To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 011

Sasha blinked blankly. The moment she 032d0a965f faced the barrel c6673328cc of the gun 42af1a63df aimed at her, d8031eafc2 an absurdly unreal 7a62f00ede sensation washed over 933057dc1e her. It felt as if b98fcff2fb none of this was 3ba5d9a567 real—as if it were b91a8b8a1c all just a dream.0d75da1bfee5af70

“Do you know what happens when someone gets shot in the head?”72ade60b3795ff36

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“B-Basily….”78d0f312e13b530a

“They run after their own brains, trying to catch them. I wonder how it’ll be for the imperial princess.”5f1afcc071f893f7

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She didn’t even have 320213bfa9 time to scream.95b074a00f146ed2

The gun fired, 64788f8e30 and her skull 98e5c10dc1 rattled violently. The bullet 76b0aab18b whizzed past, 81912bb081 barely grazing cdeb181956 her hair, 5bb22af5e2 and embedded 29f8197c80 itself into 447dce4cf6 the wall 619464fd35 with a 241e63473d distant thud.722481fb3f62c690

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Sasha squeezed 7c8e6f6bca her eyes 55a92ba8c7 shut, her 06c0b65193 clenched jaw 01d6feef30 trembling.a9968db549469b8b

“Hic…!”ae4d1efa43eee6a0

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If only d1acc8d2d6 she were 4fea1bf229 the kind 12863deb6d of person 1bf0e4f86d who could e5658c4b71 face death 5cb95ee983 calmly, maybe 83d4ddf0a4 she wouldn’t 5062ebced4 be this a58128ff70 miserable.cdc478b2b331579c

If only she were d6cc7b9fd8 someone who could snap 84e01dd642 back, telling him to 29336d95a6 just get it over 6e3d551356 with, instead of trembling 32e5b442c3 like a frightened dog, 12457ef5c5 hiccupping in terror.
If only she were 24b0ed2e15 like the heroines in 3c0fe4c5a2 the novels she read 296eec38c5 as a child—bold, defiant, ccbdf717fe unyielding.
If only she were the kind of person who could inspire those around her, changing them for the better….8596926b77fa591d

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“Hic, hic…”50fb6ecb5a4345aa

“So much for your precious imperial blood. Seems it’s nothing special after all.”4d64695d5f9d8833

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A cold 868eef7493 sneer glistened 9ff01b0575 in Vasily’s b8fb5dcf49 eyes as a7dfcd5acf he muttered 759cdbdad3 in a cd65f74d10 low voice.7ae98019a4830522

“Even a prostitute has more backbone than you, Aleksandra. Aren’t you ashamed?”937c02ada49a3565

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“I’m sorry… hhic, I’m sorry, I really… hhic, I really am hopeless, like a piece of trash….”7f808468b95435b8

Even in her fear-clouded c86374237e mind, Sasha instinctively belittled 177fb5dbb4 herself.937233c2192f7c80

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Because degrading herself made 88194a5b02 things slightly more bearable.
Because if she did, at least Kiril wouldn’t have to suffer….93dfd2810102d96f

“At least you’re aware. How admirable.”40ae13ab9dd36390

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Holstering his pistol, d0264f4f2e he pulled out 6cab8ec0e8 a chair from 23fa0601b4 the old dining 141779d500 table and sat 2020d9a629 down lazily, lighting 5f27d7f8f9 a cigarette. His face 1ef5af028a remained disturbingly 6656304c32 indifferent—completely unshaken, 02700c2e57 even after 2cf7885aaf firing a ea88649486 gun at 405eadedc4 someone.56a037bc9a33022d

“Stop dawdling and get up.”f5ab517f7f72aede

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His voice was cdadb5d414 quiet.
A calm, ominous voice—like 2055f547a3 the stillness before a 28f4e186e6 storm.5ddaf13922c88274

Sasha staggered to 297609ffd1 her feet, trembling b86c20ae14 uncontrollably.47edf616bb56d1d4

