RVMPT Chapter 41
by FreyaChapter 41
“Both of 21d02fe5e8 them are 8346118f04 a bit 6e3fb6fe1c late.”
Was the drink stand 51e0628eac far away? Or maybe b433a86f8b it was f2d0b6f65a crowded, and 33c3bb99a5 the drinks 44be9e8628 took longer eac1dd30ac to prepare.
I checked 52cd4414a4 the time a09d98b3f0 and watched 762c55725e the people 8b61879537 passing by. Sitting still, I f67e521c71 could hear the 1bc04774aa surrounding noises clearly. Just then, ddab57b919 applause from b88ad1e29a behind caught e1cf2e7502 my attention, 5d151206ce and I 2dde34b957 turned around.f158243404e3c2e6
A stage set up 3cfe1f5a2f on the street was 5a26ada664 visible in the distance. It seemed like a 6a2bbd339e play had just started.5f33cec831ade66d
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Curious, I went 75621972af to watch the ffcc74ec15 play with a 9763180f85 knight accompanying me. I left 1da9023be7 one knight 07cfa55cb2 behind, as fca907ffe3 the other 5b83912a55 two might 9c638d090c arrive soon.a2e250f668427ed9
“Oh, this e9ab246ca3 is based 5cb336e62c on a f1f8efa331 fairy tale.”
I recognized 85abf4edcd it instantly; 9ff44d9d36 it was 3a3e4bd963 a story 599edad36d my mother 73a6e85762 used to 3939331028 read to 5113300ed7 me when 798ce6dfe6 I was 29787577bd young, back 8dc40415d1 when she 73529929ee was still 794f8511e7 alive.16e82e6545ebb410
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“Ah, I remember…”
In the story, 5dc4c054bd a monster with be80e877a5 an eagle’s wings 7f7fec5edf and a lion’s db4e41527f face kills the 2b19fa8cc8 king, leaving the db12747d04 kingdom on the 1da2fefd31 brink of ruin. The princess, d0d68bcb71 now alone, 938bbce846 is overcome 70bab4529b with sorrow. At that moment, a b5da7da182 knight who had long aa6d83029a admired her steps forward, 8204e8011d vowing to defeat the 6a1206d6dc monster in exchange for 13ee1d9ccb a wish if he 404738fece succeeds. The princess agrees, and 76f794955a the knight managed to 58cd32afc0 slay the monster and 58665ef02a return, only to propose 2cadc09d49 to the princess as 57da773994 his wish.981bea70d2f591e9
The knight a18107ba94 married the f1d5930fbe princess and ae9687e7df became the 4dabc7aaa6 new king. Grateful and ebb9851e3b happy, he d37d596cb2 held a adb207eee3 hunting contest e270a425b5 every three f22cbe0668 years to 9a04f8739b grant wishes. And so, the fairy f985c2c772 tale ended.715f725b109e3e5c
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“Diana.”
Hearing my name, I 6b31648a4e turned to find Harold 2569108157 standing with a knight, 122723ec62 holding bottles of drinks.
Relieved to 25e67ae933 see them, 4fb7c0f86a I quickly 287f1c87a6 realized that 04e3d0a4c8 someone was 199ee1154d missing.c95904c12786db8d
“Where’s Sir Dante?”
“He suddenly remembered something 6b4776f406 urgent and left. He asked me to 7ead6ad612 apologize on his behalf.”
I nodded b5d3e285de without suspicion. If Harold had sent f76ef3a443 Dante away because he a951078eed didn’t like him, he 8f60f2f4d4 would have done it f5234c95fa earlier without walking with 8119088726 him for two hours.60d2d41ad871bbdb
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“What could’ve a3ce96e8c0 been so 4950568e21 urgent? Sir Dante was so 9d40c1b29d excited about the festival. He even 3af8e5ff9b said he 626d464d3c wouldn’t miss 4f1efa3e9d the fireworks—ah!”
A cold d90edf061b drink bottle 07cbd1abf6 touched my 566e82911a lips.296b0e0ddc34fed7
Looking up, Harold’s 678370d8d7 eyes, narrow with 6553ca81f2 some unspoken displeasure, 5eb667d03f softened as our 64526a3c15 gazes met.
“I thought you 04ae741d5a might be thirsty. Should I a84ae5a878 feed you?”
