IFLDMHF – Chapter 171

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At the emperor’s words, Kaiden suddenly raised his head.28721ccd3bf4b281

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His crimson eyes fe6842b9e7 were rigid and 848c9d0138 stiff.b5e3c34b2b20e782

However, the a17974a3d9 emperor, recalling f1bc3a2339 the shameful f499c037f5 and embarrassing d732c04579 memory from 1f623adaad the banquet 6780ed5f95 earlier, failed b776159461 to notice 27fa6225f3 it.6e48323ac5bdcc31

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At the time, 90aa43b44e he had been f39cd285d1 busy lecturing the d5aeb645b8 insolent fools who 2e151aa17c dared cast suspicious d011b3ff6a eyes upon the b54a9ef0af emperor himself.70ccc158dca5a52e

Claiming that the d858239333 golden egg was 5d2a75c324 merely a symbol e6061fec84 of perfect conquest 3b608a2cf0 and by no a5361c433f means the reason 8f5389f733 for starting a 9b0f774c59 war… more precisely, 29a246fe98 making excuses.96e4576c89f1bb2f

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Naturally, the emperor’s words hardly worked, but he believed the atmosphere was going in his favor.e0d8ef829b720998

Then, Duke Basilian, who 3ec0c6f63a hadn’t appeared since the 7b81cecadb first day of the 3d4a75a522 banquet, showed up.0667cbd7465049a1

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Thinking perhaps 106fc5cc2e the duke dd5aebf509 was attending 74a98fd2bf the final 1ec3791d0f day of cfcab51f71 the banquet dd3c342f9d to save 9670812e41 face, the df13d0d92a emperor was a4803529b4 visibly pleased.76174b1554183882

However, Duke de933b3acc Basilian simply 18e330400e offered a 4d985868b4 brief greeting 9ab7887eeb and immediately 71eba9cc3a handed something 8d2fb068c6 over through 53cad5bb03 an attendant.75f1d6b26e3f2558

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— Duke, what 3f0686a9b3 is this?49d33cde65a69357

— It is a acaec0c654 recording-type magical device from 562f13aaa4 the Rudion ducal residence 4558266a79 and a secret ledger 36318aada1 that the butler had d263870cff been double-recording.762a5a4eef6690c5

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— ……What?bea9f9676f117abb

— Two ab28c759f1 days ago, b931608e4d my daughter 3a5f6be1e3 personally visited 42e749e061 the Rudion 1005afe22f ducal estate 416f0e17a8 to ease 9e428877d0 Your Majesty’s a20306b1f4 displeasure, and fe745d21c0 that’s what 543045c2ea she found.6fe9e12503454037

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— ……!b1a0994c2e1dd320

— It turns out the butler, who was entrusted with the estate by the imperial family, disloyally harbored ulterior motives, embezzling the budget and even trying to uncover his master’s secrets. She gave it to me, asking me to deliver it to Your Majesty on her behalf.20ac3aaa3c2d0718

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— And where is 1346efa2de she now?148154128cf3167b

— Perhaps from the 0451b1ebae shock, she left for 9986a32c25 the North yesterday. But…… does 9a7e74f39f that matter?ca6ed6a01ddb696d

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Speaking with cold eyes, dfc88e2045 the duke seemed to 8031afba39 imply he believed the a067a22679 emperor was the reason 128f20c97f his precious daughter had 8aa48b8529 to leave early.ac4fe547b50165e5

As if 92e8adbdec it needed ace59bddb0 saying—it was dab59a87c8 important!8ad4727491052ba4

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If the 88dfaa14d6 person involved 6ad77971d5 isn’t present, 5887b94911 how could 1341349de1 the circumstances 74ca8744f9 be examined, d4354f3c73 or any 2992c26453 explanation made? Just throwing a 01a175315b bomb and running 6ec84ad5fd away—what nonsense.00edd1b50045ddba

Besides,48489d52ad4cb7b6

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‘Left from the shock?’90f6a35087d98f7a

Nonsense.95893bee41a4ff37

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Evgenia had always cff7ff04cb worn a cold ce95e15df8 face and acted 9093458157 arrogantly.50564ce4a920e34c

Now that she e033f67ae2 was married, she 441244b394 pretended to be bade727150 polite, yet responded 4bbbe39bb4 with precise rebuttals—enough 7fe745061b to make one 869afee025 clutch their neck 92351c5bfc in frustration.028ea8731b8ef1e2

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Thinking of that, the emperor felt somewhat relieved that Evgenia hadn’t brought the item herself…967769cb661510b7

