IFLDMHF – Chapter 41

IFLDMHF | Chapter 41eb94a22b05c6e97a

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At those words, 6f6a999ea8 Euclid, who had e7ac7e2ccb been lowering his 36cf9fa069 gaze, lifted his 4e59bb66d8 head.20d247582da61dec

Though his expression de9b2496a1 was unusually stiff, cd1629ebbe Delano, too embarrassed c4cc6c2d45 by how he ce651ee73e had fiercely opposed 2672dd8827 this marriage ever 66e9f3994a since receiving the 1346eafe91 proposal from the 7bc7523632 Basilian duchy, failed 8d6de64612 to notice and 57475f8117 awkwardly spoke.05a3330512630668

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“To cherish the Duke more than your life and vow to protect him even at the cost of your own—I’ve never seen a bride make such a pledge at a wedding.”0fdb16bfb5d62697

Of course, such a 267bd89790 vow held no real f72d9fe362 weight, but strangely enough, ede2503466 it didn’t feel insincere. The more he 1ab49a6cd9 thought about it, bf1fab72f9 the more it 6806d7c10b seemed that her 2013b184c7 attitude toward this 2d70ff5d3c marriage might differ 2a49569b76 from what he 7c5314d8a4 had initially assumed.f0f7b0bd27fed569

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“I was really afraid that after the marriage, Madam would follow His Highness the Crown Prince around, but it seems I don’t need to worry about that. It looks like 2bdb5b4ec3 she’s genuinely serious 6a898fba42 about this marriage.”5d75c10558bda3f9

Hearing this, Euclid 4a22c22245 lightly bit the 1f4cda54d0 inside of his 682626010b cheek before letting 78110299dc go.c29de42905562f2b

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He couldn’t quite bring himself 03d46289e2 to agree that this was 6d92897079 the case, nor could he 5ca6952f35 deny it outright with a 7d7b4267db stern expression, so he offered 43fdfb90b9 a faint, awkward smile and 497290ac36 replied ambiguously.652609f2ebad17f1

“Who knows.”64dee8354a6bc873

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His words, lingering in 54c6aaa315 the air, startled Delano d4bafd4e09 for a moment before 98e4a8b0ae he nodded in agreement.07841165b92b6fa6

“Well, that’s true. It’s not something to 1928437ad6 be hastily optimistic about.”5a1850f513c34f85

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Perhaps it was just a b1a9bc652a momentary whim. Feelings now and feelings 091cb61220 later could change entirely.637078448b66a6bd

Realizing how overly excited 772db04114 and worked up he 3cdc401ec6 had been, Delano deeply 40ffe3b6de reflected on himself.87c56205fa01fc3b

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“To think my opinion could shift so quickly in just a few days—I must seem terribly fickle.”8fda8bda702cc36a

“You don’t need to be so hard on yourself. I was surprised, too.”c1d6b72d49fcffc1

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“Really? Even you, Duke? But now, even 5164495d36 when I think 1fbb8ac29c of Madam’s face, f00ef71517 I only feel 6f695301ba a slight chill 5f96f51e15 down my spine. Oddly enough, I’m starting cec368d1c9 to think she might 81bc0d1491 not be as bad 7fba27054f as the rumors say, 1e1b921f17 and it’s troubling.”bb0026831837aa6a

At those words, Euclid, who 7f69b8f565 had been responding nonchalantly, showed de6a35eed2 a peculiar expression.f42c25039b558b0d

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Before he realized it, he 636817d76a asked, “Does she really look ad69495c5a that frightening?”90bf47b4053a0e7c

“Are you talking about Madam?” Delano exclaimed, startled.0467d8d8aea34927

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Euclid awkwardly nodded.5d64e3f381cd1967

“She doesn’t appear that way to me.”1248388fa023aef5

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He was being honest. While her features could ed89d06927 be considered imposing, they 5f550190a7 were so perfectly harmonized 358ebaab2a that she came across fa6d4de406 as strikingly beautiful, with c2bd07290e a graceful aura befitting 845e7a94f0 her appearance.6463cda92f656a3e

Even her sharp 741c517ed9 eyes seemed to 8d48b31d9e suit her so affe4bb203 well, like a f9178efc65 carefully crafted work ab2640b3b5 of art.deee3511419238ae

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He couldn’t understand why 94b173fe49 Delano and others described 768222dc04 her as frightening.306437b589a2132c

Even the Duke of Basilian, 2f34692194 who had called him aside f0c11c773e the day before the wedding 4a1ebfca71 to make a special request…e5819591caebebb1

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– Although Evgenia’s sharp eyes and fierce expression may seem daunting, it’s just a characteristic of our Basilian family. Her nature and heart are 8ff4600b3d not like that.71414612d7324260

While the Duke 0eadf7835b had spoken with 315025f83a a worried expression, d794f6c95a fearing his daughter 5de2062b4e might be misunderstood, 50eb78e3a5 Evgenia’s face didn’t 8e0c847340 appear sharp to c23625a8c9 Euclid at all.417e2b0097407e71

