IFLDMHF – Chapter 175

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Although I knew ancient magic and dragons were somehow related, the fact that I was reacting to the word “dragon” seemed to bother him.5fddbc2b68733010

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“A-hem.”203b2c30a33769fe

I cleared abecd1e3b9 my throat 3a0bf84966 and quickly 779b8b765d turned my a6464d4466 head, pretending 10c847d1cf nothing was 01c8b049d1 wrong.36f4da6649ad3f7c

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But my heart still a08b601f92 pounded heavily.98917ff0bad635be

Even in this fantasy-like world, “dragons” are beings that only appear in legends.ef85002213078593

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So I thought 42825462d1 they were even f84e397ef4 more unrelated to 438f19a404 me, beings far 46a4f6e655 removed from my a2ff98b141 world.170aca7816376c18

However, after reading 2a368103b2 a fairy tale 38cf68751c written by the 20aaf1ddf6 first head of 0d0ecc3cf1 the Rudion family 81e41f8387 and talking with a70fa6259d the children, dragons d757ef5288 started to feel a97f53485b strangely familiar.15603c3f08119469

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Now, after even hearing about the first head’s story from Euclid…bc0d22850c768c1f

“A dragon’s exclusive item? What do you mean by that?”e09be844e16c1e7c

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Just hearing the word “dragon” made my heart race and ears perk up.b4515ad0643cd66c

As I showed interest, the merchant’s face lit up with excitement.c933999dd79ceb29

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“Madam Duchess, do you not know? That dragons were once called the origin of magic.”edf40c42e06eca38

A long time ago, 02afc604a6 dragons who would sometimes 2e534abd0f come to the human d9c9b81fad world for fun were 6482015edf said to occasionally gift 48a25c1d2b items they created themselves f789e6c75c or blessed.19029ecb7d9680a6

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Those items contained mysterious 1713597c91 powers, which the merchant 433a0128a5 simply explained as ancient dc00d374af magic.f84212059716eb4d

“Then this hand mirror also contains that ancient magic? Like, if it breaks, it restores itself by magic?”032ac3d043b1a0d1

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Delano, listening with interest, f9c84de452 asked.6286bc626392d3f5

The merchant lifted his chin as if to say, “Of course it’s more than that.”0f82690f11acb7f3

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“Such magic exists, yes, but this hand mirror is even more special. It’s said to be a dragon’s proposal gift!”fb9af814be534a0a

“A dragon’s proposal gift?”5ffb95fc49e89ad7

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“Ha ha! A bit cheesy, isn’t it? But once you know what kind of magic this mirror has, you’ll understand the name.”0566ce848e07f495

“What kind of magic is it?”f4db3d1c2fe04f09

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At Delano’s pressing, the 954bf3bfdf merchant smiled and answered.d4c4b3d4b230c3ee

“It alerts the owner when someone they cherish is in danger. By shattering. Then, after a while, it restores itself good as new!”4049ddf42f8734b0

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“My goodness. Then back then…!”d4c75ee7179043fb

“Exactly. When the mirror broke, I quickly returned to my homeland and moved my family to a safe place. All thanks to the Duchess.”3955ca0800f6446e

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Only after hearing 7f43f598ff this did I 1dc8ab35ac understand why he 315357c8d9 reacted so strongly 473e2a0c57 to having the b244544f00 hand mirror returned 04204509b2 and spoke of 6413963cc7 repaying the favor.8e4ad5972cc739fc

Delano also ba43eebf4f seemed to 008e67edf3 agree, his bab048c9ea mouth wide 74c433267c open.a592f2987b8beb69

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“My lady really did something amazing.”57ef097decfe9baf

“Indeed!”aff18e0c29666ad1

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“Though, losing such an amazing item in the first place is also quite the feat…”37bddf4931a9f70a

At Delano’s remark, the merchant cleared his throat and tried to explain, “Normally I never let it leave my side, but that day, strangely enough…”63e38b21629e197c

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Then, looking embarrassed, 561cd0ebd4 he turned his bfbe406f30 head—only to flinch.0b35ddf345938c76

Seeing my cold expression, ed5d51172a he cautiously asked.979067383f0761b2

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“D-Duchess, did I do something wrong?”ec1c828e25a407bf

“Ah! Don’t worry. My lady isn’t angry, she just always looks like that…”343f07804cc0cf48

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“That hand mirror.”f63ee2f8d98ea460

Contrary to Delano’s words, 46c1758156 I truly was displeased, b503eb97a8 and I interrupted with 66acc0d347 a question.a45c33e5a4d2b560

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“You said it was passed down in your mother’s family?”2bf258cf706417be

