IFLDMHF – Chapter 94

IFLDMHF | Chapter 94f316325ce9a99de6

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End of hardship, beginning of dca492e563 happiness.d3382acc98563ecd

It was not an incorrect ef80886f6c statement.807cfa832854ad05

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However… I never expected to 409c1d3dd7 hear such words in this 990c0fb2c8 kind of atmosphere.516827714599dcff

Even Euclid seemed flustered, d28530d71e as I saw him e9a63ed2b9 slowly retract his hand 87a76216ae that had been reaching a049893bf7 for the children’s shoulders.896791ee5612790c

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Marianne, unaware of 96b8a25228 our reactions, still 88b6056e6d spoke with a a1045ff1d0 choked-up voice.b2716869bb342ebb

“The Duke’s family’s debt has been fully repaid. That wicked Count Biers has 4edabbb8eb been captured. And now, all that’s left 8ab251d1f5 for us is to live 2c2c580a42 well and eat well. Aunt said so, so 11633f6f27 it must be true!”88cc4c025b54f0e8

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Huh? Did I?87c55d5e0f794fa5

I was momentarily taken aback, 748803d7aa but seeing Dior nodding vigorously 540bb5dbb8 at Marianne’s words, it seemed eedf7e6ef4 to be true.38755be42510382a

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As I hurriedly retraced 8690b2438f my memory, a conversation 4222a24120 we had around the d731828afb time the creditors began 96cbf3d29d visiting the duchy resurfaced.107b16d8d7454308

— Aunt, are you really going to pay off the Duke’s family’s debt? All of it?c673da065f48496a

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— Yes. Don’t believe me?7d293ae965381a51

— Well, Amy did say Aunt is rich, but…018dc62298d3056f

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Even so, Marianne 2ff34da660 seemed bewildered, as 1686360866 if she couldn’t 8a213dff71 quite believe that 4103164f12 such an enormous a7a8f4a020 debt could be be9e8a326e paid off.3ed725e4c6854972

Watching her like that, I 81d73d93cf found her adorable, yet my 5e6498b874 heart ached a little.d61595ae18eeca18

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It was understandable b093b4326a that the butler, 3067cc3af9 as an adult a7dc19f3a4 managing household affairs, 1ccb493f40 would worry, but c56c51dfe5 for a young 74458f8449 child, who should f4c0d00182 have been carefree, 1423e42d94 to suffer over 248cc42a5d her parents’ matters b3ca2b81d6 and even stress dbcb9d8b95 about money—it was d954474a77 heartbreaking.3b2992133695b589

— The debt will be completely paid off. There’s nothing to worry b1967c5bf6 about anymore; all that’s be0cbf7c1b left is to live 9208a119c5 well and eat well. If you want something, just 3a789adc7c say it. Hah, when I 04556211d1 think about how 8f5bb585f9 much you and 434d0af035 the Duke have c603f7bf93 suffered…56c44b252b818cd4

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As I spoke, I nearly a0f4c33a20 let my emotions get the 0782b5b169 better of me and revealed e8c9d3caa0 my deeper feelings.b3a33eeeda4859ae

In an attempt 151039e968 to conceal them, 84512d3b71 I must have 3f04fa7cc3 said something along 38caa2c5d4 the lines of a67a9886ba “End of hardship, 65d1728759 beginning of happiness,” 80acce86ca but I never 8210a36c39 imagined she would dd1d46c322 remember and bring ae97977b62 it up like aafe6f1cb7 this.b29d307d96acd34f

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Although it wasn’t 36e452366e anything particularly inappropriate, b8c360b6d3 I suddenly felt 2946c39fdd a pang of c0f70d59e3 guilt, recalling how 02dd6f993b I had once a24f06cc45 scolded Amy for e6d3f348eb not being careful cadfeba08d with her words e3a8850806 in front of 0a3ac8d15d the children.204bccad7914ba3f

While I avoided Euclid’s gaze cf9ab6ba47 and cleared my throat, Euclid 32713f5ef5 gently patted the children and 33f2152ed5 subtly signaled that it was ce7267f5a6 time to finish looking at 41472b586e the portraits.0d8218621e3ab426

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Just as I was e1ce114667 about to reluctantly follow bf54b8c715 after him, disappointed that 6788942e6f I had missed my ee41f6d1d1 chance to hear stories 913dbb1b85 of Euclid’s childhood, he adc3055aa2 suddenly stopped walking and 12c4e200b6 turned to look at 48597c698c me.2e0b788f5025009e

“Oh, my wife. In all the recent commotion, 87e8297bcc I forgot to ask you 4c7d4402b0 something.”773d82954261b0f5

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Oh? Euclid had something to c006a20f02 ask me?e26a10dd4d881b0b

