IFLDMHF – Chapter 129

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1296b22f15522ecb867

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That’s right. We were currently riding 173a09145c a magic carriage on 70cc300e47 our way to the 5e86e555aa capital.f195fc984e79ae51

Not long ago, d981f42093 the children had e6730fbcc6 been excited just d1c9110c89 to take a e4e1b82f88 short trip to 900b2392cc the duchy, and b88d62a00a now, we were 55fb9f4da9 heading beyond the 212acfb602 North all the cf055ba347 way to the c120afa9b5 capital.dfb219baa7f8b1d6

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— This is my first time going on a trip in my life!5841659a38379be4

— Yeah! I’ve never been 3d79620f21 this far before.a1ff855d92ab10d5

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Naturally, Marianne and Dior could b117be1d74 hardly contain their excitement from 9559bf78b4 the moment we departed.76df9a789295204a

They huddled together by the e5cbb2cefb window, staring at the passing 4e4a245d5c scenery in awe, and later, 4b5b60a836 they even giggled at the f926d0328e changing shapes of the clouds.adda2a69d6cc01e4

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Even today, a full 46a1bcff79 day after our departure, 283b682633 nothing had changed. When I pulled 90fec43c56 back the curtain, 053f902fac the children quickly 9712f8eb2a closed their mouths.26e3fa8207bbba59

Their faces made it b42111b283 obvious—they knew all too 3b90f0c312 well that if they 1f0f85ec92 brought up my weak 4811ad4338 constitution one more time, 517628a8aa something inconvenient for them ce1aaf5e94 would surely happen.6956fdc01e80f8cc

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I couldn’t help be88ff86bc but laugh at e9520047b0 their transparent expressions.d0129870a568565f

As Euclid also smiled, the 7f11fb6d9e children, watching us carefully, grinned 385fd8b4bd in return.71875e3c433c353d

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“My wife, please have some warm water.”f0e1b024aaa12835

“I’m really fine…”7a80f47e1054d7b7

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While the children 978ed5b65a clung to the a23388947d window, enjoying the a921ff7a93 view, Euclid handed dd6c685230 me a glass 9db6e1ee2e of water.3705fe05209d18da

‘If he really wants to warm me up, instead of sitting across from me, he should sit beside me and stay close.’d1e9f714145e7f90

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Honestly, even just 2c0036b922 holding my hand be12aa2136 would be nice.cae6eb2e8c1d1ebc

That alone would 2962833952 warm me up.a03d5fc4493232c7

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Of course, since the 0bf159126b children were in the a1f6881a75 carriage with us, such 3c315fdcb3 a thought had to 055ec51c85 remain just that—a thought.58a708a47acc3bc1

‘Now that I think about it, this really is emotional.’35c2fc62f27138e3

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Back when I 39c448f09a first traveled to a45330377f the North, I f3ce73a644 couldn’t even ride cedf719356 in the same 976647d03b carriage as Euclid.ca90fb2a773aa59e

That was all thanks to 634c0a0567 Sionel’s consideration, thinking it would e2af98fc2d be uncomfortable for us both.6c02fbe7519637bf

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‘Looking back, it was completely unnecessary.’a4627ddc017c46a8

I was grateful for 1c558c1c77 the magic carriage she bb8e33a5f3 gifted us, but still.de9713c1f5128922

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Anyway, things were different now.c6ef8efe9ba31f7c

This time, it was bc03bc1788 only natural for me 0a21cbfd3b to ride in the b052f3bfa9 same carriage as Euclid.e80d9bcd07e63fef

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And not just that—I 5c2a09c63a was traveling with his 38ec23d3a9 niece and nephew, the e56688aec6 very children I had 17337bed36 wanted to become family aa0e150bd7 with!9e1b1c9285e9e451

‘This is what you truly call a triumphant return, isn’t it?’059a6e47886dfb52

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Feeling pleased, I quietly 6e6d1f0110 observed Euclid as he 1a0da3ce06 handed out drinks and ac3073676c snacks to the children.667c579ec29d0d28