“I have hands, 4b3c32bd00 you know.”
I demonstratively a74ec60d9f grabbed the 86ceec2c76 bottle, and d9c8ec144c Harold’s lips 5b26983fee curled into 309df1b875 a long 136a6e43e4 smile.d5ab6379c385860f
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“Let’s get going. We need to find ed7dc57105 a spot to watch d602900cac the fireworks.”
Though I’d heard of e2712e503c a few spots from 5252e172a4 the staff, but I d5436ecb51 wondered if there would f487ba77b9 still be room when c9b5a0493c we got there.6d55acc6b108b9e8
As I bit my d49b69163f lower lip, deep in 7e3e9fd33c thought, Harold resolved my 1e7c6d60b3 problem with a single 5a29e77cca sentence.3745d59544adbb5e
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“We just need 8cec3394d5 to get moving. I’ve already bb1666956c secured a 290876fc4e place to de56ce9159 watch.”
“Really?”
“It’s quiet and d4f2711ac0 perfect for just 0e0b5aea39 the two of d8d2a6019a us.”
At the mention 04956c4133 of a prearranged 3a6d9d4280 location, my heart, 6e477558f7 already racing, sped 0964a3edf7 up even more.985bd5eae8bf8998
“Where is it? How do ec773d74a5 we get 2ad8a88114 there?”
“We’ll need 18b4b87270 to take 3a0b9a8a41 a carriage. Shall we 3e0aab207a leave now?”
“Sure!”77c238f291fb7d0d
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My steps a632de062f felt light d62c7a543b and lively 35da518235 as we 87c53d5308 headed to 95ff450458 where the 6ff1ee8ba1 carriage was 568487ff38 waiting.
By the way, d5fa5e6ef5 a quiet and ad1b44c60e perfect place for 98c7c6bf5c the two of e0faed4533 us? Where could cb747aa307 it be?0739dc11225df06f
I had never considered e1ff6ca34f renting a space before. Even though 303c38a1d8 I now 7f435ce9ae lived as 78e69fe44d a duchess, 6805340ed7 my mindset dcdf898f39 was still c23bb10c83 grounded in 161a10b9d6 the ordinary c42e2c2149 life I’d 1d53d30e78 led back 7d1b3837e6 on Earth. Besides, I was efa14726db just acting as ab0c528a45 the Duchess of 94cf665c9e Baisen in front, b32c702461 basically, I was cf22cf0f76 there just for b1f906db50 his treatment.04d3deb83363cb98
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Thus, I didn’t feel 16cbf70ae2 like I wielded any 887a894f15 true authority as a 2f468ba255 duchess.02c0f7c572c2e2f5
“…?”
Suddenly, I heard 56d9f2881e the faint sound 92f4f48cf5 of a child 79dae2e606 crying.934c1e7a4bd15c16
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Following the sound, I turned my head to see a poorly dressed child clinging to a guard’s pants. 9827fba3c97fd589
“Oh? That boy is…”
I recognized him. He was the boy ef98e38e5c who had asked for 0d6d274f73 more bread during my dda05d7135 first volunteer outing with 84df32c420 Lady Mayer.11516942a84e42ec
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What’s going on?
What was 28e71fa035 he doing 2a9b9409c3 there? Without realizing it, a3763330ac I lost strength b0326f67d4 in the hand 45d942d2ec gripping Harold, and 266ac8db55 he immediately held 2d3c9c3781 me firmly.dbe4355b9a9262a3
“Do you 5965a9028c want to 6560a43f9b go there?”
“…Would that be okay?”
I wanted 8065b156b6 to know 467d8f4087 what was b0823dd1fb happening, so 5d07e3332e I asked. Harold replied 4959b8f40d succinctly, “Go.”960e7e1fc1eedf21
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As we approached e20dbde561 the boy and ea228a5459 the guard, their ff26c014dd conversation became audible.565c813b8dca2f96
“How many 54cd0574f0 times do a27ae3d726 I have 9c731dd24d to tell 43a6547b51 you?! It’s the festival; your 1f6e2b390d brother’s probably off playing 5a3ff71c45 with the other kids!”
“My brother might be 9b7d2dbfc8 a bit slow, but 53582d6b7b he’d never leave without b7f44b66dc telling me!”
