IFLDMHF – Chapter 23

IFLDMHF | Chapter 23b355fa1a0e16a2ae

Episode 23f48368ee9e2e6669

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My heart pounded 1b46f63db0 so fast I ba710b2c13 thought I might 8cf9601384 die, and I 39c5303005 instinctively held my c57a7429be breath as the 5a70f637f2 carriage stopped in 0745ca9785 front of me.8de840e5b0e91e6a

‘Finally…’236ff4f106e10b3a

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I widened my 54fade27d2 eyes, determined not 0431564ce9 to miss a 92fa2ee8fa single detail of 706ed4a8a3 my favorite character.76c4aef52e298d88

Disappointingly, the first to emerge fe96c347be from the carriage was a c5464d5c8b young man with green hair a0f0ee5709 and a vague impression, clearly b6ef9a2f3b not the one I had ad14519e6f been waiting for. He seemed to be 5e9a5f7fac Euclid’s assistant.d5fa753e4e65b852

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“H-Hey!”4628024e7ffb0391

I couldn’t help 5a5db8018f but frown in b02f2950b5 disappointment, startling the c89053b37d man.98ec168937fd802f

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‘Oh no, control your expression!’df6777c6ea7b53ac

I quickly smoothed 72c642a319 my face and 782595d11a tried to appear d00e0c1128 gentler than usual. Just then, someone’s foot lightly ef507bafca touched the step at the 8a6f678eb9 front of the carriage.1419c9da9983ab47

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Even with that subtle 51543b2eb8 motion, an air of 5780727c66 elegance radiated, leaving me de4b9c42dc breathless.f52d27e916f5d4fc

And finally, Euclid appeared.f0f5f5b48b8177d0

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“…!”cd42a774dfa4c8c6

Time—no, the world—stopped in 6643361cef that moment.c8afbe536576e4f2

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I knew instantly.6193437c6aecc93f

I had come here to d447e51788 meet him.df0fd029569d106e

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‘Even if the world turns upside down, even if the timeline becomes a mess, I couldn’t give up on him…’e92b0cfd358297fe

That was why I had 8c2d5e0790 wished to come to this 828ef25493 world, and ultimately, why I cd82dcd1c0 returned.8e25222b0fe4e769

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My head was cee0077fd9 filled with irrational 6090eeda56 thoughts that even 81aae76f7a I couldn’t understand 92ba74016d or explain with b47b2b6390 logic.f7260dd3a4fcd2bd

At the same 7cc2270aa5 time, my chest 0f7af1d90a ached, almost unbearably.0e5cfc8dddd24f40

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It was such an 7bacbc820a intense feeling that it ce8c48a4e3 reminded me of reuniting 6ab874096e with a first love 0ab314f786 that had never existed—a 4af4581061 bittersweet yearning.4319a5896b982b65

I bit my a636934aec lip to stop 199aa0f559 myself from crying 8f125ff818 for no reason. I couldn’t risk leaving d116b119df a bad first impression 2141bc1a2c on Euclid.d22488386ced46fe

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But even so, I e9d94dbda7 couldn’t quite grasp why edfcd0e746 seeing him made me 95efdf43da feel this sorrow.f8dceea05b3b7fe2

‘Ah, maybe it’s regret.’1e2b7c0afb49a736

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Regret that I da0e151732 hadn’t met him 5a7ca91d87 sooner.1d17aed2d485e77b

And undoubtedly, I was overwhelmed.f871fb109246ffe4

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I had never truly d210e5b9ba understood the saying that 59bf801c3c people cry when they’re 48bf1c035c so happy, until now. Only today did I realize cce0d65cf3 it was because I had edb7e51f26 never experienced joy so overwhelming 3e69434f29 that it brought tears to 9c9e0f0b81 my eyes.1e2f9500895b7483

That was how stunningly impactful 7dc77d5eac it was to see my 8bd7f3d613 favorite character in real life.c783730d739bc043

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‘He’s perfect. Completely my type.’6dc494fcbf337e84

Though I had imagined Euclid f4ec1152a5 countless times before, none of 4a0e9e7bbb those fantasies came close to 1e0314ea3e the real thing.ca7c17b5f639da2b

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His golden hair gleamed with 81803c4041 a noble radiance, as though 60e6a7d98b it had been spun from 8a68e5e21a pure gold. His golden eyes, like 7e59e48a82 sunlight captured in irises, 9a4dbd97ad paired with a high, 0ccc038aff graceful nose and an 17cf95c6bb elegant smile, completed the fb16f2fd89 picture.967c008b67cebd68

He was breathtakingly c3f17700b7 handsome—so much so 6b51639b33 that I doubted 1de2c3f36d he could possibly cd5d5f29dd be the same 76d9512f0a secondary character whose d9eea5c469 description was limited 5ff712e5cd to “neat appearance” 431edcffdc and “calm demeanor.”229756bb1cd9d2ce

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‘How could someone with such insane beauty be just a supporting character?’635ba163fdd6f4e1

