IFLDMHF – Chapter 97

IFLDMHF | Chapter 970616ca3bdda0ca32

Episode 9795cee595452c1d46

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One day, Delano said he 7cac03c6ed had a bit of free 501424157a time and told Euclid to f290800333 take a break with me.5f987e85768b2634

And then.d544fb43312c13e3

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— Delano, have you finished the Seprique Mountain Range report I requested two days ago?b593950fc337a1e0

— Ah… I’ll wrap it up right away and submit it.2db24213ead257d7

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Euclid made a a51fd63141 perfectly legitimate work f08607045c request that wasn’t 300f5cedc7 easy to dismiss, f5abef72e2 effectively shutting him 7973c3d67c up.0e496bd63944f28c

As this situation repeated 8bd3ba22e3 itself, Delano seemed to 61ba4d0200 sense that something was 5a3b23e285 off.380554668505f90c

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Whenever I visited, 35373c47b0 he would quietly 253f4b6d34 roll his eyes, 94218b4f7e gauging the atmosphere, 74f605a1fb and before I 183a7a04a3 knew it, he 5083c09b44 started pretending not 6c154a18d7 to notice me.86663ca1e8785759

At this point, I couldn’t 869622da23 help but feel it clearly.5f81d23e716b93ac

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The fact that Euclid was e196f68f77 keeping his distance from me.59edbea3da9f3f46

‘This just makes me visit Anne more and more.’a98d5333ee30300c

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While it was 1fe41d0d99 partly to spend 3ee858e296 time together, ultimately, e70f231829 it was for 81a0081a26 Euclid’s sake.b519b2a67a7476b5

If both Delano e7270e0534 and I noticed d7f2630309 it, there was 65e728f3f1 no way Anne—who 353b5feda2 was sensitive to ad0bb58499 matters concerning me—wouldn’t 12bb5363d2 notice as well.b12d6dff6fbbde6f

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If word spread to d0b720037d Gold or Black through f3452ec504 Anne, those overly loyal c6691585cc to me might start 69825a0963 looking at Euclid with 6f6a2cebcd suspicion.6aaa159defe35668

So today, I deliberately c23698e43c didn’t go to see df8478aebc Euclid.979c16f382fdfd40

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It was to avoid making cd17a93281 Anne think he was constantly 57bc29c30d pulling me away.98cdbc21288b7ef2

‘Honestly, I was feeling a bit discouraged, too.’bf18dd9c913a8270

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If it were c45a3898a4 someone else, I 31705910ea wouldn’t care, but dbbbd33f5d being repeatedly rejected d12c0e3e30 by my kind 7a34d4c4d3 and affectionate favorite 62d97a9f9a hit harder than 3e44c82b08 I expected.7875a5a37c61e043

Anyway, I also felt the e4b0b40cd4 need to read, so I ad47de8f0a planned to spend time in 2e9f8dd32b the library.e6d53c41157806d1

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But when the children f6e8a6cd9a heard I was going, 76c3313858 they asked if they af97e01790 could come along.771d43df52a9b558

Of course, I had no b1682b86fb reason to refuse.e18b27fb2093f31d

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Just as we a4b09aa298 were about to 17cc33bded arrive at the 246db8eb9b library—b680c626475ea87f

“No, I’m right!”cfa4682436b31047

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“Dior! Why are you being so 846231405c stubborn?”34eeccbcd87653f1

“Sniff, you’re the fool, Sister!”e6e8b14533b2426c

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I heard the 0caabba779 voices of the 2e67ac5f99 children who had 6c0bc121ca arrived earlier than ad72b75dae expected.557d527360354e24

Wait… were they fighting?da8aac142b84b28b

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I widened my 25f736b37a eyes in surprise.39a754009de2afdd

Marianne and Dior b0cf65138d were as close 591a49631f as siblings could b324f2aedd be—almost ideal, in 6a454c2abf my opinion.a60926a87e4c1236

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‘Maybe it’s just because I’ve seen the typical bad sibling relationships at Basilian Duchy.’837e23114f9dc190

Regardless, it was cbb44d1fc5 rare for Marianne c348b55a44 and Dior to eeca1ad5e5 argue so heatedly, 78482f76c4 so I hurriedly b82f86995c opened the library 64e4dce572 door.f4f32ed7ebd547f7

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“Hic!”1417b858a3a44582

“A-Aunt? You’re here already?”a5a3581a47f0e86b

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The children, who had been 17a3f03013 bickering loudly just moments ago, 9c30ad0846 were startled at the sight 04e48cbfc2 of me and immediately watched f91835384f my reaction.89f980df4fded0ba

I stiffened for a moment.00cdd97a511e5def

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‘Wait… I thought you liked me?’a7baf1de0a320da9

I had believed I had 2a8bcff411 grown quite close to the df62a6bc37 children.347542ab777d3922

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It had even 7c82b47fa2 been a comforting 84187a10bf balm to the 049a72e124 wound from Euclid.7a40dc96cc22d796

But now, the kids who 9714e4df53 used to smile brightly whenever 4ef856117d they saw me suddenly looked db218e6aff awkward and tense.a28737686ffb2511

