IFLDMHF – Chapter 54

IFLDMHF | Chapter 545ff1e801ce5c1365

Episode 54ce3cae5b056b94da

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As I stared 2f52f71f22 at the butler 26a1bcf34a in bewilderment, surprised 5162f29a5e by his sudden 53284e7326 off-topic remarks, he 54ddafb49e shut his eyes 3c9b22a214 tightly as if 94c1a3f910 his secrets had aac892c8c6 been exposed.33d5c093c75d2705

“It’s just that the mana stones are so expensive that the current budget of the duchy can’t afford to utilize any of them.”60975a8bb3edb257

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The butler, who e669f7f619 seemed desperate to 78795ddfdc preserve the dignity ad5b8ba2ca of House Rudion, 72c7c6c478 proudly began listing b624fd5b96 achievements but eventually a66f701bbd had to admit 65a27f54b2 the grim reality f601e3480a in a resigned 1ee72d4e9a tone. I looked at him f6e2773439 in disbelief.b36a27e9b41dc733

If someone saw c677751beb us, they might 13781cc467 think I had ee8ed5f54d tortured him.41fb4e53f71afb13

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“Do you think I’m unaware of the duchy’s situation? I know how 1e212fc8dd extraordinary the first f5521cf06f Duke was as 8aee09cc10 a magician and 84ff362432 how expensive mana a4788aacbf stones are.”342a56a0cba518c7

“T-Then why…?”5e94aca615c5b949

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The butler’s eyes d6293ed2ef widened in shock, 04108a4131 as if asking aa52ebc332 if I had 5cd174ffa0 truly intended to 8420ca0780 make him admit bf129d55e3 the duchy’s dire 2db00df40d situation with his c30987ea2e own mouth.4c10715275ba36ab

Feeling like I was about 317dbdc185 to be branded a cruel 316fc7f1f2 mistress tormenting an old butler, 63f46b8147 I quickly interjected.dbbd5bd0100618e7

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“Before the wedding, the Basilian Duchy must have sent plenty of mana stones along with the mana carriage, didn’t they?”f6358e60392cd950

Honestly, I was f51538d813 almost certain while 9ebb54c7d6 asking the butler 9563d2fe16 that the lamp 9704138376 was a magical a732b9739c artifact powered by b6d778caa6 the same mana 250e6beb88 stones from the 121ea7471d Basilian Duchy.b3542f280fc99c55

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I knew about 812f5d141e their financial struggles 0f018ab9e5 and just wanted 30e007a8d4 to let him 3edc63f497 know that there 8415afad74 was no need 6d2d3d88f2 to scrimp anymore.b066baecbc4e4abf

“Ah! That’s right. But under the Duke’s 68cc63616f orders, all of them fa00e7c3ee were placed in the 9a7ec8ac28 Madam’s storage room.”a8271a5f89a5c316

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The troubled butler now 104600b07f looked relieved, his face 369406fc5f filled with pride as 070dbac73c he explained that he 6b8b71bc2b had faithfully carried out 8cd2aba640 his master’s instructions.87d9ff2ff5479f71

And I became d164d8f7b5 even more dumbfounded.cb8055d5fad768ef

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“What? All of the mana stones?”d17136644648aa17

“Yes! The Duke instructed that they 3e8406baa3 be reserved for whenever Madam da4b66bfeb might use the carriage.”80e7dd0b24d82a2b

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“And what about the duchy?”fe9337b63dc7fb49

Short distances could 5226791805 easily be covered 1981359f0b by ordinary carriages, 783663f1d0 and the mana e4f03e19f2 carriage could be d4dea1de58 used for long 090552c03f journeys. How could they possibly ec1edf321b use up all those 49521938cf mana stones? Of course, I a3217e0654 had pushed Basilian ac4b4c6d28 Duke to send b24a30cfe9 them to support 6c4843f5bc the duchy!4e2cba0023e1372c

