IFLDMHF – Chapter 143

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1436d0c6f56c953a884

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Having lived in 22193e17b7 harsh conditions on 4a9713b642 the battlefield and dfe7a66a62 finally arriving at 24871142c9 the imperial palace b02bd8454c after a grueling 97eed23b60 march, how hungry 66f462e449 must he have e9ad2e7a60 been while washing d7dc451772 up and changing 7a62016fbd clothes?5501c7ec760a4a82

Besides, the palace surely fe3c80a652 prepared some light food 4c25a2b967 for the returning knights 033fa653ca to eat before the a5fffa2897 banquet.65ea1c44598d3519

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He must have eaten 4481e44772 that food without restraint, da296cc37b and his stomach reacted c3463e1b59 badly to the sudden 5b719fc250 influx.4b8ee8a8380e6c08

‘How is he even similar to Dior in this way too!’3ab6d4570f9814a8

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I clicked my tongue df068c8944 and shook my head, d0ebaed8f4 but for some reason, fe0cf6bcb3 the reactions around me 06e3aace91 were odd.47b251531a34428b

“Evgenia.”e39602b05ef588ed

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“Yes?”e02c943b7169aa40

“I don’t think that’s it.”694fc9715b78f8bf

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Sionel spoke cautiously.e5f458cf3389158b

“Why not?”10e748df06ac43ae

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“Because Alexis isn’t a child like Dior.”c0d5749965f13ef2

Having said that, she seemed 9e0e6a0a15 to lose some confidence.5e1d8dc12d300a7b

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“Well, he is a bit immature…”8a8d6a40fdde4aa9

Sionel added.d42daa6b2ad8cb14

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As I scoffed lightly and f55aaac6ea Sionel fell silent, Duke Basilian 28aa0e9483 shook his head.ca4e7ac272eaf665

“You two are looking down on Alexis too much just because he’s younger than you. How could you 487c2ed76a compare him to d1863f74b6 that little Dior?”9bb959c38a8a681f

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Then, he turned to 946983545c Euclid with an awkward 60aa5fc8f4 expression, seemingly embarrassed in 4be39ed124 front of his son-in-law.deceb23ebfee31c3

“I’m worried you might develop a bias before even meeting him. Alexis isn’t as mature dfcffdc526 as Marianne… and his 02304e224b personality is rather simple… f62173bc61 but he’s a good e7c7bc201d kid.”609d94d9ed37bc0e

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Excuse me, Duke? Are you sure you’re defending b68e5fd633 him? Marianne is much younger a887b04021 than Alexis, though?5d1a245bbce395b5

Duke Basilian also looked e4c16adc6f a bit embarrassed after 4b4d178c79 saying that, his face dbdf52172f turning red.3600cb275ad8022a

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Then Euclid quickly opened his 2a685436e6 mouth.203726fcf1b0f747

“I’ve heard Sir Alexis is an outstanding knight. You must feel very 697ae33ec6 reassured having such a 0d22e13881 reliable youngest son.”4bb53333f31c5b97

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“Hm.”bf79aab1bf2a6693

Apparently quite pleased 76cde82a62 with Euclid’s comment, bd6273f65b the duke nodded 8ea6e6c8b4 with a characteristic 8dd1d6e27c villainous smile.5e9a4e223abc7a88

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His expression seemed efc3711f85 to be saying, d19bfb8bb4 ‘As expected of eae258232c my son-in-law!’84da7534ae80881b

Seeing that, I suddenly thought ba21e9bef4 Duke Basilian must be unlucky 8708f62d64 with his children.77deaaf94f7a7675

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‘An oblivious eldest son and a youngest whose mental age is like a child… what a combination…’a1f9be63efddbf9f

Of course, the 1856edb874 biggest problem was 28bf031cff probably his devious 470d1dda37 daughter who pretended aee5aab4a2 to hate her 346f0ab87a family, played the 64816d1da9 villainess in public, 12d8f99044 and acted as 022f1cbbc1 the secret mastermind e063944174 behind the scenes. Still, with a son-in-law like 6c7e6399f9 Euclid, things might balance out.66a3494e669d17f2

