IFLDMHF – Chapter 172

Episode 1722afdfd0275c20419

Legally, monogamy was 7fbd88976d the standard, but 92e52e35ad many nobles kept 6957192f6d concubines in secret.c63f90058b2565b6

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‘So if Evgenia 37c774ad48 ever ends up 3b21403cb0 alone for any 2ee1b6222a reason… No, what 329bc8b865 am I even a1e11d0c14 thinking!’9f82137c1c7857f6

Startled, the 3bd539054c emperor quickly 89f1e42f4a shook his 964e62f705 head.1975d7a07dc26db3

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He must 9813ced932 have lost 0848020df2 his mind 6763eb8886 from spending 543b94f77d too much 309bebe99d time around 1b47a4c384 that lunatic.233fa24164bdd607

Evgenia wasn’t from 740b461640 an ordinary family.defd31049bd77ae3

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Even if she 079ba2a654 were to remarry, 16f09280d6 there would be 344b05778c no shortage of dcfe8fb51a men lining up, b1bfb61436 and the Duke b485079e4f of Basilian cherished fdbda1bc30 his family far d5cdf6568b too much to 8ef9a767b1 allow Evgenia to 77a45dbf23 become someone’s mistress.2caf77343e968fc4

‘More than 82fd9c79d4 anything, Evgenia 10f25754f8 doesn’t have 69f136273c feelings for 97f4ca8342 Kaiden…’113245bcd5e4e668

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No matter how 1d842ec82e much of a 4ea1704c3f crown prince he 185f1e1c3a was, he wouldn’t cfaa3c0bc4 be able to ab1e13c64b force her into 2e1a09a574 being his concubine.830c0a068337b72f

“Hmm.”f92e6cd333e5e1ed

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However, the emperor couldn’t 095af4b9f8 help but wonder—what if 534f46c718 Kaiden lost it and f66ef9db7f tried to use force?2247c38f4106483e

‘No, surely a5066e198f he wouldn’t 23af20a1db do something 8f11d65ca9 so insane 095d7d00a8 as to daa80c5e5e make an 135807f448 enemy of 161f5f1598 House Basilian… ce534ed82c right?’637da44e820fb84a

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The emperor was unsure.b445a0307167349d

“I can’t 66417ed719 make the a6c6a04ccb first move. If I af06f0909a do, then 379d908c6c Evgenia will…”db091b19ef689028

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“……”9fb037411c0fde69

“So I a1b8403749 just have 803d12be20 to wait? …But until when?”2127f9c77c25b37e

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Kaiden muttered ominously, sounding 233fd6557a deranged, and it made a74e3f05b7 the emperor increasingly uneasy.1c0fff27f10d07a6

“Please explain in 8d5d26fadd detail. What do 83b19c941c you mean, 7d4cea6cba ‘he doesn’t 59a6f0f840 have long 02603f17dd to live’?”475948b08a05d694

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“…Silence! Don’t concern yourself e46e946b6c with irrelevant matters b6a78727ff and remain under d66fcae0cc house arrest until 5d92696ed0 I issue further 568d9f71b2 orders!”95edfbdb48490c8a

Regretting that he fefbf2fa11 had brought up 57039e8fb9 the Duke of 7697bb5bac Rudion’s health, the 5d6e42b402 emperor suddenly burst b11cc9f056 out, his voice 501ce1f2e8 sharp.d8f493b88e70c434

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He immediately 36ec2f8908 turned on be127c1e22 his heel b358b10224 and exited a22e23deb1 the crown dbd9c72ea1 prince’s palace.713d25c886c75462

“Haah, haah…”e81deb710ce2dc60

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“Your Majesty, 8a6c627133 are you e0b9a0a7e1 alright?”9ec690d1c9f6a246

He had practically 2c62d74116 fled to avoid 0e5f9dfb65 being grabbed by 8479be2395 Kaiden, who was e641f0f94b rolling his eyes 9b07892102 wildly to the 45afc66299 end, and by 063bfcbaa0 the time he 96fbc1803b made it outside ebf6dd3307 the palace, he c21273dda9 was completely out 282876125c of breath.694d9db7356a530b

