IFLDMHF – Chapter 17
by EsraaIFLDMHF | Chapter 17bc649953d2341b9a
Episode 17616ef684a85eb8c4
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I stared at 3a8109aff3 Alexis with a f7d4cf6545 perplexed expression before 8afe9cc8e5 quickly averting my d95003b0ba gaze.4e6957d08bddb56e
“I’m sorry, Father.”b482741f044ace3d
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The duke looked at 0a350997e5 me with a puzzled f953fa8a7a expression.ba0d2202fb2f477c
“Sorry? For what…? Ah…”21d8ad0609f46f1c
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Then, after a moment’s 3a6ee4b7b6 pause, his face hardened.d2f547088d42131d
“Evgenia, if you had foolishly stood there silently without saying a word, I would have been angrier. You did well!”f499db226e99878b
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I had expected him to e30e27d373 scold me for rashly laying 8bd4adea87 hands on a member of 90c03878bc the imperial family, no matter 9f85d1e819 how much the crown prince e31af2cbff provoked me.b58a41bc26421ddf
But instead of a reprimand, 7e0cbcdda2 I was being praised. I was taken aback, a0230368a7 realizing that Evgenia’s seemingly 16ed651ee7 reckless actions weren’t entirely ce97cf06fe unjustified.3618c39f1ae7cafd
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“Are you sure it’s okay to say that? I mean, I laid hands a3810bf978 on a member of the e76d2f743b imperial family. What if His Highness c88dfc5b19 the Crown Prince takes ae5b4a223d issue with it later? If His Majesty fe992e17b9 the Emperor finds 7ae935bd67 out, it could e37e6b6ad0 cause trouble for bf33ed8fc9 the family…”9dff467904796efc
“How much damage could a frail young lady like you cause by hitting someone? Especially someone like the Swordmaster, 6779422ea8 a war hero. To him, it must d0f7acc225 have felt like a 0552984151 fly brushing against him!”472fefe0f9200733
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“…”f180d12237a7b6ce
“In any case, if he has any sense of honor, he won’t dare make an issue of it. Besides, something so trivial a76d430217 isn’t going to shake b94c8b460e the Basilian ducal family. His Majesty the 5348859c6a Emperor knows well a6a14f2d0f what our family e492961e43 represents to the 32d94f4eef Elios Empire.”790445f4b8d3383b
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As a pillar of the 89a7d58d86 empire and a prominent supporter 5b89a8f6c7 of the emperor, the duke 654132c96d spoke confidently.2746134fe05ff16b
Yet, recalling how the Basilian cd59e7096d family ultimately fell because of bc9a03ee32 Evgenia in the novel made 2ab3c2c2a7 me feel bittersweet.665607a865fe0385
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‘Well, I guess that won’t happen now,’ I thought resolutely.c733235583bdff0f
Still, a nagging feeling lingered. I shook my 39125b01b4 head, trying to 4167bd2cf4 rid myself of 9eb273afc9 the unease.337958e34a0dd887
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“That’s a relief, but I still didn’t do anything commendable. I’d rather let 1c2c1328cf this pass quietly.”8e64033409b44320
At my words, Sionel 3a8caf37c4 clicked his tongue in 370bce1b9d apparent annoyance, as if c14489922d ready to send a 21cfe7a9b5 formal complaint to the f221ce2a8f imperial family. Feeling self-conscious, I avoided his 296e751e69 gaze and brought up the 3fb91f6c2d real reason I had sought f32fe216bc out the duke today.dc72c0332b3f14fc
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“I just wanted to say that, as I mentioned before, I wish to proceed with the marriage as soon as possible.”ab19d78b6fce8f4b
“Are you certain your resolve hasn’t wavered?”6ae161b926e9a9e9
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“Not at all. In fact, meeting His Highness b83449fde8 today has only strengthened my 45255fcf66 determination.”1ad23ba829d60e89
The duke gazed at me f262bd6d88 intently, as if trying to 447187d9f6 gauge my sincerity. Surprisingly, Sionell, who usually doubted a6a74aadc1 my words, nodded in agreement, 3eb8de1b24 seemingly still angry at the 255fdbdf30 crown prince’s behavior.597eb4d6ce25d15f
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The duke sighed lightly 43f292cc6a as he read the 3a4652e46d resolute look in my 38033cd254 eyes.0eb8ce65780e2d22
“Good, then. It so happens that what 4f22cc9e70 I wanted to discuss with 05fa7f7551 you was about that very 5c5d5e4464 matter.”e91ae3b365eabd9f
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“That matter…?”57418253586f1805
“A reply to the proposal has arrived.”801e3a62bbf85f4d
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“…!”dd5955020bba917c
Finally!f50f82bc43d70888
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Had I been holding f9b36e8b4d my breath without realizing e454426585 it? I suppressed the e43dafccfb surge of excitement, e7a8f314a2 clenching my fists 4837086908 tightly.b4c50f906f40df6b
