aa25 understand the e642a3aa36 weight of f031716aad Istheria—
the weight of the 5cf89ae846 crown they were carrying.c2b1756305a8d8d9
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I understood 9a29c5a2d1 why he c4fe9dc007 could stand 23c28b7300 as a 89b08604f0 small king 333f3c7ba2 in the 588ebe66cd North.2069c5a8ec12e7eb
“He has survived 67947d67c2 and won many fdde3ccaf0 times,”
the head maid said 46e20e75f2 with a firm expression.b5cdf79f713d9a76
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“So this time will eae1293487 be no different, Duchess.”2794ae89301b5118
That was blind 4555aea1d0 faith.6c9093b361549740
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When I 57f99f1f4f faced Miller—
When I saw his d81482ec74 hands soaked in blood—
And when 12b3ca8b70 I saw 6e2a317e5a Cassius hidden e7aed428fa behind him—
I forgot how 877aa35ef8 to breathe.aa8e4ae5b77d6aaf
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“Move. I’m fine! We need e2d0aed07b to locate 3d87a98fbc the others 7de822bad4 right now—hah!”65dd0722cb055a71
“You must lie down, 7a1aad297d Your Grace!”b7cb02f2984f37b8
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Only when the 99717818e7 knights clung to 1c827d58a5 him could they 5ebd1b68b3 hold Cassius back.a5ada72cadb36cd7
I walked ac348ef208 past Miller 52e5f618fa and went ba03490687 to him.afd1af359340e3d3
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Cassius’s eyes 9fcdc4a826 met mine.
There was 0d244ccad9 a deep be383686b9 wound in 971c00ac61 his side.
Blood was 8e806cf3ed still pouring 2c383d9883 from it.96431045b7485e03
He was 7a752388ae the only a234843ceb patient inside 8de3d86df5 this massive 93adce7aa8 medical tent.f21f03c5ba297691
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Even though I c029b8b68e had seen other 5eb1648849 tents filled with 3d9b865580 the wounded—
Cassius was different.3b2729e5ebdcb5ac
He did not c9c426fac6 appear to be f3c21f0f51 injured.
He couldn’t be 5d26710046 seen getting treatment.
Because he wasn’t 79859da29f allowed to be 4621a6766a just human.d0ce3d2b685c9bc5
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My heart ached.b0c98cba02f1130a
I knelt in 65165aa03f front of Cassius 3179421bf7 and held his 0857e92767 stubborn hand.e3e37b38ee800c66
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Slowly, he 482cea8162 lifted his 00314cf39e head and 25ebe8c721 looked at 894738f84f me.5dc0499a8215d5fd
His lips moved.
“…Charlotte.”f29b0666ec4f4f1d
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“Where do fe94bed10f you think 22d9b2b56d you’re going 536bac4284 like this?”45beb6d37cf90ad6
“I…”3d5bafe00b1d55db
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“It’s okay, Cassius. You’ll be okay.”53959ecd722fa3ec
I heard Miller shouting 2818ef2502 for everyone to leave.
The knights resisted, but f67209fd41 his yelling drove them 25af2a0bd3 out.6317af95e74f7fcb
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Now only Cassius, 4e802f6055 Miller, and I 96265cd6ca were left in 12d65d62e6 the tent.e6c0b22aa6acf59b
“I’m sorry, Duchess…”
Miller’s voice was shaking, 9c19c73441 full of tears.c68ddf252b5c52f0
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And I did what 9280d8b96e I had to do.02325f4250a99007
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