"This is the first time I”ve heard you talk about your background," Rolo said.
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"If I could, I would never want to bring this up again in my life," she replied.
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"Of course, if you don”t want to talk about this, I won”t force you. I just want to know if you can complete this task?"
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"Absolutely not."
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"Hmm, I understand, although I don”t know the specifics, but asking someone to kill their own father is always..."
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"You don”t understand at all. I don”t want to kill him not because I don”t want him to die. On the contrary, I”ve been dreaming of him dying."
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"It sounds like you and your father don”t have a good relationship. But before I met you, you were wandering outside, so was he the one who abandoned you? Though as far as I know, Ranke Rampo is still unmarried, so you must be his illegitimate daughter?"
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Daisy rolled her eyes and sighed, "If I tell you, can I not go on this mission?"
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Rolo casually gestured, "I”ll decide based on the situation."
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So Daisy began her narration.
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"I was born in the dungeon, and that”s not surprising, because my mother had already been imprisoned there for two years before giving birth to me - that”s what she later told me. And every so often, there would be a man - the Young Count as he”s called now - who would come to the dungeon, take me and my mother to a corner room, bind my mother”s hands and feet with iron shackles, strip her naked, and then whip her. If she cried out in pain, the young count would beat her until she passed out. If she endured the pain, the young count would then brutally rape her as a “reward”.
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All of this happened in front of my eyes, and every time he did this, he would force me to watch - how old was I in the beginning? Five or six, I”m not sure. Each time we were sent back to the dungeon, my mother would be beaten to a pulp, but she would always tell me, "Don”t hate him, he is your father, and one day he will be your master..."
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After a few more years, that man stopped coming, perhaps he had grown tired of my mother, but the nightmare didn”t end. My mother would be taken to the death row cells every so often, at the mercy of the thieves, murderers, and rapists. I was still forced to watch, and that”s when I realized my body was reacting - maybe I was just born this way, a worthless wretch. Every time my mother would come back with a body full of injuries and the stench of semen, and we would endure a few more years like this - but I never saw her cry.
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When I turned twelve - the age estimated from the scratch marks in the cell - that man came again, and he walked straight towards me, but my mother blocked him. She said, "Sir, Dais is still young, please give me some more time, I will train her to serve you better..." It”s hard to imagine, but that heartless beast surprisingly showed some mercy and spared me. By then, apart from still being a virgin, I was probably no different from the oldest whore in a brothel. The only thing I learned in the dungeon over the past decade or so was how to please men like a whore.
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After that, if nothing unexpected happened, I would be taken away by the young count in two or three years to be his exclusive plaything.
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But one night, a guard secretly opened the door and took me out of the castle, leaving me a few silver coins and telling me to go as far away as possible. After that, I started wandering around. The money was quickly spent, of course. And unfortunately, that”s when I encountered the Magical Invasion..."
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"I think I understand now," Rolo sighed, "but the Young Count keeping women as sex slaves and even planning to harm his own daughter - it's truly unbelievable. His reputation outside has always been good, and even the respected Count Caruto never accused him of such crimes when cursing his name."
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"Everyone has their hidden sides."
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"In that case, you should hate him with a vengeance. Why are you still unwilling to kill him?"
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"You know very well the power the young count wields. The methods I'd have to use to assassinate him - you understand that better than I do. That's why I could never bring myself to kill him, no matter what. If need be, even a stray dog in this world can freely do as they please with me, but not him!"
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Rolo nodded. "I see. I won't force you then. I have some simpler tasks here, though the pay isn't as good. But with your current abilities, you won't even need to undress for them."
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Dais randomly took a paper from Rolo's hand, glanced at it, then burned it in the candlelight.
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"That's it. I'll be back in ten days," Dais said, turning to leave. But then she looked back and added, "Get some new clothes made for Mia, the most expensive styles in the capital. Deduct the cost from my savings. And don't tell anyone, especially Mia, about my affairs."
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"Understood."
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This would deplete her savings further, setting her back from her goal. "But it's worth it."
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The day before, Mia had asked her why she still worked so hard to save money, when their current savings were enough for a comfortable life.
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"It's still not enough," Dais had replied. "I need to save a large sum to buy a big plot of land, build a castle, and raise my own flag on top."
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Mia had asked why, but Dais didn't answer. It was the warning her mother had given her before she left: "Reclaim what is rightfully yours. Reclaim your glory."
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Dais knew she had to do this.
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This time, Dais finished the task in just eight days, returning with fifty gold coins.
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"Faster than I expected."
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"These kinds of people don't take much time," Dais said. "How has Mia been these past few days?"
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"I don't know."
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"What do you mean you don't know?"
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"Because she went to Drelama."
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"You let her go kill the young count?" Dais shouted.
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"I never forced anyone to do anything," Rolo said. "This was her own request."
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"Why did you agree to it?"
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"Don't yell at me. You've got it wrong - I didn't agree or disagree. The bounty for killing him is always there, and anyone can take the job. I'm just the messenger. Even if I didn't let her go, if she was determined, she wouldn't have listened to me."
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"This is just sending her to her death," Dais said. "She's never killed anyone, and she's never been with a man, or been with a man. What can she use to fight that beast?"
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"Don't forget," Rolo said, "her magic is far stronger than yours. She once set a house on fire with her bare hands, while you can barely light my cigarette. I taught you both the same things, but I have to admit she has more natural talent in certain areas, especially since she's never been with a man - in a way, that could be an advantage for her..."
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Dais slapped him, but Rolo easily caught her wrist.
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"Do you want to turn her into someone like me?"
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"That's not what I meant. But the path she chooses is hers alone to decide. Moreover, I saved both of you, so she has an obligation to do work for me. Since you always take on her share as well, if you want to protect her forever, you should take on killing Young Count too. And I've provided her with a lot of support, spending my own money on it. That's much better than refusing her and letting her go recklessly."
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Dais was silent for a moment. then asked, “How long has she been gone?”
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“Six days.”
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