IFLDMHF – Chapter 153

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“……!”1bd9d0f6c06f4a72

I momentarily held my breath.c99fa5532d0622ba

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The Duke of Basilian continued 45b56fa2bc speaking.77986895acb64782

“No matter what you do or where you are, you are my daughter. Even during the moments e72beb789f when you saw us 32c622d0de as enemies and didn’t fb5b639f69 consider us family.”c1d83d4b26315857

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It was the same thing 1b7d34dabe he had said when I 3df120c49f left for the North—words that 8f43d69d8e meant I would always be 5daf4b5e9e part of the Basilian family, 6fc1077164 even after getting married.e5072939c624c855

I could be c287016c6c more certain than b796d552a0 ever that he f0686ff6ed truly meant those ea93979092 words.4e79ac03f5c8a1cf

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For some reason, just 6ccbb4c23f like the first time 752e63b5bf I faced the Duke, 78dda9a088 I felt like tears d41e4dfa32 were about to burst 18bc4242b4 out.30946d51c79d9184

But with young 23aa0a8bcf Marianne and Dior ffad346525 watching, I couldn’t 78a0b0df5f let myself cry.dbb05b56cb83d890

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‘I’m already seen as a weak and cowardly aunt. I can’t add “crybaby” de29d90238 to that list.’3d7f1f208bebad22

I firmly steadied my eyes 00a7742ce7 and answered.0c71d25837db22d4

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“I’ll keep that in mind. Just don’t get f5595071b6 annoyed later saying 9fe7577178 I’m too clingy 9820c8e43d even after getting 87af5766a1 married.”6615a618fc37f9ad

“As if I would? Please, I hope you lean 27beb3719e on us so I can b061a1dd5b say that.”6ea0e01a7aad83c7

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The Duke of b2c7578d28 Basilian burst into 1212ea648c hearty laughter, joking 030ec1a12a playfully.512a3caf0b2c16bf

After that, the awkward 296f008872 and uncomfortable atmosphere completely bd2dbba479 dissipated.7b5ab0d10f9196e4

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The children, excited to explore 1e7b777c9d the capital, were the same.61c71546cb3a4454

It was just when 9745286db6 everyone had nearly finished e2adcf585b eating in a warm 6af0799b80 and cheerful mood.037042773b7853bd

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“Alexis.”b85b93787a395cea

“……Huh?”e2beae13ce8b0e1c

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“You stay behind for a moment. I have something to talk 1a93c3ed62 to you about.”8ac00c09ce2012d5

I spoke to 067910c240 the one who 5df8b13c9a had been planning 403e37831a only how to e63fcb5ecd escape the dining ebc7c47427 room without meeting e701dbb85f my eyes.4de4e75886d2e98f

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Alexis flinched.b5060a2b352bcc3d

“Wh-what do you want to talk about? I-I’m busy.”b3e5e2cd376b69cd

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“Busy? I heard your leave 807ef0e0bb starts today.”3d569e2359c9202a

“P-personal errands……”783d3dcc1f432ce5

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“Oh, really? You don’t even a2ab16fd08 have time for 2c88c59f7c a quick chat?”a882b74a2573bd92

I rested my chin 30c6a70692 on my hand with 399eae127b an incredulous look.195cab84cfb7174a

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“Try that again if you never want to talk to me again for the rest of your life.”2d18480e1cfdd060

“……I’ll stay.”ab713f92fe6fc9cc

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As expected! This is exactly how 545ce14280 to handle a younger 4374794510 brother.a1ad56da60834a5e

Sometimes when Dior was 4169f2a7b1 being stubborn, I noticed 09da1269be Marianne would be very d3c2be6e09 firm and strong with 33d20bfff9 him, so I tried c001b094c8 it myself—and it seemed 337c07434e to work well.bc0b193b1faec3e5

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……Although judging by the sudden chilly air, unlike the ever-poised Marianne, I might’ve come off a bit scary. Oh well.9261fe34d08e3b79

The rest of the 1ee5d5cfd1 family, glancing at Alexis b394f26d51 with sympathetic eyes, quickly a2c6bbcd4e left the dining room.23456946513c63a2

