IFLDMHF – Chapter 33

IFLDMHF | Chapter 33dcacefe97baefb8e

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“Is the groom, Euclid Rudion, and the bride, Evgenia Basilian, correct?”9056e0a8b16b08fe

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The wedding ceremony b033b14386 in the temple dc3a6a17f3 began with the 287a20afce confirmation of the 5730d3029c couple’s identities.ea22a3cdf1f1b1e1

Damian, clad in a long, 575a9acf72 pure-white priestly robe embroidered with e9f64992f3 golden patterns, addressed me and 5584717524 Euclid in a voice as f2d0f838ba clear as the autumn sky.f16455f1ee9f16b5

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His silver hair f90eb46c8e and sapphire-blue eyes 9e3e178f1d gave him an 94afe5ffc6 aura of holiness, b67020e897 perfectly embodying the b841636d76 noble and beautiful 20135353b5 descriptions in the 690701a2ed novel. He was known 730ec833d3 for his extraordinary 18a81838d8 divine power, becoming 7014c09b0b the youngest High 53ceb17e4a Priest in history. His reputation was c87da85ff0 bolstered by his 3c565ca88a incorruptible integrity and 1e03832b3e unwavering commitment to 5772e5328d service.66c4e1238e2cb656

At first glance, 16732fb4f9 his kind and 1a7d0cf6d7 serene demeanor seemed 65133d0814 to align with 3837055466 Euclid’s image.b4c9e4f9513873c1

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But…233b6c7685e13618

‘Not at all.’73ec4b4793891739

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Unlike Euclid’s golden 6d07288eba eyes, which exuded 4aca6a8570 the warmth of 35858ecb78 an afternoon sun, 679b5202e5 Damian’s deep blue 92863f5556 gaze was as a9fe126436 cold as winter d0bf7fa289 and as sharp 5903e42f8d as a blade.01a348ddf4773e3f

This didn’t mean he 98aafa27c9 was a villain, though. He wasn’t arrogant like 623a77b322 the Crown Prince or 4667289d84 obsessive like Richard. Rather, his rigid sense a83fce6094 of duty and unyielding cbaa7028fd nature stemmed from his f923b14f04 position as High Priest.b1041b2137d0f7dd

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‘Still, something feels off.’1fc166b7715df94d

Perhaps it was the lingering 8f60036216 thought that the heroine was d61e0ac7e9 rejected by him. For some reason, I couldn’t e46cd3fd43 bring myself to like Damian. And maybe, the eeefe5e472 feeling was mutual.6cb193c1d715ea4c

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“I couldn’t hear your answer clearly. Are you the bride, f42e8c3a19 Evgenia Basilian?”9632e06bf045c0ee

Why was he asking d972eaadd3 again with such an fe29a7c4fe unsettling tone?8884c93827aa1ce2

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Feeling a chill down 7267b29d69 my spine, I replied 58cc42bd2f louder, “Yes.”70aa77a9bd0c98bf

Part of me felt fae036428b guilty, but honestly, the cb727a9fc5 intensity of Damian’s gaze 9e335ea13f was so sharp it 2fa0a52c75 made me instinctively lower e57f446aac my voice. There was even a hint a1c6ce593e of faint anger in his 04292de040 look—it wasn’t my imagination.7153f7b11aee871d

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‘Could it be my black hair that bothers him?’3da7722a42e055b4

True, all the f095b908b8 Basilian family except e27235869c Melissa had black e5dd721789 hair, but that e20435ec65 shouldn’t matter…422d6a8a09d54d60

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Of course, I had another f9a2fb7d2e reason for feeling uneasy. Still, I forced 9cd8964821 myself to maintain 6b3fe5f8c9 a neutral expression, 57a0d69b7f pretending to search a067249866 for alternative explanations.a8d761f714b0d58c

I wanted to avoid his 586d889ed5 gaze, but I feared it 2ae475ef56 would raise more suspicion, so 8255ac326b I kept my eyes locked fa79b7352f on his.ab0edcb993808d22

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“Then, let us proceed with the wedding ceremony.”49620036f1734b9d

Thankfully, Damian declared the start 31c1196963 of the ritual without further 884518577a objections.1c7241f22d8c7016

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‘Finally, I can breathe a little…’e8cee40e33e59b1b

Or so I naïvely thought.2599f664e324a876

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‘…What is this?’80b7f4db6227c594

“In the name of the goddess Hesseirin, I solemnly implore you: abandon your misguided beliefs and seek atonement.”d6bb23d418842a32

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“……”02f479f4cec1ca7c

“The goddess will never forgive those who defile this land with deceitful words like snakes. Before evil spreads and 34b43533e1 disrupts the world, always 354bc15ccc repent and pray for e8f09a9abe peace. Only then will salvation come f5835da100 in the end.”40e27422496e8b52

