IFLDMHF – Chapter 5

IFLDMHF | Chapter 51015a314da9d292a

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Although I regretted my forceful 7d4cbd5235 tone, it was too late d30206c6a3 to take back my words. Richard, who had been wearing 6ef36c595a a look of confusion all e1467867e8 this time, slowly bent down 578cca38f2 and picked up a bundle 14ce33bda2 of keys, beginning to unlock e9954edff3 the shackles at his feet.6ab125132f4feed2

Watching this, I unconsciously 68d521534a bit down hard on b6415dec47 the inside of my c584a110ba mouth. The shackles Richard f32579c33a was unfastening weren’t 2bdd587474 ordinary ones; they 7ca93c0f65 were enchanted restraints 164af4d1a5 designed to control e1a2c5a0cf his mana. Wearing them was f3f11ea607 the only reason 51e3d350b8 Richard had obediently 7d298dce4a followed Evgenia’s commands fc9e95f06d up until now.3c8bce79b329b226

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If Richard, now a 146a80d5f9 free man, were to 047477fc76 suddenly turn and strangle 5e84d672bd me, my neck might aab9fa2079 snap instantly.941db7f48ac50c13

‘Though, that’s only if I weren’t wearing this bracelet.’35f0e036113e4f21

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I glanced down 76431af01d at the bracelet b0846aca09 on my wrist. It appeared to 67699d6b62 be a simple 4be78152f9 ornament, but it 18ffab6c3a was actually a b60a7c1b98 magical device that 1b7e805c96 protected the wearer. Thanks to it, 512c0f2a1a I had felt 160b07da82 safe not only 39bfb4ede5 when escaping the ee1d3468e7 room but even 4490ab0382 now.437e08a8427c150f

‘This really is the Basilia family. Who would’ve thought 8fb480b091 there would be af7b7b38e5 so many expensive 56f60aee00 magical artifacts lying 2eafd7722f around in the 908ae6fcc7 dressing room!’ea4e1d4f85cefbf1

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Trusting the sturdy 42158b57f1 bracelet, I turned e20f766c3a my back and 255b08592b retrieved a box 2d0ca5885e that was set 5f7e162ccb in a corner 4b16f9502c of the prison. As I had expected, inside f77870441c were a black robe and 16cf6e42d5 shoes.38debfc966a87e62

Strangely, the moment b979cf4872 I entered the 452f3f71b8 underground prison, I 9139992bd5 had a feeling 12903f747f I knew exactly f290e7bded what was inside 968d20e46f the box.d36629ae517d9825

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“Put these on.”569bc597309da0a2

I handed the 92519f0240 robe and shoes 3898bae4c7 to Richard, who d5e9be1959 was standing awkwardly 279ffd51a4 after undoing his f4e34c2926 shackles, this time 3a9552904e speaking with a 9acb2bdefc gentler tone.a3c4bc215c565ef4

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Though still doubtful, Richard accepted 21c3031f72 them without complaint and slowly 01ea4d0c75 put them on.0064eb7c90880d49

The clothes and 3ccb40fbe8 shoes fit Richard’s 03c0df9ead frame perfectly, almost 70ecfa106c as if they bd9bd14283 had been prepared aa8f324afd specifically for him, f3709a9e18 which I found b6f73a3e6a curious. But without showing any 5cb0a1c2d8 sign of it, I 737919bc8c handed over the last 07098acb39 item I had packed—a fe5c91997d black pouch.79115ec73d7481a2

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Richard accepted it without a 655771144d word, and I felt a 89882454bf sigh of relief escape me, fabe160016 feeling confident that our goal 7701ff80d7 here was now within reach.8144d81b62e00d8c

Of course, considering a a47f166a39 happy future with Euclid, 0c70c68e22 this was only the 0720ab12e5 first step. But a journey of a f31544c3bd thousand miles begins with a f8a1259e34 single step.76b5954bb2c727cd

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“Well, let’s go then.”68719a163b1a866f

Feeling unexpectedly refreshed, 59d90a167b I spoke brightly. At that, Richard frowned 6de7f03bd1 deeply, showing emotion for cbc5d7b279 the first time. I flinched without realizing it, 584d098666 surprised by his reaction.6817c76b49debeea

