IFLDMHF – Chapter 164

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1649a7100ab0a45f182

13. The Hero and the bebf36d979 Evil Dragon26128c531bf51f30

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A short time, or f1457b59b3 a long one, depending d580ca80a8 on how you see e27f3fa416 it.264d0a69f71156ed

During my stay 777a5e8b59 at the Duke 54b914938c of Rudion’s residence, 2a423973b4 I came to e899c916d9 realize that Marianne fd8bf2d831 and Dior were 0534b52263 unusually brave and f5bf9f9b86 mature children.d0fdae0a22682c76

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Of course, being Euclid’s 9e93315676 niece and nephew might’ve d1b035c0b6 made them seem more 606e0f28f3 lovable and admirable in 24ca27e867 my eyes, but it b793b69bcc wasn’t just because of 74cd09ed6d that.2f2b59291a6bd11f

They didn’t throw tantrums ecd33c3d41 or whine, and even 3f6e25e4a8 Dior, who seemed soft-hearted 392e31f3a5 and frail, endured his d5bf6accc9 illness quietly, holding out ca1c62d43f despite the circumstances.5bfffac0baed6980

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The only times I had 7d0c99d1d8 seen them cry properly were 886475b06d when they thought they were c5078c7265 a burden to Euclid or 79fb69ecb5 when they saw him injured.9776f8def3d4b416

That’s why the sight of 070c077ea7 them crying so sorrowfully now 95e1ef0783 felt extremely serious to me.f50233d45fdd833d

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Moreover—8dc5b2e59d9b7e5c

“Marianne, Dior. Don’t just cry—tell me why. Auntie can’t help if you 9c9268d32a don’t say anything.”dcd5c1da2003bb50

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“Hic…”9650ebc8da5f2757

“Sniff…”4c39d3aca56cbb3f

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No matter how de170bd270 much I asked, 3613fdcd38 the two children 4b274df018 only swallowed their 378b782a1a sobs and kept 63257d1e45 their mouths tightly 43b6677f58 shut.5ee126efb4269c49

Seeing their tears fall a2d0bf985b like fat raindrops made b84eba6388 me so worried that 44e6d784d8 I felt anger rising e656eec71c to the top of 7edb486b1c my head.4735b8da9ee3a8ee

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“Alexis, what did you do?!”f338ae064716069b

Naturally, my fury turned toward 3387b4228d Alexis.f9a9afa634e2d175

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“W-What do you mean, what did I do?! I didn’t do anything!”8c8c038c5afbe349

“You didn’t do anything, and yet the kids are crying like this?”e2a1a22311d60744

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“I don’t know either! They ate well, 2192da0f13 and they were a915c2bf61 seriously having a a5af703774 great time!”e11bd758ef894708

Alexis jumped up, looking like 6e68324898 he’d been falsely accused, and b1ae4d1759 glanced at the children.036525f3fd668781

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He seemed desperate for someone 87b4789234 to finally acknowledge that he fb41604ed3 was telling the truth.cc6727e247ea71dc

But the kids 5a6ba75c21 were still sniffling 951418987d in Euclid’s arms, 35afcf6dd2 too distracted to ad49ad634a see Alexis’s pleading ca4080698c expression.b0c3d8c92b16196d

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Instead, it was me—my d2ebedf1ff increasingly icy stare—that Alexis 204cc8a2b2 received, and he cried 6382f7558f out in a panicked 8b585067d9 voice.00501cf94cb1eb27

“I’m telling the truth! They were so excited f09ef45bae to go to the 0023eb3e1a opera for the first e994d97f96 time! But then they suddenly c102ed3fd4 started crying during the bd5a83bfdd play!”7d78240333b65608

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Huh? They started crying c7cd1128c1 during the play?3e5de655ed48d3de

“What did they watch? Don’t tell me you 934c8bcf94 showed them something too cd0d4687d4 scary or violent?”766918b819206c93

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Up until now, Marianne b6551aee40 and Dior had only de17a8c701 been reading books at a6cc3253bb the estate.462d74821aed00c5