For a brief 8f0b1229c7 moment, I felt a5c854c771 a flutter of 553cabb945 excitement, but then 6d1394d824 I tensed up, 7eb67457a0 suddenly recalling the 9d02be8147 gold and black 6294f5b093 objects I had 96f0ae977d hidden.e5457d2c872caa5b

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Sensing the shift, even the e1ac809968 children held their breath and 07ec141f43 focused intently on Euclid’s words.40d2f510ecbea266

“I can’t thank you enough for protecting the children. But… how did you end ed9413db2a up coming out of their cad0f97f4a wardrobe?”332ef2e28f4f855b

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Speaking cautiously, as if b707eae721 broaching a delicate topic, 6ff1b46f47 Euclid lowered his voice 2da53ece43 despite knowing that no c3168f5e1b outsiders were present.5a0830ee600b9035

“To be more precise, may I ask how you came to use the secret passage inside the duchy?”d931320374a66ab7

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“…!”14203b624a5e0418

I hadn’t expected Euclid to af9f719e1f know that I had used 343d40ad25 the secret passage.c9fc3d648997da83

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Though momentarily startled, I 5f7ead5329 felt oddly relieved, as 83cfb7b555 I had been waiting 427350d476 for the right moment 737edfa151 to bring it up f7784ede41 myself.22e8b96b9c3068df

“Oh, that.”69c4f26d92c0b655

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Just as I 0ae6fd893d was about to 9084044a69 explain, I noticed 2474b99e13 the children’s eyes fea6a32676 widening in surprise c4ee9d66bf at the mention 1beb6ac7a4 of the ‘secret e48ba68369 passage.’760e992152bf4364

A mischievous smile tugged 57a5827bf0 at my lips.f08eb9f1f42d594f

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“W-Wow….”9e456c1ce92b6aaa

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Inside the library.b58f71edbab92264

I smiled in satisfaction as d9e46e4d15 I watched the children’s eyes ca120ec0ce grow round in amazement, their 45c6bbb5e5 mouths hanging open.aa67aefa627286c3

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“So… you found this purely by accident?”cfae9418d2cfae5b

Like the children, Euclid 3058f9c180 stared blankly at the d722df2f13 entrance leading underground as ff7430c2a5 he asked.ba2818b133d495a1

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I did feel slightly c8941ff944 guilty, but since it 682cbd5a5f was almost entirely by bfcdff142a chance, I answered without 81797e8da9 hesitation.33ec0389b3d148bf

“Yes, that’s right.”65b3273acdcc3759

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“So you truly just happened to turn the clock’s hands counterclockwise three times, knock on the bookshelf next to it twice, and finally nudge the pendulum on the clock once?”607187ce6642ce8e

Retracing my demonstration step by b2be3814ef step, Euclid looked incredulous.62f900047dd9d137

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To be honest, I wasn’t c8ef905552 entirely sure if knocking on 49f331f23d the bookshelf twice was necessary.4f7f330a5b3f1c9b

But that’s how I ad7c863e48 had opened the entrance.7c6a42c03c69d6be

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As I nodded, 04334d2c43 I carefully observed 7dcebd31a3 Euclid, who seemed 241c3d995e deeply surprised, and 9fb038239e cautiously asked,5ee56681de8f931d

“Did you perhaps… not know about this, Your Grace?”c8fa2eb80bd36042

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Though Euclid had directly fd60730c76 asked me how I 3d2210aaf9 knew about the secret 3eb9e9e337 passage, there was always 938dfbf241 a possibility he had 566c7fec4c been unaware of its 9162cd6996 existence.a587540691a25a94

After all, Euclid fde8e95ac8 had abruptly taken cd36645a92 over the duchy 8470c36e4d without formally undergoing 4ee16c0c09 the heir’s training.22a472dbf00603e5

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‘Maybe he only learned about it because of me.’6c38e2fb67ff5a81

However, Euclid quickly shook 3188bba075 his head.51bbf834a76aaa01

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“No. I have long been 3eed5ddb90 aware of the secret 6352ca3271 passage meant for emergencies. It is documented in the ad2d2f7355 confidential records that the head d398cba533 of the family must review b2d5d21185 upon inheriting the title.”c407dc0346b0662b

He added that he had dca8d3d8a0 planned to tell the children 540ef1a817 once they were older.3b5a2d9dabf83699

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Then, he explained what 7747a443a0 had happened on the 5fbe68809e day I expelled Amy.91e6d516698574ca

After dismissing the servants, he 0005423768 had inspected the broken wardrobe 07d8a3871a and discovered that I had c8e04b0621 exited the room using the 15d152bb53 secret passage.787452854accfb7e

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Hearing this, I recalled 6c437c0880 how I had barely 13ce31a0f2 managed to break through adb04aafe7 the thin wall when 05a8d0941d escaping through the passage.fd5826a599bc814e

