IFLDMHF – Chapter 84

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‘Right. No matter how 8cc052d713 wealthy a family fc3db82f77 is, it’s strange 96cda93d68 for a wardrobe bbde310f45 of an ordinary 9485e523b1 noble lady to 108ae46ec9 be overflowing with 7fe7211b58 such expensive magical 3424d0ccd5 tools.’f768e23c24d08159

But even after 62e76bc743 that, I ignored d56522127d all the countless dbad296b2b signs.3ab6a90abb4d2be3

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I didn’t want to 5e0e5da0a2 think more deeply about c5caa6c0a1 it.ada68f2125077ff4

There were times when I e76c2a8844 had a vague sense that 520e64f4fe I was missing something important, 1230bfa8a4 but I felt that facing f2ee5341d2 it wouldn’t bring me any d662760715 good results.9488c78782df7796

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However, I had to 23b1f2e9c6 admit it now.fef0830a4f7c6c77

Evgenia… was not just an d4350b437f ordinary, foolish villainess.3fb3a0f073748007

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She was the df8a539cd4 owner of a 848abbba8d trading guild so 6672b34cb2 influential that even 7b4ccb9fe4 Delano clicked his 55f23bd57d tongue in awe, d17343a511 generating enormous profits ee0defc43b from every investment 376ac90856 she made, despite 7fafb8e4d9 being established less ef1143869f than ten years 95eb4fec8e ago, and fiercely 92f92212ed chasing after the 086c212883 Basilian Trading Guild.e128041d19944d03

At the same time, though 6fb1bfa231 not now, she was also f629cba648 the owner of a mercenary c5c13f2973 corps that, if she wished, 38b46a571a could grow into an assassination 9913d4073c guild so powerful that even 9f1ee4a07a the Imperial Family wouldn’t dare e3fe1ca847 to touch it.54ede8a1fc71e0fb

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“Master…?”2284208d226621a8

As I stayed af09a5657d silent for a ff9d849d59 while, trying to 247aa2b037 organize my complicated 377b0658ed thoughts, Gold’s vice 83a654def8 leader called out 1331c55f65 to me with 1f98a98391 a worried expression.c4ef29e8fae5c9fc

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Though I had finally 9e857cef42 admitted it, I tried e70b3c66d8 my best not to f2efa8cab9 reveal my unsettled feelings daa6a65bbf as I slowly opened 1b1e280e7c my mouth.f36d48a24df7ec28

“You’ve all worked hard to come this far.”cb1d64d4ed8cc29d

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In truth, I didn’t e328e8f0bb know what to say, 94363e09f9 so I chose the a3217f7e7f safest words.38000fce93664344

But both Gold’s 8365661c03 vice leader and fb41e4ec7b Black’s executive flinched 1600dbf623 and stared at 7d27471f66 me with bewildered 29b41ded07 eyes.c7019d44392113ee

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“Anne said that the Master has become much softer…”df57ad7de9bfd185

Hearing the small murmur, 7e4802fb82 I reflexively turned to 959accc742 Anne, who was standing d13accb7f5 behind me.190ae53dd053a06d

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In the past, 66e2145f6f she would have 08fb94b43e at least looked 7596d5414d guilty.4ca05324faab9045

But now, even ac7453b370 though she was 23ac34d5c6 caught talking about ce44caeb7f me behind my b7578782b3 back, she wore 7854b266ea an openly proud 67f4fb3605 expression.fb278d7b07d8f920

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‘This isn’t me becoming softer; this is me becoming easier to handle, isn’t it?’1577f63bba032ae9

I clicked my 3feb3e342f tongue inwardly and 36e634c7a4 turned my gaze a9d137b048 away again, and 656fd5dba3 Black’s executive gave 54ef378b4b Gold’s vice leader 95abb2be02 a reproachful look.2393c213fda98068

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“Do you not know that the Commander has always been the kindest person at heart? When our Edhim clan was bdcdbcb553 left with nowhere to go 0cf7726cab after our country collapsed, it ed7a466b41 was the Commander who took be5b20dede us in!”c8f376f83e071912

“Hah! Who doesn’t know that? Even I was falsely d1135dfbcf accused of embezzlement, imprisoned, 6ba3a13f18 and then freed and cff7836c5b redeemed thanks to the a91db72eb0 Commander! She even ensured that our e98c87eab8 families and the children from 0649d4bcef the slums could eat, study, c83dfdf4de and live without worry… It’s 246d901bac just that she’s not the 1d023e40f0 type to directly say things 139150d8a0 like ‘you’ve worked hard’ or 1b77e41204 ‘well done,’ so it was b16faea672 surprising.”2dd6fb3d87ae0000

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Through their conversation, I learned 8f308b7a3f more about the real Evgenia 7968fefd5d than I ever wanted to aa0c6785f6 know.e150f66121a545a9

