IFLDMHF – Chapter 137

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1374c6a0969a36d76ec

Episode 13701030d89d41c3ab1

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“Waaaah!”e441c634b419a058

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“Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please look this way!”65a1f5adce80d524

From the moment 9aee4460eb they entered the ee82ea6c0a capital, the streets 9f4d94ac53 leading to the 948d2f77c2 Imperial Palace were d141496e5d packed with crowds 4119365e5e welcoming the Crown 4cf96d1ebf Prince and the 7b7c42b8c5 Imperial Army.610f50225efad7a4

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Kaiden, his eyes 269fbfdd11 bloodshot from lack 9bdc1b37ff of sleep, was 051cb03861 entirely preoccupied with 2ca6421a17 the thought of f4ed2a82fa finally meeting Evgenia.97a3fe98f829b3e1

But as he saw the 29889fbb1e cheering crowd on both sides 3e78c2278f welcoming them with excitement, he 203407ad06 twisted his lips coldly.3af7b04cf9dc0be3

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He had returned victorious countless cd5bef7dc3 times before.15ca1adb5bf23429

Yet he had 88a2644a53 rarely received such 5f12ddf124 a fervent welcome.aaf3fc786aeb3d63

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Maybe once or twice at bcbf84bf91 the beginning, but after the ef6513e180 Emperor began starting wars at d2af61e98b the drop of a hat, 7c2593834a the public’s reactions naturally turned 0951731102 cold.b5c42db2df555c2e

Even this time, they had 4a21b9afd0 set off quietly at dawn, a8010eb79c and yet now they were a524be1fed being met with cheers. It was almost laughable.56558f44ac2b7ad6

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The adjutant riding beside 5a33b7a67a him seemed surprised as 180b107759 well and spoke with 2a8de27bae a puzzled expression.324eb2c7460c6910

“His Majesty seems to have put a lot of thought into the triumphal procession.”6d17c7e2a112b165

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“He probably spent a lot of money.”927dc217740d919b

At the Crown Prince’s 0195f4886b cynical reply, the adjutant 19339cb3b0 let out an awkward 2a656b55ba laugh.aaeddd31b79dc278

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“Still, the people are chanting Your Highness’s name and welcoming you. Perhaps you could at 265f673884 least wave….”8ec6c83d95d0566f

Ahem. At the sharp glare shot 740f18938e his way, the adjutant cleared 4c328b46f9 his throat and shut his bbaaa2541d mouth.a37390a796bc58be

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It was the day they b60afd1790 were finally returning to their 80da1b9da1 homeland after a grueling war, 8c8965e36a but the Crown Prince showed 70d6d31a91 no sign of joy.a449a8bdf6d548b7

The adjutant, well aware of c82883a8c3 the reason, looked visibly tense.ca9fb1c0161656e1

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He had hoped 7ff7e85eb1 that Kaiden’s fury ef0ebd5f38 would subside even 744c87a4bd a little on 2b524d28b2 the journey to bf8638ded0 the capital, but d7d590e62f it seemed to 0e5cf8f860 have only intensified.edbc390c74523cc2

He would soon come face 017bf68b74 to face with Evgenia, now 1286148d66 the Duchess of Rudion, and b4169dcc82 the thought of what might b7a035a67d happen already filled him with ff8c044e15 dread.0f0f8114c12698f9

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At last, as they reached 190589b017 the entrance of the Imperial a70092496a Palace—the final stop—the cheering grew 8c4abbbaa0 even louder than before.6d7ba74a26b8a5e4

The Emperor and the 68401181e7 nobility were all present.03e2e6e41c761498

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Kaiden, who had 733bf0ba87 worn a consistently 3a8148aa56 bored and annoyed 4d4d60d042 expression, finally showed a280da8529 a flicker of 9ff2a1cdda light in his 2823eb5c71 eyes.8cd6be3729f0db2a

His sharp gaze scanned the 6dcab2e127 area, and among the similarly 0a03508009 dressed nobles, one person stood 0e5b70f587 out vividly to him.d9c857fdda7ba548

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“Evgenia…”8517f162f8bc559b

A sound like a d5357fe14f groan unconsciously escaped his db64ae3178 lips.d3db0b6d08a93a19

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At the same 35fcdae98d time, a storm b023ee993e of emotions surged 12b21a4446 within him.56b838f8ea8c0304

