IFLDMHF – Chapter 94

IFLDMHF | Chapter 943910d5e0d63d38fc

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End of hardship, beginning of add10bdd4d happiness.c3aa5d5f5dfe21c3

It was not an 8199b70e5b incorrect statement.fe526d663eaa2603

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However… I never expected to b6294b5b3c hear such words in this b62145a173 kind of atmosphere.7fd3d7acdd2a0aac

Even Euclid seemed flustered, 5b1426b98e as I saw him f80a82b850 slowly retract his hand 44afb3cb2f that had been reaching b956df03d8 for the children’s shoulders.480489471467a9e7

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Marianne, unaware of our reactions, 7ff2448000 still spoke with a choked-up ca62e12b67 voice.53be116341e68cc0

“The Duke’s family’s debt has been fully repaid. That wicked Count Biers has a68c56dd1f been captured. And now, all that’s abe6d16f20 left for us is bcba902074 to live well and 46cf860790 eat well. Aunt said so, so it 33ca6c4585 must be true!”20615fbf6c518ffb

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Huh? Did I?4d160adc32bf96dc

I was momentarily taken aback, e1309d3c18 but seeing Dior nodding vigorously cf5f0db32f at Marianne’s words, it seemed 68cd9d1a51 to be true.4dd7f8383b53aa24

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As I hurriedly retraced my 7f13bac2dc memory, a conversation we had 9195b8948f around the time the creditors a41aff5f81 began visiting the duchy resurfaced.f0028698f8546f0e

— Aunt, are you really going to pay off the Duke’s family’s debt? All of it?74dcf7619433268e

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— Yes. Don’t believe me?9c38d179f898858d

— Well, Amy did say Aunt is rich, but…1631a39b632657ca

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Even so, Marianne f10642cafc seemed bewildered, as 65dbb81925 if she couldn’t 13ae374c8b quite believe that 170a155b8d such an enormous 51ad36e237 debt could be d344ff6ddc paid off.c3e676b6fd64a3f0

Watching her like that, 2d4949d268 I found her adorable, 752914850e yet my heart ached 2c8653467d a little.b4f4a3d1ada672cd

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It was understandable 81b3c897e6 that the butler, 2b904c9880 as an adult 658adf7b83 managing household affairs, 1799e0fc77 would worry, but 85e05681a5 for a young aac383bfb3 child, who should deb1d02660 have been carefree, 9997132d5f to suffer over 4c9113a298 her parents’ matters b6d7785809 and even stress 7ae8d6517c about money—it was cf93eb1dbc heartbreaking.f0b680335c89d68e

— The debt will be completely paid off. There’s nothing to worry 3ae9d17fe2 about anymore; all that’s dbac742767 left is to live afbecf31af well and eat well. If you want 5f396cb601 something, just say 08efea7857 it. Hah, when I think about cb2afd7b17 how much you and the 5e9af75d57 Duke have suffered…346c6865bbb11fad

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As I spoke, 7628281a89 I nearly let 58b2135eb4 my emotions get ba99e93e95 the better of 23839d248f me and revealed 19141ca4aa my deeper feelings.c2742ea5a5a3a6f4

In an attempt 06cedac8ca to conceal them, fd63e2d5d2 I must have 7ee262a9ae said something along 60555d31f5 the lines of c9c19915c4 “End of hardship, 0caf5c8c27 beginning of happiness,” 4724f715b8 but I never 2227fc6fbc imagined she would 438956bac9 remember and bring a53653a05a it up like 329b61ffec this.20c2931863604e80

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Although it wasn’t anything 9bc51d840e particularly inappropriate, I suddenly 591dcb3348 felt a pang of 6391200c57 guilt, recalling how I 5727e8bb90 had once scolded Amy ffb5c9cbaa for not being careful d1da2bb26f with her words in 7ff4334a10 front of the children.d04d0c5a7e9fb410

While I avoided 8110c2f281 Euclid’s gaze and 19ee074d3d cleared my throat, 234c5132f0 Euclid gently patted 7a68c93e53 the children and 163d67321c subtly signaled that 8d9f2d089d it was time e76b4612bd to finish looking ab44bd03ee at the portraits.79e13511bff28329

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Just as I was 987fce7651 about to reluctantly follow 1d60d0cca2 after him, disappointed that cd5ad47b61 I had missed my 5f4fb8af14 chance to hear stories 8b98de0d18 of Euclid’s childhood, he 27630188cb suddenly stopped walking and 19f66f7fc9 turned to look at 04e359377d me.fba57ef4e49cfef0

“Oh, my wife. In all the 26ac192d10 recent commotion, I 9debff3237 forgot to ask 1636fb6f7c you something.”29a2261610d11dfa

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Oh? Euclid had something to ask 7900c5d2ca me?53e30288d367cf59

