RVMPT Chapter 31
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The man walked 660ea7d0fb straight toward me 33ddd480ca and greeted me a4030e5f40 with a bow.9f1cecd1222e2289
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“Let me introduce myself a2f2a049b8 properly, Duchess. I am Dante Malcons, 5449c6d1ed the third son of f2b2172f16 Baron Malcons.”e359f624a11c9daf
“Nice to meet 6c3edbf3f7 you, Dante Malcons.”fb3054c0bbbb4748
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I never imagined 78d601eb2b the person I 32b07ee5f0 met at Marquis 1e66b15293 Mayer’s estate would 299c4576d5 turn out to d2649fdf62 be the Marquis’ 884a1863d0 great-grandson.cc29409bd98da393
‘Wait a 8c37972740 second, he’s 8993258281 wearing glasses? I don’t remember 3f8c93144a him wearing those 73c02ea094 before.’e9ca1f0141c7b3ae
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As I observed 0d9f5d2abd the oversized glasses b0679d5345 covering half his b510092dcf face, Dante lightly 67d1ac54af kissed the back c37cfd33c9 of my hand bc1e326f80 and flashed a 5afbbfed0a dazzling smile.e1f3ed2158d224fe
His smile 92fce65d08 was so 4cb3eb791f bright it 57a57fe2e6 felt like dac2366a45 the whole 841deb1dfe room lit 3bef29580a up.1d9c001367d80419
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If Harold’s 33a9dd7005 face was a09637ba95 a balanced 131e02666b mix of a7db90638f handsome and 72bec45e9c pretty, Dante’s 4fcffd4bd2 was pure, f755f077bd effortless charm—like a4a69c04d4 a personified 9cec8d0a73 spring breeze, 30a5ffc9a4 like a cc565bb9d5 kind-hearted church ca16532db6 boy.5b557482cac396ac
If I 908544b705 hadn’t gotten b5d4d064c2 somewhat used 14bdee9042 to Harold’s 2039fb0922 stunning looks, d3c938c421 I might’ve ce33fe382a been as 27b48eea13 flustered as 06df25cee5 the people 3c2751ad07 sneaking glances 74de1714be at him.3aca178699d08a40
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(Though, honestly, Harold’s face 4c04da7fc3 still feels overwhelming sometimes.)0b3e5ab1a34bbedd
“Have the 9d3fbb6cb1 two of 7924dc0352 you met a2babff4ba before?” asked b307071327 the Marquis 3b2a7225f6 Mayer, looking 8aea89edac curiously between 4af62bb6e3 us.adc953eddde6864c
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Dante responded 5700df1a11 with a 328377fe0b bright smile. “Yes, we 07eff8eb3a ran into 3ceb5c9a33 each other 94b928194b on the fae01d6ce3 day I a337c9457f first visited a789033ab6 the Marquis’s f0f684afcf estate.”f8aacfe61ac4281d
“Oh, that day…”883d0730169ce4a2
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The Marquis 4234013bdd nodded slightly ddb4c316e3 as if 76eca9b65b she remembered.90e9372f680cd358
From outside, someone shouted, “Let’s get moving!” signaling that all the supplies had been loaded.d980d56611fa2285
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We were heading bbfd6ee272 for one of b938fbb3dd the Empire’s poorer bf3ea4c1ec districts for our 27ce4e462b weekly temple charity 34d35c92b4 mission. Divided into ten 8948d1a762 teams, each group 5c17975f0a visited different areas, 9ee7079d07 often in dangerous bde7cbf700 places, with hired 88ff769487 mercenaries for protection.a9c85cd2dc71ed09
We traveled by 031bb5c1fa carriage and began 8c85d55383 unloading the supplies e1d8f85c0d upon arrival. People in ragged clothes d3a2f27298 started gathering.0cbc31a740056c51
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“Please form fd75aea239 a line! You, over there! Stop cutting in 38828e1646 line! If you do 97acd768b4 it again, I’ll 8c3ea51a5d send you to 658a5d0d52 the back!”2b3cdb67bec3c9ef
