IFLDMHF – Chapter 54

IFLDMHF | Chapter 543b83c0f962d171c7

Episode 54a692b4ce22a63530

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As I stared d1fae3f317 at the butler 0801e4644a in bewilderment, surprised 314dc1028b by his sudden 9a9aa15fce off-topic remarks, he 6c1b47bcc5 shut his eyes 61da2f6df4 tightly as if dbf6533514 his secrets had 9a34d2cffc been exposed.40116dde08253b78

“It’s just that the mana stones are so expensive that the current budget of the duchy can’t afford to utilize any of them.”d2ac3bd47b5ab45d

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The butler, who seemed 4e0b21ee30 desperate to preserve the f947f1b0c3 dignity of House Rudion, 787c0eb750 proudly began listing achievements ee6498f4a4 but eventually had to 3d764ac334 admit the grim reality e127fc630b in a resigned tone. I looked at him f11f820fdf in disbelief.f4ef4fdf9c03ccc2

If someone saw 0d71293408 us, they might 3f5d26b0c2 think I had bdd96d9a0b tortured him.0b2f140fcedc91f1

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“Do you think I’m unaware of the duchy’s situation? I know how extraordinary cdae582bb3 the first Duke was bccd784b3d as a magician and 16dd1614a5 how expensive mana stones c2b260fe67 are.”1d12138c554d53e6

“T-Then why…?”41fd2b6214140939

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The butler’s eyes widened 21f1aed52f in shock, as if 2b9d301b40 asking if I had 04a3c92d21 truly intended to make 0818dbcf76 him admit the duchy’s d7a391e72b dire situation with his 50ec238ec4 own mouth.3b1db284b6425aab

Feeling like I 8bc40bd651 was about to 3c668f77b5 be branded a 99d3e7f533 cruel mistress tormenting 3a099a5abf an old butler, f729f12b88 I quickly interjected.837d3e6b1a7155dd

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“Before the wedding, the Basilian Duchy must have sent plenty of mana stones along with the mana carriage, didn’t they?”b1f099f6c5b69309

Honestly, I was almost certain c60458786e while asking the butler that 344e94c2bd the lamp was a magical c37bbfd26a artifact powered by the same dce5fae488 mana stones from the Basilian 4ba6f5c595 Duchy.9e5c62882ae3d081

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I knew about 5ac84c70fa their financial struggles feaab103bf and just wanted e9e3045273 to let him 2565bbcc9b know that there e5f18374dd was no need 53d37ac48d to scrimp anymore.87b57fbda24b780f

“Ah! That’s right. But under the Duke’s orders, f35f2f8a86 all of them were placed 663b56b533 in the Madam’s storage room.”2317da042beba04c

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The troubled butler now looked 344ff15b9a relieved, his face filled with 371d1b4d42 pride as he explained that 18be9c2493 he had faithfully carried out ff4c23b7b9 his master’s instructions.09726eef0d7c5e68

And I became 6a413ee5fa even more dumbfounded.2e63f4c51eb8f2d2

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“What? All of the mana stones?”8ba2a412dff3b214

“Yes! The Duke instructed 3ef13dcf07 that they be fe4184889c reserved for whenever 8da534fc78 Madam might use 4c7fd81f08 the carriage.”8ea29e26d524f2da

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“And what about the duchy?”2da38e72e2fbc188

Short distances could easily 29c4756e1e be covered by ordinary 450791d79d carriages, and the mana d66a2c1487 carriage could be used 1402b2bf94 for long journeys. How could they possibly use 9a22b2d4d4 up all those mana stones? Of course, I 6a795caf95 had pushed Basilian c1c93bd96a Duke to send 61f2a9fd5a them to support 0dedd1f003 the duchy!4abb13bc15954bf5

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“Excuse me? Surely, you don’t mean…”cdc82cba01846a4a

Realizing the intent b5d3824db0 behind my words, 17a805ce64 the butler clamped 428546e9fe his hands over 3ae00e4d6c his mouth.b2aeef2caf01be3f

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His eyes grew misty with b6b5bb0bff emotion, even more so than e0bc4669ac when I had earlier declared 17f695a1ec my intention to manage the 8f1767e853 household.63a915af1f7a0ce0

I wasn’t doing this 1708ad6b63 out of kindness or efab55e328 charity—it was all for be4d079ce3 the well-being of the d651b0593f household. Yet his reaction 4574fbaa1c made me feel e005d66bbb inexplicably awkward.83583ab3fb1d77ac

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“Ahem.”55409ccec61b6f19

“Madam! I’m truly grateful just for 6e4e44ced5 your consideration. However, as I 430dd7ebf7 mentioned earlier, the 795a41b401 current budget doesn’t b887eb20e6 account for this, 895d12dd77 and even if 0ba88f4906 we could allocate 231dc69d60 it, the accumulated b1d0c6c615 debt makes it 530181c8df difficult to use e9b21dc3af such expensive mana 77299d9eda stones for everyday 88e135fbdd purposes.”8f2aa76a72b325b1