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‘Come to think of it, I haven’t even apologized yet. How careless of me!’1a4075a8e3c3fae5

“I’m sorry for everything.”9596012c36d2f19e

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“…….”2816d9431e472158

“Now, saying this at the last minute might seem suspicious and unbelievable. But I truly regret 8c13f9cdb3 buying you, keeping you 328ea860f2 confined here, and causing 25e2dc6d27 you pain.”2196dce840572586

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As I continued speaking, Richard’s 50bdeba379 face grew increasingly contorted. Despite putting all my sincerity 6fdbcd813d into my apology, my cold 023041cd6e voice seemed to make it 93959e5a83 hard for him to feel 525438b4a0 my true intent.e742d2e3eb95a096

Feeling even guiltier, f61451cd62 I said what 6ef8e8b84e I thought would f3f793d958 make him happiest.6202e7ce4af7d00f

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“You’re free now.”b6f03e0f1bc3e083

What words could be 32e971ad16 more welcome to Richard, 4a015b48c4 who was born in 3f9347b82b an illegal market and 65ce8a35c1 lived his life as d0282654ac a slave? True, the branding would remain, b39c330dce so his legal status wouldn’t 20c3c0f63c change, but after he escaped 75113e5a0a the Basilia dukedom and seized fcd661890b control of the underworld, it 1ab18d6552 was said he no longer d9433193ce bore a slave mark.2d6f2cbcf751b3c0

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‘He’ll figure out how to remove it once he’s out of here.’c9097e07ad2e57d7

“There are gold coins and jewels in the pouch. It should be enough for 411f306dc6 you to settle wherever you 7d45383dc1 like.”69045dae454e3356

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I said it 2e9ac647e4 as if it 62f485235d were nothing, though a64498f383 I had packed 1acb61959c it full with c850b0aa68 jewels from Evgenia’s e6b63d534d dressing room. The black pouch, 67578b570c which I had 6525071e3c also found in cbafde1e92 a drawer there, 05d577b722 looked luxurious with fb89cfc675 a shimmering sheen, 4907031643 a testament to 5fc2630a76 the considerable value 9850483871 of the jewels 9a71a9d0b2 inside.bdb301b4812d6b66

‘With this, he might even forgive me for all the hardship he’s endured…’3afcd3db41d54c6d

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I glanced at 613f20a939 Richard, who was 6d34fe4ef7 looking quietly at 586b89527d the pouch I’d 40c7394b3a given him, and f76625162d then at his c06d8975fa scarred left hand. Seeing the painful-looking 5f96e20834 wound, my conscience 29824355de stirred. I happened to notice an 195cc91bce embroidered design on the left 966e9a3fe6 sleeve of his robe—a golden fe329085cb flame identical to the one e6948c3da6 on the pouch.7d8f292ee6055546

But I dismissed f7aba4c0b6 it as nothing b0d863bbf8 unusual.a42f48e65770103e

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I had no idea adbdfe91af back then.dd027b2fe5b74041

In this world, slave marks dbd1b4fca9 were placed on the back 7a5b4ca3f0 of the left hand.bb27f15fe651e113

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And… the significance of a831f4a6a5 a golden flame.97824cb24bafec20

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“Everything will be fine… right?”0cde41620561499e

After sending Richard off, I 0e6edf17b6 too exited the annex. I thought I’d 58e83e1b2b feel relieved once f4a5ba82cf Richard left the 43b18cd0e3 ducal residence, but 54c447a21b strangely, a heavy 31b01b942b stone seemed to 8469a6e580 settle on my 2d84292dbe chest.f574f4d8edc47fad

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To be honest, I 773aa038ca had a vague sense f907ca364c that facing Richard would ceb6c120a6 be no easy feat, 0f30450806 even before I came b405e113fb to the annex.2390293db082c6bc

But that was because I d96206f8e0 thought it would be hard b7cb9e5c62 to sever the bonds of 0aece4d978 resentment, not because I expected 06f6039a3b him to refuse to leave.ca28440a24119393