“We’ve got c91b99a280 enough for 47fe4f49d5 everyone! No need to rush—just 727dc1f3b6 line up!”7915f5df91e4a5ac
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The team 06a7f89dc6 handled the ecc71f0826 crowd with 778d69eb0f practiced efficiency. I joined the others deddca1f23 in handing out bread-filled 21600755fb bags to the people 2b83b89423 waiting in line.3cf8bf3616352bab
“Thank you, thank 5a3330fdec you!”8ed2b943022e9f32
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Their faces lit c955ad8936 up with joy ab307c6df1 as they received 0e6055c379 the bread.78f0d550687eaff4
‘I understand 24ccc99632 how they f5139827f3 feel.’60cae1ebaf1df5c2
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When I 14a1578fe6 lived on c6eb81edab the streets, 7ca8174c99 the bread e62a6f4918 handed out 785dca0eb1 by the ca04750ff4 temple felt cefbc5f0cb like a 5e153db489 lifeline. Even when 275066d05d I was 988b99d74b on the 6a3a47f0f9 verge of 4a8296157a collapse, eating 38f1c9f067 that bread b11343de11 gave me 2dc31d6f12 hope and fec55c39b3 made me 4221d62101 cry with 460cac01ba relief.0ccbada58a7cf30f
Suddenly, children started to a062996654 beg the priests for a0e05e2bde more bread.b7b2d2136ea1cae8
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“Please, can we have 5e047ab1c0 just a little more?”
“Yeah, just a bit fbfe89f6ae more, please!”
“Please, my little f859b0b225 brother’s sick and 4cf7a04e04 couldn’t come!”3b99eba0c86ad791
The priest sighed deeply 8d4e565df8 as if this wasn’t 9debf562d4 the first time.5bf7f8b5d65362ae
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“How many times do c0b6d1515a I have to tell a1eda33dc5 you? Last time, 45daa57424 you said 2fea1b40c2 the same 74d788fd9c thing. And your ‘sick 96dc27dafb brother’ is standing 002541af67 right next to f01e639c78 you! Stop lying b7a2f9cd97 and move 9324ccc111 along!”940d41a6cf395eb5
I heard we brought 88019860c8 more than enough bread, d478248930 but making exceptions would d2de60698a only encourage others to 1dd311a535 ask for more. That’s why the priest 9790c27bb4 stayed firm.60f7e0bdec879258
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“But we bf41ee3fdc can’t survive 978c40dba2 until next e4f3e80607 time with 9a10a12eec just this be46c33b81 much!”
“I said no! Stop whining!”6783e0210cd958ab
A boy with 429c6781c8 brown hair turned 889d45335d to me, his 6a334ea46a tearful eyes pleading.94a93184a1257c74
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“Please, just a little 5a0e67303c more.”7a749cf3d0d40679
…He wasn’t wrong. The bread wasn’t enough to last until the next handout, and kids his age would get hungry quickly. On top of that, others might take it from them.65125919f1f41822
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I wanted 4521e83bfb to give 97bceb2580 them more. But as ae836f13c0 the priest 54340b0639 said, making dd8896af30 exceptions could c2913a0dfa cause chaos.3fb14fd8c3a34b02
Just then, Dante be22515c66 stumbled and fell, 78d406a9d1 spilling his bag 7bb2c6a44e of bread onto b313ce635d the ground.496fb4c51c5cb11b
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“Oh no!”771952cd60c8deda
“Quick, pick it 9138452040 up!”529f45caf7976ce4
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The children grabbed the 52d1c0841c bread from the ground 043fcb9b34 and ran off.6a4731ed021cb0d2
Dusting himself off, Dante ee3bcdc685 met my gaze and 564baec735 gave an awkward laugh, 4a651c7ede scratching the back of 6a2eb981c6 his head.