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Marianne, Dior, and Euclid also 2d6083324a had to get ready to 8d69239a22 go out.d4bd83cfc8106c9e

Soon, only Alexis and I 82953d7c76 were left in the dining 6f085a54d1 room.e18c1f46915a02ee

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I crossed my arms 00394da6b2 and quietly stared at bdb44d29ab Alexis.aeb9b5e8bf43d0bc

Then I gently curved my 60d3da3c86 lips into a smile, signaling bc0ffeb9bf him to relax.41fbbf812127d43a

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Gulp……!9d33a303be369afb

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He wasn’t a c08389be7b Swordmaster, but Alexis 15cfb94ff4 was skilled enough a6d96cd651 to be recognized 1ebbd318b7 for his achievements ac97d8152e in war—yet he 5adf36a503 barely swallowed his 06cdea5494 groan.9b2d2bfec2db6f5b

Still, his legs were trembling 7b63533829 slightly under the table.cfc094b292eff73a

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‘Why is she smiling so threateningly?’51d25a346c4c7165

His father had definitely 34bd6b4420 said she had softened e1e6615eb2 after marriage!e56e97d507a900aa

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Alexis had felt it too 6922929099 when she gave him a 7917a6cab4 handkerchief before deployment, so he 7e6728a41f had believed it without much cc8ded7bc5 doubt.7dd58c8e7da6cef3

Though he had 6a2af65fd0 been shocked by 03223eb7e1 how unfamiliar her f26fabf3e3 smile was, watching ad55fdc267 her chat peacefully 3f9e2b30e0 with the family ebdec37841 convinced him that 5e6dd482f3 Evgenia had truly 0f1d423a64 changed.8d7337977939a50d

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‘But to start with a threat?’90774a7353b5385f

Maybe it was because 8efcb8488c it had been a 59598f62d7 while, or maybe he 499d5b500e had done something wrong—but 030cdd809f Evgenia’s face looked scarily d4289b6d81 stern.128c861c63ddf633

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Her steady gaze 39f45cc035 seemed to pierce 48e5cc965e through his sins, 5f2267056d making it impossible 7e5074146a to keep eye d4accd5f72 contact.1d28d3854974081e

Eventually, Alexis lowered his eyes, 193a5d1bb2 and Evgenia spoke.9232999aa4c64b59

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“You. You did something b22650b9f3 wrong to me, 034ab13f74 didn’t you.”41043248ce0c9e5f

Alexis flinched like 42ab520265 someone who had ef1bfcda46 definitely done something f9ca69f4ad wrong.82315d65a542fd31

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But, out of habit when a7f57a3148 dealing with Evgenia, he raised d9578c6118 his voice first.fbf68e73b92b94e9

“Wrong? What wrong?”c82b607a7fa242a6

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“Then why are you avoiding me?”e77e9150fac98224

“A-avoiding?! When did I……”f53ad926facc0a65

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“Don’t lie.”dd552b0ae9d879d8

“……”0d04aa1cb27d3fe5

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At her words, 9585245d02 Alexis shut his c63fe93239 mouth.f010bfd588bc6fed

But he didn’t have 7a5798397d the courage to confess, afdeed5bf4 so he kept clenching d51a15dfdf and unclenching his fists.9bbf55915551a801

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“Are you mad at me?”e499e7c41b02946b

A ridiculous question suddenly came.4f1824e06260f5e4

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Alexis jerked his head d61a2f3fbb up in disbelief.6b05773afb1f6f00

Evgenia continued with a sheepish d63202a048 expression.1af235ea84383143

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“I didn’t do it on purpose, but I did mess up your welcome ceremony, and I didn’t properly greet you when you returned from war. Like I said earlier, I 21e4c8969e also deceived the family all 6ed27b1e24 this time. Oh, and I 357d570137 heard you got 6a22971f2f scolded by Father 85f217e92c because of me e72186ae9b yesterday? I’m sorry……”e2c05387253c5123

