IFLDMHF – Chapter 167

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1671a6adf92cf5fca28

Episode 1676d1416bf7c806fed

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At that moment, Evgenia, who 0cd65fffde had been focusing intently not 15aba0e205 to miss a single word 05a5a616f4 from Euclid, suddenly felt her bda5662bcb ears go numb.3d184dcf08dc8f45

And then, an inexplicable 78a1aab6d8 sorrow and intense pain 1ea415869f washed over her all 0ed21d0b81 at once.fb996fd8e5759b25

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Evgenia, who had clenched her 824fbfeea7 fist so tightly that it 2d944b111a turned pale without even realizing 229feca004 it, barely managed to ask,a55fc975d01d013f

“His heart and… companion were taken?”4d12390ddf7f24f5

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Fortunately, perhaps because she desperately 538079cc51 maintained her expression, Euclid did d0c5dcb06b not notice anything strange and 8a28e5ee0d nodded.1507bd24c3504b60

“Yes. That’s what it said. The dragon came to bad1ef47e9 find its heart and 49ffedaad8 companion, but instead suffered 9cb23be497 a fatal injury and a3bebdf90e had to flee. It didn’t mention how the 9bc648edb0 hero managed to steal the 16d1601c82 dragon’s heart, or who the 1697a29fdc companion was…”ab28f3775d2369a8

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“……”12e2cf3f429bfcca

“They say that because the dragon had lost both its heart and companion, it had no choice but to be so easily defeated by a human.”999be5894c67ac4e

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Thanks to Euclid’s calm and e1ae64214f composed tone, Evgenia felt her a6763ecb20 heartbeat, which had been pounding 2be2a32eeb wildly just moments before, slow f2f97a387b down slightly.2bafcd6a9734a578

No, perhaps it was more b1892cc4ed accurate to say that her faba22d527 chest had gone cold.e299d3d530a33a5c

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Expressionless, Evgenia let 008ebc2084 out a faint fba49b6af1 breath.1444545a09468b78

She had an unusually de4682900f strong premonition.6f054558751af35d

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That the merchant 924cb15769 must somehow be 176937b825 involved in how f4a89c22a5 the hero came 1ffbb48a04 to steal the df8a4aed4c dragon’s heart…f2d97d8cc6397839

As that thought crossed her 101f5e552f mind, her mood plummeted.a024c38d46d7ffa1

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She had merely possessed Evgenia’s b3e1756a0b body—so why was she feeling 6d056e6988 such guilt over a sin 6964db7b37 that might have been committed 1307df90f1 by Basilian’s first head?54e6b35556cf3134

And why did 2dbb293a63 her eyes feel 0dbc3f1063 so hot, as 6ae08a03f3 if she were 528758b97c about to cry?b0111c8556f4109e

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It felt similar to bf25546c01 the emotions she’d experienced 9b8979682e when she first saw 5dcc47962d the Basilian family after a30f0261fa being possessed.0364f8c5f343a1e0

She had questions, but that edb539a06e moment passed quickly.c0fa6060b50a9151

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“Oh, come to think of it, he wasn’t an ordinary human. It was said that 916a99cd60 the hero absorbed a c47a3adc10 bit of the power d398cfb111 from the dragon’s stolen 5f6c5b57c0 heart…”851730887a819706

“What? Absorbed what?”f79e297d16ed7069

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Because she had just f50d31332e heard something so outrageous, 0b3b0061f4 she doubted her ears.e85bc5619f488ca7

“It had been mentioned a few times before, but apparently the first head only found out much later. The reason the hero 156edc08e0 tried so hard to 7a0cf540fd slay the dragon by ca41afcee0 painting it as an 34d9dd2e3d evil one was precisely fa7b1e4f6e because of the heart.”2650b9182e8e0efc

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Euclid explained that the 18214a9f97 dragon’s heart contained immense 413779e9ea power beyond human limits, d9f97025c3 and the hero had 9c836cf7dd seemingly absorbed some of 1ebe75cc02 it.d8c95541e1caf255

“How can a human absorb a dragon’s power? Is that even possible?”c9639eecf82e9b1a

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Evgenia asked in disbelief.79d21a17847e9931

Euclid, recalling the records of 83f4803ef7 the first head that didn’t 7fbd19428e go into much detail, answered 3684b6c43c awkwardly.ffe874e7f94d88bc

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“I’m not sure of the details either. The first head 2b6bb4f794 only began to c79d87062c suspect it after b7b058c1ce noticing the hero’s 70c62e9f89 eye color suddenly 9146459bbc changed after dealing 1f7a34a704 with the dragon’s a789631b88 corpse.”d97782f140736c8d