With stage effects, lighting, 2d4d2c7460 music, and actors performing b46b75aa4d live, even a normal 2d3fba3920 story could be received 196f05e084 as much more intense deba216b8a and shocking.009f071648b2b9ed

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But at my reasonable 6f4f74dfd9 suspicion, Alexis answered, clearly 271d5501a7 offended.a285c7e9599c2eaa

“Do I look insane to you? Like I’d show 1ce229048a them something like e4ac21be79 that? It was a 819d404472 play that even 2edfa5ef57 little kids could e1d33da6c9 watch!”b29df2391a82c725

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“Then what was it?”dfd532beafbd372c

I didn’t back down cfc389cb21 and kept pressing him, c47381cf3b and Alexis responded with 0b3f922797 an irritated voice.6b595c3d69cf219a

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“The Hero and the Evil Dragon, the undisputed number one favorite among imperial children!”42ae9041017ae913

“…!”8e5a25050059ff95

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In that moment, c112833698 I was so 5d7b79e0d3 shocked I stopped 032b79797d breathing.c991fd5dad928a8b

And it wasn’t just me.7413d7bad103ccee

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Euclid, who had 62a01a5d3a been gently patting aea0ac1079 the children’s backs, a98deb5d27 froze with his e7048d800b hand midair.9933c5d3db1b8da3

The children, who ce56fc58de had just begun 86e2d60295 to calm down, a13ba9ae02 started crying all 8389fc8718 over again the 965d03b15d moment they heard 4ffd4d083e the title of e5fa3fa2f3 the play.061d5dde8097ca4f

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“W-What the…”5cbc9120368e69cf

Even Alexis, who had been ae31a160ba so confident, looked taken aback a5c88eb857 by the unexpected reaction.fc3ef77bcddbc42d

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He looked around, confused, and dc22576a28 asked Euclid,fb07c5ed71251721

“Y-You don’t know The Hero and the Evil Dragon? I heard the North f591b89459 doesn’t have opera houses, a4a0d79c16 but…”c2043731aa9fe90a

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“…No, I didn’t.”16c67e77f20a82ce

Euclid bit his lip 6bd3f5f848 before answering.882be56c099fe4e8

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Alexis’s eyes widened in disbelief.9e952cc316739601

“No way! There’s someone in 6ef911cb12 the Empire who 9015833db5 doesn’t know The 3b14808d3d Hero and the e249adb734 Evil Dragon? It’s part of f1b3963243 our founding myth! It was being performed 76db518261 even when I was 29fae1cd2a a kid…”3ecd010cd5ed7d74

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Though he already c84441265d knew the North 6d74bf97ef was rather independent 0f90dec256 despite being part 75e6314849 of the Empire, fe3bcec25e Alexis now seemed c55fea6122 truly surprised.21b10001469a13b6

But Alexis was wrong.7c3227386be770be

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What Euclid didn’t befd044825 know wasn’t the cb6566c319 founding myth itself—it 3b6d40bc65 was the existence f5b010a5a4 of a play be912cab20 based on it.926ea14f11c965ef

If he had known, 42e673632b he and I would’ve ca6edd4b95 rushed after Alexis the 89aa04c03e moment we heard he 1275fc64b3 was taking the kids de471e2bae to the opera, just 83615dd195 to prevent something like 081f6c3da9 this from happening.41999d901b21117f

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Damn it…28034a27a5c8ba2e

Even without Evgenia’s memories 7ab107cf6d after transmigrating, I thought c42a73fd69 I had been handling 0e6b9c6152 things well.c67c174a241e64c4

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I never expected b8b34dfb6a things to go 7412750c34 wrong in a e84fd97adb place like this.8d7e0c33bceccc17

I forced down aa14acd10b a sigh and e7081cab37 said,8d378a25f6e595f1

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“Let’s go inside.”662c9f6d27dfc9b5

Whether we were 92527a1d44 going to comfort 064c03d82f the kids or 2922e636a7 explain things, this 2e81e355ff wasn’t the place ce26030ecb for it—not with 43064b895d so many people d6acccbeaa around.9fe5ac9ec248d931