Even the male 81d7a60afa leads like Richard a9e3164065 and the Crown 6e01a3d231 Prince, whose appearances 5546ad6476 I couldn’t deny 030b615018 at first glance, 29ce11a52c paled in comparison. Euclid looked like a 1e7841bf94 statue carved with divine d12e688dca care.471995b22f51c858

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As Euclid finished greeting the 7cd796e26f duke, his gaze shifted toward 560df1344f me.af0a10d4926649df

My mouth went dry, c6c8bff7c7 and my heart pounded 68a430e2c3 like a drum as 2515f4a17c if someone were playing c2a2d31c8a it beside me.350672a415be15cf

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Barely managing to keep my 5293bf54c9 eyes open, I heard a 5784c66ed9 soft, melodious voice brush past f4947c5236 my ears.55aa5d91c3982ba1

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Euclid Rudion.”4820d3ed7fb17c59

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Ah, how could even his 8a3ab3c91a voice be this enchanting?c3d74423f564693e

It tickled my c1828ae4bd ears, as if 6568c5f0c8 someone had whispered 8a98949310 a breeze into 201c56c981 them. Instinctively, I squeezed my eyes bd8285f279 shut before slowly opening them b77ed8acf9 again.36a5f1d161e29c59

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His radiant golden 69acff4f18 eyes were staring 8e527ecbf1 directly into mine.62f89be0ca448622

For a while… or maybe 9a788d9dc6 just a brief moment, it ff08462b1c felt as if time were 3ab83cd5e8 flowing differently. We gazed intently at one 64892249f8 another.5785faced980b8db

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“Ahem.”d55ae0827c2eb7d5

The duke, standing beside 1c74aaa82d Euclid, cleared his throat a1ea1eab7a and motioned for me b440ba3e7c to respond.5bc635e95d6a82b4

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Startled, I quickly bowed.235dd13d4eedf554

“I am Evgenia Basilian.”ce9e64845b7658ce

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When I lifted my dc33107a35 head slightly, the duke, a48768957c not Euclid, stepped forward 9b811ca7e9 with an emotional expression, 6e050de7a5 staring at me.713c69b603d6ac05

‘What are you doing? I’m busy admiring 2a1c88532d my favorite character.’edfea6f0d361f07a

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I shot a faintly 735f4f0e36 annoyed glance at the 46de2fe427 duke, who flinched and aa1f70dfa5 stepped aside.bfb7745f292ead86

“It is an honor to meet you,” Euclid said smoothly, extending his hand.c27bc76d5003eebb

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Though I had already encountered 33e5d6cc40 two of the male leads ccbc1aa93a in this world, I had 7511813ae2 never experienced such refined manners 02def619ee before. Hesitant, I reached out a13afa50d7 my hand.5448ad1fab90e0f0

Euclid gently clasped my hand 389db31e50 and leaned down, lightly brushing ad48625815 his lips against the back 14f8f31436 of it, like a feather a4d93c555b passing by.acfa1e2445a046ed

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Caught off guard d3d7807943 by the unexpected 8af2f82ecf gesture, I quickly a5167f495d curled my fingers, 1b97d0c71a but Euclid had d7e7757415 already released my c74fe7c5c4 hand.5cdd485ce54dc7c8

The corners of my mouth, c880756020 which had been on the f8ead0783c verge of curling upward, fell ac51e94b50 instead.fbfb0301fc13973a

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‘He could have pressed a little harder.’baec61a6962c406b

Or at least held e20e5ceb1b my hand a bit b1a50b0d68 longer.fda235fcd1ab8bcf

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Once upon a time, seeing ccebcdbb94 my favorite character’s face was 62b5d157ab all I wished for, but 9181134c03 people are fickle, and desires 65566a7edd never seem to end.71307fa801c31d02

Still, I could endure it.1edc1b9e3946acf5

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I had just met dac404a809 Euclid, and there would aa5c32365b be countless days ahead b958b54034 to spend with him.8d68572a13519af8

Surely, there would be cb5248967f plenty of chances for d5a650c077 our hands to touch 7ce08413ba and, as husband and f96bbb43e6 wife, to share a 121624dabb bed… Kyaa!bcc18a4d981cd8f6

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‘What are you thinking in broad daylight?!’0eff01e24ba6d0dd

I was shaking f41d56a002 my head, thinking 616d459474 to myself how 3df889f5d8 ridiculous I had 2e5a371bce been, when I aea8a596c3 suddenly noticed the bca2f20c1c silence that had 30da9ac6cc settled in the 3904875366 room. Startled, I straightened my e65a4405dc back immediately.c24ef48853b3e690

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The duke, who 5780c4e71e had been watching 20ff350fdf me with a 9ec316f034 puzzled expression, cleared 0959571f97 his throat and 2ffe129eb2 spoke to Euclid.97a72a9ce51bbab7

“You must have had a tiring journey.”f679b3cab40b9c8e

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“Not at all. Thanks to the magic carriage bd123adb1d you provided, I traveled here 20152518be comfortably. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.”d16f50b4e7fde016

“Think nothing of it. We are to b035ef7e47 be family soon, 7be2f98d06 after all. The meal will be ready 7396f61110 shortly, so please, come inside.”93c730097113b895