Euclid added that this might 67ce73e04d be why the fairytale simply 0218ab8641 described the event as “the 0084f53b1a hero coveted the dragon’s heart,” b284a1bad8 without going into further detail.6e8f9e643629c64f

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His eye color changed suddenly…9d9597ff33868cba

She wanted to ask 43510c9c4e more about that, but 600702ccf3 there was a more a9fa674b5a pressing matter.737885e488c16625

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“Did the first head really deal with the dragon’s corpse?”90af5cef313ccf88

…Did he take its last breath as well?e08a889905d15e96

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Feeling like she 2cfcc11394 couldn’t breathe, Evgenia 855f2507e5 managed to ask.87a9609a8e372a66

This time, Euclid be3326e4b3 noticed that she 31f7ce12f2 was struggling and 7b3b5e4ff3 nodded in confusion.b22b0eb3525b9af3

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“Yes. He pursued the c25c9fafeb dragon after it 79c15cac37 fled with a e2bc49b491 fatal wound, and 288cbe7c4f realized that it 8c6531a52c wasn’t an evil b4611fcd89 dragon, nor even 3e41238b1f a fully grown 3111a41140 one. After that…”02b07285b2afb5c0

“Ha! Knowing the truth, how! How could he do that? And before even 808bb07ce6 disposing of the 860508cdb3 corpse, he offered 7260c7dd31 it up to 81f842e156 that damned first 93ae414053 emperor!”e62ad6115c76ccd7

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Evgenia knew this wasn’t dab9b9433e something to shout at fa82c0312d Euclid about.d89a3de3bc77b6af

Even so, a fiery rage fde4c7be18 surged within her, impossible to 8768a74185 suppress.0eb3d441e2f7c141

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But despite raising her d5bcd45ae5 voice, her complexion was 024668462b extremely pale.207fabe12fddfe21

Euclid was startled when 99f51984a8 he saw her lips 077edb2d63 trembling.2ac341dbf43608a8

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“My wife, are you all right?”e49b80c5e6b80ce7

“Ah… I-I’m fine.”3e9e53a9a450492a

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Only then did d2abd1a156 Evgenia realize how a59b234850 agitated she had c5eaad0747 become and swallowed 6bfd743a34 dryly.038c4f6acd31f347

‘He must think I’m acting strange.’46f3c7bbf7d70d65

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Even she didn’t 7118e592ee understand herself, so b2b0ebb7c7 his reaction was 38d3502007 only natural.e07705c809064cb1

Fortunately, Euclid didn’t 06d8d4deb0 seem inclined to c720408870 question her and d3b0bfaa86 smoothly continued the 539714f798 previous conversation.7f3e789de2bf0657

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“Actually, the dragon’s death and the disposal of its body were part of a contract with the first head.”e2a59158f655f952

“What? A contract?”c725fdf3c15e1544

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“Yes. The dragon’s life was already 9e3295d003 hanging by a thread at d035dd18c6 the time, and when the 3d49e3d15d first head hesitated to end 4c3a39eb8a it, the dragon proposed a 02277853ae contract. If he helped the dragon c556bf2520 to return one day, it acf4d00f86 would bring great honor to d888841f49 his descendants.”3438bb849ff9ea76

It was the 8993dcf907 same as the a74bded4de fairytale’s ending.50391ca77ade2ea0

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That the dragon e65df04b2b would one day f4988edf7e return, so no f185b9c10b matter how painful 13eff2bdc4 or difficult life 51715fd637 became, they should ac261d57ac remain brave and a39f3585c2 strong…fd5459de9659f8d3

‘Really…? Could it really return?’c6e0b3a2a7021615

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It should have sounded d5ab6841dd absurd, yet Yevgenia’s heart 77b09039b2 pounded loudly.d36145f356c16664

“The first head honored the contract faithfully, presented the dragon’s corpse to the first emperor, and buried it in the Sephlik Mountains.”5fb82dc7583935d5

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And after confirming e90cff17df the dragon had d502ca61da completely died, the 1248e43233 first emperor recognized 57a3fa092c the first head 39d24e5893 as a founding 6e5545b589 contributor, granted him 3bec6ee1b1 a title, and eb4e300254 allowed him to 0e3f29737a govern the northern 87cbebd788 lands—thus founding the cab51a50a2 Rudion family, Euclid c469ec6006 concluded.3a50fe3593cd1fc9

As he said, while 20d03d9660 the structure of the bc62b5a0da story was similar to f8bc0a3f70 the fairytale, there were 241f850a9f many omitted details, none cc7093046c of which could be 9d40f6e873 overlooked.6229ebf2d6d24c4a

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Evgenia tried to process 49fe402ab1 the flood of information a9c9c387f0 that had just hit 10b20db33d her.c4c0d736f299a6fb