It was unexpected.eb53edf2e097b4a3

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‘I thought for sure he’d leave the children at the duchy.’12eb905e2e598d54

At our wedding, Euclid d9619933db had insisted that the 02cacf8c2c children were too young c71cd590c1 and had never left c23e895a38 the North before, so 79c211db32 he didn’t bring them f9bdfb80b2 to the capital.3d1361733f9281ae

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But I had a feeling f40ffffa8e I knew the real reason 95685e72ef why.53584a6b075bbb20

No, I was almost certain.fc9efdf9f49479b2

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He didn’t want to expose 0a84a45e05 the children to the outside 9e2a992808 world—to the Imperial Family, to a75bd8d996 be exact.693bfc0370d91e82

I couldn’t say for sure 1c62dfbdd5 whether he suspected something about 9f92578bcb the deaths of the late 763c55597b Duke Rudion and the young 58f6766c9a lord.33dfde39aa486f47

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But since the Rudion Ducal 40c73505f6 House clearly held secrets in b5c3ab7c60 opposition to the Imperial Family, c6223c8962 he must have been cautious 1b91eb0b10 about putting the children in d77ef04518 danger.2b1c2fe6749b4ee9

And now, even though our 1b0cca8249 schedule was more relaxed than d808d82c79 during the wedding, the overall 86e597e676 situation hadn’t changed much, so 290d0b72e9 Euclid’s decision this time seemed 22892acc9a surprising.6f692e31ae8d6c6e

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Of course, the children’s 45b03e9113 reaction to our trip e5baa72ab7 had been quite intense.a11b22ed060c8c8c

Perhaps because the oppressive presence 14ae2a2d91 of Amy was gone and 6fdf38dab9 they were finally free of 8a3d1af8e1 the guilt of deceiving their 2772735027 dear uncle.b88812b17e243c1c

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The children had begun expressing 44f6c8fbc9 their feelings much more openly 7990595dbe than before. They even asked 8fef2f0f80 if they could b2d01c187b come with us de83164191 to the capital 3e1218778c first.dca1415140811beb

— Honestly, not being able to attend the wedding made us really sad.111c7bc0b67af4ae

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— Yeah! I wanted to 33f0a6a72e see Uncle’s wedding, 243b095d2e too…ecb4a94515c058f3

— Can’t we go to the capital this time?b5fa3a03e72d7622

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– We’ll behave, we promise!e3cfd542b08b6e5b

Even though I hadn’t spent b33bf861dd that much time with them, 1d4825279e I found Marianne and Dior’s 397258bba0 honesty both admirable and endearing.cca45da73fcca541

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So, for Euclid, c8bcf2ee6c it must have c65d2aed90 felt even more 6f0ee24c2e touching.d7841c001cf5c3b8

And that must have a272a593dd made it even harder 84e170fa7d for him to tell 7b8b66b30d them they couldn’t go.235dcc6c761bfb18

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That’s why I 14cec09394 planned to play 5d7ba5e8bd the bad guy a623efdadb for him.22d1725a745d9ba4

But then—fe484cb58ecde201

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— Alright. Then let’s all d9bab2ac05 go to the beae5f44f3 capital together.d1f5928207ec3be5

Just as I 394d558ec2 was about to 863da2ad4a scare the children d7e508d218 by telling them 5bcaca1d2f how terrifying the ae7e233a72 capital was compared b8e5bd68e5 to the North, f5c3ca45ab Euclid’s answer caught 316981eb93 me completely off 201b886664 guard.4fc67f02517a15dd

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Of course, it didn’t e7201f434a seem like he made 4f352f5a8d the decision lightly.23326fa014b08b0a

I could sense 7b2ed3e299 a strange resolve e58025531c in his expression.8271a83cee5b3e08

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At that moment, I realized—163bb6c2c7238e1d

Euclid had changed.eccdbdef2756b0f6

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I didn’t know 4e0ca9a7af what that change 9499a0f59b meant.ccae7e9e6b6ea4c4

