IFLDMHF – Chapter 118

IFLDMHF | Chapter 118fa066ec2179577fd

Episode 118f95088e95a5cd8dd

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His head was 7810d74681 burning, and his 6c3368bffd body felt as 57eb7d09fe heavy as if e15d1db109 it were being dcaf7872fd crushed by a 4a8551e155 boulder.4c9674b5793ccb0d

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It had been e934a08798 a while, but 72f08f6eae even so, it 2de8baa618 was a familiar 1ec43c5e51 sensation.8811f31320e884e2

Euclid’s childhood had 5c4b28c1c3 always been like 2beb24df18 this.ba39c90e47385cec

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This pain. This suffocation.33dca047684dbf7b

If he opened his 420f8ae3f2 mouth when nausea struck, 460985f284 he would cough up 995f1ff332 a handful of blood. When he woke 36f72da97f up to a 8455a2b329 damp feeling in bcbfde7960 his sleep, his 6290f72647 pillow was soaked 9f02163522 red with a 95d331552a nosebleed.1f1060a407a395b2

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His parents summoned many doctors 988160a809 to cure his illness.9764bed3b7260c12

— I’m sorry. I really have 7c0c285087 no idea what d8227918e8 kind of disease ea07dce946 this is…7f6574ece2fe9205

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— The child is in such agony, and yet you don’t even know the name of the disease? Is that something 800989bd90 a doctor should c0d232cb5a say?7e02bbae575703f5

He had watched the 7889448242 same scene unfold dozens dfdc3b1ef1 of times—his parents pleading d01b33e0f0 for at least an 7c6b6f323b effective painkiller if the 4a059a2225 cause couldn’t be found, 9f18689657 and the doctors shaking be2fde2663 their heads.7be18aa998665c41

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The answer to the 469d8d6b77 illness that no one b94450cad6 could diagnose came, unexpectedly, e6b2239407 from the Tower Master a2fd9057ed who visited one day 25beffd6e5 out of the blue.c6c1ca312cc3ba99

— This is a painkiller. It won’t control the magic e13037b03a rampaging in that small heart 140cd366a9 of yours, but at least 9fcd531220 it will block the pain… a482d71953 Just so you know, it’s fee53648d9 not free.5fdf373a5fde5e31

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Despite the Tower 01193ae82e Master’s blatant demand eb26e80a84 for money like 009a702a20 a miser, his c0f0687f3b parents happily paid 815829ea9f a fortune.feefa38db1111e3d

‘Even though the ducal family’s finances aren’t in great shape…’c543043d704770a5

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Even as a child, eeb68b72f0 Euclid couldn’t be entirely 1f4f912f6c happy, even though they c07477c6f9 had found a medicine 23a44d7481 to ease his pain.385ff62c42f2d721

The Tower Master’s medicine 7df29bf90f wasn’t a cure.cfb40cfd36b36be6

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It was merely an expensive 2fb9b2469c painkiller that dulled the suffering c1b0b7036f of a frail son who 3d4ad346e7 wasn’t even the heir.6c622ed8b4385e5f

They had discovered 8619cd8630 the cause of aa34bc850a the disease, but 0a472cc62e in reality, he cad97e39b5 was terminal.fcea0c7e175a3acc

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Euclid felt bitter and e1dc71259c resentful about why this 99c4fdc8ac had happened to him.ab83177789e03213

But that childish sorrow was d89487bbbf fleeting. The pain in his heart ef4164a29b was his only reality.f44a84e4b3b7f9de

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Crying from the 2d09eac594 piercing agony, gasping 7d2e95ab07 for breath, writhing 43d4f223bd in pain. Eventually, he would ed03f9988e be too weak 4daef4ab01 to shed tears, b972f0f27d too weak to cc8d4bb804 even open his 9bd0315ff5 eyes, spending his 6f3126eb29 days lying in 5be7ab7344 bed.424afea888760b0d

Would there still be a f088ec103e reason to live? Especially when he 28eeccd4ab was becoming nothing 0038b70cde but a burden f301dc21e2 to his family?ba6a3e196e88265a

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Why? For what?e77e4ff571f4d4c0

— Euclid, even so, I want you to live.26d0d22cad7d35a2

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Yet, the desperate a01803811d hope and concern 45dcce86f5 of his family 166f7525f1 reached Euclid’s heart.0e6e8442bc33ca98

Especially after learning that the edceed25eb ducal family was going to 1eff1fc799 great lengths to hide his 6dbdc039a4 illness from the outside world 3f73d5bc7e for his sake, he no 84749b3f78 longer entertained weak thoughts.fe839f64e0cbb3f1