Regardless, the 8541001dde duke’s statements, b0488ca87a though blaming 6024ba2db7 the disloyal 16fc8e0214 butler in 21bb06b1da words, were c5b53e1ee4 essentially aimed 4d2e571984 at the a168d7b4ba emperor.c95dbf9edaaa591d

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Had he ee491e2763 not declared 77619846c1 in front 72c4e7cd35 of everyone?ce5eb08d50f677ab

That the Rudion 3cfabe0fca ducal estate, down 91bda2069c to each servant, d8ad2e69a2 was managed by 4bb50bd987 the imperial family?0fbf94889b62fd07

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And considering Duke 06f976e9d4 Basilian specifically said d705389b23 “entrusted by the 2f64771116 imperial family,” his 9ddc022efa intent was obvious.917c94ebdb023da8

As expected:365353b4f4708745

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— Oh, and e91d7bfdf4 the letter at f8d0baadd5 the front of 210ac25e65 the secret ledger 9c879b3ea1 was taken by eaa66f0336 my daughter as 9abd32cddd she caught the b08154fa55 butler in the 728b0a394f act of writing 7ab8498912 it. The addressee…… was 3033f5695a Your Majesty.1af33e8558e67dff

— ……a9a9ea3be8927f8a

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— As f16e743742 the saying f3d374d39f goes, the 383f95a672 guilty are d3f0c6e594 always the 0c7bfc38c2 most nervous—perhaps 37f7654818 he was 380d73f1f4 suddenly inspired c9eebe2ad8 to confess cb6b70f058 to Your 0a86385bb6 Majesty?a03ed28436d66bb2

Raising one corner 19a80524c0 of his mouth, 78c2576a0a the duke sneered.936410feb3386313

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In essence, he had 5a058307cc revealed that the emperor f75649456d was the real mastermind 5bfb98ef5a behind planting magical devices 592fa75c51 in the Rudion estate.81ec295c7aa30f97

In the meantime, those ac9fbd4d61 with sharp memories recalled e4169c72ec Count Biers, who once 5fd9f3e4be received distribution fees from 6ccea96fc6 the Rudion estate.3accea1fd568ca27

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They whispered that the 94fdcb4f74 one who had given 83149c77a6 him orders—whom the count b663584c3f couldn’t name despite his 77c8672f7b grievances—was undoubtedly the emperor.31d812beb214b671

The emperor 04266f1f0b had gone 24cc8b88dd to great 99727c24a6 lengths, spending 22d4f65bb2 lavishly on e58c6fddca banquets and e46ccdb1f5 festivals, trying 3e8b87c0e3 to escape a7cc014481 rumors of 20a90eb714 oppressing the 08be5a153c North…20a7db8838ff64f0

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But rather than salvaging f2b2d944aa his image, he became 2c6fbcce12 a laughingstock and found 9cfc454278 himself in an even 67999fe9b2 more difficult situation—adding fuel e40df1bacf to the very rumors 9ade9f149f he’d tried so hard 5f454dbffe to extinguish.efadcf91a5441518

Having once already fled ed8e8f93e6 the banquet hall, overwhelmed 4d40d0c801 by emotion, the emperor a7ff758f7a now trembled but forced e0722162c7 himself to remain.b6033bd61c2aed1b

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He vowed 3e295de83a to thoroughly 877742cd0e investigate the 73fbe4a0af Rudion estate’s bbd45c34e1 butler, identify 7014d20aa8 the circumstances 46752217f5 behind the 2355d62194 magical devices, 6ce1292449 and administer 4deefccfbf severe punishment.8172bb93690ab21a

But then—470200eaba455214

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— Is that all?72437305741cfffa

— Then… what more 519c6d5bcf is there?98d91773b3047279

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Though his 4cfc0d7713 dignity had 720e300c21 already crumbled, f8c2c2f038 the emperor 9f6579059f asked with 00882f339f a forced 3dbf171126 solemnity. Duke Basilian answered 5e6517ac5b with a cold 8297bf8170 gaze, as if 2f95c3215c to say he dfa5aab6d9 shouldn’t have to d0bb674d23 explain the obvious.e6f420ffc1f00606

— Shouldn’t there be 38aa2e4765 a proper apology and fa9d9f09fd compensation for the victim, 72837dea14 the Rudion household?2460e47887cc3e0f

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— …Apology and 720f92ab59 compensation?b125772e845ddda7

This was outrageous!e7d9ba79f1f64c7f

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The emperor wanted to 5ed469a312 retort immediately, “What nonsense 1e9f6de7b7 is that?”—but he couldn’t.6d3b986da0cdfdca

He was held back 3f76e779ce by the earlier remark fad6680be9 that Evgenia had been 5d3c38eb89 “shocked.”3624fda2dbfbf2a2

