IFLDMHF – Chapter 76

IFLDMHF | Chapter 76009e3eec7b253f92

Episode 76b327c392e12360a3

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As soon as f3e5e80bc7 I left the c6976df583 living room, I e0bcad3ef6 headed straight for b64ab87cea the children’s room, 52ffebdfe4 as requested by 43c99bcfbd Euclid.1b8f13ac7efde9b8

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The tension seemed to 09eb19bca1 have worn them out; 160d759658 Dior and Marianne, who 03f92f350c looked a bit tired, 5ac1a7b828 ran toward me as a8df0ccdf4 soon as they saw b24f5c724b me.a990d504aabc9d88

“Aunt, you were right about everything!”085cd8517473cb0a

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“Uncle said we’re an important part of the family. He said nothing’s af76e630c3 going to change.”651ac0a6e0bced38

Their eyes sparkled ff1378e5ec as if eagerly ee9085e02e waiting for my a547819753 response.821b04fb5bbb4632

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Momentarily taken aback, ad6604154a I gently patted bff5ae42fa their heads.c1f4139e60e6f2c3

“You did so well. Both of you were so c48acb2415 brave to speak up.”6182cc81ee374ef4

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It must have been the 941391a1b5 right thing to say because f6e4c72503 their faces lit up with 5da3b1a284 satisfaction and joy.b8e0d97f767d68c1

‘They really don’t seem afraid of me.’fa7cf70ef80d1a91

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And they truly seemed to ae0cbeb813 like me.115d4a8cf602cb7a

That thought felt both d66e7bcda5 strange and oddly touching, 93a69e83a8 making it hard for 5c0bec2258 me to adjust.95508a9da528a3dc

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Especially with Delano absent, aa49ef1db8 someone like Anne should a8dfb0c358 find such a scene f821269602 unfamiliar and perplexing, yet 6c62de6682 she acted as if 54881a6ea5 this was completely natural, f48fbc9bf7 which only added to a9980b9d84 the oddity.6ff23193c6ca76e8

‘It doesn’t make sense for a notorious villainess like me to be receiving this kind of affection from children. Anne isn’t exactly normal either.’f1c01fafa9a69b3e

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As I shook cfd4562903 my head internally, 5938b8a7aa someone equally unusual 3b863c4507 appeared.58f5dd2d16986f0c

“Madam, someone has urgently arrived from the Biers Merchant Guild. And…”b31144f5b1da9fb8

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Hearing Gressel’s follow-up, I nodded.815f603b7414d173

Euclid may have taken ec531b1e97 over handling Count Biers, b0e81109c6 but there were still d2434c29e6 tasks I needed to edfc132e04 address, and it seemed fa7900008e the time had come.e2410ecbdd2cfee7

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However…3ee6970c92b625dd

‘Euclid asked me to stay with the children.’fca752fcc932a046

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Even if he 0b7e8a23c8 hadn’t, I couldn’t bce9adce98 just leave Marianne 3c30da1049 and Dior, who e8fbd9c5c0 were visibly tense 5d84b9a8a5 and unsure of 996fd3fcc6 what was happening.183937aa0714bf4a

Above all, they were sharp 2c672c6509 kids. Rather than hiding things fff528f349 from them, it was 31092dfacd probably better to show e9609e6396 them everything and reassure 844225bf10 them.62bdb45383f16fed

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I hoped Euclid fd4ee95c9f would understand my 76a4f216a7 reasoning as I ff8c319b02 asked the children, f8fc7d5141 “How about we d11c62df8d go see something a7f7df7fbf interesting?”24cdec34f88fcf20

The children blinked for 034095fe49 a moment before nodding 95c8a70344 enthusiastically and grabbing my 9212c04e02 hands, having completely let 2c2013d298 their guard down.ce9b158fd5ff073d

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With the children on either 33b4117236 side of me and Anne bb337981e8 and Gressel following behind, I 80a83a9429 headed toward none other than 30338d73e5 the front gate of the 8b30f4d75b Rudion Ducal estate.500eadaa8d0cf779

“The Imperial Palace? Please wait a moment, madam. I should first inform 754618468f the Duke…”63dc24e0b869db20

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Perhaps by perfect timing, a f817a5b26d servant of the household and 36591044a2 a representative dispatched from the fc73702593 Imperial Palace were in the 6a294193a2 middle of a tense conversation 5acd223036 at the gate.e92cf0d5ec1ee66d