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Was this how a 5eff9c78dc temple wedding ceremony usually 7815ee4101 went?60d3ac5f88b3e471

It’s still a d65d1af5f9 wedding, so shouldn’t 3224a71282 the message be 9219ab088f about cherishing and a9b17f08f8 loving each other 51672ac6a3 until your hair 7d40b3d885 turns gray?bb2e8fc13dc879ce

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Feeling suspicious, I f3fa04fbd9 discreetly glanced around 136324a6f1 from behind my 099085adae veil. Other priests were exchanging fe09f18c47 nervous glances as they 34938dcc7f anxiously observed Damian.67a55db511ab9a07

My suspicion turned into certainty.f10e21db2d8ef402

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The word “atonement” had already 254666e66c come up twice. It seemed Damian was taking 42ea42051d to heart Evgenia’s infamous reputation.466daf4c3be99311

‘But what kind of speech is this?’d75c17d412d2e330

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If he had bdd3bd6af3 urged me to 92f8f5be22 cleanly settle my f12589de17 past and devote 6c0854e8a0 myself to my 386bb981f6 husband from now 3dcf9ed70c on, I might 588994a22b have nodded and b2536dee2f agreed. But this…f08e845d16ea3b4d

Thinking of the Duke 1756ea1da9 of Basilian, who had 8d2f89320c found solace in Damian 954969bebd officiating the ceremony instead c6c0f4a56a of holding a grand 5e7351c9e3 wedding, I felt a 7f2cf899e9 surge of irritation toward e2e91a6a13 Damian for spouting abstract 815c4a41eb nonsense instead of offering b27c75599c a proper blessing.064234edfcc5b58a

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“Do you understand?”b9e7e9872b398096

There he went again, staring 7c61e629aa directly at me and demanding 6b45a9574a an answer.2b03c7828baf1623

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As Evgenia predicted, 58f3f278fc Damian’s bizarre officiation a5ba8d15ea caused an increasingly a142c365bd awkward atmosphere in 344040b800 the temple.aeca130c978652c1

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The Duke of 92f40eb6cb Basilian, who already 1bae7d2362 had a frosty 84bbba8a91 demeanor, now looked 8f25368614 even more grim 955cf56290 due to the cb7faa1dd0 High Priest’s incessant 52bde99321 pressure on Evgenia.258f778dd848cc58

The duke, who had felt 0e767879fa melancholic about sending his daughter 1ecc68a029 off that morning, had been 0be35f62d8 deeply moved upon seeing her a33f6cda63 in her wedding dress.061972429e9d43f7

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The scene vividly recalls the 3bc5388b79 day Evgenia was born.2d9929b4196cb155

Unlike the joy of welcoming 927412a311 her elder brother, Sionel, her df6586f817 arrival brought a unique happiness c1f5d604b8 that brightened each passing day.7f6e62e8a94dca96

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He wanted to give a7427830ab his daughter everything precious, 6d76b5b581 including his deepest affection.50c46d3b8efac52b

However, as she grew 5e1de3b6c5 older, Evgenia began to e344526f00 distance herself from her 4169dd73b3 family.b14028ea0ee24df0

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After her mother’s death, their 284293f14a relationship grew even more strained, 9af355c1de turning into a nightmare where 3f9fe3435e they lived as strangers.47a1fb822d9e7dab

He had resigned 49c3edcbee himself to the 9a7d3e879d belief that such c0e1cb8c05 times would persist fbf5cd34c2 indefinitely. So, when his daughter 03cf13a32a suddenly apologized, it felt 18246cbb23 like a dream.9d4f55d4e46cc6a1

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Though he couldn’t fully believe 7041a4482c it, he thought, At last… 1f1a423e25 at last, it’s time to 17c8580f7e close the distance between us.3370439ea3f53443

It gave him hope—hope 959ed57b64 that their relationship could 3bc70c1d40 improve, even if it 405034b22f didn’t become perfect.150c6e10ad2dc279

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Alexis, too, seemed more 0a67b58181 hurt by losing the 477c655524 chance to mend their 456d97e405 bond than by Evgenia df6191b330 failing to share her b9fbf1b3c5 marriage plans with him.fd6d55872518e183

But above all, Duke a263a5e89c Basilian was most concerned d7667e6a68 about Evgenia’s married life.4a515909b59f1bca

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Though he had long deliberated a4a621a978 and reached the conclusion that 5ae1c11dae her obsession with the Crown 675cc6373a Prince, Kaiden, could no longer 1542be40de be ignored, his decision to 81504e230c push for her marriage came 4f0583b0ee with heavy contemplation. Thankfully, she, too, 8e572e08df desired to marry.21f545f222c8d50b

Still, to be fa961232e2 honest, Duke Rudion 69e0f59d5f was not to e4affc889d Evgenia’s taste.652916ea99f8fd02

