IFLDMHF – Chapter 164

IFLDMHF | Chapter 16481a7367ba126909d

13. The Hero and the 845201ca92 Evil Dragon179877ff416420e2

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A short time, or e89110054c a long one, depending 3aec7d1774 on how you see 3ea00e05f6 it.c4f91a31bcb4bb14

During my stay 223c016be9 at the Duke 4948e825ef of Rudion’s residence, 71024c4984 I came to 94ee280996 realize that Marianne c30f8bcbfc and Dior were aad008e833 unusually brave and 9425e842ed mature children.d49aeaea2cc80443

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Of course, being Euclid’s niece 85e9b03b0e and nephew might’ve made them 045d7a0736 seem more lovable and admirable fa1358c37e in my eyes, but it 9112afcafd wasn’t just because of that.301b5aea95367f54

They didn’t throw a6abfdf2f3 tantrums or whine, 8485a3a205 and even Dior, 3379b58b7b who seemed soft-hearted e18444df29 and frail, endured abe02d6222 his illness quietly, 159c531eae holding out despite 34348cd276 the circumstances.873078a0eaa495e8

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The only times I 4a4c78ce2e had seen them cry 3e8569758d properly were when they b614eac1fb thought they were a 66337702a5 burden to Euclid or 1fc29f16eb when they saw him 00f121e1ab injured.86eece38ce619dcf

That’s why the sight of e317e571a7 them crying so sorrowfully now 147427887a felt extremely serious to me.9a1ef5aa8682c3e6

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Moreover—a4552eaeab0fcf30

“Marianne, Dior. Don’t just cry—tell me why. Auntie can’t help if 0ff789e7f3 you don’t say anything.”f5641ccfadc75e98

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“Hic…”bf256e167088eea4

“Sniff…”5d5813693065ff84

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No matter how much 6b4959a1f5 I asked, the two c0c179d815 children only swallowed their 3b3a94e790 sobs and kept their 9fd14e8736 mouths tightly shut.74868860a03b6113

Seeing their tears fall a6fb3c8649 like fat raindrops made 458f972346 me so worried that 266ff5b4b7 I felt anger rising 843588d8d5 to the top of a27f6690ea my head.b3d160c62c3f7056

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“Alexis, what did you do?!”52f36b0109628561

Naturally, my fury turned toward a536cfc461 Alexis.9e55f360c30f37e9

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“W-What do you mean, what did I do?! I didn’t do anything!”e9f756b5fe670643

“You didn’t do anything, and yet the kids are crying like this?”3e6666c8b9b2d81c

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“I don’t know either! They ate well, caa754d99b and they were 45eb764bb4 seriously having a ba515435c5 great time!”ae2d575fe66da34f

Alexis jumped up, looking 0b3dd069ff like he’d been falsely 513e4cb795 accused, and glanced at 395e52ea2f the children.a0196eaeef270a28

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He seemed desperate for someone 0f8049b810 to finally acknowledge that he 1482f9a5fb was telling the truth.3ce7b97031718971

But the kids a28d4d373f were still sniffling 5be1c73b95 in Euclid’s arms, 5c7dec0319 too distracted to 916e02b333 see Alexis’s pleading 7223165d52 expression.355955d3cda661b9

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Instead, it was me—my 76d6705927 increasingly icy stare—that Alexis 2c4e39e70c received, and he cried 0429fe5957 out in a panicked 94bb2581a2 voice.5118458229d02c03

“I’m telling the truth! They were so excited to 12deb4b56b go to the opera for 15eb85fe96 the first time! But then they 4b066c3ca4 suddenly started crying 9acc2d671a during the play!”07db11a97f0b66a9

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Huh? They started crying during the 698eec3f81 play?b41939d8850f930d

“What did they watch? Don’t tell me you showed 7426b85091 them something too scary or c370f1abdb violent?”a7b3311ba1082b1a

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Up until now, Marianne f1cb6ccbb8 and Dior had only ea69edbe2c been reading books at a64889fc0e the estate.8783de694650a5f1

