IFLDMHF – Chapter 83

IFLDMHF | Chapter 830ac396376adc9a67

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Evgenia couldn’t overcome Euclid 4281f1f514 and the children’s concern 96e458e84d for her.6172793bd5ff8841

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The mercenary group 22d476ee5f ‘Black’ watched Evgenia’s 53aaee3f77 retreating figure with f83404ab55 strange expressions, unable 900ff56d20 to voice further 3f22aebcf4 objections.dd8fa687237c1a82

However, as soon e4d854b582 as Evgenia completely e89211a1f9 disappeared from view, c2bee18322 a sharp gleam 72297ff0be appeared in the f0a57f65d8 mercenaries’ eyes.b2a9ffa81ee78d4d

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They had hidden their 4c6e871182 true selves from their 6392e260fd master, but now they a94181ed11 revealed their real nature, 45190471af observing Euclid with sharp 49dcfac982 gazes.2fd95c933cd1081b

Since he was a58259e285 chosen by their 6a53c9aaf7 master, they were 410779961b determined to remain 44a58d88e9 loyal to her, 3ab4768f1b regardless of the cec71a84d9 reason, as long 9c9f4ec5d8 as he did c3e5f91f4a not go against 508b5a06f6 their master’s will.888d7dc0ba146be6

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However, since this was f48a4bfe80 their first meeting, they 22800b2e43 wanted to observe her 60843fc1be closely.21d9689f616792f3

As they felt through 55ddc48d4d her tone, expressions, and b99afc0d09 actions, their master’s insight 7d717f1b17 had not failed them, 35f351b5e0 and they collectively felt 1d93a8e506 relieved.502722c8b410ef37

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Except for Richard, 92149ef8a6 who remained an 61ddb217d1 enigma—difficult to read 7399f36e89 and understand.f448277b306671c9

Richard had been in turmoil aa272eec43 ever since hearing about Evgenia’s 2c8d23860b marriage.e71eb0581627f3b6

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When I become a 4922167b48 master… If I pass 8ac2356229 Evgenia’s test, I thought 342e217fbc I’d see her again. But I never 6828a36653 imagined I’d end d0fe3b25dc up joining a 334c312022 noble knight order 30390fca61 like this.cd292518b288afba

Despite his confusion, Richard, b8d03c719f like the other members, 33cf78bc74 participated sincerely in the f928437fa7 test.9b43cae37edb889e

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He didn’t reveal his 4ce30477f7 full strength but performed 853eac0af7 well enough to pass 28c80bc954 without issue.458b1467701d89a4

As a result, every 54d070c3e0 single member of the e22860a556 mercenary group ‘Black’ passed 4c7b3fc8b6 the first test, and 89ffc27210 the procedure to verify 1ad06f61d2 their identities began in 079188d726 Euclid’s office.e7ca71c8b55a79e9

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Delano, who arrived f28ef1446c late after spending 7147a490ea the entire day b0ca798b85 handling funds with 908dae47c0 the ‘Gold’ trading 2c76e87613 company, was initially c9319a0749 overjoyed to hear 27f8ab4d15 that everyone had 32c21f1c3f passed. But upon reviewing the bce620dbfd personal information documents, he 5e09ec1b2a sank into deep despair.f2fd9c2b362ef63c

“Th-This… Is this right? This feels less like a 2e41abe4f3 knight order and more like d8646c28b6 a gang of ruffians!”6c27d903396837a9

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Though mercenaries often 4f5b9eba00 lived rough lives, 518254c272 most of them 711c7b205f came from slums, 7a69de7d1c fallen nations, or 9863131fbb had criminal records 691f7660f7 involving theft and 218c9dac65 embezzlement. Their lives had been 2300199ae2 marred by hardship and c16fbf42bd crime.5d29a8708fa1632a

Even Delano, who 39b2bfff39 had already made e51f9f0839 up his mind ca00daa6e4 to accept non-northerners 10e35ac200 into the ducal 7f2fa2e13e family, found the 39c9f2e64e list troubling.17e9d5cb5d82864f

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When he flipped c6e0c5c2b1 to the next 306ab3df37 document, he became b896ef0da1 even more shocked.3194533d9a377699

“Hah…! This person is even 91682eaa78 listed as a former be0762f0d3 slave?”5d9ef2e2828dc7d5

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A person traded 1d65fabfff illegally in the 937f0e89bc black market, according e9bdcea24b to rumors!691a22f693420b73

Curiosity and repulsion about a 3ae7627fc8 person from such a different 1b7654677f world washed over Delano as f233634d7e he asked cautiously, “Your Grace, 7b39516ffc have you confirmed whether the a484c4b838 slave mark was truly removed?”e79bce26e34aa548