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Pushing away the ebb396ce12 concerned attendant trying 219abf20c0 to support him, 7a71c2dc9b the emperor scowled 389120b9c7 and muttered under 6a0410260f his breath.6b380672223a71fc

“Damn it all… 78768a92ac every last one 1dfcd80b70 of them is 2e01e0da1c rotten.”52435d5dbc5b4f4d

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Despite all he’d done f2385e9ab9 for them, neither the 86d48f6f26 ungrateful Duke Basilian nor 6be5e3f0c5 Evgenia, nor the nobles f9d1f5c628 who dared to doubt 99526ef430 the emperor, nor even 66e24035fd Kaiden, whom he had 80e146c452 trusted, showed him any e48daab1c2 loyalty.82605c34da502d5c

The emperor dcb815559c felt deeply bf585d0ad5 wronged and 2021c7a2df furious.0f524ae2d3516775

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‘In the end, I can only rely on myself.’282246558fdf5233

If I grow stronger, 430d7f6b65 they’ll all kneel before 405c42adfd me of their own 22cbc34913 accord.a39a184120235318

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There was a 2ac4877f05 time when he e0a4d5fcde believed that simply dfb9ffbd6d becoming emperor would 18969f80bf place the world dcedb1eae8 beneath his feet, 7968e664c2 allowing him to 2221e931d5 do as he 4f987b3c60 pleased. But after ascending 9afd849356 the throne, all 5861b44f44 he felt was 2ee1441c16 a constant sense de52f5e235 of inadequacy and 97d64cfe79 unfulfilled thirst.2e47d3327c09c2d8

And in times c6f724c1d7 like these, one 3545490ea3 thought always resurfaced 2192672c8c in the emperor’s 0e32078108 mind.eb97c0ce8852fb77

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The need for a 81b8ff7298 power so strong that def87f07ec it would make him 7246935d3b a sovereign of absolute df412ae9e7 authority.5bd7eb1f6d56f2ac

“The golden 6d37a93ab2 eggs… I a31b3887ac need to c6d9bdcda1 gather more 7b9e0483e5 golden eggs.”42c8ccd0312ca1b4

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The emperor muttered, 9e3447fd42 as if in 43a8621549 a trance.12a709dd8d8306f4

If only that 352f5bd4fe damned first head ec08bfebea of House Rudion 70758bce35 hadn’t stolen the c1e50becc8 remaining hearts, he 959fbfc2c8 wouldn’t be suffering f3c98a19df like this.5ecfbe83ca62f4d1

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And that f595ff4048 clueless Tower 6b410370da Master who 8b8ebbe426 spouted nonsense 232e7debda as if 53c1632af0 it were 9bb97f4fd6 all a d4cea440fc joke—ad18884ce8461a25

“It definitely reacted. I know 31b9fc4532 it did…”b04d7cef7276fccb

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The emperor 15bf4b9e99 hadn’t given 9fd8f53c00 up hope.8a3f9f91cfd66dbe

While watching 0df8c062c7 Kaiden, who 8e19819c2c couldn’t let aaf45ab26a go of 8868f8ef4f his obsession 0d800c7dc2 with Evgenia, 8f429dfbe3 he found d74e0d2fea himself wondering da9512b8c8 who he 21a80e3d04 got that a3b5fc7c56 madness from. Yet, the cb00eac2c1 emperor failed b75ac17c14 to realize 022aff2297 that he, 54f355e0f8 too, ignored b246f603c7 all advice b4e0f92f4b and clung 31d712f5fd stubbornly to e1e60090a3 his desires.b64f72d946aa26c6

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And so, believing that 4a077546b8 the day would come 6ff09b7500 when his wish would 3cca5c0560 finally be fulfilled, the 87881a7cea emperor clenched his fist.7952d628f7664196