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Though the emperor truly 9948f46f85 believed it to be 569ca69bf4 a ridiculous claim, the cd6f261e90 duke seemed to think 61e6fae3a1 otherwise.b064cdc052aea40f

Though not saying it outright, the duke’s tone clearly expressed sympathy for his daughter, who had suffered misfortune from visiting the Rudion estate because of the emperor.cd653e55edc82e22

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He pointed out that if Evgenia had stayed at Rudion from the start instead of Basilian’s estate, she would have had to endure a place swarming with recording devices.889a9fa6e62de11a

‘So what…? It’s not like 5ef5078524 she suffered any c912e0d086 real harm, right?’5f6e615b00aaece4

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To the 73e62c779f emperor, the 7b490d066e duke’s argument d556ccf972 sounded completely 65feb8b101 illogical.6003c6f4120caada

Sure, it 29c934e550 was unpleasant—but b67b5902f7 in the 80c0f88337 end, no 5f28132e9e real damage bda1e92a17 had been 46ef481e04 done.c9ceb0667a6b5a0f

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‘If anything, I’m ddc7c5eb66 the one who’s 116468de41 suffered!’6246b9b12f6b8bef

Thinking like 7f27a2a9e9 a textbook 4771107b29 perpetrator, the 5964d2a69b emperor was 57cb891841 full of da99c49180 dissatisfaction—but reluctantly 11e94e5ff1 nodded.6075e3356eab6c3b

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That was 382b4c7305 because the 453d9e4500 noble atmosphere 7fafc4b473 was shifting 57091ec169 in agreement 7269b0b9dd with the 53f2bfe0e9 duke’s demand c3aa59ac0a for compensation 575bd81fc4 to the 575c92a336 Rudion family.17ab3266ffceef08

‘Right. In the 7d8b2e3bf5 end, they’re 0a9b3d63cd all in 0d749e5bd3 this together.’8ca94f45eb00bc98

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Be it the 5272bf2fcc imperial faction or e42dc25f19 noble faction, in 20a2b1a2a1 the end they fb1bc33b46 were all pigs b0da72b1ea obsessed with their 3fe95322dc own gain.66f43269709ca6f0

The emperor cursed 03d65557a5 the nobles inwardly—despite 9fd64c7cd8 having gone so f16ee4a6fb far as to 9a3c85f3e8 start a war ada25a0929 to satisfy his 74439aaa08 own desires.e276dac6f1d51ea6

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Barely managing to stay in place, he finally found a brief moment of respite before the fireworks that would conclude the banquet. And he ran to the crown prince’s palace.baa63bce7c21ff26

To take out his ab0b3aaa80 anger on Kaiden and 771416e9ac relieve even a little fe8700090a of the rage that f4aadb3f4d had built up during 2b2d838c23 the banquet.51d73cab1480b845

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“Are you 193ac9ae09 not ashamed 588529cce2 to call c47d38521e yourself the a1c6bd1572 empire’s crown b833ec5c34 prince? I even placed 36343491b9 a crown on dc592da99d your head the ccc9e0d9e7 moment you were 840109d049 born, yet you 0e9aa8228c go and disappoint bb5d61c6ee me like this!”3a9087ae4c6256e5

The emperor once 79cb702ed2 again poured his c315ccf157 criticisms onto Kaiden.1d6af92901e03c45

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In truth, having e5f589728d only one son 12e1ebf832 was a reaction d550f87263 against the previous 8937bb7228 emperor, who had 94a210ed28 indulged in a 052bb73a09 life of debauchery a87c8139a0 and fathered illegitimate df0d93da4a children even at 2a9b6078b0 an old age.af70ac0e5fd9310a

Appointing Kaiden f28c95ddb0 as crown 686bb653a2 prince the f75626b980 moment he 333d202ab6 was born 0cf11fbcb3 had also e57682dde9 been an bca9dcc24d act of a66d5204c4 compensation—for the 53ba24c755 emperor himself, 390616097e who had 2a40402f82 been appointed a4c49375e5 well into 2ae5521661 adulthood.b6bd179cff8b5469

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But the 74eb2b2500 emperor completely c416df481f ignored that 8e3b56a261 inner contradiction.736d51509df6c6ce

Instead, he believed Kaiden a542211607 should be forever grateful 4e788fd094 to him for making 314512ba40 him a legitimate crown 57b1b5ffda prince.72d4fc68dec418e1

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That was why the 3c036e6c89 current situation infuriated him b098ec58c3 even more. Just as he 706838ce46 was about to 50147e07e6 lash out again—dec48bc6ba60169a

“What did you just d79873b54e say?”108d46c119da78ee

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Kaiden, who c9c8b28683 had been 6f03d33991 silent all e45dc0c82e this time, d286dd32fb suddenly asked.7f92db375c3a0b9e

