IFLDMHF – Chapter 140
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…Huh? What did they just say?ddf35dd0896222ed
I couldn’t help but 8f96a4e45e doubt my ears.8af0f83750e09d82
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No, it wasn’t just my cda7736c6e hearing that seemed broken.c74f0b3b68546866
“I’m really, really relieved!”f8b5a3123777b2e5
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The face, tearful and d85b376c06 full of joy, couldn’t ac8be9031d be called a lie dbe11ad0d2 by any means.05d9c0b7544c7ba7
Seeing my flustered expression, the ec82ea4afb young lady flinched and quickly 930828bbbc let go of my hand.b33ac43266b4cc64
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“Ah, I’m sorry. I was just 5f5d86a8f7 so happy that…”b540ff158ed83869
“Young Lady Odin, that’s not your only mistake.”6e444aef98bf5300
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“That’s right, she’s not ‘Lady’ anymore, she’s the Duchess. Even though you practiced several d71c3281ef times earlier.”9dfe32a5253b1724
The other young ladies around 9ccd45b128 her began to lightly scold 0fd406b5bf the girl called ‘Young Lady e08957267c Odin’.5a18bc4300b3f6fc
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Seeing that, I became bbbb4e710d even more dumbfounded.776cd2f449d73736
Honestly, I thought fc2b6548f2 it was natural 3e820e8947 for them to 1e8e92a8a6 harbor resentment toward dd13aec4f6 me.f677e3be36be75c0
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They had seen 0815682d34 me clinging to c65955355f the Crown Prince 23bd0de5d7 with their own ec1701faa9 eyes, so I 77e409352d even thought they c0f2dd1458 might believe I 8fbf7d4124 was pretending to 9964294186 be happy in 8d280d1301 my marriage out 8d75015506 of pride.f896ffb29a196c40
But…7f69f0a50c292c8c
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“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”043b4dc1cd9a9c90
Thinking maybe they 16f29d6217 were playing some b52549f4e1 kind of prank, c10ee77e2e I put on c35f337c3d a stern expression. The young ladies, 317537d9a2 who had been 7f86030e40 chattering amongst themselves, c761c23551 flinched and exchanged 0a68d43719 glances.427106585208495f
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A moment later, Young 848f89b0c4 Lady Odin spoke up 45a0ab6bc4 with a resolute expression.fd2916078bd0ae3d
“We already know everything. So you don’t 23d129d634 have to hide a3a596026d it.”60854d7e91e78db9
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“Know what, exactly…”879f85eaae1ce8d3
“The truth is, you don’t like His Highness the Crown Prince at all, do you?”ad54bcec7846ac57
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“…!”f4a7eba199405522
Frozen at her 67e2968a63 unexpected words, she 53bd458c87 smiled at me bc48572bb1 with a pitiful 4d988923d9 expression, as if 76f3314155 convinced she had 35eef15780 struck a nerve.ca9f4c656b187db7
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“Thank you for bearing the label of a villainess so that others wouldn’t fall victim to His Highness the Crown Prince.”355cd1b860c851f5
To summarize what 5598dbd418 they revealed afterward:4bb9da80ed99e988
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While Evgenia was practically confirmed b05b2b6cb2 as the Crown Princess, the 3becf02d1b Crown Prince openly approached other 5392bd2e19 noble ladies.abb0fc6d5720b8d4
As if they too a7e0b54cbe had the potential to 20c1f643fb become the Crown Princess.1a6c95797eaeb528
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A war hero and the 9f97463eb5 man soon to ascend the 6d4d3d9a37 supreme throne—there weren’t many who 58516c57d4 could refuse the hand he 53d29cc24c extended.d31283d7bc75a911
So despite watching Evgenia’s reactions, abbe7b1f25 many young ladies received gifts bd4c3222ad from the Crown Prince, danced e3bf18c17f with him, and became his aa8bffdb35 partners. But afterward, he never e41e519aec acknowledged them again, as 8af80ac24c if it had all 0566a3fa13 been a fleeting moment af49cdb8cd of interest.2c963e023a0cc463
