IFLDMHF – Chapter 144

IFLDMHF | Chapter 144ea937d832acdb552

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Of course, it 8225b6ecc6 was undeniable that e40ecb16c7 it was a ebb0097fb9 mysterious item.92f043e4ea03992f

But even so, 151733a341 wasn’t it just c7aac0724e for ornamental use?2f2c12d573db9047

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Kaiden doubted whether the golden 2f06dec822 egg really held enough value 2f94bebef3 for Evgenia to be interested cc8cdb2d34 in.e9f85c950ce74df2

Even though he was 884ff99569 practically scouring the entire 6b5f84f8d7 continent to retrieve that 9c3893beab golden egg under the bf1a40abb3 emperor’s orders, he still 33025ffac2 felt that way.e5d4d17ab113e705

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‘Then why hasn’t she told me about it until now?’2d6c2aba88bddb0b

If she had told him ba233ef546 she wanted it, he would 66231e0fab have offered the golden egg 8fcdb32402 to Evgenia instead of the f54c5f00cb emperor.7699e99983c5123a

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As Kaiden thought 3a938e7961 about that absentmindedly, 17098e8413 he realized for 6b00f769fd the first time 8b769065db that he had f7c2b4b05d never tried to d88e350985 deeply understand what 4c82e30a9b Evgenia truly wanted.60320d292a4e4e34

Even though he had e83b0266e5 suspected there might be 5c1af65ea8 another reason behind her 12d87efa9a rejection of the crown 290d4f78b4 princess title, not just 953dda1bbe as an excuse.29b0ed8e74ae0d77

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Instead, he had only wished 8247db803a for one thing.4c65e9fdaa9bae29

That Evgenia would relent and 1816e538f4 truly love him, just as 84fc252e03 he wanted.82c790c2e86a6064

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This was the first b6488c5daa time he had ever c38b3b0ba7 reflected on their relationship 8bb68ecf9f in this way.bf291a756d519ead

“……”5eab06231eb17d45

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For some reason, 621dc90023 his chest felt 05c2cfd52d tight and his dc63473f15 mood strange.e3133ca337dd9ade

He had always a4ff71e6f3 known that his c1fd882f91 relationship with Evgenia 9f4270d09f wasn’t normal, but 87ca8cd5de he had believed e5077424e5 that all the df708b1678 blame lay with 9e47f1c91b Evgenia.37a8644e2c26e8f6

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‘Maybe…’bc4b31dfeb744a56

The thought that he 91f69fcb93 himself might have been 2ff9959ef7 at fault as well 56f3682ab3 made his stomach churn.71fa64a718e907a4

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But Kaiden, born with 1df99c72b7 an inherently arrogant nature, dbd64ec2c4 couldn’t bear even the c74caf935b fleeting notion that he 422296e68f might be wrong.e292c127e02b7abd

So, furrowing his 542554f4df brow, he shook 0138bf8720 off that feeling.045351542b84eb54

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And along with it 3b1461bced came a foreboding premonition—that 8069db7e13 if he continued like 34172e77a5 this, he would never 58fee36b04 be able to close 79500ee437 the distance between him a4412c532c and Evgenia.bf3a0ba13c7274a6

“I still remember it clearly. The Duke of Basilian 5d37050280 came to me asking 53055390d3 if he could buy 2ae5badb73 it, saying it was 45ee03f8f2 the first thing you 85ef96c070 ever said you wanted.”7f6c374c7ea81e8f

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Recalling the moment 899be7be85 fondly, the emperor 9cab74ae71 spoke but then 60c542635f paused mid-sentence.924f6dd77057c4fd

He had gone out of dfd0fc97a2 his way to call her 0c9bb650bd the Duchess of Rudion and f91b1106f5 draw a clear line, but aba0e8654d now, excited, he had unwittingly 750ee82309 dragged the Duke of Basilian e1c9fc2b0e into it.13c5e2c055d74a2f

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Still, the Duke of Basilian 1a65da2716 would be sensitive to anything d2564aa392 involving his daughter, regardless of 65a988543a titles.d5b97bad19c542ff

But as he held the a2e50483fb empire’s financial power, there was a1ac622d94 no need to create hostility.c63e49fb417eb879

