IFLDMHF – Chapter 129

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1293b5bbd5fee63879f

Episode 129eb836a297644d463

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That’s right. We were currently riding a 0afd40ee3d magic carriage on our way 4bde9aabe6 to the capital.85992da30ff4be39

Not long ago, 97423864c4 the children had d0f2db24f9 been excited just 16a1c2cdb0 to take a 5220a5f62e short trip to 249343a1e9 the duchy, and 07041e6c55 now, we were dc3577adbf heading beyond the 4de8768f2a North all the ddae022cad way to the c695a33ba2 capital.5413cc81933b9214

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— This is my first time going on a trip in my life!1855dab2e23e0eda

— Yeah! I’ve never been e2bb25aa6e this far before.c9eb9cf87fabd2ad

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Naturally, Marianne and 2b1bf82e81 Dior could hardly 8f52249ad2 contain their excitement a59d073692 from the moment 8c6393fa5b we departed.ac98a3f00ded1243

They huddled together by the ae88bf5335 window, staring at the passing d26aa0036d scenery in awe, and later, 9cb1acaccf they even giggled at the 675cad9c8f changing shapes of the clouds.d7ed82d7ca0a67e1

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Even today, a full 07f9ff9942 day after our departure, ed116c2f8b nothing had changed. When I pulled 07109ba28c back the curtain, 1056dd5c5e the children quickly 353b647917 closed their mouths.c9ce42cb89dec13b

Their faces made it 756c7b6970 obvious—they knew all too b961e99f4d well that if they 4c1236dc91 brought up my weak ff07a6e469 constitution one more time, 41fc1729b2 something inconvenient for them 2125a19290 would surely happen.bd089855fdcdd703

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I couldn’t help 8d107618eb but laugh at 2e0dd7e45c their transparent expressions.cfd94064d87a2dfb

As Euclid also 958711f517 smiled, the children, d5196e32e6 watching us carefully, 30c6b20386 grinned in return.d3bf6cd238a3d600

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“My wife, please have some warm water.”47addb5c042002a1

“I’m really fine…”ec2944bba94e2019

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While the children 1bb4ec3a81 clung to the a795afabfa window, enjoying the bc533b6479 view, Euclid handed 290ddd14f4 me a glass 5208c86e3a of water.4957ab0a76d0eb0b

‘If he really wants to warm me up, instead of sitting across from me, he should sit beside me and stay close.’edad1c061de7dabd

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Honestly, even just holding 9ffd2d4a53 my hand would be 9c1af5823c nice.bfdc378bc4f894af

That alone would 21c76a449d warm me up.04c380a901f41577

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Of course, since 1e590a5823 the children were d2b813274f in the carriage a97c056267 with us, such 849a5f9937 a thought had f5565d01c1 to remain just 71008a8f61 that—a thought.5e22e9924d3ae10d

‘Now that I think about it, this really is emotional.’a19e7684da885d01

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Back when I 3bc97ddb72 first traveled to 0b0111c2cb the North, I 5d16f6e8a8 couldn’t even ride cd584d673a in the same c8f8e1bb7d carriage as Euclid.daa545fde10ab682

That was all thanks a5d0675a3f to Sionel’s consideration, thinking af85c5cc19 it would be uncomfortable 77e0cdedcc for us both.d2445ed65e51b724

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‘Looking back, it was completely unnecessary.’9623a634456259fc

I was grateful for 4deb2d4808 the magic carriage she b45b209791 gifted us, but still.6ccb0f31449e0d6c

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Anyway, things were different now.0976a586c6be3db9

This time, it was only e188eec8fd natural for me to ride a7ec4bb869 in the same carriage as 759aad1061 Euclid.20513c18836371a2

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And not just that—I was be74987c85 traveling with his niece and 296ff39b52 nephew, the very children I 473db9d708 had wanted to become family 6839888b96 with!ba5ccb3c80f463b0