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Euclid recalled the pink-haired 443b843286 man who had looked ff58c058c1 at him with sharp 6b9415fce7 hostility, the only one e87d23f856 among the otherwise unusually dd90936f68 friendly group, and nodded.b37df23499c1b598

“Yes. There was a large scar 670dcb38f2 on the back of his fae8f637ac left hand where the mark bc15543eb5 had been erased.”61327764c88b51c8

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Delano, who had 605768f55f never seen a ebcfddec55 slave mark before, 0682d615da rebuked himself for d49dca2a6f feeling strangely regretful 8b409a6cdd and replied, “It 8d316a46c1 seems he had 5ecbe74c85 a good master. I heard that 7891735530 slave marks remain 40686d730c even after being 7f25cb63b2 burned unless special 57dcaf43a4 tools are used edcda4ebf0 to remove them.”7c3277861509a0d9

And those special tools cost d3c3ec086f hundreds of gold coins.f5e41582d9db75f2

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Of course, the 3abb14f265 pain was the 23b648b77e same regardless, but d93521016c who would spend a839d9c9a3 such a fortune f8f019ffa8 on a slave?75de92b6f870f510

Considering that the e60c6b51e9 man had been ea97fbb960 freed and still 0fd8024776 ended up in 201890114f a mercenary group, 4291360823 it was clear bc58be5137 he had been 09c7597771 released as a ca9a61ac77 free man.f010526fbe6014b1

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Euclid made a subtle expression 2a2fd8bf9d at Delano’s admiration.0a6ab51bd1742f1c

At that moment, 12d4d522d0 one of the 43fe1d96d0 rumors Delano had 6eeb670c0c muttered disapprovingly before f9a686bc5a Evgenia’s marriage resurfaced caabc95a24 in his mind.79abd0a1c9b91fad

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It was the story df7b6a3f34 suggesting that she might 69a142f613 have participated in underground 6360f52821 auctions.47d2f676b1466057

But Delano seemed to 181278bb65 have forgotten that he’d 006fa7b297 ever spoken such words.5ab452e2c69fb92f

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“Huh? But none of af23de6a1e them plan to d840e4fb55 move their families 76bd625196 to the North, c3bb306fea even after joining fd5dc913ae the knight order.”8825549e433f0482

Instead, noticing a common oddity 92fd731a70 in the documents, Delano rubbed fa8d61501d his chin.762aca7dd3c81802

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Becoming a knight of 1ededa4485 the ducal family came 23b09bd68d with benefits, including opportunities fd70737d56 for family members to 98fd6ac54e secure jobs or lead a730a3dfcf more stable lives.c3cbb3b6b595f15c

The fact that none of b55e5f9c98 them intended to move suggested 7bd7a1ac64 their current living conditions were 8aa3e86eca good enough that relocating didn’t ed5d76667b seem appealing.ede72c1f8b5983b4

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It was a f9d5a730a4 little strange, but…0167f8600c05799b

“They must have earned a good amount of money while working as mercenaries. Given that they 50dd203ca0 passed the test, f7a4496fa9 their skills must 5ed36c8928 be quite refined.”349fbfde71076bee

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“Yes, it seems that way.” Euclid agreed.3bbf453142bf38b7

Even with his 43e7889590 limited knowledge of 1da539c9fe swords, he could ee6aa8a866 tell that they 912531fbaf were all highly e65b519490 skilled.141b8b6cdd4f1832

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In fact, according to Gressel, 6d24329914 most of the mercenaries were acc4c75a67 on the level of intermediate 4eb753c427 or advanced knights.53473dc6f738aff1

But among them, the b4abca38f5 pink-haired man stood out.ec8f9339a5816a02

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His movements seemed casual, 18cd8f347c yet his attacks carried 046bb8f932 an immeasurable destructive force.8a580565a096bc09

He might even f4e6e09c53 be stronger than ba951ace5c the knight commander.1d62627ede8b53c4

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It was just an 463beb7f4b unreliable hunch, but Euclid 9809dba3e8 felt a strange certainty.eefdac7d26f7e696

“What will you do, Your Grace? Of course, we’ll 87454a4dad proceed with secondary b6c927f5eb identity verification, but bdf65eb97b based on the 88464f652e submitted documents, it e0f17fb1d8 doesn’t seem like b2c1926af7 they’re lying.”9d37e1a3acb19771

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Delano subtly asked 5897da147a if Euclid would 2d7b3eb34e formally accept the 5be89d8135 mercenary group into a3bc7c972a the knight order.d31331916179f6a3

“What do you think, Delano?”4de968e324427851

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“I… I had prepared myself to accept non-northerners, but…”f8ad45be62ae82e5

Given their origins and 58ebc9a883 backgrounds, Delano couldn’t easily 55723b1e83 bring himself to say 27baf0d6b7 they should be accepted.3b5abae6510b24f0

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After some hesitation, 31795489b4 he spoke cautiously.533a6764b4093bca