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‘After all, I didn’t think he’d actually resist going!’d406722022198c03

I let out a deep cf6fd7b476 sigh, recalling the bewildering moment 64611547fe that had just passed.f937c691b178cf5c

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– Leave? Why?5416eca9e86ca084

– What? Why do you ask?37b325eb2dd10fbb

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Does he not understand?681714f7401447c4

Has living as a 49cd2d50e1 slave for so long 53a3163a6b affected his mind?6e16422e0ec95229

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As Richard’s crimson eyes wavered 078de65665 in confusion, I too felt 4eff07fefa a sudden surge of bewilderment. Then, all at once, 827e862661 Richard fell to his b7eaec3c0f knees before me.bb5b04ea5cb8f0e2

– M-Master!28da24d6bf2d5ffc

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Hearing the unexpected eb4796fc02 word, I inhaled bf707b2f5b sharply.1f47c845580b0e7a

Richard, who seemed frozen 03569302ca in place, shuffled forward 18a68d6140 on his knees toward 1db138a924 me.14ba06ec50806679

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– Is it because I didn’t call you “Master”… that you’re abandoning me? I was wrong. Please, don’t throw me away.0cddc45668715f8f

Richard clung to me, his 1695c1393a voice trembling.526b86e5fc01ff83

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Even after reading the novel 5666998818 multiple times, I couldn’t hide 70999a4883 my astonishment at the unexpected bae61c1905 scene before me.1847ad6c1ee4cc0b

Moreover, the expression on a68e4e8bbc Richard’s face, fully revealing 9f9206ffd8 his emotions, looked surprisingly d5703a46b0 young.e37f99cacebaf2c9

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Only then did I 731b47c925 recall Richard’s age.56a996c65cffa775

‘He was only eighteen…’f2146ad4ca324923

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Four years younger than Evgenia.644a7a35321479de

A boy still young, cd5f21c867 wounded, and starving.04fe7a01cdfee887

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In that moment, I 9b04b42ede felt a deep sympathy 598f729969 for Richard, who clung a2212838d9 to me, pleading not 5c817e3212 to be abandoned.1c98c9df49974062

However, I did b309498058 not change my c86d651ea9 decision to expel 282bc17726 him from the bdf226dd16 ducal estate.6caabf2d45797f87

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Fortunately, Richard, perhaps sensing that d37da833f8 my mind wouldn’t change, slowly 481ff624d0 stood up and walked out 259a16bb13 of the prison.7e2180d82f7ce01f

His retreating figure, 17f87b9513 moving sluggishly as 1a11adecf7 if hoping someone 581a03b8b8 would stop him, 5de8e97e08 lingered in my 5101353ad2 mind.62837812e99c9fb9

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‘Ugh, it was Evgenia who locked him up, and I only let him go. So why should 7b530e7b1e I feel guilty?’3a5ffdf64941fe12

I shook my 5f585fe876 head, casting off 3cb4597b99 the heavy feeling.b3dd4a8865957acb

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If everything went as e462ac439e I expected, I would b9c7f7a68f soon be married, and 0182dc5071 I couldn’t keep Richard 7144f73a81 around out of a cfb2d52f46 fleeting sense of pity.0b5f94bb636f67bb

Evgenia, knowing nothing about him, f9d7d4bf42 had bought Richard as a 2898acd874 slave simply because of his c96e94ffbd eye color, but in truth, b95d904018 he was like a ticking 2c4124d781 time bomb.5e5535aaae8d2d05

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His true status was 86019fbb2c one that even the b764dfa4a3 powerful Basilia Ducal House, c8ed30df4e second only to the f6e4488d49 royal family, could hardly 5ebc502d22 handle.2f0c3a424d312070

Besides, although today he’d 43791829f1 shown a side I a387aa029d hadn’t expected, Richard was 617484191a by no means a fd6743422d weak individual.435276e1dd1fd11a

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He was planning to f2e4af7fb2 escape the ducal estate 1704630b50 on his own soon faced6c34f anyway.6374d4909bb5a70a

