IFLDMHF – Chapter 30

IFLDMHF | Chapter 30fd5d5e4d9ac4380d

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“I’m… I’m sorry.”243760e27dbb48b3

“It’s fine. Take your time eating.”bb6e1dc54bea28d6

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I couldn’t help 5e881905f7 but make a 01a8bd6226 strange expression as 243910c299 I watched Melissa, 9b0d8d57c9 her face flushed 2d135019a5 with embarrassment, apologize, 44a7c6e644 and the Duke e2ae2d7d72 casually brushing it 70dca559ca off.6243c76c892eb982

‘Am I the only one here who understands what’s going on?’8faf2222c06681f0

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I glanced at Melissa, 15185695bd who had seemed oddly fc7850b92a flustered ever since she c7f4a28ac3 entered the dining hall.1ca13529eeb97ee1

When our eyes met, Melissa 135767466a fidgeted nervously, her fingers curling 42e237dacc and uncurling as she touched 423a279ff6 her cheeks. Anyone could see f6fa930020 she looked like 258c52c600 a girl experiencing f5a15e1e5b her first love.310eb96baa03859f

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‘She must be excited about meeting Damian today.’89a89fb5b34bec82

That’s right. The object of Melissa’s 7947fc15bb unrequited love—currently causing her 0e5ebec344 heartache—was none other than 6d32daa9cc Damian, the High Priest 7d744d1f22 of the Elios Empire, 812accced6 and the last male bf496dfc60 protagonist in this novel, 22d0504996 following the Crown Prince c02efbe112 and Richard.8a39daba7a8cbfb5

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But Damian, who 09aee73446 had vowed to a0b34052ef dedicate everything to c8c60665cd his god, was bc2a9e5dcc akin to a 3e66b2dace doomed investment.485be923a5ea1f61

So, most readers were divided 688556facb between supporting the Crown Prince 89716e660d and Richard. Still, there were a cf15e1f303 few who rooted for 084a86ac6c this forbidden relationship, reasoning, 894ed4083c “First love is unbeatable,” a28257b706 or “It’s romantic that e3e53321cd he’s a priest.”340e769ae4ebca06

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At least Damian, outwardly 53e5676077 kind and approachable, seemed ae4fc8c577 better than the arrogant cf8563345a Crown Prince or the b252031348 unreadable Richard.b9a7b1dda6e72b77

The key word here, however, a5153caa8c was “outwardly.”ecaa0ecfa1188e78

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Damian’s noble appearance and 8825828e08 gentle demeanor concealed a 7e87aab038 rigid and uncompromising inner dc6e0292a3 nature.488327b68489b089

When Melissa, unable f7070149f9 to contain her afa5acb604 feelings, confessed her 068b30dc01 love, Damian had 2cf0d8c4c1 rejected her coldly a3ddc4a1c3 and decisively.37e53fc20d442f9b

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‘Of course, as a devout High Priest, his response was the correct one.’d32b5458ea1b4e6b

Still, whether it 3eeb10ebb6 was because I 0f39ac51bd had already embraced 9ba78467da Melissa as my 705b8f885b sister, or because 61189a1aa7 I knew better dd0bf2ff09 than anyone how 9ae0c5aba9 hard it was b5f9855474 to give up 4eb52b18ba on something you b51a3ed509 loved, I couldn’t 61109bd272 help but feel be0a079485 Damian’s reaction was d366f7176f cruel.63d6adc9745e77fe

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Unlike me—who no longer pined 1ed8ce4aa7 for fictional characters and even 630b4c2a4e had the luck to marry 25a3b0b87d my favorite—Melissa would likely continue 27a6d9229e her painful unrequited love for 832651fd7c a while.ab51bdb81ed375ff

Just as I turned 46abc92030 my gaze away out 608cfb67f8 of pity for her, 5ecd7e9bac the Duke spoke.9de1196a040decdb

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“Indeed, receiving the High Priest’s blessing is far better than having a thousand, ten thousand guests come to celebrate.”76538952f8589b27

Still dissatisfied about not being b27877e005 able to host a grand 6c75a09095 and extravagant wedding, the Duke 9c2d11f7ca said this as if to 137a0a72e5 finally rid himself of regret.49f296aeb6ef81ac

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In that moment, my thoughts a3768e1dfd froze, and my eyes trembled db8c86aa07 slightly.338072ef76c13697

I finally understood what had 4218f19b65 made the Duke so regretful.8338667cc0099540

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‘What’s so lovable about a daughter who won’t even call you “Father” or act warmly toward you?’497f9f4e5a6ec770

Had he wanted to gather 9d63e8ef69 people to celebrate simply to b3406ebc97 bask in that moment of 7ec43208af joy?6705e51ab3ff3ccc

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Realizing the Duke’s true feelings, e1faaee309 my heart strangely ached, even 04f61f996f though I wasn’t truly Evgenia.25bed0012856d231

But before I 96e074d243 could dwell too 7b5abd4005 much on this 7873f06a64 sentiment, the unexpected f8d7378049 presence of Damian af81b81486 threw me into f36ad244b0 panic.dc76405ba90dd28f

