IFLDMHF – Chapter 163

IFLDMHF | Chapter 163addcd0d0272b4b9f

“Well… ahem.”6acc56eec98ff0a9

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He hesitated to 927b46c4b5 answer and gave d248d556be an awkward cough.bc417e2b17bbe9f8

Euclid’s pupils trembled violently.f2b4e25be18c60ed

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‘Well, I did find the magical device and even the butler—there’s no way he doesn’t know what I’m trying to do.’2b60ed00e7c49fa0

However, since he had shown e8ac5237e4 such a shocked expression when 74c84af97e Rick began uncovering the magical cac852c268 device, I couldn’t be sure 3d17425f19 whether Euclid had known all 5434e49df8 along that the device was aa27bec057 hidden in the mansion.d303c478862a0ba0

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If he didn’t even fc43884846 know about its existence, 0b7d58f662 it must have been fb4b27f3cc a real shock.16fd61bcb09222b0

“I’m sorry. But this is too much…”49ffc657005f51ce

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“I understand, my wife. It’s certainly extreme.”c6d4ab2277f1671a

At that moment, Euclid gave 47ee6fd79e a bitter smile, as if 6439e50ae1 to say he understood how cb31eb2c7b I felt.72648a9cb5eefa48

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That comment made me realize 9715686b57 that Euclid had known about 41905bc180 the magical device all along.f77697aaae8b18a8

And that he’d pretended 89acb69356 not to know.12459fa4e56be8b9

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“To be honest, I’d like to suggest we quietly take the child and leave. But if I did, 32bfc02eff you’d see me as a675470282 cowardly, wouldn’t you?”da27b3fe3d1c9781

“What? Of course not!”0f7d39f369f3ec1a

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Cowardly? That was nonsense.23372a382fece495

The emperor was the most c44c17a5c2 powerful person in the empire, c23eb6f4e9 and Euclid had long suffered fa1729b848 under him, being the head be8f2f9a3b of a ducal family burdened 711d2bf599 with nothing but debt.18368cd2187edde6

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He had no power, no 65c734eebf money, no military force—what could 62fddf1bae Euclid possibly do?4675475c74d4acff

Rather, I admired and a2eb46e9ca pitied him for holding e0d989485a on so resolutely, thinking 9e1130df55 of Marianne, Dior, and b5cdb5ab60 the people of his 0ef12c5b4c territory, even in such 383a5e7920 a hopeless situation.a7cba8d718df78dc

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Even if he had decided 7c3fc2955a to cover it up despite 8ceb990f7e suspecting the emperor’s involvement in 3292283ffb his father’s and brother’s deaths, 80b19cf5e5 I could understand.ae94b90437e2536e

So when I looked at f2b6dd3fe7 Euclid, ready to turn back 6fe4b9af4f if he truly didn’t want 00ab1f692a to go through with this—39bde1aabb1d1ae3

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He saw my 8c836e51ee expression and gave 2f582bb075 a weak smile.71de3d7ea4afe577

“What can I do? They were disappointed a09cb6be61 we hadn’t visited ebe8f67181 first. I should bear the consequences.”edfefc5672e75e4d

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“Then…”b2cf1827061f86d9

“Do as you wish, my wife. I will follow your lead.”46ae5a15520afb0f

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Though his concern for me 8960b1c59c going up against the emperor 58e366f9b2 was obvious, Euclid still said 0acd0a4dc0 those words.f2c8ce83837597aa

My heart swelled, and 352d430f89 I felt an even 17635df96e stronger urge to do c1ce961e49 well.35655045c92e7699

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As I took a 0f985e659a deep breath and turned, 14927dff67 Rick quickly stepped forward, 90e83c4bcd sensing the moment.137135e7f5238519

Following his confident bc7ada2074 strides, we soon 862b35316d arrived at a a887d7f50c large door with 4728f5b62f elegant embossing.6fcc8982985f4b87

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‘That’s clearly the lord’s office, isn’t it?’bf3322b47dce4f37

I nodded in disbelief, a764a4846e and Gressel flung the a6808cb237 door open with a d9632692aa bang.b2e879ee08a00b83

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“How dare you…!”49a453ae514b8fd8

