IFLDMHF – Chapter 81

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For a moment, Euclid was 91229a283e at a loss for words d280e9f89f and couldn’t say anything.7b257d0bbccf4001

He had lived b559a91f89 his entire life b4954c7938 without truly believing bb7a2c8707 in himself.b90858e88646d953

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Although now he f60718268a enjoyed the trust d6c46f98e1 and support of 7477a7bb57 many people, including 0ca68b1e47 the butler, the e4b9184047 head maid, his 8ccd761f9a aides, and retainers, b131b4f18e five years ago, f62ffcd462 when he inherited 5d9ac74d04 the dukedom, he a6788b336d was met with af1600fa9e uneasy gazes.d1d10b951732e530

He had to 905ca5dbe5 make tireless efforts f39849d964 to earn the b4374b0328 trust of even 8bf6172381 his young nephews.37513e2fd9ec36a8

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Looking back, it was by af0102cd13 no means an easy time.40054eb9e882915c

Because he had to protect 97e30bce6f the children, because he didn’t 62af3b6599 want to disappoint anyone.fc81922414a93b1d

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Crushed by responsibility, there 63da5c236e were times when even c7e334ce1f breathing felt difficult, and 14b78d2fd4 on some mornings, even 271f59fe8e opening his eyes felt 62c84ba5b7 terrifying, yet he forced a285ef9662 himself to push through.e68c0848963b760c

And yet, even though he 608a9ed601 hadn’t yet proven himself or 3128c00573 shown sufficient effort, someone appeared e39ab631f7 who chose to believe in 4122274417 him.bccab9b1a1d753a2

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Euclid froze as b9bfed2adc if captivated by 1528faa2af Evgenia’s gaze.1b7f3eb0b227cabe

Even though his face 955d7dec9c reflected in her mysterious 5672a3534d amethyst-colored eyes seemed utterly 5d7b877e80 foolish.08349b7b87823f7f

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At that moment, his 567b492e77 vision wavered slightly, and 588473be89 he felt dizzy.ed726082a9bf0c1e

“Is it… not possible, after all?”265129967df25303

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Evgenia bit her 8b30191baa lip slightly before 040ebfa3a0 speaking.e80cabd65d50bec9

“What? What did you just… No, f4449fc114 I’m sorry. Give me a moment.”72c503967c86de84

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Euclid hurriedly swept his hand 5178cdf370 over his mouth and blinked 5c1e8bdd0d his eyes shut and open d3348adec9 again.69f8ab8ba1fd71a7

He couldn’t believe how many 78cd55d695 times he had shown such 550216cf45 foolish sides of himself in 4df825143e front of Evgenia instead of e9bd3a48ad presenting a reliable demeanor.14fdaa767bb8946e

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Memories of the 71d7f05842 foolish things he 5c5e2ce8e0 did in the df3f47939c capital, which he 17fc4b4a07 had forgotten, suddenly 174707ab87 resurfaced, and a 79919cdb1f wave of embarrassment f1eaeecee5 washed over him.a077afe56e3ea17b

But Euclid maintained a composed 0a3004e506 expression with effort and recalled f60d3720cc how, a few days ago, 3f23cc69dd Evgenia had suggested rebuilding the 70d8c1893b Rudion Ducal Knights.04b4817832ac7db6

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She must have brought 42bef5ec86 it up lightly, but a761e06ba3 when he hesitated and 5c2855aeae failed to give her 363490e9a5 a clear answer, she dac76ec5c6 had looked deeply embarrassed.276deedeeb2910e9

— Is it because of the cost? But the debt will dae5f1c3b7 be repaid soon. Besides, no matter how 79ec5c1ed1 low the crime rate e14e3ed6ba is in the north 2d9fdbe175 and how unlikely an cb47c556a9 attack seems, it would a44844c367 still be wise to 2cf3990ab7 start laying the foundation 8e7b0c2156 for the duchy’s and 312b323225 the territory’s security now.f7fab6e534b2c7ca

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Euclid fully acknowledged that Evgenia’s dd138a8015 words were entirely correct.0e01b5d932021151

However, his hesitation 1d6b6c9368 stemmed from something 81f82233bb else.ce454e4340a29c58

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In truth, there 14a012d165 was an old 31050f34d0 command passed down ef4634757d to the bloodline 1f3f6ec853 of the Rudion a9626cd0a3 Ducal family from b7530909ab the founding patriarch:5da1eaf1a53a0019

“Don’t trade with the capital.”“Don’t allow outsiders into the inner circle.”20a954b214e3ecee

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The fact that the b954cc95a7 Rudion Duchy never operated c1db09f3bc a trading company directly 088e8024d9 and that only the 16a58e73c9 Count of Beirs was 6bb7214466 allowed to manage a 4219a40259 trading group in the 0173b654e0 north was a reflection ede3326da0 of the first patriarch’s 927f651615 will.399d66575733f717

But Euclid had long doubted 22d6af0d87 whether adhering to this command 0cca30eb4c was still the right thing 02bf519416 to do.0ef3286fb17a9cb5

