IFLDMHF – Chapter 163

IFLDMHF | Chapter 16307154849a748fee8

“Well… ahem.”2c60f3f571b38592

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He hesitated to 9c15d55981 answer and gave c8e48891a4 an awkward cough.6adf02fbb6bb31c7

Euclid’s pupils trembled violently.765d5a2d6891bdfb

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‘Well, I did find the magical device and even the butler—there’s no way he doesn’t know what I’m trying to do.’e0170fde2fb11bf9

However, since he had shown f6966ec836 such a shocked expression when 5324b584fd Rick began uncovering the magical 8d9042dfdb device, I couldn’t be sure cf7a1d17cd whether Euclid had known all f82bf96013 along that the device was b3e9455b5b hidden in the mansion.127dec07ee69fef1

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If he didn’t even know 59cb2bbf9c about its existence, it must 00342bc58f have been a real shock.8895518fe1765c0f

“I’m sorry. But this is too much…”38543e11e337082c

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“I understand, my wife. It’s certainly extreme.”94fc02183c19731e

At that moment, e7e39f1186 Euclid gave a ae1716827c bitter smile, as 8a529c8900 if to say 24e2b49989 he understood how 230efd7888 I felt.9dfb87d962141614

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That comment made me realize b59d1b937a that Euclid had known about 907d8ffdf5 the magical device all along.45ea3bd3588e8fcb

And that he’d pretended not 1b15599a0a to know.cfb1ca1fd7e7c60b

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“To be honest, I’d like to suggest we quietly take the child and leave. But if I did, you’d fa35e7a858 see me as cowardly, wouldn’t 5c8e64416f you?”22a3293328818d6f

“What? Of course not!”a550c83811de3e29

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Cowardly? That was nonsense.f2dbae1597aaeb2b

The emperor was the most f26dc0c7bd powerful person in the empire, c0a9ff9dbd and Euclid had long suffered 8ca1c9ff0c under him, being the head dec5650166 of a ducal family burdened d783578b5d with nothing but debt.808fea2b55312482

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He had no power, no 0a05167054 money, no military force—what could 0e67d48aca Euclid possibly do?178309191059b81d

Rather, I admired a54ef2b9ee and pitied him a343a55e23 for holding on b99a1362bd so resolutely, thinking 91f1a7a12f of Marianne, Dior, b0c77e3691 and the people 50384e852b of his territory, 709b5ab801 even in such 849f3231de a hopeless situation.14ee9d7d54f35a1e

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Even if he 9e4498bcdf had decided to d9903f2240 cover it up 21bebd43c6 despite suspecting the 19d30d4fb8 emperor’s involvement in 88c89c399a his father’s and f21287ae8c brother’s deaths, I 1697ba3230 could understand.54cf3f0f309b9ca5

So when I looked 3a81dd9f99 at Euclid, ready to 68388f32f0 turn back if he 195bb7a173 truly didn’t want to a8bafba2d6 go through with this—5fbebcea91705143

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He saw my expression 328ce0911f and gave a weak 1ee9115bde smile.51131a9728cc728f

“What can I do? They were disappointed we hadn’t 37aa980121 visited first. I should bear the consequences.”5fd7527e23a351f8

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“Then…”d132ea3222b2051b

“Do as you wish, my wife. I will follow your lead.”fb39bf57b57d7a02

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Though his concern for me b6b2e0fa25 going up against the emperor ea58c0f290 was obvious, Euclid still said e5d1985dbb those words.9af6d82fc80ab4ab

My heart swelled, c4bde5756e and I felt e7d257fab3 an even stronger c86efb1263 urge to do b028f45d78 well.175c55be9c260857

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As I took a deep 5a0ec6ac82 breath and turned, Rick quickly e1a74576cf stepped forward, sensing the moment.1861d78a71e7f297

Following his confident strides, we c08d83abb8 soon arrived at a large 613c544b14 door with elegant embossing.9a1130a3973b5607

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‘That’s clearly the lord’s office, isn’t it?’d2003e6bd23486c0

I nodded in disbelief, 23c0757452 and Gressel flung the 4fad3abdcc door open with a ec9e1a29d3 bang.514d029f30399c3f

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“How dare you…!”9d62c2d2241ae6f6