For a brief moment, c698d4f5b9 I felt a flutter a2ce669021 of excitement, but then 23ae50829f I tensed up, suddenly 281f37b973 recalling the gold and c0c1686af6 black objects I had 688469c4b2 hidden.5c2a1e94722bbe52

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Sensing the shift, even the 20cbda1476 children held their breath and 2abaeae904 focused intently on Euclid’s words.bd7900d1071bcf4a

“I can’t thank you enough for protecting the children. But… how did you 3dd0cfd94c end up coming out d729f405b8 of their wardrobe?”b3d9a8fb3461d7ae

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Speaking cautiously, as if b6913b2dad broaching a delicate topic, a382bebc9d Euclid lowered his voice 6f1058375c despite knowing that no 0884f38eff outsiders were present.7c4b44bd69340c1e

“To be more precise, may I ask how you came to use the secret passage inside the duchy?”9fa6fbbc960266bc

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“…!”d9569b6bbf7ba7e3

I hadn’t expected Euclid 00c0d3c1dd to know that I d85b941e2b had used the secret 4ab8f4d87c passage.a070e2f8415ba137

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Though momentarily startled, 79fa3022e2 I felt oddly 50c86dc98f relieved, as I 3bc34dc558 had been waiting 1c5e74b139 for the right baef45511e moment to bring 295fe35084 it up myself.efd146dcbfda71d3

“Oh, that.”a3118de24fea2fda

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Just as I was about 992924a5d2 to explain, I noticed the a6e227f5c2 children’s eyes widening in surprise c44f7ec108 at the mention of the 84880e4ebb ‘secret passage.’e8f8b025c9c00252

A mischievous smile tugged a23e4f0a03 at my lips.8e2d064dc727c17c

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“W-Wow….”606f4eb5c4c3502e

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Inside the library.5ce2f540671cc99c

I smiled in satisfaction as c1068e9607 I watched the children’s eyes be2aa9420e grow round in amazement, their 470b4a97ca mouths hanging open.d10bea94bbae4ec1

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“So… you found this purely by accident?”daa5d7b7c282c8a8

Like the children, Euclid d676b8315f stared blankly at the 77c173e030 entrance leading underground as d3d4c58d26 he asked.381e2f290d08211f

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I did feel slightly a28ce2cebd guilty, but since it f808c14df9 was almost entirely by 2df43bc6cd chance, I answered without e9f7f1e33b hesitation.f00308a633280d70

“Yes, that’s right.”843f9fd9a756feaa

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“So you truly just happened to turn the clock’s hands counterclockwise three times, knock on the bookshelf next to it twice, and finally nudge the pendulum on the clock once?”8c483bcb6ca20b54

Retracing my demonstration step d73e7c4235 by step, Euclid looked a7e19f6617 incredulous.e4763807e3883272

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To be honest, I a10c8246c9 wasn’t entirely sure if fc09c9c799 knocking on the bookshelf d344f74864 twice was necessary.2bd54b2ffbeb4623

But that’s how I cf841b8fc3 had opened the entrance.e0740d5327e20b39

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As I nodded, 6e4e07212d I carefully observed e015dd4fd5 Euclid, who seemed 79d0c160a3 deeply surprised, and ff5734126d cautiously asked,9374d6283171a022

“Did you perhaps… not know about this, Your Grace?”700a2c58a3dd06d6

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Though Euclid had 3f3b6efa13 directly asked me 6cb75c65ee how I knew eab6dc3738 about the secret ac2526e618 passage, there was 5ef99bbd10 always a possibility ebb97a5b69 he had been cd88fbd572 unaware of its 5bb8b782be existence.9178d39ac3e62443

After all, Euclid 3b7e29c184 had abruptly taken cb98152164 over the duchy 927808d947 without formally undergoing 1474899e7e the heir’s training.fea68b27758200a7

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‘Maybe he only learned about it because of me.’53f309f540d47c34

However, Euclid quickly cd4f014b8f shook his head.f2ece8ac7cd99937

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“No. I have long been aware 93ec5a4662 of the secret passage meant 63baf1dd77 for emergencies. It is documented 4f2101b6a7 in the confidential c29846469b records that the 14904be215 head of the 3131f1fc4f family must review 648e0264b0 upon inheriting the 6ed8fa876e title.”94bef5e9134b1f68

He added that he 1b71608a12 had planned to tell c5750b51ac the children once they 106aa9befd were older.0702df7b9d62c8a1

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Then, he explained what had b4c707bd24 happened on the day I 9fb2eab16f expelled Amy.77a39e15c6108afb

After dismissing the servants, c122674899 he had inspected the 802bd6cc19 broken wardrobe and discovered 4a9c6e729d that I had exited 9ffa22338a the room using the fca321b1b5 secret passage.02bf5b0eefebcd87

