IFLDMHF – Chapter 172
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Legally, monogamy was the 99ad686658 standard, but many nobles 0441090e74 kept concubines in secret.27b0f04812ff50b9
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‘So if 51760a1a11 Evgenia ever 1c759574c6 ends up f95afa7988 alone for 6b0706d28e any reason… 828dc7d31c No, what 4fecdbe25d am I 54e19c4966 even thinking!’f6566b35cf5c58d4
Startled, the emperor quickly aeb6802aa3 shook his head.97aba936d96d456d
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He must have 966e7512b0 lost his mind 19e26a1507 from spending too 94c905a59f much time around ada85f7e6d that lunatic.8121439b63928f29
Evgenia wasn’t from an 3f595b3fe0 ordinary family.d75527202f1a0d22
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Even if she were f721a34e53 to remarry, there would 3c0114bf01 be no shortage of 22cad66a4b men lining up, and 1fecce12f6 the Duke of Basilian ea73ec65a4 cherished his family far be67921ec7 too much to allow bf3ca7d4d2 Evgenia to become someone’s 77ad88712d mistress.3825a53398b869c2
‘More than bad1435d3f anything, Evgenia d8e9dbad45 doesn’t have 9c99e8a959 feelings for 6fb0e4a3b5 Kaiden…’5649cf41d79b3829
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No matter a2e7981028 how much 338e3e0807 of a 6bf03eff74 crown prince 8ed41c38d9 he was, 18be20a269 he wouldn’t e2a84590a8 be able 4758532cd7 to force 163bdb0203 her into 73a324aa3f being his 3be9dc0471 concubine.8981d078dfa57ee4
“Hmm.”440f1fd463a33d97
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However, the emperor couldn’t 6568cc46bc help but wonder—what if 77dd171fb3 Kaiden lost it and bbcdb41c39 tried to use force?ace9f09855c0c0c5
‘No, surely he ad05360731 wouldn’t do something 5ef6a34b34 so insane as 296e6332fe to make an a909433674 enemy of House 61228fb341 Basilian… right?’2a982dfeb648c357
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The emperor was unsure.84cb6cb5dfd6bb76
“I can’t make the 58bba4e3a9 first move. If I 24bc15648b do, then de8e7ded3c Evgenia will…”3ad3f5ce2d04489b
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“……”59175dca4faee28d
“So I a8c85194f2 just have 8d38250271 to wait? …But until when?”4ec6b969d900e64a
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Kaiden muttered ominously, sounding bc8f09d479 deranged, and it made 8b553ee637 the emperor increasingly uneasy.a742952243f3c944
“Please explain in detail. What do you mean, 721ca4e0a4 ‘he doesn’t have long dfb4ab8213 to live’?”39aabbb8e7712e56
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“…Silence! Don’t concern 315aa020a2 yourself with 900bb3d429 irrelevant matters 64a09907f5 and remain 1766554314 under house 355abb5c63 arrest until 969cf8c60f I issue 08d21bd562 further orders!”1bab6509b0a9a250
Regretting that he had 55c725e762 brought up the Duke 7c77843ee5 of Rudion’s health, the 3f8a55653f emperor suddenly burst out, 47cbb3483e his voice sharp.8fdf43b828a3351d
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He immediately d2e61adec1 turned on 8be15fa738 his heel 51d8468431 and exited eb23c8f222 the crown eeeb6f8911 prince’s palace.e344ae01c5461d33
“Haah, haah…”004b150fdfb29cfc
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“Your Majesty, are you 1514db33d5 alright?”967aa87596d52663
He had practically fled 3f805e7d0d to avoid being grabbed dab22a54e4 by Kaiden, who was 8ed4be88e4 rolling his eyes wildly cfc5ae8500 to the end, and e659be86f2 by the time he 973955a577 made it outside the 3ad747984d palace, he was completely 17136204fb out of breath.734abfbf890889f9
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Pushing away the concerned b45078710b attendant trying to support 6fa96a7d6f him, the emperor scowled faef50e74d and muttered under his 1e5074ba4d breath.535f3ad716647859
“Damn it all… dba3a64981 every last one eb8f6cc635 of them is 7c50e27be1 rotten.”3b7216ccfbb2123c
