IFLDMHF – Chapter 30

IFLDMHF | Chapter 3065b8df08a499799a

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“I’m… I’m sorry.”822b262478969696

“It’s fine. Take your time eating.”d4048cbf2101d429

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I couldn’t help but make 11eb88badc a strange expression as I 5c29f70f3d watched Melissa, her face flushed 9519553e3b with embarrassment, apologize, and the 096e3d827b Duke casually brushing it off.1dcb43bd21627fd4

‘Am I the only one here who understands what’s going on?’15a5c474703c2d5b

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I glanced at bc66496a9b Melissa, who had 1e2e340fe1 seemed oddly flustered f8b7a58cfb ever since she 79821682dd entered the dining a9062463d3 hall.c8d95aa7f7177439

When our eyes met, Melissa 610c1152e9 fidgeted nervously, her fingers curling c6595439ff and uncurling as she touched bd97cfb546 her cheeks. Anyone could see ab82cda385 she looked like ad26e00f93 a girl experiencing a01c3fd499 her first love.e0bc53db0df71717

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‘She must be excited about meeting Damian today.’bfd3f8c972e9e76c

That’s right. The object of 58153d52fe Melissa’s unrequited love—currently fd5cbf3bb5 causing her heartache—was c3da020e1a none other than f47c557551 Damian, the High 937dddc1cf Priest of the 316ed4d25e Elios Empire, and 76c65caede the last male c03a4d6615 protagonist in this ecfa67e934 novel, following the b0ae2673c7 Crown Prince and 6511026c92 Richard.f59c8e8c43b0be6f

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But Damian, who had 7364d8224c vowed to dedicate everything f93fc5ded5 to his god, was 815cf6e0c8 akin to a doomed 80bc55c7e2 investment.c7a1779a5b624b88

So, most readers 7a7b475e0f were divided between 42ae4ab15e supporting the Crown 6990bfc47f Prince and Richard. Still, there were a few f6f33107e3 who rooted for this forbidden 63a4387370 relationship, reasoning, “First love is feaac71f95 unbeatable,” or “It’s romantic that 50e4d880c1 he’s a priest.”10fdb641e0651ed0

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At least Damian, outwardly kind d0ce6c4d96 and approachable, seemed better than 224cafba2b the arrogant Crown Prince or ea42d0672d the unreadable Richard.389eb19cca2f7b9d

The key word 94bd84e35a here, however, was 9bf6c5d8b6 “outwardly.”4f5eca8ec6d8446f

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Damian’s noble appearance db11697012 and gentle demeanor dc5f0fef22 concealed a rigid 1e8893c221 and uncompromising inner 735d10d9b6 nature.8f84fecffe37b73f

When Melissa, unable 4b7abcd2a8 to contain her 3432a1e7f1 feelings, confessed her 73a5212a91 love, Damian had c2ef29de1c rejected her coldly 90f85e897f and decisively.cd4a7124e316790a

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‘Of course, as a devout High Priest, his response was the correct one.’da3f02e153f27acb

Still, whether it was because 3470d2fc8d I had already embraced Melissa 4610018b93 as my sister, or because a91af8d92b I knew better than anyone 6262182520 how hard it was to 81dba8c146 give up on something you 860452f525 loved, I couldn’t help but a2996f49fd feel Damian’s reaction was cruel.5175e5002ff8e606

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Unlike me—who no longer pined 17039757de for fictional characters and even 0c773c8a6b had the luck to marry 201d270587 my favorite—Melissa would likely continue a9f21f9e17 her painful unrequited love for 6027fc8b82 a while.ee7955d117f714d4

Just as I f1c02bdbee turned my gaze d8aba09714 away out of ee6c7e0a9a pity for her, 1a4b5bbf06 the Duke spoke.aa316280a948ecdb

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“Indeed, receiving the High Priest’s blessing is far better than having a thousand, ten thousand guests come to celebrate.”e2bc06fc53e873d8

Still dissatisfied about not a4da3f47c0 being able to host f62215ef59 a grand and extravagant 41058f4c23 wedding, the Duke said 192d3a09f1 this as if to 8fc5db1118 finally rid himself of 98a927a01d regret.38ed7f5c65d35b45

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In that moment, my thoughts d12bca4f9b froze, and my eyes trembled 6764e52960 slightly.85df72cb98a08a4d

I finally understood a6c5107006 what had made 142961193a the Duke so a05e9a9a82 regretful.13d357c44050b5c3

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‘What’s so lovable about a daughter who won’t even call you “Father” or act warmly toward you?’6c526f6331d22c37

Had he wanted to gather 0ec9705978 people to celebrate simply to 168b4d8ab9 bask in that moment of de47ab6edc joy?bc76afdcc6c4c127

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Realizing the Duke’s true feelings, aa6e8bc07c my heart strangely ached, even af3355bdc7 though I wasn’t truly Evgenia.b31a1f7f9f7704cd

But before I could 328ae6c8f9 dwell too much on 22a4407263 this sentiment, the unexpected e337b80376 presence of Damian threw aabd6db4d3 me into panic.92e762cee5f26190

