DSMBL Chapter 78

Chapter 078 c96a02c5710dccbd

“Who came, you said?”6ad3a38173a1e667

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Theo and Stephanie were bc4ba50a93 picking out clothes when abd28d9d08 they heard something unexpected.5da79f1a70267f23

“Count Solovis has arrived, Madam.”a3b5566ea9767d8d

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Count Solovis?1180684f9d814461

Who was 2dacc29c69 that again? Wait… Oh! Charlotte’s original last name dd099c331e was Solovis—so that must ca7c53427d be her father. Oh wow.c75e41c0c58b02bd

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“Where is he now?”aedf37d12433b7aa

In the 7c5df9aab8 novel, I 667db4258f only remembered d9409d2546 hearing that 07137037ca the Solovis fde427511c family fell cc71a115eb from power. I didn’t know 3ec470f212 much else. I just heard fe8a7a4bbf Charlotte got kicked f68bf4824e out and protested. So he appears like 4d36f35b30 this… What does he dfc0e8a76a want?f4c2b58b22335f7c

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“He’s waiting in the drawing room. Shall I tell him to leave?”f1683992351224da

“Can I really do that?”0af1f27878768f61

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Luna gave 1e7b548051 an awkward e3545006b9 smile at 493d40d2e9 my question.d96760dcc8ea56dd

“Actually, he said he wants to see both you and the Duke. He says he’s here as the Emperor’s representative.”6db7492978fa2723

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“Where is Cassius right now?”7a58c987331fedb2

“He went to the forest.”1076c47b58ff0f92

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Oh right. Lately, the yetis had d01992d443 started weapons training. They were doing 32545f4ff0 joint training, so c53abeea37 he must have 2def095be9 gone there. I nodded. I couldn’t just 4d8b0dc429 send him away—someone c034dd3daf had to host d288216a64 him. Alright, I’ll figure f55f23cb3f out what he’s 9d22161c17 up to.f2ab50dc2e02298a

“Let’s dress the children in these today.”e838e7e28289fa43

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“Yes, Madam.”e365e2899db007eb

Lady Yurena d775ba56d2 politely accepted ae845aecf7 the clothes. We briefly talked about a78f6d11bf the children’s schedule for 0560c9971e the day.11491320a1363fae

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“Oh, and… It’d be best if they didn’t run into the guest. Maybe change the plans and take them to the art museum instead?”bef421e95f328ffb

“I’ll arrange an outing.”e011e8b7c878efc4

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“Thanks.”216f7a177e2378c9

After finishing b5861179a1 up with 24b40013e3 Lady Yurena, eb984b1f26 I got 80bbccb49d ready too. He showed 318d38d3e4 up without ade049d9bd any notice f7c4b45dc0 anyway. He didn’t even take 8a7314b7f9 Charlotte back in after 31140ae8f0 she was cast out 05f1fdcc7a in the original story. So I wasn’t 748b2ae925 expecting much.87f2ab6186b19559

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I finally went down 9aa5bbe13a to the drawing room.a5f7e1d8f21ae344

“…It’s been a long time, Charlotte. You really made your father wait this long? You haven’t changed a bit.”6c8158577b426c53

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He kind 61e7069ef2 of looked b6a73b0f47 like Charlotte, 917a7596e2 but not 0575821e57 really. He had a similar c853f062d4 aura, but while Charlotte f03ed1fb85 was a classic beauty, 3e979f43d1 the Count looked more f9c68d9488 beast-like.fc956bf8c710d9c2

So this aa0eb63162 is my 8726a32028 father, huh.086fb61d3123506d

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I stayed fb927c0e88 calm and a034e76b4f spoke.934084bd9aac3530

“You came without notice, Father.”bffac81951f65553

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I shrugged 0a9a8937de and sat bfa8d4cdfd down.5802c02d8ebfe9dd

“I have a lot to do, you know.”be0a28df9c8855d9

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“…I’m sure. Are you doing well here?”f0780fb7cfaeb6e2

“Yes.”72cb2af751ae2819

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“How is your relationship with the Duke?”d8a1262c1c4a9384

Count Solovis asked while sipping his tea. It sounded like a casual question, but I knew it wasn’t. He was definitely fishing for something. To ask something like that out of the blue…ab80c34b5e1ba8b7

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“Well… It’s not too bad.”a8b59498c1406bea