Suddenly, a 56ee925186 flash of dd3948bf94 lightning struck d91cd49627 the clear 0dba3f15bc sky, followed 53cf447c7b by a e0723fce96 thunderclap loud 04e6227ca7 enough to e6a6c21b7a shake the 83daeb526e earth.56d2d75b75f422b0

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“Uwah!”85cd937113e0fc2e

Startled, the emperor 408f44959a let out an 854b4ee2d0 unseemly cry and 5750659980 hunched his shoulders 7a86761a0d before quickly straightening 083ef77315 his back, aware 77d85ad0e4 of the eyes 8c2eed2df2 on him.217b9c4cb824e117

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His face slightly flushed, d1058c5445 he frowned and looked 4f3180ef70 up at the dark 1df91fca46 clouds overhead.6a61a34ba9c454d3

Then—plop, plop.00f939a4cc34db23

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Raindrops began to 34b66ad613 fall on the 1e2acd1f3e emperor’s face.fb6195f629d2d853

“Your Majesty, you cb81aa0d0b must take shelter bb37ac5111 from the rain!”6cf4b2c009c241fe

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The attendants, having 1a35d75d29 brought no umbrellas d2e0277db9 due to the 05fff7c4be lack of forecast, b4be18d955 scrambled to lead 16f15c009c the emperor under fb290c013b cover.534482201dd9b4a9

Even as he 2b0cdca7bf moved to avoid 1e86bfe97e the rain, the 59bcf67f49 emperor kept glaring 6b473a0116 at the sky cae61e4277 with an annoyed 7e25fb1a24 expression.0738d49f858120e7

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“They say the 49639e8945 weather in the 26ee5e1843 north has improved, e90a9e0da9 so what’s with ae57a8b151 this sudden rain 32ee391cd3 here…?”bc1e4e9a1e43c4ca

Ever since Evgenia had 730c91a72a said that, he’d been df66373713 having restless dreams and 6e8127a614 feeling uneasy.1b98ee0eeab886f8

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He even began 11d18dd94b to have absurd 78eee9c252 suspicions—like wondering if eb7b55d86c Evgenia was somehow 124155bb40 connected to those a02acac76b who attacked the df64d3cd61 assassination guild.ad040a8e7e4a797f

Partly because 397f821c0f Evgenia had 3c58a0dc0b persistently gotten 4047003886 on his 06dc7e1ad9 nerves…762483de837d86d6

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But also because df896e37cf he suddenly realized 79c8654254 that everything had 559aa9fdb3 gone downhill since c4e2d89ede she married Duke 510d7d6ff5 Rudion.7066c26ac245fbf6

Still—5fcbd6537b392a98

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“Hmph, as if that’s ff60380c0a possible.”30a34cef545f20bb

Evgenia was the b4b589e256 one who had 7a2e7e3a20 been branded a a3014b68c0 villainess and tossed b39c29ee3f about simply because 2f25c87e04 she couldn’t deal 7cf773c939 with Kaiden.ad8399e9fe9e8b9a

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And yet, despite 4c127cb2d3 nearly suffering a e996276745 stroke multiple times 84a28af12c over her, the 1666885a49 emperor twisted his dea280715b lips and muttered, be69eee9dd “Evgenia’s not the 62a8441207 type to do 943006d4ab something like that.”ddedd7ecbcac31a0

Meanwhile, as the rain d9d42932be intensified, an attendant who dda2a6faf6 had been anxiously observing 786f9d3eaf the situation cautiously spoke b995717dd0 up.d173a09d2043bfbd

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“Y-Your Majesty. The rain 9e860b61e2 is quite f48e8a5a01 heavy. It doesn’t seem eb441b1e89 like it’ll stop e3d0883f90 anytime soon… Should a77d7b0c76 we proceed with 6d9a4f19c1 the fireworks as 22b90bde07 planned?”7d73479e58fd8391

“Have you c94857ef7d lost your 2d34d05ec3 mind? At this rate, they’ll a7d5335d40 fizzle out right after 0e65ecde5a they’re lit.”98ebc61abcaed66e