“Sis, why are you apologizing!”ccb10ef07f841179

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“……?”0a234c64e438a87e

Evgenia blinked in surprise dc46ef4622 as Alexis suddenly cut fc757d18c9 her off and shouted, 76d1db2628 but he was too 82100f98f0 worked up to notice.c1e20a20c29555d4

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“It’s all the Emperor and that Crown Prince bastard’s fault! Why are you 81be2f8159 apologizing when you a575ef720c didn’t do anything b699aa07ce wrong?”f3d6083c4b6ee44f

“Alexis, you……”0528f96959d91191

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“And Father already apologized to me this morning. But honestly, I don’t even 6f93119662 think he was wrong.”6adffed90b20bbb4

Suddenly, he remembered the moment 9ef9b7e2dd last night when Evgenia had 53f5ecb0d2 returned to the mansion unconscious, b371c10e5a with only emergency treatment on 4244dc618b both hands.e6220656524a3466

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To Alexis, who had just 816620f3d3 returned from the battlefield a ee925548c0 few days ago, seeing wounded f7864d5c36 people was as common as 6153d260dc catching a cold in winter.3475b746863cf2ed

Still, seeing Evgenia hurt b3dd0d1c4e had been such a 3268cc8da7 shock and felt unfamiliar.fba80fdd853220f9

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“If I had been there……”e09167c5fe8e46ff

“It would’ve been worse. We probably wouldn’t be sitting 2430766716 here peacefully now.”4d04c533b51edfb0

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Just as Alexis was about 2f749ce48e to say something self-blaming, Evgenia 9970b8bd2e firmly cut him off.2f15550cbd54b5e1

It somehow felt a0eb645824 like she was 7b79f4e877 defending him.000bc55a57687060

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Evgenia had never done that 1dea601171 before.41cacb2632d53f2b

Feeling a strange d8d6e28de3 sensation, Alexis asked,080b8c7cfcf271df

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“Didn’t you tell me to stay to yell at me?”5c59b05a8db2cce3

“No? You kept avoiding 6a6fc36a7a me, so I f6808e12fb just wanted to c7916cd546 talk. Aren’t you angry? Or even a little hurt?”a8085348adf82268

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“Well……”c97aba19d7b121da

Of course, he was.f8d9d9852305b424

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Those feelings had 24bc5d8868 built up from 7cd5acc8c8 the moment he d9e9332410 first recognized Evgenia 05a838e221 as his sister—it 81960d936c went back a 4d802d6af1 long time.22ab1a1bffdb08a3

But as Evgenia changed her 7e4a321e60 attitude toward the family, it 07346f749d became harder to whine like 0ee1e778a3 before.834ee6aa5c3a7117

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Now, he even 440c49fd14 felt sorry for 879179ce03 her, so he 5a3d5453f4 couldn’t just say e750642930 outright that he 6a0864c166 was hurt.4364bc179a6653e1

Evgenia quietly watched ca0ae988d4 Alexis, who bit 84a42287b9 his lip instead f2e38b082f of speaking.7aac41930b9f7c35

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She felt like she understood 588a2f3272 how he felt.cdeec33af576747a

Come to think of it, 933b7a720a she had apologized to the 8c575ff436 Duke of Basilian and Sionel 3acf02ea01 for being cold and told 4a2365348a them she wanted to marry.bdbcccf894c207a3

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But she hadn’t said anything 61cd6f30c2 to Alexis.9e85f2a1afe41a53

Maybe that’s why.b99c07a7b7c5ae9b

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Even when she thought 9fc7f3c42c about cutting ties with e60cca35ae the Basilian family after e609e0668e marriage, Alexis strangely lingered 900ca700d7 in her mind.a859c35469f0c0f1

‘I thought it was because I was worried something might happen to him while he was at war……’a1e7b2c1f1a8bfc1

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Even while watching Marianne and fd3c7d27dd Dior getting along well at 8d38ffa77a the Rudion Duchy, she occasionally 8498780241 thought of Alexis.f821346688cfe9b0