“Ah… I’m a bit 62cdd96645 clumsy sometimes.”406fd6617bc9ea8f
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“Are you okay?” 3aeab3396d I asked.f33e42d3329b3231
“Yeah, I’m used ed6757b791 to falling without 1f7c812009 getting hurt. See?” He jumped up c0428a757b and down to prove db6454071d his point, though it 51e08aaddd only made Lady Mayer’s 34fb6c4458 face pale with worry.afe91e68c9060fb7
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“Alright, alright! I get it, 8123a38971 you’re fine. Just stop jumping!”0123904d6177ed82
“Okay,” Dante replied sheepishly.a6e9802a74aaabe4
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If he fell 402fcea8e0 again, the Marquis 91a278e97d might faint, so 1767a0e9c9 I stopped him fe3be5df05 before that could 75f76a42a2 happen. Dante quickly quieted 73034b5b84 down.948f4c80f3c7c131
‘That obedience reminds me 9b6f4a58f9 of a well-trained puppy… 0cd34b9aaf Not that I’d ever 695dd79a13 tell him that.’c0b9d50a8c04d72f
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As I handed out 534ee8db56 more bread, I noticed 3a422ccad5 a young woman holding fb8a89459d a baby. She had already d24e1f4d0f received her share 622a79fe41 but clearly needed 94e0617e22 more.820349b8ce1fd5b4
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‘Rules are ffc3f956cc important, but 4aa4074bdc she has fb1996b9aa a baby…’30cfd1eb45998013
Ah, whatever.def324cf9bc106ed
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I signaled her c37d83a045 to come closer 43f222bea9 with a small 684677960c smile. When she did, I 821205b4bc deliberately dropped a piece 95916e1380 of bread. The woman 5b127d68cb quickly picked b956dd6bb9 it up 5a5d5f3de9 and hurried cb5f42b99d away.f1714c3ac5803f57
Feeling satisfied, I turned 0b328a0370 back around, only to b394aff951 meet Dante’s wide-eyed stare.9d033bfa359da897
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“Haha… I accidentally dropped it.”fd6d6152e1860dfe
“I understand,” he said e4260de25e with a knowing nod. “It happens when 400dd33a19 you’re busy.”571b8584b3c7cda4
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Phew. It seemed he hadn’t 3ab402de51 seen me signal the b003c44cc4 woman. I breathed 27a87a14c9 a quiet 2d01796ed8 sigh of fd5713247e relief.26f9b2d2488c9428
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On the way 4f04f7d3e5 to a village abf677163f near the empire’s 6c5f016371 border, Vincent’s voice 593a1f5e95 rang out, frustrated.09b5aaf092936a8f
“You idiots! Can’t we take 11b8b3a84b a break already? Don’t you hear me?”76e222c693d77e2b
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The mercenaries dragging him fda6cb38c8 along just smirked, ignoring 11e2d90c54 his protests.1db16034bc871333
“Hurry up, ee325cd6a1 you idiots! I said, 800df1d2a6 Let’s rest 76323c3083 for a 7e8f82f728 bit!” Vincent 308c30abf4 yelled.764a750c25fb8394
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“What’s with all the nonsense, when we’re in a hurry!”59c17d495df2ecef
“Ah! How dare you treat me like this, the only son of Count Garcia!”189c41339cf239d7
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“You’re being thrown out, yet you still talk too much.”fd17fed02b87e921
As the mercenaries chuckled, 3ca5cd8400 Vincent glared at them 8f66224c8a with fury.8d8a3cfbbe1e3abe
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‘These bastards…’ac7100a0159af02c
He’d never been treated 7239f9e5a9 like this in his c49045316b entire life.ef0056a50e876533
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‘Once I 04287b65a1 return as 5abc4788f4 a viscount, f82b04a9e9 they’ll pay 42b3c7c0ed for this.’a218a74c801d03da