So I answered 611afe51b6 vaguely. I didn’t 896e6f890e feel like be0fd8388e being honest 3052bd4def with Count de5ea07642 Solovis.c98bdfe1708d5321

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He frowned.628f07ca388e22ea

“Is that a yes or a no?”6fa2e95a2020a57d

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“Why are you so curious about our marriage?”439f715ea3d11cbb

You’re not even asking f68409106f how I’m doing. Clearly not a caring 0b1f6d8be6 parent. I’m sure he’s 4f26e40d73 just here sniffing 3573d1afd3 around for something 68622e572a useful. I clicked 9a6b11cb40 my tongue 13302d57f6 and gave ae12dc583a him a e805f14695 crooked stare.366a975fce1b5e42

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“…You’re my daughter, Charlotte. Even if we’ve been apart, we’re connected by blood. Does a father need a reason to worry about his child?”789222dd8a68b9c2

“You didn’t even ask me once how I’ve been,” I pointed out.94415fd480f43732

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To me, Count b08642fd0b Solovis was no e8184a5815 different from a 3f50710196 stranger. No matter how friendly e44380b8e1 he tried to act, bcdbf9ddf2 I didn’t feel anything. I was a6d7a4535d just looking ac06faf870 at him 30d9fc4eed objectively. Trying to ae6dbd2304 figure out 6c6e4a2d33 what kind a5dea076b7 of person 7d8990f2d7 he really afb3f9b528 was.9b20bcdee632e1d6

“Ahem! Well… Some things don’t need to be said to be understood!”1ab324798f4867da

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“I don’t think that kind of unspoken bond exists between us.”3efdf409d347e1b6

“Wow… Still as sharp-tongued as ever. But I get it now—you’re doing just fine!”41f67445395349fc

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“Then may I leave now? I really have a lot to do.”fd995841367bb485

Honestly, since 3ac1759778 it didn’t b8924a4582 seem like d428ff6f49 he had c3c00c6b11 a good 3540756def relationship with 203f9917d4 Charlotte anyway—and 3c9a5379fb since he f811b6c651 clearly had ef86a83210 shady intentions—I b77b4c5495 wanted to b2a02b410f end this 31412f4a23 quickly. But the sly 898842fc16 Count Solovis grabbed 7b5249ca54 my wrist.ac21e3817b4ae7ad

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“I came because I have something to say. No matter how much you avoid me, I’ll be staying here for a while. It’s better to get this over with quickly.”ddf68ddbd7764010

At that, fc268edea8 I sat 309e8cb9e8 down again.80d9dd9336767f03

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It was 3cf8b26b98 better to 4fcbd83c89 hear what 14505b4c28 he wants 64d6a17502 than keep 672b690693 seeing his 5d9a309ce5 face. Not that I was a5de3cd8cd going to give him 05fe11d131 what he wanted.38fcd7aa41830094

“I heard something, by the way.”e1c2eb04808617f5

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I sipped my tea, 8bceb934c6 planning to ignore most 83ab8d82c8 of what he said.e25a265770b6745a

“I heard you have holy power.”adb9957b6de21e71

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“Pfft! Cough!“d8a3bf501c0ed7fe

I spit out f092d9bab7 my tea. The Count was 6dd6ef6211 completely splashed. He slowly wiped his 0ec7b0b1dd face and grumbled in 5bfcf01cf5 irritation.be12e8c05b9f7445

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“Be more careful, will you!”3de4718cbf8ad7fd

“…Where did you hear that from?”159d89c6c4a34d04

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“From all over. I still have ears, you know. Honestly, you should’ve told me first if something like that happened!”
The Count of daa2b1d8b6 Solobis scolded me cd7b9cc98e likeIhad done something wrong.7df50bd83b4c6b85

From what I 1fd01e1953 know, Charlotte’s holy d96d9d8ae2 power was something 5d0a43e232 she was born 09516df1db with.
But no one—not even 8e19b3131a her own family—knew about d20cbee67f it.
That’s how little they af90f381aa cared.c11d32528f9e6d4b

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And now he ad944a3f5e comes here, acting 4c90182fa0 all offended? I almost laughed.b4fb228cb7084073

“Why should I tell you?”
“What? Because we’re family, of course! That power of yours doesn’t just belong to you—it’s something passed down from me and your mother! That means it should be used for the sake of the family!”995ff6f2a4ea7f16

