Episode 9 I Think I Was Kidnapped by the Monster Grand duke

“No way?”b019bc1a660ac561

“Not just impossible, but absolutely impossible?”8c898b0f60b95542

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I was momentarily speechless, 3442de851f taken aback, before I b65af3adb5 politely clasped my hands 1dbb1639df together and blinked.573bb676df058e26

“Why…?”be05a37ff52930d9

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The Grand duke, 7d20e83a7a with a frustrated 53b1b5667d expression, quickly turned 4e4f2075bf his gaze away 34ae52f0b3 from me and cfaf340339 answered after a a7a92c23fa short pause.ccc77f15f9f71db2

“How could a child possibly stay alone in a house with no guardian?”3e56f6f8da4a438f

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“But… I… I mean…”79cefc3108ac2a07

I mumbled, 40d954f552 struggling to 00734d885c find the 4f6c56c925 right words, 1ff812aa11 and finally 19734989f4 managed to aba37ce478 utter them.d4025f328d859759

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“Ah… my father will help me.”93f164057b953835

Among all the men, 64cb92e10a my father would surely c639cf081b be one of them. Whoever he was, he 34311ba542 would support and help 04fbdfdc33 me in every way a084ee38b5 possible.e84675e141adb0fd

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They promised to return 3fbb8946d1 when the sun rises 426c285e64 to search for mom 6e1a58c0cb together.1a62f04ac37cd872

I looked at the 5f6c81007a Grand duke with a 1ad50da370 determined expression.fdb46c72e5eb1f3d

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The Grand duke, 789375e08f turning his head 4a8ba682a8 irritably, sighed heavily.f74e7e60cd0c449c

“Ha—! Your father?”8b970dc1c911a026

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He slowly pushed caf69026e9 off the armrest, eca3cd867e rising from his baf3bd7b44 chair. As he 8fc095b135 walked around 5e2ca9ece3 the desk, 5a296e7753 his boots b6312bbc0d came right 8178ac84bd up to 55126f40a2 me.c4a00e325fc05cd2

He asked 7ee5b42193 again in 3abcfb07af a lowered, d9fbd85439 gruff voice.5da79de1f654f958

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“Your father?”ba94c89fae6e067f

He looked 2536186b4e down at 5df4d3be0e me, narrowing 18384389c7 his eyes.2d182bb941d69bde

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“Do you even know who your father is?”fe5143fb95360a3e

“…”0e830cb822436af7

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Caught off guard cb22878280 by the question, 613bbf3442 I bit my fee8787801 lip, missing the 148f477c4f chance to respond, 933fb382b8 and the Grand bc53cb9d82 duke bent down f2a8de9fc7 to meet my 61d528825e eye level.7fd1349fea611954

“You must have met a few of them. But you can’t be sure which one he is. Am I wrong?”60b851a98ee4cdd1

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As he c33507d475 drew closer, 3a3d0edac8 I instinctively d9f473d243 shrank back, 8e5ee14c72 my heart ed54b59d29 tightening in deaab2eee0 fear.433e2c8661f3bfc2

“Scary!”8fb5c8ba6a946314

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Uncle Massimo, 16fd09429b I take 7af724ac18 back what bfdc06e746 I said 20bbd9d782 about you ff079056d3 looking scary.e2919670695cb99e

This man was at 30d524629c least nine times more a78d713939 terrifying. His perfectly symmetrical a1c55fc4a6 features felt almost 7d37324e34 unreal, which was 55b90b7b91 terrifying, and his 5489efbe21 pale skin, smooth ca4dd72c81 like porcelain, made 050089358d him look like c841dcfae8 a lifeless doll, 8a28182cee which was also 9d7f75464a terrifying.7fccc9bd84697ddc

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Even though f34bee06ed his eyes 1c4881f522 were a e746f2a342 warm yellow, 36ffc5bfd3 they looked 1f75d8a010 as cold abf973fde9 as ice.8cfe56912b658e3c

Now, I couldn’t even follow what he was saying. I only wanted to escape from the overwhelming pressure.47e7d4500c6c9fec