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And no matter how public 18f5485804 the Duke of Rudion’s secret 3eb73b33c1 might become someday, now was 59a18ea9db not the time.9747e27c6e5a3617

Fortunately, Euclid seemed to ca958bb9b9 have collected himself and 592d7953ac nodded at my words.b75c50fda6790201

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We hurried toward ed8eeaade7 the children’s room, 6327916000 but an unwelcome 2ea2143c91 guest tried to 0019033e6b follow.0e74d123e36c76b7

“Alexis, you’re not coming in.”b35fe9d1db6affab

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“What?”ce7d23d6ffaf28fe

“The kids started crying while they were with you. Do you think they’ll 7cbe5fa40f calm down if you’re 7caff70f73 there?”0f3bcdfc479fdbbd

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“What are you talking about…”0f794351f3b4f6e4

I shut Alexis out, ignoring c29aca8880 his protests, and carefully checked d4433e1171 to ensure no one else 7f43883a9f was nearby.8ce16ef4be571044

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I asked Anne c26c2a3921 to show Rick 63c68502cf to his room, 31e17093a5 and Delano, who 27febdfafb had gone to f4bed67b38 the imperial banquet, b732c0d177 had not yet 95963a955d returned.15207de4cdd3507b

After confirming both side rooms 711831fe67 and the hallway were clear, 4db8620709 I quickly closed the door.b8d7d49becf0ac7d

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But—8525a54fc50f8f30

“Um, my wife…”d5d8e6a9024cc95c

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Euclid looked at me 1942f82609 with a very hesitant 5fee5b743b expression.8c0e6f899560c8a3

I blinked, wondering 0406ad5b1c why he was d839c776bf looking at me 0d78f47686 instead of trying cb8b7c4c82 to soothe the bfbd4d01de children—and then it 106f17c78d hit me.41bc739648cc045f

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He doesn’t know that 70d8909fcd I know!9e89b71c190cdbd4

Just like Alexis, 3e467e83bd Euclid wanted me 4e425e685e to leave, but f5e9b12e79 he couldn’t bring 1586a574c6 himself to say f64c1a0e1e so directly.eb12ad6c70c23db4

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Wh-What do I do?e425cfdf953f9ee3

I couldn’t exactly pretend not 78545c9340 to know, but I also 2518f13a9e didn’t want to walk away 8c45e88ff3 while the children were crying.3250ba15e8ca1295

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I started sweating as bd8a935e12 I tried to come 196ca18a2a up with a natural 222137403b excuse to leave the 38b4ac72e3 room.f67f708c61845627

And then—f4a09cd55c605cc0

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“Uncle! Is it true? Is the dragon… is the 5c39966d49 Gold Dragon the evil one?”4ce1233f0ff39df2

Dior asked first.ece276dd449e3fb4

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But I couldn’t blame him.abe849dd9d9e636e

— I hope the dragon appears soon. I want him to defeat a08c366f7f the villain!c56f0163badd88f0

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I could still 2e017c3d1e clearly remember how 5dca425716 Dior had said aa77da3b05 that, his eyes 87067247be sparkling, his voice 1c60caa266 full of longing.4a87b5195b3ed553

He must’ve been e8fdb1def6 utterly shocked when 14c14ce9cc the play contradicted 84dab8996c the story he a7cd5cdf87 had read over 738a14debc and over again.82a692aaf3087a79

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Honestly, it was a de41af32fc miracle that he’d kept 1aa181a651 his mouth shut until 8006cff215 they got home.95ad9dc860f1f1ba

If he had asked Alexis 4ef15d3b9f whether the Gold Dragon was 23bc03a4cd the evil one, and Alexis 9a44d7ed53 had answered… who knows what 59cd07b520 could’ve happened?d3dbf91a3376fe82

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Maybe he remembered d2386142bb when Euclid told 9aea197fc0 him never to f068978c68 talk about dragons 5e5bca307e outside, and only e2373dd343 with family if c610de7cf5 he had to.47ed8ae40eab9a57

