IFLDMHF – Chapter 99

IFLDMHF | Chapter 99d195d7a3bc526015

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It was beyond astonishing—almost absurd.4f17c7092424dc31

‘What the hell? Why would Rudion, b80bdd0595 the first head 4c00a12995 of the family a523d82185 and the closest 4e6b9db21a aide to the 533a67e9a1 first emperor, write 4903a4c07a a book like f293a4b3ed this?’8651ab24e61c2ac8

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Although the ending was 4de3c31f1d open-ended, strictly speaking, this 9efa54dd79 book was not about 700be9f5a5 the founding myth of 18dd8d1517 Elios. Rather, it seemed 2ecbdd1d02 more like a aa993ec92e myth about the ec5050c853 Gold Dragon, which c0447dff53 was once called da600becf1 an evil dragon.12469d2f0c62d483

Even though I had 229be09ef8 already decided not to 04ffdb3a76 trust the original story, 7fd7d42eba I hadn’t expected even 928382898d the foundational history—something akin 3f55b800a8 to the setting itself—to b021008d58 be different.dbb3c293a9e2792c

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When I had casually discussed dfcdffae76 the first emperor with Melissa 6393eaeacc before, our conversation had gone 0e8891ff54 on without any issues.980e62e85b61dbe0

‘So, this isn’t an official historical account but rather the personal opinion of Rudion, the first head of the family.’fdc9e7e04ed61fc6

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I couldn’t even 1661a2cdbc begin to guess 4a78889adf why he would d44cd05344 leave such a c5557bf9f4 record for his 072750c676 descendants.fa3986a661347b47

Was it simply because d11d2871a0 he despised the first 6dd6d4c666 emperor so much that 3e6f09f997 he intentionally wrote a 7fed1c9793 defamatory book? Or…38a5df287be7f434

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‘Was it a desperate attempt to preserve the truth as history was rewritten to favor the victor?’668a4cf7af1b2dc4

Regardless of the truth, this c6dd5de380 was extremely dangerous.3c14b188383913a8

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If it were ever revealed 6210fa3afe that the first Duke of 167e95520a Rudion wrote such a book 5aa53416e6 and that the ducal family 30bec2efe5 had kept it preserved for 561490abef so long?01c504d3365167e9

The family was already in 86383161cc a precarious position with the 8c7b37b667 imperial family—this could very well a2a0cabaea put them on the brink 7c17a884e9 of annihilation.6d22124e47eb1866

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‘Of course, it seems they have taken precautions in their own way.’27a4eab80d16da43

But if someone b122e31713 forcibly unlocked the 830dbfd532 book and read 06164f0938 its contents, all 768e3ab667 those precautions would b9e5acc0bb be for nothing.5d18bd9b63004514

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Perhaps the reclusive nature 912932c0fe of the North had cdd6c89ae8 kept it safe until 686b1b9efc now, but there was d370fe9fde no guarantee that it 333bcb8384 would remain so in 0b42f77d85 the future.7713df334cbab4c7

‘Even just today—it’s truly a relief that I was the one who saw it.’2da37f17f1570b5b

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I had absolutely no 75d05e6628 intention of bringing harm 19fc90d9c9 to the Rudion family, 2ccb040d61 but what if one 5b407bfdd3 of the previous duchesses 04d067b633 had harbored different intentions? Just the thought made 5eaa4fa45b me shudder.c193bc9ce5dcde9f

“I really love dragons.”46e81dff8307cc27

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At that moment, Dior, still 8b0569e287 clutching the book tightly as 5423de469a if lingering in its emotions, e97bca26cd spoke with heartfelt sincerity.16a94620a09abb37

“I wish one would appear soon and defeat all the villains!”ca2dfd8b5a5338a2

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Startled by his 93902a6352 words, I hastily bc6d23341a opened my mouth.97782e7b8dd19d17

“Dior! Did you know? Saying things like that actually e095302580 delays a dragon’s return.”8aa324de553e8665