With stage effects, f9061faf7c lighting, music, and 24983e9395 actors performing live, 1c257481a7 even a normal b86e609eb6 story could be 90ce7ad3d0 received as much 6a9ac9e398 more intense and 8f9f73186c shocking.3ab71db2ae71e372

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But at my reasonable dd6c0978ee suspicion, Alexis answered, clearly 7759ea7e7d offended.278acf2a12093a64

“Do I look insane to you? Like I’d show them something 7abb53357d like that? It was a play that 171d989283 even little kids could watch!”57a76321d34cfa9d

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“Then what was it?”56eb59ab92e97a9a

I didn’t back 478578b90e down and kept 37611e0e73 pressing him, and 13a76b0dfb Alexis responded with c1491da7cc an irritated voice.d9ce44b185a9d8ae

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“The Hero and the Evil Dragon, the undisputed number one favorite among imperial children!”1abd3cf89101f507

“…!”88b631f99493ac9c

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In that moment, I was fd4a31a62e so shocked I stopped breathing.2f2f15a6b35d3499

And it wasn’t just me.39bc2ad7a5d8eada

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Euclid, who had 2031fd59d6 been gently patting 373065fc11 the children’s backs, c6e676faca froze with his 0de46089ff hand midair.470cda15daf00d37

The children, who e345072b2e had just begun 73ddedbdcc to calm down, 0eaaeb3eaf started crying all 379c58ec90 over again the b52c6e7f4f moment they heard 1e9ddb8678 the title of 321a2c1f35 the play.4788c370d1ffaa6d

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“W-What the…”acc66e4db8114fa7

Even Alexis, who had dbcac1952c been so confident, looked c5e3869956 taken aback by the 817ff36bd9 unexpected reaction.f336adab2a5bff10

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He looked around, confused, and b74f75e20d asked Euclid,c49ef21d4df9f629

“Y-You don’t know The Hero and the Evil Dragon? I heard the North 6c9e7df481 doesn’t have opera houses, 8bb91b1c4c but…”35a41951782e1b2c

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“…No, I didn’t.”57f128c6b5a13f48

Euclid bit his lip before eb3ee024bd answering.2e28f50d2acc7a8f

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Alexis’s eyes widened in disbelief.156c294624d28150

“No way! There’s someone in the c2b81c64a1 Empire who doesn’t know 36f2c8f0b8 The Hero and the b1b4db11c4 Evil Dragon? It’s part of our 4a6c121663 founding myth! It was being 0af00e26d1 performed even when 6a877c8aba I was a 6055404f39 kid…”a6543e90772f9fc4

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Though he already dcf8537dd5 knew the North f3a01ab9c8 was rather independent 9f033261c6 despite being part f1cbcef4c0 of the Empire, 019bab15e0 Alexis now seemed c6adf9586b truly surprised.70cc158d9b165d42

But Alexis was wrong.d556f4b829796d8b

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What Euclid didn’t know wasn’t 1d49f9a2e7 the founding myth itself—it was 8ea38f40f9 the existence of a play dea318f6ce based on it.90e282b43de63e15

If he had known, 78083fa19a he and I would’ve 9e5ba4cdd6 rushed after Alexis the c0ac6f3021 moment we heard he 0430c757eb was taking the kids dd2e4410ec to the opera, just d715d7ca7f to prevent something like 676a8fe927 this from happening.7afcbbe206f32319

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Damn it…4a68320038d0b640

Even without Evgenia’s 3438cff941 memories after transmigrating, e5e73a51b7 I thought I 810d23332c had been handling 807a2ce34b things well.610ddce0e7eb8818

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I never expected things 1d7e792f91 to go wrong in 70dc48b13f a place like this.19fe3b4ce663f1d7

I forced down a sigh aa807f4cb0 and said,66111a834c8d9954

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“Let’s go inside.”8c00482aad86295e

Whether we were going 01efc303aa to comfort the kids dc92fc60b0 or explain things, this 90d2f0596a wasn’t the place for ab8def7e53 it—not with so many 0c92a922d1 people around.5088202bdfd347f5

