IFLDMHF – Chapter 137

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1371015d162d7703af9

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“Waaaah!”888c0fb3994b1813

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“Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please look this way!”7fd1641b233fe89b

From the moment they entered 0fb8a5828f the capital, the streets leading 5eb927308c to the Imperial Palace were 012fb31fdd packed with crowds welcoming the f43ee2f6f6 Crown Prince and the Imperial 3d0663e421 Army.b5f4bc781a7ca8ae

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Kaiden, his eyes bloodshot from 6a6c2c0bb8 lack of sleep, was entirely 4bd95e09e3 preoccupied with the thought of 753e19dd64 finally meeting Evgenia.6eb2f7a51805855e

But as he saw 1fa3013f57 the cheering crowd on 79e4db22c5 both sides welcoming them 5a68e0c9f8 with excitement, he twisted 04418dde44 his lips coldly.da5b2ed661d4f0bc

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He had returned cbe4d5cf67 victorious countless times 156400d10e before.124e0484fd1bd998

Yet he had 2319fcc87f rarely received such 8905fb0024 a fervent welcome.9ef1c873ec217275

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Maybe once or twice at a58f967697 the beginning, but after the 97aa5ce648 Emperor began starting wars at 532b20f008 the drop of a hat, f6de2504f5 the public’s reactions naturally turned 83b621ab5e cold.7c6cb5fbca47573b

Even this time, they had 350dca2269 set off quietly at dawn, d20c7ae3e8 and yet now they were a783b5d65f being met with cheers. It was almost laughable.572b6395ae00da25

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The adjutant riding beside a22ca4c964 him seemed surprised as 0491301596 well and spoke with 16c334c3fd a puzzled expression.fb95b81859aa8bc8

“His Majesty seems to have put a lot of thought into the triumphal procession.”57bfc0eb7b10bce6

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“He probably spent a lot of money.”0f034a0cf1ea1634

At the Crown Prince’s cynical 60e6ae8b3e reply, the adjutant let out 5116ceae19 an awkward laugh.950352c7f5eeba95

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“Still, the people are chanting Your Highness’s name and welcoming you. Perhaps you could at least 178b7f3687 wave….”9d6ee2b49f463712

Ahem. At the sharp 3be7f47579 glare shot his bcccbea62f way, the adjutant 4797565153 cleared his throat 6c160adf5a and shut his 97097ead83 mouth.6b93a917748f5703

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It was the 26953558c9 day they were a1f94539c3 finally returning to c83ccedfe1 their homeland after e61b086721 a grueling war, a5b1da57f3 but the Crown 5ea8f090ac Prince showed no 80b9111b70 sign of joy.63980047a10fe926

The adjutant, well 10dc4ddc9c aware of the b581a73f91 reason, looked visibly 668e221f5a tense.3faab399225fff86

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He had hoped that 782d9beefb Kaiden’s fury would subside 52a2496ac6 even a little on 86089c42f6 the journey to the 61257c8954 capital, but it seemed 90de1a2ebc to have only intensified.295d3623ac117e0e

He would soon come face c4be9fa5b5 to face with Evgenia, now 05d0555b10 the Duchess of Rudion, and 6c8cd3a732 the thought of what might 986783c7d1 happen already filled him with cecf9ea719 dread.6ab8f31fd670a231

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At last, as they reached 3b81ee7f2a the entrance of the Imperial cda3c8d963 Palace—the final stop—the cheering grew 948037ab2d even louder than before.f78a44f629209eab

The Emperor and 36eafe08e9 the nobility were 53b552dbd3 all present.41d8f7313c9f0929

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Kaiden, who had worn a c1cce632ae consistently bored and annoyed expression, d4171e588f finally showed a flicker of cc6739440c light in his eyes.750e81225b0a9b25

His sharp gaze 374b5cdbcc scanned the area, 839eac1f6e and among the 922bb8b1b4 similarly dressed nobles, 59acb6f72e one person stood 7e100a5f1e out vividly to 790d8fb011 him.fabbe1b888eaedfb

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“Evgenia…”9d6d731d5355befa

A sound like a aff6dc5894 groan unconsciously escaped his 9c80cc0007 lips.9d51ad61962dd7de

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At the same time, a 3720767d22 storm of emotions surged within 27a37fbaad him.6b88e5b3f0115d97

