IFLDMHF – Chapter 161

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1615bf2301e14272868

Episode 16139fd05337a5c0d4b

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Not long after having 29fdf225e7 a heartfelt conversation with 775cbae717 Euclid, we arrived at 63a6f1cb8b the Rudion Ducal Residence.7c9bce6af2ab7e5d

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As the carriage passed 723dd187d8 through the main gate 6158b39dec and headed toward the 3ac4fcc4e1 mansion—d5b2b185ee0adb20

‘This is seriously driving me crazy.’70717cad9ea22f7c

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I had to 762005ead8 make every effort 5e36a94250 to hide my 526ece2e39 twisted expression.a6b20bfc0e2c4921

I didn’t want 767db9c9c5 to show any 60ef31b526 signs of displeasure 2f5a86b902 to Euclid, who 09e7b48bb6 was already glancing 0ff302340f at me with 52a7a17f7a nervous eyes.779d247b764bad42

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But the more I a882bc2869 thought about it, the b7b2464ef5 more absurd it felt.0595ad9c621ab4e7

— Pardon? The Duke and 3e1ed783f7 Duchess of Rudion c30c59d3b7 are here? We didn’t hear 464b622d87 anything about their b040eeba61 visit…69e837f5567b70c5

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The voice of the guard c2fced5996 dumbly responding to Gressel, who 56a0a5d2c2 demanded the gates be opened 906a5af4e2 at the entrance, wouldn’t leave 91f1321da1 my head.79b770ca62c3757d

Even after clearly seeing the 8aaf1aa296 carriage with the Rudion family 2c2d2a3d8d crest, that was his reaction.a5ddc33c0d88948a

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More absurdly, Euclid 15fff13f40 had to open 72a82bd11f the carriage door 8530dbf4a4 himself and reveal 91715beb7e his face to 4b56d75fc1 verify his identity.4b4a164ff7cdd3c8

— Y-Your Grace? P-please wait a moment!94455fd5ed7e3fca

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Even after seeing Euclid’s 24c87cadc1 face, the guard’s stupefied fa74ef426e response didn’t improve, leaving 765c3a6ae6 me speechless.a4c23f7a0b70cd2b

Euclid, who seemed used to ae7f9c2c01 such things, kept a calm 197263c99f expression, then belatedly glanced at a9a0ab1218 me, checking my reaction— and b8fbcc8657 that’s what really made me f40d9be2ad fume.e1c3afc2061ffed1

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‘They say you can tell everything by just one thing.’bd35986bb427d2bd

The gatekeeper, who is 1c1ec94492 practically the face of 7f231cfb2c the residence, acted in 9aee77bedb a way completely unbefitting a47f1a6085 of one of only 8a70b262ff two ducal houses in 4f128f5cae the Empire.e966818529d17ad2

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And to prove that my dbb674f7f8 thoughts weren’t wrong, I couldn’t 0c3b5ff72c help but let out a ad5dd785e9 scoff the moment the carriage 6c217d8fb0 stopped and I set foot 7d5b961163 on the ground.2f8e3792d1eaea57

This was a time 74067c3697 when interest in the 3edafcd76d North and House Rudion a17f7173da was higher than ever.0019977b37aca7fd

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There’s no way dc7acd7a10 the duchy didn’t b47d3c9784 hear about the d69b8a98bf Duke of Rudion a440f6ab62 being invited to c99dd471e3 this banquet and 8013b44887 coming to the 741d01b80d capital.64aab16c03d57041

‘Even if they were told we’d be staying in the Basilian Duchy, could they really not imagine the master might drop by unexpectedly?’88e7ffa60c9f0073

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Seeing the disheveled, half-prepared servants 8ca1668505 awkwardly lined up, not even fcdf2e2203 properly dressed, was simply ridiculous.238cab5d23e4d3bc

It was hard to believe f9b178afd5 these were the attendants of fc67acdd7d a duke’s house— they lacked 9136506775 discipline and tension entirely.60e99bacccf8dd76

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‘They bragged that every servant is managed directly by the Imperial Household…’d9a6f4ff0d801d82

Clearly, they hired people 149416578d just for money without ada4387c55 even thoroughly checking their de9ef9254a background.a513a8ea870f4b35

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‘No, actually, that must be exactly it.’0ef6b78df7fddd55

Just as I reaffirmed 50a20a76e7 my suspicion a beat af0ae0882f later, the one who 1856fc3ed4 had likely taken a b5e123d34d bribe appeared.115eebfa265daf64

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“The Duke! To think you’d 5b514931c3 visit the residence d56d1aba61 so suddenly!”2d7f4bb0163b10ae

A man dressed in af154d3737 a slick butler uniform, a17884084b his hair greased back, 8c4e96a8ba came bustling out from 67da295c49 the lobby in a 64d89c3c4c rush.f7fe60e2f084bd79

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“We had no word of your arrival, and thus committed great rudeness. Please, forgive us.”27e053b8e359549e

Did he even realize 8601722796 he had truly been 38545d0677 rude?c363cfb68b9ff9a4

