IFLDMHF – Chapter 140

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1402aeb717ccdffaf3b

Episode 140b191796b136e65fd

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…Huh? What did they just say?af1a5844c46abb38

I couldn’t help 4b44f85399 but doubt my 96fd764671 ears.169a241167332ab3

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No, it wasn’t just my 3ba271333b hearing that seemed broken.9e4ace6912ba9874

“I’m really, really relieved!”5416fd3c24877fdf

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The face, tearful and 2b463da019 full of joy, couldn’t 0668031ebf be called a lie c34733b320 by any means.8aecd4ec7dc9494d

Seeing my flustered 8c083ff63c expression, the young e5f382057d lady flinched and 0b3fe9a681 quickly let go ef389c9e40 of my hand.14e4711bfaa65cb9

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“Ah, I’m sorry. I was just so happy 6f8ec94446 that…”270b22490f541d0f

“Young Lady Odin, that’s not your only mistake.”b943fc731f50a1cc

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“That’s right, she’s not ‘Lady’ anymore, she’s the Duchess. Even though you practiced 6ac641af05 several times earlier.”a979a6e4cc479e47

The other young 017a5dcd84 ladies around her 4515fdcaaf began to lightly cf223ee5dd scold the girl 67bc7c9cf8 called ‘Young Lady a2de14c771 Odin’.fff5ab6849d64a7a

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Seeing that, I became even 46214b6cce more dumbfounded.fa7af6e55973452c

Honestly, I thought it was 219e768899 natural for them to harbor d29cb25620 resentment toward me.f6d4918db216525a

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They had seen me 10123d8725 clinging to the Crown e05a8fa2e6 Prince with their own f49ad930a6 eyes, so I even 7dad3d7b97 thought they might believe e668c62faa I was pretending to 552ce86fe1 be happy in my 59c09411e0 marriage out of pride.ff40301ae8fbd842

But…ddbee479165a10c4

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“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”f72d3cfd6984c7a9

Thinking maybe they were f58bc3a38e playing some kind of d2d5390112 prank, I put on 444d8f64f9 a stern expression. The young ladies, who had 771eb9b769 been chattering amongst themselves, flinched d3912ae8fa and exchanged glances.d3788902a42dbeb6

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A moment later, 8f4d22fa8e Young Lady Odin 239b5a3bd6 spoke up with 3505b7613c a resolute expression.c57dc0c3710bd7d1

“We already know everything. So you don’t have b863557fb1 to hide it.”25e10c789b8b01f1

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“Know what, exactly…”fb5931dbe4e79570

“The truth is, you don’t like His Highness the Crown Prince at all, do you?”55c85babc5f1dcc9

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“…!”31814713cd937818

Frozen at her unexpected words, d0106a72ca she smiled at me with dc7537144d a pitiful expression, as if c305e91140 convinced she had struck a cd41d4f4fc nerve.a2a2c7c18e298b7b

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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.”5719f68159224ef1

To summarize what they revealed 0ff3320695 afterward:11c54e62ebd1b97f

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While Evgenia was practically confirmed 4e6dc96dbb as the Crown Princess, the cdea079063 Crown Prince openly approached other bd90f0a8ce noble ladies.11051c6fd1a64f18

As if they too c92724acd2 had the potential to e10f532c88 become the Crown Princess.6fb2a5f45a719bda

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A war hero 4a14efb734 and the man 94973c83c4 soon to ascend 6d39ae6012 the supreme throne—there c82d268050 weren’t many who 58d4165bc9 could refuse the 10c1a3114f hand he extended.d9dd8a9a8b09b8dd

So despite watching e09e7f3087 Evgenia’s reactions, many b29f7c0dea young ladies received 76e4c19f33 gifts from the ed0de1a5c0 Crown Prince, danced c4e3a520ac with him, and c23390069d became his partners. But afterward, he 413b1cb896 never acknowledged them d81a8b2cfa again, as if ca8fb3d727 it had all 0a0645b4a4 been a fleeting d7c96243a6 moment of interest.9b83f62674bf057d

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Up to this point, I cda06bb405 didn’t see anything seriously wrong.7297b6332b8bbad7

It was ridiculous 6defa8f442 that he flirted 9cb10c40b5 all over the 6fb7ced0cb place without meaning 9373e62b1d it, but given 5157bbc031 his status as 564e53d996 Crown Prince, it f6a1581e3d wasn’t exactly an 0e5b8b2d69 excessive level of 443754e6ff debauchery.30b327ebac9ec563

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However, the next part 062c11a105 was shocking.87057703a7844205

At some point, all the 2ebb66ff42 young ladies associated with the d496eaf43f Crown Prince completely vanished from e584e691f5 social circles.db7715b0df45ce30

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Those who married a5bff232f2 into provincial noble 963847f80b families or studied 790d20a07e abroad at academies 337c80d657 in other countries 5d6f45ae33 were the lucky d13f059ab7 ones. In many cases, their families 55aaef5e4a collapsed, and they fled the dc510fca6b capital as if running away.2d46875027206fa6