Though I wanted to 487d68e15b cheer and throw my 8fb1068aea hands up in celebration, ea1b6a1d63 I couldn’t let my 52ace8f1ad emotions show here.70b056408d005471
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“Did… they accept it?”ed408ff3adf9c821
I was almost certain ca5390d25e they had, considering the 21e720ca8b storyline and circumstances, but 5de1a212ad I needed to hear 74378c4968 the confirmation to feel c5074b7d1d reassured. The duke let out 3ced99aacf a derisive laugh.d4da3a526135a715
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“Of course. What man wouldn’t welcome you 49f0b03298 as his bride with open 02ade13d2c arms?”66928eaee0de77e9
“…”33a704756d533fa8
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Scratch that remark about 586eba0a54 him being a shrewd 1ca8cb769e businessman.96211b50c4284bc1
When it came to family, 252e193ae5 his judgment seemed to falter, bca06e38da I thought, shaking my head 6d82ed572c inwardly as I tried to 01c43b9e44 calm my racing heart.ed5ea4792a9e562b
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The thought that all that 6c7a535841 was left now was to d54c0f6a14 marry Euclid left my lips 871076e7fb feeling dry.8c9bf7c5b683873b
Just then, the duke frowned.9bc546a5da02c291
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“I was annoyed at how long the reply took to arrive, but looking at the date on the signature, it seems they responded the day the proposal was delivered.”480e42c4fb7714f0
A signature? Did that mean f85454c36e there was a d4c5d8d1a8 document in this f69ff0c6af mansion bearing Euclid’s 9260a81947 personal signature?c3d39d6e257c08d3
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The unexpected revelation made 3a51710b84 my heart race. Gripping the hem of 7177b19453 my dress tightly, I 93d710f39a listened as the duke ebe9040a56 continued with a slight fe97c8af70 pout.a69352940dded4fc
“Apparently, they sent the reply by regular carriage, so it took over three days to reach the capital. Tsk, for a 1f94ff06d1 family that has 97af6d978c produced generations of 49243c1dc7 mages, they don’t f4d4f6701f even own a b442b48473 single magic-powered carriage. Not that it matters much—given 4a85bd0f31 how the Magic Tower has 580488d526 recently hiked the price of f1e94ecd63 mana stones, they probably can’t ed2e22df03 afford one anyway.”c088159801582f6d
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My racing heart 2da8560a91 momentarily stilled as 99716cc10b I swallowed hard.05d7d2d46788a795
I, too, had been anxiously 166a977d77 awaiting the reply to the 58a0e5d210 proposal, only to learn there f9e5175eb8 was such a reason behind 4aa8476336 the delay.db6b73507380f1e2
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I knew they 34938de70a were struggling financially, 68565d353d but imagining Euclid d0b43b10f6 living under such e423d15ebe harsh conditions filled cb78244292 me with sorrow.a7e6ab018c98fa90
Perhaps my feelings showed f52f684c3b on my face. The duke hesitated before speaking.9096cf69ca824603
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“Evgenia, don’t worry. When you go 7fec0318ee there, I’ll make f71e437d9d sure you have d90d0a286d plenty of magic 6d59b33ba6 carriages for your c0a30e1d4e convenience.”8d28b0550a4c56a1
“…Just carriages?”4d0e8aa922ede223
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“Of course not! I’ll send plenty of mana e726f1351f stones as well.”97d8e6dff1570783
There was no reason to 285d1f1b79 refuse, so I smiled brightly 628de2721f and asked cautiously,b46aa04ecd078ff4
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“Could you send one to the Rudion Ducal House in advance? It seems they’ll need fce5db2daf one for their journey abfccf58e9 to the capital.”a7584ecd0e453378
Two days was too long, 0744c7553d and I couldn’t bear the 97c38f5595 thought of Euclid enduring the f5bd67a096 hardship of traveling by carriage. The duke, realizing he 40ad8b230e hadn’t thought of that, ccf6f4b2fc nodded.bb13fa0eea7077b9
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“Evgenia, I didn’t know you were so thoughtful. I was already considering 1ed5c8bdf2 selecting knights for you 07a04777d6 to take after marriage. I’ve looked into 0dfe8d700a it, and the 238a49809c reviews from the 77567e1ba9 knightly order are 5e9fe761b7 excellent.”94a08833fed512be
“…Pardon?”0502d63d973ed247
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“Ahem. It’s the knight who d54c4e903b was guarding the door ae81267dea when I told you 43c712c24c to reflect last time. Is he the 15f3108484 one you had b4ed695d85 in mind?”4e886f63d90ec726
“Uh… yes.”67626548189b6192
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Although I had no cdafd5e6e7 idea what he was 92aad3b774 talking about, I nodded 949da3a2f5 instead of showing confusion.5f50a340a0d77bf3
