IFLDMHF – Chapter 171

Episode 171e99541cc2b3081f1

At the emperor’s words, Kaiden suddenly raised his head.80f975034c564924

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His crimson 8a930bd8bb eyes were 9e909e20f2 rigid and f681122ce0 stiff.5496c70225a689aa

However, the emperor, 90a0a7ca6c recalling the shameful 3675c50b11 and embarrassing memory 41a9baa138 from the banquet 9a7ab556eb earlier, failed to 33f0ff1c79 notice it.5477833d4b2bc328

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At the time, d939cb8fd7 he had been 5494278f2a busy lecturing the 6bf31496bd insolent fools who b66e3904ea dared cast suspicious 6f433028bf eyes upon the 5ffab4c902 emperor himself.4c31adcb4896ee49

Claiming that the golden 6fd90ac027 egg was merely a 4182b06faa symbol of perfect conquest ee59951340 and by no means 5e87f4fc6a the reason for starting 6018ed4d1c a war… more precisely, caffc22676 making excuses.bb55d6ad0c755a57

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Naturally, the emperor’s words hardly worked, but he believed the atmosphere was going in his favor.5b3022e30c8108bc

Then, Duke Basilian, 780e03c0bf who hadn’t appeared dd19fab476 since the first 21183eec3b day of the c7bc785097 banquet, showed up.3ecefaf75c1faf4f

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Thinking perhaps the duke 0ce009c5dd was attending the final fb4177f069 day of the banquet e25059569a to save face, the a0211797ba emperor was visibly pleased.c86f1fe01b2a1e87

However, Duke 7f08d0d32a Basilian simply 29cb18963e offered a af5790e813 brief greeting f05ce2e161 and immediately 685b1ac60a handed something f55d4394dc over through c592fb1e46 an attendant.ed5ffdacc4fa2960

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— Duke, a7ae28d803 what is b78a8e71c8 this?4179c78eb4e272c8

— It is a 44da1b8c0a recording-type magical device from ba97eb2f0e the Rudion ducal residence fd2784316f and a secret ledger e26cedaf8d that the butler had 811a2189c5 been double-recording.507dbdbe3eb1b982

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— ……What?6e48dad002f6a84b

— Two ae4ef47b76 days ago, 2a0a248037 my daughter 41911b39ec personally visited 1a0a3ea7d1 the Rudion 86597b907d ducal estate 818c75c36f to ease 3d86f3d45e Your Majesty’s 22bc3b56d8 displeasure, and 33fc0f94e0 that’s what b5d843e353 she found.7990ec9df57e7f8b

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— ……!54862aa07e0671c3

— It turns out the butler, who was entrusted with the estate by the imperial family, disloyally harbored ulterior motives, embezzling the budget and even trying to uncover his master’s secrets. She gave it to me, asking me to deliver it to Your Majesty on her behalf.cbfaf832019d289f

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— And 8557b25daa where is c4b50c5ada she now?17fcc3e56342dfd3

— Perhaps from fa1b25ad5d the shock, she 5fbbdc573d left for the 1211fedb72 North yesterday. But…… does that matter?0517adea6b0a9cdb

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Speaking with cold eyes, 4c250b9add the duke seemed to ac00186660 imply he believed the dd08340a53 emperor was the reason a6bafd3af7 his precious daughter had b4235ea9e9 to leave early.10e1661f277f894c

As if 49c31e3e4d it needed fce64cc46b saying—it was 9153a9d3c9 important!2b6741563de20d6f

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If the person involved 59b4b49e45 isn’t present, how could 0b63708183 the circumstances be examined, 95c0b6f0c8 or any explanation made? Just throwing 4948aa63a8 a bomb 174f9eac77 and running 0ba976bad0 away—what nonsense.cf6c3742fd537d57

Besides,7365d345754d8f7f

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‘Left from the 45d2c5892a shock?’bf1b340c55048ecd

Nonsense.08206bb542d1a3aa

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Evgenia had always worn 264c4c3c66 a cold face and 98ee053963 acted arrogantly.d17ed015d4cbc773

Now that 44b5162dcd she was 870f0e506e married, she d37ceb5af7 pretended to b27e770ec9 be polite, 3f757c7b25 yet responded 3f1745d9b9 with precise 565c1f0033 rebuttals—enough to 694ecda1e6 make one 24495b87f6 clutch their 4937a0fa79 neck in 0ff5a45032 frustration.68d28cfa0085d486

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Thinking of that, the emperor felt somewhat relieved that Evgenia hadn’t brought the item herself…4720d221b1314d2b

Regardless, the duke’s cfd52334e8 statements, though blaming d6dc505efe the disloyal butler 1f342123e5 in words, were 15f5ce2268 essentially aimed at 9c0be0a7f4 the emperor.a4d069af052efb91

