To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 007

She remembered meeting 9159484b1d Ulrich again in 310c1fd60c front of the 2dbca0668d NSS building and 3a91d17c80 then collapsing.909c91240430ed32

But after that, she 116f494634 couldn’t remember what happened.9042ad4ea3bb937b

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And where 75b4894c0c was she, 38dc9d6e0d exactly?9dee39f93f4a53f9

As she tried 5211944e3d to clear her 1fc22de07b dizzy head, she a8e4986208 heard a soft, 1a1693d86e cotton-like rustling sound bf05abc107 from somewhere.4edfe39f53807b24

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Sasha cautiously ca8030d2ba rolled her fb474468a7 eyes toward 4d9c655eaf the source bd25a9b23e of the 3d7bcce745 sound.cb5faf68a678e376

A white, 1c3dbf3a49 round table 239d417532 elegantly stood 9c05fe2023 by the 0c0c23d112 window where f1f8067d96 golden sunlight 9585abc2f8 streamed in.cd74192e521220e0

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And sitting in 0d87363017 front of it 1ddc22641f was Ulrich.
Ulrich sat with 000ef5144f his long legs 24f027c2e4 crossed beside the c889956228 table, gazing at 86202ce14b a newspaper. The sunlight, bb22c5dc6e broken into a124c62662 small pieces, 9191fc6345 caught on ff5537c61b his long d2ae79b28b golden lashes.34cac524c435daa2

‘What on earth happened…?’51dcf6c2f0cc6dfe

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Something was definitely off. She couldn’t 2b259240ac believe she 79a6cfe8f9 was lying f4eaedebe9 in such 98afde7eb2 a luxurious 1830f26bb1 room, watching f52a8166d2 Ulrich, especially 51bd869709 after she 73beef5902 had made f8bfa5f8f7 such a c5e0c64fb7 scene in ffbb7e278d front of 94d9dc9d6a Lyudmila.d1dd5e44f6899dbe

‘Is this… a dream?’8f90ce6c5fb7ef07

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The refreshing scent of df1e61e94d shaving soap tickled her 9bfc99c30f nose.04b9d23a0a56753d

Sasha stared 1664542274 at Ulrich af1a75644d blankly, still 4088f0f419 feeling the 5232a17a35 smell.ccb0a0aa63b10451

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She thought c6ce719e89 she hadn’t c0f5afc3e1 changed at b30e569125 all, but 7a4e604d36 seeing him d8f26dbdcc like this, 66ea6b077c he seemed 02cbe990bf to have 871163b029 changed a 3d813489c6 little.186d8c14adc3b7c3

He had 33541c9b74 always been faff532801 large, but 0baa5838b4 now he 987da10642 seemed even 59156d458f bigger. His jawline seemed sharper a72af793db than before.df2a4d259b574c92

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The black a4153be54e uniform of 229cdf784b the NSS b3b224a756 tightly hugged 90596dcdde his sleek, a4f7e004b3 leopard-like physique. His build was similar e2bc429ec9 to Vasily’s, but instead c8a3b3f0d6 of a bulky, massive 0fbc5efdd7 feeling, it had a 7ec89ffe79 sharp, agile quality, which 9951e7861e was fascinating.b0c2afed75038ecf

How long had c6a7ff5c78 she been staring e35c24c5bb at him?d4d3d50fe62eb813

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Without any warning, f52ea67397 Ulrich, flipping through 4a27a0d39f the newspaper, looked b33858627a up and met 2d2d010afa her gaze.18d1cd79761789a6

The moment their 7657387eb0 eyes met, Sasha bf7aabe05d flinched in surprise 8a8c92c224 and quickly sat df42e09f1f up.0a8dbbd3c7bb3ff5

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Ulrich blinked 52e8c5d46e his blue 4ba40c63b9 eyes at 945ca3b7f4 Sasha, who 8b9c5648ae had suddenly 14de7aa1c0 sprung up.103e08a2d049bb07

“You’re quite energetic.”173608c74913265d

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“…”038f86e705a1cc6d

“Are you feeling better 0ed6050210 now?”9865f9f9ea4595c2

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She had ae333743c0 difficulty understanding 32ad59ab36 what he ccf72597ff was saying. Desperately trying to clear 48a76d173a her confused mind, Sasha 10242c40c2 hastily scrambled for words.fb1b5c28e5258f4c

“Umm, here, where is this…?”c3193285df152f28

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“This is 0d6baa04a9 my townhouse.”3213c40fed81859f

“Pardon…?”c0e056b82d196bed

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“You’ve been 63ed3bfaa2 here a 9874adfcc4 few times c1ae8559b5 when we 38b25a4bce were kids. Don’t you remember?”480381b04647e52a