Hate, anger, resentment… 406dcc00e0 most of them a37d954bda negative.6363d8569cd372b1

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But among them, undeniably, there 1eab03ba07 was a sliver of something 1185bd8518 else.7c4333c6f04f26f1

Joy.7ee553983a1a9f49

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‘No… maybe longing.’66c1580d9eb35819

He had thought of 38b16919e1 Evgenia every single day, 05377cd37e without fail.85268315e7f86f45

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He wanted to see 30b94bf07d for himself.1ca7c913080a08e1

He had many 41b273c028 things he wanted 95388bbb80 to ask.01f1005f82c2625a

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And eventually… he knew he b919eadb0d would get angry.c29a557f7e131b3a

But before all of 7163793fff that, just seeing Evgenia’s 54b3a8bbbd face brought him inexplicable 7f102b9f5b joy, and it felt 99deda6a0b almost foolish.463968b8d2efff04

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The murderous intent that 3843612eb0 had once driven him 97b6e49291 mad vanished like a a78a02492a lie, and his heart 842ff2f9f5 began to race.f173dd73881f37f5

It was then—ff933f96c0390617

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“You’ve returned safely, my son!”ff2ff7acbb413aef

The Emperor, who had cb38a9250a never once acted as eaf6cc4a1f a loving father, suddenly 275dd56dfc stepped forward with a ecd5b004e6 booming voice.eecebbc96770cbf3

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It felt like waking fe13238ae8 from a dream.df06ea45a021900a

Kaiden forced himself 009fa4ab48 to tear his 031fdcb57e gaze from Evgenia 919c513a71 and dismounted.746d6d7edcf17d4e

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Then he dropped c71afda173 to one knee 88e95a926d and bowed his 9039e0c350 head.7d3e38690906cf43

“I greet His Majesty the Emperor.”ade024d417d8e5c8

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“……”43fb040fb1d2b48d

The Emperor, intending to put 0c8222169d on a show of a 1c01523dc8 warm father-son reunion, curled his 9c501916d3 lips in displeasure as Kaiden c6c05a8350 showed no such willingness and 83f79f4532 instead kept his distance.116818f4ce9e45f5

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Of course, the plan fb4d5195cd had been to put fb938dded8 an end to the fb9aea7841 rumors surrounding the Imperial 8cc2372cb6 Family and the North, a9b9a7ee7a and to reassert his eb51a580f2 authority. He had gone 6c9b5dfa73 to great lengths, 45e84e7e5b even bringing the 778c4dca2c High Priest for 9e4e6dacf9 the occasion.5bdf3adde858cd0b

But Kaiden, ruining 207be2b9a8 the mood, was b9522327f0 utterly displeasing to aef81f7679 him.1891e8053a9a2574

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Especially since the 801d9c3d38 Emperor had just 070581b06f had an unpleasant 820a43d303 conversation with Evgenia, 31bc7cf429 and somehow felt 7c43983a90 it was Kaiden’s 8822597d1e fault as well.b45a3daa49fa08b6

Still, thinking of the enormous 638d6b33d3 sum spent on the celebration 6b50410b25 and banquet, the Emperor forced 145e0a15e1 a bright smile.f7a70909c309bb82

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“To see you return safely from the frontlines, I feel so—”6fe372d98738876d

“—Sick to your stomach?”61c68d1a57ba405b

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“—so sick to my stomach!”751c4bd1a04a4389

Gasps and sharp 6353b4f963 intakes of breath 0404cc531a could be heard 81f33dd3cb all around.53cb7ad60dbce62d

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The Emperor realized a beat 41c47b47a8 too late that something had d61f1a6f4c gone terribly wrong.0efea7831c9b752f

He had meant f8184179f9 to say he f64261b325 was proud…85455c73e7b368b8

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But what had 721f037d09 actually come out 2062bbe648 of his mouth 40c2f09f0a was completely different.de68139cdc349d39

Flustered, the Emperor instinctively e801fa9841 looked around.b605be485abb3712

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It was a moment becc5c50c8 meant to be a c9ca271468 grand imperial address to 265e7231ab the war hero Crown 433362ad97 Prince.0adb5e00f2251a4a

But Evgenia, seemingly indifferent, 851bb28a15 was bent over checking 28c6e5ddbd on a young boy’s c6275b1bda condition.3fd2af5a175a5dd4