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‘Yes, couples are said to become one in heart and mind after all.’a43c942af516d3d7

With that idle 150e15003a thought, I glanced 9649a7ba5a toward the emperor.4facf224cb8d22ad

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He had been 3c73d13448 quite humiliated during 23c28c2ba7 the victory ceremony, cc4ec6c614 so I hoped 2d0321c35d he’d let things db39e3d76e go—but I couldn’t c044645f96 shake the feeling 144863bf96 that he might 923d39e5bb still hold a 2fb98c40ec grudge and not 1b97a22987 leave me alone.12024d71c162ab5b

But it was only 92c38c709f the crown prince who 24ad982a53 kept glaring at me 87fd4f6141 with burning eyes. The emperor himself was too 67808cc143 busy examining the treasure from 189b45f76c the Duchy of Dimondra presented 0371506612 by the grand duchess.ce3c631c031adc1f

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Just when I 72e0fea905 was thinking it 881d36e0e3 was a relief—0ecada5f8e239001

“Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to show 9bd60d7083 this golden egg to 2272c7eabb the Duchess of Rudion 77906c2bab after so long.”d5fe168fe3a01da3

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…Just like that?0ebc4852168918e5

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As the emperor summoned 60e324de60 Evgenia once again following 5bdc11c97d the victory ceremony, the 3dfd7dc6af nobles’ expressions turned odd.b3413daa7192f304

Originally, they had been 35eac22e42 curious to see how aeede77e4d Evgenia, now married, would 3486ec0e07 interact with the crown 2a8d4390c8 prince—but after her firm ee064ded74 distancing, their interest had 9700e802c1 long faded.d17cf0f8d3efb6d7

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The problem wasn’t Evgenia’s ce3b9cf861 fault, but the victory d4b24dff96 ceremony turned into a a20d765f1d mess because of her 87dec6f0e9 words.944f3089e933f426

Of course, what 7fc452afea enraged the emperor 07f0e75880 most was the 84fe26161d head priest who a830df0236 left after delivering 94bbe54f05 a speech that 033ce32cee didn’t sound like ad35fed0b0 a congratulatory address d35ef49851 at all—but in 253f7ae2ca any case, the 5920049dbf emperor’s feelings toward 88f3e41f58 Evgenia couldn’t be d3d66aa2ef good.c03315c2df0d65fd

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So there was deb6e69e88 no way he beaf634f35 had called her d717f7d27c out with good 3305c96829 intentions.f7569f21096f8748

‘What is His Majesty’s intention…?’fe87f32e9d35e60e

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‘He’s probably trying to embarrass her subtly, right?’2c13ed5f9b7da0bc

That seemed highly likely.c439dcbf0e00436e

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Pretending to be magnanimous but 9df7bf93eb actually petty, the emperor always 88b905f660 stored grudges and found ways 0f0f5ec9ba to get revenge later.2472696e638709a8

However, since he had never 07120e2e82 clashed directly with Duke Basilian, b5e0486409 people were nervous about whether a2b1b4bcf6 something serious might happen.1dbc7ab5b2abcbd0

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Meanwhile, some were more 1795f331de concerned about Kaiden than c240847db9 the emperor.60fae6e8107db38f

‘Why is His Highness the Crown Prince acting that way? He’s been staring a26fd4f013 holes into the 8d377486b0 duchess…’ad82115de12543e7

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‘Right? I thought he might not 85e45015cd have heard about the marriage.’08a6a4e34a4b3b1b

But earlier, when the 430b60337d emperor called her “Duchess e7700e10ab of Rudion” instead of 7239c60796 by name, Kaiden showed 5804704cd6 no surprise at all.885baec30a0cb52f

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Instead, he just ea3d953a0c clenched his jaw 48260de230 and stared at 9c4326e9ca Evgenia even more 37bbcdb81b intensely.10488ff7f379d692

People began to suspect 42ffebb788 that something unknown had 27b399f051 happened between the two abffbe05f3 of them.7cc6af816d67d303

