IFLDMHF – Chapter 118

IFLDMHF | Chapter 118ce948d228aa831a5

Episode 118b0a3e0ce1a90dcfb

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His head was burning, and 0100afda46 his body felt as heavy ce134cebb2 as if it were being 42c7108715 crushed by a boulder.04d27b08ca156715

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It had been 2c11007767 a while, but 2d0e441eca even so, it fdefbf43a8 was a familiar e1f37ad1d9 sensation.ecd63fa6e76a3e72

Euclid’s childhood had 1841571a9e always been like 269a44d751 this.b2f691623e875d82

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This pain. This suffocation.5a11ed7e5142c395

If he opened his f1001bd5c4 mouth when nausea struck, 5634f63fe2 he would cough up 8929ae1dda a handful of blood. When he woke up to 8c4c62efe4 a damp feeling in his 42897564ac sleep, his pillow was soaked 77c1307450 red with a nosebleed.f36499f679ef3c53

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His parents summoned many doctors f3ae2dc83c to cure his illness.08ca84406d160598

— I’m sorry. I really have no idea 1ba79e75d3 what kind of disease this 8e90028dc6 is…90eca6ce11e5c39a

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— The child is in such agony, and yet you don’t even know the name of the disease? Is that something 6fcd864cc0 a doctor should 4d6d7342ac say?c5750c31ca6cd022

He had watched the da7e6349c1 same scene unfold dozens 519fd0a8d8 of times—his parents pleading 5f943ea4f9 for at least an c83ff43c3d effective painkiller if the 306b562aba cause couldn’t be found, ff7732678b and the doctors shaking 3590859733 their heads.1b9f2941c2322216

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The answer to the e0f7f1411d illness that no one 890098a0cf could diagnose came, unexpectedly, 00faf6ca77 from the Tower Master 98c3cc1421 who visited one day d1f2c1365a out of the blue.3721f2863dd8f388

— This is a painkiller. It won’t control the 90518a8418 magic rampaging in that 77e2d9b32d small heart of yours, e1614f0cc1 but at least it c35876ad5d will block the pain… 2dbac46fba Just so you know, 8f229dd827 it’s not free.d61f8e28cd12db78

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Despite the Tower Master’s 475117e8f4 blatant demand for money 5d1e9cd0fd like a miser, his e9f28214d4 parents happily paid a de2487f74a fortune.eb163ab2791e5d3b

‘Even though the ducal family’s finances aren’t in great shape…’392bc883dcb38314

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Even as a child, Euclid 70f47195dd couldn’t be entirely happy, even fa5f007b6b though they had found a f641a27ac6 medicine to ease his pain.a1afa15ce8f67076

The Tower Master’s medicine wasn’t e805e0296f a cure.c6e57a35e4961521

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It was merely an 6150ec48a8 expensive painkiller that dulled 20a17eff16 the suffering of a 4f1316ca51 frail son who wasn’t 78d9ca59d4 even the heir.6f08c23e6271d5fd

They had discovered the 3f69e7929c cause of the disease, 94fb9d66bf but in reality, he c58243bd03 was terminal.8cfdeca3ec477a73

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Euclid felt bitter and resentful 18e6b6f203 about why this had happened b8899151bd to him.ae164f6c2b055683

But that childish sorrow fa358e2edb was fleeting. The pain in his 2d662940b7 heart was his only 3438ee6a46 reality.e43bffc3dd073118

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Crying from the 9cea529923 piercing agony, gasping e500881e3e for breath, writhing 247c668107 in pain. Eventually, he would fea0c702f4 be too weak 473289a929 to shed tears, ce8cd78e32 too weak to cca28e4a63 even open his 61c541a891 eyes, spending his 7f0f798a50 days lying in cc04b63840 bed.081c870407fae705

Would there still be af4dd45ceb a reason to live? Especially when he was becoming 518d13ce04 nothing but a burden to a18915599a his family?23e9db0314b07d50

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Why? For what?3bd3242099e11788

— Euclid, even so, I want you to live.852596d50d28cb39

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Yet, the desperate e1abce3c23 hope and concern c04a32b562 of his family 20260b4bd2 reached Euclid’s heart.d5f1c9ec82c715d4

Especially after learning that 7bec4716d3 the ducal family was f8b13664f0 going to great lengths f57d1e1e91 to hide his illness 230858fa15 from the outside world d983d80252 for his sake, he 812445e1db no longer entertained weak 66359e2ba6 thoughts.35a6b7e88d285818