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The Duke claimed 0e72870e9c that a blessing e6a740164e from one High f4cd466f6d Priest was worth 34e373e9f1 more than congratulations 5726a85b25 from thousands. Damian, who possessed such 2110607eb9 powerful divine energy that a4a88d5cdb he had been appointed 390735383c High Priest at the 4401123434 young age of twenty-four, 1f9258348c was indeed a remarkable 5bcd453b8c figure.045cc9bd6a15d7b4

He was even f81f891cc2 rumored to be ebe448c323 loved by the 2e9ed56088 gods.ee419b33d6b46830

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And, of course…63c7ea13487243b3

‘As a male protagonist, his abilities are the real deal!’c0f813d3a8c075eb

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So, what if b380a5a582 he figured out b0f4434ea9 I was a 3575e8468b soul from another 99e322f3ad world?633dc87ed2f398be

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‘How did I not think of that before?’df3ca40d90b99078

Unable to hide bb0ac7bb8a my anxiety, I ebb8e11d8f bit my nails, d90e51190a which prompted Anne 4906c0fd79 to shriek.9e3309b1d008abb2

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“My lady! You’re ruining your lips!”64ec8acfb336c970

“Ah, sorry.”4b8d587e2369068f

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Startled, I quickly lowered my 1f803a0e68 hand.b3014bf801cf9af8

Anne gave me a puzzled 7107d8998f look but couldn’t stop my 0dcc7a85af trembling. Negative thoughts swirled in my c759211be3 mind.98745998b61f48a6

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‘Didn’t they originally say a high-ranking priest would officiate the ceremony?’a2e3be35a7b81d6c

I knew, of course, that e2484fd632 even a high-ranking priest officiating 6d3793effc was far from ordinary.72d408cb1a6757fb

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The Basilian Duchy was 2e588e9366 so powerful that people d7b3b5088b would line up just f838c33f95 to receive an invitation, 7fd6943ee8 as the Duke had 824f7413d8 mentioned.911994addd10fc11

‘But the High Priest? That’s too much. It’s not even a royal db282bfad4 wedding!’a6873497f1529aec

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Damian was a 2a87b51995 dignified High Priest 0fda286454 who wouldn’t hesitate 103d2f45b6 to stand against 46c81afc6d the royal family 97c8f6a3cd when it came 3c4fdb47ca to his convictions. And yet, was 524b37097f he bowing to 88f4dfa85e the Duke’s influence 66831194df now?a36d3aac0c44f8a0

Even as I 6afb41e5bf stood in the 993aa517b3 bridal waiting room 2fb28aaf2e of the temple, d948dda63f wearing my wedding 4b6a87a792 dress and going f2ab40c0b2 through last-minute preparations, 9854893e44 I kept blaming 24c35d708f Damian, though deep 209d9c024d down I knew 5cfee95db5 the real issue e6e5f92e2a was my own 670d5460d6 anxiety.9be7cb33e8aafbc2

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The once-confident me, 2f274a4648 who had boldly d114799f6b claimed that God 5be42dc3e0 had granted my 4f8860bdc5 wishes, was long d7eb36a495 gone. All that remained 0c118298df was worry that fc845e9b25 Damian might uncover 94971a67d5 my secret.dd577563e4ea4fce

My extraordinary luck only efa2a1f678 ever extended to money, 7eb99dc4c3 after all.9e35eba5061ebce9

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The thought of being 94ffa78be7 thrown into the temple’s a08465d13d prison before I could 55bc62a55e even marry my favorite 54e5295c25 made my vision go bec7e5a4e0 dark.1bcf5aa47b674893

I also worried about how 03911e8f1d Anne and the other people e9f7aef928 of the duchy, who had e3366932d3 treated me so kindly believing 1cc980d3d8 I was truly Evgenia, would d9158bde99 react.3d7c1d5ae6bafb12

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But it wasn’t just d24a04ae03 worry that made my 5cd4edbabe mind race.c4b1ecd398fb208a

‘Marriage! I’m actually getting married!’41f80d98d2ead73b

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As I imagined myself eef7139e8d successfully completing the ceremony, 35017ccc33 I finally started to d04174894d realize the reality of 3e21238aa4 my situation.b40c99d360247375

‘I never once thought about getting married before…’65d2c424a01c5e3d

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Before falling for a character bceecaadba in the novel, I had cba0d16e7a never even experienced a proper 0e2c7935d3 first love, so it made cbb57354d4 sense.e755f4ac4bde6015

Unlike Evgenia, who outright fb55cf7c59 antagonized her family, I 78b925be70 had never been particularly 8ec63f2c9f attached to mine either.8151ba110cca3ccf

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And now, here 67abc56ae1 I was, about 224abd8c2d to marry none ec41d415ae other than Euclid 4a03c6cd83 and become his 9b25cea67e wife.924d5a6ba2985ded

The feeling was indescribably strange.da0edeef62bc2e82

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It felt like my heart e11ad7e7c5 was racing, but at the e9a5a87e31 same time, a lump seemed 58f3ef732d to rise in my throat.a95687addd84a20d