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On the contrary, her amethyst-like 2dd93cc59b eyes, shining brilliantly within her b370d660a4 raised gaze, seemed to him d252682fb9 so enchanting that it felt 29037a3eee as if flowers might bloom f05106b73e wherever they rested.8bc8237eca637795

Unable to say such 57b1394723 thoughts aloud, Euclid simply 403c458826 smiled awkwardly.0f6311dce3602d1b

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However, Delano was already 5969e71d6b astonished by the mere 5e4d184869 fact that Euclid wasn’t 0adbd74765 intimidated by Evgenia’s appearance.f6af0bb03c8641bc

“Duke, you must have incredible courage. To be honest, when Madam fb77b59991 made her vows, it felt ae42d504c3 as though she was declaring c6241bfdfb she’d take my life—I was 78552bbec3 utterly terrified.”d5cfc0039ccacefa

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Seeing Delano mumble nervously, Euclid b6eae92a2a couldn’t help but finally burst 7c1603870c into genuine laughter.ca6d372cc345f0c3

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Meanwhile, at that moment.aeb2a4546ff0d75a

“So it’s true. She’s really married, then?”128058330dbe9c5e

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Hearing the news 316cc5634e of Evgenia’s marriage 78307ebf07 directly from the 586d860d73 Duke of Basilian, 7dc46adf35 the Emperor’s stiff b65734acb3 expression dissolved into 850a1f5950 a hearty laugh.ada83cdfd9df5c3e

“When I received the marriage certificate yesterday, I thought some insolent fool had submitted a false document.”bee9650035dbb90b

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“Who in their right mind would dare fabricate something like that regarding the Lady of the Basilian family?”6732f1775cb0ee29

When the Duke 43b92c12dc spoke with an 7918a2aa7e incredulous tone, the 2897deee2a Emperor wiped the 8dfaa6d12f smile from his 45d15cfdff face.8583cec1e0d8c46e

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“Still, it was sudden. The Lady has fd6bf0cde8 never been involved e04aee4d9a in any marriage 7a55a800fa talks with other 481bcaf954 families until now, 502d78c9f2 has she?”3076b3f060691d8b

At the Emperor’s remark, the 5e04ccb4cf Duke let out a dry 1ef3146c2d laugh.417b6f2ca37c5edf

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The reason Evgenia hadn’t 32b87b2217 received any marriage proposals ca87f980a2 until now wasn’t solely 771dd4b2f5 because of her connection d79b754ed9 to the Crown Prince; 1ea3c8c963 it was mostly due 77479a7a7d to the imperial family’s 377a7e97a1 blatant attitude.e24dbf0cf1037c78

‘And yet, they shamelessly sent a proposal to Melissa, as if striking us from behind.’ec72e550dba471fb

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The Duke contemplated acb16035db snapping back but a489715e53 refrained, recalling how 9fec5ce0ad the Emperor had 0b7a4d7a41 always treated Evgenia 3cd741b365 with care, almost edef5c94fb as if she dfc12c4513 were his prospective 0aa277774f daughter-in-law.513cdd488e0135fc

Of course, he would 1d48715618 never forget that this 52777af6e5 incident had revealed the d2a90ad3f9 imperial family’s true intentions: 3aa9ca1563 their interest was not 468120def2 in Evgenia herself but cd4d6d5fe9 in the Basilian family.7632db58a7f1ad26

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Fortunately, this time, e7887d19a7 they declined the 7ba7436649 proposal, citing Melissa’s 02da0adf00 youth and her 22458014bc recent integration into 5bbf701cf8 the ducal family 09367e11e9 as reasons it 2f737916ce would be difficult 8a74c3c925 to establish ties 992b1ee625 with the imperial 425de5e238 family.81eaa69ddc8b67b4

But now that Evgenia cf4825c807 was married, it was 4637628abd only a matter of 2496d345d5 time before another proposal 9a38617289 was sent.5a2c1e0fc7ae7ca8

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The marriage alliance with 66de5d3fcb the imperial family was, 942c7ef114 in fact, beneficial for d53c0a3f69 the Basilian family as 9d9aa9e040 well. However, they had no intention 5303478e9e of becoming a family with 47de25a5c0 the Crown Prince, especially for a347b4d920 Evgenia’s sake.797e0a75065027bd

Having just barely opened 915b7d501e her heart, if Melissa 77e016be7e were to marry the 6c3e39396d Crown Prince, she might 4f92ede36a sever ties with her 872b7557e9 family once and for 90dc62f67f all.a2cc2426bab49bbd

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Moreover, the Duke had 764980f711 no intention of sending 7ea3bc2134 off his niece, whom 413b89e974 he had only recently d954365a38 met, to marry so 05a3b8b18d quickly.814263d02fa1cfa8

Recalling his younger sister, 90b5168f5a who had impulsively left b6f5840bb9 home for love, he 077ada2f08 resolved to act quickly 15d5f52a0f and devise a plan.15ea3f7dbf11ed51

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As the Duke stood there, f2838f8fa8 the Emperor’s cheek twitched faintly.eff0fdeef2697e73