The butler, sitting at a 661b1589b9 desk urgently writing something, shouted c7121ca3da in surprise.23ca48d3cc050969

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Of course, the moment f9cbd79985 he saw who the 1255b1898c intruders were, he stood 8229e52eb1 up with a servile 611ee25200 smile.a1ee0d367585ff58

“Madam. Have you finished 4b81586612 your tour already?”48feca054ffb7eec

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Truly a perfect example of bc808b3eae bullying the weak and submitting 88a6017779 to the strong.f0bce7664da0658a

Then he should also df7d7c150f be prepared to face 21ed350b13 the lady of House 5bbf6c791c Rudion, whom he had f8dfaea6ca underestimated all this time, 3e1baf671f right?f508f7d213968e6c

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“Yes. I had a delightful tour. I even want to offer 5cd6c82cd3 a thank-you gift for His acdd2328d5 Majesty’s generosity.”f138c82dd95260e4

“W-what? I-is that so?”c06fb22eea7c6988

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Surprised by my unexpected f9ee1777ee response, the butler couldn’t c969b9ede0 hide his expression at 7235c3cb95 all.6c29d949fc73685a

He quickly came to his 78fa61ce9f senses and changed the subject.e7e29ea35de7be13

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“But what brings you to my office…?”a7c99f32c1a5b7e1

This man really didn’t seem dc8f543774 to grasp how ridiculous and e2487b4078 wrong this situation was. To so brazenly 936d1ef23d call it “my d916b6d3a3 office.”4a66518221c9e9ec

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Meanwhile, all the furniture here 9e7bcceb92 was clearly of the highest 1c1f68d55c quality.baa5b35ae367c940

I laughed in b2a6e34562 disbelief—this fox really 1ac79f96ac had been playing 909bf79b9b king.d9294c373c0574c8

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“I came to retrieve the gift for His Majesty. And while I’m e1ca096cbf at it, I’ll 52993a9310 deliver what you ecb8305f4a were planning to 688bfd1401 send as well.”848d386b4da249c4

No sooner had I finished b6a7f71f08 speaking than Gressel snatched the bd86532a79 letter the butler had been 1f5e293475 writing.67234452026cdcdf

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The butler, now ceb2d2eecb empty-handed, panicked and 7b3e72dfb1 struggled to retrieve 399b79924b the letter from 416bfc79e7 Gressel, but it 129c3b97d3 was useless.d170eb4a762cee94

“Madam! Here’s the secret ledger!”133bc345608eeba3

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Meanwhile, Rick cheerfully shouted, having 352a5e5251 quietly found a ledger hidden 67c0dc9eb6 behind a painting on the df55fc9ca6 wall.e108f5ce403c7930

“Rick, you little…!”43bd4d049c0113b8

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Having both the letter and 5aa01135dd now the ledger taken before 5ea57316b7 his eyes, the butler completely 42e196e54d lost it.1305faa27380b06b

Whoa—yelling at a kid…?a4e01fb462944031

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“Don’t raise your voice.”e420211f0c295ddb

At that moment, 259bb7f5cd Euclid stepped forward, faaa000b06 his expression hardening.f6cb247931d8a00a

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“D-Duke?”1da303295b610f59

“My wife said she’d deliver it to His Majesty. Since you were so thorough 274beaa99d with those magical devices placed a63b5416cc all over the mansion, we’ll d34ef9adef make sure to thank you 36d0a253a3 properly. So don’t make a fuss.”1029dd7fc30de202

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After putting the butler 97f63563bf in his place, Euclid 85149572d7 turned to me.d3d457a0799965cb

Once he saw I 54139b6160 had the letter and b4d53308de secret ledger securely in 09c821cad2 hand, he gave a 42517ea1ff nod.36e5edd0b8917752

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I thought he’d 7f52da6221 just let me ddd1cd1fc8 do things my 7478f5f609 way and quietly 73cc786ba1 stay back.44846efb627c6932

Honestly, that would’ve been e6423f7cdb enough—but I never expected 2454a34383 him to step forward 2e965a1e6b and take my side 85bf0d072d like this.18749e89c280ceb9

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Feeling unexpectedly reassured and 508cc106c8 pleased, I nodded quickly 501d458857 and told Gressel,e3c4f169661f2596