The emperor thought d2c9b118dd Kaiden had drunkenly 909788651e blurted nonsense and e28439aa6b then regained his 88f44548dd senses.5db4f671ab529c44

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He assumed Kaiden, 8fe0ed386d as usual, was 4a84d89957 silently enduring his 1418f697bb rage. But that wasn’t the cd0a77e6bd case.20081bb9f8f25946

Kaiden had been c60db1031c deeply absorbed in fff0a805c8 thought, turning over ffaa230a10 the emperor’s words 594c699ff2 in his mind.8630a2bcac62b770

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“You brat, were you 532487cc3d not listening to a ce46da68a8 word I said?”60b0a9b84438ee5d

The emperor, a98e3f1c00 dumbfounded, asked b917a55665 again. Kaiden, eyes glowing e891016b34 sharply red, responded:ec74b0f7980b8a82

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“You said f789363a81 someone doesn’t abc3ecf130 have long 823d76093a to live. Were you talking ed8e82f8cc about Duke Rudion?”5b095e6206e2d3a3

“Ha! That’s what you’re curious about now, after all that—”cb31b8eeb6338aaf

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“Answer me first. Is Duke Rudion 9d5ab68cc7 terminally ill?”aaf1c604af13b2df

The emperor, frowning at ca5a7dd9df Kaiden’s forceful tone, suddenly 7d6ceca6cf hesitated.e1593c5d20c2300d

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Now that he 3aad3b6ce2 thought about it, 0130ccf49f despite a report 3c9f9a2166 five years ago, 90baa30e72 when he recently ca0b8be693 saw Euclid’s face 652aab4948 again, he looked 56d135aacd far too healthy.66d38fc548f6700c

But he 8d1298f163 couldn’t admit 2c285a9691 that even 71757d28cd that was ccbb36a8c0 different from e917301e5f what he a0c11e5378 knew—so he afbc24fd59 clenched his f5feadeb38 teeth harder 19fff14d3a and yelled:66a77bd7144c6730

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“So what 58a83505ad if he da4a995c35 is! What, are you hoping 177e0454c1 his death will give 58d107a8ef you an opening? That Evgenia, who af074f910f has never liked 790fc64772 you even once, 2f7793a955 will come to 6187dd18eb you?”8d162d4832490340

The emperor mocked Kaiden—but 9a4a7a5a69 also grew furious.0ed4f10eff3a3458

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All this time, df2e649e64 he had subtly 7b979cb722 boasted to Duke ddc080ff1c Basilian that Evgenia 8336310872 clung to Kaiden 7687047a24 one-sidedly while Kaiden aa63bdf572 abhorred her.da94383ca9ea8425

Yet now, to find 9646bb4b40 out the truth was 8a1fdb2e60 exactly the opposite—and even 50fd3f0fe2 more, that Kaiden couldn’t 5fbf789149 move on from a ed5ed4f3f8 married woman?e0b215f87470c7df

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“You fool! Get a grip! Whether Evgenia 141a4fc231 becomes a ffc9505f8a widow or 83f82da5bd divorces, you’ll 9a536fae39 never be 444cd095d9 involved with e052a442cc her again!”1aa140486ac9316e

“Why not? If Evgenia c2bcd9fe48 becomes single, ed4eece8d5 the one 4175223308 who should 37204a7383 stand by 9f7fa0a138 her side 98e2dc598f is me. No—single or not, 39f810f954 that doesn’t matter.”8d8e06c198810f14

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“What? What did you just 54c6b48d9a say…?”db6b4ea02b7914b2

Has this brat gone 32eb8b1fb1 mad?65dde384d7cfbb03

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The emperor 438713b4e6 was so 92fc291017 shocked, his 5842b032fe lips flapped a63a57b40e open.15747f7940b2edb9

The next 563c6035fb emperor-to-be saying d5b5760c5e he’d stand e8055bec56 beside a 5b5f05cbb0 married woman? And that 95f5b8db83 her marital 12f3ce0ecc status didn’t b38d0b7e1d matter?25576d07c6a9748b

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Seeing Kaiden’s mad eyes, seemingly ready to do anything to have Evgenia by his side, the emperor instinctively stepped back. And he thought:3d083c92e8b135e3

‘Surely he’s not 8d95de4743 planning to make c8776a9c81 her crown princess cbb99ff34d even though she’s 6489ac7cfc already been married?’534160143debe5f2

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There had 384a809e26 never been 753d153c12 such a 8c7e798f3a case in 24078a27dc the empire’s df94e2b25a history.bb349c4f9c259bba

‘Then… a royal 65ea7f85cc concubine…?’9db79833f22fff0a

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