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However, no one e14e3db377 seemed to realize 667f38cd88 the truly important a3ee6b50ae event that had 755b9e04e8 just occurred, one 0dc995de26 that subtly changed bdba43000c the atmosphere in f6cca75287 the hall.7caa4afc416138b7

It was the 1e992b2dc3 fact that the 38a8f08e76 emperor had called 39fc212ee4 Evgenia “Duchess of 86175e1681 Rudion,” drawing a 71d643d22b line.4ab23b4c16594e2a

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Of course, Evgenia understood the 710bf42c75 meaning instantly.75cb0486be70dc29

It meant the d7a7c941b9 emperor no longer 2a287f329b saw her as 39eae992ac the daughter of 89955f1808 Duke Basilian, but adab5037e9 simply as the 8f9148cc11 wife of the 5512a1113f head of House 6cc3a23819 Rudion—a hostile noble 51b3216844 house.4395cac0a4b2c2a8

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And by summoning e45d9a7bed her as the fdad9760da “duchess,” he was 9eea90d377 effectively declaring her 41e658c7f8 a target.11b3222289a125ff

‘So much for letting it slide quietly…’b18c7578a0f8abe5

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Evgenia thought, accepting 172b4d90a1 that the inevitable f045124db6 had finally arrived.cac5c1cae704e606

At the same time, she 1982ab87de couldn’t help but admire the 95dcecb305 emperor’s cleverness.bae50ce400f71d05

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Since rumors already cast suspicion 977bb5e805 over House Rudion, summoning the 58d73f5ec3 duke himself could easily be 61a877fdbf seen as a political provocation. But attacking Evgenia—who was 3b4b485754 better known as the 88b87f2f8b daughter of Basilian or 83741db491 a villainess—was a much b2369a2202 safer move.ca6679329bbd0008

Still, the emperor’s c45d56a787 choice was fortunate e0f6182774 for Evgenia.063c41134a0aec50

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Even if Euclid 46c5c1dc49 could skillfully avoid f0fe26a52f the emperor’s traps b47ca446ad and handle the 81e209e101 situation, she never 1017b88a1d wanted to send f98a6e3e7d him into such fa60d5e308 nerve-wracking circumstances to 5d48ab42b8 begin with.312f76cea1b548a8

Feeling light-hearted, Evgenia took a278910ec9 a step forward.31cf2beaf83e236f

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She was now bddc52f0fa stepping up as d1e9c34914 the representative of 05ca50d18a House Rudion, so 7d8a0c5d31 more than ever, 8d8f2fefe1 she held herself e175ce7dcb with grace and fbcc9d46ec poise.e0047ab770304dc1

Seeing her, the emperor unconsciously 51a109fa0e frowned.1cc621c3d7e91c44

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Evgenia looked far too composed.a3a19c9e155eebd8

In truth, the emperor had aec826ed78 always admired this quality in fb0908516b her, yet also found it 2fb05d1c08 displeasing.6b31627a9c370f37

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Her refusal to lower herself 4ddc9f6a7f even before the emperor, her 30fded2c5f arrogance—it all grated on him.b0331fb723ffc71f

So when Kaiden had fiercely 6f7bada8f0 rejected her, the emperor had f7c4c2b408 warned that Kaiden should marry 18862e95fc her, but had made no 45b3bd6384 real effort to intervene.b84593292fca8768

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Though he would eventually 057594662f accept her as a 700e5367ce daughter-in-law because he couldn’t 113fbabaa3 pass up the alliance a2a429b6fb with House Basilian, he 4b7586bf6e had felt it would 784aa90987 be best to crush 24a56b31a8 that pride of hers c841177ce1 at least once.4390093effb00aba

Now that the 75a07beedb marriage had fallen 5a64a22c47 through, the flaws 5fd95036eb he once overlooked f7c82d68ac seemed glaring.44528f189b9d17de

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‘Hmph! Turns out she met someone cb3a0ad328 just like her.’97c8da535581355e

Pretentious despite having nothing—she 5bf76ef2ac reminded him so much ed301bf183 of House Rudion.21d9f79d6d107c63