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I wasn’t sure 7b744258ff if I felt 82a1cd54e2 betrayed or just f5cc5563bb disappointed, but the 462d47202f shock was real.d2a27c23e5fbbf81

Still, as an adult, cb052edfa6 I couldn’t just pettily fd6392e84b ask why they were f0f4b57307 acting like this, nor e313a60428 could I immediately change 4387712ea1 my expression and demand 81cd725177 to know what they 01ac996db2 were fighting about.e615345151c34ce1

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“…Alright. Let’s all read our books.”337297767d3f9b1d

So, I pretended to 6fc0c1cef0 know nothing and spoke 1eff06962c indifferently, as if telling efd9fa18e9 them not to bother bfdfe64187 worrying about me.2d7fa12cfd44d445

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Meanwhile, I racked my brain, ac77c607d9 trying to figure out why 3c02ecf00c the children were suddenly keeping 4e5a4ea565 their distance.eb9cdb1dbd4b8c4a

Had Euclid said something to 28b5ab4139 them?b93bc0c16f3149b8

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Then, a possible reason for 2ed65e859e their argument crossed my mind.00ac4b5d0b098362

— Dior, promise your uncle. From now on, unless dbadba6862 it’s an emergency, don’t eb86d6eeed use the secret passage.65a00eba2eb1ac95

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Once Dior learned about the bc4203b3ec existence of the secret passage, aae8156dac his curiosity got the better b6fc5bddf1 of him, and he started f5fbd599aa exploring the ducal castle every a140b5eb5c day.12855e746cabb1aa

But no one bc85c224c1 knew what kinds 81cc6ffa45 of mechanisms were 7c0b68eeb5 hidden inside, and 4e0e1d6384 there was always 61a2a5de61 the risk of 4436bc3833 him getting lost e2ea8d3620 outside the castle e4701edd6f if he took b5061419c2 a wrong turn.077cd36cf774dc85

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Not to mention, the 3ad0dab3cf servants couldn’t track his d808f16dfc movements properly, wasting their 1824adc241 efforts, and worst of 53e08ecbbd all, there was a 4e6eaea385 chance that the existence d357c977ba of the secret passage cbcf2d74eb could be exposed.f920b4183d75d994

Most importantly, the Rudion Duchy, 7be1b3ac81 which had always remained closed 6e92dbfcec off, had recently opened its 6395be1999 doors due to Gold’s visit.6608cf695d0e0566

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‘Honestly, that was because of me.’3c211366f8dfdd45

I had ordered Gold 85aa1f94cc to replace all the e0570e7c63 castle’s interior decorations, bedding, efb00b47dc and clothing according to e7d17d1103 the changing seasons.a171b182d8f863aa

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The servants, who had initially 009aaf30b1 worried about wasting money as 93aea2d313 the weather turned cold again, f1fc7793ac were now pledging their loyalty e80574049e while enjoying the comfort of 60e95dd9f1 new, lightweight garments instead of 41553587d7 quilted clothes.c1bd8bbb3dd9f695

‘Of course, the children, who were naturally resistant to the cold, were also very pleased.’0104f8b5a965abde

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Besides the merchants I 16dd30bd15 had summoned, there had 5932de9415 been a wave of d2eb2b95ea external visitors due to 034e7fc50d ongoing castle renovations and 971a69380b the rebuilding of the ee71a9a80a knight order.f126898cb6975945

From Euclid’s perspective, ab1dcd1354 it was only 2e863ad0ad natural that he 56ded8e9dd had to stop 7addcc7766 Dior.018d8d9bd3ff6ffa

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Forced to end c45b437931 his adventures, Dior c3be4c580d was so dejected 7ec68c0ae9 that he even f91dda9d99 stopped visiting the af8c24ec52 library.a87b54d810d66ec3

Perhaps returning today had 2ae973739b stirred up his emotions cde3835aab again.e572c58b619ed830

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Maybe Marianne scolded f22e7a1444 him for holding 332b42e481 onto his regrets, 9d91381f47 and that’s how 6c8d169801 their fight started.b9fbb0b42240015d

Thinking along those lines, 3a3e5f976b I wondered if the 6974feec30 children saw me as b0a560f021 the reason for their 21e2803ddc discomfort today.48b68ebed6843f62

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‘But they were the ones who wanted to come with me!’744f4279fa8e17eb

While I was 6a832aff40 feeling unjustly wronged, ae96d628a9 Marianne awkwardly asked,c0b5249618656f35

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“Aunt, what book are you going to read?”e4cd2a1f812ce2e8

“Hmm? I was just about to 6b48fce34c pick one.”f1c9c9b3ade51a86

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Recalling my reason 7b443a6a05 for coming to 68239bbb8d the library belatedly, de699f1f36 I quickly picked 82eb9c4083 up my pace.d5cd4d4a9f88ecba

Although I had somehow adapted 506f7f0a06 well to life after transmigrating, bd16bf89a4 a lingering sense of unease e263c01b2d remained in the back of 1912786b6f my mind due to my bf06b49a5c lack of basic knowledge about d58a946a54 the empire’s common sense or 0ecf71dfa6 history.85d8a377b5236d65