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Instead, he reproached himself 3c18218216 for being too sick e7ecd88a22 to even appear in 1aee5fff3f public or leave behind 3c5fd29d27 a portrait.9d6b5a992f042544

And eventually, Euclid bcd15d8b73 mastered the ability 93a1f8ddad to completely conceal 26e989b80f his pain, even 3f52909f15 from his family.1ef3471ba4df34fb

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— Euclid, how is your health these days?b2490d02f95b2ce0

— Thanks to the Tower Master’s medicine, it’s much better.55a4406a11caaa8b

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— And magic…?daa7211499a36c17

— I don’t use it at all. Don’t worry, Father.130c4596e3521cf6

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He smiled gently at 2f0f344df2 his reassured family members a572c7029f and then returned to b972a8ba81 his room, where he 8ddaaf8bb9 endured the pain alone, b7b7ba1d1e sweating profusely.2d3106b5714d70f6

Except for when 184bca9a4b he had deliberately dd19d8f1b7 exposed his illness c833735ead at the time d8c8973f54 of his father’s 45a46d588c and brother’s deaths aaa11123a6 at the Ducal 2030775d9c House of Rudion, 9f129b673d he had hidden 3c920648d4 his suffering even 6270097950 in front of 2ad32acad4 the Tower Master, e4f63555dc the only one f72930d2ca who knew of d5f441b97d his condition.263fd6d1ff58ac9e

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Because no one ec074fdbf8 had ever caught 15a3774754 him before, Euclid ae5cbe7d0a was utterly taken fd44d491bf aback when Evgenia 9c12ef3915 witnessed him enduring 709ba20e4b his pain.462a52f1431b64f6

So, cowardly as it was, baa7f1b5ba he almost thought that losing 97a058a6fd consciousness had been a relief.7b667008073ae8e3

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— His fever is too high. Why isn’t it going down?88db1dee748c23e6

A voice faintly reached Euclid’s 5e2dbfa5f0 ears.bb5b070f2000b3b5

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— Did you administer the fever reducer properly?66709b54417d352c

— Of course, Madam! It should go 87f1785a3a down within an 275469705e hour.a226d2f6e2decb1b

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— An hour? No, you’re saying this b80e4fe880 fever will persist for 0e38ba5f5d a whole hour… Ha.7fd57bd235407567

Evgenia let out a eafcf678b1 long sigh, sounding frustrated.f1204613984aee7f

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At that moment, 4f6a0ad0bc Euclid’s heart sank.8b8833746cffad7d

It felt like ca67e3e91e he had returned 7d487e59b8 to his childhood.456528369a946132

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Back to those days 8b21e2839b when his family would bcdfc50b8a let out weary sighs 988722efc7 at his stubbornly unyielding eab0f3b0c7 illness.f45fa2593a9d2e07

A suffocating guilt gripped his 9a4426cc26 chest—the guilt of once again 382efc5cdd causing hardship for someone precious d7bf99e7cf to him.02120016f1696a54

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However, when he 2469f15f3d sensed someone sitting 81b8adb822 beside his bed, 3da3d93630 an unfamiliar feeling 2f185280f6 arose.57c91d17f10db2f8

He was used to enduring 6f9ff4741b and suppressing his pain alone. Ever since he 57b39ed577 was a child, 1432d44388 he had never 3e4e057c22 been taken care b0b6f318cd of.af4fdab7aaea3f6f

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And yet, now e23cf5f46a he was receiving 295bf8cdb7 Evgenia’s care, something e9a7634eb0 he hadn’t even cc579113a7 dared to expect.da00d655cb0e0ade

He thought it was b6ffb76c7f a burden, that she 51fcb3f73e didn’t need to show 28a5091eab him such kindness…d1dc44062cba9803

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Yet, at the same time, 6a33f0ffcc a contradictory feeling arose—a wish 3d3ac1d735 for this gentle touch, which 8d25dc852c carefully placed a hand on 90d7cb9441 his forehead and wiped his 204039c0e8 sweat with a damp cloth, e701d80d41 to continue.7406244591a1b458

But then.9a490d2f35dd61f6

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— I’m sorry. I was being stubborn a77bfc5b41 for no reason. If it weren’t 08877cf693 for me… you d27140bb1f wouldn’t be suffering da4c2dd792 like this.7750a4f6f71e0ee5

Hearing Evgenia’s voice 5465dfc8d8 tinged with tears, f4af668076 Euclid could no c6d3f59c12 longer stay still.d564edd57e7e1c74