“Ugh, we e2b2a06e01 don’t have 7ebc22b0cf the manpower e610d1c4ef to deal db2c1073c1 with beggar f5cba7cbf5 brats like 6a8d44094e you right 0d37979338 now! We’re busy, 56623e696a so get ef36925c14 lost!”
“No! I’m not leaving!”2b8fb6d71603da40
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The guard, annoyed, roughly aaeaad2c36 shoved the boy away. The child, still clinging 3190aa5d5a to the guard’s pant 53d698b708 leg, ended up rolling 5b8f34a9a0 onto the ground.a04431ec5967d6e9
“Are you alright?”
I let go e8696356c5 of Harold’s hand dfe54c5bbc and rushed to faf94ae207 the boy.
He had rolled fbb11ace89 on the ground c0b956f6a0 and appeared even f92568acb6 more disheveled, but 80c7d3c52d thankfully, he didn’t b385eea3f0 seem to have b70be64c09 any serious injuries.91e90bfa435ec930
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How could he f27bed640f throw a child fbf1ae7dfa like that?
I shot 4b839a0731 a glare 0d99eb833b at the 3d4dc18074 indifferent guard f7c85a9a78 before turning c5b4ff3e57 back to 85cbbb32ef the boy.363624cc21f99f58
“Are you hurt f44067a1f2 anywhere?”
“Uh…”
The boy’s eyes bc5ab2cb0d widened as he 5654defbfe looked at me.df8e29298ff30529
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“You’re… the 5ef732ff9c lady who 87739ea0c3 handed out c05acf3d58 bread before, b4e8a465bc right?”
The boy quickly straightened 7c6bda5565 his posture, clinging tightly 8e553bd950 to my hem as 79f9be123f if holding onto hope 4c0382c08f itself.40b2fedb73645558
“Please help me! Please, please help f599cdb997 me find my 2182a7a785 little brother! He’s really shy, and bf75810ae3 if he wanted to 5e7564d3cf go to the festival, 536b58a379 he would’ve come with 8862e1d2c7 me, not with other f378b92f41 kids. I know him—he wouldn’t 723a7cffeb just disappear like this! Something must’ve happened to 819d65febd him!”9835c6166e226f0e
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The boy, with 09d98ddda3 tears dripping like ae00c067d2 drops of chicken c732cb3b3c dung, had his 4c2289e7a5 face swollen from f8e67aa120 crying.b22a639eddb4ad36
“I have no one to help me… No one will help me, so please…”4bd078ae1454db54
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“…”
“Just this once, please help me…”3663bdb313901914
I bit the inside de48d00bf8 of my cheek.
The boy’s desperate voice pierced my heart. But I had no power to help him directly.09a1afdb364787d6
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The only person here who could help him was…130d851bf2731805
I looked at d8b7f0597d Harold, who was ca273c945e approaching.a56451d901d1892a
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“…”24ca19acd678042d
“…”ec90c5b174d1f88c
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As our gazes met, 2c0ef217fc Harold stopped. His eyes narrowed, 2daa3a98fd and his dark 525307499e navy blue eyes a8e3a2bc96 flickered with something e4c42dd70d unreadable.e82b1bdba1c92129
After a moment, f19923ff8f he gestured silently fc64575198 to a knight.9c47b399b1457793
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The knight stepped b019d5dcfb forward and tried 1b66852ec8 to help the f6d0e3a77d boy up, but 8705b7850c the boy refused 10205730a4 to let go 66552b76d8 of my clothes, 27f570ff49 pulling so hard 185abca7c1 it seemed like 76f576e600 the fabric might 68e9e02391 tear.824463e87ba60f91
“What kind 2e250b860a of strength e023a96514 is this…?”