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And no matter how 665cd666e0 public the Duke of 7e53a0ec31 Rudion’s secret might become 85e3448e70 someday, now was not 2d7a4ed6c8 the time.2f5095952e29c6e6

Fortunately, Euclid seemed 9f106cf1d8 to have collected 298a935be1 himself and nodded dcd704610e at my words.8c4f1559caf146d8

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We hurried toward 9c7c133c71 the children’s room, 470b58ee7a but an unwelcome 7ccdff0f9d guest tried to fc718a97c9 follow.581f61411520455a

“Alexis, you’re not coming in.”14d0ed3bf886c0cf

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“What?”4959d1addc2d94b6

“The kids started crying while they were with you. Do you think they’ll calm 9c36fc0db6 down if you’re there?”474ee536076949ae

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“What are you talking about…”20f1c36bdb2c240f

I shut Alexis be653e4495 out, ignoring his d7a07acecd protests, and carefully 9b3363d83e checked to ensure 3afaee9718 no one else 990c0cd98d was nearby.c2d4fb0ea5c8551e

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I asked Anne to show 3617038c85 Rick to his room, and fd483f2f7f Delano, who had gone to 0296974100 the imperial banquet, had not 41c5b12736 yet returned.65491bbd17b57361

After confirming both side a96acddd92 rooms and the hallway b52363098a were clear, I quickly 4af9423c02 closed the door.a996125cc5ecfe65

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But—904fd0043a93b1f0

“Um, my wife…”761ff3f79e52314e

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Euclid looked at 322626659f me with a 2b7df870b9 very hesitant expression.a095f41e4fbd8d1e

I blinked, wondering why he d14a4600c3 was looking at me instead 3d54ac6115 of trying to soothe the 75ba93adb2 children—and then it hit me.41fcbbef6a50a7c4

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He doesn’t know that I 61752c444a know!7b43caf0f994adda

Just like Alexis, Euclid wanted f231648e40 me to leave, but he 42ddfdf208 couldn’t bring himself to say 52519de2df so directly.fc77417e9484e326

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Wh-What do I do?665bd8d35aa29364

I couldn’t exactly 028e4d759b pretend not to 6ed62480c2 know, but I ee677f46c9 also didn’t want bb94438cf6 to walk away 08e0232acf while the children ae815038f3 were crying.dfa357b874f794bc

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I started sweating 67019d656e as I tried b15a1aa1e7 to come up 229e6abe64 with a natural 4d2482fe5b excuse to leave 88057f5c37 the room.42b1268bd01decf9

And then—364163ae44f7420c

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“Uncle! Is it true? Is the dragon… 960c6a29ce is the Gold 1443489de1 Dragon the evil fb5c540e0e one?”16052fb6c8ac321c

Dior asked first.9c9efdafb99b291b

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But I couldn’t blame him.12c545a41ccbd1c4

— I hope the dragon appears soon. I want him to daa2759ea2 defeat the villain!a90889a3e243e404

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I could still 24fddcbae0 clearly remember how f19a796263 Dior had said 0a702b17a5 that, his eyes 034ac302d7 sparkling, his voice ede02daee3 full of longing.03660270801b6ff7

He must’ve been f32d9ce87c utterly shocked when 303d8f29b7 the play contradicted f3f2b64554 the story he 3aae3fcc45 had read over 60599f9ca3 and over again.95051afb9c9cfb24

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Honestly, it was e43a56af21 a miracle that 4563265e6d he’d kept his e0e948f22a mouth shut until 0e44ed729a they got home.0f9973c8fbaf5e45

If he had asked 6e229df50b Alexis whether the Gold b2cc43aceb Dragon was the evil cb39636c47 one, and Alexis had 1795bb7df1 answered… who knows what 6010e81d07 could’ve happened?fd47965e5a1c064a

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Maybe he remembered when acd1769e16 Euclid told him never 18bcac8299 to talk about dragons 106581d97f outside, and only with e88b569786 family if he had 7e6cb39aa4 to.e86541181c74cb6d