His voice was soft, e20399b250 like a gentle tickling ea7a879ea1 in her earlobe.1eca5f691d3cc44e

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Sasha blinked blankly and e325487565 glanced around. She remembered f7e7e5a2f3 visiting Ulrich’s b825288c0d house several 661509bfe4 times with ea6f007652 her brother, 6cc29a8096 but she fc47d54e60 had never 0877be2cb7 been in f088d7fb9f a bedroom 2afc63e558 like this f67cc42c4d one.f3dc245aa74c7c4f

“It’s a bit disappointing 45be4e76cd that you’ve forgotten.”b03c53191e1fe43a

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“I didn’t forget…”388d3c93d0355c72

Ulrich mumbled lightly 82d4d95313 at her, then d9d3e082b6 pressed the bell 773aa71e0d under the table.7cbbe6214608c365

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“Come here.”0087c085b747ea3e

‘Why is he 37b4d3b842 asking me to ece7a63c8f come over?’470a85837275af5e

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The habitual fear ffcf55c08f crept into Sasha’s 02eeda22e9 still-confused mind.f0d69bd1680cb2ac

‘He must have been upset. After all, I barged into his workplace and made a scene…’9dcb8a2a87c192ad

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It was inevitable 9da283c099 that she would 229fae449e feel uneasy and 50fdc2a484 cautious.7921f983b78a8d18

The Ulrich she 7f4130d403 met after a 1a4200ba67 long time still a41b46522e seemed kind, but 4fdeac643c she couldn’t be f4250dbcda sure what kind 789e2c24cc of person he e8afdd6488 was now.4949aeba05891b15

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After the world 1d856208e0 changed, everyone she 631495b927 knew had changed. There was 4e2bf8da7f no reason 1ec538c3a4 Ulrich would 080cba4a17 be any 85fcc7f557 different.87b97da9d16ee7ea

Reluctantly getting off the 591291072e bed to follow Ulrich’s 583571128f request, Sasha finally realized 73404a21d9 she was wearing clothes 0ef4bea56a she had never seen 5ca2c83e03 before.94401bf877ef54f0

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‘Ah…’8e9088b5244018d3

Instead of 593b284630 the ragged 332bacfcff sweater and 060ebe962d skirt, she f472a86349 was wearing 680f8b9a15 a flowing d1fa5f1ba6 white muslin 9eeffbd063 dress.8025530ce8fd4854

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As she noticed the 01fc498cb3 hem of the dress 11fd8453f6 fluttering below her knees a153e85301 in line with the 0819eb3b11 current fashion, her mind bf17d550b1 instantly cleared.d2b6205079c2dae8

‘What should I 3a9960f39b do?’2279bce9ce8313b5

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It was ridiculous d6b6f088d9 to still have e4b41d1a03 any pride left 0d41341aec in this situation, 6e27f1ec76 but she couldn’t a53d8debb1 bring herself to fda2f6af44 show Ulrich her e3fe619aff battered calves.b4424a2f60add80e

It was bef099eb44 obvious that b10c7150fa they were 76a234ffcd bruised, and 4e3f0d2e4c what woman 49d4d4aa8f would want 5c70796cd6 to show 1aa07b95f5 such a 5ec064f588 thing to cba281d8f0 the man e7c8b4ff88 she admired?d41cd66bcde32f08

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But soon, d59479cfce she realized ceed4f8b05 that this f225bc3dbf worry was f1de480d5f unnecessary.8303c432c72508a5

‘I’m not in a position to care about such things right now anyway…’d5d7636430e4971c

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When she glanced 98a026ec0a over, Ulrich had e806b2e850 already returned his b128d236c3 focus to the 2e90e382d1 newspaper. His expression 210ef7ecb6 was unreadable, eac81121d8 and it aba72f8624 was impossible cdfcefe8bb to guess 948c5d632d what he 2e8f99b474 was thinking.865cabce4888872c

Just a day 1afd2acef3 ago, her calves 54c8639b05 had been throbbing 26f0660f31 with pain with 7e0f91cb80 every step, but d165fbe8a2 now they felt 073927cdf8 much better.a72ee44d6d2a30f2

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Sasha tried not to 0c3336dc7e think about the pain e85a382c1a in her legs and 4b9cabcdd9 timidly walked toward Ulrich.837b11f62ace41c8

Ulrich, lowering his gaze, 2f6d4ea374 stared at Sasha who 2629e2e4fa had quietly knelt by 498cd117ab his feet. He then spoke.329f6a46decea171

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“Things are moving too 3dba8c18a7 fast.”9161be2821c5783a