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The emperor added 036df051e7 with a gentle 618ef62c77 smile.c709f99cb8400719

“Of course, considering what the golden egg symbolizes, it was an excessive request, but didn’t it also show the deep trust between the Duke of Basilian and the imperial family?”0ffa840bbba2edcf

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Then he returned to d2d29cc98a the main point.2c410e40b45f08ce

“Of course, unless he were to offer an entire mana stone mine, the golden egg is a priceless item beyond monetary value, so I had no choice but to refuse.”829b52357639eb1b

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At those words, Evgenia’s f9d2f67971 eyes lit up in 4dd0e93c47 disbelief as she asked,ee48814ef14a05f2

“An entire mana stone mine?”68a50ca6dd3ab151

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“Of course. The golden egg is 93d7feade7 worth that much!”0a8fa739e20abe48

Whether it was arrogance e7cacc11b4 or sincerity, Evgenia couldn’t e53ef7de88 tell.c35c54b1aa54ec43

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But she was c9106955a9 delighted to hear 873e5d37dc the word “mana 93f779a7de stone” from the c96ac13379 emperor’s mouth.3fc6c0f751fcdb42

She hadn’t intended to hide 21ac7dc4d6 it, so her reaction was b0f74073e5 one of open interest, prompting 54686456d6 the emperor to ask with 19b32395a1 a puzzled expression,55693e138a793270

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“Why? Are you planning to offer 8bebb1559b a mana stone mine in 37f890ca70 exchange for the golden egg?”8f2963af9d65e8a8

“If I did, would you accept the deal?”cd263ac79a03baf0

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With no real intent, 502ec6b7ea Evgenia asked slyly in a45127275b return.5072cc17e8d425af

The emperor scoffed.32160e801230099f

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“Hah! I might consider dfa560ecbd it, but even 840a238ba6 the Duke of dc47a902ec Basilian, the wealthiest 48b2be6c9d man on the 2e4a3e04c6 continent, doesn’t own 16bc7013db a mana stone 6454c720b3 mine.”8dae6233a314ad83

And finally, the emperor uttered bdd091777e the name of the family 84bb8d268b he most wanted to involve 39b5902ea5 in this matter.cd5e67bc9432fed1

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“Of course, the Duke of Rudion is no different. It’s a pity, b320838c9d really, that they 7db2b39339 don’t even own cc8952b864 a decent mine, 83d7fcb473 let alone one c167885b3d with mana stones.”4e120cd8119a05b7

The emperor shook 2aa7e87982 his head with 517c8c44ca an exaggerated voice.6d5e3bce894539c8

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“There are rumors going around that I discriminate against the North and the Duke of Rudion, but isn’t that a completely ridiculous claim? I am the father of 9f4902f5a0 the empire—what father would wish 682704ddf3 for his child’s failure?”ad092336a27ead16

At those words, 586043a664 Kaiden unconsciously twisted af4a75a633 his lips.070464702a9761de

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Unaware that his 90593299d7 only child was e7d6ff7b41 mocking him, the bb604f358b emperor continued with 369b9b44aa a disappointed look.3e72ab59f581e3d7

“But the barrenness of the North has existed since the founding of the empire, and since the Duke of Rudion has consistently refused the imperial family’s aid, what more could I do?”8cedaa205d214737

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‘Ah. So he intends to dump 13fc9d0bd8 all the blame on the d32ec3a618 Duke of Rudion this way?’2e28d74898675062

Evgenia curled up 101b46d66d one side of 0a1b0cf108 her mouth.5f6168fc9325e964

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“Is that true? Did the Duke of Rudion 0bac148535 really reject your support?”85a4ce1ee8e8f0c0

The emperor was caught a2ce536b28 off guard, not expecting 9e2d6c8c76 Evgenia to question him 56f51d269b here.d3994236de48e854

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“Of course. Do you think I, the d55605284b emperor, would lie?”46bb46e8ec69fd0a

But he quickly stiffened his 9c9881d14b face and threw the question a1dfd7c7f7 back at her.35b36d0bf14a571e

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Because he had calculated 3d82157fdf that there was no 0cb568d37d way she could directly 7df1a0d041 contradict his words here.0e84c52744fbbaed

