IFLDMHF – Chapter 81

IFLDMHF | Chapter 8168efc2c54633184b

Episode 8169d3ddbbc398928b

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For a moment, c8d2ed4998 Euclid was at 650396169f a loss for e3249d7bb7 words and couldn’t 3a13a64ea8 say anything.ca9e9fe5d812666d

He had lived his entire a1cfb27af6 life without truly believing in 2f30c70fa1 himself.92b91db07b242474

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Although now he enjoyed 4015206a18 the trust and support 9f6692ecda of many people, including 8fd30b6b2f the butler, the head 56e777586f maid, his aides, and fb44372a32 retainers, five years ago, 0f2fa28e43 when he inherited the a4fb42a197 dukedom, he was met a8f60d47cb with uneasy gazes.f107330ac0c0db4a

He had to make tireless 75f6507397 efforts to earn the trust ffc2402e31 of even his young nephews.11b277b0b073dd51

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Looking back, it was 7e8c760053 by no means an d0d03592ad easy time.df6d9e2ab25038e0

Because he had to 15b8310c54 protect the children, because 0f74777294 he didn’t want to 97af795ecd disappoint anyone.0c4f9150858de9a6

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Crushed by responsibility, there d3659f0f28 were times when even 055f364831 breathing felt difficult, and f37554bd6b on some mornings, even 4964b160d4 opening his eyes felt 0007003001 terrifying, yet he forced 8f570dfedc himself to push through.c65ae90e6fafd989

And yet, even though he d077a49604 hadn’t yet proven himself or 62122135d6 shown sufficient effort, someone appeared f893474690 who chose to believe in 61e877bb3a him.00bc1d3ea3871b8d

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Euclid froze as if 91804f6190 captivated by Evgenia’s gaze.abd9af16d9e5f213

Even though his face reflected 4be63b3eec in her mysterious amethyst-colored eyes 7c1a252720 seemed utterly foolish.a8805908face7f8a

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At that moment, 8cc18a9af1 his vision wavered dda9a92f3a slightly, and he c84f5b9689 felt dizzy.d56865069b69fdc1

“Is it… not possible, after all?”70b970b682ba3122

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Evgenia bit her 0368a660bc lip slightly before 32025cd503 speaking.31cc0c39739b05ec

“What? What did you c92ca9e3de just… No, I’m 363881dd0a sorry. Give me a moment.”7a61e43388dcc084

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Euclid hurriedly swept his d70b5ebcc7 hand over his mouth f34ace8461 and blinked his eyes ab8157488d shut and open again.a733cbdc3d7b9497

He couldn’t believe how many 1e99e8218b times he had shown such 80ca985b53 foolish sides of himself in 0f1cf891ed front of Evgenia instead of ca85db0367 presenting a reliable demeanor.6490e8ec790c6f5d

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Memories of the bcc93572d2 foolish things he 41ecb37406 did in the db8fc34ede capital, which he a49d6b6a55 had forgotten, suddenly 19b5ce70e6 resurfaced, and a 9f7c9c9d5a wave of embarrassment e04e900a85 washed over him.0d7435b7f1d5d327

But Euclid maintained c00da054f5 a composed expression c265ccd236 with effort and 9c25ea61ad recalled how, a 7f2b5b4ec6 few days ago, 2d5e587307 Evgenia had suggested 3286340081 rebuilding the Rudion af87454aa5 Ducal Knights.18be714110abd431

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She must have brought f29b7e8702 it up lightly, but 25dcafb09e when he hesitated and a7bf1d9d73 failed to give her a3258c2daf a clear answer, she a98b56c7a0 had looked deeply embarrassed.09f35c1357e66342

— Is it because of the cost? But the debt d2e912eba8 will be repaid ea2d506cca soon. Besides, no matter 6d9a0922f1 how low the d7cac0ee48 crime rate is 86f3499e9f in the north 4221b4b102 and how unlikely fa8aacc73f an attack seems, 4ea3998862 it would still 56c4db4fe1 be wise to 17f0c911e5 start laying the 89f75a109d foundation for the d8134e3400 duchy’s and the 8a9e0cf375 territory’s security now.995b35d66c6d96d2

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Euclid fully acknowledged 8680aabc68 that Evgenia’s words 90e1159e0b were entirely correct.1d28ee846a6b4395

However, his hesitation stemmed d1a1659567 from something else.c79d6e4d84efce61

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In truth, there was bae0a1c5d4 an old command passed cab1a7c3aa down to the bloodline 8f1267f07a of the Rudion Ducal 7dfa27fa6c family from the founding 85a144c4f9 patriarch:dbd768db63f61c6d

“Don’t trade with the capital.”“Don’t allow outsiders into the inner circle.”eb2718dab9e559d9

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The fact that the Rudion 14dfdc420b Duchy never operated a trading 072d5ea82b company directly and that only 205a1c45e0 the Count of Beirs was b2bb849010 allowed to manage a trading 653ff30af3 group in the north was c13832af70 a reflection of the first 6c3a815fd7 patriarch’s will.9b97c4bd578ed33e

