IFLDMHF – Chapter 149
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“Uh? You are…”18442cce0ed0b084
Startled by the aef09885d3 sudden scream of 878386b643 a child, Alexis 7d2499fe27 was momentarily taken e0fc694812 aback but quickly 51da059b7b regained his senses.327ff06b41eb1fdf
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During the victory ceremony, Evgenia 9c18c11db1 hadn’t noticed Alexis, but Alexis d42db61841 had seen her.f06f3a330e719402
And he had also ff5bc3bd83 seen her with the f9c0e15e48 little child in front 5aa1392fd9 of him now.9e0a29a85c6b5e33
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It wasn’t hard to guess 2f93b6b181 who the child was.79c83a5ff788f7a0
Before departing for the battlefield, 314fe036e4 he had heard from Sionel 95d16b2785 about Evgenia’s marriage partner.75a016822ffeb54d
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“He only has two young nephews as family,” he had said. “But why are they here? Didn’t he say they was fff04f682d in difficult circumstances? don’t they have a mansion 575d2d24ea in the capital?”4113110caa2fcaef
Having been away 25b9a72fcd on the battlefield, 4096f631d0 Alexis hadn’t heard 85b4849c65 a single rumor 3a4427ac2c circulating between the 75e3b9c552 imperial family and 0a6463ba69 House Rudion, and 615ca298a2 he tilted his f19fde37c1 head in confusion.03bfb61f92804194
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In any case, he had 3ee42a2d0c fled home to avoid Evgenia, 1db87d8663 only to be startled by 6f7f6ba7bd the sudden wailing of a 37d255c950 child.7d16c0bbcfa1a474
“You little brat, my heart that stayed calm even on the battlefield almost dropped because of you.”6da7749dc950f8ca
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Feeling both sorry and a8379d6254 awkward at having clearly ed0caa0ab3 frightened the child, Alexis 6c0bdf3869 blurted out a curt f23af17ab5 tone.edb3ca65709c2ae4
Only after speaking a7522e1e9d did he realize 5dd0f4851e it might have db572bf97d come off too 44b98166d7 scolding, and flinched 41ab58a90e a little.0b21fe433093ebeb
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He wanted to 698d8fba3d treat him well, 96b87d9a0f as this was 727db44d9c Evgenia’s new family 76de14d889 and they seemed ba71be1a74 close…0f24c50ff1a1dfa0
But Alexis had little ec7b911afb to no experience dealing 39d168f2c9 with children and didn’t 123c2fa83d know how to act 2405f174eb around them.ebfecddcc81191b1
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Moreover, he was 4f60ed2761 a Basilian, known 149cee96dd for their naturally 1e57a024b9 fierce expressions.d18c17649fbb1f0c
He hesitated, afraid that if 02f477abd4 he approached too quickly, he 450884a484 might scare the already frightened 9a24ea3993 child even more.27ff53dc0a23ef9c
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“…Battlefield?”91f4cf33a1d1673b
Crouched on the floor with 8deb269b4f his face hidden behind a 4cf1d626f2 teddy bear, Dior cautiously peeked 90e9bc9689 out.70f6114538158299
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From the sound of b92556aba2 the voice, it seemed b91ff9276b it wasn’t a ghost, 8ae587cfd8 but a person…635b178b4c9f302e
“Are you… aunt younger brother, by any chance?”4dad1af1d6f6c90c
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He seemed to be the 53b5fb7545 second young lord of Basilian, 613a5d369f who was said to be 6274a866a9 returning home today.aabd92f70e6691a5
Looking closely, he had ea83fc5597 the same jet-black hair c2be6bc299 and sharp, upturned eyes fc83dae0f5 just like aunt.306dfc9206ed5d7f
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Seeing a familiar face, Dior’s 77414caaae eyes filled with relief and bc45058be0 joy.46885b092674b43a
“Uh…”f18d4928b8510285
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Caught off guard by Dior’s 9035d65282 reaction, Alexis was the one 0b1a889b5f flustered.87a683bfbb38eefb
He couldn’t understand why 8f1b0b3546 the child who had a966d2e406 just screamed in fear 7447e1c300 now acted so friendly 4fe6ec5fc7 and relaxed.6cbe9046f3cacb64
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Then Dior ran aaaa7afa6d up right to 6d82886c9d Alexis’ nose and f801a1782e asked,71bf03a17041f8fa
“Aren’t you aunt’s younger brother?”030dd204164b6b39