“To be honest, I worry they might bring harm to the ducal family.”542386cdadcbbfc9

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“I see.”221b3e758d076fd1

Euclid nodded, fully understanding 82678c34ec Delano’s concerns.a0d3887c63735606

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After a moment 85f48f799f of deep thought, e65322d189 he spoke slowly.dcac3dfca5d69dd6

“Strangely, I feel as though they wouldn’t harm the Rudion ducal family.”317865d19c0309f6

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He couldn’t explain the fc13ac4a50 reason, but he had 75c913be19 a strong feeling.1bfdd7b17c4b4665

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‘Damn it.’df84e074ee709f2a

So, this moment has finally 532caf147a come.252fa1b6eea7f15a

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With both Black and Gold cdaf581580 visiting the ducal estate on 7e66553002 the same day, I knew 5f0ee9bb8c it would be inevitable to 5694454bdb avoid this situation…dad005dea5ac118f

Still, I held onto the b3954dcf1a faint hope that maybe, just f95a0a55a6 maybe, it wouldn’t come to d80636170e this.f4a84aad2b3d5d94

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I intentionally entrusted the crucial d1f212f1f5 task of reviewing the dowry 10cac35e6e list and negotiating the assigned ce9dc8071f amount to Delano and the 742074a1ce butler. Even when Gold’s deputy dd6ee8ee2c mentioned wanting to meet 31ce6a20bb me under the pretext 6f2aa2731c of presenting the new c1935e8f04 shoes they had ordered, dd5c4a7f39 I flat-out refused, telling aae730478f them to just leave 043fb33219 the shoes and skip 041df5a6d1 the pleasantries.ff59e17b8bc84940

‘I thought they’d back off unexpectedly easily.’21f6bec70854c6b0

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Even Gold, and even Black—who c0aabdb01b was waiting for the results 270496088a of the knight order admission—left 816becdcca the ducal estate before evening, 752790b974 saying they’d stay at a 714890a14c nearby inn.b36faad4e3f71712

I started to a85e768781 hope that maybe, f0d1e9b1a4 just maybe, I c99edcfabe could avoid meeting 1085e3c7c6 them altogether.3d7059f6f69a4a91

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But now, here e64e97f1c7 I am, standing 5f12a77002 in the secret 4284c8743f chamber connected to 9eb14b4dcf the dressing room—a 30f1417947 place I never 71983a4561 wanted to step fdc5d152fc foot in again—accompanied 46e7b673a5 by Anne and 328e07073b Gressel.611be67a38787f90

And then—7ca6d9070424aac9

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“Master!”2895df2a7f712a5b

“Commander!”acb05723fe9951e0

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The two knelt before c8d1320fff me the moment they 858c61e550 saw me.99bcb0d889d478b1

No, even Richard behind 14453c03cb them—making it three people—knelt 69db6c9086 as I stared at f34cb898a5 them, utterly dumbfounded.6f9a38f3febefa3a

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“Hah…”c4e86c492d0cc181

A sigh escaped my 1baed83974 lips before I could 8e9015cdde suppress my emotions.b20f30554952d004

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‘What on earth have they done to the ducal estate!’9074ccfe493a644c

Surely, they didn’t dig a 3cf180d542 tunnel connecting the estate to 71b40f1cef the outside, right? At the very least, tell e9f5189576 me they used a teleportation 58ff3db3ef artifact…d4753bdc9e837b94

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I just wanted to deny 7ebc33d45b the situation I was in—a 4b1aefbbdd situation where being caught by 6da3fe9c13 someone from the duke’s family 6c3f5269a5 would instantly brand me as 60ea1a235f a spy or, at best, 6480fc0dbf a potential troublemaker.f5ddeeca000fcb1a

But the reality was 7411ccb422 too vivid to deny.1f54a324e4f175e0

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‘What is even going on here?’8bab4ece18f3924d

I lamented inwardly, though I 51f3a612a1 knew the truth.affcfe6e3ae2ec48

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‘Yes, I expected this.’dbea3d03c09e2dcc

I had sensed something 14d75ee987 off many times before.9178b078a729beb1

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The clearest moment was d8723e6d23 when Gressel swore allegiance f63b8dda09 to me before the 082249e0d8 wedding.4edeacdb22b3529e

When I began to 80235b8bb7 suspect that Anne might 7ceb2cd652 not be an ordinary 2b33105382 maid, it was only fc74c79d80 natural to have my 1105104a8e doubts.9736760826c030c4

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If that were the case, 66f5ede3b8 then perhaps Anne’s master, Evgenia, 2423456fb8 wasn’t simply the cruel and 4ffd561ce2 thoughtless villainess I had always 48e157effd thought—chasing after the crown prince 7b16c4a77e like a shadow.fe84062d3d7ce6e3

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