“Pardon…?”113e610495eaa02f

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Sasha, confused, 4c049f45ea raised her 5c4ef85b7b head.a05a7a41442f5538

Her expression abd7f74b4d was so fac504cd1d innocent that 1b175b6d06 it seemed ee10429efd impossible she f2f4affd42 was up b1d0c958a0 to any ab5467d1a8 mischievous tricks.c0bf529654e80c0c

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Ulrich uncrossed 58a328759f his legs 8d14983e0b and folded a04416c82e the newspaper, 4d49e278e3 giving a 59a96c4e97 slightly awkward 6d80620f0f smile.3d22abb0b22da422

“It hasn’t 50607298e9 even been 7c7c74bc28 a day 4af7316a21 since you 2d753dcf90 accepted my 83c383cd57 proposal, and 53f7d4b2f7 already, this c6461ab0f9 is too e096055cff much of cffa41dd89 a rush.”2a1da1823ef9d417

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“Pardon? Proposal?”adc26353592c2a2a

“You proposed to 89a661213c me last night.”54dd321cfe80dafc

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What on earth 1ed9c42d10 was he talking 45068ee1cc about?f19d17185edced3b

Sasha, who had 8b8605a265 even forgotten the a9db906a49 pain in her fb37b1b724 bruised calves, now 9e1296a776 looked up at 8ebaf6a93b Ulrich with a 7531409e90 face filled with 503d828cfc utter confusion.7d2b304ba08fc9d9

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“I—I proposed to 0d31616215 you, Ulrich? Me?”9af83801e8089610

“Yes, it was bde07e6022 you, Shura.”83fe4d7a2e9636fd

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She wondered if he 8f8636353e was just joking, but bf66553e0a the serious expression on 25601a47b5 Ulrich’s face as he 61692bade2 lit a cigarette made b02b02a250 it clear he wasn’t.a3dda0956e670428

The cap of 3a8da15eea his lighter made 7ee51c7067 a sharp, crisp 373c845736 sound as it b2c0583e27 flicked open.95644b5fca69af9c

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Sasha, with her c1cdaa0566 mouth hanging open 3edbe9045c in disbelief, desperately 562754f880 tried to recall 54cc1e5678 what had happened. She vaguely remembered waking eef9217394 up briefly last night cb54735d4b and saying something, but 9f81d885a6 she couldn’t recall exactly 6a7d3490df what.579f35191d29dac8

‘What on earth did I do…?’5e8e880f31c51269

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Had she, in her 4b5f8ee3cc unconscious state, babbled some 616663c938 insane nonsense out of 93282f70ed sheer joy at seeing 38105fbffe Ulrich again? That seemed like 3f265e694f the most likely 27c57cd6de explanation.6b053d9a1e23c96e

“I—I’m really sorry, I…”ab23a8604b46daf6

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“No need for apologies.”a57c3ea6ac0434f0

Ulrich, leisurely inhaling his b81a806b1a cigarette, leaned forward and b301cd4a17 met her gaze.a99cdd915a197bbc

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“You’re responsible now.”4a090b540944e8a9

“Y—Yes?”ceb49b18e745770b

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“When you kept begging f93b80bc75 me to take you eb01e55ba0 in my arms, I 39cace5eeb ended up saying yes c9218bee03 without thinking.”b7fb667b314d2fe2

“…”326e4a6aa0ea6f09

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“But now, this.”88a346bec1298b6e

Ulrich lowered his blue de06538daa eyes slightly, and with 60ab3670e6 a casual movement, he a5af3351f3 cupped Sasha’s chin in 100a575720 his hand.22c0968b0084ba7a

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“You’re trying 6b6ea4885b to act e0e3c0b9c0 cute and a284bcdca0 get away ffec7432d2 with it, a92014f439 aren’t you?”29bae439e814b29d

His thick 07f4d7b564 fingers gently 9f3d1cb265 brushed against 8e9b23b123 her parted 3324ed4ac8 lips, and 0fb8146b20 Sasha’s pale, 3756e1713a delicate skin fa3ed7559c flushed bright cb59a2e019 red.cab52cbc04411196

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Her face, e17ba60b9c neck, and 7f769610a4 even the 5d80ab199e skin beneath 8434e09694 the thin 5bee63b7f0 muslin fabric 177d86c2bf all turned 06bacc6419 a deep 26ca4fcc5a shade of 5144ecf96e red.888a06ad9465551f

The reason f804627c53 she had a33246dee5 knelt and 59d23eb41d sat by e870d2b82b his feet 2377636f45 when he 71c3f04c51 told her 48ffe630d3 to come 9a776738f3 over was 9e67e19a5f because it 7993ce66fc had become 6ae3a701d1 an ingrained 10168c725e habit she 5c10f0a2d6 couldn’t shake.a204dee4e0e45078