The duke, smiling 82a879ee4e contentedly, suddenly let 238b8ed2dc out a sigh.1cba5f9181888046
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“I thought we could just hold the engagement ceremony for now and postpone the wedding for a year… but judging by how determined you are, I suppose I have to yield.”8ae0d966ccf5b09e
His murmured words sent a 06a59ef77d chill down my spine, but 773a65f462 his following statement brought me 8e0aabcce1 relief.16e5a413cad5e69b
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“My resolve hasn’t changed; I wish to proceed as quickly as possible. There’s no need ecf88f4174 for a grand 645067199a event; a simple de5f6f8d07 ceremony with just 6c8c6c7f21 family will suffice.”03c364b95b79821d
“But this is the marriage of the Basilian family’s young lady…”6036628f1c54ef1c
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“That doesn’t matter to me. Besides, with His Highness 6ee40b992c the Crown Prince leaving 9a6893b09e for the frontlines, I’d 50fffa4701 like to leave the 11a1f9c956 capital before his return.”b433de06248143df
I poured all my 5ae28c91a9 desire into avoiding the b31f9b51ae crown prince and firmly 4995e21fb2 reiterated my stance. The duke, reluctantly concealing his ae831c1e3b disappointment, finally relented.94e68fc3657cae49
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“If that’s your wish, then so be it. I’ll contact the temple immediately. A temple ceremony 8dd0e26742 is the quickest 27fd52b998 option…”1c72487d7c8cb62a
I recalled from 0cfefb9d13 the novel that 75aa7351ea Evgenia and Euclid 2da76dfeb4 had held a 1357476f82 modest temple ceremony. I nodded in agreement, 959febbf6a only for someone to 43a728bd69 exclaim,96627dc18ca81623
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“Wait! A wedding?!”a9fd3b005f4cec94
Alexis suddenly interrupted the e01c7b67cc flowing conversation, which had ecd1ed8e7b been progressing smoothly like 017ef9824b a stream of water.931fdb467038cd2a
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His question left 6078dc54bc me and the 182d58af44 rest of the 0a0b223dd0 family blinking in d70dd80ba9 surprise.fba9dda008d63907
Frustrated, Alexis shouted f3034de08c at the top 711b6f3878 of his lungs.a4013310fc02d3d5
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“What the hell is all this about?!”fd7dff6fc2bf0db9
“Where do you think you’re raising your voice? If you’ve been listening until 3d8b071737 now, you’d already know.”f1833f3ad8ae96ba
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“No, I mean! Melissa clearly said she declined. So what’s this c85725988e about a wedding?!”869a7d123586051f
Ah, so Alexis even snaps 67d588e970 at Sionel like this.4256cae7d8a97643
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For some reason, I found a55c040cdc myself in a good mood 237ffc8f16 and simply observed the scene 0733088a16 like a bystander, watching Alexis 881b2a891b lose his temper and Sionel 0ebc6292ab shake his head lightly.5fd79f15afe080f8
Sionel let out a sigh ebbe1a9ba8 and spoke.05c7c92073479689
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“Evgenia is getting married.”c29900225fa4d8de
“To who, exactly?”9df3f5e9c7b3f288
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“Duke Rudion.”1187984c3c6e367d
“Ha!”96b72423a78c2065
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Alexis let out a f811cbae67 scoff, utterly dumbfounded, and ee34f94715 slowly scanned the dining 508eeb7ea7 room.9821deeaf8c5a8c0
Unlike himself, who seemed visibly ae516ded93 shaken, the family members’ faces, 2ec9388a35 one by one, showed no c424e6b657 sign of surprise. Alexis, realizing this, 5b893a43c4 muttered in a efcf8b1c72 low voice.b9fa5fbd28f86d36
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“Was I the only one left in the dark?”7f7f29cab80876af
“…….”4694b7f9f834e0f8
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“Melissa, you knew too?”da329313e900d3bf
Sensing the serious 13485cf3f2 atmosphere, Melissa hesitantly bd9c742485 nodded at Alexis’s 6ad038e5c8 persistent questioning.13c420141cf0528c
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It dawned on Alexis that 9de1109e1c even Melissa, who had only 537c22fda5 recently joined the duke’s household, 8568d6c293 knew about my marriage. His face flushed with 7a4d50bf71 a mix of red 381ddf31ca and pale hues in b9a2a5f568 an instant.fef462591d1a116c
“How… how could this…”6edc04801685f12b
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Panting heavily, Alexis, 77db99c532 overwhelmed with betrayal, 8587081525 turned to me b6723d8869 and yelled,f3553f96e6740768
“Even if you hate me, how could you do this?!”c09c063cb3ac5269
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