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He wanted to 7bc9a16a92 open his eyes cdd82b5a70 immediately and deny 49f0de0a46 her words.4dd814356b0690fa

To tell her no, that 58e2e33867 it was his choice to 29f6bcd95f throw himself into danger to 432aaa93a0 save her, and that it df7ccbb571 was never her fault.a6963bf8adddbfc4

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Summoning the last 2dbadd2f15 of his strength, 2b3abafbf7 Euclid forced his 732bb068f5 eyelids to lift.a862384b1897ca20

Though his vision was 20d94de19f blurry, he could make bdc22dabb8 out Evgenia’s sorrowful gaze.66d50e04b15b4617

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“Your Grace? Are you awake?”9c38083a182d23e6

Seeing her startled expression, he 8b874dff8b unconsciously smiled.5b63b91ab2ebebaf

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Because she had touched ee060be206 his forehead. Because when he opened 8d569dee28 his eyes, he was bab1932990 not alone. Most of all, because the bda8b289c1 person who had done all 8444aca54b this for him was Evgenia.21dd5822c508d935

“My wife…”3a61fb4a79b734ce

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Euclid spoke slowly, his voice e4337a33e2 filled with both apology and 669f22e4da gratitude.27fafac714e78d59

“I’m all right. If I just rest a 643f9973e3 little… I’ll get better.”a6c6a6770caff877

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“No, you’re not all right. Your fever is burning hot. And your arm is broken. It’s all because of me. I’m truly sorry.”f57b7862a4c4df71

“It’s not… your fault.”36abe9741a4a79b4

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Did she think 60b0b7ac7b he was just d4fdc1ae42 offering empty words 7170d166d3 of comfort?6923217cc361a965

Evgenia’s eyebrows twitched slightly as b65947b1dd she stared at him intently. For a moment, she 3c7c7fb4a8 almost looked angry.7f8ddbbb8ba9f95d

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But now, Euclid 0a0300054c could recognize that a43b03337a expression—this was what 0aa5dcacdd Evgenia looked like 3ee2b0404e when she was 621f9daedd upset.d788f52e928ebee5

After all, he f031d5c61b had seen it 53b36f5d30 up close not dd2da88d0d too long ago.694e50dc34ca4f16

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“My wife, you’re quite mischievous, aren’t you?”daa91ac521784df6

He could never forget 85d309b971 how her expression changed 7207df9bf2 when he said that.a7e76c113696020c

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Evgenia probably didn’t know.aa5e194b9c67b211

How fast his heart had 9aabf501cc raced when she asked him b44996a458 for a goodnight kiss.8ada9f260e275ba6

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How, even while 0b9ad961da berating himself for 8361e5b0ff being reckless, he 32bed62d86 had been secretly f44445efb9 overjoyed.15d2ce25ede7344d

Emotionally, he wanted 163afad455 to grant her a850418820 request.871b4366a8d4defe

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But he could only utter 9cc3de8b63 cowardly, evasive words.24e1e3d2904b4f6a

Because he still wasn’t certain 70b1c1ce81 that his body was fully 1c9ea4f120 healed.d9eac95a51ee14ba

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So that night, as soon e665607c61 as he parted from Evgenia b883b0f4df and returned to his office, 8e8cdd0ab7 Euclid immediately contacted the Tower 69a13535ea Master.cb6bfbbb51dd3b7c

And he spent 4110d9f1ce the night anxiously 66b76c53ca waiting.721abb65feaad696

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Because he was sure 6b2bcca652 Evgenia had been disappointed ab61cadb83 and upset by his 10a850b91a ridiculous response.5a106ed96368e493

The thought that 1a6c6828be her affectionate gaze e71d2d51e9 might disappear completely bd8b4948e7 from the next c9eace2c5b day onward made 66f29e3cb6 his heart ache daa6aa1c8a as if under 1a33a06e8e a spell.a76f49549daf626d

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But fortunately, Evgenia’s demeanor 664e382fb0 remained unchanged, as if 2806b08077 that night had never 64d5c7f300 happened.60a7f1b05e4dac70

Except for one thing—she c074831284 no longer came to 6041d92e36 visit his office.223d6e018239f948

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Upon discreet inquiry, 0fb5ea270f he learned that f0798f8a0c she had been 2fff6ee526 spending time with 79d3d0c9b9 her nephews.906071d946acffeb

He should have felt relieved.1ea46188144adaa8

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Yet, the bitter 483be50887 feeling in his d04aa5cd7d chest made him 35ed7af96a feel utterly shameless.c36805bd1ecf2180