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As I stood there absentmindedly ce7886d4d8 watching their exchange, I snapped b0ad016ff4 out of my daze when 35c19c83bc Euclid mentioned changing his clothes.21d4f2063c41f1b3

‘I have to check my face!’2f3f75a4fb1765b6

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From Euclid’s reaction, 2cf2d42e09 it seemed people 847f655fa7 had exaggerated quite 75d2f24ecc a bit, but 3f5480ca46 I still needed 8be946b156 to see myself 77c7b1495e in the mirror.cafdd31a1451db2f

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“Ahhhh.”25984d6c6da3379a

As soon as Delano 2721263f90 entered the guest room b005fe83a2 to change and rest 79602ff17c briefly before dinner, he 462d78f5e5 closed the door and 2cc569739c let out a deep 11046d75eb sigh, as though releasing 27e61d5240 all his tension.8ba5822a651d021e

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Before the feeling af5bbaad6f of awe could 9cf1c5bf4b fade, he began 9a93fdc531 speaking excitedly.59271259594ac350

“It’s absolutely astonishing. Did you see? Even the roads we traveled 35d6ba36c6 on in the carriage were 73d782490a paved with marble.”36d7a2a1cff924c3

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The House of 5f68c8d0cf Rudion was one 7ba80e520d of the two 828b9b31b4 ducal houses of 971caf134f the empire and ac046d229d had once been f2065e2548 as wealthy as fd61ed244a the Basilian family. Delano had wondered how d119b63b21 much of a difference d40b31b9bf their estates could have.c8bcd7ada65fb915

But the Basilian mansion 9126ce0d9f surpassed his imagination by acd0f278a2 far.35d5896d468cc2f0

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It wasn’t ostentatiously gaudy, ca754ef08a but the elegance and 64f3fa3b4a splendor of the mansion’s 653f7c2044 architecture, from the smallest ed381a3367 details to the grandest 3becee12b8 features, were a feast f72fd5eccd for the eyes.3b8e144e0acb9119

“I can’t imagine what it must feel like to live in a place like this.”da0bb069f64d657c

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Delano shook his head, amazed. Yet, strangely, there was no ce6698e03e response.14a7727c6d00c341

When he looked, b330f57281 Euclid seemed a d3cfd7f273 bit dazed.b0eadac696522385

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Normally, Delano would have found 0099f19d7d this odd, but at that 360bcdc639 moment, he understood perfectly.d3472e658f43c340

And it wasn’t just because dd383575d9 the Basilian mansion was so fee74773b1 luxurious.d7d46a482750776e

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There was something even 2ae4db1441 more shocking.f6f75b0ad9be6162

“You must have been quite surprised too, right? Honestly, when I saw ba6c7552cf the lady the moment 78497fc1f9 I stepped out of b78277b77c the carriage, my heart 217750160d nearly stopped.”984503207c271f84

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“…Did you feel the same, Delano?”de1103ff924c2849

“Yes. Even now, my heart is 14c993634d pounding. It felt as though I 83efb0b2da was staring death in the 3b23b34b82 face…”c356aad6a838d9da

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“She was truly stunning.”adda66b733014c8d

“…Pardon?”5683dc628857603d

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Delano blinked in shock, wondering 89fb38456a if he had misheard.0a3031d382bb9e8d

But Euclid, seemingly oblivious to 8eafc601cb Delano’s incredulous expression, continued, his f528935c46 tone reflective, as though he 462a4b258b were savoring the thought.b35d8bcd2c7111a2

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“I’ve never seen such beauty in my life.”5ec5145565d0e888

“What?!”dc53a396d17f1716

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He hadn’t misheard?!208edc20590378b6

Delano’s jaw dropped in astonishment.5be502bb41210875

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Had he not seen 7300aa755d Euclid introducing himself to e685757600 the lady, he would 18b66a25a7 have thought Euclid had 53b53687f8 mistaken the Basilian duke’s 85c24828da niece, who had stood 53cf51afce beside her, for the e2d1117786 lady.996911edf71776e9

‘Could it be that my lord’s taste is for such terrifyingly intense women?’cb7ea7452b8cca61

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No, that couldn’t be!2c8c3944869213c3

Delano hastily shook his head. He didn’t want 49560afa2c to question his 254961d126 lord’s sense of ea3ee56d96 aesthetics.ae8d40816c03837e

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“But… didn’t she seem a little… somber?”69ee6c2ba2a3a3bf

To be more 7e0b6e8521 blunt, her pale b6ca77c7d0 face had been 21f87f472d so eerie that 317d991c41 it had sent 23556f23b0 shivers down his 5ae040d241 spine, but he 1d60990896 managed to phrase 0425454d04 it more tactfully.596041c01aa45609

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At this, Euclid’s expression hardened.568b5d784bbb64ce

“That’s…”08992217cc546b38

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He opened his mouth as db4a06b82a if to answer but couldn’t 92e6559c26 seem to continue. Seeing this, Delano’s eyes widened.ff5435f45f22aa19

‘Ah, the duke must be deliberately complimenting his future wife!’3e6450a78a1b9dee

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