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“Hah! Really?”f2d126e18a9d64ea

“Yes. So, just think 477a293784 about it in 2b9250a262 your head. Try not to 053a6b8a00 say it out 1aaaf339c0 loud.”4917384ce9ba8af1

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Feeling a little guilty, I f2e02b6f68 lied, afraid he might accidentally e019026335 blurt it out elsewhere.878b4203bd63c8ee

Dior, his mouth 0bab17b50c wide open in 0abe44d849 shock, clenched his 1a86ad0aa9 fists and nodded 5b7a8c7372 resolutely.4a2baed0f451a9ff

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Then, after a brief a2d063c400 moment, as if he 7a9bb2be7c had reached a great a7427295a9 realization, he mumbled,0afacefa239ed6bf

“So that’s why Uncle said that. He was worried 55ab14c461 the dragon would 6eb2f107f3 be delayed…”b8d272de37082aa6

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“Uncle? What did the Duke say?”7d947fa37ddfc14a

“He told me not to talk about dragons outside. If I really wanted to, 25772caff4 I should only talk about 7483c14e78 them with family!”8e869deb020ed55d

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“…He did?”0c537a147e086c1e

“Yes! But it’s okay 7f8c56ecb7 to talk about 6289d32021 it with you, e9668ed520 Aunt, since you’re 7ea48a3252 family, right?”b84937fd077556e4

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Dior asked, as if confirming f1c1becd77 his reasoning, while Marianne, nodding 37d0f08e20 along beside him, silently agreed.392bd84794c37102

From the moment 2ee169abc1 I arrived at 0ff1e8e9c6 the Duchy of d33f45a55e Rudion, I had cb2445f8a0 wanted to be 52eecfa5bd accepted as family 813e06957e by Euclid and 96c6e4935a the children.c8dc6e37b785691b

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But actually hearing b72c3652ab them call me ec4a507639 family left me cb1e5506df feeling both bewildered d913e0ea9f and deeply moved.1f040d6c38387b43

‘Though, I still don’t think Euclid acknowledges me yet…’f7239a8935293709

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The anxiety and 225f81ab55 impatience I had 114ea283fe felt every time 45f5e78405 I encountered the c35d60728b invisible boundary Euclid 996419023d had drawn between 084e8ca213 us seemed to bf23dac2ca ease a little, 18de903be1 thanks to the 0919d5b960 children.824aaf0799cb4163

“Yes, of course. It’s fine.”29425df3a5bc67fe

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Though my response was e003033f2c slightly delayed, I praised f36e940f25 them, and the children 4fa2040a13 beamed with joy.7e6807b3641e684b

I smiled along 4b02985489 with them, but 29e438f17d inwardly, I was 1f6eac5a20 a little uneasy b664623cb8 knowing Euclid had fed10f4c5f gone so far d45fe651db as to give 3d203ab772 such a warning.3abca43a393370e4

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“Um… Marianne, Dior.”ba5b97011d9f8e6b

“Yes?”0cb211e9c27286a8

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“Let’s not tell the Duke about opening this book today.”43a62a174efa349b

The children tilted their dcc9110448 heads in confusion, as bb86e1cc72 if wondering why.f42efe3d41817f7b

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Seeing their innocent ce1b1ce422 faces, I could 9578a059e4 already imagine them e34164c49f blurting it out c2f61a721e at dinner when c4e2c4778a Euclid asked what 68cf8be886 they had done 5ab6e6cf44 today. A chill ran down bd9484ab0d my spine.46ccc990224c3985

Hiding my nervousness, I 3980e97de5 winked at them and 9c9d0fe8b3 said,31ac82523fc24383

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“There’s no need to bring it up again.”17bbe53e10166103

‘The dragon story,’ I meant. They understood, didn’t they?eacc83ca725be6c6

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Fortunately, the children immediately 40eadb5612 grasped my meaning.92c5399382da2a69