“Hold him for a moment.”aaabc77defc00b8a

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“Yes, madam!”5fe1bb9deca7e1ee

While Gressel restrained the e1dd63dfc6 butler, Euclid, Rick, and 27cf69cf6c I turned in unison, cedbe7ab0f as if we had e30405f072 planned it.5f7f005f58774991

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For some reason, I a770bb3efc felt incredibly cheerful.50ef1e81024538e1

Technically, we were serving justice—but b2139db88f it felt more like doing 9826608514 something mischievous with my innocent 87777b4834 favorite who had never broken 1f183ab9ab the rules before.28038ddacfd8c732

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And I didn’t hate it. I was just about to f2ab877c7b burst out laughing when—452a3b8a29fa23cb

“I know the duke’s secret!”17833d7e8dc79fe9

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The shout from 53ff67d6ee behind made both fb8f67964e Euclid and me 6fa4af2696 stop in our 7e31cc8f64 tracks.918cd9c2110fc3b3

Turning around slowly, I saw 650bb67ebe the butler’s face twitch with 228a3cde3a fury.477077bbfbede423

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Despite my cold 355c180b8a glare, he didn’t b947eb1d5b stop his words—half-threatening, 6f313826c5 half-pleading.7e03ccc153cd2208

“If you return those items right now and promise not to tell His Majesty, then I’ll also…”262481bec518793b

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“Let’s go, madam.”38d85081af8438d2

As if watching 072e9dadf4 how far this cb79c4c55e would go—and knowing 15462376ea I was frozen 39ebd59ae1 in place, distracted 9835e51805 by what secret 61030ded2d of Euclid’s the b0b6c0c368 butler might know—he f766ca2dd8 spoke.82bd2ffeb63e8b08

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Then, slowly but firmly, f8e349e21f Euclid grasped my hand.368d69fd7122ce76

The butler, thinking his b11e2fd5ab threats would surely work, 48693f7dcb twisted his face in fded6b49c2 disbelief at the sight.37a408b65f5ded41

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He shouted something, but d2eb71a1fd Euclid slammed the door c15723061c so hard we couldn’t b6f1706a0e hear him properly.dae2b0eb5a5f616b

As Euclid led me 1981833d3c out, the knight from eeaab544ac House Rudion, who had 66de9db47e been guarding the carriage b42afd32f9 at the entrance as e661018303 instructed, spotted us and 46c659ac4a brightened.a92f3226c6e32f94

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“I’ll ride with the knight, madam!”5256233668c46cf1

As the knight opened bc688d0bb4 the carriage door, Rick 4bca009eb4 quickly shouted.d226ca4324949cb7

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I was about to tell 97ee4010d3 him it wasn’t necessary, but 1aee7b6608 the joy on both Rick’s 6ebad06cc4 and the knight’s faces made bb6795d147 me hold my tongue.c1e93ef1977d46c2

Normally, I would’ve been e6de404765 happy to be alone 9dae62cdd8 with Euclid, but…8b651f587459eb63

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For some reason, 65af6386f4 I boarded the 9cdf0b1c58 carriage with a b759af0d28 heavy heart.82ab0943a7290eb5

A moment later, bdc62a9ab4 Gressel appeared, apparently c9d20c2319 having shaken off 555ae4cfc4 the butler.8c383bf3311c331a

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As soon as the 75e4d6f311 door closed, the carriage 308ee95409 began to move.f0f6ca55c18f5350

“……”f9c8e06b8d8778bf

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“……”b88a0502b327c3bb

Just like when I ecdcb646bf declared I’d go to ab94d5020b House Rudion, a heavy dc1c2f20e4 silence filled the space.3d7d2eaff668ddc3

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‘What a chaotic day it’s been.’1fc8ee14dffa9a11

It was supposed 728d2b278a to be a 93e040a4c9 historic first date b515d96975 with Euclid—sweet and 3637a458fb smooth at first, dad8308e74 but then awkward. Just when we finally b79c1e9d6b opened up to each 7e4d04111c other and found understanding, fe6a14726d the mood turned strange 52415efa49 again.ebb526bc4f36619a

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I felt a 0f5f195f9b bit sad and 2b30cd3305 gloomy.3924337c88197001