I thought I’d simply 7f52904f3b feel happy and delighted, 7dd56da651 but instead, I was 34372dbbbc overcome with an odd dac2e954fd sense of guilt—no, more 23ba703c16 like a sense of 7dffa56dbe sin.4b83a30db9158735

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“Why, though?”672a568bb3b4e339

I tilted my a43201be66 head, unable to 2022d17d95 understand.9933e4178d61794c

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Was it because marrying c7a133f6e2 my ultimate favorite—a figure ad9307064f I admired even just 3e7f3acd76 by looking at him 8ba8286385 in real life—felt like d644a4bdaf too greedy a wish ce1c0eb308 to have?369bb3750855345a

When I thought about bfd1dc3b8f it that way, I 564ed68afa could somewhat guess the 30f802c1f5 source of this guilty f7d0a25f45 feeling.ed231d68fa49144f

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After all, by marrying Euclid, 601cdb09a2 Evgenia—infamous for her scandals and fa7d20a5e3 notoriety—would bring unnecessary noise into 05185fb739 his life. That much was clear.862c2d0810381d22

Yet, following the original 8b5a37d89d storyline, I not only dccdcd5471 agreed to marry him 9e4903b4d4 but even hurried the 3deb4072cd process, reasoning that marrying e3bd6940d5 me was the easiest 57575f12af way to support Euclid 7606e99e2c and the Duke of d4947fe93f Rudion family.2d4a738d926620b2

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‘Sure, I could have helped from behind the scenes or paved the way secretly, but shamelessly…’87bb371fcf5c67f6

At that moment, aaffc287a8 a faint voice 3ab547ea81 of conscience I 6ed18b508f hadn’t even realized 4f8c7887a9 existed within me 141e66bab9 whispered.edf5d637cc08a4ab

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Of course, it ee15e0b887 was so faint b46dd8c724 that it was 43e9cb2ded almost inaudible.c728ab492dba63c7

‘No, really, who in the world would turn down the chance to marry their favorite character?’418ef39b87e141a1

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That thought jolted 07c9498dc9 me back to 65eb0aaf52 my senses, and bef42c1a94 I shook my 537028409a head vigorously.f15ef4c2af5bde42

“Ack! My lady!”272a47310eaf078d

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…Only to be scolded by Anne yet again.12e928d409182027

My hair had been 8a5f18b778 pinned securely, and the a2720524ab veil would cover it 05af9d51e8 anyway, so it wouldn’t 77f8be8024 even be noticeable.d48151c597a9a3ba

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Pouting, I suddenly asked, “Anne, 1691ef5561 do you still have the c4e82b993b sedative we took yesterday?”3c02f45b392eded3

“I brought it just in case. Would you like it?”1eab567bb1e8c33c

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I nodded quickly.1cb0944f8fd2cf44

Although my heart wasn’t 9201a0eba9 pounding as wildly as 98cbfd9e4a yesterday, I still felt 4756fb219f uneasy and unsettled, which e9118e60ee was definitely a sign 3588912c4c of nerves.bb54b73868d95f5a

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“My lady, I’ll go check when the ceremony starts,” Anne said after finding the medicine bottle in her bag and handing it to me.86bcba4eb252e86e

I held up the a59ff6c43e bottle she had given d145a56036 me. It was a slim glass 01d8c5e7db vial about the length of 3fe4a6c51f my pinky finger, containing a f3b649fa53 dark-colored liquid.853f3e77559f7014

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“The color’s a bit unsettling, but the effect is great,” I thought.56ca55ea667a2fb8

Medicinal tonics are often dark, cc941d5eda after all.8c48875522fd6f37

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Since I wasn’t in a 65e0824d7f rush like yesterday, I took 29c29f56d1 a closer look at the 27942da876 vial, which made me feel f49fbd64bc even more hesitant. Still, I trusted 5b366cf173 its effects and 63f97df04b was about to 2bf8ed2c48 drink it.e1d9c9d529f6bacf

Suddenly, it struck me that 4e9a6c4473 I should pray.c857bc140aefd7f3

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I wasn’t particularly religious, but c8356188f5 since I was in the d77fc7e797 temple and wanted to calm 577a9dba2a my nerves, I figured it 4a54b2b2a7 wouldn’t hurt.b449bff548891d47

Clutching the vial tightly in 291fc0e566 my hand, I closed my 9ca899d385 eyes.e55592214dbd367a

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I prayed earnestly that e032c79d28 the wedding would go c5850065fc smoothly without any incidents 008cc93e04 and that I had 3d2916b4df truly come to this 6fcbfe5ff4 place to meet Euclid a47ea1ef1e and make him happy, 1f960c382a just as I believed.0ac38401aef768c4

Finishing my prayer, 2e7d6a984a I popped open b1e42f19b6 the vial and f115cc7688 was about to 56ba30680c down it in af44a4e64d one gulp when—b102ecc00603d130

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The door burst open, c8c7cca841 and the vial in ea46b1901c my hand went flying 05faaa89a9 across the room, crashing 2750d04aae against the opposite wall aab1d96403 and shattering into pieces 7088b8fe88 on the floor.f4191275e446ecc7

Huh… What just happened?a84fc1c6c8e26739

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