But whatever he did, 30fde2084b I would stand by a43d679eb4 his side, protect him 9da9d0d8b3 with all my strength, 083898aeeb and even pave the 684cf7151b way for him if a562e126ef necessary.b58734b447f71c5b

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‘That includes this trip to the capital, of course.’f2c6d273bc3aae73

With that in 60266b36ef mind, I suddenly bd56f467ee felt a sense 4d9b5e0282 of urgency.230cbf0b7294bf0d

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Not just because 9eeea767f8 I had more dfd28b0b65 people to look 6105a43fe8 after.09ec1bf66caec8e4

— Aunt! Are there really that many 85c771c60a people in the capital? And huge buildings, too?5ca923c3b4955ae9

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— …Well, it is the capital, so yes, I suppose so.ecc6e2451a3a7b65

— And there are lots of fun things and delicious food, too, right? Is that true, Aunt?a619027373f648b3

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— …Uh, yes, I guess.c15b83216f4d8d61

I pretended to be a 35b9a94fc8 native of the capital, but fd823a1f65 the truth was, I knew 77a2af4b7c almost nothing about the Empire’s e1f1a77bff capital, Elios.f3ca1ca1f82bc7de

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I had spent my entire 9737904c8b time at the Basilian Ducal 5d310be2df Estate, only stepping outside for efb082d64f the first time on my 76ea5088a0 wedding day.a1bb1a73fb74fd91

In reality, I wasn’t much cc27b4801e different from the children who 8c87d95595 had never been there before.da922780da9363a7

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‘But I have my ace in the hole.’430c64e6f37e247a

Anne.02038baf378372a8

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If I simply 82c480dcfb gave her a 74006ab897 hint, she would 67f230b7cd guide us through 92e5ede597 the best routes 9a89600f65 without fail.7dcc4576ffc84494

All I had cd50741713 to do was 434a0268ce act like I 3ca877d806 knew what I 96cf65b1ba was doing.e96f70008fa4f4cd

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Just imagining walking through the 3813820020 capital streets with Euclid and e1a2b97648 the children brought a smile 131aad4748 to my face.0970bdd6e4c816e7

“Aunt!”c3b1988bfdd8d1de

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“Yes?”64450c71013bbad5

“You said we’d visit the house you used to live in when we get to the capital, right?”f5307ca799181945

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Before we left, I 1bb5fe1e2f had mentioned it briefly, 3c44710b69 and Dior was now 05b84d5b4d bringing it up again.1a15680d8e01e919

I nodded.129016df2700338d

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While investigating the c0f12b45cc relationship between the 87447a8a2f Imperial Family and 29b852663e the Rudion Ducal e88baeec7b House, I discovered caeb8cd9ee that the Rudion d3b06e7ae0 mansion in the b8fa8da6c9 capital was essentially 7e7bc54765 an observation post 2870325bfa under Imperial supervision.2c952afc36e33182

I couldn’t let Euclid ddbafabfb6 and the children stay 26084383a8 in such a place.66ea317ad5e80ffa

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So, I had already ed1688d44d gotten Euclid’s approval and 2ddd7f31b9 reached out to the 20f79d855a Basilian Duke, requesting to c7548aeadb stay at their estate 26666167b4 instead.263886ccba0ac6f4

Naturally, Duke Basilian was overjoyed.eb78550b4bbee50c

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I did feel like I 5bc60aea46 was giving the Imperial Family 31be5ac302 an excuse to meddle, but 3b9786383f that was easy enough to cffaa16c52 explain away.eec3a5ca8876a86b

‘After all, I’m the infamous villainess, Evgenia.’079060710242cbd2

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No matter how 3391a44c6a fancy the mansion e5728b6b09 given by the bd82432150 Imperial Family was, 70108ef3ee it couldn’t compare 13581ac660 to the Basilian 95cb8c54b8 estate.ebef2169ef59f1d5

If I insisted c84e29f353 it was my e79ca95094 personal preference, no 139af57164 one would question 86d4ab72ec it.8b5419b0ebbc66bc