Hate, anger, resentment… most 29e295ca9a of them negative.7cd9ad8dba23f59f

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But among them, undeniably, there 18ed83f56e was a sliver of something 6a237a9d65 else.c08719e296ac5f15

Joy.17a97f3e5e0dac6c

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‘No… maybe longing.’d323dc5e253a23c3

He had thought f2b7904e79 of Evgenia every 20a854727e single day, without 9b3c9e3b93 fail.398be4797027c6c8

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He wanted to cf8dc92f51 see for himself.53f5b8f4845d4841

He had many things 0e4950a761 he wanted to ask.19afd19633dc2137

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And eventually… he a3b6efa0ee knew he would c0b40dcd59 get angry.889be6b6397ff5d0

But before all of that, c7bc6e3159 just seeing Evgenia’s face brought b83207a951 him inexplicable joy, and it f14394089b felt almost foolish.ab0f4a9b52f1adfa

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The murderous intent adb787661b that had once b2c93e8731 driven him mad f6b039b266 vanished like a dee600a128 lie, and his 750520f302 heart began to 5588e0cf5f race.53282702c9e5e23f

It was then—200bac3d71b2e78b

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“You’ve returned safely, my son!”7508274fa225616c

The Emperor, who had a6f06aa720 never once acted as 2d5dba30fc a loving father, suddenly 14d0875df9 stepped forward with a ad747025a3 booming voice.a6c266507c921078

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It felt like f91387081d waking from a af32af3722 dream.fde465ae58e8b2f9

Kaiden forced himself d180ee7061 to tear his f4d31c21d3 gaze from Evgenia 16cf8ab0c2 and dismounted.a7ef6822032d7c27

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Then he dropped to one 32b7e7188a knee and bowed his head.ff05800e000a2842

“I greet His Majesty the Emperor.”93cc317313840766

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“……”69c7513b88df35b5

The Emperor, intending bc0b206c08 to put on 5e30a929e8 a show of 039ba29128 a warm father-son 4d1b21e2cd reunion, curled his 165a7026b3 lips in displeasure 6c0276f34b as Kaiden showed 8422476bf5 no such willingness 1af7be2fc9 and instead kept c66ac13ade his distance.3e4fdf7cf6b31c9a

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Of course, the plan c277d7cad9 had been to put fd8e6d06d1 an end to the 45ccefa7ad rumors surrounding the Imperial 6218187d70 Family and the North, 33481dc818 and to reassert his c040fbf32f authority. He had gone dfaa1e50f7 to great lengths, 2f20034958 even bringing the 89694682cb High Priest for 062125cc2e the occasion.53221378d5622648

But Kaiden, ruining the mood, e02a6f0ac2 was utterly displeasing to him.18c4153bbbafd8b5

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Especially since the Emperor had 12ce57ec0e just had an unpleasant conversation 4adee1056b with Evgenia, and somehow felt c6712db8f0 it was Kaiden’s fault as cba73fd0fa well.58627cff6df2da03

Still, thinking of f2204a5b6e the enormous sum ed0d2a086c spent on the 3657f594ee celebration and banquet, 4ea532025b the Emperor forced f523ade142 a bright smile.b1566af80b29a748

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“To see you return safely from the frontlines, I feel so—”5a05fce79513b409

“—Sick to your stomach?”24f0e3a28c1b7e45

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“—so sick to my stomach!”3959ec3c6406370c

Gasps and sharp bcc9af3ae8 intakes of breath 73ca12f819 could be heard f0ce08d3d5 all around.77225b7d1da29554

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The Emperor realized a beat 386c0d5d56 too late that something had 2d6f6bfcf7 gone terribly wrong.613f3effe0d04359

He had meant to df55f2ca87 say he was proud…d0bb1984eabf85f2

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But what had 06d04899e8 actually come out 362cffd57f of his mouth 42c90d06e4 was completely different.ec227a98d9fd2d98

Flustered, the Emperor instinctively looked c4fff38157 around.6ce6104e71854544

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It was a moment meant 384aa41c61 to be a grand imperial bcd4cc3ef0 address to the war hero 6192ad4e61 Crown Prince.1cd1e58813e34823

But Evgenia, seemingly indifferent, was 54c82e3e06 bent over checking on a 628aa70265 young boy’s condition.0ba470f33645d5fe

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The little girl 854e896657 next to them 5eb215f320 whispered softly,d32c2add2f0cd201

“I think it’s because he had three bowls of ice cream before we came.”f87913980fce425e