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The butler, now e96a11e3d0 seemingly more open f90b3b3d06 and honest, explained fcf43d4349 the situation in 0222452274 detail.3cc935bfbf0445cf

In short, I could b2b1a9ebd9 use the mana stones 94c45518dc if I insisted, but 5e237ee2fd it would be wasteful.a7b6106012b7a8bb

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Yet, unlike the butler’s 1aab341c16 well-organized explanation, my mind 8fc19a55d4 became filled with even aad2a4b975 more questions.b772479f721d9309

“Debt? Shouldn’t it be fully repaid 21b71ddb3d by the end of this 6ca53114ad month at the latest?”0c2ec3f4f72b208c

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“Did the Duke say so?”5790fef542feb2db

“It’s just my guess. He hasn’t mentioned anything about 8b6e34033a the debt to me.”86ffd08c279cd812

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“As I thought.”215954d46c8de2f9

“So, is the debt being paid off or not?”87daffcf759eff58

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“Well, I’m not sure. But clearing it all 9e69455971 at once might be fb83fd82bc difficult…”3121ac9093e03915

“That’s ridiculous!”cafc5839fa9c47f7

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In the original story, the 05315650fe Duke had cleared all of ae86e8b85e the duchy’s debts shortly after 5a97cf9f32 marrying Evgenia.b3cd1e973d0d7c76

Could it be? Did the Basilian Duke, 7af8ff70f0 after all my apologies, dc9d66a004 shared meals, and efforts 847889cf55 to gain his favor, b7a18ae3de treat me worse than c5c8063d59 he did the original be5ac24d0f Evgenia?b0af79f051b32a1b

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I had only checked b1ace95a2c my dowry list and 6708da5f54 felt uneasy because I 8b5194328c hadn’t verified the list 1da5a455ef of gifts handed over d18b3a28b3 to the Duke of 5658998379 Rudion.9621762ba6d72ab4

“Bring me the ledger right now! The one showing the 2f65af7964 newly acquired wealth and 70f1c0fb2e remaining debts!”4178034bf9ce84a7

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“Right now, my lady?”4a070183f4cc54a7

“Yes. I’ll be in my office, 4bffc2c246 so bring it immediately.”328e2b5f5ec1a9d1

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“But the room might not be entirely cleaned yet. Also, I think edbdce76e1 you’ll need the c1971a7e81 Duke’s permission to a9e0f85130 access the asset cfa6820671 and accounting ledgers…”b2940357318b7055

“As long as the desk is clean, it’s fine. Go get his permission immediately. Oh, and…”f95c1b62b3311084

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I paused, recalling something fbbbb88403 I hadn’t had the 4d1bd6e6cb chance to tell Euclid 0dbd5142af earlier that morning when ac6c0ca8e4 he left in such 60e3149ef7 a rush.e518dd30700d4a85

I had initially intended 185929273e to casually bring it 88de98e2d0 up and earn some 1e31b66ca3 points, but the situation 86c39f7858 seemed too urgent for c9ee642b7b that now.140305eaa105d48c

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“…Duke?”36e14374ebd747cd

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“Ah.”4594845207b20efc

Euclid snapped out c8361606e7 of his daze fd320e121c at Delano’s voice.942b9710ffeaba9d

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“My apologies. What is it?”9ffcfb4d0680c6cd

“Nothing much, sir. You just looked very tired…”0e97045596722926

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Samuel trailed off, sneaking a c476530022 glance at Euclid’s face.94a4bf5373ef07a9

The golden sunlight pouring 3806865eaa through the window highlighted 202e263955 Euclid’s dazzling appearance, as 0be8cd3c53 always. However, Delano, who a31e223240 saw him daily, dc69ac21d6 noticed something unusual.f981784d67f8d060

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There were faint shadows 4802b60785 under Euclid’s eyes!080b055e2d8248e9

And from experience, 98b968f8c6 Delano knew this 11f8b25dae was how he 461facd1c7 looked after pulling 0fd258ef91 all-nighters due to 1679916e45 excessive workloads.63b0ee091598f6f7

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“Did you… not sleep well last night, by any chance?”6ad11ea10f510dbf

Although Delano was well aware 211f363dda that last night had been f3bbb7c9df the wedding night, his concern c64b4e6bc5 got the better of him, 853d5b377b and he couldn’t help but 81714e168c ask.076ecaaf0a1b2cd0

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Unlike the maids who were 90df76f404 giddy with unrealistic fantasies about dfa9385c43 the duke and duchess consummating 63a8c2594e their union, Delano had no 890d5a39f7 such illusions.0b8d9e23e8cd4063

After all, during the journey 38f1196c97 to the duchy, he had 54bde64e61 begun to suspect that the 4d93fd568e new duchess might not be 2995540716 as bad as the rumors 0cc48175a9 claimed. Still, he resolved 41ca23d29f not to jump 1b35e688c8 to conclusions too 6737aa1c17 soon.456f665a1a89830d

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Besides, who knew? She might reveal her true b494d5fd5d nature once they were alone 7f6199d4f0 late at night.995c39f9ae61b7e9