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For the f241de1169 past three 742d04ba34 years, Vasily, 09d7935056 who had 8745f92a73 been managing 2a1950cea1 Sasha, never 8105fc38c5 allowed her 5754f6c5c3 to sit 12160d3831 or stand 3d061fd714 awkwardly in db3eaa8e55 front of bdea73fc6f him.dd5d8be19eb6f2c5

Such behavior was seen 46b56e07ca as a sign that ac25389093 she still hadn’t learned b3c44110fc her place and was 32f550a418 holding onto her pride.0d39d11c270dbf17

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There had even bb7c5020ed been a time 8fe8291c45 when she sat 45fdc61fe7 in a chair b09ad905f9 carelessly, only to 31c6080f9b be punished so 6a3af54168 severely that she c6010ae8e3 couldn’t sit properly d436a3e801 for days.92784eab36075e7c

It was a complete 59f6bd255c reversal of roles.be3fdfa014279847

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Before the revolution, soldiers with medals on their shoulders would kneel and kiss the feet of the imperial princess. But now…fbc3283281c3a797

“Alright, sit down d2d6837e45 now.”e212717bcbd738f3

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Ulrich chuckled 4ea2463dd7 softly and 64ee64df1b withdrew his 685df92c92 hand, lifting 19c019807b Sasha up.0aaddf6f7e89e8d3

Sasha wobbled and 3bdc2c4341 sat down across 7972075ac6 from him at 9c4fc588b2 the table. Her head be170ada55 was spinning, a8329c5c55 and everything e54f732097 felt like e5a3083c12 a disordered f0bd0187c7 mess.3129cb817a49efd1

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‘I must be really 4df710e048 out of my mind.’4e4fdde5a200277d

No matter 9adfbbaf1f how disoriented b0f875137d or in c0cf6000a8 pain she 4e0180e6e2 had been, 60fa1c9cde she couldn’t 81c68d4530 believe that 317959fdb9 she had 8df0c303a1 clung to 3d4b77caeb this man 09ac4de162 and begged abe3882f47 him to ec47634e3c take her. How on 4d174377d5 earth could a2acb09efe she fix fbb74ab49a this situation?9c2080b97f746a8c

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While the e59d3ef827 servants pushing eb6357535b the cart 2912967388 set the bd69580856 table, Sasha 1012299e9d sat there, 052b9f4939 blankly staring d50deaab62 with a 632d41fe0c lost look e93ce160c8 on her ceeed7a3a8 face.a401432b4d67b461

Her soul 5af67e5441 felt half 29ce26dbf0 scattered, and 69e9edb667 she couldn’t c287764da2 properly register 15fba66304 who had 7544f1bc0f entered the fe8971852d room or b686250137 what was a83014b511 going on fcfa052d0e around her.64546d88fb070716

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“Shall I give 2b2b1c6bdc you coffee first?”4870eef4099f6b1d

“Y—Yes…?”874584fcc40eb940

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At Ulrich’s 345ec6391b question, Sasha’s a90429eabe scattered mind 26ea357f5c came back 7d549650fd just slightly d3140f0559 as she df68cfaf5d blinked in 87483a0102 surprise.4a6a76c837ec07a0

“I’m not sure 8fcec3ab48 if your taste 7671e27a6e is still the 7b6c6ad9cc same. Here.”8370752e8c0d649a

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Ulrich gave her a df2988c1f0 gentle smile and handed 6de62275c1 her a coffee cup.dc59e485f1b079ea

Sasha absentmindedly accepted 622fd04c3a the cup and bdb917ed67 stared down at 878d9a9b22 it.2db2e596c087864b

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It was real coffee. Not some fake coffee 0ecee84381 made with muddy, unidentified 7ebad16a1a liquid, but a rich 32fb52a1f4 cup made from freshly 82bab55223 ground Aparshan beans.077b951ca4051628

‘I can drink this… right…?’c88b2df96ecf8d24

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Sasha carefully glanced over 9050af820b the top of her 7afe290423 coffee cup at the 5acd53afab man sitting across from ef724ac0bc her.3ec33ec8f865687b

Ulrich placed a 49f86d86aa cup identical to dffb1fbe36 hers in front 52c01fb2b3 of him and b5e1bd2308 finished smoking his 95deb3e7bc cigarette. He looked relaxed deaeeeafc1 and elegant, radiating f998e7e4ef a calm, poised 0ea44a99a5 demeanor.bbeb9cfe98dcd16f

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