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“What? Three bowls?!”48b6e795d8530568

Startled, Evgenia quickly checked aaaa28aad3 on the boy again.8b204af634589a72

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Kaiden, watching her, c07927ea5a momentarily doubted his 0b894fd241 eyes.dcec28561173e863

The Emperor cleared 5383b2e6e5 his throat loudly.1728b6e86b44f1af

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If she had spoken fb22b2b676 loudly, he could have 817d84c0de at least shot her 6333f9b6a9 a glare.05d6f68980d8a523

He was annoyed by her 61afe5525c lack of attention, but even 4bb2d22eca more disconcerted by how his a15e3f3c2d own mouth had involuntarily repeated df8aac2578 her words.0d20266d1339e80a

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More importantly, the 13fe3f88b1 boy really did cf19149748 seem unwell, and 151f4646ce criticizing her felt 1e166c625f petty even to 0949fc4fc0 him.69803c434cb64b13

To make things worse, 1e8a704c7c the child belonged to faa274d59c the Duke of Rudion, 0bded03992 known for his strained 00d1237ded ties with the Imperial 8f0c749dce Family.c112979821debc5e

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In the end, the 933b8cb9c8 Emperor turned his gaze d1a8e373f5 back to Kaiden and, 2e2366141b as if nothing had afd612351f happened, began again.d9c6136ff1ae2fd1

“Kaiden, you truly went through much. Your victory will 24bb7fb121 forever be recorded bbfb023a1d in the history 1e73c3f1da of the Elios b6a7364d83 Empire—”ba663a5e0ae40e43

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“As a complete mess.”91a4e38b8b340c0a

“—as a complete mess…”3cfc5e138bbac55c

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This time, he realized his 88ab330601 mistake mid-sentence and hastily shut 02c20e1e82 his mouth.52d93631bd7417ce

But the damage was done.bf1f98abb0d8fa8a

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A brief silence 4d34b26136 fell before murmurs 001627a31e spread through the f64cde3f04 crowd like ink 5b41d13901 in water.d9a435b1da3ee754

Some people covered their faces e139587c39 to hide their laughter, others 2484e54b80 stood frozen with their mouths 326928f9db agape.e37df23744eae3df

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“Ha…”83ba9f98e3b536fb

Even the Crown 08847dd115 Prince let out a7d368ee08 a disbelieving smile.afc7f2f55f77973e

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The Emperor’s face turned 811ace71e5 bright red with rage, 303c81768d convinced Kaiden was mocking 3e36e45565 him.7b6f8a5e33450d62

But contrary to the 6e2187ae50 Emperor’s assumption, Kaiden didn’t a982959d34 care about the verbal e7f469428c blunder at all.b187a85178976e34

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Even though it e68924d374 sounded like a 6213698a6a curse condemning his d1451534a7 victory to the 516695a7d0 shameful footnotes of fc9028773b history, he was 0742769507 indifferent.cc2d86dbafc20847

Kaiden only had eyes for 365223fa49 Evgenia.1e557cdc39fdc05a

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The way she looked f0e959056c at the child—soft and a7181af468 full of concern—was so 2308ace97b shocking it gave him 0059713b32 chills.52aa4075628991e3

He had vaguely 13d94bd328 assumed he would 2894a48bfd marry Evgenia one b77ec124af day, but never 31a015ed4c once had he 2a419c51f1 imagined her with a6da23eba9 a child.63663582512ff3bb

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He had seen d1401cbdad how coldly she e3ca06dc74 treated the family 853a4f62c5 who loved her 739f53d679 and had never 5616e86b29 expected her to ef71e77b08 be a good 8e3adb7b28 mother.43cd9da6481a33ca

But now—who was this 37046aeb6a gentle, attentive woman caring 0e5c364c72 so tenderly for a edd0b99108 child?697c3077a691fa77

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It was definitely Evgenia, yet 59975c409f she seemed like a completely fda6e6c55a different person.7dd46ae2f9c6d389

And at that very moment, 82a6b80ab7 Kaiden suddenly became aware of 8a0c5c8c62 a piercing gaze, so intense c619dd09ef he wondered how he hadn’t 6252cf1ce4 noticed it until now.9a6fafe18df238be