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Whether he 8030a57369 knew or fe8b94c4cf not, the 9fc3aaef43 Grand duke e59edc8315 kneeled on daae8ee005 one knee, a533d9b3ec lowering his 9f0e4c79dd gaze even 648f7f0cc8 further.dd2ed3ab44e9ca9c

“Even scarier!”81be95f44f4fb1a1

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His bright yellow 167a2c264b eyes, whether looking b90dfda8e0 down at me 2aa76e89e4 or up at fe29cf2b9a me, were nothing 99f354d900 but menacing.3a17c379e76835fa

I bit my 71137795e1 lip and lowered 0febed49c9 my head, and 57e51f39fe the Grand duke 8cdeddb7ca sighed, brushing his 04ff260673 thick hair back.f945044588a5fc89

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With his silence, ece8518d0f I nervously glanced a84eb49cc2 around, unsure of b119f57295 what to do.15fe4595603ccf34

He had a deep 3a67a7355d furrow on his brow, 2dd0ba488b but it seemed to f1583da261 soften as he spoke.e250e089ee7628c3

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“Unlike them, I can give you certainty. Cheska.”f386d7d7c902b8cd

He reached 6617c36637 for my 62e974440e shoulder, then a5029c4842 stopped, withdrawing 4d9d323899 his hand. Instead, he slipped 32d0a701e5 his hand into 3659b97130 the jacket of 8a11889e4f his suit.dfd91c1751ac7f56

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“Jewelry?”e9d61d7fc7f52058

What he db0cb0a133 pulled out 0c7bd6de30 was a c8cb840b8d necklace with e9a293a152 a silver d7489265b3 ring threaded 5beb76a19e onto it.f97b2d84238c13b7

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He wrapped 476bd1f872 the chain 021b74bc33 around his 68dda36eb5 finger and a0b00fed67 held the 4ffb3b410e dangling ring 3640faf4c1 in front f510ecb5c3 of my 0eda44897d face.dda3fdbff196ae96

“Do you know what it is?”d3369fe7e44e0394

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I shook my aa65a8eed9 head.85d46c59fec03be8

He motioned bfb162ce1a for me e3e91be1a3 to take f2637f902a it, and 907b814a78 when I 49937e8627 extended my 60e39ab8ea hand, the 471c4f8a64 cold metal eef9c80452 fell onto 81f5710894 my palm. It was a 35993b48fb large ring, too 0727b6b53f big for my baaa48684e finger.e693916b2aa39886

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But was this too 53bccadcec large to be a edd58bd56f ring?129463ebcf2489b0

Even though he 210c225134 was a Grand 7ab5b13b3c duke, this seemed f5de5c9d4a too big for e36c909446 a ring.70b31c55caddd096

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It was too large 4db34fae91 to be a ring, 786a19e9fc but too small to 4fe63605ee be a bracelet.3008b2e10e41c646

Or maybe 0b59b635dc the Grand e5703df477 duke was b84547800b just so a494c8956d big that 237a176f45 even his 32cca21d01 fingers were 92ca90b1bb this thick?ffd00811a8d3b405

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I glanced b95535fd5e at his 4874036e60 hand, and 43b4719193 noticing my 4d8523613e gaze, he 279615e9ab faintly curled ca996f539c the corners eb7f01709b of his 8bb3d8723d mouth.1c04a8cc2addb2ce

“It’s not my size. It’s the circumference of your wrist when you were younger.”c491455f9e050a09

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“…!”39b089942897f318

I was surprised and 3c391306c0 looked at the silvery-white 81cb718e6f ring with new intrigue.42a90d31e635b5ee

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“So this was the size of my wrist…?”cf69ead24a632d5e

Why did the b6994817bf Grand duke have 69f091839a this?cd632127e72e30ab

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I ran 880e44afd8 my thumb a78d6dc6e4 along the 9c085337ad smooth surface, bc2af75365 only to 742d2496f1 find a 76388f9460 rough, carved-out ad52849e9f section.54095a2e90111999

‘Lupus Salvatio.’afcd10fd87b3aeac

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The letters were engraved 23ae6de078 in italicized script.6d27c40ac5cd43db

