IFLDMHF – Chapter 141

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1411028e8be666eac07

Episode 1418c9bcf9c46630eb8

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They deliberately sent the Grand 9a9cf776b7 Duchess as an envoy—how obvious 6c2af3a9c5 their intentions were.f5dd4e3b269efec6

‘They’ve surrendered, but it seems they’re aiming for the Empress’s position.’038116f26099796b

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Most likely, the 085bc4f33b Grand Duchess wouldn’t 58d973a83c return immediately and b41524f787 would remain in 439f076792 the imperial palace, d3aaee2e77 treated as a 54302c0c9e distinguished guest.98afbea0812a0539

The young ladies 533ac0e290 seemed worried that 319b677a4a the Grand Duchess, aeffb09071 unaware of the f7352e44dc Crown Prince’s true 623fcb06ca nature, might fall c8a396056b victim to him.8a9d98c9adc8f4f4

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They couldn’t reveal everything 2f322c7861 that had happened so 0c2def6e19 far, and if they 160f3691ef recklessly warned her to 1d7a1acd9c stay away from the 17d9886f98 Crown Prince, she might a72498dcd1 dismiss it as local c558a88609 hostility and not take 124d3419d1 it seriously.04aa64c9da103405

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‘If the Crown Prince’s real goal is to provoke me, then he wouldn’t even be interested in the Grand Duchess.’fbde23dacadc80d1

He was far more 95c082a1be likely to target Melissa 915935ddc6 instead. Just like in the original f2c0cab96a story.11599cdf4a3ee2fc

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Still unsettled by 6c85f2b80b the lingering shock, 41e551139d I tried to 1e57ca25ac soothe my uneasy efdbef3e04 heart as I 152370f078 shifted the topic 6fc661bfa4 and asked:3d98c17c6489eecb

“They’re offering the principality’s treasure?”cec373783e788846

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“Yes! A golden egg.”3aa39995b1e8e520

…Huh? A golden egg?e063dbed61c7b2a9

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I had imagined something 6cca60bd4d like a necklace studded 4554af3f3c with jewels, a sword, bd41a764cd or perhaps a crown. The completely unexpected word 172d5e631e made me tilt my bc4d0962c5 head.47a1f409a9f83bc2

What is this, f12ca2ad6c a goose that 4a767cb8a0 lays golden eggs…?98ce646163bb6027

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‘Ah, maybe it’s a nickname for a gemstone? One shaped like an egg.’343281c1d20903fb

Wondering if it was 81a7ad38d6 a famous jewel only 1a1fd0e52b I didn’t know about, 4fec4d6b94 I kept my mouth f071354b57 shut for now.ead9414359b18a95

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“That’s the treasure said to have existed even before the Empire was founded, right?”3169f9eec507648f

“So I’ve heard. They say all the ancient 8c00318ab2 kingdoms on the continent have 8d14555940 one, and it’s known as d149458bcf a symbol of royal legitimacy. The Principality of Dimondra 23b79818d2 supposedly inherited it when 05b0b99191 their first Grand Duke ee434a9de3 became independent.”00a48e03141e8049

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“Then… is it true that His Majesty the Emperor started the war because he coveted that golden egg?”83add80038406e30

One young lady lowered dc060ec66d her voice as much 3e4596b992 as possible and asked.071b0165f5333973

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‘Huh? I thought he started 22e42f68b7 the war just out 1c5e515255 of conquest.’43deb87d4bf51377

I began to 3a80d2bf3a think that perhaps 20aa67c84f it might be e216ffbf6f useful in the 2f54063136 future—perhaps in attacking 75f6211713 the Emperor or 55cf8c8714 in an effort 1212cec529 for independence.ed7addc8eb0fd3a1

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I perked up, planning ef1fc4fd08 to order Anne to 4dc65aad4f look into it later.fead589e89b47026

“Well, they say that all the countries His Highness the Crown Prince has attacked so far were ones that possessed a golden egg, so there are such rumors.”d4974e1d26bf22d9

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“Actually, the recently subjugated Kingdoms of Caleb and Slanka are right next to each other, aren’t they? But Slanka has a 1ea4b95e15 short history and isn’t e4aef941eb a particularly strong military b53c2bdd22 power, and yet they 0e9728cbc6 just passed over it.”1038de39c0b9df8a

“Exactly. And apparently, the Kingdom of 2b4fcea935 Aruhin is going through a 49df1b8817 civil war. That’s why there’s currently a d8dd6a26f0 shortage of spices and people f8752cc5b0 are in an uproar.”10641375784d004e