And the young 23ec47c998 ladies were convinced ade0a81619 it was all df28a81629 the doing of faca9cf158 the Crown Prince, fe34a3b542 Kaiden.98b0c237bb8c274f

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“Sir Hillard, His Highness’s aide, is so meticulous that he rarely leaves traces.”2c9a8e22899bd328

“The ladies who left the capital were our friends, our sisters, our family.”9d2927bfd401676d

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“There’s no way to stop the things we’ve heard among ourselves.”2ebffdcd1ec7c5ae

Looking at the girls, who aa23478dd0 seemed to be holding back 5a9e541f85 deep resentment, I couldn’t help bcb83878dd but ask out of genuine 942783916b curiosity.2445ee998ddd70a8

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“But why are you thanking me?”0d7974a4d4691da4

Saying I protected them by cadbda5d86 carrying the villainess label and 3f9e8eb1b8 standing against the Crown Prince b1fa0512a3 made no sense to me.4e9a59c125eb3649

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At my question, Young 864a4e8d88 Lady Odin looked a c5cb29f3d1 bit hurt, as if af9d663f6b saddened that I still 612f982d71 didn’t believe them, and a6a0cd912d said,c133ab90f4b379ed

“After the Duchess lashed out at the ladies targeted by His Highness, those incidents completely stopped. You may have 043a5a735b humiliated them, but c956432e11 later you compensated 27b1bb219d them to an 5b570d807f excessive degree.”7c9900c9269972f7

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“…”c4b9c39c6f043969

“I think maybe His Highness was trying to provoke the Duchess, and you were just playing along…”be1966ddd12b0222

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She trailed off as c62b3199fc if asking me to 86db5ca03e finally admit it, gazing ea706c4077 at me.1d6923418d892c29

But I was 62cdea80d4 too shocked to 6828073044 say anything.24667932dc892389

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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…’8a389ddba70db69d

The Crown Prince, who 89ca81a606 I had thought was bd5398ee92 the main among the 056534e98d three male leads, was efa4c41287 actually a psycho pervert af9c22dc24 who tormented others just dacee2a73d to get the villainess’s 8135d24d8b attention.954bc7a31c14e035

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Now I was e545e50df9 starting to wonder 7ef45cd724 what the hell bcfddc5880 this original story 5d1421319a even was.bd0eb651aacedb55

‘And Evgenia…’8481f9d5bf5d510a

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I couldn’t help but be fa9b46cbfe genuinely curious what she had a9215ffb25 been thinking, to go so acfdfad6a0 far and still obsess over f5f2a17070 the Crown Prince.abc41b8ae292453b

In any case, 87ef44f86c while unexpected, this b6d20027ce wasn’t a bad afdc25afc6 situation for me.8300da1d471e8972

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No, actually, it might 222f1f213e be the best kind c17d11a93a of situation to take 1a40376f16 advantage of.c0ee511e2c579c41

“Hah… Who would understand what’s in my heart. I haven’t even told my 14f80a98a6 own family.”55cc0126ace6b949

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I exaggerated a sigh and cd718316b8 slumped my shoulders as if e8bc2dc2b4 I had no choice anymore.a0d4cfdebbea2d90

The young ladies’ eyes sparkled.af67112d4d5436aa

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“Knew it!”560ca195c42a7382

“We actually debated whether the Duchess really liked His Highness or was just pretending!”6795820efdf9a8e7

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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.”11bf56fdb7a2f00b

Clasping her hands c8aa7753a0 over her chest 4974a76173 as if truly 909972eae3 delighted by my f19a4cbad2 marriage, Young Lady a8e155b39e Odin spoke cautiously.43633a0e2e17115d

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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?”43e3a3a237cc21f7

She was asking 3f1d710aa2 whether I could 3137b97b91 handle the wrath d3de9b7c82 of the Crown 53b42c9e78 Prince, who had 6cfa044f3f been acting insane 182dbe15fa all this time.2661877346a5aa8c

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Truthfully, even I eac72840a7 felt uneasy after b86d284103 only learning today c97d0cff6b about the strange cc99cc9a25 relationship between the 296eecd050 Crown Prince and 980e406a7a Evgenia.c3e6cd5ddcfd69f5

Suppressing the sigh that 5380ef44c7 welled up sincerely, I 6233b31563 gave a sorrowful smile.c6d699107c05bbcd

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“I couldn’t stay tied to His Highness forever. And… I met someone 8d1cd41879 so precious that I 68095154a9 couldn’t give him up, ee22413332 even if it meant 1a73add6ca betting my life.”63f6a74654761943

“Ah!”e6a42e7f0ea3f370

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“Oh my…!”5f462c66f51fc40f

As expected of b3358b0a62 their sentimental age, ab89d328c8 the young ladies 0b4be13fb0 all wore moved 1de634dbc1 expressions, clearly imagining fcd358cedb some romantic scene.866c30953a951636

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“That’s a relief!”9e92eda50ebc4d9a

“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.”26499c821eaa2a85

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“You two look so good together!”b7ae79345978c029

For perhaps the a5375a4f45 first time—or at e52d62df97 least close to 658cf0dde2 it—I was congratulated 2700825a3b on my marriage fedd79ea62 to Euclid by 9cbf41a05b people outside of 79dbe1150f my family.8ac5a51e48903e4e