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Of course, one couldn’t fa924b0803 deny he was an 6fcf922818 exceptionally handsome man, far 488bc0439c beyond imagination.b143c5541d782d23

Yet, the Crown Prince 9695ee9222 Kaiden had a rugged, ac799b8dba masculine charm befitting a 6a3c662c59 war hero—arrogant, stoic, and eb85300c96 imposing.b2b17c5ebbc5b96a

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By contrast, Duke Rudion 503091dfa6 was refined and elegant, e72f105d6e with a calm and ab5c033f55 gentle demeanor, the complete 2e7506e5cc opposite of the Crown 0251e9cc40 Prince.eda2061211d90b73

As her father, however, c6a76d8744 Duke Basilian was far 7df38b4d16 more satisfied with Rudion c638357105 as a son-in-law.69fd2d2c7cd1b2cd

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From their very first 09e92f2b40 meeting, Rudion’s courteous manners 494408c6a3 had left a good 58e24712be impression, and seeing him 695e3d7327 again in the capital c4734e1dba only deepened that sentiment.e4df66bb0f5edc65

Perhaps that was why he 6211b56bb7 did something he wouldn’t have 7edd2fdd18 done with anyone else—he laid e19a210467 bare his vulnerabilities, including the 3fb85d959a pain Evgenia had endured, and 5a2faeee00 sincerely asked Rudion to take 5a762b5836 good care of her.2787c00fcce45559

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Duke Rudion, who had always bab666401a tactfully ignored matters involving the f991159c42 royal family and the Crown 4d83ed9e42 Prince, responded with his characteristic bd97791d03 humility, providing much reassurance.342bf49e2da4a080

His consistent demeanor 31e9b6f916 inspired trust, and 2f12eaf526 even Evgenia’s reactions 65941bf0af during the dinner, 8afeffb81e though subtle, didn’t 1ec763deeb seem entirely negative.4ab2c9dc691e428f

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It felt like everything 782c34c688 would fall into place 0a30f03563 as long as the 2bf6c57482 wedding proceeded without issue.3a13c3c1a0add8a5

But then…72f9a63ec5a4830f

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‘What on earth is wrong with the High Priest?’eb5fc424aabc6a84

As a central bureaucrat 8b7b864719 and high-ranking noble, Duke bc0d1646d9 Basilian often interacted with 7adb335e18 High Priest Damian and 5e925c01aa was well-acquainted with his b2ea56cb37 true nature.8713e4b50b2294cd

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Despite his outwardly gentle appearance, ad4a1f692c Damian was far more stubborn 6805f3da47 than he seemed. But today, something a067438e1b was especially amiss.5cb45068d7af675c

Damian’s icy blue eyes, filled 07e06e5fb1 with disdain, were fixed on 839f90455d Evgenia, exuding a chill that c8e348c245 went beyond discomfort—it felt like e5f1c73b76 outright contempt.5f33d70a85962c4d

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Though the Basilian ducal 059ee729a3 house was firmly loyal ed358d34bd to the Emperor and f2946419de shared close ties with 6d599b2f57 the royal family, they a76544ea59 had never before clashed cbcc95ea00 with the temple.3d83aee951c767db

In fact, the Basilians were a2845efd08 the empire’s most generous benefactors 4d6ad88c55 to the temple.48d602a899fdc81c

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How could he justify 53803c7947 this humiliation?e011d5cfac107ca3

A dry laugh escaped from 548b2c5cab Sionel, seated next to the dd54bd4e96 Duke. He crossed his legs 45b287f445 and folded his arms, 34d3f5112f exuding disbelief.8cfb7f1f4fa41558

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Sionel had always doted 5e5b60357d on his younger sister, 80d639bf18 despite pretending otherwise. From the day a51e375dd8 Evgenia was born, 66135cf051 his affection for 743139d844 her had been 2d57437efd clear.069ae98b46a99c9b

And Alexis, known for his d617d6e413 fierce protectiveness, would have retaliated 3178b521f1 against anyone who insulted his d0fef65c7a sister. Had he been present, ff6cf79eb3 he might have disrupted 8b946d41ac the wedding entirely.71769fa17ae31825

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“You must humbly accept the fate determined for you,” the High Priest declared, his words a mix of a sermon and a rebuke.a6866cc4dc85b185

The atmosphere grew tense 2393b6bdf9 as the temple attendants, c81f28ff54 sensing the oddity, hesitated f72594e59e to intervene.73d48445db1aa6e9

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Then, a voice no 16d46e935b one expected rang out 65db1aaad8 within the stillness of dd507ebeeb the temple.e338abc68e1a0c7e

“What if my destiny is to forge my own path?”0ebf912e29ff3afd

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The words, calm yet f072b6ec4d resolute, emerged from behind 52e3b42c05 the bride’s veil.fd4d4e8abde57a70

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