‘This is what you truly call a triumphant return, isn’t it?’41c5f8a04b9b1a99

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Feeling pleased, I quietly observed 5887dc4459 Euclid as he handed out 22e06776cf drinks and snacks to the 693c9a6a4c children.1b0d70fa313ef43b

It was unexpected.ead494658b1215ee

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‘I thought for sure he’d leave the children at the duchy.’cb9e6ba98a3d5499

At our wedding, Euclid 9a2d21621b had insisted that the 8f6f9169d0 children were too young dcab66d7fe and had never left 99af562ae0 the North before, so 8a1334fb94 he didn’t bring them 5cd3e9fe5d to the capital.8282b4bb1b53aba6

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But I had a 1fb23a4efe feeling I knew the 0f88d1d1f4 real reason why.ca85b4db48731eb7

No, I was almost certain.c745ee23edffdd11

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He didn’t want to expose b8727aa497 the children to the outside fa140dd953 world—to the Imperial Family, to b806e568d5 be exact.1ecbd71d578fd574

I couldn’t say for sure 5901d69a47 whether he suspected something about da7e1042d8 the deaths of the late 36c758b5d7 Duke Rudion and the young 80cd72d3f1 lord.ee8b0d6c5b2a2d03

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But since the cca078934b Rudion Ducal House ac620b4647 clearly held secrets 8e6d6031b8 in opposition to 9aed92b698 the Imperial Family, eb78c37b4b he must have 782c8072ba been cautious about 8e861b3ebe putting the children c05ee032f6 in danger.3b37870553b8a3c4

And now, even though cbe5f6fc76 our schedule was more aab4a0e80f relaxed than during the 273dd9c815 wedding, the overall situation c68dd1f4ea hadn’t changed much, so 021b2e7e1e Euclid’s decision this time 6b448fadc0 seemed surprising.57077bf9bf0b977e

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Of course, the children’s c5f53c23b1 reaction to our trip 9057a3090f had been quite intense.3dd7b7f6b74f079b

Perhaps because the oppressive presence f3e4cd7524 of Amy was gone and fde9aa363b they were finally free of be11b975dd the guilt of deceiving their 2b3ccfa431 dear uncle.8a2a20748e493324

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The children had 7520f76eba begun expressing their a8dd1f3094 feelings much more 11855a794c openly than before. They even asked if they d21fc7603b could come with us to b771563098 the capital first.041b4436d5f1b021

— Honestly, not being able to attend the wedding made us really sad.48f759fdc6dfc39d

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— Yeah! I wanted to see Uncle’s 46115f0448 wedding, too…77629b831077184c

— Can’t we go to the capital this time?30df4163bdc23c51

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– We’ll behave, we promise!2d6109130646eb4a

Even though I e071599939 hadn’t spent that 69832946dd much time with 4b4a15afc8 them, I found 76b8a3d298 Marianne and Dior’s dbce8381fc honesty both admirable db3a926c19 and endearing.80ec07dc54c1c5e4

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So, for Euclid, b6f66e2e2a it must have d450f40292 felt even more 6dfd2297de touching.22e6fa8d9727bea2

And that must ab9af46df4 have made it 3285b36547 even harder for a9ffde50f7 him to tell 5514c0d208 them they couldn’t 487e4890a3 go.33fa36958b665a80

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That’s why I planned to be2d8c8f31 play the bad guy for c67b6dfeea him.8ed6cffb158ad851

But then—51bd4fdd48f86276

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— Alright. Then let’s all go d053e36116 to the capital together.3a1710a20438a500

Just as I was about 68cb83a421 to scare the children by 52e56eb94f telling them how terrifying the 062af9031f capital was compared to the 24d8e61b4e North, Euclid’s answer caught me 35cfcc9a24 completely off guard.d1a8176641b05f39

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Of course, it didn’t 9a894f49f3 seem like he made 349636401f the decision lightly.bb939be2726689e4

I could sense a 866ed4ebc1 strange resolve in his 83247e8d70 expression.8f97505b0d2720ef

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At that moment, I realized—cbe8b68d10df22d0