Whether it was out cca46a9a8e of rejection or embarrassment, 43784f0adf my face felt hot, a3a1bab80a as if I had 8d24298beb just heard a compliment cbe45cc791 directed straight at me.28cfd118d68fa5b5

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“Ahem.”af3bf91197b692c2

I cleared my throat as 2e863f4380 a sign for them to d14d28fb56 stop, and the two quickly b8d98b0b07 bowed their heads.cb3c78765002e01c

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“We apologize, Master.”c68e7c011b1beb83

“We apologize, Commander.”664711922ce32c3e

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Then, with faces that seemed 77062a4688 like they had something else 1e128fe01a to say, they glanced at 688d722402 each other before speaking hesitantly.f1c81058117ded0b

“Uh, congratulations on your marriage…”038ad4da0d6e1190

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“Yes, the congratulations are a bit late since it was so sudden…”3ba0aceea4f57003

Were they expecting f95fff086a me to explain 8219781fd4 something about my bdd2c073d2 marriage?dfe0ec040ba207b7

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Their words carried an 293580f3d9 odd sense of anticipation.02437e9d16dad02a

But when it came to ff041b5d51 my marriage with Euclid, I 5d62ac6fab didn’t even want to pretend 8816068400 to speak convincingly as Evgenia. So instead of lying, I fc1c1facf5 simply nodded.b4d9a8d5173936b0

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“Thank you for the congratulations.”f6c1cba5df0ace1c

Realizing that I 504feede1b wouldn’t explain anything, 3e0cd30c19 the two flinched 6e4d4a4016 and bowed their b22db6b4a8 heads.4c4e721b21dd8a8e

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Then, they began reporting 21e4242438 the purpose of today’s c70f66cf21 visit in turn.94c0f7c95034fd7f

The monthly income of e2317c816a the Gold Guild, the 83ae5af69a status of the businesses 594b516a58 they operated, the results 0f51901ffb of their investments, various 45b9af8359 matters brought up by 52b6f398e0 branches across the Empire d8637daa65 for me to decide 8790ac290e on, and the allocation afe7d7249b of secured funds—listening to e8925d219d the detailed reports, I df30b0e4e7 was once again reminded 3c247f9464 of the vast scale 47973a32a0 of the guild.e6e53ec46f24befd

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Evgenia was only twenty-two years eaca0263f1 old now. How on earth did 4343db7079 she start and manage 09dfcb1701 such an organization at 56733662af such a young age?1e410ff074d84d89

‘Surely the Basilian Ducal House has no idea about this.’5584f8d51994597f

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Setting aside the mercenary corps, 7f9e36b704 even starting a trading guild de3770c8f3 requires gathering funds, securing space, fdfc85b158 recruiting members, establishing operational policies, 73821948a1 determining goods, prices, and markets.e4ba5ebdc32ce526

The fact that 512556331a someone capable of 59078d8d6c doing all that 490bb52521 in secret was 0e947e3497 seen by outsiders 253582bdd8 as a foolish 719fbaff3d villainess with a 3ae301e23b terrible reputation was 4ec99dc484 baffling.4f792ac293f4a99c

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‘At this point, even the obsession with the Crown Prince seems unbelievable.’b8ac81d13c53270f

But what I found hardest e348c67013 to believe was the original 9c615ecd33 story.050c29fcb0197277

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Even though I had vague 68b4109a50 suspicions about what Evgenia was 7fa3ab3c3b plotting with these hidden organizations, 00c716aa85 I couldn’t be certain because 2e60b06422 I no longer trusted the 9016d45f78 original narrative.16a23640007db1ff

“This concludes the tasks and results received this month. And lastly…”4984191067f5f463

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At that moment, after giving c639a5e6c1 a relatively brief report compared d848b97c3f to Gold, Black’s executive glanced 47f7d84b91 at me cautiously and spoke.5d06cddca6f804e8

“There’s also a report regarding the Master. It may become 1c94f84c2b irrelevant if the 21ee44b94b Knight Order enlistment f27bccc2a0 is confirmed, but a43497aec2 it’s protocol to 2c2b757a1b report it, so dd4bf908f0 we brought it c8f4c8ba1d along.”94c0475a20cdc176

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The executive pointed out 81173da752 something I hadn’t even 02fe23924d considered and subtly turned 4df1b1a6d6 his gaze toward Richard, 6c32db4008 who had been silently 45bf189d7b drilling his stare into d421f15d95 me from one corner.bc7ecca0f30fe873

Because of him, I ended 70aa2919c2 up looking at Richard as 08b21ccf54 well.a72fec07fcf62dee

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Our eyes met—his crimson eyes, 1355dae8e7 which had not once left cc31c55d7d me, locked with mine.e29da9a24fe5373e