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‘And if they do, I’ll make sure to teach them a lesson.’b40cd66e43bcb4a4

No matter how 56a1a7cac5 I looked at 0b253bed9e it, I was c3f367e2e5 lucky to have 66b90fa3f5 reincarnated as a 069438bc84 villainess.0b2168fff2ae32b1

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But unlike me, 7968ce144f who was feeling 4be87e254b relieved, the children’s 3d1a95bd53 expressions had stiffened.b025a00d77c59f50

With a nervous look, 608a3a44b1 Marianne asked,3c25a3d2c5bb3d32

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“Then… will your family be there, Aunt?”c7cdf04eb950afe5

“Hm? Well… yes, they will.”460c7146e3a80cbc

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I hesitated briefly b043c2499a at the word 5ea6ce4467 ‘family.’1cb7bd38e480e451

Not because I 8156323a21 didn’t consider the b645ce19fd people of the 822602f82f Basilian Ducal House 9c739fdb0e as my family c4a7329fb0 anymore.bca469f499c45746

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Rather, I was more concerned 72cbedf4b6 about how it would sound 4d41bdf7f6 to the children, who had 949639f53b lost both parents and had c1d147f910 only their uncle as their 55985e2a29 sole family.6baff731bc7123af

I hadn’t considered their feelings 6bad31b391 when deciding to stay at 2d0c41ba93 the Basilian estate.81d9aac143734be6

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Meeting my former family ae69ec422f was inevitable, but living 99c27d3641 under the same roof 6a34b91906 might feel awkward and 164859be37 uncomfortable for them.fbc80a02af45c6b8

“Who in your family will be there?”3c1b5acfaf2ddb5d

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“Hm… My father, my older brother, and my two younger siblings.”20d702af9c0290cc

Hearing the unexpectedly 50c39c171f large number, Marianne a9731cc915 and Dior’s eyes 8024c69bc4 widened.dcad1fb97d0b892f

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“You have younger siblings, too, Aunt?”89a457f28f91aec0

“Yes. A younger brother and 9d978629f1 a younger sister.”be732b89fde8ad92

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Technically, my younger 0fe5ea11e1 sister was a 71c7cc75c6 cousin, but since 5a96f4f216 we lived together ecf17e7feb and were closer 6115b5acbd than most siblings, 064283c899 it didn’t matter.9e75c77312a49afa

I shrugged lightly, 1419a460b6 only for Dior 766b14d568 to ask a a56cf0a43f piercing question.c635c1edd076b0c0

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“Are you close with them?”e06eb69cf19ffcce

“…No.”e1901f91f1c98b89

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Euclid’s gaze lingered on me, dfaa20679d but I couldn’t lie.306d4c0240631c73

“I’m not a good older sister like Marianne.”a1ee6f3958532dbb

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I gently patted Marianne’s c7db7e129f cheek, and she hesitated 89039bc2e6 before asking softly,e0520a8b88a65b8a

“Do you ever miss your family?”935b6c2289a77f2e

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“Hm? Not at all.”46adcba5a4e65d0c

My honest answer 8d98825818 made Marianne and 2a92600238 Dior exchange glances.b18324b12fd14539

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Their expressions brightened, as if b96b1d9827 they had just been reassured.27ac63fdb270532b

Unable to hold back, f2c62f3e1c I asked,8d68e0806a64b409

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“Are you worried about meeting my family?”d46d0eb592877e09

“What? No!”e3fcaabb8b10433a

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The children frantically shook 76a1178c6e their heads.ce7a322851c470a9

But their reactions were suspicious.160f719e46074ab9

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Narrowing my eyes, I 37188cecd7 stared at them until 2c4ed86dc3 Marianne hesitantly confessed,779cbc717b801b49

“We just didn’t want you to miss them too much, Aunt.”beb6c4d195d95089

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“Oh…”d5992556c2d2a275

“And… honestly, we’re a little worried that your family won’t like us.”56930f6400d83ddc

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