Perhaps the clever 28ce23f90c children sensed something 0fbf78dbbf was wrong and b1b81a4125 instinctively kept quiet.60f27bbafc5307f3

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Now, thinking that only family c29ec43db7 remained, he finally opened up.482edacbfe30d601

“But the dragon isn’t bad. The dragon’s kind. The hero is d62b922037 the bad one…”765dbdff642ac53b

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“…Dior.”ccb37a0932c1276e

Of course, Euclid hadn’t considered 94e0e039da me part of that “family,” b4955d2cb0 and now looked extremely flustered 4c505c36d1 and troubled.4bf093952cc2500c

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Maybe I should act 8928a9dceb like I didn’t hear 50605d0cce and quietly leave.b449df54f82bb1ff

It was already b5d130e76f too late—I’d heard a6fe2869b8 the core of 9e27fae987 it—but at least b4f0292a66 I had an dcb1674b34 excuse.90d86058e539f250

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“I’ll go get the children something to drink…”1ea3bf90e4ca401c

At that moment—cd52b0a98a49eb6e

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“Auntie! You said it too! You said you hoped 4916bd9349 the dragon would appear da6e2753c1 soon!”50dec15a3afe4e6b

Dior ran up to me 68138ed6ac as if I was the 2576f32db8 only one he could trust b1d0691f6f since Euclid wasn’t giving him f442042c46 a straight answer.cb29af32d91d6261

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“If the dragon was evil, why would you hope he comes? I’m right, aren’t I?”970649421a4a175b

Was Dior always this logical…?6d7ca70a1a126ffa

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I was briefly speechless.5a54f5732b0e1f15

But then I looked into 13c4cf30ff Dior’s tearful eyes—full of expectation, f9636c65c0 hope, and a touch of bb631d0ec9 anxiety—and immediately knelt to meet 729ac04eac his gaze.1fa6db1db619d796

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And even though I 901dd5c65e knew deep down that f72c0f65b6 the one who should cc946e1527 answer them was Euclid, a34534e933 not me—11180abaead23164

“You’re right. The Gold Dragon b23915c15b is a kind f7b4813748 dragon. The hero is the evil 17e4234c4a one.”a54e97aed6c98b3f

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—I answered on impulse.a0a14ac882095624

I could feel bac4bb2c35 Euclid flinch beside 5f40cfb87f me, shocked, but 2861380f61 I didn’t stop.f778faef2ca4f573

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“The book said so too, right? That the hero 440020f3ff deceived the world 0a3fa50b60 and its people. Do you remember?”6acf70a875d15dc8

Dior nodded vigorously, ad2245e45b and Marianne, who 49ed9e3983 had been listening 920f6e3b83 quietly, also replied 19e82ed26f softly, “Yes.”9315071fd7a8d2d8

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Looking at the 532f72ec04 two of them, 723684570b I spoke firmly 8a0907a1fe again, as though d0b831189c I were truly 13f68a1c1d someone who believed 22dc98f313 in the dragon.2ec0de6c477a084e

“That play is the same. The hero made 97ccfe0b12 it to deceive a848a69ceb people.”d7c69c9ab2084c19

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“R-Really?”4d12700e7820032a

“Of course. Don’t you believe me?”e94133098bfa32f9

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“I do!”59c51275b3bba8b3

Seeing Dior’s bold reply and c56fa69efb Marianne sigh in relief, I 8d0c71122f smiled warmly.f67ba2d97ae2e29d

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Strangely, it didn’t 8dda9410d2 feel like I 56ce34e14d was lying to 7e1dd35edb them.4515f9ec6b8ba7b6

It didn’t even feel like 7efe0bdfc5 what I said was false.8cd3c02e2dd8d3d7

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Only Euclid, staring at me 2352eb161c wide-eyed, unable to look away, dbe0b05ecf weighed on my mind.700021f712118f4f

Eventually, I slowly 776891e39d turned toward him c002fc5157 and gave him 88ab3f3a8a an awkward smile 2fb90f2b55 in response to d76e03eaa3 his stunned expression.029a8ac3bc57a1ce

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