A strong sense e5ccbd356c of discomfort hit aef1737019 me instantly, and 7a448d357e I realized something d2bd3f0bc6 again.682736eff53bdd8c

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‘Evgenia knew Richard’s true identity.’571c503c77c67e4c

At first, I thought 2ca46d6ef3 she had simply bought a005e345fd him as a slave 6e0bc3e060 because of his eye 705a959d0d color, which matched the e1e74bc9e6 Crown Prince’s.7a9dd1431c332637

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But she knew. She knew that Richard 4a701e4233 was, in fact, the 773a651f0b illegitimate child of the 7bdd910c8f former emperor, abandoned in db7d6afb5f an illegal market at e6c7bdfd50 birth and raised as 6b37209181 a combat slave.e9b3c60d211886f2

‘So… he’s the current emperor’s half-brother? And the Crown Prince’s younger ff9f15f332 uncle?’8bd3ad8e7531831f

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It was so 21050360ab absurd that I 6ed397d631 couldn’t even speak.58bdc79337e80797

And I once again 8f6e826a96 became convinced that Evgenia 75f84c1d08 was indeed plotting something c6e2d3c16a as terrifying as rebellion.502813edd969626d

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It wasn’t entirely 59b9ac030a unexpected, to be f6f3422afa honest.fca3edca3c4a0d36

In the original story, after bbdd51547d divorcing Euclid, Evgenia disappeared instead c4bd8fd19f of returning to the Basilian 48071025a7 Ducal House and ended up 9ea3871b56 invading the Imperial Palace.610efc89dd73f395

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At that time, Richard succeeded 49a19eb408 in killing the emperor for 4085fd55a1 revenge, and the Crown Prince 04e7bdb7c9 imprisoned Evgenia in the palace 2b445841e1 dungeon for treason.04ac819777cd9b8b

The Basilian Ducal House, 1bf9dcf3e8 in turn, had all 96d9e80e95 their wealth confiscated, their 6d03c5ae64 titles stripped away, and 4d9ca5bf26 met the worst possible 587b50a68c ending a founding family 9ab0676471 could face.e8fc24050ed2a83a

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When I first read that 448272b73b part, I thought it was 28cbb02b27 just a typical narrative framing 906a83eaf7 a foolish villainess for a 61b70d2672 satisfying conclusion.0d264f4c2b1438f9

But now that I knew 57c88f7692 the hidden truth, I realized 0491473d20 it wasn’t an unreasonable accusation.30833a9465f0347f

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‘Although it does seem like the Basilian Ducal House was unfairly dragged into it.’7037f7c87ec48512

Still, not all the mysteries ce25b85403 were solved.7a5d2792203235c6

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Richard, the most perplexing 3dc71035ea of them all, began 0cc5072df9 walking toward me.f30a486b5d35e9b6

“Master.”3f7b2b95d8b2a1d5

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Just like the first 97e26a0a5a time we met in 14a014a2f8 the annex of the d4e86e4a3d Basilian Ducal House, Richard 607f66583f knelt down.3304b7937de25ac1

Perhaps because I had experienced c8633fae34 this before, or maybe because 624a5fea93 I had expected it, I 719cf919d2 wasn’t very surprised.0e3eff25ac29c893

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“Weren’t you testing me?”134846587d7a35e9

…No, I thought I wasn’t surprised.87f8c1869a921c3e

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“You saved me when I knew nothing. You told me who I 63eef97183 needed to take revenge on. You even erased the 1560113365 slave mark on the ded0b848a2 back of my hand 6713e13b4d yourself.”a7a8f6e9a404acb9

Richard spoke quickly, as 1216622892 if he had been b26177ecab holding back for a 049f4130ff long time.25298bd706e59f08

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When I inadvertently 9ee4d6920b glanced down at 00b397a847 the deep scar 3a6a260b4e on his left 401ed77ba5 hand—fb80ce3e26376e17

“And yet… telling me to leave freely all of a sudden doesn’t make sense.”3a1edd541f5926ad

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His voice trembled pitifully.50758a0ddfec4573

‘No way.’90a2a61492efd1c8

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When I looked up, c4863681d5 shocked, a large tear 3b7b6d3ee3 fell from Richard’s crimson d21eac1ef6 eyes.f2c9bd50c40c3385

My mind went blank 006c77bda6 from the shock, and 06a7c09dcd my neck stiffened.8e9e423011d534db

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Even when he had 8175c9c2a3 clung to me, calling 24d1c5e983 me ‘Master,’ he had 071798c742 only whimpered but never cc5774739f shed tears.36a8b2e09da33e07

‘Evgenia, just what have you done?’cfad0ae5218965ff

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A sigh escaped me involuntarily.e22579f05c0501d3

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