IFLDMHF – Chapter 140
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…Huh? What did they just say?deea8e5243867e90
I couldn’t help but dc30582175 doubt my ears.4ad7e54182253b4b
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No, it wasn’t 9a817cd961 just my hearing 0709f1635e that seemed broken.a07a843bb1e80479
“I’m really, really relieved!”557c45c2fa2d0165
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The face, tearful 5b55a74362 and full of 41ac2a529f joy, couldn’t be 8848c4c24c called a lie 4d30762ec7 by any means.e6eabe715ec47294
Seeing my flustered 10a427069d expression, the young 5a7d903f06 lady flinched and 07c9c7164a quickly let go 682bae7996 of my hand.973a7b2f4bbf3d37
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“Ah, I’m sorry. I was just b22771d47d so happy that…”7c0507a47dcd2e48
“Young Lady Odin, that’s not your only mistake.”165af22f1beff539
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“That’s right, she’s not ‘Lady’ anymore, she’s the Duchess. Even though you 508e7caa95 practiced several times 4733b0a4ed earlier.”ffc9e0ae30eaf421
The other young ladies 4c45f4c42f around her began to 084cf219aa lightly scold the girl bbe49a187e called ‘Young Lady Odin’.4b4a81a155752979
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Seeing that, I became even c91fbaa7d2 more dumbfounded.00d9a107690d01e5
Honestly, I thought b1a92ba35a it was natural 5262c2f404 for them to 96c41f86be harbor resentment toward c5f9287e8f me.c50c8a2c867f9167
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They had seen me ec5cf76319 clinging to the Crown c5f057b968 Prince with their own 314efef4ec eyes, so I even 3e90fb9495 thought they might believe 2c79646321 I was pretending to ca229b79ad be happy in my 87d1699b95 marriage out of pride.cf2613f3a418a208
But…b7b3f4196f8a4469
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“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”5da99b7c887b2650
Thinking maybe they c0e2802dfd were playing some 301cfead60 kind of prank, 5433abe8a1 I put on 7448f3a721 a stern expression. The young ladies, 8b3bef997d who had been 0a6bb1b1e9 chattering amongst themselves, b1a50db241 flinched and exchanged 637e181b22 glances.70195dd636fdd8d1
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A moment later, 8ad9ff42c9 Young Lady Odin 1fc74aa38c spoke up with 5a5a8b6f2f a resolute expression.822abeec9a150d4f
“We already know everything. So you don’t 2831b1e60c have to hide 3a5516c800 it.”ebcbbeb053cf50af
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“Know what, exactly…”f0c87121de0d4f4c
“The truth is, you don’t like His Highness the Crown Prince at all, do you?”b7882b0af4c717c6
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“…!”2f5c75fa56e90542
Frozen at her unexpected words, 42a06de1e0 she smiled at me with 17c7568f5f a pitiful expression, as if e09a6b9e8f convinced she had struck a a3b6e45e15 nerve.8b6d570de9f3a932
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“Thank you for bearing the label of a villainess so that others wouldn’t fall victim to His Highness the Crown Prince.”fb0b0f216126f2b2
To summarize what they 4a92a60b16 revealed afterward:d5bcadb8ce3319bc
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While Evgenia was practically f5f3437f6f confirmed as the Crown d2a8a30ace Princess, the Crown Prince 351e399468 openly approached other noble 82dd83e21b ladies.4202358001622ee6
As if they too had d7eb011d9d the potential to become the 0d3ab8308e Crown Princess.32b68ea8cba281f2
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A war hero and the b0d4023685 man soon to ascend the 0bd6d4eacb supreme throne—there weren’t many who 4a422a95f9 could refuse the hand he f07e78a17f extended.ee59fdbe2f008436
So despite watching Evgenia’s reactions, 51be05a2ef many young ladies received gifts 5be58574a5 from the Crown Prince, danced f5b88e06f9 with him, and became his ca42ad3e1b partners. But afterward, he never acknowledged 2fa70696e1 them again, as if it 6e321a9e43 had all been a fleeting b2213f7bed moment of interest.74ffbca6600aaf9a
