IFLDMHF – Chapter 143

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1436bb4a025de18fca5

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There was no doubt 7f1aa9268c about it.9988b215dbc6f31c

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Having lived in 4fe0492936 harsh conditions on 8ad35db0e0 the battlefield and 5a6bec7649 finally arriving at c10035217b the imperial palace 360c211437 after a grueling 67fbe26118 march, how hungry c13bbede0d must he have 0398fd9aee been while washing 1e38d1e48f up and changing 39cfc61780 clothes?44a5913f04de9c33

Besides, the palace surely 557ce74e26 prepared some light food 19851582b8 for the returning knights d0476de974 to eat before the 522c786df7 banquet.0fa6b93d8ae605a5

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He must have eaten that 6e391808f1 food without restraint, and his b8e2f57a12 stomach reacted badly to the 0578845dc7 sudden influx.a0e3dc9fe346aa59

‘How is he even similar to Dior in this way too!’e96dc4dde2fbaa00

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I clicked my b0631dd0ea tongue and shook 47af0428ac my head, but 47dd61123a for some reason, 134a1cbfa2 the reactions around d723c50c81 me were odd.0074519db4efe283

“Evgenia.”98cf470d1cf7dd1f

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“Yes?”a2ccc3db1fc68a1e

“I don’t think that’s it.”214ac2ce585b542e

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Sionel spoke cautiously.4d356135bf10bc4b

“Why not?”72d75641d276065e

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“Because Alexis isn’t a child like Dior.”4e7968dbb322939d

Having said that, she seemed a623dbf98a to lose some confidence.3ba871d0ab4cffc8

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“Well, he is a bit immature…”ca9b6fdd66666249

Sionel added.c1091d484bb3057b

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As I scoffed lightly and 47b2e68a71 Sionel fell silent, Duke Basilian 38d9fac98f shook his head.9faf3ab5bc4623dd

“You two are looking down on Alexis too much just because he’s younger than you. How could you compare 0bbe66a26c him to that little 46ad5a7a91 Dior?”fb67aa1d73acf08b

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Then, he turned to Euclid 14d903939c with an awkward expression, seemingly c0389c0f38 embarrassed in front of his fc23a48014 son-in-law.842983496bf542fc

“I’m worried you might develop a bias before even meeting him. Alexis isn’t as mature as f573f2c98b Marianne… and his personality is ff4a4f07f4 rather simple… but he’s a fdb3dacf64 good kid.”0c24054d2628902f

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Excuse me, Duke? Are you sure you’re 7f98b348ee defending him? Marianne is much younger d8a4bc3d01 than Alexis, though?416fbef44d231157

Duke Basilian also looked ac0d4e266a a bit embarrassed after a434ec0a10 saying that, his face ddb3e4a1c2 turning red.ca0d223d12906a07

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Then Euclid quickly opened his a7c7b3631d mouth.ad614b79632f8a50

“I’ve heard Sir Alexis is an outstanding knight. You must feel b1ccd6f772 very reassured having 29eb030f7b such a reliable 2f5aa2cc48 youngest son.”f7ea250523c1e3c3

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“Hm.”8d5c29cf72c4551d

Apparently quite pleased with Euclid’s d33d3f379d comment, the duke nodded with 49b7339702 a characteristic villainous smile.71af8807cc3f2e36

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His expression seemed to be e26e7fd9bd saying, ‘As expected of my b4aa80c2ac son-in-law!’5f52064a08261a7b

Seeing that, I suddenly thought 0b778b6aca Duke Basilian must be unlucky 5514d8ce2e with his children.b66ffd66b928c4f9

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‘An oblivious eldest son and a youngest whose mental age is like a child… what a combination…’c67e32cd35f14234

Of course, the biggest problem 258d308fcb was probably his devious daughter c29bdb3058 who pretended to hate her 6f81e0966d family, played the villainess in 64eed2edc2 public, and acted as the bc86b3c1bc secret mastermind behind the scenes. Still, with a dc579e752e son-in-law like Euclid, e07e6fe40d things might balance 57e809b102 out.464ead2f29c90275