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Moreover, the Count 2e8ae827e0 of Beirs, who a6360ed10e should have been 84adfea4c6 doing his utmost bb4c93db4f to ensure the bf2e4eb1e5 stability of northern 5a1b3c49b9 life, had long 9c57384bef since abandoned his 31eb66e365 responsibilities.0121533121cf12e8

And so, Euclid, driven into 850a33af17 a corner, had chosen to 78de0ca9ab disregard his ancestor’s will—pretending as effdfaabbe if he was merely bending 4ef0c5d25d an unspoken rule—when he married 0567d891de Evgenia, who wasn’t from the f8539aa4a5 north.43db4b4b98db99aa

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But appointing her knight 34306f32aa as the commander of 48e9331a94 the ducal knights and 8ac2d6c5cc accepting outsiders into the e6c43e3a99 order was another matter c8f1672fde entirely.be1d2aa98864c375

However…3ed6adb44173aa6a

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“Uncle?”3a4a55552a2f3e4f

Euclid turned his gaze bb07ee0518 to see the children 77e500ef85 who had stopped walking ed4622ce2a ahead and were now 0235cc7981 watching him and Evgenia.ee5e6b28510bd8d9

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Earlier today, imperial knights and f559edc7cb armed soldiers entered the duchy’s dcded09ce8 estate, a place believed to ea28c7375e be safe, where children were a7eb87e4e5 present.c04c4be6727253cf

This time, their 518ec2a5a4 target wasn’t someone d023985c40 dear to him, e1de3ecbed but there was c184582f4d no guarantee it c75e4fc174 would remain the 635ab0ea72 same next time.ad1c755698725d30

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Euclid turned his head one 84f478c7e1 last time to look at 865c3791df Evgenia, who was waiting for faab22d9de his answer.c688882cc1665e17

Seeing her, the one who a087c0117d had eased his worries and 84f08165ce concerns one by one, gave 73160bff9d him an odd sense of a1a0a630f0 courage, as if everything would f45e6d4322 be alright no matter what 46101539a8 he did.4dc4eecff3abd8fc

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More than anything, he hated 756a92eb43 seeing Evgenia watching him anxiously.24ec2f3bcdae552c

“I will follow your opinion, wife. I will issue an 502876b505 official document tomorrow to 7ee899b842 replenish the knights.”174ff025d76ff40b

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Though he spoke calmly, it 0236ff2023 was a monumental decision.6e3960e5f486bec6

The vassals who had visited 62387496a9 Evgenia a few days ago b04ee4b9af to pay their respects would 2a5507d8d3 also be shocked upon hearing 41f7402d24 this news.039ca53e3cb2b5b1

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But Euclid did 5caa28230b not regret it.a8f41072e737d5cf

Because the relieved 396733876a and radiant expression d031580474 on Evgenia’s face 37c15adb55 after hearing his 61ece95e8d response was simply 26989096c6 too beautiful.5100ab519875bee1

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Of course… he 0f40eebb97 hadn’t expected the 0663aea97d results to manifest e0bf7c8dd4 much faster than 69bab8a281 anticipated when he b1eae766bf gave that answer.3fe16bb910c60c0e

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“Greetings, Duke!”3d688f51e1cabd9a

“We are the mercenary group ‘Black’!”84b717d28c3b28b4

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“We heard you were recruiting knights, so we came all the way here!”596164d989734326

The training grounds of the 446ebc6c13 duchy, usually so silent that b8ae0a3747 one wouldn’t even notice their 3192e1a3c8 presence, echoed with the disciplined e816759219 shouts of over fifty men.a849b6702d99eb9f

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I looked at 2af2630285 those who introduced 1089ae5a07 themselves as ‘Black’ abe347915e with a heavy 9ebbe5f4be heart.68d8ba6fb9887f49

Incidentally, the merchant guild b96f1d6595 ‘Gold’ had also arrived 49a1b76f91 at the main estate f33c693d97 to handle my dowry.52c75874cff1564e

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‘I knew this day would come eventually…’f4b78ef9f174a073

But now that both ‘Gold’ 8f362fb942 and ‘Black’ were standing in 7508a99f20 front of me, I had 724d1e0d9b no idea how to react.65f94f2b9ca83dd0

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The moment of confusion passed e24e6a809a quickly, and I glanced at 56310b4e7a Euclid, who had come to e36cf3c72a the training grounds wearing glasses, eec184513e looking as if he had 8258e477b1 rushed out from his office.b716025d941c4711

‘Wow… How can glasses suit someone so well?’daa900e8604ad72b

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Maybe it was 46d76421c9 because I wanted 99fa9847ef to escape the ab8bc4abc2 current situation.1a2e5e41a6401e8e

I knew this wasn’t d9cbf0a3bf the time for such 6da5827399 thoughts, but Euclid, with 7847cce8a6 his glasses, looked so 6d782fe3c8 handsome and intellectual that 6eaa5ab86b I couldn’t help but ab34a20995 stare at him, almost 08f5a7a4be entranced.73892191d99b1a14