Since the couple had f9fee07008 barely spent any time 58826223a7 together apart from the 80366ae0c1 wedding, Delano felt his 101e140b68 suspicions were justified.ea815aa8493e3173

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Although he hadn’t 88d33f4103 heard that Euclid b04845ac24 had been kicked b1139fdf12 out of the 60255d2098 bedroom in disgrace, 60f8112c4e there was still 56991273e4 the possibility that aa6fcb80a5 he was forced 5d8831c99d to sleep on 225a8a1e7c the floor—or worse, a453aa3121 stand all night.2b71fdbdde7b89b8

The mere thought of be7abe0bf5 his esteemed duke enduring 6c1c6370a6 such humiliation filled Delano 8c44b0ea56 with indignation and sorrow, 5edf3955cc his eyes flashing with 23f14c34b1 emotion.fc3927cad6162174

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Euclid, seemingly reading b4b72dfadb his concerns, lifted 1c832463fb the corners of e87bd88d21 his mouth slightly.eb3d5ac2c01acc17

“Delano, I understand your curiosity since you’re still unmarried, but you’re treading on rather personal territory.”c3dd3515df881d4a

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“Du-Duke! You know that’s not what baa60a07db I meant!”7d68291ab2d29d3c

“Is that so?”68570ab487d6f470

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“Yes! I was only worried that 2225284a6a her ladyship might have troubled c049e02cfb you in some way.”23a1a9b7f55ba744

“There’s no need to worry about that. The Duchess hasn’t caused 8ae1d502b5 me any trouble at c90a65aa91 all…”9f8737b4c3ce858f

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He paused.3bb2193925734791

Actually, trouble wasn’t the b22ce5b121 right word.3bb2723695aae1be

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“Well, maybe a little.”1676f7e90fe2d386

“Ah, as I thought!”818ff198c59d4300

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“Yes. To be honest, quite a 8efc5c3b07 bit.”5c6d6bb0a151e54e

Delano, who was on 6db59f7c49 the verge of outrage, 755419dc92 froze when he noticed 9f594336e3 Euclid’s expression. Despite his words, his golden ffad39a02d eyes sparkled more brightly than ce1ede156b usual, peeking out beneath softly 041b6fcbeb curved eyelids.8c9a83d8d283e543

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“Duke…?”12a78d12f00499f2

Hearing Delano’s puzzled voice, Euclid 1f92a7acf0 realized he had been smiling abfd22d89e unconsciously. Hastily, he wiped the 31b1635bca grin off his face cdc3fac0bd and hardened his expression.c01e2123dc10258e

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This was no time e5c10a47dd to be smiling like 79c691ae08 an idiot.75ded1625e9d3cba

In fact, the situation 23006642ed was quite dire.4a64c8ecf7d34b71

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Euclid recalled the eacb6b9d65 previous night, where 5bf69d85f3 he had struggled 62c24ca512 to pretend to ac6558a053 be asleep.83b3fc4a2ec66ece

He could endure 8d251ad600 physical exhaustion, but 6e4422def4 what had truly 7cc3b589e0 tested his patience 694f4e47e8 was Evgenia’s baffling a71458c4b3 words and actions.2ca188d09a85d136

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‘Perhaps…’e9fb03c336905548

The thought crept into his d689684ca1 mind that his carefully laid 26774851d0 plans might have started falling 26c7dd6730 apart from the moment he 9b7c1b05ca heard the wedding vows.77e7b6c85cd0d3b7

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While lost in bcbfa9c442 these thoughts, he 544d36f44b remembered how Evgenia 15298e5218 had looked at e61bb0fdb1 him, completely unfazed, 77dfccb2a5 in a thin 47954f8676 nightgown that revealed 6b9e234e80 every contour of ef90dbd5a6 her figure.3174863e39c607af

Meanwhile, Delano, seeing the 61f61cc97e exhaustion return to Euclid’s 4dac28f781 face, abruptly stood up 4b8b301b00 from his chair.c23b076a51939aba

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“I’ll lodge a formal protest! No matter what, the 9f5d0dda24 Duke shouldn’t have to f38d515ec9 endure such treatment, even f9b6026707 from the Duchess!”f370cf4eaba6295c

Before Euclid could 42d0c3aac1 stop him, Delano 856ad01efb spun around and 672e319fd3 headed toward the fb6e6d7a75 door.2f0535abaa1e52cc

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Bang!ee5e4fe5c98ed54d

“Ugh!”acf748820443649e

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Delano staggered backward, d516c664ce clutching his nose f0b6511c44 after colliding with 54a0c07ccc the suddenly flung-open 3671280502 door.b7ab6e29764ed484

“Steward?!”76dbf4bb1d11cd74

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The pain was momentarily b9321bfbca forgotten as Delano registered f4a13bf145 the identity of the d833b8f2fe unexpected intruder: the normally 00e83bc8c9 composed steward.333f904b0621a979

The steward, seemingly unfazed, 6be5fcad69 raised his arms in 4947affea9 excitement.c56b849f12d85fe7

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“My lord! A truly noble person has 2534808f4b appeared upon us in this b847580faa duchy!”fc1cb70084b0d820

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