“Yes? That’s right.”3c247b1e836e94a2

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“Then do you know how they first got it?”83d09394d472902d

“W-Why do you ask that…?”736a6507d6a58319

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Did he think 1052f03398 I was coveting d9c0de4f3a the hand mirror?e4cddc0658427fea

His eyes, which 670268bbf3 had been full d36245a024 of goodwill moments 53937129be ago, now showed c8bb1e3aa0 caution.697857a967b1d653

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I gave de55c3157f a short, 8d7ce7dae4 scoffing laugh.34a70f10517ec314

“I don’t intend to take it, not in the slightest. So just speak.”5a106db709d5e92d

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If it fce6e3c6c3 were such 4e640527b1 a precious 227dc952de item that 7cbfcb8ebd he’d worry 94b1292b08 over losing c468072bd9 it, why b37db79f6c explain it 17dbaf865c in such ceaffc2a01 detail?1f23c816089d5891

I added 0811e180a3 curtly, and 4d3a6084b9 the merchant, d582cd277e looking embarrassed, efa03e5ab2 replied.02a09c417e6f6f31

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“Of course, I trusted you because you’re my savior.”3e5f4855a9e91b43

“Then you should be able to tell me how your family first got it.”33f8989a3c4c6468

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Looking puzzled as 4dd7345ca9 to why I 14551df52e was so curious 0c4806f372 about the mirror a8c0a94a02 despite not seeming 8af0575c1e particularly greedy for c7da91ab66 it, the merchant 153690a373 finally opened his f08b811dfe mouth.cdfe453cc1175ee0

“A dragon… sold it for a high price, they say.”c943f76dfd7fb543

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“…What?”325df1e6f9f8e083

I had expected an ef309104b3 answer like he had 9d0f0e8ca6 been gifted it by 057076c235 a dragon, as previously d9b18f4900 mentioned.04589eda883150ad

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“I-It’s true! Back then, it cost so much that our family was nearly ruined…”51190f9264ad5bda

“Does that make sense? You said it was a proposal gift. Would a dragon really sell such a thing?”51ad125847da106a

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The absurdity 3fa5eae497 of it 906d9050ca made me c66831f063 speak without 32fa99db9e thinking.6739517ec8f30f8d

The merchant 7d6f2e8049 argued earnestly 86b07fd673 that he c12924c4d1 had paid 6afefbebd7 a fair da0121743b price, and 18e5feb266 even cited a7121157be the famous 83ee646b5d tale of d7b6ddae34 dragons hoarding 079c301038 gold and 478c51fe24 treasure, but e4a3225138 I couldn’t db8d9d6905 believe it.568d692c433da914

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Maybe it was 63fd523a5e because I’d heard 15e19d8986 all kinds of 645a5c69c4 tragic tales—people losing d7614e8939 their hearts, losing 790f16fd88 their companions—that it 6d424a94d1 sounded all too cad2c5c8f2 familiar.84e14ade9ddac1cf

‘It must have 432179368b been a gold d6447ca688 dragon.’4631ae49a268e7bd

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Seriously, how stupid can e3120dcb2b you be?0e0603d05f1fb75a

Now they’re 0c117e28c5 even stealing d556a36e17 proposal gifts?e031b909c926984b

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It was so pitiful, 062ed35c0c it made me angry.8e6d3b80289fbcff

Seeing the 9870e6df85 scowl on aeff268404 my face, 277700592c the merchant e9e6994177 broke into a59e1cf688 a cold 9b1263b21d sweat, looking 1529bb24e7 flustered.0bae3ba3418652fd

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Only Euclid had 49cb6f6fa8 an inkling as f58623e5f2 to why I 95e56e1dcf was reacting so c259d292c7 sharply and gave a925c81b57 a wry smile.2876347a432c5449

Even though 5adee48415 he had 6c9377129a done nothing c04fd5b97d wrong, he 156e5aad22 looked unnecessarily 197417bbbf apologetic.af369c97531dc918

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Trying to shift the 7346c63641 mood, he said,fff349d8ed9a5e62

“Let’s continue the rest of the conversation inside the ducal estate. The children are waiting in the carriage.”33102a33a80168c9

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Ah, right! I completely forgot 8519432f8f while we were d566e6a7ef talking.40fca06728d2790e

I quickly nodded, and c9e0ae7169 the quick-witted butler signaled ef71bbf613 to the gatekeeper.19b1917ecc789e00

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As the main gate 5d90d3a7e8 opened wide, the merchant 48882ced4e began heading back to 956ea8ebc4 the carriage he had 6aa203e696 come in, but Delano, e742ab4d64 unable to resist a ba65603609 bit of curiosity, asked.536859b5dbf3f35d