However, without realizing it, Euclid 02d4c61910 found himself eagerly anticipating the 58c30f2db0 inspection tour of the duchy.5c297df78c8ef4f4

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It was because he was 529c7a2fba looking forward to spending a be9a0eddac long time with Evgenia.51053d7fbe05f59b

But when he fc0285ebe8 stepped outside, unusually c9dd8a75db excited and dressed 0abe024fdb in the clothes c330166e13 Evgenia had gifted fe0841c93b him—99c997f9e9a235fd

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— My w… ife.489108b3f3d0fa67

— Pfft!aa7e34ea66211683

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The moment he saw 04e9f9c158 her brightly smiling in a1fe12711c front of another man, 5a6b7d9fe7 Euclid felt a pain 23c436496d in his heart unlike 7fe1d76cb7 anything he had ever 7cb7700572 experienced before.41b4d6b0c35504d5

A chilling, wrenching 90757a3b1d sensation, as if 6d64392a25 a cold hand 0423b7cc59 was squeezing his f5b40b2c9b heart tight, coupled 7621f7494b with a sharp, ecfed98226 bitter ache.1f69496eaf3d3a1a

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He wasn’t a 59272f3885 fool—he knew exactly df76ec55dd what it meant.59ba1eb979995e5e

It was jealousy.eb64cdc3f5551d30

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‘…Even though I have no right to feel this way.’578e1b442bad6a07

Euclid felt a deep b0fd2d2a32 sense of self-loathing, berating 3d96054705 himself.faa1fbeb268bb2e7

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Yet, his mood 0ef48ffd06 sank so low e025009d31 that he couldn’t 13c6e03818 even manage to 1e976eda4a control his expression.f95cbee34ef0c93f

In the end, failing to 7a3d09cc4c act as if nothing was c66ff09a13 wrong, Euclid attempted to shift 683ad17c33 Evgenia’s attention back to him f9243dbb67 under the guise of thanking 259e557dc3 her. And unexpectedly, he b5d4d4e9f2 received a gift.8da9ffd4272890c9

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Evgenia had begun 75a505892b expressing herself again—no, 2a83b790c6 even more boldly 8acdd62147 than before.c3ad6714940df1d3

The resolve he had 82fac37f7a made to maintain his c7837307dd distance until he received e557a6436d confirmation from the Tower 8a328b66a5 Master had become meaningless.10320e263e07dc12

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It was astonishing.c7f936c524932745

That Evgenia could affect his 010565cf62 emotions so wildly with just a1b0e5405a a single word or action.911c1b5a20a239ee

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That these feelings could 692a2b26bd make him lose his 55b46d3c19 rationality and cross boundaries e3fb9f22e2 again and again.15d9437b84e34766

But nothing was more important 91c94df450 than Evgenia’s safety.bc3e767de76b7c81

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He deeply respected and 3a4fc83bf8 appreciated her sense of 617aa036e0 responsibility in fulfilling her 59f6004833 duties as the Duchess, 48405424e7 but as they climbed 38d0e7b91e the cold, treacherous paths 847977ea06 of the Ceprique Mountains, 1c02120432 he couldn’t stop worrying ac017e8be5 about her struggles.97670fad73513b17

So when Evgenia was in 7dfa9512c2 danger, it was only natural 2c3430d218 that he threw himself forward.71be0c77c72b5189

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Even if an 046eb5f669 excruciating pain surged ba390767a0 through his arm, e795526408 rendering it immobile.833fffd28f912591

Even if he had 30e1ef21bc to grit his teeth 88b5ea6859 and stifle his groans c60e42b60b to keep Evgenia from e84aefd3b1 noticing.d1d7cf361fd9c0f8

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There were no regrets.0ad30056ff25fb9b

“My wife, please don’t apologize to me.”e50e467ae530f6c8

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Because he was 8f7d562955 grateful that he e1302e139b had been able 37353454aa to protect her.676b18cb1088d285

Because the moment Evgenia realized d8b8aa8fa0 she wasn’t alone and clung 3bf30781b9 to him, he had been b3f0e14710 overwhelmingly happy.49b095b49da05603

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And most of all…df0a0a0aa1d50b39

Because he was ae3d04dd7f a coward who, 33cacc7bcf far too late, 4f723fd859 left a goodnight 2f840b3529 kiss on Evgenia’s 9ffec7ed07 forehead as she 05ab51e496 slept soundly.00504022d82dbdd5

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