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Up to this 5fcebdc878 point, I didn’t 1212dbfc72 see anything seriously e1f6b19bad wrong.dd61a13201ed8c9d
It was ridiculous that he adf019744e flirted all over the place 847ec8ef62 without meaning it, but given 00fcffd6e2 his status as Crown Prince, a5cd72f846 it wasn’t exactly an excessive 30cdefd1c7 level of debauchery.6b6a016293b3ffec
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However, the next part b6f834191e was shocking.13331e44a6beea54
At some point, all ab8bfa37dc the young ladies associated 78c6e58836 with the Crown Prince 8982a2a557 completely vanished from social 9ad3504f42 circles.50f7984f179c0410
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Those who married 6257a5200b into provincial noble 274f18d3c1 families or studied 34a996eaf7 abroad at academies 25f93f3054 in other countries 5c4e41014d were the lucky 2a046f87c2 ones. In many cases, b1a727f198 their families collapsed, 20637f875a and they fled 4ba2b0564e the capital as 9110213bad if running away.c8794f4c57f981d9
And the young ladies were 40b8d56931 convinced it was all the 5c22fd131c doing of the Crown Prince, 8483a7d760 Kaiden.f9b83af9943d31bb
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“Sir Hillard, His Highness’s aide, is so meticulous that he rarely leaves traces.”599f5ce49a07532c
“The ladies who left the capital were our friends, our sisters, our family.”e180e2a0f82a9a41
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“There’s no way to stop the things we’ve heard among ourselves.”3a5c5f8d3f392bc4
Looking at the girls, who 2a2d783fe7 seemed to be holding back 65ced3fe57 deep resentment, I couldn’t help 9745de7227 but ask out of genuine c20e782494 curiosity.d1d21606304b1d93
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“But why are you thanking me?”5ef996913f01cc41
Saying I protected them f360f0df39 by carrying the villainess 68f43daf66 label and standing against 0306ce4dc0 the Crown Prince made 9705bdc00f no sense to me.7e2a069f24157255
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At my question, 95589a2206 Young Lady Odin 52e7d148f3 looked a bit 1b982f5d0d hurt, as if 64f9888788 saddened that I 5d96f996bb still didn’t believe 7130d308e1 them, and said,a01f856fa38f0dbd
“After the Duchess lashed out at the ladies targeted by His Highness, those incidents completely stopped. You may have humiliated them, ad10283962 but later you compensated them 08d89d3e22 to an excessive degree.”37b0e45ff748a3fa
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“…”4980449759d0ae47
“I think maybe His Highness was trying to provoke the Duchess, and you were just playing along…”9e15a95ed3033e9e
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She trailed off ef3d684561 as if asking fdd41ee449 me to finally 0f13283d41 admit it, gazing 554dd77ea6 at me.141ef848a5a8c7d6
But I was too 7f3cb71ef3 shocked to say anything.3711ab99c157c111
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‘His expression was strange when I slapped him, so I thought he might be some kind of pervert… but to think it was this bad…’8d42af8866220511
The Crown Prince, who 797a3519e0 I had thought was c31c67d99a the main among the 521090e581 three male leads, was fe1213e29e actually a psycho pervert fa8c883edf who tormented others just 35134f8240 to get the villainess’s 400d654ac8 attention.f0e5bca3b1f31f3d
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Now I was starting to b8f6aa3996 wonder what the hell this d4d2dbaf3a original story even was.bff96eec0e0f1831
‘And Evgenia…’904e6d47270883b4
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I couldn’t help but be a174104f23 genuinely curious what she had 2a9fa58955 been thinking, to go so d9b28e488f far and still obsess over ce0e83be70 the Crown Prince.8296e5fce1c62d18
In any case, 7d1f5bc07c while unexpected, this a8dc1fce60 wasn’t a bad 24c14a7956 situation for me.bb8bc3b694f2c477
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No, actually, it might 89f95b8428 be the best kind dc0597f3d9 of situation to take 9f87404bef advantage of.7c31a332ceba27a1