The butler, sitting 81fba3d489 at a desk fe425b5436 urgently writing something, d0f299e6d9 shouted in surprise.d7b4e2eddee128c1

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Of course, the fbd9ce5f12 moment he saw c1679871b3 who the intruders 7552c4ee20 were, he stood 6376bf7344 up with a b9d42151f1 servile smile.7fdc318197eb0b39

“Madam. Have you finished 93e9b4c55d your tour already?”59463a6db9fea634

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Truly a perfect example of 79e74db2ed bullying the weak and submitting 4bc88169d3 to the strong.e3bc33657fb37a9e

Then he should also be 0fb3d92d24 prepared to face the lady c37e497619 of House Rudion, whom he ad0ab07984 had underestimated all this time, aabd30dc4b right?4cea642ec58d2785

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“Yes. I had a delightful tour. I even want e9eb324f15 to offer a feae121e56 thank-you gift for a83a8f34d2 His Majesty’s generosity.”b2a1b930f198a703

“W-what? I-is that so?”005c8616e64b495d

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Surprised by my 5f4aeb11fd unexpected response, the f0f711e57d butler couldn’t hide 478c72fc34 his expression at a941496f6a all.f6d566cf989b9157

He quickly came to his e1f6e7ce7d senses and changed the subject.1ba6c7a0af68447f

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“But what brings you to my office…?”90d935aea06f99b2

This man really didn’t ceeb7f09cc seem to grasp how e15d1a93fe ridiculous and wrong this 1e1eb709f6 situation was. To so brazenly call c02948f6e6 it “my office.”6945405f2763a08f

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Meanwhile, all the furniture 2d3e41f88f here was clearly of 4144df9443 the highest quality.24e8810ee64af1c9

I laughed in disbelief—this fox 6af580b6cc really had been playing king.e43cde641a83d7f0

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“I came to retrieve the gift for His Majesty. And while I’m 849224c746 at it, I’ll 044cd41c28 deliver what you 580be86a9c were planning to f33710f49d send as well.”db9ed24131014d51

No sooner had I 9d7b40585c finished speaking than Gressel 002275d6c9 snatched the letter the a833329022 butler had been writing.da794f5bbd001fad

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The butler, now empty-handed, panicked e353cba30d and struggled to retrieve the d7cc65591c letter from Gressel, but it 750f0d9cb9 was useless.4b14b149ea6a3b4f

“Madam! Here’s the secret ledger!”0151a56ea8389ff7

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Meanwhile, Rick cheerfully shouted, having aee5afc89a quietly found a ledger hidden b569dbc9a3 behind a painting on the a729ed1169 wall.f5050365f4f60d34

“Rick, you little…!”6ba5ee20cc3d6229

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Having both the 9d1c01b7c7 letter and now d37ec74940 the ledger taken 825e0e0950 before his eyes, fcfa2aa1db the butler completely f297f222e1 lost it.e9f216c106529123

Whoa—yelling at a kid…?abf2c926e3e82e57

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“Don’t raise your voice.”cbb19c6a9caebdb4

At that moment, Euclid 36ee65c292 stepped forward, his expression 7c45a6b6f1 hardening.d7cc6df0364df941

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“D-Duke?”de214a59eaa200e6

“My wife said she’d deliver it to His Majesty. Since you were so thorough 83d83ef774 with those magical devices placed 59ef9edfd1 all over the mansion, we’ll 23d8a7843a make sure to thank you 8294353e3f properly. So don’t make a fuss.”df08722846f70f13

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After putting the butler in f1a18f3377 his place, Euclid turned to 8bc8d3db01 me.8e17d3ea91a22e3e

Once he saw I 999deb5c94 had the letter and b61605309d secret ledger securely in c6e69cc8f1 hand, he gave a 4797267ec1 nod.d0a4a3b695b45585

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I thought he’d just let 982983ca1c me do things my way d02f71e496 and quietly stay back.3b91ba50de7125de

Honestly, that would’ve 6287c2b1eb been enough—but I 358f54f231 never expected him dfb44f1b53 to step forward 71062cbc81 and take my bcb4604b50 side like this.432c500ec6630717