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The way he kept grinning, 45d44bfe89 subtly blaming the lack of 3ed203f475 notice, and even presumptuously asking a89dc5d17e for forgiveness— it all felt ac700e0e3d as if he was blatantly ca01be4806 disrespecting Euclid, the Duke of b681c9e167 Rudion, relying on the Emperor’s 1ad6823803 backing.b1ae10e594fa6337

It wasn’t just unpleasant— 443b394bb0 I felt a violent b2ee34a85a surge of anger.8b93af3da35483a2

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Sensing my cold stare, the c0c4c31551 butler turned toward me and 735d8ac77f swallowed hard.b9410ef24bd4207f

Anyone could see the fear 47910e29c4 on his face as he 66f078f09f looked at me.e3c219e0a68890d2

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But he quickly 00930dc025 erased the emotion f8e4dcf76a and gave a fa792c6cca bright smile.76d25158ffabebe7

He was probably trying to adf3244e37 look friendly, but to me, b490f2a721 it looked nothing but pathetic.7a09accffccf5502

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“Ah! It’s an honor to 7f16c2889b meet you, Duchess. I am the 6a9de30178 chief butler of d62db54b7e this residence, Philip…”9e66dcfb37c32069

“Hold on.”5c911c8661e49781

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Among everything this unpleasant a6854b8244 man said, one particular 495893c646 word caught my ear 5ae345265f that I couldn’t ignore.c6247212bfe5753e

“Duchess, you say? Do you really 6c30d1141d think that’s an 4a4eb1cd72 appropriate title for 099eb51140 the mistress of 6fe197456d House Rudion?”21f7f664df33a584

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“Pardon?”494e6d2b4b79cb57

“You work for the Rudion family and can’t even recognize your master…?”fe22b9de49f0fb1c

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Or perhaps you do 3c5c181f2b recognize them all too cd6a4060b1 well— especially the ones 74625d00ba who pay you.a4d6666302848e0f

Clicking my tongue, bef64465f1 I muttered as d933a15440 if to myself, 54f99394d5 and the butler’s e76aed59c5 face turned red b4ea6b774f and pale at 150c790cee the same time, 7df0eb276d having heard everything.173c7c2704082723

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Naturally so.5243cba59c3d9d0a

A butler serving a noble 523f12a78a house— especially one of such 21ee82aa53 high rank— should place loyalty e1bc71e6c9 to the family above all, b632e4582d even wealth. That’s considered their highest honor.3465c651e2788a85

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And what I had c8649c13e1 just said meant that c22f95c508 I saw him not 3423e9f19f as a true butler, 420bd28469 but as just a b9b9e03c43 regular servant working for c929240f47 pay.05526e763b462ec9

If he had 65ffbbe42f even the slightest fc02a37e71 pride as a c9302afd9f butler, he would’ve 876bccc2a1 felt humiliated and 5a15600984 outraged.9031ac2f43397913

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‘But he’s really shameless.’7ee3c483b0249a3b

He might think he’s being 3196cc0171 loyal to the Emperor.d3f84d848a85b624

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But if he 09db2ad5c3 were truly competent, 130599e8d7 he wouldn’t make 2c0985edbf such a foolish 23846bced1 blunder.84566a33c2fa3b09

Even if managing the 07b2f58996 residence and staff wasn’t aa2a98dbb1 his main task, he 61fc878999 should still perform it 808e4c29a1 perfectly without fault.286a7f3883e5bd15

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Unable to refute 0876456037 me, the butler’s da9d249349 face only flushed 13e46916c9 as he awkwardly ed4590ec74 forced a smile 7a885c45da and apologized.9b31bd617f3b32e4

“My deepest apologies, Madam. I must’ve lost my 9023472c5d mind, thinking it was ef551651f3 my first time meeting c9df773548 the mistress.”024f460a7025cf3a

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“So that was it. If you were in b93f3f8da7 your right mind, you 210a40bd35 couldn’t possibly have said 094193f938 that.”bbf1040f0bb46512

“Ah… yes. You’re right.”29e2ac95fe5e227f

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He begrudgingly agreed 4cf70756a3 with my words 3f80b25bd9 and then cautiously ab77ed4105 asked,204438af77c09f9c

“But Madam, what brings you here…?”232db1ec395765aa

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“Was I not supposed to come here?”c6987c77cb0d71ce

“Oh, no, of course not! That’s not what I 71aa8e155e meant— I was merely d57e6cdb85 so honored that I f47685fb9d asked. If we’d been informed c90185e222 in advance, we would 533bbb75b2 have made thorough preparations, 68ba3c4980 so it’s quite regrettable.”9b2705b518854811

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Looking down at the man 9ff2d746df bowing deeply, nearly touching the f6996412dc ground, I let out a 0331243c96 light laugh.cc4c4ce2142fcb0c

“Is that so? There’s no particular 91acf001eb reason for the 597af98e18 visit. I simply heard House c060c5072e Rudion had a residence 67c258d14e in the capital, so 48c5b8b762 I decided to stop 1c48324e4b by as the mistress. Thought I’d look around.”c27bbf553f9560d2

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“Ah, I see. Then allow me to personally cf00c65f6a guide you…”663996deb25aec88

