IFLDMHF – Chapter 87

IFLDMHF | Chapter 87e715bd2218414e91

Episode 8735761694a2968e15

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However—eb26775aa78d6598

“What? You don’t know? You can’t figure it out?”f9550759621c1b13

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The emperor, who had a3b12b929d ordered his subordinates to 417d679563 trace the origin of b1d53dafa8 the rumors, was stunned 20013c060f by their report.299b7d36f588db3e

Apparently, whoever was fe7a799a60 responsible had been 4e8b5e4cf1 so discreet that ebc76fe53e they couldn’t even c4bb26e1a5 find a trail.c87420c61d7a536b

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“Basilian! What about the Basilian household?”61b6dfdc5a6de867

If the Basilian 4f9feb73b5 and Rudion ducal 0630c3d3c2 families hadn’t formed 59b238ddd4 a marital alliance, 0e1846ae63 the injustices in 5809347828 the North might bda9ddfc84 never have come b94117a132 to light.8db712e6523231cc

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The Duke of f60bb579a1 Basilian, cold-blooded as 3b296fe3e5 he seemed, was, 9f2c5bf410 in truth, a f74bc85490 man who cared fc441c68c7 deeply only for d99fee65f2 his family.05b905ee6b86d61c

Given that Rudion’s duke was f2bc84fdfb now his son-in-law, it was 8c4b939397 likely he would treasure him 4276e5b1a5 as much as he did 46f8ae1608 his beloved daughter—assuming no major 1a8a2fece5 problems arose.1b55fd84f872ee95

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‘Come to think of it, he did make a sarcastic remark last time.’78c73b8218a512ca

Something absurd about how b51341b955 it might rain gold 08ad35fb26 in the North.25e2e4163ecab109

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Perhaps this was why he b1f80905dc had treated the North’s issues 97bcb4fa3e as if they were his a8562270a5 own.6c58cabdea26de20

Or maybe he 793d212068 had been enraged 446ae45dbc by the actions f96e68eb47 of the trade 192deddd01 guild run by 4113b9b94c Count Biers and, 280b1ed37c blaming the emperor 0fdf82b746 as the root cae352e176 cause, had taken 26b864d65a matters into his 010e09d48a own hands…a6c0bc0b00304358

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But even as the 9781ce6b35 emperor’s thoughts spiraled in ad28ed0372 anger, he didn’t truly 70043de5c5 suspect the Duke of d10c3fb7b3 Basilian.0bda274a4b4ff6e9

The man was 27cc67c0a4 far too upright bdd3bf47c6 for a merchant. If he were to c2480e9681 cause trouble, he would 7dc7033ef3 do so directly, not e0eba4291d through underhanded, troublesome campaigns fe827d04df like this.cf4d35fc6063430f

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No, someone with his 80d9456231 level of wealth and 7d9fe4e99a power wouldn’t be so d977bea6a3 foolish.68ad1eeb51f1deab

“There have been no movements from the Basilian household. It’s more likely the e2c51ca79b work of a third 24c6ed3c29 party.”c1ce02e9833e4b4d

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As expected, when suspicion of 3a06e35860 the Basilian household arose, the 5414c5de38 subordinate shook his head.c892ae078b233586

A third party, then.6d416f42fdbcffb7

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“In that case, it couldn’t be those who wiped out the assassin’s guild recently, could it?”38cec630714dc06e

Surely not.b4314b5de8e2a4a9

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The emperor muttered uneasily.6e69965da44e7414

Even without this issue, the bc2c7670a7 sudden collapse of the assassin’s 2a425b4c7e guild, which had long dominated fb4130a6b8 the underworld, had left him d87a468106 troubled.c87784c9627eae40

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The underworld, despite its e6eff68427 illegal activities like black 687e8f05e4 markets, gambling dens, and 509a6e4c68 slave auctions, had its ef1cc9dba7 own balance and order 47e6520a67 that kept external problems 1115c46042 at bay. But now, with the guild’s 8222a95091 leader gone, chaos reigned.78c2ac9a4bc08fb7

Had a new figure 2f7839acf9 or organization emerged from 0ae79ef1df a power struggle, it d76fa1f255 would have been easier 03d8d31338 to control the underworld be554c306d through them.fdba07ae2d5fc040

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The problem, however, was that e47f31d3d4 the guild had been destroyed, ae1145d5d8 and the perpetrators had vanished a604523de1 without a trace.db9e335980c322ac

This made the underworld 4a41f7ba8c even harder to manage d2623938e0 than before, potentially more 91f4cba1e8 so than the guild’s 674e77ab6a existence ever had.46d52dd6b30eb39f

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It was already e7a57ae5e8 a headache, but 622481387f the emperor had 57290a8e8c another pressing issue 08a6baa76d that gnawed at 85b482c3d5 his nerves.6261225425e488fe