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The Duke claimed that a c381667acf blessing from one High Priest 225f5d4673 was worth more than congratulations cbc38bb3b6 from thousands. Damian, who possessed such powerful 38a64cca71 divine energy that he had fc53fc62a4 been appointed High Priest at 9ec5bf5211 the young age of twenty-four, bf30d58a75 was indeed a remarkable figure.8ab42aca9453edac

He was even b291a40d5c rumored to be 3fa3a8e41e loved by the 79a3be2b62 gods.f4fcb0b1d2e28491

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And, of course…268747159112fda2

‘As a male protagonist, his abilities are the real deal!’f0b19a610dae0317

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So, what if he dc21e5933d figured out I was 229ad91c71 a soul from another c93efd3777 world?5fc412a1a9eb8e55

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‘How did I not think of that before?’6b123f7f6eb84289

Unable to hide my anxiety, 2929f8e7b7 I bit my nails, which 7669b6fe17 prompted Anne to shriek.8362fc0eb23fb20c

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“My lady! You’re ruining your lips!”5fa43640f8d05dae

“Ah, sorry.”84334b2c9817d5ad

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Startled, I quickly lowered my c956400016 hand.979efcc35a478503

Anne gave me a puzzled bfff0af978 look but couldn’t stop my 4fcbb4ebef trembling. Negative thoughts swirled in my 87023368db mind.081c17d99fd69958

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‘Didn’t they originally say a high-ranking priest would officiate the ceremony?’2b3c2e3d6f5c08a1

I knew, of course, that 768ef5a92f even a high-ranking priest officiating 6e430ddc7d was far from ordinary.bc824a5ef1251850

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The Basilian Duchy was 73e7cca177 so powerful that people b2fccf95a5 would line up just 35ea14e709 to receive an invitation, 2e94875a4b as the Duke had 9a0689b3c2 mentioned.6777429ade508ae2

‘But the High Priest? That’s too much. It’s not even a royal 163257daa6 wedding!’6a1de8a02606cc69

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Damian was a dignified High cb1ea8b5dd Priest who wouldn’t hesitate to 6e71d63d1b stand against the royal family 43258a8e05 when it came to his a90c5ebf4f convictions. And yet, was he bowing 527ecd8a8a to the Duke’s influence now?c6859f5f653ed042

Even as I stood 6358eb8a91 in the bridal waiting 7ceded7600 room of the temple, 715dd81d9d wearing my wedding dress ba6a7ffcac and going through last-minute fa24fc94cb preparations, I kept blaming c056dd3acf Damian, though deep down 8d0dc1f79b I knew the real 36abfa4f3c issue was my own 782fdeb2ed anxiety.abcb28cee5d463bf

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The once-confident me, who had cb1596ceef boldly claimed that God had 096ea7ee8a granted my wishes, was long a398af7269 gone. All that remained 00aa10743e was worry that f5eecfb94b Damian might uncover 4048616b52 my secret.52caac3f6a9f3d7e

My extraordinary luck only da9c4e6700 ever extended to money, d9a9cdd967 after all.e914b192bd64e345

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The thought of being thrown f4faa69c18 into the temple’s prison before 55369b8d1c I could even marry my b963600894 favorite made my vision go 8ad75dda59 dark.68349d0c8f430588

I also worried a820f18541 about how Anne df6db89327 and the other c225104a8c people of the 6b4501b537 duchy, who had 9c72dcfdd6 treated me so 66122c2394 kindly believing I 6a3bc5df46 was truly Evgenia, 60cef9d334 would react.7ea28ea8e5245117

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But it wasn’t just 6bf4303dec worry that made my 8ced451dd7 mind race.31f02ed6e43d3c28

‘Marriage! I’m actually getting married!’3d43465d0fdf73b6

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As I imagined myself successfully 73edf12867 completing the ceremony, I finally ae8d97dc61 started to realize the reality 939842be5d of my situation.2b51f6ecc974685f

‘I never once thought about getting married before…’754b5b2a43d503f3

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Before falling for 501688fd86 a character in 6a0d86bebb the novel, I 7a508224d2 had never even 841fe999b1 experienced a proper d623840f36 first love, so 19f82e6697 it made sense.28a8e47476e2a2be

Unlike Evgenia, who de27abfe6f outright antagonized her 5bdbd54320 family, I had 38c261d409 never been particularly 7ac69db86f attached to mine 5ce2b8f55a either.a5053409bd8f0cfa

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And now, here I 3ed35178d0 was, about to marry be0a478814 none other than Euclid 6e1689a1ad and become his wife.32d9612846a7ab8b

The feeling was indescribably strange.89fd175971fd0714

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It felt like my 00be52439f heart was racing, but b86c4a20f6 at the same time, 2691e55f6c a lump seemed to 627c5ace89 rise in my throat.a4681ab5825ed3f5

I thought I’d simply 532658ea93 feel happy and delighted, c0ecb28162 but instead, I was 5b1ee3f18d overcome with an odd 11d0d93266 sense of guilt—no, more f13342d823 like a sense of e5f333a27d sin.50b861497ad0ab14