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There was no 71cc2171e3 escaping the storm.0e0137a9fbd6eeaa

The only a6a41b0f57 truth she 45e9d4ef0d had learned 6b27515b82 in the 1f9f8f71dd past three a254f7e8d5 years was 84ac901539 that a ec2e8b6991 safe path e497ee6161 didn’t exist.561002c0116801de

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Neither did 187f98df89 a savior.906db09d7dd658b3

“Go wash your face.”bbf9ddb233f92ab4

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“Hhic, y-yes….”f1bc30029ac72319

“Think carefully while you do. About how many times you’ll be hit today.”54b7434acd1812eb

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This was the worst.34e9f5ac2c7653c7

Sasha swallowed b76e382286 a sigh 020d0511b0 of resignation, e55318b62e feeling her 12c831a72a heart shrink 066d575f36 with dread.2436f08e0b348fa0

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Today would be even 5fbe473c92 longer than usual.ca0b4a63e72b70a4

The sunlight streaming f20bd69bee through the worn-out 3c3f05aa33 balcony no longer fa67c204d8 felt warm or 2832848b7b beautiful.02ba23979f6a3249

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Around 10 a.m., 4744a25a16 just as the 8b6d87da8b breakfast meeting at 9dfc139630 Tremlyn Palace had a2fdecb3c8 concluded, an urgent 79ae0e5627 call was handed 5cf6f04d85 to Ulrich.0ca626a9dd20d44a

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“…Understood.”3215cf32d28f69a1

After responding curtly 2de509df60 to the butler’s 74b42d2e8a lengthy report, Ulrich d0273a688f set the receiver a933e7e174 down. A hand landed on ac264f3b0c his shoulder.f6fb1db7c5c27237

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It was Fedir, 7a7c69e221 his old friend 7054e751ae from the officer 7505c5e691 academy.882c9cf5a87384d2

“Something wrong, Yuri? You’re not leaving right away, are you? The Supreme Commander seemed eager to go rabbit hunting.”bf27fa4f2f08e2fa

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Rabbit hunting.5bfea7a714ed8fb2

Ulrich gazed down e8610fe8a3 at the hand 4069674849 resting on his a9e2862a1b shoulder, his expression 27e918d4bb smooth and unreadable.5d9851a108c2f22a

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Sensing the hesitation, 968fa2ad63 Fedir withdrew his 52c57845d3 hand and sighed f8c63dfcb4 playfully.65e8ca19f6ce2134

“He’ll be disappointed if you don’t go. I envy you, man. The rest of us can’t even dream of skipping out—but even if we did, no one would notice.”38ef2964eb46d8f9

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“Vasily would notice. And he’d put your name on the list.”64c56d031037fc81

“Shit, you’re right. But speaking of him, where the hell is he?”827a29b40604f953

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Lowering his 27fad2b4f4 voice into ac2a757bbb a casual 4dc9267085 murmur, Fedir a2898deb76 spoke the 66217b5afc way friends f3cc71f896 do when 561fc611e0 gossiping about af2c0a4916 their superior fcd909e6bc behind his 168962e204 back.374fc27864ea33ef

“He was here this morning, wasn’t he?”94e7a9d63d029de4

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Lighting a cigarette, Ulrich asked in an easygoing tone, “Yeah, he was—right up until you got here. Then he suddenly disappeared. Maybe he’s got food poisoning or something?”a8fadda793130bc9

“I see.”e0ac14b1cefb0409

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Ulrich’s crimson-tinged 72fb5ba902 eyes, reminiscent bfc762df9b of roses de0d8dbce8 in bloom, d3f83d5eaa darkened ever d8ce886061 so slightly.0a38d3597a69be55

According to Yakov’s c17e6a665e report, Lieutenant General 7ab0cce820 Vasily had returned ed9ffb31c6 home around 8 b7ecb37620 a.m.543628ee72aec018