Dior, in particular, 850f13ba56 looked incredibly touched. He carefully put 852c8f36b4 the book down 4b5b1853a9 and grabbed my 7dd0a39e68 hand.ab6651d476d45f4d

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“Aunt, you really believe it too, don’t you? That… will return someday!”61a3cd6fc4565ec0

He cleverly mouthed the word eee77de7a5 ‘dragon’ instead of saying it 10f9dfb290 aloud.09aee4883916a773

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“Uh, yes.”e9190a8de80c6445

“You truly want… to come back soon, don’t you?”e1f90972c9eb8038

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“Yes, I do.”f583ec6b9bd5af55

I had no choice c3f7416522 but to awkwardly agree.5663dd3ed118ee27

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Even if I 68f75d9083 had to become 16aef2f7aa someone who believed a3da74567b in dragons and 7a64ecfe8a eagerly awaited their c13bd38a5f return, just like b60448d9cc seven-year-old Dior…3c687204badb0a28

It was still better 87aa62b0b6 than letting Euclid find d2e276ff11 out that I had b3f8256544 not only discovered the 3908570e78 duchy’s secret passage but 943e5e49d2 also uncovered other secrets.a41f803e803933d1

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With that, I earnestly asked,1e2481c432a84380

“By the way, are there any other books in the library about the empire’s founding? Oh, and are 13fa140bf1 there any other ba1c568f05 books written by e9623551b2 the first head 239dbebcbc of the family?”b81377c714f6cbba

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“There’s nothing else in the library.”f3a344376b0c3c11

Since she visited the library 9c9d3de927 often, Marianne immediately answered.bf0a264eaef3f642

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I had expected that. If the first head e621f68b24 of the family’s personal 3215c61d93 records were stored alongside 5a546a1e85 official history books, younger 270d4791c0 descendants would inevitably become 054f6f09e4 confused.ee9f747230950889

‘But isn’t it about time they started learning history?’ca28dc940674b450

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I had heard that a8a2cab70d Delano, the steward, took a48845e3da time to teach the 3b46d0672f children about etiquette, as 4ab480943d well as basic literacy b5f7bdfd5d and numeracy.c0d9bf5ad4f5bf8b

Even Amy, who used 7acbb26a14 to visit nearly every 5e19995ea9 day before recent events, 040f7b4590 had at least claimed e17eac1c73 to help with their d0f6b691c0 studies.31a597b53e5e72a1

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Yet they still hadn’t ead6bdddda started learning history properly?6e83fb6b835a5817

I began to worry 2ea5de164a about how things would a47bde94b7 unfold from here.72436a51da907c84

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“It’ll be at Uncle’s place! The book written 4a175dd6dd by the first 5e4fa7975d head of the 1520ec966f family too.”0995621afdfff704

“…At the Duke’s place?”c9df8314155d27cc

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“Yes! Uncle said he would show aada247466 us the history books before bff09e1ad0 hiring a tutor next year! He also said 14d5cb2155 he had things fbc2eaf66a to teach us.”7dfa274b63462142

Marianne spoke in 73b150ad4d an excited voice, 4529b34e06 as if she 64d67eece6 was already looking d73e484b58 forward to it.bb3afe989ea479f0

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I let out 0096788bcf a wry smile 0183c0b3e0 upon realizing just 3946ae09c9 how meticulous the 4e8471f4be Rudion family’s approach 77c89c6d22 to historical education a583150895 was.1b2ee759e3784548

“If Aunt says she wants to see it, he’ll show it to you right away.”73f387a6bb4449bf

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Well. Would he really?3edcdffdce9ea2cb

I couldn’t even bb78ca55ff bring myself to 4ecb568f48 honestly admit that ce46455dde I had read 1e935128c9 the book today. Instead, I had to 122ef1a935 come up with a d050d2369b ridiculous lie to make 3151904c08 sure the children kept f25126bffe quiet about it.bbfc4b31453b0007