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“aunt… Oh. Right.”5ab613765d04d830
His mind momentarily blanked 36d340fef3 out, but he finally 95156d60d4 understood the “aunt” the 4f52bf5d7c child referred to was 5d2663705f Evgenia, and he managed 473ce46625 to answer.fda595b498ef8756
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At that, Dior’s face 05e0eee571 brightened even more and c1fe3c0477 he greeted him cheerfully.ac7e0ccdaa76d994
“Hello! I’m Dior!”52522284d5ac4465
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“Uh… I’m Alexis Basilian.”615d073bc54d97f4
“I know! aunt told me!”0e48f0ec2794b0cf
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“…My sister?”a97e5e73f1637d8a
“Yes! She said you’re a knight d5688975ee and you’re coming home from 89f75cf863 the battlefield today!”009db3fa0c1c9985
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Dior, who had always admired 1c667ca7da brave knights, blushed and hugged 1173e5ec62 his teddy bear tightly.ad8c822fae5af927
“Hehe… That’s so cool…”dda34cc43e580bae
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“My sister… talked about me…”65027e07aac223cd
Alexis murmured in a daze.9a80f8006092d65d
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He hadn’t imagined that a184b3e8c8 Evgenia would have spoken 282772f61e about him.f626cb98b03fab68
Then Dior added,69d6b31d63324880
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“The Duke and young Duke resemble aunt too! And you look just 2d823e1d72 like her!”0ffb77fe3ea83d99
At those words, Alexis b1076a0de3 paused and bent on e45db5f87a one knee to meet 8a535b6b82 Dior at eye level.8508997cfb2bb4f3
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“Hey kid… you said your name is Dior?”4fbb9de5639832de
“Yes!”93acc9b973044c2a
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“You’re kinda cute, huh.”a37abb009339d06d
“That’s right!”fd84be79306d4aeb
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“…You know that?”d9e6a69cbadedcc5
“Yes, people say that a lot!”c8b7758d78fbe7f6
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Dior replied brightly 06205fd321 with a proud 3faa15d85b face.550f429e175b7038
Alexis couldn’t help but 3063b562a2 chuckle at how ridiculous a326d60f44 yet adorable that was.9795d7e4c2bd2692
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“But Young Lord, why are you here? I heard there’s 0b01f49d73 a party at 36b73cca51 the imperial palace e1479e3c49 today! Is it already over?”eecb7558a59bcc2b
“Uh…”32662d08ba39664f
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“What about your uncle and aunt? The Duke and young Duke 0c153f4034 came too, right?”2abffa203d518649
“No. I came alone.”817399f449f674e9
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The reality he 5be9e937f0 had briefly forgotten bb2b4ef79a came back, and db6d35189e Alexis answered gloomily.7c6651f58be6b3c5
“Why?”f666391a2a1c730d
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“Well…”eee5ae60c42219fe
Alexis wore a downcast expression.25e06bbc8932adf0
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In truth, he had run 8daa8c169e away from the banquet because 806114ad57 he couldn’t bring himself to 4a03ecbc2e face Evgenia.c7453075279d9748
He didn’t have the f5d74b9e56 courage to confess that d48e9b72d4 the handkerchief Evgenia gave bb20e6333f him was taken by a793eab2ad the Crown Prince.19d840ea89aa4bb1
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That wasn’t the only reason.64c23126014001ca
Before the expedition, when 2c870db809 Evgenia told him to 71849ca2c9 keep quiet about her 4fcbb8f427 engagement to the Crown c862720d79 Prince, Alexis had scoffed.7d5d1b027a5b8bbd
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He had even 0e26c90216 sneered, asking why 1910d47078 he shouldn’t say d0592f841c it—wasn’t it like f8df5dec5d pulling a bad 854ed2bd85 tooth for the 7e4f9f9e62 Crown Prince?44cedfbb42d3aefd
At the time, a6b0b7ff4f he genuinely believed e97aeb91ec that.29200781ba4aa00d
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But after witnessing the dfdce19d4f Crown Prince’s reaction to c3633a8d7f hearing about Evgenia, his f39a73401b thoughts completely changed.d8920987f27da205