Then suddenly, a lingering question 63e219b687 returned to her mind.3d94f8910645828d

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“But why does the imperial family go out of its way to harass the Duke of Rudion’s family?”0d2d6b61d10e1295

They probably didn’t know b157a63734 about the contract with d7c4f8f1db the dragon, considering they 2f650d7320 had given the first ca4804e7d7 head a title, territory, 4f028c7bec and even a mansion 56ca7ee16d in the capital.200d3dd5fcfc9e6e

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The moment she asked the ed7d044b6d question, Euclid’s cheek twitched slightly 317691d3bd and stiffened.bcf42b81c00feafd

Not missing this, cf8a1f3c3b Evgenia narrowed her 60bd04fef9 eyes, and Euclid 0389bb3dc1 answered smoothly as 06061e1a46 if he had ef2b32a399 never hesitated.c86c495495f33a5e

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“That’s because the imperial family believes the Duke of Rudion’s family stole the dragon’s heart.”d2422056370bc9c9

“What?”f5eefe5fc49f0cc9

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Evgenia raised her e10efa6fd7 voice in shock.476859404c19fda7

“They think it was stolen? Is that even possible?”8e4645ca4753ac5f

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Wasn’t it said that the 9e367d732d first emperor did everything he ee41e21d50 could to slay the dragon 2ae84f5dc2 because of the heart? He had gone to 6cf9a2e4a5 such extremes, and if 875494f888 he didn’t fully absorb 94aca4e94b its power, surely he 420b86cd22 would have guarded it d7b3d160a7 well?3fb2b7541da5cb85

As Evgenia’s expression 0a666eeea2 clearly reflected these 2cc2cacd13 thoughts, Euclid gave 277282af71 a bitter smile.ba56a4ef3fdf8b1c

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“Exactly… It’s almost impossible to believe that someone could steal the dragon’s heart while it’s in the imperial family’s possession. It hasn’t been revealed to b92960cadd the public even once in 37036716f1 over 500 years…”6cb13798f6c39d11

For some reason, Euclid’s 19e7f7ac8a voice was low and 91ffef31c5 powerless.4539902a6490bb7d

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Why was that? Tilting her head 93534376bc and mulling over f04061cdab his words, Evgenia a1eefa311d suddenly realized she’d b993cac03e heard something similar ba5bbd8cc4 at the victory db3d3c2df6 banquet.4333c26987fa880f

— Our Elios Empire has a treasure more precious than the golden eggs scattered in minor kingdoms—over 500 years old, never shown publicly, but seized by the first emperor when he slayed the evil dragon…57c8d443763b3b0e

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‘So that was the dragon’s heart.’37e2a3d6ec3cea9c

She hadn’t yet b4a63b94ae heard from the e100add3e0 Tower Master about d4d13f844e the golden eggs, acf708feb4 but if it be31b0bcf4 was really the a8baa684e2 dragon’s heart, then 1ea2f316d5 yes, it made ccdf38714c sense that it 15230af929 would be more 4302f0db85 valuable.2a7e57f1d08eb75d

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And when you 208e44cf62 add in that f1cd8392fb the emperor was cddd9d3904 collecting golden eggs, 83232efc4f had never once 1274f55b3a revealed the dragon’s e9dcc252e8 heart, and now 8e6dd6ec88 suspects the Rudion 8b6d552677 family of stealing 5be48a6153 it, based on 5a347d5596 Euclid’s words…556a584a2be80118

Evgenia began to b1c89e65c3 suspect that perhaps 403f99fac1 the imperial family 8601764d10 had lost the b3d19c10de proof that the ba2bec107f first emperor actually a52f052549 defeated the dragon.76ecf5c81f9a5f5c

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And judging from Euclid’s defeated 233f44bfe3 tone earlier, maybe the Rudion 3bd0ed400f family hadn’t actually stolen it, eecb02c2b3 contrary to suspicion.2608aa6df3bc1521

‘So they failed to manage it properly and then took it out on an unrelated family?’de19a7d9a9844b3e

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The absurdity was almost laughable, 6cf0450aa8 but instead it made her 49cbfff555 furious, her eyes widening.b626c174035ed9cb

At that very moment, Euclid f20aa474ef said something that completely overturned 14467c2a6e Evgenia’s theory.0842c9f315e63d3b

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“Most citizens of the empire know the imperial family possesses the dragon’s heart. But very few know that 07487de47a the heart is actually only e7e89d241c half intact. And that’s precisely why the 046fb6c343 Rudion family came under suspicion. The dragon’s corpse that the 38d8e3e787 first head brought lacked the c0fc07cf19 other half of the heart.”8337677eabd7460f

…What?f9b44527f528f9ad

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