“Hah… Who would understand what’s in my heart. I haven’t even e5b1dc3fb0 told my own ed2ca1f2cf family.”b1022d064c37aa99
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I exaggerated a sigh 35dfb57514 and slumped my shoulders d0a0fb1dae as if I had ed6c0e37f2 no choice anymore.114e7662dc70aca4
The young ladies’ eyes sparkled.4197a561e23c1242
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“Knew it!”aec9178745adeea9
“We actually debated whether the Duchess really liked His Highness or was just pretending!”24942870f590f3e3
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“But when we heard that you got married in a hurry while His Highness was away on campaign, we became certain.”b7cfdaf8dc323513
Clasping her hands 6c27d09f7d over her chest b5da4f7afc as if truly 6ada2411c6 delighted by my 773766adb0 marriage, Young Lady 1889474abc Odin spoke cautiously.950ae036382bffd8
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“There was nothing we could do but hope from afar that you’d escape His Highness the Crown Prince. But… are you really okay?”b8ca2a163cc01420
She was asking 598560c3bb whether I could 75e76e77eb handle the wrath 5b0ab38382 of the Crown 76c798974a Prince, who had b9f95cf346 been acting insane cd6fe65cc5 all this time.ab98decc1337434c
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Truthfully, even I felt 938720e745 uneasy after only learning 9af577731c today about the strange 71c9740727 relationship between the Crown 2b3fec4e38 Prince and Evgenia.673cfa8322b3c0ef
Suppressing the sigh 1e3b7e04d6 that welled up fb88fd274e sincerely, I gave 7b40895440 a sorrowful smile.886dfc0dade74651
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“I couldn’t stay tied to His Highness forever. And… I met someone ef4bcfb4da so precious that I 7f70645d1e couldn’t give him up, 604544e528 even if it meant 3f6345dc9f betting my life.”5954f601138e2712
“Ah!”f2d193c9c264ba9d
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“Oh my…!”4827cd018eb09364
As expected of their sentimental ba3e22d7ef age, the young ladies all 84778e3c46 wore moved expressions, clearly imagining ce991c4749 some romantic scene.b6d0ec8f34495727
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“That’s a relief!”fa082f05f53a284d
“When we saw you speak up to His Majesty the Emperor, we thought it might be true, but now we’re sure you’ve met someone wonderful.”440742f26fb5085d
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“You two look so good together!”dd80d1705e2764a9
For perhaps the first 3505b8dcfa time—or at least close 2f7ce74cfa to it—I was congratulated 2b4264aa12 on my marriage to 319ad24240 Euclid by people outside 8e45cbf43e of my family.939eb90b2f13d003
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Of course, I 7b767ac5be felt very good.bfe14b510ec609e9
It felt like a bright eb8f64955d smile would naturally spread across fd3ca16181 my face, but I controlled 36068415c0 the corners of my mouth.a52cdda35623a275
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“Thank you for saying that. I was already planning f328549c15 to, but now I’ll 921215273d have to try even cdda4750fa harder to protect my f3794d4787 marriage and the Duke. Though I’m not sure if e95cd1d960 those above us will just e67e191222 sit back and let it 1e7ad92264 happen…”866f34ca353e1198
With no imperial princess d251ebc187 and the position of 1d000de6ae the Duchess of Basillian dd66ed9349 vacant, as the Duchess 6f6134fc36 of Rudion, I held 6aba50e6e7 the highest status among a2244e059d women in the Empire 22cc94acb0 after the Empress.e0b6535fe9b13c98
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Those I referred 84e6a32a4b to as “those 483321809a above us” could 616f65d458 only mean the b99c94a6aa imperial family.c9017bd12e6402ee
Moreover, they were c15a7b2aca all worried that cc29143bc9 the Crown Prince 9d21b2c986 might harm me, 36c77793fa and they must 4db3288c1e have heard the d77482d996 rumors that the fcd56cac7a Emperor was uncomfortable ba02c46777 with the North cfe78a8f70 and the Duke b35384104c of Rudion.e955b5eba6d587b6