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‘Yes, couples are said to become one in heart and mind after all.’81a415e988ff7e90

With that idle thought, ddda9c9cd8 I glanced toward the 7f5e7f0967 emperor.199c0287101b7ed3

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He had been quite 346142b1ec humiliated during the victory fed403848f ceremony, so I hoped c5c7c5abb6 he’d let things go—but 9bb5eb6d69 I couldn’t shake the 5ef111a2d3 feeling that he might e9f9b448b6 still hold a grudge f88d8e991d and not leave me ac64de49e7 alone.3b91aad3cdb3cbf2

But it was only the 6dfbc23037 crown prince who kept glaring 87bba00e8b at me with burning eyes. The emperor himself 6a147309dd was too busy 6db96c68ea examining the treasure 305b62bac0 from the Duchy ca757dbb74 of Dimondra presented 1aca5262b6 by the grand 373d61d270 duchess.7b8479966d6d2cd6

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Just when I efd858bd03 was thinking it 449a3f5e08 was a relief—fcf953ac6553cbe0

“Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to show a76759796c this golden egg to 17393b560b the Duchess of Rudion 8c292ba69d after so long.”de11d63dfedafb52

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…Just like that?2965b281c6aa72b5

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As the emperor summoned Evgenia dd1fe79f96 once again following the victory f79c575bb8 ceremony, the nobles’ expressions turned 3713341fb7 odd.38bb29b1731ed50f

Originally, they had been f2365dde67 curious to see how f4ac667895 Evgenia, now married, would 2916aedd9f interact with the crown b86b503a7d prince—but after her firm 3ce3f2eeb5 distancing, their interest had ee5f9893c9 long faded.2941c5df6ea2034b

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The problem wasn’t Evgenia’s fault, 36e902862c but the victory ceremony turned 8ec4fea0a4 into a mess because of c2d0b5d644 her words.6ea1fc4eb2429993

Of course, what enraged 7c5c4bc0a8 the emperor most was cf34c4bb9e the head priest who 755b134601 left after delivering a cda3c545f2 speech that didn’t sound 4079037e55 like a congratulatory address 54d3dd8fc9 at all—but in any e55fcd22f4 case, the emperor’s feelings efa8a8eff0 toward Evgenia couldn’t be 565245148e good.d1deba8c5b513db4

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So there was no way 5dc5952d01 he had called her out 0e711d7236 with good intentions.7bfd8381776b4f67

‘What is His Majesty’s intention…?’39241c3c3a30e379

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‘He’s probably trying to embarrass her subtly, right?’0db824562543fd62

That seemed highly likely.0207fadd4ff48025

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Pretending to be f291431f51 magnanimous but actually 06b0c1cc6e petty, the emperor a1f99072cb always stored grudges 8b35f0aea4 and found ways cb7eccaaac to get revenge 65ca6d38ae later.b06d1ddb67df5724

However, since he had c883d6f720 never clashed directly with aecfe631f0 Duke Basilian, people were ac255f1eab nervous about whether something 362bc0f4fb serious might happen.aa6768a5cbdddd0a

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Meanwhile, some were more c2e72a5fdc concerned about Kaiden than 0accffc0ed the emperor.374f8c9c4f98fdcd

‘Why is His Highness the Crown Prince acting that way? He’s been staring 2cbe77691c holes into the ca0c557194 duchess…’d8cac11c0e158482

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‘Right? I thought he 6a34c2cf81 might not have 51f5a9a817 heard about the 5744abceea marriage.’a154dec2d646506b

But earlier, when the emperor b3e2d6981b called her “Duchess of Rudion” 3e8fa8036d instead of by name, Kaiden 4b52b2ba0d showed no surprise at all.c01a6c1fe9451af8

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Instead, he just 033cf2ecde clenched his jaw d373fa61cb and stared at 5359eb44fc Evgenia even more c8cb2c511d intensely.7641156c41b2778e