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The little girl d72d617331 next to them fb870f0422 whispered softly,ccf980aff5b0693b

“I think it’s because he had three bowls of ice cream before we came.”17b7125fe6bffb55

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“What? Three bowls?!”ec3efe417ab88881

Startled, Evgenia quickly 026dd94467 checked on the f7b1267163 boy again.2295b00b544c1e23

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Kaiden, watching her, momentarily 039e4ea75f doubted his eyes.3949f2212187fb6e

The Emperor cleared his throat d1e2bd09e6 loudly.d6897c2bc9069c83

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If she had spoken 8de55c7a71 loudly, he could have 08f9e7c217 at least shot her 5c135d9704 a glare.ab9f229633ab0c67

He was annoyed by her 07e118c12f lack of attention, but even df294dddf2 more disconcerted by how his 83031b8d96 own mouth had involuntarily repeated 9bea2f4ea6 her words.1fae4e030bda61d8

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More importantly, the boy 2868c6c545 really did seem unwell, caa4bb54e8 and criticizing her felt eda349fc0e petty even to him.8c47123363a56b17

To make things 48490d6951 worse, the child acb95bb5a2 belonged to the 7718f5777a Duke of Rudion, 3ef41ea174 known for his 755c3966f2 strained ties with 425b65f5e2 the Imperial Family.70d5102ee14964f0

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In the end, the 66e2beb28a Emperor turned his gaze 5b859c4822 back to Kaiden and, 6685eaba2f as if nothing had 5c23f891ab happened, began again.ee1166a310838713

“Kaiden, you truly went through much. Your victory will ff73455a87 forever be recorded 2484874001 in the history ac68d4a95b of the Elios 70b5053456 Empire—”9bf34e7f9d07a2c3

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“As a complete mess.”17ff1b97fac26db4

“—as a complete mess…”2e0fe472156b4faf

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This time, he realized his 1fec4cbc10 mistake mid-sentence and hastily shut 8808af6317 his mouth.3a487b929919a50c

But the damage was done.2d240405304fbf0b

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A brief silence 51f7e0f7e1 fell before murmurs e2e4b0cd5c spread through the e0d4baa840 crowd like ink a46753096f in water.146660a3c89b055c

Some people covered their 5945015675 faces to hide their d0c3103e9a laughter, others stood frozen 97aed79423 with their mouths agape.6ec07ea1154b0ad0

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“Ha…”023552ec41ef74c6

Even the Crown Prince 3f50dfe548 let out a disbelieving ba371163a7 smile.fb3f16c2729dadae

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The Emperor’s face turned 711f6fe3f3 bright red with rage, 6b0e49bfc0 convinced Kaiden was mocking 16808dd454 him.14e9e08a75b7e989

But contrary to the 806622795c Emperor’s assumption, Kaiden didn’t 4542375377 care about the verbal b43a1f8cb2 blunder at all.8b2ab08a8cfa636c

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Even though it sounded 6005e4cc4c like a curse condemning 1214a563d5 his victory to the 34ff949fb7 shameful footnotes of history, db8e763497 he was indifferent.cf656f0016aea0a5

Kaiden only had eyes f894161efc for Evgenia.f1f345daceff64c2

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The way she 44dd43a277 looked at the 6a2a90fa47 child—soft and full e20a8eebe9 of concern—was so 5bef1e989a shocking it gave a6348c9ad4 him chills.bcb19481d41bd2fe

He had vaguely assumed 9b080acf3e he would marry Evgenia e88376d7a6 one day, but never 113934b459 once had he imagined 6127d981b4 her with a child.86f060c5a16e3c22

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He had seen how 71ee5658b4 coldly she treated the fd0576edf2 family who loved her e8a783439e and had never expected 3ecdf3c628 her to be a cada8bea0b good mother.9993e2763884f4b5

But now—who was this 0aa6b23060 gentle, attentive woman caring 26e4865f24 so tenderly for a 1aaa6d7d6f child?c9c419678a6d2321

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It was definitely Evgenia, 9133d8c372 yet she seemed like 5202c714de a completely different person.69fb7e6e0c5c55db

And at that very b70d7538e1 moment, Kaiden suddenly became 0b6cb4dc3e aware of a piercing f1bc4e5f50 gaze, so intense he eb9d28da72 wondered how he hadn’t 8d8de8703b noticed it until now.cc75b5bdace68139