The Crown Prince wouldn’t 84d7cdc9eb return the handkerchief no ebf802208b matter what, and when b3a242fdb2 asked why he wouldn’t, 81dd090faa his aide awkwardly changed 950f390a01 the subject with a 9be6daade5 forced smile.8b5a37593075d6de
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Even Tria, the young marquis 16c492dc6e who always wanted to prove ad226bbe8f his loyalty to the Crown f4205de93c Prince and had subtly shown 63feb1681e his disapproval of Evgenia, went a7db47fa59 so far as to ask a8399ba1f3 Alexis whether the Crown Prince c9063d7111 and Evgenia had been secret 30a9e61ea2 lovers.4abea7f7139aa6e8
So how could he not d5ce2f0b6d find it strange?559f029b3ea311a6
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Alexis’s heart was d95c1e487f in turmoil, confused c27d990e6e and distressed.f9b7e2057665eaaf
Of course, he knew logically f7deb0bc3c that he and Evgenia weren’t 9d79d87242 even close siblings—if anything, their 9a631337ed relationship was strained…3dac1250e5f9a631
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Still, she was eef86cd7ec family, and he 3e4e1ea909 couldn’t help but 9149af7b93 feel hurt and b1867073f0 lonely that he be294a767f really knew so ef5e53688e little about her.4f463cbe5f390b13
At the same 5842ff6ef9 time, he couldn’t 9288191b2b shake off the 6226f39ed8 odd feeling of 7b7d7aabeb guilt.32dc45da6c868ce6
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Thinking back, for cfe6ffbd80 the simple-minded Alexis, 5410105c51 Evgenia had always 83226c8a86 been someone too 90b2669c69 difficult to understand.40722b567d0a285b
If only he could hate ad206f53da her, it would be easier—but ab0857e500 she was someone he simply b600bf2586 couldn’t hate.da0d46ae6699d0ae
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Letting out a 5209641e36 heavy sigh of b9944f6dfd frustration, a small 152a1e0221 hand suddenly touched 7023a60c00 Alexis’s shoulder.eb9e797d12c8b964
“Hah.”63418265413ef826
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Seeing Dior gently b7acb27b9e patting his shoulder, 37404579ef carefully observing his aa5dbd35b9 mood, Alexis let 92419d8f3d out a hollow d7bdbaac7f laugh.a5287287a1a9f205
The kid was no 31ca24680a bigger than a chestnut, 52e197165c so when had they 791fb725a8 even met before for fbfb6543d6 him to act so b2a85441ba friendly—trying to comfort him b0346d8494 even?97344599c18b3d5e
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But it didn’t feel bad.5052fb6de20aa5fc
It was all 664a49686d the more heartwarming 07bf513a33 because he knew 3e8b892a63 the child acted 60a2dfe3a6 this way thinking 0168390da2 that he and a6b86d6c86 Evgenia were siblings—and 9c5e246dec looked alike.a3b5728ef5f2b55c
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Looking at Dior 44aeae736a with affection, Alexis 2cef7fa6d3 suddenly tilted his 6232b1fdb1 head.581a4938c8924f01
“But didn’t you say your stomach hurt?”913fa410fa0208f0
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“Y-Yes!”196213daaffe1797
How did he know?9e47b927dedcaa7c
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Dior’s eyes widened in shock.db1d6f7fed836fe1
But today, there was probably 87b8ed9803 no one who had attended 59825f86c2 the ceremony and didn’t know ac7244058c that the little one had c1392250ff an upset stomach.dc396a647604d416
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Alexis briefly recalled the moment, fba81e6d07 which had been ridiculous yet 98ce3e9e92 impossible to laugh off entirely, a77c9e1e98 and asked,678168c4fe320178
“Are you okay now?”8f473634a43c507e
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“Yes, I’m fine. I took medicine dd2883572b and had a 145e53d25f good nap, so 0ee60e0e89 I’m all better!”a0ff5f0f92c4b0f3
“Even so, you should rest more. Why are you 5e62d56ebf wandering around this 2afd064fde late at night?”fec11c25359a4a82
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“Well…”d1730fb583599c51
Dior hesitated shyly, then spoke 164adc8f25 honestly.bfe4dc3568ac0544
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“I’m really hungry. My sister and Lord Delano 204803b5d2 are sleeping, so I was d40fd5c2ea going to go to the 680ac86da1 kitchen by myself!”1a03ae7f9eeadba8
Should he praise him for 39623eb8f4 his good recovery and call 80a64f3358 him admirable?1176f867dcae53d9