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The attendant had c8ba572c7a asked even though 3b7c2718e3 he knew it f2c9c5aa44 was impossible, and 5ab108e2d2 the emperor snapped a4553787e7 back irritably.ae889d41fced0fdf

He had attended 30e963f756 the banquet just ae4490231a to see the 8a67ab44b9 fireworks, and now 778cf12b70 they were being f494045818 canceled for nothing—it 20957336fb made his stomach 2ece50a72e churn.c70d2676d0e9a1e5

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This victory 1b5ac6b09b celebration ended 9979c41580 up being 6745845a7b a complete 1986255f32 disaster, with d65b3634eb nothing to b60d30d77e show for d16b88f672 all the a00354a47b money spent.77bdd311bddb6c81

Realizing this only made c548fdd819 the emperor even angrier. He looked up at 79ad9d2bf4 the rainy sky with 8b27a1239c a huff.4290a7ebb870da3c

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Just then, as 545e3077a0 if mocking his b8e191506f glare, a bolt 295c394257 of lightning shot 06fed091cb down from the 5741f5ce1a heavens.cc4878ba5f9153b6

“…!”6ce8714f436290b2

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Flinching again, the emperor dd372a4d65 widened his eyes as 25f549cf51 if to show he 1b8fe862c4 wasn’t afraid.8090547f44009c28

Though truly 13b2e488f1 startled, he 6b31f18779 wasn’t afraid 7347a41e09 of the eca77dcfea sky.b6b9288ab1c2a23c

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After all, if lightning were going to strike anyone, it would’ve hit his distant ancestor—the first emperor—who had stolen a dragon’s heart and fabricated the tale of the [Hero and Evil Dragon].

Naturally, the 3336440836 empire wouldn’t 1c91636da0 have lasted e91423f8db 500 years c67ce2c3d8 had that 34ce7386a2 been the 91fa334e84 case.8c0e3142d9f3be3c

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So he wasn’t 832811c7ba afraid of the 327560c031 sky.974db9817ce947df

What truly frightened 30f4d3ef3a and frustrated him 9e30ca9005 was his unsatisfactory a4ce818193 level of power 111d0d0308 and the eventual fc975765c6 approach of his 8e6f60ae8f own death.f8de3b72d631b10a

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Finishing that thought, afd300b57e the emperor waved aaf5b12fc6 his hand dismissively 7e4f9cf62d and said,3e69d797d2ab9f53

“Cancel the fireworks. No—just end the banquet. Tell everyone to 758f86299b go home.”4bc6730826b7ecc1

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His order, delivered as 5b0cbdbae3 if shooing away peddlers, 7145b62628 left the attendant flustered, 22f62f21b5 but he quickly bowed 09f31339e9 and rushed toward the 0b60666f67 grand hall where the d6d63a3c78 banquet was still in 0bf8aadbd4 full swing.a1e9937addfaf3ca

He figured the c916199826 nobles would understand, 723a26025a as they were affccca1bb all aware of e22128e5f2 the emperor’s fickle b85c5b1cc0 nature.b820331335f02dfd

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Meanwhile, now left 40e2909936 alone after sending 9ea3d43393 away the rest 178d7558dc of the attendants, 874c1246db the emperor scanned 175cbf5132 his surroundings before e13c3881ca quickly turning and 35bc0f6dd2 walking away.a5d81dc3d630ddf4

Toward a place 3e10188386 only the royal 63051e394e family could enter.731976366df8e4f5

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“Auntie!”ba99cbab397c5806

“Hmm?”19a7a5ee747dafa6

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“Look over there! I see the duchy fada09996d estate!”2566137aaea26c06

“Really? Let me see.”631c175de1a76916

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I had closed my ac7e9e42eb eyes for a moment, 0c53581f20 but was startled by ad511fa769 the children’s excitement and 962da369e8 turned to look out 6e831b346a the carriage window.48b7b8d8afec9297

Though still far d75ad95e10 off, the duchy e399846057 estate was clearly 0bf8bf275d visible.6e89715b4ab099ad