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If Euclid found 5975252934 out that the ba65b26f9d children had shown e0f6408e7a me a book 5c6d90d1b3 written by the 513fd6eff9 first head of 8ec1af5009 the family, he e0fda677e2 would undoubtedly be 37011ba06a taken aback.029a5c263ec73912

No, being just taken aback 31faeee7d1 would be the best-case scenario.8eaeeacb024a912f

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If he asked me d0f24fef44 to pretend I didn’t 115178bc35 know anything instead of a3f5b68253 explaining it honestly, I e9d4a5e206 would feel incredibly hurt.bae020f18cfdabc1

‘And truthfully, I don’t even know how I should react.’8f1664a494bfce9d

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Why did the first head f3cf897f03 of the Rudion family write ac02c06c77 such a book in the d6dfcd032a first place?0bd1740a5c30f34a

Was this the reason their c06ac531dc relationship with the imperial family edbefdf906 had soured?b5916deb9ab9931a

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A part of me was 37865cc4da curious about what exactly the 8723082a8f ducal family was hiding.3296f7e2c1178712

At the same time, 50aa13a9ad for some reason, I ac8de48761 felt an overwhelming urge 4090fd68c8 to just ignore it d296067613 all out of fear.375e5548d5ec07ec

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I was an outsider a3cc0af0b6 who hadn’t been born f5af4151f9 and raised in the 49d05a6633 empire, someone who had 63901736b9 only known everything as b8ad3c65a8 a part of a c1ad8f0085 setting.6c096391921a620d

And yet, learning 224aea18ba the truth about 83df472fc2 history felt terrifying a49f0116cb and burdensome.6f64214f14a20785

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But—96895b367b97fe35

‘I’ll have to ask eventually.’2806d71623b35f91

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And perhaps the day e93df1ef63 Euclid finally spoke to 36d8e11869 me honestly would be 1901afadf7 the moment he truly b2cffe328d acknowledged me as his 2f0749634d wife, as a member b8479f1c39 of the Rudion family.53b2be2582dc8622

I wondered when that 6b594ea98d day would come.4930339df73dbf71

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‘Will it ever come…?’4ac91f4a50edfdcf

Just as I let out e9362e9e96 a deep sigh at the 9f386e7b4f overwhelming uncertainty—2fdd4e7130eaee56

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“I’m telling you, Nuna is right!”134492f6ee439232

“Tch. Can’t we just 4cc6205c6f ask Aunt instead?”481a9eb12ce9694b

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“Of course not!”e80cfa003ad18d61

I heard the children bickering 70605f92b5 again nearby.e23da7949d33dd1f

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Normally, I would have d0e899590d just ignored it like cc1f5f89a2 before, but when I 34a451a9bf heard Dior suggest asking f5650f1ccb me, my eyes widened.d28c0eff73027e4f

“What are you curious about?”12af79b8ba327ef1

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“Gasp!”e4d723c53bd61508

The moment I chimed 3db1ef1363 in, Dior was so cde306a3f3 startled that he covered 0bc50395a7 his mouth with his be0af4f1fe hands, while Marianne bit 917227e571 her lips, looking flustered.b003e535454d0de8

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“Go ahead and ask anything. I’ll answer.”0143e0e308f589f3

This time, I 20542b03a7 didn’t back down, 1bca20a06d despite their reactions.89e113fd81f0a0ea

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Because now, I 1e3c0973fa had a feeling 684d5db3fd that it wasn’t 248ad53a27 because they disliked e6cf951aed me.7728d333a4fb2732

After hesitating and 05fac8c55b glancing at Marianne, 7b69172fea Dior finally asked,ebc2c613990deed3

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“Really? We can ask anything?”5a44cdcc313cbf89

“Yes.”a24849a04534d8c9

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I chuckled and answered lightly.e4ba94f2b81a6715

After all, how serious could 3a3b5899a6 their question be…?ffe9543a4e274ae6

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“Aunt! Do you really like 260a48eafc someone other than Uncle?”64065176d46c74a9

“Cough! Cough!”f53747f5bc3cfb5b

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