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The expressions of the 7276315a30 young ladies, realizing I 26fbb57371 had brought up a a979182125 very heavy subject, turned edeadea22f serious.78d30a7122d26513
But their resentment toward 5098d10038 the Crown Prince and 3d9079126d gratitude toward me surged f78f9bdf61 more than ever, and 86e62afe42 they spoke fervently.e80c4c7424492d58
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“If there’s ever anything we can do to help, please tell us.”c94cb01fdc53a68c
“We want to repay the Duchess for her kindness.”51b012d388173e9b
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Just as I expected.1f2ba75ac1311d11
However, I blinked my ecbe21b532 eyes wide a few 40e3f3b0ff times with a surprised d857bc3d73 expression. Then I gently 2545bf9532 smiled and slowly 99bcd331a9 shook my head.0111150009d3d4e4
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“Your words alone are enough, thank you.”fd2de8dc0d89d7cd
In truth, their feelings and ecdfff9095 the public sentiment alone were 25a84539b0 more than sufficient.3971e8e19ea96c25
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“I don’t know if His Highness the Crown Prince will continue acting as he did even after my marriage, but in any case, everyone should be careful.”161be3b33a2d650d
“Please don’t worry about us. We’re doing our best not 7af2f11b2a to draw His Highness’s attention. We’re also quietly approaching young 080a6c2276 ladies who’ve just debuted in 346c168670 society to warn them. The ones who 8cc08b8b55 need to be 69ddc83cd3 more careful are 80d5e82824 the Duchess and…”0d309dd4aaca39cc
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Young Lady Odin lowered e936020336 her voice and looked c9eee55c6a at me with concern 3fdbb0a3ce as she glanced around.ee394719887fb677
She trailed off at the 61ec020dfb end, but I could guess 7b65aaa161 the rest.2a2e43a7fd303a88
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‘She must be worried about Melissa.’d9d987e1c646991b
Thinking of Melissa 06ed00c094 made me grit 2a6b3721c3 my teeth without 2cc6354bb4 realizing it.eec397f5df04bef1
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If everything they said 416591ca43 was true, then the faf78d9062 Crown Prince had used e75f1fdaef someone he had no 015a768b84 interest in—Melissa—just to provoke 37cecd29ce me.358c69ea0d5c4b13
I let out df2958747c a faint sigh.f0f043daec7ac83f
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“I’ll have to find a way to stop it somehow. If it comes 5faee308ce to it, could daae687377 you help my f47770e5b7 cousin?”26b334b4979dd289
“Of course!”1da68bb41c8908a1
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“Don’t worry!”b742cbed5fd47062
The young ladies’ confident 2ac7516490 answers brought me a 0dab867ba4 bit of comfort.9b49449cf046e608
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At that moment, Young Lady b8aac6a547 Odin suddenly clapped her hands, 67af21a379 as if something had come 8873cba007 to mind.31649ef55db36ace
“Oh, there’s one more person to be worried about.”b807776f7bacef62
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When I looked at 49bdad6245 her as if asking d36aabb88b who, she replied.42cbec92142dffa1
“The Grand Duchess of the Dimondra Principality.”fc92df3fdbd47586
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“The one who supposedly declared they would become a vassal state?”68bc741e23c535d2
“Yes. It seems they a0c5727799 surrendered in advance, 58432786c9 fearing they might d964070570 become the next 869cd13c11 war target. I heard the 4fc4108fa7 Grand Duchess of fec3c1ed01 Dimondra is quite 189002dedd a famous beauty.”d98fcd86169aef65
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“Ah…”b5167e13dfd0482c
“And apparently, the Grand Duchess came directly to the Empire to present the letter of surrender and the principality’s treasures.”b3c9dff49ee1c829
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