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Had he not 4910651769 declared in front 394a900d2e of everyone?4efee1c246b92f5b

That the Rudion ducal c0c403fc55 estate, down to each c7bc296670 servant, was managed by 54c5f67e64 the imperial family?4e48f8a55b9c3e3d

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And considering Duke 258e3b279d Basilian specifically said 20d432fe07 “entrusted by the e4a9c911f4 imperial family,” his 0f45707e0c intent was obvious.379d2959bb35cd50

As expected:dc1c498b3eb339f4

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— Oh, ab3208ee6c and the 49c2d44151 letter at 929645c531 the front d5b9401300 of the 0add753c5f secret ledger 9209cc5c7f was taken 181b31dc55 by my d5488d3a89 daughter as 445553bfbf she caught 3bcca9376f the butler 0f4c2f09dc in the bf09f933f2 act of 6c941019dd writing it. The addressee…… was aa100cb37e Your Majesty.6ad0be57aaca37c1

— ……e14c71699e5b01aa

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— As 022d7c4605 the saying 6ba3effac9 goes, the 68fcb7e509 guilty are 31e56beffe always the 3a8565443c most nervous—perhaps 7d511282dd he was 2834de6e4c suddenly inspired 61fbeacd46 to confess f6d0d61f05 to Your f63e59cfde Majesty?323a41d2ae6f4878

Raising one f6b76a36c8 corner of 850fa2bbee his mouth, 6184a5812d the duke 5e01d00f17 sneered.7cf9acd01cd13579

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In essence, 778ec2ff81 he had 54821c7b4b revealed that f32f6cb345 the emperor 3dfe25ec15 was the 53b862a56c real mastermind 5c1ddf32fd behind planting bdedc50791 magical devices 7453b14753 in the 6e9a35001d Rudion estate.f006b2b69fe96c97

In the meantime, 5c026ab103 those with sharp a05040ef33 memories recalled Count 3c886b0ddd Biers, who once f0a9837c9a received distribution fees 83c8fe9013 from the Rudion 72f67b8e0a estate.990382ca706390d5

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They whispered 3d43375f26 that the 76e7f2c699 one who e650a07909 had given 9ae067686a him orders—whom e3575aec12 the count 2771808d94 couldn’t name d906547bea despite his 23995bf144 grievances—was undoubtedly ade1973aa9 the emperor.15546b9d8084b008

The emperor had gone 4f866bbe44 to great lengths, spending 5ab565cb76 lavishly on banquets and 64ebc0dc5e festivals, trying to escape f656461ae1 rumors of oppressing the fce8778eb9 North…483ca35e608328c1

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But rather 2bfc6f784c than salvaging 0376f6a0b0 his image, 7d71ef635a he became 11f667e3d8 a laughingstock 216f15e4e1 and found 182d0e35d7 himself in 67c428524e an even 488dfad295 more difficult d7d5d869f6 situation—adding fuel 85193edeb5 to the 7f7546a212 very rumors 3f7a72b337 he’d tried f5ac16da15 so hard c2697f0d64 to extinguish.691adc4f6aa24bc3

Having once already fled bb1107e50b the banquet hall, overwhelmed b8f362a242 by emotion, the emperor 6af9c26568 now trembled but forced 95d503ccc3 himself to remain.cbec889982b878a6

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He vowed to a8c842246f thoroughly investigate the ae5e6cf1ae Rudion estate’s butler, d4daf4c0ee identify the circumstances ef4f384e3e behind the magical 4fa8a2be5f devices, and administer 665caf2703 severe punishment.497032f38231d6a4

But then—e8a7b91f5eeb9d69

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— Is 0d13084e37 that all?847f444aa36d080b

— Then… what c95ee8f605 more is there?5acd5feba41879ae

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Though his dignity 4edc0793c6 had already crumbled, 587058222a the emperor asked 29c810dcd5 with a forced 33fd2d3717 solemnity. Duke Basilian answered 7fe09d8858 with a cold eb859b7aa4 gaze, as if 2eca455d15 to say he 34ac2feda2 shouldn’t have to c53ebdcd4b explain the obvious.46ad4520bba84da9

— Shouldn’t c9ee04b2e3 there be d12b6b80a5 a proper 051b57b8f9 apology and b42cfaf534 compensation for 5fac570c8e the victim, 366f369d09 the Rudion 08a7f8ac26 household?3a93dfe9365e46a1

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— …Apology and compensation?ef86773f9b3a353d

This was outrageous!e385cb69a7393afa

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The emperor wanted 39b9b3d878 to retort immediately, 1fad42d9ed “What nonsense is 747f800034 that?”—but he couldn’t.56e9aabce764950f

He was held back 2f61f163fc by the earlier remark fbae363dde that Evgenia had been 1bf05806ac “shocked.”81f45d3685bc29e2