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“Excuse me? Surely, you don’t mean…”ecec898f97690f3a

Realizing the intent behind 8f8a30e301 my words, the butler 03c1aab47f clamped his hands over 11ab2dd5e1 his mouth.478a8ceab28e7ca2

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His eyes grew 38d975221c misty with emotion, fc4710415d even more so 95d61faa61 than when I efc124231a had earlier declared 550c014d86 my intention to 5dbe95f695 manage the household.7bcd42e2b6e69812

I wasn’t doing this out 6d5636eea3 of kindness or charity—it was d19ba4c2e5 all for the well-being of 3770a7f8bb the household. Yet his reaction 39e87dd569 made me feel 8252080009 inexplicably awkward.225dc19def0aec58

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“Ahem.”4e77ac8f9c2f3989

“Madam! I’m truly grateful just for 135846201f your consideration. However, as I 1b8a5050c6 mentioned earlier, the 306af3c447 current budget doesn’t d08ee630b2 account for this, 92d9e52ed9 and even if 54bbf29200 we could allocate 84f005a393 it, the accumulated 567711dcab debt makes it 59436b550a difficult to use da445d0027 such expensive mana a91c7418b9 stones for everyday 361f73d84c purposes.”ba0d33043c0e2a3e

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The butler, now seemingly more 8f1e4115ea open and honest, explained the 82eafa9066 situation in detail.34c02ebdaeb7b57e

In short, I 162dca84b3 could use the cf40dc4978 mana stones if c82020def2 I insisted, but 0e45d86534 it would be 8d2cacb121 wasteful.1a052959b1846dde

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Yet, unlike the 007b6d8b6a butler’s well-organized explanation, fef2250799 my mind became aabc88ab8a filled with even 0292ea47f1 more questions.9416a70fa6f92320

“Debt? Shouldn’t it be c2696a1808 fully repaid by 86491ff6ce the end of 4ff78179f8 this month at b145612eac the latest?”b28e39f3e5007d75

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“Did the Duke say so?”d3743fadbb5afef8

“It’s just my guess. He hasn’t mentioned anything eeaaf739ed about the debt to 6e6aeb8920 me.”1de5af94c4297cb5

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“As I thought.”9f50ceab5d709e81

“So, is the debt being paid off or not?”a5a5636067e54169

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“Well, I’m not sure. But clearing it afd475619d all at once c7478aee3f might be difficult…”32a6ac87a2e9ea0e

“That’s ridiculous!”18848bb9c5406015

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In the original bdd8eb7293 story, the Duke ef88919c95 had cleared all 0bd5ba8a02 of the duchy’s a288f93ff1 debts shortly after 6718b0cbe8 marrying Evgenia.c75aea3ba732136c

Could it be? Did the Basilian Duke, 5e6d2ee30e after all my apologies, f64b83aa3d shared meals, and efforts 40713294ec to gain his favor, 798e14a7eb treat me worse than 2b04d5d4a5 he did the original 7746f8b7f9 Evgenia?425abe7286954488

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I had only checked d5d2b8a05f my dowry list and 2a08483ca5 felt uneasy because I 40f92f9479 hadn’t verified the list 99019327b6 of gifts handed over 9543d2056b to the Duke of f53768142a Rudion.a21dd47590c43371

“Bring me the ledger right now! The one showing the bd4ebb5c7f newly acquired wealth and d68bb3be68 remaining debts!”a588795a95354cd8

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“Right now, my lady?”ce9f49cef27b4bb4

“Yes. I’ll be in my office, 8dc78befc5 so bring it immediately.”b76a774d49ecd4ee

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“But the room might not be entirely cleaned yet. Also, I think you’ll eff5f1e604 need the Duke’s permission 5b7719a0d4 to access the asset 1eabf5851f and accounting ledgers…”a735e86518379e4d