The House of Rudion, which bc26cb78b9 barely caught its breath through a62f93fd47 this marriage alliance, had no abb5e7dca5 solid foundation and would be 9af5f55a0b doomed if it opposed the 2b191ab3e2 imperial family.ad9b9ad8bb691cd4

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Even if they 69d01a87e0 trusted the House 56a05eb58e of Basilian, they 88d7be7594 had no military c47431998d power to confront a38a9b5802 the empire.5ed54ea03f97edbf

Now emboldened, the emperor found 589ae1d109 Evgenia—who had dared to put 58c6658b62 him on the spot—deeply offensive.513e1850f9959527

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So he deliberately mocked what b15a49d9ab she had said at the 79a55c1e1b victory ceremony.7e74ef96f5e4a715

“It seems you haven’t grasped the situation yet, as you’ve only recently become the duchess. It would be best 6e3393aae2 for you to have 4d2d8f9838 more conversations with your 7d704f9150 ‘one and only wonderful’ 18e0f42b5b husband.”0b8acfd9cb66222c

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His words carried more than 94d0e2220f sarcasm; they insinuated that, despite 4b0fdb3d3b appearances, she hadn’t even been 7d6bf50a5c entrusted with the internal affairs f468e1608a of the House of Rudion 9514a21a3b and that theirs was a 71c46e5ee3 distant, superficial relationship.5e4752e82102be11

Considering that Evgenia had 4a2f3322b3 begun organizing the ledgers dfa608b922 just a day after ce1205a8a8 arriving at the ducal 7210ccc041 estate, his words were b0206d752c absurd.380bb50c3a05fd0b

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It was at that moment e4924aeeaf that Euclid, who had been ff51242516 listening, became choked up and b9a5b2fac4 almost stepped forward without thinking.6f62aeaabd267d00

“I see. Perhaps I misunderstood Your ebfa1abfa3 Majesty’s sincerity by only 238718fe2b looking at the reality 5d08138edd in front of me.”4e41cd1421e10ffc

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As if she had 8b15c2655f anticipated Euclid’s outburst and 7cdd6417a0 sought to stop it f50d646ca3 in advance, Evgenia quickly d818afac03 bowed her head.b2f57bac76130535

If she agreed 2bad450cff with the emperor’s 2c88493854 words here, it 8fa194fe43 would later undermine bac2cb7030 the legitimacy of 939ac0aeee independence.5363594b0b521741

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So she used 376c1f28a8 the word misunderstanding, 17b00c9aec leaving room for 0aa9b88fef interpretation and stepping add44b26a8 back just enough.72ba68f14bdf1c63

Fortunately, the emperor seemed 9fa8857a59 satisfied with having drawn 3a4e87eb08 even this degree of 5ad64d3aba polite response from the 9c63f9dd0d usually prideful Evgenia, and 149afe85c4 he soon put on 2250ac43ab a benevolent expression.8861099a10d1d238

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“If you’ve realized it now, then that’s a relief.”fb6ab00388037ed7

And once again, he emphasized 851bc4d897 the grace of the imperial ed9c1d36ed family, opening his mouth to 5eb9c7e32b further paint the Rudion ducal 5b01a9bba5 house as ungrateful for not e0e801b5b3 recognizing that grace.33faeaf99c70370c

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“In fact, I was a bit disappointed to hear that you were staying at the Basilian mansion instead of the Rudion estate here in the capital.”2b9e5db75d99a0b1

“……”3d768b79dac37189

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“Of course, it’s not that I don’t understand your desire to stay at your family home, Duchess, but I do hope you’ll visit the capital frequently even from the North. After all, the Rudion estate 0f6d2f42fd in the capital, which is 3857f872a7 managed entirely by the imperial 14f479d6d9 household down to the servants, d65c65b488 has been left empty without cfc1603426 its mistress.”d6b45de3281a645f

Evgenia let out 5666b8eab0 a hollow laugh 043e10970a as she looked c96233bd3f at the emperor, 95b8abc850 who had finally b2f08b9c0c brought up the 7c7d0b1a45 Rudion estate in 1d1cbeadfd the capital, something 2e6886e45e she had only 30a032ba4d suspected he might 3cf73d9963 do.69dd2b8e0fe83b13