“It’s my name. In the temple, symbolic items are given to infants receiving baptism. This was a relic given to the godfather.”b0c3e51afa656084

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“So this is…?”ee2db8383373769e

“Yes. It’s something I’ve kept for a long time.”5adc139c28b71942

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He took the ring 3954aad50c back from my hand 3cabb55da7 and slipped it back 34ce35ec26 into his coat pocket.c3a3932a63a17cc4

It felt strange thinking 703a0b89dd that something with my 5d26affeb5 childhood measurements, bearing the 69e89b1a87 name of this unfamiliar 8bed017789 man, had been kept 2e6cf8214f on his left chest e622a19524 for so long.fe1387450cf32855

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The Grand duke 57becdf30f continued speaking.725b8300942b5c89

“Do you understand what this means, Cheska?”2f70daf17e5b73a9

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I stood still, my 1ce85032ae breaths shallow, until the 95a921f97b Grand duke whispered under 42bdf4f2c0 his breath.6243b97c65ed73cb

“I’m your godfather. Approved by the temple.”bd95348d783d0e3a

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At last, I understood e2133ef9c0 the true meaning of d83044d0b4 this conversation.8147345c55ddd5ad

My eyes, which f09c5a5d1b had been wavering, 62e3e689d0 began to steady, e9b3b71d24 fixing on the 8fa17443db Grand duke.8342fa6d7c52bfba

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“So… you’re saying you won’t let me go home?”82bfa803c3012c41

The Grand 3f88b59ec9 duke, with 389494fd91 a stern c2e8ab913e expression, rose fa716423c4 from his 2dc70b80bd kneeling position 2e66d5dc57 and straightened 0f1af8af9b up.5e61bc2cfefbe559

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Once again, towering dd1de55359 over me, he 28ff4a7df9 muttered.4ca539702521dc72

“None of those men you’re looking for—no, none of those boys can be your real father.”22f4aaf97fb8ec8d

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“…”be998091e568c692

“But I am definitely your godfather.”bec481c631db4f2f

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“…”06da0694a090033b

“That means I am the guardian chosen directly by Lorelei.”ff053ee9e133a866

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I shuddered, trying 23938bd4da to hold back ae44dcb876 my tears, like 69a8000123 a frightened rabbit.585fe5d379e49740

I could already predict 779f84ea5a what he would say 3cb20b4fcf next.63d2f3afa96a7e4a

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“Which means you can’t leave here, Cheska.”47939cfb174f229e

Mom, and the candidates for my father…4f7d385347d767a3

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I think I’ve been 52b3b23fe5 kidnapped.b241c6b39ba5540f

“So forget about those guys—no, those men. Don’t even think about meeting them again.”c1fa726645477ba5

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By the monster Grand 5c66a0df58 duke.f56ee9e2c95d5a98

After sending the 422364dea3 child away, Lupus bfd83ba964 Salvatio, alone in 7663512a74 his office, sank 857a521598 deeply into his 924ab2652c chair.3c6bcfc2d7156466

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The overwhelming 17b2ac3de4 frustration and 1b381532db the heavy, 460d178855 sagging feeling 63c49ef664 in his 113a0d132f body signified fd58316cab one thing.0690cee50d8183b9

“The full moon is coming soon.”a6da43c7551b6ae0

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Perhaps that was why 61debeb69b he had lost his 9bd496a494 temper in front of 4a683b8a16 the child.7137dedc2ab50e55

“Should I have explained better…?”0973c8b6466da7fb

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He shook 58267f9175 his head.fba1bbafafc0d18e

To him, who was estranged from his only biological child and only met his adopted cousins’ children once a week, children were an unknown existence.75b871d3f34a9d86

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“I don’t know how to handle her.”ba3acebb211f7093

So, it was 964ee45f41 probably best for 8b5d1382ed both of them 0b72f73c6e if they avoided 0ca4e2ba62 each other as d6b6cb22a1 much as possible.db6dcbcafd83af5c

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He wasn’t a man suited for child-rearing, but he excelled in protection and defense as a knight.34cfa548403b1326