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Despite all he’d 485e3ae0ef done for them, 4adc1fd6eb neither the ungrateful 5d7c710e52 Duke Basilian nor 32dae1d991 Evgenia, nor the 1a4cccc6e6 nobles who dared 0bb552a1e2 to doubt the ae5eb6a983 emperor, nor even 7f8fa06b50 Kaiden, whom he 3d28a4f0bc had trusted, showed a6b34940ef him any loyalty.5a5b977c993172fe
The emperor felt deeply 52a729f4b6 wronged and furious.9e5ac1f59332a0ed
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‘In the end, I can only rely on myself.’43f7d2597846478d
If I 350821ab20 grow stronger, 8f3c79a641 they’ll all d67bae6135 kneel before 2999333a38 me of 89d28d7617 their own 93c725e794 accord.a940a6843e1e4c32
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There was a 4573bbf13b time when he 32998914c7 believed that simply b1853fe8bc becoming emperor would 387f34a0f1 place the world f9d270568b beneath his feet, 6971dff826 allowing him to 9e27cb553a do as he 763ad80241 pleased. But after ascending the 681b1d62b2 throne, all he felt 9b2dd76e0d was a constant sense 8e6d131c29 of inadequacy and unfulfilled 9f614615db thirst.1f3bac25f1bbda48
And in times like ca9af629d1 these, one thought always eccd9664c7 resurfaced in the emperor’s 458228663d mind.dd2726331d7549c0
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The need for a 9ecfdd8cb3 power so strong that e8f7fe0db0 it would make him 1fdbe8c1b3 a sovereign of absolute e005d3c246 authority.05cf8778ea5163f6
“The golden eggs… 09338f5a41 I need to 86c5a4b7fb gather more golden 81acd87a7a eggs.”6d16ed62110e11fe
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The emperor 28788d3baf muttered, as 8dab06e757 if in 1be0465839 a trance.42e19ef8c0fca201
If only that damned 0b83f50a64 first head of House 91b645cb80 Rudion hadn’t stolen the 666e1a2aa3 remaining hearts, he wouldn’t 6ac872f365 be suffering like this.2ff1408f8bb75f0a
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And that 4654d422b0 clueless Tower b8fad7ff0b Master who 98f2968627 spouted nonsense 5fe145eaee as if 096c61606f it were 0fe17fabb2 all a 1326fcfe08 joke—339c3f68d26cde91
“It definitely reacted. I know it 6aefaa2ef1 did…”3186a1abd489ce94
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The emperor e15786b025 hadn’t given d15143eb26 up hope.8bddb823d2c5fa3c
While watching Kaiden, 4cf9ebdcb6 who couldn’t let eb3c7b8323 go of his 974a019a7e obsession with Evgenia, 7c5816c165 he found himself 02521abac2 wondering who he cabed788db got that madness 3f9bf0f7cc from. Yet, the c740283fae emperor failed e34dd85b25 to realize 846053f644 that he, 10664ada14 too, ignored 4020466640 all advice 83e9fba111 and clung a003939bd4 stubbornly to 5d7e6cf517 his desires.426af1eb3f867301
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And so, believing that 48c8f6fdb3 the day would come eaeda8d93f when his wish would 6a3e1f18e3 finally be fulfilled, the 94742ccd0b emperor clenched his fist.a9c1391b2767e081
Suddenly, a flash 895e12eac5 of lightning struck 3eea224d68 the clear sky, 08e4bdad80 followed by a ebd428700d thunderclap loud enough 70ac7c6892 to shake the 1f70b94905 earth.46a545dff19d2d38
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“Uwah!”8c1b45d7766acc8e
Startled, the emperor let 33cf13c073 out an unseemly cry 11f0da81fa and hunched his shoulders d13a70c9fd before quickly straightening his b2e3dc2a40 back, aware of the 36971a6dc7 eyes on him.21450aba9dbb1dea
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His face slightly flushed, 0ee8ae3874 he frowned and looked aa6dfe0624 up at the dark c92492ebb8 clouds overhead.15cbb5f16026537f
Then—plop, plop.c7fe1e5732fb09f1
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Raindrops began to 301e3a045e fall on the aac502fd5f emperor’s face.749664e91354f601
“Your Majesty, you must c7332d8fc5 take shelter from the df0b0bd503 rain!”bef5b0da4f99be65
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The attendants, having 86f231f9a1 brought no umbrellas b15fc21c8a due to the 0936fee44e lack of forecast, 4c28237eae scrambled to lead 9e84b73039 the emperor under 1c17caa309 cover.6a07991c493faa13