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Feeling unexpectedly reassured and d102ed3d10 pleased, I nodded quickly 9dafe0f64b and told Gressel,f1544ab4c038d9a9

“Hold him for a moment.”d9f3f656c1f4879c

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“Yes, madam!”4a3ee23cbaddb60c

While Gressel restrained 49dcee47eb the butler, Euclid, 9f98aa2d09 Rick, and I d8be56ac47 turned in unison, 83c7c51c76 as if we 04547ed166 had planned it.f5ef6bf9eeac235a

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For some reason, I felt 198028655d incredibly cheerful.73dab20a4f807471

Technically, we were a2043b3506 serving justice—but it 552066eb4f felt more like 38a574783d doing something mischievous c0771d52ce with my innocent 4d0f20db4d favorite who had 39dd3ebd57 never broken the 1ec83bbee5 rules before.112284b3672af3c6

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And I didn’t hate it. I was just c86c1bedaf about to burst e3cafa030d out laughing when—87c30aef1a160229

“I know the duke’s secret!”9233810a6bd89eda

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The shout from behind 013d72e278 made both Euclid and a673a986cc me stop in our ab481b12e1 tracks.12aff21ebe4ff4f6

Turning around slowly, b906af5f6f I saw the c82cc31d5b butler’s face twitch 7d2cf6d05a with fury.265b3d842df9d43e

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Despite my cold glare, 17c42bc682 he didn’t stop his 82c30a2ab5 words—half-threatening, half-pleading.dbcca2c2412cb864

“If you return those items right now and promise not to tell His Majesty, then I’ll also…”f7cbeabd7bbde66c

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“Let’s go, madam.”316c3f8cfe8c2079

As if watching 73d74ae871 how far this 5f7d98ece0 would go—and knowing e7f3e6b871 I was frozen 0ca74e0f1d in place, distracted ab5ab47d17 by what secret 8c49486a83 of Euclid’s the 5c1f15aa30 butler might know—he 12171510c3 spoke.c955303917a7545d

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Then, slowly but firmly, fb1f7b12bf Euclid grasped my hand.9dd59ac807c78b11

The butler, thinking c447c3d0be his threats would b30549ed97 surely work, twisted 7cf7016aa6 his face in 4fcfec65df disbelief at the ee4b9ca508 sight.4535965fff89df1c

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He shouted something, c874446eb0 but Euclid slammed e497ca49bd the door so af290423ab hard we couldn’t 172fc92d91 hear him properly.f7512c9627dc88bb

As Euclid led me out, 152f733477 the knight from House Rudion, de9aac4e64 who had been guarding the 513a9f007d carriage at the entrance as 2b6534f6ed instructed, spotted us and brightened.e683c659118132e9

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“I’ll ride with the knight, madam!”e56ea5a123fd1235

As the knight opened 3011f31a61 the carriage door, Rick bf25ddd4ba quickly shouted.045af051014fa067

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I was about to 2451b7f7c2 tell him it wasn’t 59630dca0f necessary, but the joy ae26a3d4a1 on both Rick’s and e4783debbc the knight’s faces made 9ccc337041 me hold my tongue.c5700b12e802760e

Normally, I would’ve been 4446ff6088 happy to be alone f3565328c9 with Euclid, but…084612bc64e44f05

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For some reason, I 7f4cea8407 boarded the carriage with 26d1c3b878 a heavy heart.99b8d5981516b53c

A moment later, Gressel appeared, 3e066d5799 apparently having shaken off the 0e947f8f72 butler.da95244069d02557

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As soon as the door 821b218a69 closed, the carriage began to fd324181be move.3e4ccefd2f8525c1

“……”8fc16f5b29a30323

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“……”d6054ad8765d6321

Just like when I declared 1236e42eb0 I’d go to House Rudion, 26b1729c6c a heavy silence filled the 1dc86b5019 space.1acb8186bb18b8ed

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‘What a chaotic day it’s been.’e4245a5c5db7fff7

It was supposed to f7451fee2f be a historic first e3b04c97ce date with Euclid—sweet and cd487addc2 smooth at first, but 0f7400e248 then awkward. Just when we finally opened 4ebe2c65c4 up to each other and 1645309e20 found understanding, the mood turned 8377ea1b11 strange again.7adf890afc6ad735