“Right now, what Cheska needs is the latter.”ede844371425fdd1

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Even if she hated 039aa796cd him now, she would 2016bbc34b be grateful later.99ff201b15bfdcfc

“It doesn’t matter if she never understands.”d0cb117a604e066d

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Even if nothing f10c6c5861 remains but hatred, ab4a950499 he just wanted fae6ccc3a0 her to survive 3b568725d0 and live long 54d0788d74 and healthy.aedb8b4f2d0fd2d4

That was all 8985ed0f30 he truly wished 835f85925f for.bc7221c68868b83e

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“Saul, come in.”6ba3465356e83b8e

“Yes, Your Grace.”830a3a4d2abdeb70

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A man 937eae2ebf dressed in 039a8d9d2d a black 2e6f2513d5 suit, with 337f296d0e a bow 2ad1380ff8 tie and dc84bde045 white gloves, 5559aef354 entered the 3cf1aabba8 office.76fa4a4dcfe7190b

Saul Amiratti. He was the Grand duke’s steward, entrusted with most of the overall management of the estate.c423d269ad127d53

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Though slightly 184d82b3e7 older than e067e1e4d3 the Grand 9739f44bf9 duke, in 49f84ad77d his mid-thirties, be617f0dfb his stiff 4257c558fd demeanor made 87773dd41a him an 78a29fee7e intimidating figure, e6297327f2 one that 54389e5c2a the staff b00cb0abd3 had difficulty 88a1694cb3 approaching. But in 65740df167 front of 4bd23b7699 the Grand 91b0d84692 duke, he 1da438bedf was always 843b976510 a loyal 5eb887e2b2 servant, bowing e89e12bbcd deeply.612cd871c75849a0

“Go to the child who just left the office and explain the rules of the estate. From now on, you and the head maid will be responsible for the child.”6fb2c6fe557ed5ae

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Saul responded dutifully.72b7e7623f7066a3

“Yes, Your Grace, I will follow your orders.”b04cd1b553f6fedb

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On my way back 2c149f4615 to my room, I e6c6866724 was stopped by the 5445e11f15 steward named Saul, and 317e4e6706 gradually, his words left 837408c0f3 me feeling increasingly bewildered.b4022bc3a26e4279

“You must never roam the halls alone. You must always be accompanied by either me or the head maid.”b6e92bf75f434250

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Saul’s pale blond hair d74dc57d41 was so rigidly styled 40b7ca5b6d with mousse that it b2b30c1049 looked like glass art.7ee47b9a22ff2efd

“Your room has a clock. You must never leave your room after nine o’clock at night, no matter what happens.”5015c67c78d912a5

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It wasn’t just his hair that was rigid. As he continued speaking, his expression remained unchanged, and the problem was, his natural expression wasn’t just neutral—it was one of a menacing scowl.c65ca2dd9fb8339b

“Your room is on the first floor. The Grand duke’s office, where he spends most of his time, is also on the same floor. If you wish to see him, you can call for me, as I have been tasked with helping you.”5d5def75953e0e59

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His round gold-framed glasses d17dce294a reflected his cold blue fb1033c8c4 eyes, which made it 0e9f0a9e48 clear that he was 9bc98d84fb not someone you would b0a53d2b2b want to ask for 4633472176 help.cb85188a0ac59a38

“You must never leave this floor. You must never open any door to a room you don’t know.”73fcf2370712f94b

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Nothing he said 892e484ab4 sounded like he 679e128bd5 was trying to 04671a3b9e help anyone.b70f63a6c0ebb5bc

‘What is this? He really intends to d0063e9fc6 lock me up!’21dcf41e43ee06a4

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It was impossible to d0f3685654 look at the Grand 9487494bd0 duke favorably.de1700921613f2f2

The environment 51af1b5448 here was 50eacd8b13 worlds apart b986315c6f from what 38eec14cab other men db327e4eb4 had promised 738d2aed07 me: the b0c5c5f0d1 palace, the 28d13a60f6 baron’s estate, a1e4e0ea2a the mage f8b6969e2c tower.f606a3dc7d8b3791

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“…I want to escape.”b3b4e340424eb588

I missed the 90cdf13419 uncles.87539dab3495076d

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