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Up to this 52e3db0ccd point, I didn’t 1663e59bad see anything seriously a812f8dd1a wrong.816b27dfb7470b29
It was ridiculous that he c57211f44a flirted all over the place 7313b38e6f without meaning it, but given 460bac69a0 his status as Crown Prince, dde91af681 it wasn’t exactly an excessive d4b6260246 level of debauchery.053509fef7e86113
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However, the next part 0a6497fdb6 was shocking.8733c50e4c198acc
At some point, 834d824b42 all the young 070512425f ladies associated with 5001f2092b the Crown Prince 0d2af8a0f1 completely vanished from 060201104b social circles.ea81681bb517694a
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Those who married 65c391b938 into provincial noble b9faee9fdb families or studied 5107d7b1ee abroad at academies 0b41fdf171 in other countries 314ebd7d35 were the lucky b0b1e90478 ones. In many cases, their 6bcb6f1da9 families collapsed, and they 3697c3899f fled the capital as 4127560bb6 if running away.b58d5d06bacfa340
And the young ladies were 63f1c12718 convinced it was all the affbad3199 doing of the Crown Prince, e8dd00017e Kaiden.e25105446b40853b
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“Sir Hillard, His Highness’s aide, is so meticulous that he rarely leaves traces.”a4fe6779bbcafec3
“The ladies who left the capital were our friends, our sisters, our family.”4b8e36da4ec49c78
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“There’s no way to stop the things we’ve heard among ourselves.”a43f15e57fea97a3
Looking at the girls, who d4a5bcdc2b seemed to be holding back 2937ab43b6 deep resentment, I couldn’t help e7b2d741b8 but ask out of genuine 45e5067c85 curiosity.ac713680b5c24a06
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“But why are you thanking me?”f42be48a909eb989
Saying I protected them by 19f4646f1d carrying the villainess label and fbba0cd44f standing against the Crown Prince f9d4c7a4a1 made no sense to me.95ed4e60b4b8fc44
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At my question, Young Lady d7cce4b4e5 Odin looked a bit hurt, 47a102548d as if saddened that I af5c59c9bd still didn’t believe them, and 6d3f3d8e3a said,20b2d9dc95a6407a
“After the Duchess lashed out at the ladies targeted by His Highness, those incidents completely stopped. You may have humiliated them, 0ddea4d782 but later you compensated them 40996c3043 to an excessive degree.”80f70b12a78a2fbb
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“…”d01ba8432a3c4899
“I think maybe His Highness was trying to provoke the Duchess, and you were just playing along…”51c5660a519eee93
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She trailed off 8ec11b2131 as if asking cce51adb50 me to finally bb93f90dc5 admit it, gazing 09343aabdf at me.ee341cb3b5d93ddb
But I was too 803a39ae6d shocked to say anything.3c552768abcbfc01
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‘His expression was strange when I slapped him, so I thought he might be some kind of pervert… but to think it was this bad…’cff20446f88c3212
The Crown Prince, b7571249c6 who I had c2f9fdb49b thought was the b165d7c968 main among the 99b674794b three male leads, 841eeeb8a4 was actually a 3235261025 psycho pervert who 17019f2134 tormented others just ca35e2fc7a to get the 05b3df44a0 villainess’s attention.099749e332e91e3a
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Now I was 2148d80e77 starting to wonder 0f2ce43526 what the hell cb015a67d5 this original story ca6f117f58 even was.37a1ddcbfbf0cd11
‘And Evgenia…’0f5e2dc5c8d8238b
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I couldn’t help but 3f5ab5dca8 be genuinely curious what 4dc69f4e78 she had been thinking, a01bd36981 to go so far 06a9563aa9 and still obsess over 53fada9282 the Crown Prince.6f26ba279618aa96
In any case, e7afc20410 while unexpected, this 1089c68caf wasn’t a bad 8a305af8d5 situation for me.e5be0dcd57190280
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No, actually, it might be 187c617a69 the best kind of situation 086af15f48 to take advantage of.68b27ff088dd4a2e