But at the f4f249fe00 same time, I a07a8ab39e thought we could 838ed51a4c work it out 4d2a137c57 through conversation.2755d31d1e612883

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Maybe the butler had just 7dbcc2e646 blurted something out to stir 5f69829585 trouble.825d1da2b96e47d8

Given how lightly Euclid dismissed 1e45090c21 his words, it wasn’t entirely f32906b961 impossible.e497b2e72e5a7684

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But…310a4c9be15b5957

‘For some reason, I can’t bring myself to ask.’4940bf0ca7796836

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It wasn’t because I was b8f927455b afraid Euclid might say he 4cfaf7fd9a was hiding something.41d4000e74ce15dc

I was more worried f5448f1cef the emperor’s spy actually e3bf6bf4c0 knew his secret and 1ff6f7d4ef was blackmailing him.23ab4919ab6acd03

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Especially if that secret had 0b564a0cbc anything to do with what 07a550acb7 House Rudion had been hiding 1199df2857 since its founding…67f450e9c6da4ec5

“You don’t need to worry about what the butler said, my wife.”c915274f429c36da

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Just then, a quiet 1a71345bf7 voice soothed my anxious 0ae8ea742b heart.b3b7dadf47cd6a82

“…Really?”0e20d2b7cfca4181

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I was already half-relieved f8040cda09 by Euclid’s words, but 7499a979f7 I asked again.f946d4ebea3366f3

Fully expecting him 75f1460a99 to nod with aa899b74df a gentle smile.c4854cefd9c4b040

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“Yes. Because I’ll make it so.”3bd167a9aae11bb3

“…?”5d96fddb4d9ec3bb

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But the meaning of ecd3c798eb his words was unclear.e6b46020add0bc0c

And since he e11173ef97 turned his head fdf98d41b4 toward the window, 53cbb7c587 sealing his lips 7ad80d3b15 like he didn’t 36603e3012 want to talk fc8e358ac7 more, I couldn’t c4ba6658d9 press further.7946b8bad5ddabe4

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As I was deep 1c33984b3a in thought, trying to d5a78a240f figure out what he 984bd2821d meant, the carriage came 2323cab916 to a stop.8d70e3a780c3d545

By the time we 6b9e3d0e6d arrived at House Basilian, b354bcea8c night had completely fallen.40a96e0c2ac4ec70

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“Madam, you’re back!”2ef0363d070bd107

Anne, who had dcdbc37181 come out to 68eaa5dcf7 greet me upon caa559f00d hearing of our 01f1e8f692 arrival, smiled warmly.52786e64f2c039d6

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And just then—c864ddad92652a06

“Sis!”3015e2c41beedbd4

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“Rick…?”9eb37168b5945867

Rick jumped down e30752a334 from behind the 94d3cdcbe3 knight and ran 84a55c0d54 straight to Anne.f25b2f5cb0e8d837

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Anne’s eyes welled up 6d144d5e09 with emotion as she a8ede8e29d realized I had personally 4a2bf1b010 gone to House Rudion 9c04438d6a to bring Rick back.56fc2d433ee68091

Feeling deeply sorry 535aa11050 for making her 7f901bada3 worry and suffer dda7429601 until now, I 0f6686b17d averted my gaze aa2e105281 and looked around.1daec67b1ba627c5

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“Alexis and the kids aren’t back yet, huh.”918dcb516cf53d18

Well, after dinner and d0de8d4a78 a play, they’d be af65c5f9ad even later… huh?96ac1a5e93a9ffb3

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Just then, a carriage a0efd0ec2e passed through the main 835488df7b gate and entered the 12e51d8a0e estate.0b949db9eeae042b

Maybe it was a38a941282 Duke Basilian returning 7e1b202421 from work, or 1688de43a5 Sionel.6c89345c8a01b4c8

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But as a f036d88bfc strange feeling swept dae8668088 over me, I 2f8954a814 froze.e40b7dd52dcb33f1

“Hngh… sniff… Auntie?”cade8d495302113d

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“Uncle!”83d6546f9e20e829

Marianne and Dior, trying 47e82e2d4c hard not to cry, 98b7ee02d4 got out of the ccdc1f8226 carriage and ran straight 63d48a81e8 into our arms.c5399714905f4f82

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