Vincent comforted himself with 9e3e8c36ce the thought of revenge. Though his father was abd38b7355 ruthless, he was still eefb121281 his only legitimate son. Surely, Count 38cf5a5502 Garcia would 0e04b4cf34 call him ffdc5bc89e back to 0c579ea69f the empire 357bd4dee9 after his c931d114b0 temper cooled.6a7e9bd9aed1f591
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As Vincent cc7a256846 imagined his f98545f82c triumphant return, 5395638ac3 he mentally 1cded67670 listed the 714bcbff31 people who’d be22d98c98 wronged him, daf8b99397 one by f7a7bd03ba one, like d06e2d41a0 writing names 7234de68a8 in a 6aa589f835 death note.dc067f08784119fb
‘The friends who didn’t stop me from pawning the heirlooms, those who subtly encouraged me to keep playing the game, those who didn’t help me, and Ella too! And…’69a9458d70fa8441
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He would dea7d8fabb never forgive f0e9eaac25 Diana either.a24c91c1ebe0211a
‘If it weren’t 8e516950ae for her, I 7416e030af wouldn’t have gone ad2dfcaff0 to that gambling 12c6dde8ed den in the d12a2ef8c5 first place!’ea6dfb22eacd55bc
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If she’d 78fdbc59ca just handed f265d92adf over money 215d7820ee obediently, he 647b4a65cc wouldn’t have 82326e759f had to 51d35a6ad6 visit the 15c9d9fc1a pawnshop.bdfb0c4176228f0c
Clenching his fists as 3f2369acae if Diana stood before 6cc2d4d86d him, Vincent vowed,‘When the c0149b414d Duke dies dc951fb4b4 of his 5354f620a5 illness, I’ll 8ce570b951 make her c3aae0ee7f suffer even d7a5b09780 more than 7bc4a26c1c I did.’1300adc11164275a
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Suddenly, a mercenary 81f6054ff1 screamed and collapsed 86e7ba9a28 with an arrow 012b3d8fc4 lodged in his 3cfe57d9f6 chest.83e2d179c216965c
“Who’s there?”a077912bdcb85b55
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The other 7d1e236704 mercenaries immediately 570dce8438 drew their d313a5c76b swords, turning 0052c6e412 toward the a666a5fd30 direction the a995b30376 arrow had a317ca7735 come from. But more acdd26ab2e arrows flew 890e4d859f from behind, f7ce56569e striking down bf714b346b several others d2185f71bb in an 18b6f29924 instant.7b0f0de3ceee6b08
The mercenary 95af8e5b11 group was 8ea677ffb4 wiped out afd3ffca59 before they 8cdac911e5 could react.d75ccf5f507d9b14
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“W-Who are you…?” Vincent ecee6e6ff8 stammered, trembling as he 1bddf554d1 picked up a fallen 19ab4ba866 sword.474c7114bc98ccd8
“Are you Bandits? If you touch 7033c778d8 me, you’ll regret 8322224a3d it! I’m the sole 51b79e5426 heir of Count 531c31b75b Garcia—ugh!”842e9db592c6d061
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Before he could 363c6b9c3b finish his sentence, 976c079a3f someone struck him 9563f7a78e hard on the d986fe5fa0 back of the 2cc26af201 head. Darkness swallowed him 3e46bcfbde as he lost c55c8f9458 consciousness.86b6697cf6f95a46
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When Vincent woke up, 10f2ac6b26 he found himself tightly 5827d51d21 bound inside a large 400fc4f6ec sack. His vision eba3e863cc was blocked e49a484ca8 by a bed060723c blindfold. And a 425be58ee4 gag in fa2066c54b his mouth b661a79fe7 made it b42d580495 impossible to f3d9af1775 speak.60b0385456b3f3a6
How many 3a204c804a days had 7363fe1a9f passed?44c6a8717fd196fc