The Emperor could 4ea86f451e clearly guess what cd1dbc2708 the Duke was 9b950a5f11 thinking, which naturally 12b36d0c77 caused his anger 3af14929ba toward his son c24c2574ce to rise.3424c8c9b73b538a

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‘After claiming he would handle everything, he’s ended up causing this mess?’6ffdc1d26ded13e4

He should have held on a187deeed7 to Evgenia immediately if he 20f148ac59 truly wanted her, instead of 32c5c39537 hesitating at a time when 66564ff03c even begging might not have 63fcfe655b been enough.d48c5dcd54573065

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Had he done so, he 1ba51dd7bf could have already married Evgenia bd1fbbf85c and secured an alliance with 81b1315453 the Basilian family.0d21bd5b0763f1a8

The Emperor silently cursed Kaiden, e7d5f763d8 recalling his stubbornness.fdd4984aea942ac5

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Especially when Kaiden had promised—when 3e34a3f959 he decided to send a 144aa70ec0 proposal to the Duke of 97f3981605 Basilian’s niece—that this would be 3fac6ff01d the last time. He had assured 26b3ab1ab8 him that after c8f590128d returning from the c5f0f55ecb war, there would 5955ef8bd8 be no further e25fc66588 troubles related to 90a702c0ec marriage talks.fa970bf4a825f892

‘Could he have meant this?’21335e622294e420

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The Emperor had thought Kaiden’s 4e95984c49 intention was to crush Evgenia’s 1b9872078f pride, which had always been c88a011297 so high despite her notorious fccaae31a2 reputation, and take control of b320491949 the situation even before marriage. But instead, was his goal c71019ca52 to make her a married 9df4d9b4dc woman and eliminate any further 48ed0d0570 marriage discussions entirely?5d27c16480ee812b

Thinking of his son, 2d2aa950e2 whom Evgenia would normally edad5ce892 detest, the Emperor felt dc515354ac certain of it.3deb1e81639fed8d

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At the same 9ecc3aa7ac time, the realization 73da5fbf98 that he had bd12465e52 been deceived and 957643107d failed to see 4f7d396880 through Kaiden’s intentions b894c2531a made his anger cf02b40edd rise even further.76ce6320c8912ace

But this wasn’t 8bb4cb6114 the only thing e89ee66e04 troubling him.62e2274daf4f1d15

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If Evgenia had married someone 02af2fb2cc mediocre, it would have been 30418581bb regrettable considering the effort spent 3d7620f938 on her, but it wouldn’t 93c083d550 have caused such turmoil.881323b5b4f727a8

After all, it fc406b09b9 wasn’t as though 09fb1841ab there were no 645233c7ef other daughters of f856058f31 the Basilian family aea1b844dd to replace her.8c9d3a982ef0035c

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But of all people…51667d5c976674f0

‘The Duke of Rudion.’ade59dbda8b6d9b1

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When urgent news arrived from 674e1950bb the Rudion duchy, he had 0655e3a30c been so anxious and curious bcbee0939a about the situation that he a236e95d95 couldn’t sleep.1f0189b0f2d49583

Never had he 8e61907555 imagined that the 4454dfe8d5 issue would concern a591cd8517 marriage.0e72e7b127ed5a92

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Of course, given the 1227a9a9f8 tight constraints, it was 77ae00ca74 inevitable that they would 6ea742a3c2 seek a way out.21ceac039758a7ee

The unexpected blow left the b61d69b268 Emperor reeling, but with the 8aecdfd4f1 marriage already consummated, there was 7048e53ee0 nothing he could do.57dd3fc2bfa8c340

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Fortunately, since Rudion was fc09ecf94b part of the empire, 8f95634057 the Rudion duchy wouldn’t 6134f284c4 be able to act 2ff5477321 freely anyway.3c0e6d8806733561

Still, what irked 90f1527a1e him was the 465dda5029 Duke of Basilian, 4604bc09bb who had broken bc6910e3c1 the unspoken rule 4fc2517314 of keeping merchant e1acd820ba guilds from establishing 382e69f6e3 roots in the e428985470 north.2ad4ca3deb23db62

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But since he couldn’t openly 27e95a960e address this, the Emperor asked 0f136eb1b0 with feigned indifference:17840b6efe71c377

“So, Duke, are you satisfied with the son-in-law you’ve chosen?”53cc3cce64162468

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With that question, the c3fc391d90 Duke of Basilian realized 34e545dcdf that the Emperor had 683ef6f4d2 seen through his efforts 6e064e31b2 to personally arrange this 83595f68d1 marriage.5b2b3e5036778114

“I never expected you to form an alliance with the north… but I do look forward to seeing how the Rudion territory will thrive differently from before.”a4ad285c0964bb55

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It was also 445ff298af clear that the 6177f6c3e7 Emperor was upset d2b5c566e8 that the Duke 8e31427103 had allied with ba1c058e97 the north, a b18c230977 region he had 42c350008e always regarded with 5a1ae6037e subtle caution.2749ee734aea94e2

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