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Though the b830122468 emperor truly 8b33ca20f0 believed it cfb562dc4b to be d911295a39 a ridiculous 9ffbf1c41c claim, the 0c7d9addad duke seemed 869db80d6f to think 266d05cdad otherwise.b616d9a858aa0913

Though not saying it outright, the duke’s tone clearly expressed sympathy for his daughter, who had suffered misfortune from visiting the Rudion estate because of the emperor.73ab373d9e0ca8c6

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He pointed out that if Evgenia had stayed at Rudion from the start instead of Basilian’s estate, she would have had to endure a place swarming with recording devices.bbb52f362df8137f

‘So what…? It’s not like she a4beb09529 suffered any real harm, 58d1e0bbcf right?’715a3f8130bdd268

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To the emperor, the 63c995ecdb duke’s argument sounded completely a03e48cbde illogical.25a200fc13f72a15

Sure, it was unpleasant—but 083557db1b in the end, no fe029f6a29 real damage had been de6f5ed5ba done.c138a96739576808

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‘If anything, I’m 915c73bb88 the one who’s 61f838311b suffered!’4c475151e24d4fc5

Thinking like a 9db43da4e2 textbook perpetrator, the 10c5fb0441 emperor was full d098fc3ae9 of dissatisfaction—but reluctantly 677b443ad2 nodded.9abeef826084efb1

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That was d850a1b5b5 because the ecb1691677 noble atmosphere c68fbd0fa9 was shifting 7d5c0d5097 in agreement 271febf359 with the e039ada83c duke’s demand f405164fa0 for compensation 96a46d807f to the d86bef4f44 Rudion family.bbbeef9b7efc66a1

‘Right. In the 73cc4adf2f end, they’re 259fad59d2 all in f6f278c8ae this together.’0fc77bb9e1d6cf2e

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Be it the 7ab207108d imperial faction or 1b4423ab82 noble faction, in 204e879ea9 the end they cc73609a2c were all pigs 993305f539 obsessed with their 188ac79693 own gain.9d3b335fe9fe1c49

The emperor 29f04d993b cursed the 3c76c5f280 nobles inwardly—despite 2296ac8ac4 having gone 6ae1841672 so far ac4f02cef2 as to 4456cf1f37 start a 4669ceb175 war to 2bef57edb7 satisfy his 7d7d935401 own desires.23f23aa1d5f66ef8

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Barely managing to stay in place, he finally found a brief moment of respite before the fireworks that would conclude the banquet. And he ran to the crown prince’s palace.cab4131c1cf1b262

To take 7a2ff57e24 out his caf988122e anger on 4251caa3d7 Kaiden and 9daed949bc relieve even 0284a55023 a little 17a6637a1d of the a534656e1b rage that 99c47f4208 had built 571c28bfeb up during be1677d2f5 the banquet.5e37a385e2f2a4f9

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“Are you 5c1ca82e7b not ashamed 1986e54294 to call 508a1094cd yourself the 1f4d045440 empire’s crown 9a2a5b295c prince? I even placed b801372cfe a crown on 2faaa30577 your head the 8fd19888c8 moment you were 5c8c61d206 born, yet you 8518e2c918 go and disappoint 2d27b22ff6 me like this!”6f6da93d58068fbd

The emperor once de3e0e5c4e again poured his f9116deef5 criticisms onto Kaiden.0176be809092fff1

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In truth, having c66db2fe48 only one son 57e3424914 was a reaction afbb294693 against the previous 87d332352c emperor, who had fb23c83d1c indulged in a d1c5d5dbcb life of debauchery 45ac30acc2 and fathered illegitimate 55ebc82f33 children even at 9bf0f66d94 an old age.f3dfb6ee6eea7244

Appointing Kaiden as 7cd204e7bf crown prince the 53faca11c8 moment he was 120f5acfbf born had also f1387ed474 been an act 7de76060b0 of compensation—for the 391e2b4bc8 emperor himself, who 4aa226557b had been appointed d7064dc7af well into adulthood.dcb1c7fb2f5a6628

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But the emperor 7868a94651 completely ignored that f1ae5e99e8 inner contradiction.a4c485254d5731ad

Instead, he 7774025cf1 believed Kaiden 52103e7537 should be 6e7a8efa22 forever grateful 6e7be1dbcc to him 2057370dec for making 72737b80c5 him a 37c13a6ac1 legitimate crown 4c9c7debcf prince.296ca3a77dcc1838

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That was why the deeef2ad08 current situation infuriated him 76926d6817 even more. Just as he 2a4456e985 was about to fd3342a9c1 lash out again—6396f950a79a60ae

“What did you just 3bc9a88580 say?”eab09269a4cdd288

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Kaiden, who had been f5bd931805 silent all this time, 68d187c19b suddenly asked.4ac5c31b31af5cd1