But Euclid had long 5f17f7af07 doubted whether adhering to b5380982e7 this command was still e9098f65cb the right thing to 458457df1c do.9e2b2a3c5761c3be

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Moreover, the Count of f351fd0c1f Beirs, who should have 448c28a1e6 been doing his utmost 4510b28b23 to ensure the stability 4d1fe4f5c2 of northern life, had 89a92294a4 long since abandoned his f1095855dd responsibilities.4d6784bd4f32e52e

And so, Euclid, driven 8b33c0e735 into a corner, had e518e58296 chosen to disregard his 88f29e62bc ancestor’s will—pretending as if d096d8f6aa he was merely bending d5423af3a7 an unspoken rule—when he 68fb080fb9 married Evgenia, who wasn’t 0151b1917e from the north.29f2d742c4c72a6f

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But appointing her knight as 22ce976170 the commander of the ducal 05deec3594 knights and accepting outsiders into f1dab27f20 the order was another matter f6a2b275fc entirely.39f23c2da2a13086

However…f4cb8d44c80f6a63

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“Uncle?”ee0eb51fc4d174b9

Euclid turned his gaze 3fe8a5b673 to see the children f7dc4eedad who had stopped walking aa1a98e40c ahead and were now 029f503b15 watching him and Evgenia.26e201f97e058492

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Earlier today, imperial knights and bc63c08e25 armed soldiers entered the duchy’s 1e1295436a estate, a place believed to a820c3deef be safe, where children were 0ceed02b96 present.baa88eda2c210693

This time, their target wasn’t 3b4929d3e5 someone dear to him, but 2b9187cdf2 there was no guarantee it 39a4a5af52 would remain the same next d0e089ec40 time.a98e950415a0b8de

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Euclid turned his 13c1b6e847 head one last 257192aaac time to look 51de2fed47 at Evgenia, who 4e06816b99 was waiting for ebb8a2e5f1 his answer.f01f589732d782d3

Seeing her, the one who e2158cfd10 had eased his worries and ab6f6111ed concerns one by one, gave b7ab7db378 him an odd sense of a68aa16d6e courage, as if everything would 976a8fffdc be alright no matter what a681ef7751 he did.83a7670616dc21f6

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More than anything, c8c0533c7b he hated seeing ab703fb3bf Evgenia watching him 0eae6f9f86 anxiously.945ce905848e8a0c

“I will follow your opinion, wife. I will issue 2c2419dd6a an official document b9c409f292 tomorrow to replenish f7db2c67df the knights.”8807a4fffae9fc66

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Though he spoke calmly, it cd03bf1337 was a monumental decision.fc2eebd7851eaadd

The vassals who had visited 8620988023 Evgenia a few days ago f05c730328 to pay their respects would a3f3db8453 also be shocked upon hearing 189522d440 this news.45d4dbad281aabbd

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But Euclid did 1e815ce1c9 not regret it.72047fa89103b5ce

Because the relieved and ac5bacd3c6 radiant expression on Evgenia’s 2d5360cd80 face after hearing his 88289efd91 response was simply too 23d3d57cc3 beautiful.cb60a146f61b96df

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Of course… he 8b6fbd618e hadn’t expected the 9f71410a4d results to manifest 02a80363d3 much faster than d48cddb20d anticipated when he 97c40e63b3 gave that answer.454d5ad4e416d204

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“Greetings, Duke!”65bafcb4b021a469

“We are the mercenary group ‘Black’!”859a58768de847ba

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“We heard you were recruiting knights, so we came all the way here!”d7805aafa76dc5a7

The training grounds 7168e9569e of the duchy, edce4cc86e usually so silent 1f76b43a74 that one wouldn’t 86a6566718 even notice their b87be2bdca presence, echoed with f2d2131c7e the disciplined shouts d7bbbc70cb of over fifty 1e2e718ae1 men.7c15706f7df60a0f

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I looked at those who 8b7d9761f5 introduced themselves as ‘Black’ with 0bbeeb20bb a heavy heart.3bb59b7e4546edea

Incidentally, the merchant guild ‘Gold’ 597ccaec6a had also arrived at the 18cdc702f0 main estate to handle my 6e83bbb75d dowry.a4d68f4cd2fc190f

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‘I knew this day would come eventually…’77fae791db382233

But now that both 71a05fa72e ‘Gold’ and ‘Black’ were e8f41a72c7 standing in front of 6ab8d8e0ce me, I had no 2b25003274 idea how to react.4c8e566119dcc2a1

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The moment of confusion passed eb7a6f9dee quickly, and I glanced at 8180359de8 Euclid, who had come to 6c984a0aa7 the training grounds wearing glasses, a8a6f234e5 looking as if he had 37e8f1001b rushed out from his office.b88f0d2acd7a1398

‘Wow… How can glasses suit someone so well?’9aef5c572026cb8a

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Maybe it was because 7fa7fe7775 I wanted to escape f668086315 the current situation.7029d85775fe4fe3

I knew this wasn’t 1f150c9d7c the time for such 09236bec45 thoughts, but Euclid, with bd239b5020 his glasses, looked so 304f664fec handsome and intellectual that 451060963a I couldn’t help but 2a0ef5cbd8 stare at him, almost d5a8897fa0 entranced.39a9c084b70c0879