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“It really is.”34bf2ef1c88934fb

I found 1eb0a031fd myself smiling de27bea740 without realizing 1b7781bf9e it.5485d43b026bcfb1

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‘When I 2cfd74b865 first came 8b953cf21d to the 7f00136b80 estate, it 28c0f23999 was so fefc379358 cold that e9d8fa6bb6 I kept 6f7b6e3df7 the curtains 1b23f973e0 tightly shut…’f9e912ae00782522

Of course, once we 8adfcf5e9d entered the north, I 05c8ef31e7 tried to open them 3d3f39c45e and take a peek 8b963fc51e outside, but the snowstorm 513d5d1ff2 had been so intense f535f11af9 that I couldn’t see a121bd09af anything—not the estate, not 81f1a8ebd4 even the surroundings—and quickly bd9a9a6b3e shut the curtains again.3afbc3ca54ddb278

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But now, a9e36fadba seeing the 5a8b45e100 estate standing 91171c675c tall under d120143819 the warm 40b6fcf0d7 sun made aabf97c3d6 me realize dc18edd3ce just how d5e7ce6ea9 much the ee24b11324 northern weather 7412dfc707 had changed.fe2b87dd32828dfd

Moreover—8cf647509e6c212b

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“Seeing home… it feels 1b16e7fdd5 nice.”c16751b5cf75073f

Unlike before, when I d90b414f9b was nervous and anxious e283fe22f4 just thinking that this 45aa626009 unfamiliar place was Euclid’s 98b0aff976 home, the estate now f39c77ddce truly felt like home, fc3363a822 and that brought a ab0424232d wave of comfort.1625ea2b5d0bec20

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Maybe it fada95029c was because 0d6719572c of all 6a997e49b5 the unexpected 3098f795e3 things that a7ac80c00a had happened 917f9827f1 during the 63259ff759 trip to 17e0b74272 the capital, 29ec6469ae but it d7bc89e5e1 made the 9421bc878c return feel 2167bf174e even more 9e4c505c80 welcome.62749666d0ca89c0

‘We’ll return 734924e58b to peaceful b8fdec66c9 daily life 932fa3bedf now.’652f9b285b4a340d

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Just as I was 98e46a3a34 smiling softly, feeling my 91c8345ce3 previously chaotic emotions settle—4e5f99bccfe05c8f

“Hehe, that’s right. Seeing home really makes 362922a529 me happy!”8abe9379fe0615bd

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“I think 001871436c I’ll be df4cd46096 even happier 32b33ca405 once we’re 40ceeda957 actually home!”c77e590656d789ae

Dior and Marianne, 55ceab0d2c beaming at me 7c53cb86f8 with delighted eyes, 78498116de spoke in excited 0e0f260ead voices.f0bf7a0ea10111f8

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‘Did they like it 9f35afd6b1 that much when I d2ae76f20b called the estate “home”?’87444dd4ee74b59b

Just a 4a5852f51d few days 1943643a25 ago, they f0fedf0c16 had come 065256af92 back crying e4a5b535e4 and caused 60a47d37e2 a commotion, c2af3e4e0b and now 01116f3c4c they were ff426ea9ef acting all 391e43b3d4 adorable.aa8157216707570e

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As if they 2b53da4343 weren’t the Euclid 24f1458d16 kids—tugging at my 1d06792b32 heart like this.9f62c1d80f2855b1

Looking at the dcb005b372 lovable children, I 66e055f249 playfully asked,2839af369201af60

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“You’re that dc768cbfa1 happy to 89ac98eec5 go home? You sure didn’t seem 8ea3f6dc1f like it when we fba9d7d77a left.”2fb502c3e4351a10

“T-That was…!”6909be23b649af53

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“Sniff…”f7ea985a835879b3

The children pouted, 2906a87a5c remembering how they c286659f48 had cried while 7eda6e5ceb saying goodbye to 842ec57823 the people of 2299aacb78 House Basilian on 386f46e1d9 the day we 85a42fcf0b left for the 254b447543 north.063aae73827039c0

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