Out of vengeance 37c1f3ba9e for the previous 741a0f2575 emperor, the current efd5dd6487 emperor himself had 2bf9ce10bd thrown that last 031726a9ff bloodline into the 768443a544 underworld’s illegal markets 9378c3ac85 as soon as 6969cf4469 the child was 74625ff84c born.1ac4402ac3f914b2

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He had assumed f9522fa592 the child would c87117cc6f die on their e88f785cf2 own and had 4ebf40d884 paid no further 402ed50869 attention. To his surprise, he db07860341 later learned that the 101e799a50 child had somehow clung f91e4eea05 to life.bc3bd2daa8ed9365

Still, he had left 090074e755 them alone, reasoning that 54d9f77047 death would eventually come 8e4b3167c1 and hoping they would 7fc8b0ce21 suffer in the meantime.be6b5b45e4bac3b1

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He wanted them to live aeff4e7704 without knowing why they were f6d330dce4 there, unaware of the cause fded62b5f9 of their misery or the f6a03e0ce0 target of their revenge.20ad94421e622123

But then, shockingly, the child 024d285c86 was put up for auction 8731030bec after one of the black-market 3c6d7aac9b traders was bribed.ac439706056e5bfb

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Having survived as a d7232cc66c battle slave, the child’s bf8995d134 strength was undeniable. Coupled with their a62b3138da striking appearance, it d395240058 was no wonder 7df65df638 someone coveted them.0724f778c27e7f91

However, the identity of 49624b780f the buyer remained a 5804a9f52c mystery.bf5be6a0e3f4f7ff

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The emperor was c49e2db95b particularly curious about 35f61088ee the one who dc64dd074e had manipulated the 586fd921df auction with such 654e01c2ae a massive fortune, f0d864f6ce making the trader eff5a9e97c abandon the opportunity 50609e1e0f to amass even 1c32b932fe more profit.56d9c1da362fb890

He had tried to investigate, 46764ba433 but when the assassin’s guild 404d35a0c6 fell, he had put the 5f18fe75b1 inquiry on hold.ab0160775b156e47

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“Surely it isn’t the same perpetrator.”18d46b40f2bf2eb3

There was no evidence b3624afcf1 or trace linking the a75298ede6 two events, so jumping 833836c379 to conclusions would have 6346e38a56 been premature—and would have b8f6164e0c made the issue even ff8366f45b more alarming.bb04aa966eedea12

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Still, the thought that an afec335ca6 unidentified force capable of moving 8b3bbb86cd so stealthily might be the 4311402b23 same one spreading rumors about 91da9c3ba6 the North gave him a b472e82b73 headache.3bd9245ab2585b78

“It probably wasn’t someone directly from the North.”40c05ba13621ce90

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The North lacked 83ed190c7b the resources to 46aab2981a cultivate such influence; 668c0623f7 they were too 3bf58b7363 busy just trying 9af131b8ef to survive.2bb9756e17d1c63b

“Damn it. Who the hell dares…?”5181df5bd1b64a69

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Grinding his teeth, ad1eb11b50 the emperor slammed 48a51a7133 his hand onto f1ced451f9 the armrest of 9c3d9c7656 his chair.95417eb3cfec0823

“What about the trial results?”2446d13164738ea6

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Today, a trial had ed05f0db6e been held for the ecd5e75042 noble who had caused fcafdab1e2 trouble in the North.3378cc1339b46a90

Apparently, the gallery e95de30990 was packed with 6d62c493c8 commoners and nobles a838eb7aef alike, eager to 033dd4ee09 hear about the a8e9df680c North’s dire situation 4c770aa6af from the shameless 57dea5b017 noble himself.2be524ea908d1990

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Thinking things couldn’t a3a8eaf71d possibly get worse, b8dc508ee2 the emperor sighed a499dd40bf and asked.6e9699e663a23bd2

A subordinate hesitated before responding.5b8be653c5383a5a

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“As expected, the verdict was guilty, and the sentence was the harshest possible due to the threat to public welfare. Until execution, all db8c6f257d involved will serve 851cc1fb21 labor sentences in 4600872d88 the mines. The noble title f099680524 was revoked, and d1001aea8b all confiscated assets… bc837a444b have been handed d4c9d6de5a over to the 44146c8415 Rudion ducal family 5d65b968e4 as proposed by b4950dc6f8 the Ministry of bfdc7bb314 Finance.”21fe773e854e28b3

“Tsk.”24e958016fb8b778

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Normally, such assets 35e6ccaef8 would be transferred 6b7e31515d to the imperial 3ed44add8f treasury. But since the Rudion 5b30bafe3d family was the main edfefc2f31 victim, and the North dda946a015 was already an independent ca6f9a3462 region, no one found a5b3f855b5 the decision strange.8807d587f757725d