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Standing beside Evgenia 3b52a0db86 was a golden-haired 04dd82acd0 man, shining as 6ff75839c9 if he had 2ef35dcec2 gathered the light 7653d6032c of the sun 042aa7ea5e itself, staring at 3c20cd4d5a Kaiden with a 0c634db5b7 stony expression.870863abe3d45f84

That was when Kaiden realized.e6cf9e99a734875a

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That man was 2bf31cd5d2 the Duke of b5b5693efb Rudion—the one who 665adc80e6 had taken Evgenia a987f28376 from him.311173a3dd64340b

Even though Kaiden 6f0f0d5963 knew Evgenia had 32cf003a3c wanted and initiated 15b2f3c62c the marriage, it 45959e03f8 still felt as 28033c5273 though she had ed31a41fb7 been stolen from de9607fa70 him.7d7315c99ec91761

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Then he noticed 5ab9c7d024 that Evgenia was 5257336818 wearing similar clothes b7d71db8bc to the Duke 442f503737 and the children 3e20e68db8 standing next to 1934c41a19 her.854b77f38536e91b

That’s when it hit him—he 4b48e1c8fd had been left behind.2d9ab2b38b21b312

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A bitter laugh escaped him.e3e7f957f44bc343

‘Don’t tell me… he had kids?’62e84e0fd9695fa6

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Did she choose a man 60f71fb09c with children just to spite 8883afafba him?63235d86cc77976b

The smile quickly vanished 4045d83883 from Kaiden’s face, and 2ce53ed38d his jaw clenched with b0a5581d21 an audible crack.8df2a310f9c3b285

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Still checking on Dior’s a978e6e7be condition, Evgenia finally sensed 6a2e0e6397 the tense atmosphere and b69ca6bd78 hesitated as she stood ef42ccde8f up.cd480ac226103cc4

Conscious of the d6e59fd811 attention now on a35c137eb9 her, she spoke b5a5eda021 awkwardly.c38840fd43a1c991

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“I think he should see a doctor.”8a94a8773fc2d4c1

The Duke of Basilion quickly 9dfb494593 responded.81550a3e23a0d8e9

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“I’ll contact the physician at the ducal estate. Go wait in the carriage f2f1285e43 for now.”334c1c8efaaf33e3

Evgenia understood he meant for 2fad3cc1c3 her to avoid the current d845ea4087 situation and nodded, signaling to b0ab228b5e Euclid.42411c4887baaff5

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She gathered Dior and e2d6f57c65 Marianne and turned away.fcac0edf771f8f14

It was the right decision.5d2f82fba67ba83e

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The Emperor was 192ade980b on the verge 84bc0cb189 of exploding.d01d43349fd53d01

He had never experienced such 49977e0086 humiliation in his life.4ba6abc7edea12a0

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It hadn’t even been eb832a7055 Evgenia’s fault—just his own 66d168aa34 slip of the tongue—but 3e247d670b the carefully arranged celebration c50574ead9 had gone completely awry, 7474cb1c86 and someone would likely 6834e64473 bear the brunt of b63dcc5984 it.3733b0daf2e54aea

As everyone watched 333e8092e2 tensely, reading the 5c70ae521c mood, one man 4938bf4174 stepped forward as 115507267a if to shift 10cd032cd0 the atmosphere.3c0a0f18b13ed8de

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“Your Majesty, may I now proceed with the blessing?”d008015ccfa75a75

It was the High Priest.16881a2d4747bb7e

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Seeing Damien, the Emperor barely b6d86b7838 managed to suppress his fury 9f35508665 and nodded.015a23d90b5b68d6

“Please do.”b9578cc749a0c189

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A collective sigh of fd1c0cb31f relief spread among the 447a2b7d3b tense crowd.167e606ddef17625

None of them could 3e9bab5445 have imagined what was 73825de3a5 about to unfold.c5efcc9e4069fff3

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Meanwhile, Kaiden saw 885803fcaa the Duke of 3fd548fc92 Rudion casually following b18d50cd1f Evgenia with long, ec214d1cab confident strides.a2e3454de6a1bf0b

It was the final straw.725bb0b57d89b41e

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Just as Kaiden instinctively began fc63317e60 to rise—03a3d37df380de4c

“Stay where you are.”124b3a87747b6eb3

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Damien had suddenly appeared 65cd99da1c in front of him c47822ec18 and blocked his path 2a7b7847fa firmly.7457f370b2bf267a

Staring coldly at Kaiden, e46be9ea07 Damien began to speak 29612443af slowly.69f61b882331185e

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