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Hearing this, I 64fcaeea0e recalled how I 054f177a12 had barely managed fceb2dcb7f to break through a532a3b3fb the thin wall 0629fdfcb7 when escaping through 5705b1ab66 the passage.42d7c17d04abf701

When I later checked Dior’s 0e0b6e3ee3 wardrobe, it had already been 8b5a910def perfectly repaired, making me wonder 011b52c803 if a restoration spell had 6af32f62b9 been placed on it.fa6e07068e8c0637

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But it seemed 89354c22e9 Euclid had personally a9bae94575 taken care of 6de0a09ac9 the repairs.224d885d7a31af31

“I just find it remarkable that you, who are not a magician, discovered this purely by accident. Do you often 0b22f5321a use magical artifacts…? Ah, never mind.”8f10240811a737b0

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“Haha….”e849bbb44c5fba1f

As Euclid, still baffled, rambled 5a75b3cd53 on, he seemed to realize 35212c3b2b he was pressing too hard af868ad9b3 and quickly retracted his question.2a9be75a8c34b73a

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But having been struck right f69998ab16 in my guilty conscience regarding d10498e73d magical artifacts, I let out fa4130d780 an awkward laugh.4d6ac0682afcb158

“I’m just… rather lucky.”ba0a1ede3309daf4

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Well, specifically, lucky when f3c094bd04 it came to money.b79e82129328aeeb

In any case, it 24c218bd19 wasn’t a great excuse, 668d47bac5 so I felt a 1530aa5160 bit embarrassed.f3fce873f51b2ae6

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“I see.”84e30c78a12d8a8a

“As expected of Aunt!”a215092bf17c06b9

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But rather than a3157317b8 doubting me, both 5e3940e485 Euclid and Marianne f8715f40ab simply accepted my 290c5bd6ac words, which left 1bd497bdfe me feeling even 4588c840e2 more bewildered.71ecab27d75c557e

Just then, Dior, 7252dcada3 who had been 49c51c9c25 staring unblinkingly at cfadd329f8 the dark entrance 71435741e0 leading underground, asked,4b6ad75e56b7ddc9

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“Aunt, if we go down there, will it really connect to my wardrobe?”be7b23cbe85b417d

“Yes. If you go 106e4052cb down the stairs, ff04a9a793 you’ll reach a fd1fa8f766 three-way fork. Head straight through the c54fc4e9f8 middle, and there will 254df4bf08 be a door.”0764a56658d506d5

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And beyond that door 9b277fd22c would be the back 6e7d4c3452 of the wardrobe.f459f5da5633310e

Looking back, there 77d8e5ce9d was probably a 2c39eea158 simpler way to 94e1f0b794 open it, like 6f1512dc2c sliding the panel.bd6424335063955b

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But at the time, c26e05720a I had been utterly fe1f3b37b4 consumed with rage upon e421fbbf6f hearing Amy’s cruel words c2f6e15a04 toward the children.3ab3b43e307f055e

‘That must be when I hurt my palm.’f2d6983999d15261

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I had been 4b2bcc67d2 so frantic to c678460c24 reach them that 8d9ea1f6fc I hadn’t even be01674691 realized I had 066fdae3ac injured myself while 684d8b9340 trying to break 3897946a54 the wardrobe.d6e9c1cd8ef4480f

As I recalled that fd89ee7ca4 embarrassing memory and fell 76291e78a0 silent for a moment—a8870c0030f857dc

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“I! I want to go! To my room!”5c3ec1d64a191893

Thrilled by the very e363067dd2 existence of a secret cd6fb236cf passage in the home 91f5c413b4 he had lived in c51b39607f all his life, Dior 15b24ad509 shouted in excitement.4088d6e2196327c4

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Seeing his eager, adventure-filled expression 066019c790 made me chuckle.7c426d78ebb6ddc8

“Shall we?”2abc57334b3ca327

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Expecting this outcome, I 0881622410 figured it was safer 68133c79fe for the adults to f58d3a3d5c accompany them.f9577c11a310c5cc

Euclid seemed to 372caa903e agree, nodding with 6fcfcca250 a smile.044165b7f233af85

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The moment he gave 8f42f165bf permission, both Dior and d8545439b5 Marianne eagerly stepped onto 528f9b78e1 the stairs.25c9ff9aba5275d8

“Wait!”4b41c99de831f893

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I quickly stopped them.881461d1657a91c4

“You two, your clothes are too thin. Even though the weather 3cb58009fa has warmed up, it’s 22b27d70d5 still quite chilly. And the underground d49263970e passage will be 42b7d8824e even colder. You might catch a cold, 0726e349b4 so let’s put on some ff1cda9999 coats first.”975ea57190836c0d

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It was advice born from 416f3717ad past experiences of getting sick ec14d2339e after being careless.b03ee7fc381a1939

However, upon hearing my sincere 14bd1c1dde concern, the children’s expressions turned 3a07e976f6 strangely unreadable.fd796a1ec6682dfa

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