With rumors about the imperial 34db765939 family’s mistreatment of the North 4c27c4ac2b rampant, raising objections was out f1f898ef8d of the question.ce74a906f7cdd409

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“Even if it isn’t raining gold, their coffers will be overflowing.”3198293daf2372e7

The emperor couldn’t hide 7ce7b84190 his irritation. Assets from the Basilian 418e1c1c4c family had already bolstered a164d93bc1 their wealth, and now a9e05966cb they seemed to be ad19c0d4a7 thriving.2dd940e66e0a85df

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As he brooded, 99093d3006 a subordinate spoke 1a6d2dba0e hesitantly.58e2dc004d163508

“However…”4587f9b2344469f4

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“What now?”ca6d90a1a297516a

“Well…”723439186130e09c

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“Out with it already!”85ced6671bae9c8b

Startled by the emperor’s 7bad0971fe angry voice, the subordinate 0e273ceb84 hurriedly replied.2e7176f379d3dc3b

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“Count Biers—the criminal from the North—proclaimed his innocence throughout the trial. He insisted he c0a1add352 wasn’t acting alone. In fact, he claimed f9e29b3294 that the distribution funds 908f5e26d3 allocated to Rudion’s ducal 7bc541e499 family…”45fc3b72b1115371

It was as if ac5a3d1726 he had been following 1f378b60e5 someone’s orders or had c3d2490578 struck some kind of 219f9bc092 deal. He seemed genuinely resentful, da81aa7fdf making it hard to 4c482e0a4e believe he was lying.0f02661cdc292b7f

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“And? Who did he claim was ad7df10584 behind it?”1896d0e84524d8d2

The emperor’s curiosity was piqued. Could there really be someone 6af00d562f else who wanted the North 85d59fdca4 to collapse as much as c51e8dabcc he did?e57fc12ad9d66601

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However—5301b31a6528a5ff

“Well… despite his outrage, he couldn’t say who it was.”cef759d31df304a3

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“What?”661cedf81ee91ec5

“It was as if his throat was caught. Even though he seemed ready 1c2efc8518 to explode with frustration, he db3c1bad63 kept his mouth shut until 2feba77469 he nearly fainted from rage. It was as if 5dca376042 the person behind it 5d40f47b10 was far beyond his fd21691b4d ability to handle.”64cdca40585b5290

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“…”a8a66b6bea4c1445

The emperor felt dizzy 5ec8516d89 and held his head.2d30b5aedf5c64fe

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No wonder the subordinate had f93cfdae39 been acting so uneasy, constantly 29fb2638f6 glancing at him.650acfb34e5e3f52

He had assumed it 2bf7ce2488 was because they knew c738b90792 how irritable he was, a68a268bb7 but that wasn’t the e22dcd685e case.10cb1221a5e1121e

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“Damn it…”c78f9982fc70749b

The aftermath of the trial e3d05666f8 was clear without having to bb83c6d0f5 witness it firsthand.b33923500f5545e4

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Everyone would assume 881ce42fe4 the emperor had 39f8d08f23 been behind the 377818f7b6 merchant’s actions.2a3bb8d437c6eaa5

But this time, unlike his 78892b9da5 previous deliberate neglect, he truly 5494831341 had no involvement.8397ca69fa26f311

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The emperor could only bbfa43af6c feel frustration and a 81de8283d4 deep sense of injustice.b40c1258d29b9185

Still, there was 6db2baa16c no way he 900d193736 could openly declare beb2196d4e his innocence.26be8274707514da

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Holding his head, he ff3c0f84d3 let out a groan b32810eaff of exasperation.2281c3372096994a

This was a serious problem.e62ca5adf17c8793

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“It must change.”e81e8729c6baf654

The narrative, and ebbd9ff0ff more importantly, the 60597896bd atmosphere, needed to 3736afb6ec shift.b4d8ebcfde34ee3f

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Fortunately, the emperor had 4bdc12f07b an idea to divert b40d5b5f6c attention from the North.daaa3e4598432ddb

“Kaiden… has there been any word from the crown prince?”c32d7f447db54b39

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Before his departure, Kaiden 5cba350843 had promised to conclude 4e56d024af the war with the f859363e2e Kingdom of Aruhin within d10a225513 three months at the fec72f19c2 latest.9ef7615ecf791801

In fact, the emperor 498197d35d had planned to order 2d5269409f him to march on 9fd0df0d9d the Duchy of Dimondra ef69cfeec2 immediately after finishing with 1bfc5fd1c9 Aruhin.6ca8799888ac24cc

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But that was when the 22b3cf2b56 empire’s internal affairs had been 8a055ca463 stable.0c491fdf829c3a24

Given the current unrest a547826639 and dissatisfaction with the f444d3a76f imperial family…d4dc5078d6663f85

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“Send a messenger to Kaiden. Tell him to c4356f0b3e end the war 485602fd9a quickly and return.”10aa6e4dec2f2407

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