“Hah… Who would understand what’s in my heart. I haven’t even told 3f2f147822 my own family.”6e2bc4c73188bece
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I exaggerated a sigh and 6270c51de4 slumped my shoulders as if 7ae3769c48 I had no choice anymore.38b2fe31ddb15f8c
The young ladies’ eyes sparkled.0c56bf2f34f053bc
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“Knew it!”172ff93d5b24e550
“We actually debated whether the Duchess really liked His Highness or was just pretending!”311de83a5bc1d1f9
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“But when we heard that you got married in a hurry while His Highness was away on campaign, we became certain.”74e0b771d5e7bd20
Clasping her hands over b27d69a747 her chest as if c341833dd0 truly delighted by my e98db0eef8 marriage, Young Lady Odin c881035059 spoke cautiously.7cb9d3d8ef5e06a1
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“There was nothing we could do but hope from afar that you’d escape His Highness the Crown Prince. But… are you really okay?”e4c02ec1d95903d2
She was asking whether I f65fcb3358 could handle the wrath of a90a5b65ee the Crown Prince, who had eca0910da4 been acting insane all this 2d1c0a93b2 time.90e44b0f1960d08b
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Truthfully, even I 504695a7fb felt uneasy after 6c3a60ab6f only learning today bd94f3107f about the strange 7f81cadd19 relationship between the ddddf4fe64 Crown Prince and da386be2cb Evgenia.ea476eb1fc10fa4d
Suppressing the sigh that welled e3e120e1f1 up sincerely, I gave a f5db4b7fcd sorrowful smile.e951f080e0a553a1
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“I couldn’t stay tied to His Highness forever. And… I met d94b2b44e6 someone so precious b927c34148 that I couldn’t ddb8f3d519 give him up, b2a745696c even if it 129eee64d1 meant betting my 339c72aeb2 life.”a7102200e0b8e931
“Ah!”ff29c1f5055746bc
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“Oh my…!”e7c8779cadceafc4
As expected of 1228f31da5 their sentimental age, fc980b1eee the young ladies 96404c4756 all wore moved 1855864bef expressions, clearly imagining f94f14c6ef some romantic scene.11a3576b3c1c6c43
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“That’s a relief!”30707f97a2085762
“When we saw you speak up to His Majesty the Emperor, we thought it might be true, but now we’re sure you’ve met someone wonderful.”51aec4afce7d71a4
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“You two look so good together!”7ebc7c4252536bb9
For perhaps the first 49774102af time—or at least close 0ba14959e8 to it—I was congratulated 20a36776ed on my marriage to bd7dd36a07 Euclid by people outside 3f096642d8 of my family.3573f413ff0faf98
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Of course, I felt 501c3248f7 very good.79543dbae008a43b
It felt like a bd9b78e589 bright smile would naturally a01df77364 spread across my face, 5c20ad5cac but I controlled the f89734a834 corners of my mouth.e1d9c8fe185655b3
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“Thank you for saying that. I was already planning to, 26b90faed7 but now I’ll have to 036b9674ca try even harder to protect 170c11784e my marriage and the Duke. Though I’m not sure if 0d80f7407e those above us will just 4fa6f826dd sit back and let it d36ff2b6ce happen…”4f5ac2eed4bfff53
With no imperial princess 4cc247c606 and the position of b404bf38b0 the Duchess of Basillian 267f56f6cc vacant, as the Duchess 4e371824a3 of Rudion, I held b76944a1fd the highest status among a08979a67a women in the Empire d364587ea4 after the Empress.2dacd3b9ddc8f976
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Those I referred to as 06b2608cd7 “those above us” could only 39d8bb292e mean the imperial family.936bd7d0b680519d
Moreover, they were 9da506063e all worried that 59d03ba0c5 the Crown Prince 83be6a9543 might harm me, 0fa190f79c and they must 3e2ab8dca7 have heard the 3b129a51dd rumors that the 051f858a96 Emperor was uncomfortable c28c4414dc with the North b02697ea91 and the Duke 3141efff07 of Rudion.3549c955c8099c20