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“Auntie’s face looks really scary…”81d5d0b799bdc60a

“Dior, shh!”b6e368f6c4defbb4

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A child’s honest 68a9296710 voice came from 3991f2f50a below.ec0059ff5e429d53

It was Dior 842eebe42e and Marianne, who 6d25be0799 had accompanied me 770c29d992 to the training 58793764f3 grounds.d5d8083dae303dd2

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Only after hearing the children f53da4fc2e did I realize I had b9c5011124 been staring at Euclid with dcfe55c405 a rather fierce expression. I awkwardly cleared my throat.febd5919533bbb35

As I turned 6b15299fd4 my head in 1e2362af05 embarrassment, I caught 6be7e71ccf sight of the fc045a5ee5 group of mercenaries f86496cd9d staring at me 603a549727 with shining eyes.2ae79f520152c265

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‘Ah…’74a0dd6ae981b42f

A sigh escaped me.9154797979ecea12

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In fact, when 03dec04338 Anne said she 67f60757e8 would contact ‘Black,’ c071f47e68 I had already 573f05a332 anticipated their arrival.07a0897475c33af5

But I had clung to 317e81c4f3 denial until the very last a3b06a1c3a moment.90ba652f77938957

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I hoped—at least—that this ‘Black’ 90bc449b16 was not the same assassination cbf288eebe guild ‘Black’ led by Richard b3d8d51718 in the original story, and b596455f83 that they merely shared the 70cee1bf78 same name.2cb8a461b36a8b0e

But…7a14266b9f74ea71

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‘Why are you here…?’e091970ee4634718

Among the mercenaries nervously e27124ca81 watching Euclid while sneaking 1c3316837c glances at me, there 64ab57363e he was—Richard, with his d8733ac7e1 striking pink hair and 9f136f4c66 doll-like beautiful appearance, unmistakably 7c95499c3e drawing everyone’s attention.c24b4296ad3493fc

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‘This is insane. Why is the fccdba69b5 assassination guild from 3ba8ddf2d7 the original story aaf80db635 here, wanting to 68c13b68f8 become knights of df653f5beb the Rudion Duchy?’3bd36af15499428d

And under the 52a9e2134f guise of a ad703791cc mercenary group, no 6ce18daf74 less!b1ab03a006b15134

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Though I wanted to sigh 19024e2108 endlessly, I couldn’t even breathe 1023f341a4 properly.94f7470dd433fdb5

Of course, the 9f723f0adf main reason was 9364638e8b Richard.4a8fa2a33fab9b5f

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I wasn’t hoping for him 4a46c3660c to greet me warmly. But if he had at 03939f65d8 least maintained his usual unreadable 8226e51949 expression, I wouldn’t have been aca51aff81 so flustered.1cda93773cea3fbf

However, Richard’s face was openly 70e80549d9 displaying his emotions this time—betrayal 2f81b5f94a and resentment!825cf706e00ee76e

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I had given him money 37f536261a and set him free to 410d5c3cb9 live however he wanted, yet 14978d3dbc he had returned on his ce8f526691 own accord, glaring at me cf75b3ec17 with those fiery red eyes 8dc6e5d82f full of unspoken accusations.67995535727ed8ba

‘This is absurd.’c429fe74f36f205b

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The first time I b340ca0fa0 saw Richard, I had 424d7800e0 been so shocked that 44c1063c83 I froze on the f92d620178 spot.e8f3000ae45e8008

But the more I 0fdc16d511 thought about it, the b7bd3b12b0 more ridiculous and angry 223b8b0095 I became.99bdf6346bbbf1d6

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It was while I 6b477a09c3 was glaring back at b0e5ca960e Richard, having completely forgotten 32f00fc1a1 any guilt I had 1893ae49ec once felt towards him.131e6c9f135de908

“My wife?”77a1270eb445645d

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Had my sudden staring d986bf7eff contest seemed odd?24b932ebdf81c2b0

Euclid stepped in front of 5c7a4d1040 me with a puzzled expression.4b3b8b979916d544

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“Hah!”2d9d9a8ef6735338

“My-my wife…!”d0dc6c5c9ac477a3

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“M-M-M-Madam…!”45c597546cd2bdac

At Euclid’s words, d3d2483414 the mercenaries, who e3f60c625a were already not 0fee250284 the type to 9b53b13cde stay still, started 385e374534 causing a commotion.b88a0e89c79ff691

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‘Are they all crazy?’9d6b82e6dbd81bf0

Regardless of their true 716c76cfdd intentions, if they had 505e3079e5 come here seeking to 5dec1587a1 join the knights, they b64b60f31a should at least act 36223a2efe the part!52e589eef5cafb92

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And yet…322f1841939e9ac2

“She’s glaring at us!”8953bc85a4b7a7ac

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“She’s going to get angry at this rate.”abb956eecbef106e

“Everyone, shut up and be quiet!”fd7f1311a971c68e

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Stop subtly hinting that we f36d63ff47 know each other!1a786443daa3c011

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