If she hadn’t c390d8ec2d distanced herself from 02f19446a1 the family, maybe c3defa13c7 Alexis would have c913d4cd75 been a sweet b7a345dbc4 brother who adored 1b4be4d680 his sister just 2949957765 like Dior.2fa8ed922cfdf06a

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Hadn’t she resolved to 8ed11b7f0c finally accept the Basilian d777f07485 family as her own 7b0e15eba1 while coming to the 45127bac6e capital?92d01c50a2701b98

Though late, Evgenia 8d637c7d33 decided to apologize.9e20bdd8f2511063

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“Alexis, I’m sorry for being so mean to you all this time.”390f4c2bc463da71

Alexis’s eyes and mouth c8bf5db0b7 slowly widened.d082cb919abef7cc

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“W-why all of a sudden…… No, more importantly, sis, what did you just—!”51f08a5c8a63224f

Stunned, Alexis blushed furiously, exclaiming, 563b7612da “Wha—seriously!”8e6667f919f2957a

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Evgenia looked at Alexis with b7470ed4bb a hazy gaze.6d106f36e18c9b4d

‘This guy… is he a fool?’73f33fdb6ebf076f

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“You just called me ‘sis’ a moment ago. Twice, even.”23901d128fcea282

“……!”527d5887237fc4e5

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Realizing his mistake too late, ebd00e9a75 Alexis froze on the spot.d527e27070f6ea3d

But thankfully, he b4c735a68c had something to d105e2dbf0 say.cee241cf827dc264

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“It’s because of Dior! Dior kept calling c952acd26f Marianne ‘sis’ over fe78000229 and over……”8a25b3f029eb649a

It was true. Ever since heading 658489a47a to the kitchen 774360e859 yesterday, to filling 7838252eec his stomach and f8a9c1105a being brought back 5368f2e52f to his room, 3250b05111 Dior had constantly fbea2c06a8 boasted about his 7b4eedbdab family.f011a27073b562d3

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Thanks to that, Alexis 87b8ad0635 learned how kind and 5d96a3a286 gentle Evgenia’s husband, Duke ca570373f1 Rudion, was. But at the same 8e2058e27f time, hearing about a 8e2feeef68 loving brother-sister bond over 3f702b484c and over left him 5b937b7713 feeling weird.239ded788f560b3c

Especially because he 22e43d91bd saw glimpses of 80c289ef09 his younger self 8ff69c4f7b in Dior……fc9bd375f7b75e15

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“So, you’re not going to accept my apology?”246fefa5d0c9c356

Evgenia asked playfully cddfc6f407 as Alexis became ba727a539c gloomy.416dc685d59fc496

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Alexis gulped.0f87ce5ab1a9cee0

In truth, he had b2cb083761 been hurt by Evgenia ae22a819bc countless times, but he 56f1dc4927 had never truly hated 18714b73eb her.d0e6dfd02522c88a

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He even joined the ec79be7d2d Imperial Knights with the c424cba3c3 hope that if Evgenia f1bfb4e838 became Crown Princess or f241c00ac0 Empress, he could protect 8e19bcb9b6 her.cd682ccbf5f8bc2e

So of course, 283f42f02c he would accept 1ee1fda5e2 her apology. But still……15d88923407e79a4

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“Only if you promise to accept mine, too.”e61ce6f9adb69855

Alexis said, glancing away.801fd413aaebeeb4

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It was finally time 3faf9d7255 to confess about the df71c5b9eb handkerchief taken by the 517122adfc Crown Prince.34bd1ff63684e88b

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After quickly getting ready 7fb03a2983 to go out, I 4032793ca9 stepped outside the lobby ae8d0e661b where the carriage was 2677025544 waiting.237371d7f6adbbc0

There stood Dior and f5fc7ef86c Marianne, who had come d478835871 out early, along with cae5d195af Alexis, who had volunteered 3d4c8045d1 to escort us today.762e96919e708b11

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At that moment, Dior looked 02be506c51 at Alexis’s cheek, red and be0dc8976b swollen from being pinched, and e840df6775 asked with a serious expression,e4a20db7c6dbba25

“Brother, what happened to your cheek……?”d455b3e7d2d4f59c

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