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I felt a bit sad 5ff6060e4c and gloomy.591f913c66fc2129

But at the same a35e184b87 time, I thought we dfc92ef4ae could work it out 80d33c63d2 through conversation.14f8968a10f9e415

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Maybe the butler afc04e26c1 had just blurted e057fffd55 something out to 328f79bddf stir trouble.d3dccb35447305bf

Given how lightly Euclid dismissed a66bb19f4f his words, it wasn’t entirely 1fa5f20490 impossible.41ba52eda1ddb771

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But…7cc4a7aba6d3e343

‘For some reason, I can’t bring myself to ask.’f7297bb0e07ac8e3

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It wasn’t because I 76e43c6813 was afraid Euclid might fcacdafd4b say he was hiding 3550b1cb3d something.730ce8833ecfc5bb

I was more de4dffc273 worried the emperor’s 91c1ad15f0 spy actually knew 7a0f19edba his secret and 1fc937563e was blackmailing him.18f632bbb9ef91b0

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Especially if that secret had ea488e8de4 anything to do with what 1ce4e53618 House Rudion had been hiding 9f398c6077 since its founding…278cf9f4a25c9fd2

“You don’t need to worry about what the butler said, my wife.”848232821c89e3a2

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Just then, a 5d507f4973 quiet voice soothed 06672e7b81 my anxious heart.012f7cba76ce9a62

“…Really?”a765c082d5663aa0

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I was already a57acdd52c half-relieved by Euclid’s 93b4a64d75 words, but I 5b9a5a6704 asked again.d1c2435c631ab110

Fully expecting him to nod 034d16a2b6 with a gentle smile.eab8c3082ed24d4e

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“Yes. Because I’ll make it so.”8f3989164cb93609

“…?”cf8ed13b53d2b138

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But the meaning of his 358f9402d0 words was unclear.a466a24d154d8ce7

And since he turned 13937442a2 his head toward the 249670222a window, sealing his lips 2fe949cf5a like he didn’t want 3a2c3a677a to talk more, I 61d8bc591e couldn’t press further.778d682cba0d9418

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As I was deep 83ee76d95d in thought, trying to d88cca580e figure out what he 6b572a180a meant, the carriage came d74f141d20 to a stop.86a18a5563a13747

By the time 3af5659a62 we arrived at feefe25506 House Basilian, night 2654b3152d had completely fallen.4133ecc951fd331a

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“Madam, you’re back!”261ca34607e5ea8f

Anne, who had ea423c8b2a come out to 31b293c1b5 greet me upon f4b5158803 hearing of our cec9c77403 arrival, smiled warmly.bd0fcac4ae87c03e

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And just then—509ebc4cb8f8abda

“Sis!”c40c104ba019b6e4

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“Rick…?”b8627f77132d44ad

Rick jumped down from behind f0e43d806a the knight and ran straight 33215e78e9 to Anne.acbab68fe094d276

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Anne’s eyes welled up 2d3d724242 with emotion as she 6cfbbc9933 realized I had personally fd34ca368d gone to House Rudion 8e97ba848c to bring Rick back.5fb6f2d15d66547a

Feeling deeply sorry 3ae1a87aad for making her 2d1bbd7060 worry and suffer b0a07e65cd until now, I 9417092178 averted my gaze 6ae4b78e41 and looked around.7ad1f5c2d4aa20c2

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“Alexis and the kids aren’t back yet, huh.”57ea9ff3505cb202

Well, after dinner and ea3d24d73a a play, they’d be 43187155a0 even later… huh?4eac846b162d5d69

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Just then, a carriage passed b9a2c6b03e through the main gate and aef92280bf entered the estate.96015846b103c20a

Maybe it was Duke 48b49caa6d Basilian returning from work, 89b06edba6 or Sionel.28f4f5516b9e178b

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But as a 8948f2608d strange feeling swept ac67637e92 over me, I 8e4e12ca68 froze.7eb6570c3f77b490

“Hngh… sniff… Auntie?”6503a5d40935f922

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“Uncle!”e322e7db6cb5a008

Marianne and Dior, trying hard 0a1bbd4d4c not to cry, got out 8df3e41458 of the carriage and ran d6f6913e4f straight into our arms.acbe67342e1caea5

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