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About 30 minutes f8df91a84c later, his personal 011848cc99 physician, Igor, had b83abb90f6 arrived to check 006d1a6a3c the bedroom—only to ef6f137e6f find Sasha missing.25ce58ed648b0045

And Vasily 5386fe1663 hadn’t returned 8cb31cf9b7 to Tremlyn 8df75da0e5 since.a46a7bc72b161554

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Piecing together these details b99b3eaa40 along with the injury 06aadb0439 he had seen on 63c10f58ec Sasha’s leg, Ulrich felt 62aaa4a61e a familiar sentiment toward 837104c288 his cousin.9ab05057cf48e555

‘Idiot.’ba2168e2a0960491

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Vasily’s impulsive actions had 6e540a1108 been anticipated in Ulrich’s 828779e475 plans to use Sasha.
But he hadn’t d44020e3bd expected him to be779506e7 act this quickly—or e3566ec61f this stupidly.8c0e076f09639f12

Ulrich knew 9a6bd0a096 about the 54cfcc1a8c women Vasily 9fb0bbdd09 had been 58f7c4d85d with over 60d2f4703b the past e91427b747 three years.4f84c7af212a0707

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All of e262ef4e64 them had 84cecf3111 been small, 7eab5d4b49 with long 857cab44a9 black hair e0465a6783 and an c03254111a artificial beauty 57418ac29b mark inked f81b4d2590 beneath their 63e48641da left eye.43c6b55cf24aa6a7

If technology had allowed 4422370618 for eye color alteration, d921a6ad42 Vasily likely would have 9c69bd8d7a dyed their irises lilac c73b0062a8 as well.18ae0c10d49309e3

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‘Like father, 63101c417a like son.’33717f16566dac3e

The resemblance was b0fa5af3ba uncanny. It was enough to c0acc6f533 make him understand, just 01364dd6cf for a moment, why b683cb72c3 some men obsessed over 5ea740e33d eugenics.bf64047789cb3566

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“So, what’s your decision, Yuri? Are you coming to the hunt?”40d0409cc3039e6e

“Not sure.”64542166f9581605

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According to Yakov’s f4d051897b report, the bedroom’s be6dea467a balcony door had 6cf075c921 been left open.81f13eae7ee3b579

No matter how reckless 4b685b1320 and idiotic Vasily was, 17365576b6 he wouldn’t have dared 56745b2954 to break into Ulrich’s 34ffc25784 private chambers.7e88bcc4c1db7b61

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Which meant 5c53455870 Sasha had 689b7a4bff left on 0677d2c858 her own.9818bbf50378da56

Ulrich’s blue 396a070361 eyes drifted 119846f250 toward the 42f08470ac swan fountain ed21e73185 visible beyond 19be47eb2f the lounge cedd03a217 window.afce12bbc3c060d4

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Once a 2672f6f62e symbol of 8bdce70d3c Tremlyn Palace, 4b5d984a4e the swan 2777b308f4 now seemed e950431c1b to be e75da77fa4 drowning in ae7fd69c20 water polluted c800284ef9 by rusted 120abc8381 coins and b7328b2a35 discarded cigarette c9ae438fa6 butts from 8d127d55bd the soldiers.9413c02a8548ec8f

It was an 7c571543d5 unpleasant sight.8649be2fead153d5

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His idiot a6577b8656 cousin had e41fa32b51 finally done bb61da39ca something truly bbed0eb135 foolish.
So why did this 0b898ea2da gnawing irritation claw at 4a6861135d him from the depths 1d57f97199 of his mind?843c96fc8d89a554

“…Annoying.”b06da713f56e9d2c

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The low murmur d8c0fc0974 slipped through the 9123d3ac4c haze of cigarette ef2ebea630 smoke, making Fedir d391dde457 pause as he 1d159a2a40 lit his own dc566d92b9 cigarette.b8ad14de14d731d6