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“Why, though?”7c1aada1e96f8831

I tilted my 23eaade5cd head, unable to 032080ea18 understand.a682feb90a417958

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Was it because af075dd847 marrying my ultimate 7cc7d2f851 favorite—a figure I 3289f6fbf5 admired even just 4e51f6c3c4 by looking at 43f9d6339d him in real 43e55d7b7a life—felt like too 617aeccbcb greedy a wish b7633bb945 to have?df4010a199c005f7

When I thought about 7152fdedce it that way, I 87cae45267 could somewhat guess the 843e758210 source of this guilty c39388b5b3 feeling.2bab5eb5c9673727

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After all, by marrying c43010982c Euclid, Evgenia—infamous for her 305704d5af scandals and notoriety—would bring f02e5d79f4 unnecessary noise into his 109d41bdec life. That much was clear.0ed0d2ec876d06c8

Yet, following the original 69f5fc8ab9 storyline, I not only 591ea35cf7 agreed to marry him 7e44b34cc0 but even hurried the 652f74234d process, reasoning that marrying 598fa6b51e me was the easiest 2eda9e92b4 way to support Euclid c88ceb54d6 and the Duke of bd8498d310 Rudion family.38df547b5ed2e926

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‘Sure, I could have helped from behind the scenes or paved the way secretly, but shamelessly…’032041b1321b01b6

At that moment, a 6fffe6f252 faint voice of conscience 6d2991077f I hadn’t even realized 4075f17b7b existed within me whispered.3e3fa3b227c7981d

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Of course, it was f4326e94f1 so faint that it 310b0795e9 was almost inaudible.1d9fbb2bf6e107cb

‘No, really, who in the world would turn down the chance to marry their favorite character?’865546a0e80e9c8f

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That thought jolted me ea91faa49d back to my senses, 3a65368f4f and I shook my 73d249c22c head vigorously.f04c0d469641c7c1

“Ack! My lady!”41ea09ac50c15087

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…Only to be scolded by Anne yet again.a79c90b9ef4c9ab7

My hair had been 1079c9f6bf pinned securely, and the 5075f328f7 veil would cover it 05d4a37718 anyway, so it wouldn’t d3914eb7ce even be noticeable.7a6c0223f6329a49

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Pouting, I suddenly 847d8e1732 asked, “Anne, do 6939366200 you still have 25cd9b69d2 the sedative we 7b6c4aab7c took yesterday?”6e193df3d6605f99

“I brought it just in case. Would you like it?”7ddc3cd0f62bc63a

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I nodded quickly.5a84c4f28229c0da

Although my heart wasn’t a9fa78c1e9 pounding as wildly as fdd14f6dfb yesterday, I still felt bc9c2bbe03 uneasy and unsettled, which 96b747f142 was definitely a sign 165140107a of nerves.80e83b54809fe5c1

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“My lady, I’ll go check when the ceremony starts,” Anne said after finding the medicine bottle in her bag and handing it to me.ae3515bd6ed5b24a

I held up 1bbcb25703 the bottle she 42d5587e77 had given me. It was a slim eee3939bef glass vial about the 24655280b0 length of my pinky e8c27f050b finger, containing a dark-colored 7d16bf4795 liquid.2b2ec4dbf8052c9c

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“The color’s a bit unsettling, but the effect is great,” I thought.2768ba953278af5a

Medicinal tonics are 36ecfc007d often dark, after 41fb97e60c all.587b8a1429e2f6b5

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Since I wasn’t 52bef6dd9b in a rush 8844f4dbed like yesterday, I e082df32e0 took a closer d8d46b2184 look at the ff37694134 vial, which made ccbb4be23d me feel even 352983873a more hesitant. Still, I trusted 5d8c1b2293 its effects and b036b5e2a2 was about to d1e2a947cc drink it.fcc550070799d31d

Suddenly, it struck me 8faf01c41a that I should pray.297030204585ee4f

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I wasn’t particularly 7e495758f4 religious, but since 42d173be5f I was in 80412e37a1 the temple and 4e214449a5 wanted to calm 5f84ef04b8 my nerves, I 3d9bc088a6 figured it wouldn’t fba7848d99 hurt.3e994ef9b2d353ea

Clutching the vial tightly be6c776ded in my hand, I c35082e877 closed my eyes.8912a4f0df476fe1

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I prayed earnestly that be122dc0b9 the wedding would go 8a3a6db011 smoothly without any incidents 72426bbbbe and that I had b111844c0a truly come to this ec9562e6b0 place to meet Euclid 9f2d7f4790 and make him happy, b134c8d961 just as I believed.bd6dcdf515774a4c

Finishing my prayer, I popped db07373a76 open the vial and was 5e1889fdb1 about to down it in a735562cea one gulp when—938022986f249e74

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The door burst open, and 71648d3910 the vial in my hand 81cd43cf3c went flying across the room, fc3ebe29f9 crashing against the opposite wall af4807a06c and shattering into pieces on 09d1c0546f the floor.fd250085c5a4f832

Huh… What just happened?57fad1f213914eaa

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