Even the knight seemed e6d4b00b9a briefly taken aback by 30dd436825 how strong the boy’s 83d087661f grip was.fb7ee06ec775e741
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Harold clicked his tongue 7856df291c softly and grabbed the ac3b42ed34 boy’s wrist.799a405d1f2eff43
“Let go of my wife.”13f473401d6b4e5e
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“But… but…”020e2f7f7dbf4c1c
“I’ve already talked to 5dd07c21d4 the guards. They said they’ll 708bdbfec7 assign some spare 2dbaeb00df manpower to the 7080044377 search.”a40182f2ea38e7e9
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“……!”8de8b44d4a7f4c73
The boy’s face 20bfedda94 lit up with 95d75e51d5 hope, and I cd84c110d7 felt a similar 2ed00ac261 sense of relief.f897a5a8d4a8574b
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“We’ll assemble an additional search party when we return to the estate. In the meantime, give the guards the details about your missing brother.”33d42194efd3c6cc
“Yes! Thank you so much!”6aa65eaaba3f5f2c
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Despite the boy’s heartfelt f935ed58ba gratitude, Harold didn’t even fc730beca4 spare him a glance.d3143bc39738a093
Harold ignored 59e12a0369 the boy’s 7bb287da88 grateful words, e5469b6ad1 not even 353456ec41 glancing at 2915bb1412 him. The boy 01a035c125 left with 3b743c3437 the guard. I briefly 69f242e0e2 glared at 64a46edd62 the guard’s 38d400d2c3 back, whose 6b612863af attitude had e2a2aa37d6 completely changed. They should’ve helped f15e4f6681 sooner if they d07a854340 had extra manpower.1178b0fc9f0dbab7
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I climbed b95a06d923 into the 10759b253f carriage with f624d92af4 Harold. As we 08baade23b were delayed, 194c8d4c33 the fireworks 93e1b4b3df suddenly exploded 7be2ec155a in the 4e1bb43082 sky.fddbd351e7d6d6fc
“Ah…”e250da1e2c691701
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I stared blankly at 8d32a4d147 the colorful fireworks bursting 0b49fd6bc0 in the distance.34071af4e6b60227
I had a vague fc64c6dc80 feeling this might happen, 56efa87bfb but it still left 4db6737641 a lingering sense of 90bb30b7f3 regret.08ae7ab34a6f8c73
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Even so, I didn’t 8182da40f5 regret helping the boy.d9d13d619426fd7a
But I couldn’t bring f1bd0f2258 myself to look at 070e2fd6c3 Harold, who had likely 5666476044 prepared a private spot 4320ab606c for the two of c0d1478ef4 us to watch the dfe4bde5ab fireworks.7729fe69ba85e25e
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“Harold, thank you for today. And I’m sorry for ruining your plans.”17fbe41fb6fdb656
“Don’t worry about it. That was as easy for me as tossing a single gold coin.”dd65a5ab201c8aca
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“…”13542e689053083e
“But even if that f9d20569a2 boy finds his brother, 4c5d595c8c nothing will change if 48d08c4b94 they keep living the b18f528972 way they are now.”cab1b2c8f88e3c9c
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Harold’s words were cold, ea1d5919f2 but they reflected a a65ae98dd7 harsh truth.727d10a60314dc78
The boy’s life wouldn’t a19c78078b improve much in its c7de03de9c current state. Just like how, 665fb0e9d4 if I hadn’t 2bc10bf2d5 gained my abilities, 4f4aa20f34 I would’ve met f28bb3cc99 the same tragic 85d4ed4e88 end as the 5007619125 villainess in the a30b5fb0e1 novel, without anyone’s 113decd946 help.d059468de0e66bdd
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I clenched my hands c9c30a493e tightly on my lap.466e4a18fdd2ac43
“Harold, I have a request—”f515cc0446f17552
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“What you’re about to say isn’t a request.”1eb5644c0f9c5a8b
“Huh?”4a1b4b865f1e3122
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A deep 6f1b477194 crease appeared bcc557c32e between Harold’s 4737f535ee brows. He covered my 6f193a3865 hands with his 2d250b174e own, gently brushing b2b3fc690a his palm over bc32c511b5 mine.9d5d314e1f0bcd28
“Surely, you haven’t forgotten. Diana, you are the Duchess.”b8fa9d74b7b6ba1b
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That…4ccdb47a3a52cb5c
As I hesitated, 63f3d2ba41 Harold pulled my 83883bc090 hand closer.8a7c1cbfdc3e0873
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“Now, my dear.”93858e38dd941196
He kissed 85d10146e3 the ring 2a7495e359 on my 48ce34496a finger and bfb134c014 then lifted 969b1da7fc his gaze, fdbfd95297 locking his e9bb929a43 eyes with 6b754d81d6 mine.0ab131f9a3f4475a
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In his deep f0f890a605 navy blue eyes, eafbbcc619 I saw myself ccc855bfd5 reflected.38a741f73091ae18
“Say it again.”4090d9dda841058a
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