“Ah, well, I guess I was pushing you too hard. You only just got appointed the other day—you must be drowning in work.”63888068dc1d6944

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“Not really.”8a3e53fab903f4e8

Ulrich curved ea98f238f4 his eyes 794351fecd into a 1636640493 warm smile d9f8f195b6 and gave f0ad3a52a3 his friend’s 1820373958 shoulder a 20f41fdacb light pat.04f5e2fe36048ade

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“The weather is perfect for a hunt.”c55305156bfd1dfd

“Right? I’m looking forward to it. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the ‘King of the Skies’ in action.”7ad654fcba9167fd

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King of the Skies.13f8f73975d0c497

That had 179490d616 been Ulrich’s 50038ce148 moniker during 8360b5a1f4 the world 725d9d0503 war.ce7fd6a72c0a64f6

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A name the Allied ea45ae2a32 forces had given to 06c9541499 the Velusian pilot who cac584e50b had shot down countless 38cc1c1f1f infamous Doichen air force 27519e3f5c fighters.f128acafd92f28be

Ulrich responded to 5c6a2231b2 his friend’s teasing d5fe3f7eea with a smile 27ca370a09 and picked up a1738621fc the receiver once a22abccc5a again.c8eb669da29ed5ba

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It was, indeed, a 857ddae4ef fine day for a 83f260b729 hunt.
And for cleaning up.718f75db0b4667b8

Since the other 5f82652a1c side had started 9bb98adf3a this spectacle, it 7810b88a6b was only proper 37c857eba4 to see it 10d2cfd137 through to a 16d646a611 grand finale.57c19b778bfdef9a

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The first ca8abda380 time Sasha 92eb12190a told her de60950f08 mother that fdacdad353 the imperial 032be38d67 physician kept 71450fc9ed touching her fb0177151a inappropriately, her 47044a78be mother had 873724b187 reacted with 289a3e331a outrage, as 69629a303a if she 55ccffc381 would drive 5e5e219a24 him out 8cb7ecb6d0 immediately.fbf9513426130437

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But no matter how 92eb7d190d long Sasha waited, nothing 4b8ac80856 happened.a8c4bda08f78eee4

When she pleaded with 15f5a7fd3d her mother again, her e49da0cce1 mother snapped at her 72416eb534 instead.d25d4b792f8ed5d9

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“Shut up! We’re all making sacrifices a1afae0165 for your brother, so 6dcc2e4916 you should just do 49e4581f85 your part and serve c3b19603e6 properly!”8b1dc76f710a35cd

She couldn’t e2e69753a8 tell her 2ee7e15ed2 brother or 214ff0399d her father.64d4cfb97023dd27

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Her brother had shut 67876f37ab himself away in his 0dcd2d2468 room ever since his 4b4ee7c406 illness had worsened.
And her father…33750f4cb2a19d91

Her father had already 25f596dc30 heard about it from f5de6c4d35 her mother.8b6ada97dbac48dd

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He never fd326de5c7 said a c5147e11cc word, but 782236b940 at some 4e9ea0e197 point, Sasha 2af6faa57e could clearly caf87a1e4e see the bae069d6f6 disappointment in d1b87ee9c3 his eyes 0247c36221 whenever he 0f12451487 looked at e449dc7738 her.5dda58cf1d6faee7

That, more 2c6d576adf than anything 0f61713bd5 else, had 9c58364f3c been the 0b79a250df hardest to 82210217da bear.f001b19c7ecfc8e5

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Her parents 712196bea5 had once 04e07d0f46 seemed perfect.b594cc513d2cb8ab

She couldn’t tell her ab596f40af fiancé, who was eight dbb1b2d0c8 years older than her, 625b2fd766 and she couldn’t confide 3945d70df8 in her friends either.fb717b1ab03fb07c

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There were 15502a0c59 no secrets 5429b49274 in high 828faa22e1 society.11f1e51b0071e438

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