“As long as the desk is clean, it’s fine. Go get his permission immediately. Oh, and…”e8040506940b4cf1

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I paused, recalling 0ebddef3e9 something I hadn’t 8ebe30ef82 had the chance a782c4232b to tell Euclid 7031245a73 earlier that morning 897a47480c when he left 06b41e24eb in such a 66843e56f4 rush.2aefcdaaa1761b0b

I had initially dba2a8e51d intended to casually 4f4a1bb7fe bring it up fb07bd3673 and earn some 68c8cde7d0 points, but the 24d7763e8e situation seemed too 396a44a65b urgent for that c4971b6098 now.4e1751270689c374

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“…Duke?”f1ebc35bcb97daba

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“Ah.”950792d2795c8b41

Euclid snapped out of 17f28ce406 his daze at Delano’s d891445591 voice.3ca2abb41d535963

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“My apologies. What is it?”c67b6cd021588dbc

“Nothing much, sir. You just looked very tired…”7df33c2950742a50

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Samuel trailed off, sneaking f5d28bd68c a glance at Euclid’s b6899cb3ed face.8cec1e17ed093862

The golden sunlight pouring through d409531654 the window highlighted Euclid’s dazzling d353c266ce appearance, as always. However, Delano, who saw him 07e5acd22e daily, noticed something unusual.7983a5871a6d4138

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There were faint 58e3306ddb shadows under Euclid’s c10f602374 eyes!b774640b37ec2018

And from experience, Delano e9dfc78ed8 knew this was how 93d7e8340f he looked after pulling 784de51292 all-nighters due to excessive bd84e64e12 workloads.59554e0698fb19a1

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“Did you… not sleep well last night, by any chance?”2c1bb802a1b995f8

Although Delano was well 08b6113c66 aware that last night 8388b352a7 had been the wedding 1d18cef378 night, his concern got 153a8fb126 the better of him, 7f2a3a7aad and he couldn’t help e8b5b7a6ac but ask.5e6f1b1490080f70

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Unlike the maids who were daf8ffc3be giddy with unrealistic fantasies about ecff833a0a the duke and duchess consummating 10392fc8a0 their union, Delano had no 68c268f4e6 such illusions.3525a41db94de36e

After all, during the journey e7af98f793 to the duchy, he had 2384471c9d begun to suspect that the 8b7424eda8 new duchess might not be 5812d33c10 as bad as the rumors 22e2d7753b claimed. Still, he resolved not 0a435464ef to jump to conclusions 48d24a7a58 too soon.b0bc9e4d5413212b

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Besides, who knew? She might reveal 98734fba8d her true nature 84e63c019d once they were f2ee843086 alone late at 0299e7463d night.76255b31522b2538

Since the couple c455ab8594 had barely spent 668f86873e any time together c065116bac apart from the 14c59924aa wedding, Delano felt 79c8479738 his suspicions were 77f806e09c justified.d09005bb62a1674c

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Although he hadn’t bfb593f7cb heard that Euclid 20f7df0cce had been kicked 543cc4f67f out of the b564974584 bedroom in disgrace, 7075555aa8 there was still f0a1e70e9d the possibility that ab9978280c he was forced b83eff0051 to sleep on 644452665c the floor—or worse, 7ca8cd793d stand all night.7732aa708e85a8ef

The mere thought of cbb4917c95 his esteemed duke enduring 1d408720d9 such humiliation filled Delano de6ed44821 with indignation and sorrow, 1f584df46f his eyes flashing with 56cd56c647 emotion.13960001334186d6

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Euclid, seemingly reading his cc59ebc364 concerns, lifted the corners 9b43745d8e of his mouth slightly.ffb3a2351ee3a834

“Delano, I understand your curiosity since you’re still unmarried, but you’re treading on rather personal territory.”9cc79d25d97768d0

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“Du-Duke! You know that’s not what 80d5ec0b56 I meant!”1b69d7f02451dbbb