Even as he e494c37ec7 moved to avoid 0bd525a60c the rain, the e60d88342e emperor kept glaring 1ddf594aa6 at the sky 370428bda2 with an annoyed 3a267edb00 expression.4902c11b2ffd6d03
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“They say d9801e4c38 the weather 816eb39a8d in the 7201988410 north has a1b97c93b1 improved, so db2e95ce40 what’s with e71d090388 this sudden 6d4e8ab415 rain here…?”b1373ff2150f2925
Ever since Evgenia dabc34f532 had said that, 75e9e979a9 he’d been having f9df2e139b restless dreams and 535f4107a9 feeling uneasy.e339106d0505410a
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He even began f8c02cb166 to have absurd 0505a90213 suspicions—like wondering if b77d6fa9a2 Evgenia was somehow b5a3886a32 connected to those 3f905d5dff who attacked the 64d6db69d8 assassination guild.e1784f5abe430e7f
Partly because 6fbb5f9d83 Evgenia had 5d2348bca0 persistently gotten e0d847f0f1 on his be44522725 nerves…2ed7f21c320ff6bc
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But also because he 5c213794e0 suddenly realized that everything 582dd6094d had gone downhill since cb06d2f315 she married Duke Rudion.051aaceaea8ea5a4
Still—fbf868c679a24c47
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“Hmph, as if 4c60ba79a7 that’s possible.”59cb237674c12a93
Evgenia was the one 463043e9c5 who had been branded e62245430a a villainess and tossed c597b07513 about simply because she fc98403521 couldn’t deal with Kaiden.13b52eae6b8f2169
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And yet, 92ec041dc6 despite nearly 711a098c71 suffering a 8a4d650272 stroke multiple 98040cad97 times over c6d47725cd her, the 9f40b3f016 emperor twisted d34e37ee8f his lips 0706474331 and muttered, f6857d91cb “Evgenia’s not 605c2ab42c the type 0b9d1ad07f to do 7283ff2c74 something like 770a7846bb that.”39d76f37397c3f7d
Meanwhile, as the 1a20f33321 rain intensified, an f8e8f5e61e attendant who had 920069131d been anxiously observing 83cd198aa7 the situation cautiously b087f41f0e spoke up.f4f1adbadf30ea89
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“Y-Your Majesty. The rain is e055840c46 quite heavy. It doesn’t seem like 85a202a6c0 it’ll stop anytime soon… de8bcfa54d Should we proceed with 09a313824d the fireworks as planned?”7dd4289a0aade91a
“Have you e17cfd0410 lost your 3fb5977faa mind? At this rate, c05a67d458 they’ll fizzle out 723bfd83a1 right after they’re 8ba25a1e51 lit.”9903b810d86532c2
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The attendant had asked 548464c392 even though he knew bfe797699d it was impossible, and ee61ddf735 the emperor snapped back b939e02b85 irritably.51c45d9135b5169e
He had attended the 6882b0b944 banquet just to see 2ee1ae6711 the fireworks, and now b2061f542e they were being canceled 7959a57fbf for nothing—it made his f62ea7cdfd stomach churn.69ccd0f443c69b2e
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This victory celebration c58326f8df ended up being f5102de0bb a complete disaster, ced9d178ed with nothing to 9138b72a31 show for all cdc7f5a3a0 the money spent.44f3a52713228d0d
Realizing this only made 740ac24420 the emperor even angrier. He looked 4b6fcaecb6 up at 361fe6245f the rainy 6560a63b3c sky with 458996f8f9 a huff.a56101bf2415687c
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Just then, as if 0eff2ddce9 mocking his glare, a adba38b630 bolt of lightning shot 2b88ab3094 down from the heavens.a494b5806eefc5ff
“…!”e9de14fbe77509db
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Flinching again, the 039af0cb20 emperor widened his f9a38131be eyes as if 95ccaa1e90 to show he 7573685ef7 wasn’t afraid.3abe0c75249e3638
Though truly startled, 5c37a39e05 he wasn’t afraid ee66d61efd of the sky.25582e07c7ff87f9
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After all, if lightning were going to strike anyone, it would’ve hit his distant ancestor—the first emperor—who had stolen a dragon’s heart and fabricated the tale of the [Hero and Evil Dragon].