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Standing beside Evgenia was b8e4d7a3d5 a golden-haired man, shining b6f5adec42 as if he had c313a5bb30 gathered the light of 0508167337 the sun itself, staring 56d84f8252 at Kaiden with a 7db474dca5 stony expression.7e87d82b2db7c36f

That was when Kaiden realized.e394246b679bb3f8

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That man was the Duke 45b499c01e of Rudion—the one who had adad168dea taken Evgenia from him.ba5710762669da98

Even though Kaiden knew Evgenia f813ee176d had wanted and initiated the 8d414c61dc marriage, it still felt as 6c3ce085f3 though she had been stolen 60c86897c6 from him.2b40c817efe967b9

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Then he noticed that 4e95bd3d75 Evgenia was wearing similar ffaf9e5505 clothes to the Duke 1709bdf7d4 and the children standing e445e4e2d0 next to her.52bca299d09bb729

That’s when it a799ce5c34 hit him—he had 2e1d46b019 been left behind.4742e4eba3b17a88

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A bitter laugh escaped him.e920bb0b1654e76e

‘Don’t tell me… he had kids?’9900ddcb0c76512a

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Did she choose a a2fda6045b man with children just 3bf41334d8 to spite him?bb0f36843efe2af4

The smile quickly vanished 03efebd987 from Kaiden’s face, and a434de50e7 his jaw clenched with 14bcfd0948 an audible crack.806c7372d56048d5

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Still checking on Dior’s condition, 3787c5f211 Evgenia finally sensed the tense 2124513037 atmosphere and hesitated as she 1825a4e896 stood up.fd50e642a4faf169

Conscious of the attention now f3e893e307 on her, she spoke awkwardly.e8b3e11029b1c387

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“I think he should see a doctor.”6cc425a42cedda7d

The Duke of 2856c4865f Basilion quickly responded.3d5c0eb677f5b72e

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“I’ll contact the physician at the ducal estate. Go wait in the carriage 07dc3abc1f for now.”510ab51fcffe9f3c

Evgenia understood he meant 4549c7d691 for her to avoid 58fce009b3 the current situation and 3667fd442f nodded, signaling to Euclid.dc361cfbce21eee3

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She gathered Dior and Marianne bb88d56c76 and turned away.95b94115618b5202

It was the right decision.d9bf6394e5b51fd1

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The Emperor was on c326dee0d4 the verge of exploding.5f5b4f5b432a2f3f

He had never experienced bcd51dbde4 such humiliation in his c038f4809d life.0be0682694cbcd98

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It hadn’t even bf78832b03 been Evgenia’s fault—just 153ba83111 his own slip 2e65a39687 of the tongue—but 30c519a40d the carefully arranged 365e0bb708 celebration had gone a3f1a54b48 completely awry, and 07149e181f someone would likely cd2b753215 bear the brunt 6f4e1698f6 of it.5345967882df5bab

As everyone watched tensely, 2c437d3391 reading the mood, one 77de448e94 man stepped forward as 7a071fa471 if to shift the 18d302fe21 atmosphere.0e9e3c128c8699bd

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“Your Majesty, may I now proceed with the blessing?”84516a9ffa629999

It was the High Priest.4b2a4e1347a5fc05

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Seeing Damien, the Emperor 463dbdb68c barely managed to suppress 10b8aae51f his fury and nodded.d03ce38d9080e3ba

“Please do.”7e8c4a29bb88768b

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A collective sigh of relief 004b080132 spread among the tense crowd.3a632aef44714426

None of them could 1bbcfbdebd have imagined what was 8125e57b8e about to unfold.dab2736e64b36f42

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Meanwhile, Kaiden saw f0309379fd the Duke of 1ec93c4f94 Rudion casually following bb7839808e Evgenia with long, 292c657bd7 confident strides.ca6bf845fa209a14

It was the final straw.23a71d4a1575d7ea

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Just as Kaiden bba3103b05 instinctively began to da4bb5b76c rise—c49759a75420dbe8

“Stay where you are.”0ebf44b6981629f9

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Damien had suddenly appeared 76eef9a1a4 in front of him 7e5aa989fe and blocked his path 8670c28ee6 firmly.573507947131f315

Staring coldly at e94cd7e2b4 Kaiden, Damien began 5ec69db7e1 to speak slowly.98785c98e479f23b

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