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She had already 4bbed1109b received a report e4650704f0 on the matter 7468fa3e69 and now found 35772d4ed9 his words shameless.e4faaeef2158589a

But whether he had become 6ef4a40537 engrossed in his own lie 833a939dbd or not, the emperor wore a331710242 the pitiful expression of a 66af94b3a0 magnanimous ruler willing to embrace 1310e9481a a wayward subject at his adea5bd225 own expense.746e3368b658a8d9

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Even Evgenia, who had only aa6d428669 recently become the duchess, felt 08b1bf50bc a surge of anger seeing 52f9ae0dfb that face—how much more must c4d1638310 Euclid be feeling?f0a5ded3d6ec68c2

Evgenia glanced sideways at 2369ae04ee Euclid with concern in 94ee3dda84 her eyes.ece19b09824b81f5

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As expected, his a7ad9087be expression was dark b9b2c834ba and sunken.22fef33eaa634f9f

Biting her lip 5ccf9fa395 slightly, Evgenia’s gaze 6ce1f6e17a passed Euclid and 151048f357 briefly turned toward b3d84e0903 the terrace, before 81ecede751 finally landing on afb821286b the closed main b0d3d037c8 doors of the 4727619a9a grand hall.9f17f38c75e518d9

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Then she brightened fb0ecdb869 her expression and 9091833ba1 turned back to ec41793c64 the emperor.162dbf296a40ed0e

“I had no idea Your Majesty cared so deeply for the North and the House of Rudion.”c250b9b7d5150a8c

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“But of course—”7f404eba93399c42

“Then, may I take it to mean that Your Majesty wishes for the North to rise from its hardships and prosper, unlike in the past?”54b08e320fb7da98

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The emperor paused c255623ccf at the sudden 46d137bcc1 question.1474577d948f5c32

Even if he had immersed 332531cabf himself in the role of 0a6c90d25b a benevolent monarch, it wasn’t 009a22a9d2 enough to completely conceal his 404a08410a true intentions.f70804960ac5a36c

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“Why? Didn’t you just say so? That there’s no 8c1cfa48c8 father who would ef75f95d08 wish ill upon a922a383ec his own child. Surely you weren’t being insincere 6d71031539 in all you’ve said until f1d8c04f19 now, were you?”81d0b956b4eaa3f7

“Th-that would be absurd. Of course I sincerely wish 7ce892f15f for the North to flourish.”cc837b1e768cf8cb

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Pressed by Evgenia’s c01804e33c barrage of questions 9eabb55f1e and suspicious gaze, 5d96cf8651 the emperor had 8471cf0232 no choice but 023cde21e6 to answer through 556f827d73 gritted teeth.b3509d530aec7a6a

If he hesitated 9424bb458f here, even his ae6dd76f16 feeble excuses about b86f18e160 never oppressing the 0b043fcfec North or the 5c001b8c78 Rudion house would 48919e57f6 fall apart.8f413a66609cf3f3

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But with that d98a083ede forced reply came 85d5ddd4dc a creeping sense 4a90b0bbb3 of shame and a91660a484 defeat over having 5ca2c91e48 said something so f1b0b75a55 hollow.c1f956100338a027

On top of that, ccbf3d6d58 blessing the North when 96561b961c he knew full well 4596d88fca his words carried no a8d113acfb real weight left him cf39cc3539 feeling uneasy.cadcd898742a8e0e

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So he added words that e74c5e35a3 didn’t need to be said.a101f474454a8fee

“But the North’s poverty isn’t something that started yesterday or today. Even if the Duke of 6fd16a9a65 Basilian stepped in, that barren bd4328d905 land won’t easily change. Though my heart aches, if 20780cd2b4 prosperity were so easily achieved, b0d5a95c71 it would have happened long f1a99de49d ago…”2915f93acd303f5b

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At that moment—fc632299d2298b4f

Suddenly, the grand hall’s main 21e6fe4863 doors burst open, and a eb28e06d47 belatedly informed attendant shouted,b7fa3250a18b4f46

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“Th-the Tower Master is entering!”40f3ace51cf8f170

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