I had already been 2dda2f27cf briefed by Anne earlier a29cfbc29e in the morning, so 8dbfab8685 I knew they would 2565dccabb arrive around this time.67250c8a2810acf4

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“Oh, madam!”5cdef30583a3e597

The household servant, upon 28f972e09f spotting me, looked visibly a4cd09d3a1 relieved.ec324c7158a6d021

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Considering someone had suddenly f9f172c1c9 arrived from the capital, ad7948fd8e and from the Imperial b79334b6bd Palace no less, it 0e73fe48bf was understandable that he’d f7e7540fdf be unsettled. My appearance must 983afaf7ca have seemed like 24c6b05878 a godsend.e52d6591c4dff41b

‘But what’s with this guy…?’4566b78b75d2be75

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The man from cecc2bbc7f the Imperial Palace, c175bbc896 who had briefly e9f444884b stiffened, was now f6b810dbee looking at me aa8ea0fefa with sparkling eyes.395174b887301fc2

“Greetings, Lady Duke! Oh, no, I mean, Duchess!”70ec7665b38886a4

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It seemed he had a 4eeb74bd59 keen sense for workplace politics.e9aaa32785f5a4df

Noticing my displeasure at being 1133b36987 addressed as “Lady Duke,” he 147f6bfc50 immediately corrected himself. Dropping the overconfident cb1c1f1fac and arrogant attitude 24e7f86146 he had shown 00c3401d9a toward the servant 49cab4bd72 earlier, he now fb62103f8e spoke very politely.f85d735d75c8f437

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“Pleased to meet you. I am Canis Huen, from 30dcfc3d1b the Treasury Department of the a84a92a12e Imperial Palace…”517ae08578f76e67

“Didn’t you come here for an urgent matter? Is this really the time 02d61109ac for introductions?”ca9e2b87515cb5a7

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My cold tone made 6488e63910 him flinch, and he 7eda8b467c offered an awkward smile. Yet, he persisted.c436f9ec1c228428

“My direct superior, Viscount Sionel Basilian, asked me to deliver a message to you. Due to prior commitments, he 1831bde91d couldn’t visit the duchy himself, 831359a2fa but he entrusted me with 012dead7f2 the matter, assuring that there’s 914c027d8c no need for concern.”37193a64e5d299de

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“I wasn’t particularly worried.”2d361c6c628f1cec

That was true. I didn’t understand why Sionel 9f80468cb2 felt the need to visit c590bf2ef0 here in the first place.fa1256d16c8cbc41

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Still, Canis seemed 4c361c8083 touched, as though 4242acdb12 he believed my a1186fea2f indifferent response meant 3c8a7ce3ee I trusted him e8588f37d6 and Sionel.a7eaecae75a0fcee

With enthusiasm that proved his 68fbc0701f dedication as a civil servant, e586438b40 he continued with a flattering 7ee7ec2c3d tone, “Thanks to your direct d042e6e45e report, we are conducting a feb83a76a6 thorough and swift investigation into 60721b43fa the merchant guild. Though confidential, I can 1b2e401e19 tell you we’ve already bca2954062 secured meaningful evidence…”c1b093d0d4674b26

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“That’s good, but shouldn’t you be hurrying up?”79601cb1938ba7bb

The perpetrator was a33ce3f7ee inside the estate de2e05475b right now.4094c087329bf879

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Though there was no way 3e186c3ef0 he could escape, I felt 2d9e98a4f6 uneasy hearing Canis disclose classified 0a1acfb303 information so freely in front 73210e31e7 of so many people, so 2c50c3a30d I cut him off.3ec56eec7c713a78

‘What kind of mess is this empire in?’a29f97c42200cbe2

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No wonder Rudion Duchy 524ba66dc5 has been neglected and 8077ffa82b oppressed like this.8199057a7a37f660

“Open the gates.”aa6268cda4a3df28

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Suppressing my displeasure, aa4dd4ad4a I instructed the fffdb07187 guards at the 420c484929 main gate.5386cd5b8749cc6f

“Madam?”bbef9de56db5a6b5

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“It’s fine. Whether you’re aware of bce92fcb92 the situation or not, c5d6641f39 they’ve come to arrest 5d2372899f Count Biers, who is aedc67a583 currently visiting the estate.”401cf2c595ab589b