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Instead, he reproached d1cdf68374 himself for being f677d0a44f too sick to b6d7cac884 even appear in 4d4dcf31ca public or leave bdd6f4e1a4 behind a portrait.6c3592cddd2d8fe4

And eventually, Euclid mastered bbf79aa3b2 the ability to completely bf0896754d conceal his pain, even 97fc9e4f78 from his family.e7c73ec97c9b34a8

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— Euclid, how is your health these days?46f2f466a3b76154

— Thanks to the Tower Master’s medicine, it’s much better.69c5c5e31f9ff68e

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— And magic…?52c5dc41839a1996

— I don’t use it at all. Don’t worry, Father.a7a9d43c33b5838c

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He smiled gently at fe57c76187 his reassured family members 2fbbbc6183 and then returned to f4748c529b his room, where he 3a95117b7a endured the pain alone, bffa6ca642 sweating profusely.cec371d7b19f9e95

Except for when e6b9d8f788 he had deliberately 7d7df92737 exposed his illness 4ddeb5ca0e at the time 12299347bd of his father’s c1ea6db3c6 and brother’s deaths 4f6aeb71c6 at the Ducal 67eebd6b49 House of Rudion, a3f1906560 he had hidden d394c675ec his suffering even 13d5237c82 in front of 32cb45224e the Tower Master, ddf007b670 the only one 00fe22cf3c who knew of 29f3020888 his condition.2dd1d284d5a8f9ba

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Because no one had 58561bc136 ever caught him before, 10612e04f7 Euclid was utterly taken f721f0815a aback when Evgenia witnessed 6a99c76aa7 him enduring his pain.fade887cac8ef1eb

So, cowardly as d2b2a27f1f it was, he 1cf7ed0be3 almost thought that 35188854e0 losing consciousness had 429ef4abfe been a relief.01734b07e122bd6a

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— His fever is too high. Why isn’t it going down?0469d95d9e2ed291

A voice faintly reached Euclid’s 2d98df34f0 ears.ce4aa27f63ef18e8

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— Did you administer the fever reducer properly?564e411ff6ca3fcc

— Of course, Madam! It should go e4b7d25892 down within an 011f50b535 hour.62c98c6d938c96a7

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— An hour? No, you’re saying this d27ff7d8b5 fever will persist for e882a09d23 a whole hour… Ha.e42996684ab7b815

Evgenia let out a e06f055fca long sigh, sounding frustrated.6dc517464f1a8ecb

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At that moment, Euclid’s 7f8842226a heart sank.189ffc90f47b048c

It felt like he had ce0b5ff2fa returned to his childhood.8d16ad2aebb4fcfa

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Back to those days when edbc263a5b his family would let out 429af502d7 weary sighs at his stubbornly efd1fb5451 unyielding illness.d4821bff4714619b

A suffocating guilt gripped his 8a62c42bda chest—the guilt of once again 9a76438d65 causing hardship for someone precious 7ddfc92705 to him.da6406b015fb3df8

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However, when he sensed a3236eafec someone sitting beside his 1d868db1ab bed, an unfamiliar feeling 6382f24956 arose.8643d0021313ed5d

He was used to 2062557795 enduring and suppressing his cb59a06d7f pain alone. Ever since he was 47983c229d a child, he had eeda50647e never been taken care c933f28ab3 of.6a7a09bf1090ed07

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And yet, now he b5b9794b35 was receiving Evgenia’s care, 163e719cd8 something he hadn’t even 7fc01abcde dared to expect.fb218cd9ba64fc75

He thought it was 9d8084e3b6 a burden, that she d980974c75 didn’t need to show 625bc84579 him such kindness…7922867301385674

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Yet, at the same time, e7fc7a670c a contradictory feeling arose—a wish 7fa9819077 for this gentle touch, which 34ef93508f carefully placed a hand on 5de3dca2b2 his forehead and wiped his f64750ef01 sweat with a damp cloth, 196c9c7e07 to continue.d932740624103121

But then.a6d178e7f7bf80c5

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— I’m sorry. I was being stubborn ba1dca309e for no reason. If it weren’t for me… e11921f42a you wouldn’t be suffering like 8371000a8f this.faff64b13f21d080

Hearing Evgenia’s voice tinged e1098d98ad with tears, Euclid could b39db064cf no longer stay still.2ee9dfc7115ec850