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The expressions of the 5741fd911f young ladies, realizing I 8081de1dee had brought up a 6abc629803 very heavy subject, turned 16ee9efd34 serious.af4d8b1d5714e950
But their resentment b5d5d0999d toward the Crown 57395a2cce Prince and gratitude 87368a0a3c toward me surged 03ec15dc6a more than ever, 211366476c and they spoke 66d7d49f1e fervently.a142b51bc929a115
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“If there’s ever anything we can do to help, please tell us.”327b889d41273b9c
“We want to repay the Duchess for her kindness.”90c96ff9711f7695
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Just as I expected.2344e999f9ac0561
However, I blinked my eyes 7ee6a85b52 wide a few times with 5608d31add a surprised expression. Then I gently smiled 3c9bc0ff40 and slowly shook my a84db7fadc head.af7742ae0aab407a
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“Your words alone are enough, thank you.”7ee74e019a5c414a
In truth, their c4ce2e62dd feelings and the e1cd5abe06 public sentiment alone 1b3307127b were more than 6a5d4b77b2 sufficient.7392b97bd2ddf1a3
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“I don’t know if His Highness the Crown Prince will continue acting as he did even after my marriage, but in any case, everyone should be careful.”14db9b2b06561528
“Please don’t worry about us. We’re doing our 72c63587b8 best not to 7819c33932 draw His Highness’s 87b9a5f3ff attention. We’re also quietly approaching ff9cdc0ab5 young ladies who’ve just 3cb95c1ac3 debuted in society to e9ff6a13b4 warn them. The ones who need to a76be63da4 be more careful are the 3d2ef5d9dc Duchess and…”d84a6f3e0c4ff682
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Young Lady Odin 0625aaef08 lowered her voice c3b0240354 and looked at 6b526addb7 me with concern a721e4df2c as she glanced 57647df365 around.eaa2660f15bc4264
She trailed off eead7529a5 at the end, b9bcaace94 but I could c450c37f65 guess the rest.880ac7c6c8e11887
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‘She must be worried about Melissa.’2983e35142263a50
Thinking of Melissa made me a5a8588e5d grit my teeth without realizing 300be1d888 it.2639dd7532621720
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If everything they 9634b9e018 said was true, c9161d6113 then the Crown ec083e8cb5 Prince had used 95b62d8d3c someone he had 9b6d887a1b no interest in—Melissa—just 261b05f635 to provoke me.d9c4549f21d8b1ea
I let out a 1117cf80f2 faint sigh.8261f086a8a59950
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“I’ll have to find a way to stop it somehow. If it comes to it, ea867892a1 could you help my cousin?”85fc888bdd1d56b1
“Of course!”1e14a197e95523d8
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“Don’t worry!”6164d7efd7adc3cc
The young ladies’ confident 3ef1029622 answers brought me a 9c460b3871 bit of comfort.80e45c20df7c8ade
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At that moment, Young Lady 2657cea6b2 Odin suddenly clapped her hands, bac27981aa as if something had come 185a645dfc to mind.ec5bf5ff0d2b729a
“Oh, there’s one more person to be worried about.”d7abbbb30b319c34
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When I looked ff57d74025 at her as a14acac67b if asking who, 66c32418a8 she replied.693a575f62075e8b
“The Grand Duchess of the Dimondra Principality.”5cbdd96ce9d6214f
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“The one who supposedly declared they would become a vassal state?”70c85f1ff31afe2b
“Yes. It seems they surrendered ebe2a32e12 in advance, fearing they 6e4cb58cdc might become the next b0e9e8eec9 war target. I heard the Grand 791bcfae41 Duchess of Dimondra is 69b3855dc3 quite a famous beauty.”fbcae781c5311b73
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“Ah…”178a6cd14ac58f68
“And apparently, the Grand Duchess came directly to the Empire to present the letter of surrender and the principality’s treasures.”84ac47c8ec073d91
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