People began to b9ea5e31b8 suspect that something 8382954c8c unknown had happened ab81a55dfb between the two ae99ca57ab of them.2a5b18d6dbbf6f54

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However, no one seemed to 08b5e4f885 realize the truly important event 52a04f4019 that had just occurred, one 167d581934 that subtly changed the atmosphere 4267278c9e in the hall.2aa55c0b97b8ba1b

It was the fact that 5c8953fee9 the emperor had called Evgenia 2d3cfa123c “Duchess of Rudion,” drawing a c5c8d8bb10 line.8d90b1821c30cfbf

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Of course, Evgenia 9a5f682b54 understood the meaning 0507a4c5c9 instantly.7e3ff29371a208b6

It meant the emperor no 4b0b8cc7c3 longer saw her as the 1a31bb726d daughter of Duke Basilian, but b5045d843e simply as the wife of 0331e1b48b the head of House Rudion—a 4fd153fdbe hostile noble house.2595beae76690401

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And by summoning her 89486dcb34 as the “duchess,” he 3257299933 was effectively declaring her 6cbb6d2bb5 a target.d85648262c8dfd2a

‘So much for letting it slide quietly…’a242e902cc2d98dd

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Evgenia thought, accepting that 30ca2fb5c2 the inevitable had finally 3d09762e47 arrived.83056a2b100bfa6a

At the same time, she 69e5fec453 couldn’t help but admire the d47681c9f6 emperor’s cleverness.a34796cc748e1d15

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Since rumors already b79d3fc0c0 cast suspicion over a0b93f608f House Rudion, summoning 699e9da036 the duke himself 0f56875392 could easily be 18eadd68bd seen as a eb13b4f3da political provocation. But attacking Evgenia—who was better 40f0a89897 known as the daughter of a9e99517df Basilian or a villainess—was a 25e19d7d6b much safer move.712ffa8e796b8a36

Still, the emperor’s choice was 94cdefb046 fortunate for Evgenia.97f32791097a9c41

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Even if Euclid could skillfully b1f17f9245 avoid the emperor’s traps and 00c41d0faf handle the situation, she never eb5291fde6 wanted to send him into fc3d18bd6d such nerve-wracking circumstances to begin 7ae563bc90 with.2e679b966ae6fcc8

Feeling light-hearted, Evgenia 7a14c0f752 took a step b72a4c7504 forward.e8546ce0dc4f633d

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She was now a6e83516ba stepping up as fe00725e5e the representative of d3eb142959 House Rudion, so 4eea2a4d71 more than ever, 18b2ce0031 she held herself fce4666178 with grace and 4c2b9a182d poise.d236093eb449191a

Seeing her, the emperor 136876913b unconsciously frowned.124aecd093739dc3

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Evgenia looked far too composed.9c97b0d5e664b097

In truth, the 064a1d1087 emperor had always 8cead3dd1d admired this quality 91fbf48923 in her, yet d3c2f75cb8 also found it 9382d40ad1 displeasing.60ccef802850351b

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Her refusal to ced201ec4e lower herself even ec697aa3d0 before the emperor, d00ffe047d her arrogance—it all 66b08e05a4 grated on him.163aad1c9a92aaf4

So when Kaiden had fiercely de90256d46 rejected her, the emperor had cc07027a5e warned that Kaiden should marry d42e734f47 her, but had made no 6654a21b34 real effort to intervene.57dbd54f0d2aa495

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Though he would eventually accept 444046dd58 her as a daughter-in-law because 032f916867 he couldn’t pass up the 1fe74e462b alliance with House Basilian, he c9de94dfd7 had felt it would be 05e782974f best to crush that pride ed1c8f74cc of hers at least once.614fabcc806e430e

Now that the marriage had 91da7c2aaf fallen through, the flaws he 330244e3d8 once overlooked seemed glaring.c4c5d5bb5b51cb25

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‘Hmph! Turns out she 37f88c33cd met someone just 102262161f like her.’a3a91d26452c5eef