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Slanka? That name sounded familiar.440bbb1bbfb602e5

Come to think 81bc998839 of it, wasn’t 34fc8a27f5 the merchant I 5d21ffcb09 met on the cbfb8933f3 way to the d8e07ffaa6 North from Slanka?cc658f3efb1b8f1a

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‘He said to dispose of the watch if I didn’t come back in three months…’9aeac90aaa481268

Ah, that’s not important c7f9c77416 right now.68a310701c28c8e9

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Saying that the 8274edb31d kingdom’s history is 7d9a53d89f short means it 61b0b4e5be doesn’t have a 13ff1b94ed “golden egg.”a29195e8e81634e9

The more I 5da00eeaee listened, the more 821b080d79 plausible it sounded 8550c19751 that the Emperor b161ef34e7 started the war c512abe715 because he was ea9aa8693a after it.1d45e28946d55093

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But there were c9c61832a5 also those who 069a931a3c disagreed.40a15bbe8b281430

“What kind of meaning does that golden egg hold for His Majesty to go to war over it? Sure, it’s a f35ce6029d rare item, but 2fbbebbdc5 isn’t it merely 7da11944b6 symbolic of legitimacy?”4a5716a352f33e7f

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“That’s right. Our Elios Empire 74b989c7eb has a history d47691671c of over 500 1def086a88 years, and we 289ccd5c51 possess treasures far 7a1e83782c more valuable than 1ea0c2ebd5 those golden eggs 4d02cbe0df scattered among the 14ce462180 small kingdoms. Of course, it’s never 1ac3d7f7df been publicly revealed, but b9de285093 the first Emperor supposedly f5f1cf58c5 slew an evil dragon 07083259d3 and obtained a dragon’s…”7571a2060c13f140

It was then.17cdbacda4e9bb33

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“Lady Remilda, Grand Duchess of the Principality of Dimondra, is entering!”ac9d7f006cd6f482

Just when it felt cf2b804b6a like something truly important 7c8b7e9da7 was about to be eecf961e64 revealed—of all times, the 05ab7a8789 Grand Duchess appeared.91ad9f130f76bc9d

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Still, her reputation as 542224fc4f a beauty didn’t seem 9d9e3d2db8 exaggerated; the Grand Duchess 718cd0c297 of Dimondra was indeed 49f6a65e84 beautiful.e086897cb04289ff

‘But in terms of purity, she can’t compare to our Melissa.’5de5639579bfcb27

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Even if the 3f785cc833 original story no c2ec6b1067 longer mattered, to d9727ab4e9 me Melissa was 62d8a5b73a still the heroine, 90807507f0 so the Grand afda6ab3a8 Duchess’s beauty didn’t dd693b5612 affect me much.c61c0eb232456434

I casually turned my head, 33f80c4068 intending to continue the conversation.6f5aeef76cd63e41

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‘Huh?’688153e5e0836dc1

As soon as she entered 49bc3d4d16 the hall, the Grand Duchess 2b4824effa began scanning the crowd, as 49ca36c05a if searching for someone, and 0a0115fee8 then started walking briskly.53e4c4a67d374d52

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So directly toward me, df5100da19 there was no mistaking a952532e43 it.9371e077c6999d5e

I had a feeling things dff9acc447 were about to get annoying 8142f4cc71 again.73b44c1a07b30b78

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And sure enough, the ce0def69ae Grand Duchess of Dimondra d828635340 stopped in front of 45817951ba me.7c9c63944e92d360

For a moment, our eyes 5bdf6108d7 met, and she hesitated.99b87f8fd95d02ec

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But as if she 63db27bff2 had never flinched, she 83291f9f5d sharply asked:fb5c937908c6846d

“Are you Lady Basilian?”12c8196ea0d2f6b0

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“…No.”339f03d885fceeea

I answered slowly.6392829a8681d3a0

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The Grand Duchess flinched, cc90e0f6d3 seemingly flustered.1e2c31ab72e051f8

“No? Then with His Highness 380b3673ef the Crown Prince…?”2c929f1cf78ffd73

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“No relation at all.”c997838727807aa1

At my calm reply, the 73b953928f Grand Duchess’s pupils trembled rapidly.1928cab6e6003d56

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She suspiciously turned 229d6b8fff to the young 05e2b2ee76 ladies around me 8fe968dc59 and asked:43aeda286896870b