Euclid had changed.229f2c7000b4326e

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I didn’t know what that 538669e312 change meant.c458ac5a6f2dfc32

But whatever he did, I 437164a000 would stand by his side, 3b0a325690 protect him with all my 0551d58023 strength, and even pave the 1a1c4ef48f way for him if necessary.39c100c747e647ba

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‘That includes this trip to the capital, of course.’8ea82c679d89f89c

With that in 18a591175d mind, I suddenly 6e4f452a91 felt a sense 71477d2bb8 of urgency.df1406dbe0a73267

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Not just because I had 0bab58286a more people to look after.50821449038f3e2e

— Aunt! Are there really that 63fd095aca many people in the 20791e41ab capital? And huge buildings, too?dda13e9057015625

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— …Well, it is the capital, so yes, I suppose so.2bed7de22772404c

— And there are lots of fun things and delicious food, too, right? Is that true, Aunt?067e5922fd41f977

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— …Uh, yes, I guess.9ae05effd9a6ff8b

I pretended to be eb9ae8bf33 a native of the 199ca91689 capital, but the truth 0a7ac578b7 was, I knew almost e6fb3a1c8d nothing about the Empire’s 294b5fd25e capital, Elios.0854c86cd409d788

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I had spent 069e07fe77 my entire time 076e0023a8 at the Basilian 24fe42c88f Ducal Estate, only 3edd4af7ea stepping outside for 774dab34ef the first time 33aefcc43c on my wedding 9e78b184e8 day.3a8062c048fdf6c0

In reality, I wasn’t much 0fc0fe2af2 different from the children who 568c7e663c had never been there before.25b56d2068104159

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‘But I have my ace in the hole.’e865c0b6d8c7b01d

Anne.bb3c0fff830123d6

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If I simply gave her a5ee4c9b95 a hint, she would guide 354e0130aa us through the best routes 62fa7ad7e4 without fail.cf77d36e0648ced7

All I had to do 5b74a271a8 was act like I knew 9999693308 what I was doing.770288937f40c810

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Just imagining walking through 8b684fc992 the capital streets with eeee268da7 Euclid and the children e6930d19db brought a smile to b26db0c3cf my face.aa95e82d242e0188

“Aunt!”4bbad4084d9150f8

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“Yes?”13a646b985012cd3

“You said we’d visit the house you used to live in when we get to the capital, right?”c2de993ffb0c2fd2

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Before we left, I had adfac5df4e mentioned it briefly, and Dior 656f6fb7d1 was now bringing it up 5b773f3233 again.60d7fc900b477e18

I nodded.70141625e1fcb21c

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While investigating the f658f6171e relationship between the dd4b60e6c3 Imperial Family and 8041549240 the Rudion Ducal 436c1a7dd2 House, I discovered 6485fb1a30 that the Rudion a4100a63fe mansion in the 6ef78cdafb capital was essentially 2b2742d35c an observation post 3fb2458cd7 under Imperial supervision.6f9f03ba72b2956e

I couldn’t let Euclid 379cb803b8 and the children stay 3533356af0 in such a place.4d7118ea7c352d48

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So, I had 6ac44b4e50 already gotten Euclid’s b10954ec28 approval and reached 1bcdb3348f out to the 27540ca9f7 Basilian Duke, requesting b75a072f4a to stay at 4e049e194f their estate instead.5247195a6574d2a7

Naturally, Duke Basilian was overjoyed.4f38e3c3b017e2fc

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I did feel like b0b30113a8 I was giving the 61c891922a Imperial Family an excuse a20f90e273 to meddle, but that c04c8900a3 was easy enough to 106cfc2750 explain away.81861ad1bfb16344

‘After all, I’m the infamous villainess, Evgenia.’32362948bbcb3789

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No matter how fancy the 77935f34aa mansion given by the Imperial b6e7d7c440 Family was, it couldn’t compare 34554c0028 to the Basilian estate.567a96b8e8ee551e