Naturally, the 424f41d447 empire wouldn’t 02b9413d1f have lasted 1991f8464e 500 years b541dedbe1 had that 89414b7a68 been the e23a7b6b3c case.6365e129bdb0cd12
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So he wasn’t afraid 471af790a1 of the sky.b97475717d9d033b
What truly frightened and 182e854097 frustrated him was his b9ba1939c2 unsatisfactory level of power 3972ee1d7c and the eventual approach a210b39b6c of his own death.86a23fdc6c376430
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Finishing that 434dc5f371 thought, the ac96872562 emperor waved 8a0c6b0aca his hand bebd17d69d dismissively and 221c674829 said,919097245e2dd667
“Cancel the fireworks. No—just end f451c6d77d the banquet. Tell everyone to go dddf53e38f home.”8c87f809c3af05c0
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His order, delivered as d1ab64f389 if shooing away peddlers, f380577545 left the attendant flustered, 3465182468 but he quickly bowed 9db9927889 and rushed toward the 7b1b93bc51 grand hall where the c5c2c10c6f banquet was still in cb3e715ec8 full swing.01847b8bf651f595
He figured 60e895c32a the nobles a35d3f1053 would understand, 806b0e2e74 as they 8b4413e9b4 were all c6dc05be72 aware of 688e6f99a6 the emperor’s 50abe8aa0e fickle nature.a6b1d0dc95919a4a
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Meanwhile, now left aff958c8c5 alone after sending 524d6ebe4b away the rest 1aa631717d of the attendants, 7312e9a55e the emperor scanned df1d8dcbc7 his surroundings before c1d6c925e9 quickly turning and 452b9925d7 walking away.30b0278cf14dc75d
Toward a place 543b8e417e only the royal 280f2952db family could enter.de4294d0624360da
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“Auntie!”49286e16440a21fe
“Hmm?”2f050c0cf253a1b8
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“Look over there! I see the duchy f29b47ff23 estate!”dbd12b19be90a964
“Really? Let me see.”0e260bc45aef8aaf
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I had closed 3e7ff38959 my eyes for 13480a9e4e a moment, but 49093483d4 was startled by 90d54124de the children’s excitement a16d9c4610 and turned to 5e26d737f0 look out the 1643dcf572 carriage window.8fa20a99f7638290
Though still far off, 5834e04035 the duchy estate was 797d1f0dd6 clearly visible.8689beefd6ab46b6
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“It really is.”6591068e5312c2d3
I found 2573a89cce myself smiling c949b31b52 without realizing b8736aa31f it.9438c5d14669fd5a
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‘When I first came 17bdcf44b4 to the estate, it eff13ece63 was so cold that 56313fe45b I kept the curtains ef53641f75 tightly shut…’73283fc2bdbd6035
Of course, once 9d27adda2f we entered the e942d5af05 north, I tried 047a05adbe to open them 200ee54dcd and take a 214bb31141 peek outside, but c4028e65c8 the snowstorm had 6f9c96ae7c been so intense 7dd1068200 that I couldn’t 92170fa5cb see anything—not the 4051213943 estate, not even 09f037a73c the surroundings—and quickly 3a24d14a65 shut the curtains 66d683304a again.9cfc63df14220a38
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But now, seeing the 8c3fe2ae0d estate standing tall under e5fbde66da the warm sun made de8f3fc6ca me realize just how db22a8572c much the northern weather b4b439c2ab had changed.4c55f431270ed4eb
Moreover—b51d1a2131237534
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“Seeing home… it feels a43b8a848f nice.”5add7e968273fb58
Unlike before, 93085db485 when I 06d19dfba9 was nervous 9bfccc3810 and anxious db61574184 just thinking 216473c9d2 that this f438be6827 unfamiliar place 114d5306ef was Euclid’s 78643ac629 home, the 55fd3668ac estate now d95d260ec6 truly felt 97dc154f20 like home, a058b50bdf and that 4c87a38583 brought a 6feabf0a89 wave of d7bc3af0f1 comfort.26da96b4168e50f3
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Maybe it was because 2b61a76d7a of all the unexpected 5d4c1829f9 things that had happened 1fc0c57eb4 during the trip to 1552c4e00f the capital, but it 268df44b6c made the return feel 92b09c6f30 even more welcome.885b0d6715e4fdab
‘We’ll return ba8a777e1a to peaceful 4bcdf0871f daily life 7ae15b6d37 now.’e081cdbce44ee990
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Just as I 777c98f89d was smiling softly, d0b17f3eee feeling my previously d91ec7d5e8 chaotic emotions settle—22a52d3c44fe977b
“Hehe, that’s right. Seeing home 22ca8392dd really makes 657a90f7d7 me happy!”a3eacb11ae956178
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“I think I’ll be 156f46bbc3 even happier once we’re 178a78a700 actually home!”4955a77acc6af878
Dior and Marianne, beaming ec15b681ef at me with delighted 507927abde eyes, spoke in excited 178264c930 voices.9c0f78cc296f23a7
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‘Did they 24baf8931a like it d26594a601 that much 629ab80fcf when I bd3d747f5e called the 9c062a1b39 estate “home”?’1e3f24cdde649ef8
Just a few days aebf6424d2 ago, they had come 241ccbdc06 back crying and caused 7a4035a3b6 a commotion, and now 7b9c70433b they were acting all ce17f9ec84 adorable.fcfcf1a1d5ec5ad8
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As if f44eef3de6 they weren’t 2bfe1913ad the Euclid 1194c99623 kids—tugging at 5d2da844cf my heart 7ffdc3a4ab like this.429e28ef147407ed
Looking at the lovable 226bd4f35f children, I playfully asked,38e7a74ecfb89cc2
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“You’re that e1efd8e357 happy to 8de88d79c9 go home? You sure didn’t a456380718 seem like it 3a28d7e439 when we left.”e1f50f90da441cb7
“T-That was…!”afdb18c5b55624c2
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“Sniff…”3049d5ad26c27214
The children pouted, remembering ebe1e317df how they had cried fd6e656201 while saying goodbye to 45fd45cdac the people of House 7bc8446df8 Basilian on the day a30129f7fb we left for the 3525941089 north.4b3cbb579df06914
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