The emperor 03fdf6b686 thought Kaiden 47f8370ace had drunkenly 81a8b8c8c3 blurted nonsense 15c6375e52 and then 1d173ae232 regained his 537500bdd5 senses.00c060f0ec034895

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He assumed Kaiden, 3cc69007f0 as usual, was a3c717439f silently enduring his 5f592d6f9d rage. But that 1e09de0353 wasn’t the d72e72f8fb case.33d906517f22fc5e

Kaiden had been deeply ee1391c3d8 absorbed in thought, turning 35a2f490e1 over the emperor’s words a0484fc493 in his mind.4ee06c79f3501f24

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“You brat, were 3d00e16c9a you not listening c1fecc9eb6 to a word f364fb593d I said?”63e7124bda7efee4

The emperor, dumbfounded, asked a25d5743e3 again. Kaiden, eyes glowing sharply 9364dbed68 red, responded:a2d2b13bff43782d

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“You said dccb981895 someone doesn’t 81e4cb9b9d have long 7138355cfd to live. Were you talking 4fae747827 about Duke Rudion?”343acd399fe09696

“Ha! That’s what you’re curious about now, after all that—”94e3cf63387fc199

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“Answer me first. Is Duke Rudion c6cf80bd95 terminally ill?”8ef7f505a59c073d

The emperor, frowning at 6baf886afe Kaiden’s forceful tone, suddenly 8d11890a97 hesitated.d7701503ee442e94

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Now that he 17c1ae378b thought about it, 763db84dcc despite a report 3a11587d09 five years ago, 4a36d1a899 when he recently eeb45ee0ca saw Euclid’s face 24f9873236 again, he looked 97fa5d6ce5 far too healthy.4f644f33b41908c1

But he 3a189beebf couldn’t admit 822e552bb0 that even 769cd51f3c that was 52a95d5b83 different from f30d983718 what he f34f23b92d knew—so he 9a18de9ef3 clenched his 54c32546b4 teeth harder 4488f73555 and yelled:f5b595278de92096

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“So what if he 000bf75d69 is! What, are cf0a9c9c4f you hoping 4d59443bce his death 0400372561 will give 85c52697d2 you an a225ac1440 opening? That Evgenia, who 5b5f63e4a0 has never liked 52b914449d you even once, 06eab13ba9 will come to ecfbd626fd you?”2a516e317c636407

The emperor mocked a31efa6dc2 Kaiden—but also grew 54efe2214f furious.ff75e8878b90bf28

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All this 267f0e5af9 time, he 40bd298e44 had subtly b10ec1828a boasted to 6feca6ff6e Duke Basilian b218e1f614 that Evgenia 91e194a64e clung to d8a22fcc3a Kaiden one-sidedly 7832065e1c while Kaiden 5a27741bbe abhorred her.ad51d2b71abbeef8

Yet now, to 62f43457e8 find out the 57720dc31b truth was exactly acce45ceec the opposite—and even c45bf369c0 more, that Kaiden 3de197f80f couldn’t move on 7323eaa2b6 from a married 8299969135 woman?a84bfdeffff606f9

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“You fool! Get a grip! Whether Evgenia becomes 467ebe52fc a widow or 1015fe6d2f divorces, you’ll never 1800a71f4e be involved with dd95da0764 her again!”f3cbd76eec39fa2d

“Why not? If Evgenia 257a18b780 becomes single, 90184e3bd7 the one 0dfc5f3dc1 who should 47a2f0d1fe stand by eedf25598e her side ddd9329701 is me. No—single or cd95273d42 not, that 274c5a98c9 doesn’t matter.”6c8613a01a841cbf

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“What? What did ed412b6804 you just 09ba4cee1c say…?”00f8abb44c1a1e83

Has this 00fc0d1963 brat gone 072289bd05 mad?90d80c4a571cb5ad

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The emperor was so 4f6ac2f575 shocked, his lips flapped 3fbb5cd607 open.f291d4495c891432

The next emperor-to-be 4b71d41cd1 saying he’d stand 524565f9fd beside a married c53f55515d woman? And that 89260837ea her marital 3396f8bef7 status didn’t 2a1e442ae2 matter?831e93db43227c57

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Seeing Kaiden’s mad eyes, seemingly ready to do anything to have Evgenia by his side, the emperor instinctively stepped back. And he thought:52b201b661148a62

‘Surely he’s 1958a464f2 not planning d732d8178c to make 6517e8a5c7 her crown d426db254f princess even bff4db4384 though she’s de6ad73a55 already been 9a67b5bb11 married?’a34cf165067f1614

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There had 2df11d435a never been 1726573a3c such a b36735f303 case in dbc9ff7407 the empire’s 954be67fe8 history.b52a8b9e46a4543d

‘Then… a royal concubine…?’a42376e2c9b55573

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