Reassuring the startled servant 335f5c39f4 and the other employees 209ce1820a behind him, I watched 8573ff3d6e the gates begin to c124578499 open.655076e84005e094

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Just in case, I warned 8f263789e0 Canis, “Don’t make a scene 022290b57d inside the estate. Move quietly. The Duke isn’t 37a638d369 aware of your 53cc1ae3b6 arrival yet, so 812f85a85d explain everything respectfully ca4260b5fd when you meet bb51806a90 him.”33d6e22b9071f2b6

Though I issued orders 8678bbf22c as if I were 923faa08eb his superior, Canis replied cd8b793517 with a loud and 726d57feb9 enthusiastic voice, “Understood! Thank you for your cooperation!”610ac071cd1ae919

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I nodded vaguely 0ffc9edfc3 and stepped aside.2818edf046cb3633

Watching the royal a86a8b5cde knights march in 11a830d620 with precision, I 005f82ea28 was suddenly reminded 5a572ea212 of Alexis, who 387de328a7 had worn the 5885f2f180 same uniform.4f685e3f2341fe16

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Some knights must have stayed 8108ae8938 in the capital to protect 00e1acc395 the emperor, while others accompanied 05c65e1074 the crown prince to the 78c1ce960f battlefield.47b52eeef31d13e8

‘He could’ve stayed in the capital.’6cb7057ea5c13ac3

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I understood that following the 302595de7a crown prince, the future emperor, cf84b6c4c9 was a wise move, but 45d95d9e6d did a second son of 24f3bf0b77 the Basilian Ducal family really 6e99f00090 need to earn military accolades?8554013804ec090b

He could’ve lived cc7f573be2 a carefree life, b172ae4c5f yet he chose 2d89abeef9 the battlefield. The thought soured my mood.caf84fa63eb02356

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Then, I felt the presence 9da1d58e39 of the two children beside 8774caaf5d me, unusually quiet and tense.c96882583f188bbc

Sensing their anxiety, I tightened bfc812a1fa my grip on their hands.ca6020b45b3b89c5

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They must’ve understood debc850552 most of what a6fe915536 was happening from ce9c10b46c my conversation, so bbd8ce27ca their unease was 17f7c8c58c natural.ede3fb100a4a8678

“Aunt, is Count Biers… Grandfather, going to be arrested?”50e756b1c143a17e

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Marianne cautiously asked.5b1bb5228f629fd4

I hesitated at her use 180ac5b61a of “Grandfather,” but that was 30d94556df the official title, so it 2c00f73e7a wasn’t wrong.bb58a18423628470

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Hiding my complicated emotions, e77b301118 I nodded.b1910c258f18e3c3

“Yes, he committed wrongdoings and must face the consequences.”f4606475b75f66bf

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The children, the servant, and ba9bdfbd7c the other employees all looked 4f0c0d15b8 shaken by my blunt words.96648df109fbbe35

Perhaps to them, I 8013d37e4a truly seemed like the 9d619b9314 ruthless villainess of my 82c93d47c8 reputation, heartless enough to c395c5108f say such things about 9c97d7b1bb their grandfather.7554483d61b0ef23

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But I believed it was 10ac1bb202 best for the children and 51a2f63058 Euclid if I drew a bbd9e611be clear line here.933496e8c7d277a9

Playing the villainess for 0dcd6f9d94 their sake wasn’t a 9ed70484ae challenge at all.636b2617c08718aa

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Resolving myself, I spoke coldly, abb32d9591 “Marianne, Dior. You belong to 5f202aa7e7 the Rudion Ducal 0e22590f6c family, not the eede0db461 Biers household. Do you understand?”cac1644ba569a6ca

“…Yes!”61a04edaf874eff6

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Exchanging glances, Marianne and 3dc864c44f Dior nodded firmly, as 9c3c4e6e28 if they’d believe anything c10cdfe25e I said, even if ca9280188c I claimed the impossible.fb133fe746adc685

That unwavering trust c7159501cc might have been a321c6c710 overwhelming, but instead, f40ded25f9 I felt a c7bb7a2839 stronger sense of 6a36ca0f02 responsibility.ef746863d69cb360

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“Good. Just so you know, 78690e7769 what you’re worried about 16bccd6c4d won’t happen. I’ll make sure to 7044484485 protect you.”7864edcd29610384

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