“Is that really true?”5ff07f7aefce3965

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“Ah, ahem…”716bba364b2d800b

Tsk. All of them were ec586a10c4 too naive to answer cee3362d12 and averted their gazes.e66596014927753b

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“May I… ask your name?”6c51b4d23349f1c3

At the Grand Duchess’s fed8cf7520 cautious tone, I nodded d501e8baad and opened my mouth.2ccb9790bfe5aca0

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“Evgenia…”a5584200d65913bc

“So it is you!”5409e23ef0dc4086

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The Grand Duchess suddenly shouted, 9d8457f0d0 as if realizing she had c572334f10 been deceived.249c500561cc527d

“Rudion!”a6f6fa039d09f620

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“Are you mocking me… huh?”27d4d23419a98079

I gave the flustered 87dd0e420d Grand Duchess a bright 040a7aba39 smile.997e8b3312422c20

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“Evgenia Rudion. I changed my surname after 0f3ca34276 getting married recently.”045e1411f35a52aa

“Ah…?”841ef999d78cd7c8

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“It’s understandable. We had a quiet 60e079491d wedding, and since it a5eea256ad was an event in 73bbb748f5 a foreign land, the 1dc04d6c43 news might not have 4ce5b7758a reached you. However, Grand Duchess, 4e2fb8aa64 now that you’re 8ba55062a5 in the Empire, 3b33dcad57 won’t you show 1f75cf6afa the proper courtesy 0f2a0f2cdb due to a 38ce292915 Duchess?”3d4fbbdf0d842501

Even as the Grand Duchess 18a0c7a74c of an independent principality, her 88498500ef status was not above that 8524519c42 of a Duchess of the cd71223401 Empire.13d32595a41719eb

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Even more so for 0ad34d9a50 a principality that had bb265a6612 agreed to be annexed 3bdfac0df1 by the Empire.804a557f98be4ede

“…I apologize for my rudeness, Duchess.”d7780016fc8478f7

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At my graceful reprimand, 5bf26696ce the Grand Duchess of 0f64fbd556 Dimondra lowered her head 6b9514b3ab in embarrassment.28153d372a120e22

However, her eyes 693aa44d8c were still filled d7cb899b6b with confusion.5f39824b02759c36

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It was obvious that 3f217c79db before coming to the 509865bc86 Empire, she had been 7afbfc72a5 sternly warned to be 9b99c88cef cautious of a woman 783d3fb031 obsessed with the Crown 1582db2ee6 Prince and to assert 80a9b58cc1 dominance early on.5e010d46c88009fd

But now, hearing 37fa8fc3c7 that said woman 63f2dc5a9a had suddenly married fa32e67393 another man—it would’ve e42f5e62a7 been baffling.097f4b1d7ef59f91

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‘I kind of feel bad for her.’46bd8bf2667cb3ee

She probably thought all c10df7e786 she had to do 9b7f014412 was deal with a 59f7f23f1a villainess, never imagining that f54a558969 the very target she 882446cd65 was supposed to win 8c0ae01cf2 over was a twisted, a4eb649926 perverted psycho.37de90fa964f0e1f

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Still, I couldn’t help a79b5fee51 but wish the Crown 21398114ac Prince would show interest 8060d53f82 in the Grand Duchess.b2a6948044d162d2

If he were to fall 0b28aa473d for her instead, everyone would 575fa3dff6 get what they wanted, and 1dc28f1b47 things would be peaceful.ad23b4865f56a5f2

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But just as that 8bfa98a004 hopeful thought crossed my 27ac9a85f9 mind, a foreboding sense 320522987a crept in that things 2e7cc86c4f wouldn’t go my way.0a29ab4bb866e3bf

I heard the 9d36aa2f1b buzz of the faa6743ec0 crowd, and then 91d4814a10 the grand doors 385641e59f of the hall 4495165ea9 swung wide open.e388b6dbf6a10de3

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Through them entered today’s main 97d083d899 figure—the Crown Prince—and the key 7f032f2113 figures who had led the d7d14230be victorious battle, now dressed in 060d97b418 pristine full-dress uniforms, walking in 9669c55a86 formation with perfect posture.a867eb5e479d7f67

Though they hadn’t 59faf3c6df received a proper 20da1a2aea blessing from the fab2235573 High Priest, they 900624efda were still warriors fc9fc36354 who had won 62450a9c49 the war.674aee0c55181f27