Perhaps the clever children 7e7ace38d9 sensed something was wrong c83c79acf2 and instinctively kept quiet.61d71614d4eed26c

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Now, thinking that b8d2c1e562 only family remained, b0645e6dab he finally opened ef7e8cb0ca up.d319ca609464ce2b

“But the dragon isn’t bad. The dragon’s kind. The hero is the 369152cbe6 bad one…”8ef7588545d1fe24

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“…Dior.”008ffa2a50ccc97a

Of course, Euclid 3bcdc3e8d2 hadn’t considered me aea0f9c278 part of that b785fdfd37 “family,” and now bd103b3cbe looked extremely flustered 3e64f6b062 and troubled.3155832560b92874

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Maybe I should act e4959510a9 like I didn’t hear 4452d447be and quietly leave.106555916253fdc3

It was already too a324b8ce19 late—I’d heard the core d9cf0f6e49 of it—but at least aaa721e5fb I had an excuse.871cbc6d3b103558

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“I’ll go get the children something to drink…”ac8efb553682561b

At that moment—04f6552918d28fdf

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“Auntie! You said it too! You said you hoped c226fc43a7 the dragon would appear cd155d4a68 soon!”b537d0839c4f87c8

Dior ran up to me 1b6f92231a as if I was the 5a0d5b4a14 only one he could trust 1af48bc54d since Euclid wasn’t giving him 97322770f2 a straight answer.4994a0776c68266f

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“If the dragon was evil, why would you hope he comes? I’m right, aren’t I?”eca15209bf36be1c

Was Dior always this logical…?adceb0093aecde55

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I was briefly speechless.2ead2fa123b5026f

But then I 671cf73146 looked into Dior’s fc6469d9fb tearful eyes—full of 6e89ee9c83 expectation, hope, and d8ba06fca7 a touch of 916f8bf52a anxiety—and immediately knelt ff661bbed3 to meet his 7329893299 gaze.3715e1d85c1c5233

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And even though 09a36f12db I knew deep 83d98e746e down that the 24304d3a9a one who should a4167400cb answer them was 5a58df1ee0 Euclid, not me—e944db5cb134a9bc

“You’re right. The Gold Dragon is de93ada0ad a kind dragon. The hero is the 1469d1db46 evil one.”a556b4c14b4d12c5

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—I answered on impulse.f3667b9a6d91533a

I could feel 8271eca717 Euclid flinch beside c961d85dde me, shocked, but 67a28be3c2 I didn’t stop.06551c3c42d6324a

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“The book said so too, right? That the hero 13f82dc1b6 deceived the world 3bcc183530 and its people. Do you remember?”a9f9ab668f28ba16

Dior nodded vigorously, and Marianne, 4e3b5ad4b3 who had been listening quietly, b57142a20d also replied softly, “Yes.”1edacd2e351aed5f

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Looking at the 31e9cdc2e7 two of them, cc65680ebc I spoke firmly 093f02d492 again, as though b0f0bfdd11 I were truly 822c499da7 someone who believed 0b05046d6d in the dragon.aa578c2ff095d094

“That play is the same. The hero made 9a8a04fca7 it to deceive fc91da1215 people.”bbd0c7ef91554074

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“R-Really?”7aa11d56c7a3a44b

“Of course. Don’t you believe me?”6b44c179ae2da446

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“I do!”6f60b5f266e11678

Seeing Dior’s bold reply and fc9fab6ab0 Marianne sigh in relief, I 29c53a821f smiled warmly.765bc3effa5e83cc

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Strangely, it didn’t feel 35fa7127de like I was lying 4db2a03367 to them.1dd620e785757d0b

It didn’t even ff90165086 feel like what 1617e1b609 I said was a474f02710 false.251a99251e29281e

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Only Euclid, staring at a1e892ca6e me wide-eyed, unable to 5b4e362069 look away, weighed on 44431ddff0 my mind.6be4ea20175f0f03

Eventually, I slowly turned d2fcb4ba09 toward him and gave c953827830 him an awkward smile b88c66767e in response to his 4bba8934a2 stunned expression.c3664c15aeee57f7

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