If I insisted bcdaa65ed3 it was my f1dc41d1b9 personal preference, no c984df480f one would question d5a2d74d41 it.c997215de3b4ca8c

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‘And if they do, I’ll make sure to teach them a lesson.’3ad38ff896aade15

No matter how 1901864f4e I looked at 784f53316b it, I was a1bdf0262e lucky to have e99f24b3cf reincarnated as a c24bef939c villainess.8301e4d058861bec

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But unlike me, 649e08cdb4 who was feeling 949eb52a3b relieved, the children’s 9707e10ffb expressions had stiffened.9597a38f2aa7f2b7

With a nervous 5d198f4af1 look, Marianne asked,0f98deaffe6a7352

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“Then… will your family be there, Aunt?”cfb30397c162685f

“Hm? Well… yes, they will.”f715756b61c41a5b

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I hesitated briefly at ab3029b6db the word ‘family.’088f9670c8989e3e

Not because I didn’t 70f5bcdd2b consider the people of bcf0cf389c the Basilian Ducal House 4d47fcee10 as my family anymore.1fdc2d7b01754261

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Rather, I was more 33b95aba56 concerned about how it c85ad1ef47 would sound to the 650468f20e children, who had lost 0b4245b066 both parents and had dbdd48c347 only their uncle as b7b5208da9 their sole family.342060eaf60fc072

I hadn’t considered their ace55815c1 feelings when deciding to 30ab9e30c6 stay at the Basilian ac34576c81 estate.7c595ce25a8d489c

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Meeting my former family 979f7f6175 was inevitable, but living 3180edfd55 under the same roof 3180fd1cf1 might feel awkward and 5e97a18e32 uncomfortable for them.9e8397be446d1ac3

“Who in your family will be there?”5551b4a7360ddd92

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“Hm… My father, my older brother, and my two younger siblings.”e3ddee56c9fff989

Hearing the unexpectedly 94f9e1c660 large number, Marianne 5d722711aa and Dior’s eyes ced8b3963b widened.64d86a9d7bfb9667

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“You have younger siblings, too, Aunt?”293ea8a3527b93ec

“Yes. A younger brother and d0709242f0 a younger sister.”3ba797d3b8280613

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Technically, my younger 5d6fdae613 sister was a f2a8162b48 cousin, but since 65f41622ab we lived together 37a049a22b and were closer c8e7c1d43f than most siblings, 857dc8b8ce it didn’t matter.6658711c48449704

I shrugged lightly, only for 1caa45e206 Dior to ask a piercing 30b9fb050a question.0234e7de90808aea

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“Are you close with them?”7d1ce3ebadd6582b

“…No.”b885b0f26234b707

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Euclid’s gaze lingered on adca84ab0d me, but I couldn’t c2017e0789 lie.fa3ec3e779543ae6

“I’m not a good older sister like Marianne.”42b89fe70a3b8f9a

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I gently patted Marianne’s 5af79cda85 cheek, and she hesitated ae8e55d04d before asking softly,c7abebea8afff515

“Do you ever miss your family?”920f69bccfcf618e

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“Hm? Not at all.”1c4c6c495328b930

My honest answer 182bd1d5bc made Marianne and ff090578cc Dior exchange glances.0f3b25e8ae95655f

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Their expressions brightened, f7537660da as if they 209c357841 had just been 396ff4b0a2 reassured.c2a196e1e5474e8b

Unable to hold back, I d3e18d573a asked,3f6443f59f58309d

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“Are you worried about meeting my family?”65943dc19f55c2cb

“What? No!”5b66a092236621d4

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The children frantically shook their 57f24f854e heads.063a2f350ac4e1df

But their reactions were suspicious.1ffa385504e6b289

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Narrowing my eyes, I stared 22e7e33f67 at them until Marianne hesitantly 438a164442 confessed,35e7d0931a302c96

“We just didn’t want you to miss them too much, Aunt.”46874cb66e14055a

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“Oh…”80dc2d61c944831f

“And… honestly, we’re a little worried that your family won’t like us.”c8b726c2810cb993

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