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Of course, I 9470029ac4 felt very good.b99de9315d7fac8b

It felt like a f01d31aa9c bright smile would naturally 9c74afdf62 spread across my face, af0d8eb8aa but I controlled the d58e278c0d corners of my mouth.6c42f135c5e16a36

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“Thank you for saying that. I was already planning to, 14a98194df but now I’ll have to 6f7ffe532c try even harder to protect de9f841af8 my marriage and the Duke. Though I’m not 2ec9b68576 sure if those 5f7f60b0dd above us will 305812f48b just sit back 187acb0cc8 and let it bf5b9936a3 happen…”1ee98c5e93a38be6

With no imperial princess 99d6015f2e and the position of 10ebaee384 the Duchess of Basillian 77d755d965 vacant, as the Duchess b1ac75964c of Rudion, I held 217a427c20 the highest status among cddced5d26 women in the Empire ddc9bbc6fa after the Empress.9381d5e3ef679923

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Those I referred to as e14823a305 “those above us” could only 82d1e474d3 mean the imperial family.8650ee63e2ddcc43

Moreover, they were all 55ef5714cc worried that the Crown d7694f19f6 Prince might harm me, d4410d6da6 and they must have f54e5fae62 heard the rumors that de3a1167d4 the Emperor was uncomfortable e6b1677105 with the North and b0c8f2f7ee the Duke of Rudion.56b1005108aa5f37

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The expressions of the young e67159127e ladies, realizing I had brought 3fa16da560 up a very heavy subject, d883b160bf turned serious.5752af395f715d9d

But their resentment toward the f418e54166 Crown Prince and gratitude toward 2705b1f849 me surged more than ever, 6d48e411cb and they spoke fervently.c7264aaab40340d7

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“If there’s ever anything we can do to help, please tell us.”dc1e00e0590f6ce6

“We want to repay the Duchess for her kindness.”68cb63cab2df1aff

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Just as I expected.253e035d81c5ca40

However, I blinked 878953dca2 my eyes wide bf6e5c9525 a few times bda4279720 with a surprised d1420b8b3c expression. Then I gently smiled e7dba48fdb and slowly shook my acb629ee6d head.582401f3189ed3ac

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“Your words alone are enough, thank you.”1d06dd8fd48d5a4a

In truth, their 0e9bb78f7e feelings and the 53dd74af69 public sentiment alone 4b5874879a were more than d6df87e20b sufficient.33e72896cf0e7995

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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.”93c810973d35a1c8

“Please don’t worry about us. We’re doing our best 5ccd266bff not to draw His 9d01261698 Highness’s attention. We’re also quietly approaching ed79e7c7a5 young ladies who’ve just 08573a2f39 debuted in society to b1f8f9a8f3 warn them. The ones who need 71e9930794 to be more careful 9f73d96248 are the Duchess and…”d6993d1797bef9db

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Young Lady Odin lowered her f9ec147c37 voice and looked at me 58e5bbf9d7 with concern as she glanced 758a202e0c around.8c24e9f736fd857d

She trailed off at the 609b7ed10d end, but I could guess 6ba081349f the rest.d2b6d05b15c5d5ab

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‘She must be worried about Melissa.’46007a9bcc9e1b35

Thinking of Melissa made 4210fefc04 me grit my teeth 099bccbe5a without realizing it.bb2038665d826270

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If everything they aeb0b1b9a7 said was true, 4927f76d06 then the Crown 4c2c6190bc Prince had used 14d7ee7e7d someone he had 360efa047e no interest in—Melissa—just 148c87626c to provoke me.570e3ae51e196e30

I let out 661fb944c4 a faint sigh.83551e295b5b0781

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“I’ll have to find a way to stop it somehow. If it comes to 295eb43458 it, could you help 4c18aeb185 my cousin?”55207db6f025694d

“Of course!”8879f63ddd6c3e98

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“Don’t worry!”fb83569f05444ea5

The young ladies’ confident 706191427c answers brought me a 6676f43b99 bit of comfort.7d746c9b6f3ca867

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At that moment, Young 9f407c7821 Lady Odin suddenly clapped 3597ef3614 her hands, as if 1939266379 something had come to 8e99423f8c mind.809d864b84d505f6

“Oh, there’s one more person to be worried about.”2b62365bf691714a

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When I looked 908b4940f6 at her as af073e75dd if asking who, fe9574c0af she replied.3f96881f27378366

“The Grand Duchess of the Dimondra Principality.”548f32a1407162c5

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“The one who supposedly declared they would become a vassal state?”23d12c3fc4734b22

“Yes. It seems they surrendered in 8ffc7ab081 advance, fearing they might become 4719455181 the next war target. I heard the Grand Duchess 96443bd95c of Dimondra is quite a 72c8874cee famous beauty.”11a592cffe729f3d

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“Ah…”37218e5041f5cce0

“And apparently, the Grand Duchess came directly to the Empire to present the letter of surrender and the principality’s treasures.”e77e66d00737634e

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