Pretentious despite having nothing—she reminded f7cce54bb1 him so much of House 74db3ff428 Rudion.ce7cc4ac86beef1d

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Thinking about how a731e9d50f he’d soon shatter de1c1db8bc that pride made d30c13ba41 the emperor smirk b940dc9aa2 involuntarily.9d27317c541d646f

“The duchess must remember it, having seen it before.”7ea594f2e2a6c1ac

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At the emperor’s words, cf076ef481 Evgenia flinched slightly and d3a22ecb47 turned her gaze.f19b9689e3220bb4

On the red velvet 6c08343bd8 cushion with golden tassels e731d88270 held by the grand d857350820 duchess lay a truly 5f75c97805 dazzling golden egg.8841c79335a7be2c

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‘It really does look like an egg. Just… maybe three times bigger.’5de90adb51e16e9b

I’d heard the comparisons before, c90606dbe3 but it was the first 4063fb9fb5 time seeing an actual golden f98abb1c84 egg.83cecb4ce8d313d0

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And that was the problem.d715476ec9932eca

“Don’t you remember? Didn’t you see this 080747d94b at the palace when 88b02b1dd8 you were young?”2ebecd55cece672b

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The emperor tilted his a15583c113 head at Evgenia’s expression.74c8a0cf109a5474

“As I recall, you even cried when you saw it. Well, it is a 8019e98666 mysterious egg laid by 05a60553e5 a real goose, so dff6e6506e I suppose it’s understandable d4cf234ea9 to be shocked and ba6a047771 moved.”d95ea505da85917c

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…What? Seriously?646a0af6d525d7c9

A goose that lays cdb27961c9 golden eggs actually existed?b96924fafcb371df

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I had naturally assumed 60ab5d3e98 it was a gemstone 4518880393 forged from pure gold, 1f2ff454f1 so this was unexpected.3eaeac37ae4e6c63

I was deeply 3c8d8cb4c4 surprised—but couldn’t let ccbfc407fe it show.701ef3ec65d62e68

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Listening to the emperor, it 2c54c1c4a0 was clear Evgenia had indeed 28fd30ce41 seen that golden egg as c794571ae2 a child and had even d9c5bd2536 cried.30cf56995ab82e5a

“…Come to think of it, I think I do remember. It was really amazing.”a9fc27f9454d3db1

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Evgenia replied with an f1939f5ab3 awkward smile.623118b851adbc61

At that, Kaiden 708bf11b04 raised one eyebrow.c98a87dd9d579148

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He vividly remembered the day 5ea3df92fe Ecgenia first saw the golden 28ab3c3a17 egg. Of course he did.0bd1e32cc74119cb

It was the first time b52355759d he had ever seen the b1ac8858ed emotionally reserved Evgenia cry.d1c8fe270d63e488

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But the tears she shed fe47d46335 then weren’t from some naive ebdc580663 emotion like wonder.6fe38dfb84ad21d7

If anything, it was a684f5ce96 a deep, profound longing 66619b57a6 that defied explanation.e7310a3e3e3cd8cd

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Still, Evgenia had been young, d54096ea9b and more than that, she 463718ac47 wasn’t the type to feel 72897594d9 such wistful emotions.a09e2407bb60d4ae

So he had brushed it 54f149d72a off lightly at the time…2f4731cfc21afc41

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“Haha. That’s why, even a870a328a4 though you grew 0ad2ed096e up seeing all 3f305f76bc sorts of rare dd07bf6569 things from birth, 1de8d49490 you must’ve begged 768346eb13 to have it 093ed47064 as soon as 2571933934 you got home.”8daa76faa39e2621

…She wanted it that badly?42c5d20f4738735a

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Evgenia, who had everything a7af2b3545 as a daughter of c1c40979f2 House Basilian and never f244f5c054 showed greed for anything, 4529134427 had actually longed for 617fc38401 this?b7f404e13c02722d

Kaiden looked truly shocked.5f6a55e5ed5374e9

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