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A thunderous applause 836112f5a4 broke out, filled bfc28acc57 with the admiration aaf2d7d75a and cheers that 729f8f3797 hadn’t been fully 5f9bb73910 expressed during the 4915645cfc victory parade.157a6499bd5bcd59

I quietly slipped past e275177424 the young ladies and 36ee06c8fc the Grand Duchess, clapping a37ee652c3 as I moved toward 88af1f4539 the back.e7d40ea44716e5aa

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‘I know it’s inevitable that we’ll run into each other eventually, but…’4dcda348ab555842

It seems like human 4c6318b100 instinct is to avoid 70efbcc0f3 what one can, even bfbdb26960 if only temporarily.be3634d8cd8ce245

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For a moment, Alexis’s b82fbd3247 face—which I hadn’t seen 4376afd4ff even at the victory 04a4af916c ceremony—flickered through my mind, 2acc2da229 but I figured I’d ebc28b290d see him at home f463f59847 anyway and began looking aa8ffcde57 for a place to 8c9cfdab59 hide.d820bf3352f4c7ab

Then I felt it—a 996f45c920 piercing gaze from afar d176659a11 that sent chills down 2b0d36a8ab my spine.43ec3dcd0769003e

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Unconsciously, I looked up and 2345f8aeb0 locked eyes with a chilling d022f3acfc pair of blood-red eyes.f17b9d06ae105db5

“……”3c02da9669ee9ab8

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The Crown Prince, still 8dc4daddff boasting his protagonist-level good c935660a95 looks, was glaring at 6c07220389 me as if I c5d01d5886 had betrayed him.19e1789116b08446

If I hadn’t heard 7f63cf2004 from the young ladies 652648327a beforehand, I would have 66ee499831 had no idea why b6f9147b4e he was making such b56aa1d996 a face.8fd3cdfdaf74b7e1

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But now, having heard bits 5edc8faf93 and pieces of the situation, c0a5e25c5f I could see it clearly.902391629119d929

Those eyes, gleaming with 6b94e57b00 obsession and possessiveness.fabbc1c282879fdc

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‘This is ridiculous.’ef68741cb616ff9c

If he was 0aadf9d5e8 going to look cc86496db4 at me like 8ebfd4db5d that, why on 23061b01f6 earth did he d021ed6e6f send a proposal 5cd6fff5c0 to Melissa?ae0a80d60c74c653

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Honestly, I don’t believe ed3254217c for a second that ede79a211a the Crown Prince didn’t a15012b19c know Evgenia wasn’t sincere.1672c61adf492918

With his arrogant 3f4e0e0078 nature and bruised 1cee599ec2 pride, he probably 8db56cf7c6 pushed Evgenia away 1f7044bffd on purpose and eecccddfaa started tormenting other e862f8216e young ladies.fd453d3fc591a5f8

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But if he truly 8b44205082 wanted Evgenia, all he da3db125a2 had to do was 4e30b9b716 be honest with his 79d5ad1d76 feelings.c281ad5f2255634e

Of course, not 72638fce80 all love is db14800b8a reciprocated, so perhaps b201ad6f01 it would’ve been e51e26bd1d in vain anyway.4228a059aaeeb825

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Still, the fact 93a534f8c3 that he acted 6694f3d87e so brazenly without bf1940b9b2 ever putting his 0c6b81c6f4 heart on the cf12a64345 line was laughable.8fdfdf6796f4d2a5

And at the d0045b4e30 same time, infuriating.dc49b78000f02ac0

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As I returned his glare 11bc0293c0 with a face full of 1ed3d97471 disgust, a heavy silence fell a87378e43d over the area around us.87aad75f56a0a82c

Because Kaiden, who had been 610fe5afc7 at the front of the d21eaef9bc group, suddenly stopped walking, the cefeb815d4 line of knights who had 7d6f822354 been marching confidently also came 90946df1fb to a complete halt.19a5be57e71fa7ba

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Even the musicians, sensing 18b6103a51 the strange atmosphere, had 5cdb31e6b6 stopped playing.747b264632809bd9

“Ev…”e0f8ad969cac4c75

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At last, the Crown Prince 6f55ff1770 parted his lips and took c0c0b23af8 a step toward me.7b3388360f45012a

It was just as I 24759fd507 instinctively began to step back—2e7606ed693719f5

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“My wife.”e7970f181e1053c7

A gentle voice softly 9d1a6137bc echoed in my ear 64131d8772 as a hand took e5574194ca hold of mine.38a935a5ea4c8923

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