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Especially now that the 6b41632de8 credibility of the original 0d049d3387 story had started to 25808b1ffc falter, relying solely on 73941fa8cd it could lead to 7fe9b08fb2 a serious mistake in b7e9c56528 the future.afa487d7ac485f10

So, I headed straight to 6bbd7f1fc0 the bookshelves categorized under the e8e7e5fba3 continent’s history and mythology.93d549b715efc0f1

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Wherever you go, mythology 86a3d2e824 and history are always 5e3ca1e57f the foundation.16779a27ea2a5499

Perhaps even the fd4b024b7c issue of the 3578c78ea9 abnormal climate could e44e83e989 have a precedent 8588983254 hidden within history.a96b139bd868ca3c

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Suppressing my anticipation, I diligently 0b88493c87 browsed through the books when c659187818 I suddenly felt sparkling gazes 6419ff3373 from both sides.5a95c1738c5e583c

I had even moved af0edd014a away to let them c609380215 read comfortably, so why 944ba91b89 were they following me?3379e621bd75c6e3

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‘Children really are difficult to understand.’787cf54d79c4b69e

As I pretended 71d45ebea9 to be unfazed 22f18c604b and continued scanning 6ba6d229d9 the books, I 8a8fa05a98 noticed something odd.bfddf38333d96938

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The Rudion Ducal Library, being 80dc263378 large in scale, had an dfc1580908 extensive collection of historical books, b87d5923de but strangely enough, there were 444b02b9bc barely any books on the 0609e078f5 founding period of the Elios 94da1a9714 Empire.9ffef1fc032ad630

This was the family fbf4ad5b8f of the founding wizard f9c40c5e12 who had aided the 3b443547d1 first emperor, no less.151bb532f62882c8

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‘I thought they would have at least dozens of biographies featuring the first family head as the protagonist, but this is strange.’3f8f2f5851e60b56

Could they have 168b97d13c been collected separately, 3af9cc94b1 like a dedicated 3a4f5e8253 archive?2e76ead334ffb099

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Tilting my head in 2b5a9d5c82 curiosity, I searched the f0e66cf9e4 shelves further and finally 7b93b85d8a found a single book 2384ff4583 that appeared to be df6e397d52 for children.cede19c2f1eb9d3c

Then, I gathered 1136eabca1 numerous history books 2a75d50013 covering both the cc4d25bb81 pre- and post-founding bd33b25852 periods and returned 6995a6d631 to my desk.8d730c13e354ab17

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As expected, the edadd9ec30 children who had 9b5bb6f2d2 followed me sat 2c64694858 down but didn’t 206336ed23 read their own e29c92474e books. Instead, they kept 324b283316 staring at me 98e25f2bd6 intently.429ae7a84bde31f6

‘They’re even sneaking glances at the titles of my books, so maybe they’re just curious about what I’m reading?’5701fe7f2447ffb5

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Concerned that they cf327ffd34 might feel uncomfortable, 24802d41d0 I quietly spread 42a9d99c57 out the books b1e16cc055 I had brought 4908ba5f4d on the desk 2cd5c8c017 instead of saying 8b1859c787 anything.5e1fef16c25f20ef

As expected, their bright eyes 1ab654da5b immediately showed interest.5180b9360fc2bfcd

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Just as I 8dce94fc00 was taking my dee8ea6a55 time, pretending to 68c19a82da contemplate which book 914afeb7ec to start with 3946f78494 so the children 5c22b12605 could browse comfortably—d7412c084061338c

“Oh! I’ve read this before!”a2d77e6d64c1571b

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Dior excitedly pointed 5efffe7950 at one of 60a5edd1bc the books and 7b3efeccb2 exclaimed.8397a7eddface74c

As I had dbcc9857c1 expected, it was 3c7f01d2f6 the children’s book f0f40eae0a I had barely 6ea56b5570 managed to find—The fd7339a15b Founding of Elios.5ea25dcd97f0770d

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“This book is really fun! Right, Nuna?”b322655a2f0079e5

At Dior’s question, Marianne nodded. Then, feigning indifference but with 72c11ec1db a subtle hint of pride, 8ddd35e32e she added,06ad9e0c38b48c51

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“Well, of course. It was written by f7c6f036c4 the first family head. Obviously, it’s interesting.”1bfd36b902a386c7

Huh? The first family head wrote 614b7ad9b5 this book?787d0c10d9612982

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And it’s a magic book?1970436a33a7bc30

Startled, I checked the 96bfe408ff cover, and sure enough, a9bd81ce26 the author was Garcia 8f05fbb501 Rudion, the first Duke db2574c590 of Rudion.20b5bca30bc076f7

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Blinking in surprise at 6161b51283 the unexpected discovery, I e4a3c0a613 suddenly noticed something written f2c5e8420b on the front cover aee9aca2e0 that hadn’t been on f6a3091421 the book’s spine.d9bf61cb8a6f7508

I looked at ef8dcd676f the title once d00c48bf29 again.d5203b138f743ba1

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The Founding of Elios—for Rudion4a13173c47e8264f

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