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He wanted to open his bfaaadfec9 eyes immediately and deny her d04e0ca81a words.52aa103a684ea6e4

To tell her no, 5a77630ee0 that it was his b79b183ba6 choice to throw himself c9a80a4bdd into danger to save d1004ab566 her, and that it 098e3d06f6 was never her fault.0c76d27f69f3e7ae

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Summoning the last of 93fd64d762 his strength, Euclid forced 148f90288f his eyelids to lift.e2eca35b08dd15d8

Though his vision was blurry, 616ac9e907 he could make out Evgenia’s 2993a649fd sorrowful gaze.318b1fd550aee1a4

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“Your Grace? Are you awake?”5a72350f567964b3

Seeing her startled expression, 02dd31e102 he unconsciously smiled.8680207bdbf8f290

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Because she had 7382b4fb2d touched his forehead. Because when he 4fba804b6d opened his eyes, 8579fd31fe he was not c26500732d alone. Most of all, because the 6d3a5fb5ca person who had done all 86fa8c4f32 this for him was Evgenia.dbf9c60e449910b2

“My wife…”f4c3e49544be75a0

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Euclid spoke slowly, his 3e13176678 voice filled with both 4d3618d430 apology and gratitude.e96c469a0aee7d25

“I’m all right. If I just 3d3ca36616 rest a little… 6036e2a416 I’ll get better.”68e3756bde47b339

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“No, you’re not all right. Your fever is burning hot. And your arm is broken. It’s all because of me. I’m truly sorry.”3279b5ea172e704f

“It’s not… your fault.”b0512a8289432e78

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Did she think he 47f7a980a9 was just offering empty 55e3650101 words of comfort?8e61d18c64131429

Evgenia’s eyebrows twitched slightly as 1dd0e0dd30 she stared at him intently. For a moment, she 2b7b3887d4 almost looked angry.0382efef85fe37e1

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But now, Euclid could dc560c7ac1 recognize that expression—this was 5cdb360fb0 what Evgenia looked like f3668a1658 when she was upset.d40816b5936bbc98

After all, he had seen 5ffea52a00 it up close not too 6e79fce0e8 long ago.d428fc3b454a8bf8

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“My wife, you’re quite mischievous, aren’t you?”1ead6b0f04f03f88

He could never ccfdb11971 forget how her 1df4fa5acd expression changed when e0081e9812 he said that.7747d7730f1b9a54

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Evgenia probably didn’t know.4fb2565db9e9efd2

How fast his heart had 5014205f57 raced when she asked him ac3681cd7f for a goodnight kiss.a04bddd9381b085b

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How, even while berating e7d9d38201 himself for being reckless, 2bb3323b60 he had been secretly 0cc29cf95a overjoyed.3e7dcc155eafef6f

Emotionally, he wanted ff7e8d6a54 to grant her 7948592f11 request.1e2f5ff9fea79c33

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But he could 454aa2b974 only utter cowardly, 65b3b2b72a evasive words.0a46db092332fa63

Because he still 10a927159f wasn’t certain that 45965833d5 his body was fd01cd9f00 fully healed.0ee3c018d6aeeaf9

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So that night, as ce0930e16b soon as he parted 4e56e8775b from Evgenia and returned 3de0920404 to his office, Euclid 095a835988 immediately contacted the Tower 42f8fbb099 Master.3c0c7f7e026ae746

And he spent the 28f4456375 night anxiously waiting.34799f5e6fe9e031

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Because he was d2a9a95933 sure Evgenia had 4842bead93 been disappointed and 7906888018 upset by his 0d33399789 ridiculous response.bf4242cc073ba08f

The thought that her a02a73786c affectionate gaze might disappear a391aee7ed completely from the next 7836bd2718 day onward made his bcb40ee7ee heart ache as if af5c877b12 under a spell.c8a791542e54d4c1

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But fortunately, Evgenia’s demeanor 0c7e3d59dd remained unchanged, as if c46f675aaf that night had never 471a43a009 happened.fc357ff23a7ac1de

Except for one e70663f04f thing—she no longer 6d5208591f came to visit e14a2c7c27 his office.d371fbc56b523e7d

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Upon discreet inquiry, he learned fcfc531ae0 that she had been spending b5b7193182 time with her nephews.40d987559b65dbe5