“No. I don’t want 6253f39246 to be guided 2a6770e07d by someone who’s ebd98b5dee lost his mind.”6edcb297d4e08681

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“…Pardon?”0871c0aec12b5736

“Why so surprised? You’re the one c5107391ae who said it.”6d1df8cc50e1b80e

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“Th-that is…”611b48d15b9c13d5

I walked past the 0dc708353a butler, who was stammering db5c1c19ad with no words to a330cfd180 say.f408f84b25d7090f

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“I’ll choose who shows me around.”b8a979d42f9870bc

Then, I quickly 0bbd8f6f3d scanned the servants 42103d5291 lined up on 674b3c1e0b both sides.f549ba7c4684054a

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My steps stopped in 0361f5a066 front of one boy.27fc37d1b079934e

‘I was worried I might not find him right away…’c924445dea3e917e

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But he stood out 27c8fc3b91 so clearly that my 01addfc58e concern felt ridiculous.9e577e90e9400d5f

Even aside from 7263e740c6 his clean and 31ea84a797 neat attire, the 1214971269 boy’s face was 4299aae338 too familiar.0fba9195fc52d92f

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Still, just to be 68387d1b14 sure, I asked,1a3fe65367120cc4

“What’s your name?”aa8ee2895ecf7fc7

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“My name is Rick!”246ca9ddf2662106

He stood at attention and f5ac3f1855 responded in a crisp, well-disciplined e17a1c73b4 voice. I smiled brightly.87da7f42b27bfb7a

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‘Found him. Anne’s little brother.’6f78ab38acb9f3b3

It had seemed 41d0fa5907 only natural to a31c9fd556 assume Anne, Evgenia’s e51e6f7de4 closest aide and d56545eb47 confidante, had no 028e7a40ab other family.9ac9ce944f4cfaab

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She followed me 668f9e8109 to the North e2ba2103d4 without hesitation when 4accd0a573 I got married, 34b3fe6c01 and above all, 123ab675cf she was incredibly 66a035afe4 devoted to me.729928ee5db27bfc

So when she unexpectedly 416f03dab9 mentioned having a younger 48269c7e89 brother, I was truly fec3f0a03a shocked.102e2f0bbb5b680b

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— Lady Marianne and Lord Dior are such a rare pair of siblings.71fb8f586406cf98

— Right? There’s no way regular siblings 2e99cb2f67 would be like that.84909ebf08b0fcf3

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— Exactly! My younger brother and 117b34c33d I fought so much 87687ced12 at that age. We didn’t have 07223dd530 parents either— it 2be0a0b7de was just the 7df7c2ed6f two of us— 43819fdf5b but we were 89436984a4 nothing like them.bd937dc23251c632

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— And even though Lady Marianne and Lord Dior are two years apart, Rick is three years younger than me!7d0445c893e253e0

Thankfully, Anne had been unusually bc5edf3ba2 excited when she said it.509efa4c02927cdb

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If she hadn’t been, 75df2c0434 she might’ve noticed something 2d26269e80 strange in my eyes 0a6c17eab8 when my pupils shook ff8792cb71 with surprise.efa31a2d517d6a27

Barely managing to wipe the 649207e62f emotion from my face, I 264184888c asked in an indifferent tone 607196155e so it wouldn’t seem odd.df0d2c50cd68be1a

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— So… you don’t want to see your brother?8bc453c420cfe134

In the original 4d76446a7f story, Anne’s younger c6009a286c brother never appeared, c82e864544 and there was 7b986b78ca never any mention d3f98a3fa7 of her visiting 3f5eef6aa4 him— which led 400610df36 me to reasonably b52b578950 suspect he might 737017dc2d not even be 51e73f1dd9 from this world.26799091d721916e

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— Not really? I get updates through the a19f57b245 Gold Merchant Guild regularly.e9ed8bb9353a0c10

Ah, thank goodness!7d770fd24ef8f5b0

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Relieved by her cheerful bd271b0df4 answer, I internally let c2ad39a546 out a sigh of d4cf9a99e4 relief.6b3911fc75018621

For a moment ea69c978c5 there, I felt 4a73b7cede guilty for having 09099902a6 mentally sent Anne’s 98da197e5b little brother to 1c1c8107c7 the afterlife.d4ec2c81615dfb3e

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If he’s three years fea1b75b24 younger than Anne, he’d 000a6f791b be fourteen now— probably 3bcd36f5bc in the orphanage operated a8c1708baa by the Gold Merchant 9a6f0889f4 Guild run by Evgenia.64c60232b7427943

And just like the 44f735ad28 families of the Gold 61c4d58c88 and Black Guilds, he’s 4c0c1675de likely living well without e6eb3eda2e lacking anything.59e3e87c427acdab

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— Oh right, the day before the wedding, Rick met the Duke of Rudion and said he was really kind. So now people 1c703bb807 in the guild 7ff4459064 and the mercenary d07aa39a19 group won’t stop ebdc7195a2 talking about how ac2adba830 gentle he is.625587977bbc9219

Unexpectedly, I learned 5904960746 that Anne’s brother 6671ef54ad had already met 65c013090f Euclid.c472b633d020be8f

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