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“Auntie’s face looks really scary…”849e908656f13114

“Dior, shh!”129b549b0a518493

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A child’s honest voice came 72684b4983 from below.35dcacd7d2c2cd27

It was Dior 453a8c4975 and Marianne, who 2a9ef5285a had accompanied me 045b335fd8 to the training 3c0d38127c grounds.d1aba14d986d264f

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Only after hearing the children 7bd7de442c did I realize I had 2c59385859 been staring at Euclid with e93fb1620b a rather fierce expression. I awkwardly cleared my throat.24af6f3b5e695f83

As I turned 10f933f57b my head in 81e013435d embarrassment, I caught 3640e7b00c sight of the e77399e763 group of mercenaries db9f175acb staring at me 26fcf18aae with shining eyes.97a5db4bb493982a

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‘Ah…’3ad1327067f461a2

A sigh escaped me.886fab70feb3f333

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In fact, when Anne said caf07ae987 she would contact ‘Black,’ I 26a92778ee had already anticipated their arrival.2260751ea44aea37

But I had clung to b3ec1a62fd denial until the very last b748980008 moment.e47a31f0943953b0

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I hoped—at least—that this ‘Black’ 926f6fc4fd was not the same assassination c7df0efdc7 guild ‘Black’ led by Richard 4f31593c61 in the original story, and 56f5069f96 that they merely shared the f743a22154 same name.1e6ff7a91d2997db

But…483df164fef944f5

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‘Why are you here…?’4d370c8fdefbd28f

Among the mercenaries nervously 50bf6d7fdc watching Euclid while sneaking 72de0f4fdc glances at me, there 518f7fe0cf he was—Richard, with his 9f968cb05d striking pink hair and 7465bee8bb doll-like beautiful appearance, unmistakably 8972fc69ec drawing everyone’s attention.c4e3fde2f8906d7f

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‘This is insane. Why is the assassination 1706f75a87 guild from the original a3d22c5d37 story here, wanting to 8cd1517a22 become knights of the b654a6d9cd Rudion Duchy?’c2d14ffc1ba85246

And under the guise of 6e9c5dc59d a mercenary group, no less!c2f6e77e58edacfb

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Though I wanted b4ace8a0f9 to sigh endlessly, 5701839388 I couldn’t even 39bd0d3f82 breathe properly.13a8168a71ec1ed6

Of course, the main c0ca77ae7a reason was Richard.2650eef3e8492673

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I wasn’t hoping for him 060cb81fb6 to greet me warmly. But if he 53195f490a had at least 18a8bbb1bf maintained his usual 65e7470e86 unreadable expression, I 0842d148e5 wouldn’t have been ff869e9633 so flustered.3f613671b76e4b7c

However, Richard’s face was openly a0205b39d5 displaying his emotions this time—betrayal 7337d556fc and resentment!ba615c92494487e5

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I had given 49cbd97a91 him money and d55becc4fa set him free 5e603ee1ff to live however 73fab7f797 he wanted, yet 0097306c02 he had returned 883418372b on his own 5a949871f7 accord, glaring at 93a82e8da8 me with those 1849b70bf3 fiery red eyes cf4d008927 full of unspoken f905db365d accusations.bbb13a075aa62e38

‘This is absurd.’1ccf40bf2bc7bdad

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The first time fd25162fca I saw Richard, 802654acad I had been 4bdd2ec79a so shocked that b4ba7c4baf I froze on ec99be02ec the spot.b05458dc33be65f1

But the more I c594e785c5 thought about it, the c6032cc072 more ridiculous and angry e296e2be93 I became.c08cce000dfdb646

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It was while I was 24a8150552 glaring back at Richard, having 7273db7ef9 completely forgotten any guilt I 07db8cef70 had once felt towards him.191869b0ad15881a

“My wife?”12002504f9ae39bd

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Had my sudden staring contest 210e41adee seemed odd?1c9a09376c842cfc

Euclid stepped in ac11534bf9 front of me 8d516b3ea9 with a puzzled 85b5ec2f3d expression.1ef5f571262b7f22

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“Hah!”745e87c80ca1e0ad

“My-my wife…!”0aff721da72334c3

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“M-M-M-Madam…!”10cd587995d36799

At Euclid’s words, the mercenaries, f004bba8dc who were already not the 95ccc34c35 type to stay still, started 837ca437fc causing a commotion.98080b2980cc9cad

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‘Are they all crazy?’71e4dc7a6da182d2

Regardless of their true intentions, f28de262ed if they had come here d212100b35 seeking to join the knights, f318526508 they should at least act f667e9150e the part!b3a54e5d581e7dbc

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And yet…6efbf131da19c67f

“She’s glaring at us!”e5983cf5677e120b

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“She’s going to get angry at this rate.”03b89c8854d744f7

“Everyone, shut up and be quiet!”fe2c19c3ca70bc91

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Stop subtly hinting 037645211b that we know cca283c7ba each other!befccdec81217ba5

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