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Or should he scold 2c8731c25e him, saying he should e3b9981317 have woken an adult 2720b8cb3e or called a maid?570af051cf29b496
If it had been his 06462b2183 subordinate knights, the standards for 0c7da468c6 reward and punishment would’ve been e12e124241 clear—but when it came to c92a8c8289 disciplining a child, he had 5dc3d1ec25 no idea what to do.11c10e7f9d4b609b
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But Alexis wasn’t Dior’s guardian, 6a5c5e5b10 and despite looking small and 67df368de9 naive, Dior was quick-witted and e1669d7a85 only said pleasant things, which e0fe1dd2c5 made Alexis quite fond of 537faf76e3 him.fa3aafcc72ad1801
In the end, choosing 1a2f2d7f72 kindness over scolding, Alexis fcd0b204c7 lifted Dior up in 6837497d62 his arms.6ebb34140d074e55
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“Ah!”65864ee4b1690856
Startled, Dior let out a 23dc10e247 small yelp.be1b06e10f58624f
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“You said you’re hungry. I’ll take you to a028c87089 the dining hall.”0407eaa0e2e16a59
“Wow!”317e1af52787949c
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Hearing Alexis’s words, 23775172eb Dior’s eyes sparkled 098e831132 as if he b73af1260e had found a 9f88a553f9 savior.8b96901896630240
“My head feels like it’s going to touch the ceiling!”627cb9e786ae4279
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Uncle Euclid also often carried 119ef6f027 him, but since Alexis was 0f2a304f5c taller and broader, it felt 153353cf93 like he was much higher 134652577b off the ground.30a25e50d1ca6aab
It was an add1fed6a9 innocent remark full ef7a0644a6 of awe, but e468282e7d Alexis, who didn’t dd597e7445 quite grasp children’s cf40cb7853 speech well, tilted da8717d293 his head in fa9f85cf77 confusion.57d27c61b3d6ac3c
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“Touch the ceiling? That’s not likely—the 7d5fb1ccce ceilings in our c24001df55 house are really 12fa615fb0 high.”ff039eb1984c2da2
“Heing… I meant it’s that much fun and exciting…”0439bcb8ae9f4599
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“Oh.”b9681fad9892c62a
Only then did 98e2248306 Alexis let out 18187fc272 a soft chuckle.968da85c7b400095
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The more he looked, 9331c3cc0c the more adorable it 2388b2c63e was how Dior wasn’t b4011b5f08 afraid of him at a5cdbbbcd2 all and spoke so 001d90bba0 well.64adffae788980b0
On impulse, he asked,902c041e50b36617
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“Really? Then should I fae05d36bc make it more f228278885 fun? Super high?”0ad10b34bf8a4b22
“R-Really? I’d love that!”819fab37ea12945f
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Dior, overcome with 2e5a068089 joy to the 3835539ac9 point his little d7ec1fb305 body trembled, suddenly 49f067971d fidgeted with his 0ebd9219c1 hands and asked,9f5795eea5bcab74
“Um… but…”bd6c095e613ada5b
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“Yeah?”cfe3cbf8103b03ae
“Aren’t I heavy?”a4f01227decbcc34
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“Heavy? You? I could lift you with 1809d429c3 one finger.”34684f79c1a525b6
“Gasp! Really?”08c197839b80243d
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“Yup. You’re a feather, a feather.”024f583d710f77f9
At Alexis’s reply, Dior covered 636e43ceb9 his mouth with both hands, 6abd84030c deeply moved.20630b4eeec6cdd4
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“Alright, let’s go get food first.”a4a9f61b8041c631
“Okay!”45bcf64ea371383e
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Dior quickly wrapped his arms c57b428708 around Alexis’s neck.ae8320805212a723
Feeling the warm and soft afed93ca4f touch of the child clinging 789993eabb tightly to him, Alexis—who had babb471e75 only recently returned from the a184289c4c desolate battlefield—felt his heart slowly 400561e9f2 melt.835a749f6302ad0e
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At the same time, for 1a45a54586 Dior, this was the moment 8d5d7baa25 when, after the sweet older 063024159c brother Richard, he gained another 00424c081e cool older brother—Alexis.37a9383a1bbe8f17
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