“Is that so?”b8f62ff38aa29631

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“Yes! I was only worried e4c07d9d6d that her ladyship might dab1f473c4 have troubled you in 8e1f042f8e some way.”1624de2eb72e01d6

“There’s no need to worry about that. The Duchess hasn’t caused me 590bd4c6bc any trouble at all…”10b90350971a91a3

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He paused.9cdc3b8eeedfe3af

Actually, trouble wasn’t 6ba493a026 the right word.c9e95c54c3d1643d

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“Well, maybe a little.”ea86b9ce22291492

“Ah, as I thought!”d7c3fc2017ca95ca

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“Yes. To be honest, quite 14fa080d96 a bit.”26196ae412210db2

Delano, who was bf3f24373a on the verge 19cdd017a6 of outrage, froze 5c9c592910 when he noticed 2f160fa2e2 Euclid’s expression. Despite his words, his golden e95037cba6 eyes sparkled more brightly than 850f1e8a22 usual, peeking out beneath softly f23ddd928f curved eyelids.b773c44c1d7897dd

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“Duke…?”cc864218356533dc

Hearing Delano’s puzzled 40a41165a6 voice, Euclid realized f5b48a94c5 he had been 6d6c775944 smiling unconsciously. Hastily, he wiped the grin 238fe266b2 off his face and hardened af8ccf159a his expression.416ba93165609e36

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This was no time 2c1e5e3c09 to be smiling like bdb08972cb an idiot.74715849739b532d

In fact, the situation was 8c846d2f71 quite dire.9ad288784a6cc568

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Euclid recalled the previous e5ddef80c2 night, where he had 5bcb6df4a3 struggled to pretend to ec72659840 be asleep.83aa6c5ae7d73aa9

He could endure 7ea3bbf6af physical exhaustion, but c0c892fc0b what had truly 82e32f6f2f tested his patience 44af71f22c was Evgenia’s baffling b55cc051c5 words and actions.e705f8e0977390fb

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‘Perhaps…’389b3d7ac47b9786

The thought crept into his a1bb92973d mind that his carefully laid 578107811f plans might have started falling 7b05abd264 apart from the moment he 73012df9a5 heard the wedding vows.fbecf1d1f51a2d46

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While lost in these c27570c497 thoughts, he remembered how 51ffe4fe95 Evgenia had looked at 44c813cceb him, completely unfazed, in 4bb054c198 a thin nightgown that bfc621cdf4 revealed every contour of a02ce2af15 her figure.6bc971a64dd34a97

Meanwhile, Delano, seeing the exhaustion eb1cd75fd1 return to Euclid’s face, abruptly b54a65b649 stood up from his chair.dd473ab2c3b83bdb

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“I’ll lodge a formal protest! No matter what, the 0555eaf2fb Duke shouldn’t have to 9de15d27bd endure such treatment, even 5f95e8ec23 from the Duchess!”eda3df6332e96638

Before Euclid could stop 690b3c772a him, Delano spun around 0ffa44e25a and headed toward the f7776eb73f door.f313c9f1fe8cf5a8

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Bang!68ef2b98f887e387

“Ugh!”17e466aedb77935e

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Delano staggered backward, f063ecc7b5 clutching his nose 1606e77845 after colliding with b6eb1a80ce the suddenly flung-open d9fd1f5ed9 door.377a8510af3cd1fa

“Steward?!”6e906ccfee3f5771

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The pain was momentarily dc2ba9fa63 forgotten as Delano registered 47fc7e9746 the identity of the 0458b726b0 unexpected intruder: the normally 38cfd8fe1c composed steward.2aa431151d0ae6f4

The steward, seemingly unfazed, raised 7c62324917 his arms in excitement.2548a8c23e3f442c

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“My lord! A truly noble f74c470d3e person has appeared 7f48f7bf2e upon us in c4ddd489df this duchy!”430823bbd3647f87

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