When I later eda443ad94 checked Dior’s wardrobe, 9f7fa9b538 it had already c8c84b4585 been perfectly repaired, 5b28826cca making me wonder df916f33be if a restoration f440ab21ce spell had been f7086929b5 placed on it.3daf0047093cc6bc

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But it seemed 708dc4f000 Euclid had personally 8e7dd183bd taken care of 4c81f274f3 the repairs.275362a49123c6b4

“I just find it remarkable that you, who are not a magician, discovered this purely by accident. Do you often 2b31078a86 use magical artifacts…? Ah, never mind.”ac66e2397b35d36e

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“Haha….”a5f9473830ea303b

As Euclid, still d235befbec baffled, rambled on, b6d073c33a he seemed to c562ffce3b realize he was d4784f8a65 pressing too hard 20d7d0a276 and quickly retracted dbd2b5295c his question.bbaeb4c56d296d04

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But having been struck 36ab276d82 right in my guilty d0c7e686fe conscience regarding magical artifacts, a216d3f3da I let out an c0ca3fe2e6 awkward laugh.080ef24b7e1ed374

“I’m just… rather lucky.”31236ce867c2d550

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Well, specifically, lucky when 6ff4bd8184 it came to money.731102c851d29640

In any case, c0aaa2c2b0 it wasn’t a 8f1fa336dd great excuse, so 4c145bd293 I felt a ee0642a14e bit embarrassed.82e341b89ed85542

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“I see.”ee993660d0a056b1

“As expected of Aunt!”c7b92dcba48e0e5c

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But rather than 023878c107 doubting me, both f2a4791d9a Euclid and Marianne e380f55720 simply accepted my c4f13c6a1c words, which left aabaf3dec8 me feeling even 4ef5cbfcb4 more bewildered.238b43daf7892f89

Just then, Dior, who had 926a879441 been staring unblinkingly at the 06715de786 dark entrance leading underground, asked,8045a13370716a18

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“Aunt, if we go down there, will it really connect to my wardrobe?”24bf55f5198e968e

“Yes. If you go down e794aa0448 the stairs, you’ll reach 24e53e1888 a three-way fork. Head straight through the 683ad0cd86 middle, and there will 71c45792bc be a door.”7946cdd1005b8cb0

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And beyond that 4f33049725 door would be ef17e5d016 the back of c75b8917f1 the wardrobe.2c0e812cfa512f62

Looking back, there was 02feb4118f probably a simpler way f002281962 to open it, like aca04004da sliding the panel.c5a1558bbd98c775

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But at the time, I c11cb391d3 had been utterly consumed with 7dc186ccf2 rage upon hearing Amy’s cruel 172592d322 words toward the children.993e70322db4e7bc

‘That must be when I hurt my palm.’3d9ea0cee146e89f

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I had been so b4ba9f5c98 frantic to reach them 0c43c581bd that I hadn’t even aecafa9ac7 realized I had injured e3e82d9e38 myself while trying to 77d428954f break the wardrobe.be925d7c923991ef

As I recalled that embarrassing 90c56261a3 memory and fell silent for 4bcbceca3e a moment—cec133e34a5df4b4

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“I! I want to go! To my room!”08ae8e59ca537284

Thrilled by the very existence c618ef589a of a secret passage in a62676297c the home he had lived 4542b2637d in all his life, Dior d64c7d761a shouted in excitement.a7f5615f8cb38aab

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Seeing his eager, da0b019e79 adventure-filled expression made e13b5e3cd2 me chuckle.afbf4c269682100d

“Shall we?”f026edfb0809965c

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Expecting this outcome, I 70b666dec9 figured it was safer 8e079363b1 for the adults to c69ed06e0d accompany them.0e1cc381c383b68d

Euclid seemed to 003a641dc9 agree, nodding with 51f6762db5 a smile.05c855f37e913e8a

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The moment he gave permission, 7d8f8a6ac7 both Dior and Marianne eagerly 517395dd1e stepped onto the stairs.68e2667e9fb5541a

“Wait!”c9bca11eafb51ea9

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I quickly stopped them.ef095bb8e8857552

“You two, your clothes are too thin. Even though the 6bfb3d203c weather has warmed 89372249f7 up, it’s still 6066668efa quite chilly. And the underground passage 642815741b will be even colder. You might catch a cold, 28c3b4e859 so let’s put on some 7b8da16b7c coats first.”34f92bc5bdf77189

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It was advice born from 6f7a743a42 past experiences of getting sick 7d355e112c after being careless.0dfa239e2d7172d3

However, upon hearing 1cc75ccdf0 my sincere concern, 8fe4e016b8 the children’s expressions c02ca64aaa turned strangely unreadable.19325e5b04a0cfd4

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