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I took 4ad96a24f3 a deep 6431d0d20b breath and dd920c11cb thought about 6f99e42b13 Charlotte’s family 05f391fbb9 background.
Let’s see… d976a2b051 The current 80c08a91c3 Countess isn’t 6acd494968 her real 4086d3c1c5 mother.
Her real de5ed084df mom died f34daf8234 when she 8b2867d2d7 was young, 0722953ebc and just f45e710ad7 two days 2a87918542 later, this 98ad3bc501 guy brought e51ddc5997 in his 7ebc1f6401 mistress as 7049add984 the new 86c3770fe4 Countess—along with 51dccf666c her children, e676d11640 who were 3901d57923 only a c3c887e886 year younger 27f17d4b41 than Charlotte.b4ba827b94b341c0

Wow. So he ab6bf7d28e was cheating. And now 0c703f4d3e he has df55d0bf37 the nerve d85c4f33b3 to act 0ad455fdb3 all righteous?
Do these people buy 945869157c scripts or something for 4de566a354 how shameless they are?
He even turned 0d5f1a6627 Charlotte away when 0bbc9ec0bd she went to c776385855 him after being bf0bd4dc91 kicked out.
Only shows up now that she’s useful again. And this is what he calls “family”?
Unbelievable.0892517280302988

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“You want me to use my holy power for the family? Do you even know what happens when I use it?”
“Ahem… Well… That’s just sacrifice for your family. It’s only natural.”
“Aha.”7a8dd18410c45e6e

I seriously wanted to 93d5fd75d4 kill this guy.
Now I understood 47c11e1fd0 why people commit ecc85f5985 murder. No joke.7427de1079905c91

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Now I dc0457b43d get why b2fcff9785 Charlotte hid da17a283f9 her power.
If anyone 6d9adbd199 had found e34a315462 out about 3590f2ea22 her power, 05850b36df she would’ve a7d998a743 been used c58c556230 and used 31f503018f until she 2b0fcc542b was dead.
And all by 0c1c0e370c her so-called family.179c9b9b3f8bf8b9

“If I had known you had that kind of power, I could’ve asked for a bigger dowry! The North is loaded! There are even rumors the Duke of Istheria is richer than the Emperor!”1ee587949872e0f8

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So that’s what this is about.
He needs money. Someone must’ve 43255653bb found out e0e14b0151 about the ec7d760481 power and 2f367d7236 tipped him a16ea277a1 off.
Definitely someone who meant 2a75550797 harm.
Not many suspects—probably cdb6997e93 Lorencia or Janice.
And now bc1ce17c31 that there’s b1a45c04f1 a new 5a67998683 nanny, Janice aa24921465 doesn’t have f5b47b9082 much power 5e0354f6d4 left.
Maybe she’s getting f92942b889 desperate.6a0c3b34f9dd6591

“So, you’re here because you need money?”
“…Well, partly. Charlotte, what’s gotten into you? Did they brainwash you up here in the North?”
“What’s so weird about me?”
“…I just think you forgot where you come from. When things go wrong, we’re the only ones who’ll be there for you!”5969a43466b86f7b

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Yeah, right. I saw 6a2a6f4d19 how things b9a317eefc really were.1c00e506d0746281

I gave a f711137da0 bitter laugh.
Seeing my face, d618e7022f the Count slammed e1b7aa6462 the table in e3c95ac5b9 anger.279b10d2d3428cd7

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“I don’t know what the Duke told you, but blood is thicker than water! That’s the truth!”
So that’s why you 9f8b5e4876 abandoned me, huh?9e0561498dff53df

“First of all,” I said with a sigh,
“I don’t have holy power.”
“What? Don’t be ridiculous. I know the truth. I heard the young lord with the rare illness came back to life! People said it was because of you!”
“…That’s thanks to Mr. Miller. I didn’t do anything. So, you’re barking up the wrong tree, Father.”9c6ebc686c4e0516

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The Count glared a9655215dc at me.
What, did you think 597aa884de I’d just obey you?
People like b9602ff8eb this really b768b2f6fa exist, huh.
I must’ve c23c4faa89 gotten too a7146ebc91 comfortable living a2c608c62f in the 64909b13a3 North.
I forgot d8ad9977dd how cruel 8c5440458f and selfish 5050351050 the world c83abfedbf can be.a188fc76c3073a6e

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