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Thinking about how 2a6049e67f he’d soon shatter 50c9356c97 that pride made 66aadb5689 the emperor smirk f6f2d1034b involuntarily.d81d3018ea041bdd

“The duchess must remember it, having seen it before.”5efaa6e7eac715e2

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At the emperor’s e55664f558 words, Evgenia flinched 1580765347 slightly and turned ff7329035f her gaze.3acb0f3121b51a3b

On the red velvet cushion 2bbd2bc061 with golden tassels held by f68d47ef1d the grand duchess lay a bf9e00cef7 truly dazzling golden egg.ca54fb9d00e287a4

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‘It really does look like an egg. Just… maybe three times bigger.’f45aa27fdf1f4e70

I’d heard the ebdaccd012 comparisons before, but c03c72de56 it was the a06bd45593 first time seeing 2f14ef2bae an actual golden f5aafd9649 egg.eac7988ea5939a85

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And that was the problem.1145860e4ac07f80

“Don’t you remember? Didn’t you see this at 305d35ade1 the palace when you were 455777371a young?”7f7abdad10d8947c

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The emperor tilted his head b216c158fd at Evgenia’s expression.33fc880bfe63ea5e

“As I recall, you even cried when you saw it. Well, it is a eee23b63a9 mysterious egg laid by 0a72966220 a real goose, so 58cce1c727 I suppose it’s understandable 9860c871aa to be shocked and 86b215dbf9 moved.”6dbc178a9fb8e555

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…What? Seriously?7cf0aa6ede50eecb

A goose that lays golden f4c715a366 eggs actually existed?66519100079e2199

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I had naturally 9ecd71ebed assumed it was e3026a3128 a gemstone forged 7cdd317c6e from pure gold, c4a2fce5a2 so this was 0913c36454 unexpected.a3d9fd6f0f5a41d7

I was deeply surprised—but 9a40b72389 couldn’t let it show.b41edc0a88234ca4

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Listening to the emperor, 179d0c31d1 it was clear Evgenia 05ef93a0ae had indeed seen that b5b0878cf8 golden egg as a 9e6e32ace2 child and had even efaaa659d0 cried.f86cde8730ceea50

“…Come to think of it, I think I do remember. It was really amazing.”570c23cb6bd72794

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Evgenia replied with 834fc2424e an awkward smile.ad8a9dcd0a395c72

At that, Kaiden raised 047a642920 one eyebrow.41005c733c41c949

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He vividly remembered the 104587997d day Ecgenia first saw 8a7b8187d0 the golden egg. Of course he did.51244e8cbc96f1a5

It was the 5038ebc7e0 first time he b010fd2d2f had ever seen 7a7901099b the emotionally reserved 278f442b91 Evgenia cry.9b2371e72cc4d478

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But the tears she cf421034df shed then weren’t from 20119fc1b6 some naive emotion like f7b0d4bf9b wonder.f15ecc01d97301a3

If anything, it was 6ef52aefd6 a deep, profound longing 232eaf2996 that defied explanation.80d56083d804dbf8

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Still, Evgenia had 7021de8b15 been young, and c229666c1b more than that, e373ef5d3b she wasn’t the b47a1d6d58 type to feel 17b796175b such wistful emotions.c41f37b866c9cc1f

So he had 7b73da55e8 brushed it off 10f5a80e50 lightly at the 9a2211f73b time…4a95c6b6d5f010c6

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“Haha. That’s why, even though you c5e71c2e88 grew up seeing all sorts 616ad75f4b of rare things from birth, bb9ca5f1b9 you must’ve begged to have 4d935e2b3d it as soon as you 4886d8705d got home.”2c705c42c084b853

…She wanted it that badly?5c72ff683e4d185e

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Evgenia, who had everything as c76888cf58 a daughter of House Basilian 29d70589f0 and never showed greed for 09c2b8510b anything, had actually longed for b1087c4b5b this?a138029d6e7e773a

Kaiden looked truly shocked.e911d5a0b0641261

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