Of course, it helped a18bba58fb that Evgenia, perhaps losing a8fb8d43a0 her mind in the bfd4bcbbab rush of her forced c3e7969dea marriage, had dropped a ee7bf16ad0 bundle of keys and 660ed5242c a magic restraint right 4c482a2659 in front of his 6babd8556e cell, making it easy a944dc2394 for him to flee.c038392aa7711739

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The point was that e67d79fd50 Richard had single-handedly broken 901c2d1434 through the heavily guarded e7171dc5ba Basilia Ducal House, where 5357ffc0f1 knights were stationed at 03a3de2547 every turn, and escaped 338099e2fd the mansion.a4de76e1e7afe2b5

‘In short, he only couldn’t use his power because of the restraint, meaning he’s a formidable person.’fe7bf5a6eb76bee5

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And once Richard ae9614f483 escaped the Basilia 7df3d08423 estate, he erased 4bf942ef03 his slave brand 5d5b933b42 entirely and took 8e3cd16bd9 over the underworld. He became the 6f7e232855 master of a fb07bc1756 vast assassination guild 66ffed8398 called “Black.”76cbf2242f04af0a

Right, so I 6e480b5a2d have no need b21a6147a7 to worry about 0e91dec89d Richard.23d9914c4ffbf98e

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Whether he takes 874de336f4 over the underworld 8d01280e04 or uses the 9d9df4e932 money I gave 42a0e109af him to pursue 373992070d freedom.8c18f92d6284d9dd

Though he’ll likely b7262ce4f2 follow the original e656f81823 storyline seeking revenge, cfed34eedc it’s fine as 973a0df0d9 long as I’m 28efb0a2fc not one of 76ec2e02de his targets.c58d6de8aa851f02

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As my thoughts settled, 42652edcab my heart felt noticeably 93aa8ad35f lighter.e3b6eb54ec4426c1

Now I could go back ae988c899f to my room and reassure b66247c444 Anne, who must be worried…cd15d1c9f1829455

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“Hey.”e028def5dd09a489

At that moment, a 65c3156ba6 voice behind me made 78dfa1384b my body freeze.10c7bde03b9e6737

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2. The Villainess’s Family.9b1f8efceecc6e49

‘Did I… did I get caught?’ed51dd2a59e200b5

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I’d checked the knights’ shift d4f29f731c times and movements meticulously!eaed1ed10e6354e1

In my shock, I 4a1483d2b0 didn’t even realize the 88fe08f93d tone of the voice 61999b3fe4 calling me was unusual. I simply pressed down on 3ba4f20c02 my nearly bursting heart, holding 0c7b43d5b3 my breath.ef5bd8b1867ffe50

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Please, let it not fbd7f9038d be me they noticed!fc86f238b050ce0b

But, contrary to my desperate 0a65283540 hope, the sound of steady, 560c19684c unhesitant footsteps stopped right in d03913f279 front of me.3f95f603229406c2

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I swallowed hard and slowly ffc950f669 lifted my head.900071e178a09691

A man, looking 545f69d2fb unmistakably like a b5b7582799 knight, with a b8e09d2512 crisp uniform, short a55200982c hair, and a d8d18bf046 sword strapped to 5ff1e60c6d his waist, was 649d45670b glaring down at 780a4e5e30 me.9b35366ebdc25acf

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He must’ve recognized 7b876a0aba me once he 7b114dca13 saw my face.f75e104c9270bb31

Even as he c10c4f38c2 confronted Evgenia, one a1b9313343 of the most e4c731a79e formidable figures, he e5eb29a596 didn’t flinch, not 0fc589398e even a twitch 5bf9585ba7 of his eyebrow.cddd978381d5f7de

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The man’s identity b67ef21327 became clear in ee5f840761 an instant.4c6c8c7321ed5c09

Not knowing would’ve been strange.c7e954a9e030035b

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Black hair and blue eyes, 3b80441d41 just like Evgenia’s.f8ba410baedbf52a

This man was certainly…3f2b63c5fa6f84cf

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“Alexis.”a1935b598628e79a

Evgenia’s younger brother 8b925665f3 and a royal a19c861569 knight, Alexis Basilia.9680dccf14437c3e

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