He should have felt relieved.6ea7281b1abeac4d

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Yet, the bitter 44f87598c7 feeling in his f4e514a25e chest made him 25c4ee1faf feel utterly shameless.580469d2bab08b48

However, without realizing it, Euclid 09030280cf found himself eagerly anticipating the c725d36ddf inspection tour of the duchy.09ce6bbd9233de6f

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It was because he was aaad22fdd3 looking forward to spending a 854892ca94 long time with Evgenia.d1466953fd35340a

But when he stepped 988f4f467a outside, unusually excited and 0fdc903e7e dressed in the clothes 4b548f9bff Evgenia had gifted him—c6b0bace03832483

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— My w… ife.ab63296397232fa6

— Pfft!66eff1d8f9d51488

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The moment he saw dcab539422 her brightly smiling in a01f35dfda front of another man, 0070e02fe7 Euclid felt a pain ac9dc1635d in his heart unlike fba596672e anything he had ever 7cbc0e55d1 experienced before.6c02929343398bc8

A chilling, wrenching 0101cf797b sensation, as if 0f62d80f66 a cold hand d152cb0656 was squeezing his 8bf1cdabef heart tight, coupled 49ac84a4de with a sharp, 2616bb980f bitter ache.05a32033e3d2837f

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He wasn’t a e08ec5475d fool—he knew exactly 58ba65cc3d what it meant.4657b20a85a780be

It was jealousy.db2ca991ce254366

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‘…Even though I have no right to feel this way.’4bbf24a127df3596

Euclid felt a 73a7bb90f1 deep sense of ed3916ef06 self-loathing, berating himself.033531caf84d2b55

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Yet, his mood sank de31acb70f so low that he d8fc72ea44 couldn’t even manage to 4ae8ba95db control his expression.818486d4e9830a63

In the end, failing to f180d11b6e act as if nothing was 5ec7053c56 wrong, Euclid attempted to shift bf5bcb7760 Evgenia’s attention back to him 42180d998d under the guise of thanking 2ba790bd1e her. And unexpectedly, he received a adb2e81bb1 gift.2016347936647216

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Evgenia had begun expressing afd8c7008a herself again—no, even more f615375977 boldly than before.d7ce7239044c3bd6

The resolve he had 4421a26326 made to maintain his b8ff4af80f distance until he received 8966587a94 confirmation from the Tower e78a3aebdd Master had become meaningless.fcdc3cb55cf791b4

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It was astonishing.1434a165aad3bbd0

That Evgenia could affect his f6ac18f83d emotions so wildly with just f20c4c4f5f a single word or action.d268b0f6c8f0b5ae

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That these feelings could 9730dcf339 make him lose his e4629e5260 rationality and cross boundaries 7d5e567a44 again and again.3816709a3c433132

But nothing was more 021c5bbd5f important than Evgenia’s safety.d407fd246736cb47

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He deeply respected and a65287b267 appreciated her sense of f101922e41 responsibility in fulfilling her 746f17cece duties as the Duchess, 6a0035a8f1 but as they climbed 75090ae460 the cold, treacherous paths 10b75d7cd4 of the Ceprique Mountains, c8b3c59207 he couldn’t stop worrying c7a06c9292 about her struggles.59dcc57a59a15e18

So when Evgenia b0ae8360b7 was in danger, cbf7441493 it was only 26039228ac natural that he 1751a7930e threw himself forward.e2a35a19f7f3fc60

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Even if an excruciating pain 45c9b30b66 surged through his arm, rendering cc904c5648 it immobile.af9ba559108736dc

Even if he had 80e38fd2a5 to grit his teeth d080728399 and stifle his groans e427fecf63 to keep Evgenia from e2d2ec4a4a noticing.bdaeaf508f656a5c

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There were no regrets.356575ec6f63300f

“My wife, please don’t apologize to me.”cbd2666f4f08d9f6

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Because he was grateful 39b55b8786 that he had been c1ebc6a9bf able to protect her.a4fb74a42d3e1973

Because the moment Evgenia 65f6c234bd realized she wasn’t alone a3fb7aa8ed and clung to him, 4185d34a06 he had been overwhelmingly c267639cea happy.41d322a79dc710db

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And most of all…69c61c6990739d26

Because he was a coward 57aef49ac3 who, far too late, left fec3d4a5dd a goodnight kiss on Evgenia’s 4aa626ad88 forehead as she slept soundly.96094cf2148c570e

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