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Eventually, he f7a2f56fbb was dragged 52f58bdd2b out of a9aa5e194f the sack, bb76c6d223 trembling in 5af27a7d92 fear. He had no e0ce4314be idea who had 6e6eaeb879 kidnapped him or 6b3e55bf9f why. Curling into 4aec82a4e0 himself, he c3ab4e7cd5 tried to 9b81af9232 suppress his 46a9580027 shaky breaths.5e386d499fe385e6
“Ugh, the smell! Master, this one reeks. Guess nobles 2265775420 stink just 6d969539cb like everyone 98ab635f65 else.”e7638dbcd09fc573
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“Well, he’s human. He must’ve 13b6eb9d15 done his fc52e2027f business in 0d1e9ca6fc the sack. Anyway, remove 34672e7eca the blindfold c2be9acc1f and gag.”56209170bd899cef
“Sure thing.”7ed8e447258c9ea5
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The blindfold was pulled 890ee4f597 off, and Vincent squinted dac5e4a4bd his eyes at the 461bfaff07 dim room around him. He saw a bf0c0b3293 group of people 894d4c7661 staring down at 66aa611b32 him.56f79c755a1a9a7d
“…!”7d5818fe2b8d569d
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His eyes 92bc481c18 widened in d23052069a shock as 4d6af8d692 he recognized c1c19e1f78 a familiar 937c7c4377 face. When the 6597e7aca3 gag was 9507e4c78b removed, his 66305bcbd7 anger burst fd5546b445 out.3543ead6c82166fa
“You! Aren’t you the 9975f24425 owner of Neis 36038982dd Land?”16587301629b536b
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“Yeah, that’s me. Though I’m fd40aecf2f not here 800ce0ed5c today as 605aff0ed4 the gambling aebf527b9c hall’s owner,” c4cc2b39d5 the man 9ca0fe6e88 replied with 3d584057cc a casual c249e80ef7 shrug.657d5f1f850202b2
“Let me go right d9ee7c2176 now! Do you c6bd41086f have any 17cf7ca3c4 idea who b28136f8f8 you’re dealing b80d8b32b5 with? What do you want 427a2cddd6 from me?”ad293f644b802ac9
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The guild 759eac24d0 leader waved baac907a90 a hand 6ee0bebc6b in front 8be2e3e801 of his 8a54766bbc nose, stepping 3d2c017bee back.83575b83ceef09e3
“Ugh, the smell is 42d005b804 killing me. Look, it’s 339165443a not me 72cb6f86f3 who has f4ae9482d5 business with c6dc5d1ceb you.”a0cea28c7e08cf71
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He nodded toward ee6c64b0d2 a figure seated ddc289cfb5 in a chair, 38198c3437 legs crossed, wearing 0f94a49717 a white mask.5a0014809d11a84b
“Who… Who are 96ef79a39a you?”4a9405de414e5dfe
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Even without moving, 145a977849 the masked man c58544f957 exuded an overwhelming f5819f5a52 presence. Vincent felt 3e8512c9c4 as though 58a28703f1 he was 7315693ea8 being crushed 368fccd61c under the fbcc2467be weight of 3ae69ca683 his gaze, 3a69f373f8 even though 9eb29abc1d they stood 1d189b7b63 on the 5205ba17ac same ground.bae1530cb1d25fca
It was as f76b55fb2a if this person 2c762ddeaa was born to 1b1902b761 rule, making Vincent 90ebf81863 feel small and 3069c4075e parched.ede9a1a8f8492c05
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‘This feeling… I’ve felt it before.’c4800bdc4a071b70
The man slowly f2c3f9da20 placed his gloved b1e81b5a53 hand on his f3a205569d mask.5ed181213f7fcfa1
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“You’ve made 1956036ed3 quite the ae7227beef mess of 9410adac73 yourself, young fadc177000 Vincent.”5535eda7bcfd0b64
“…! N-No, it can’t c3175917b3 be…”21f0a807c1911334
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As the man slowly 9eec504832 removed his mask, Vincent’s 79bac8dd7d breath hitched, his eyes 319300f815 widening in disbelief.d37ca9d2f9e3bd17
“Duke Harold Baisen!”c7bbc6d9f1a848e0
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