“Uh, so all those wagons are part of your gratitude?”8169e860ef961f21

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Seriously, such cf3cfbea41 a greedy 71433b2bce guy.9e0c6e31c604698c

I clicked my tongue, c553918d7e but the merchant answered 32ad8c334e as if he’d been d873a9610d waiting for this moment.2126d91ff69e4ea2

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“Of course! This much is the least I can do for my benefactor.”e94a8914bdc1fcf1

Then, without being 82abc1db6e asked, he began 1db5e508f5 explaining what treasures 661164848d were loaded in 85bc8f29f2 each wagon.3266747633e37005

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I was shaking my c8847fe24b head, about to rush 3eaedb5b21 back to the children, a3bb27bcae when—398e3e84f7190fb4

“Ah, and this wagon is full of medicinal herbs known to be great for the body. There’s even one said to make you ten years younger after a single dose. Hard to explain in detail, but there’s one that’s particularly good for men…”5c5bfa4ff5a83075

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‘Huh?’4547064d4a35bbd0

My feet stopped on 598a83bb8c their own at a 992b01f19a phrase that caught my 18ccb5d1d9 ear.6a03e70b294b1048

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Of course, 1f520f717a “good for cb13cd98cf men” caught c45c883510 my attention, 8f0fc3f1ab but more e29eb30ae5 than that, 52106a9660 the mention fb74a861e3 of healthful 2d287216c2 herbs made 5644ee6666 my eyes 21aaebbbfb light up.35128649a26935ab

Come to think of 05878b6d3a it, I’d repaid debts, a98fca3bf4 made money, and even e43292d836 planned to develop the 1293bdda1d duchy—but I hadn’t taken 6b7416b98a care of the most 2583226a48 important thing.a5a75e9a305d21d2

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‘After all, adb22337ab health is ad6f12adfd the most d1489d3a9a important thing!’8b936f62dbb6a973

I had been trying to pay attention to the children’s diet since they seemed too thin, but that was all.2c3b6e2cd9b531e8

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‘Alright. From now on, one 2d2284d672 nourishing meal a day.’a4cb5000d9e96b82

I looked at ea04e26ff0 Euclid with a 7700111372 face full of 61cd19e005 determination.18d4fe3e92fe0c8b

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Just then, Euclid, who 60c7010a0f had opened the carriage 37b1252d6f door and turned his 607df24263 head, met my eyes.6a840d444dda8389

Perhaps startled by my e33641c2da intense gaze, Euclid flinched e81a00a8ad and shuddered.5d2341b2272434b8

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‘What, does he 0294b78f55 think I’ll eat ef76d4b818 him?’a6f8a5522bb8881e

Well, I do 754fba4607 intend to!8617560f12aecc53

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Later, the ee17c6e537 merchant who 79b6f5f37a introduced himself 13ea44db64 as Alber 5b35e581b6 brought truly fd3e5bbf42 incredible gifts c8944fa52d when he a7c536798d came to 765bf80de4 the ducal 0f533a9bae estate.bf4c1b0ce5595957

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Unlike Delano, e2cc0d223f whose eyes 637a6a2bb9 sparkled at cfd04acfa6 the sight 306299895e of rare 7bbaf4611e paintings and cf311ef366 jewels, Evgenia 09beb09aa2 showed more 0eb7b3cc96 interest in 2dc9e43abd the healthful 93d53fd88b ingredients.6de9d6c3fb08b70a

However, Alber 797e3e79a4 made a baede07552 proposal that 92da3dacf6 even surprised 386b5f771d Evgenia.05964032b33cc1c5

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— You want to de1a688b4a trade spices with the 650fd2ab40 Empire through the House 49b4a9bc68 of Rudion?22f23de1ffb624f6

Who would’ve imagined?b73cd36afd61cff1

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That Alber was d7e1d59a00 a major player 1a68295d27 in the spice aa7ab40e2f trade—the main industry 274a477c02 of the Slanka dd328e4576 Kingdom.4861e59e76818f0d

He had even d9f5c9fa82 come directly to 20a214620d the Elios Empire, f3c3bfff05 not to maintain 6efd512305 a deal with f1cd6e9433 his current guild, 9d2f12ff5f but to find 6fbd61a4d9 a new partner. He wanted 4ca0375b93 to contract b760a19643 with the 8c0748833b Rudion House’s 992bec295e guild under 5bc934a905 very reasonable aed415725d and favorable 84c2d0cfc7 terms.e5f1cbae1c2b7e93

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‘But Rudion doesn’t have 6d47cbf399 a guild, though?’26c8b617f8f71a9c

Evgenia thought c24c56f4f4 that only 7b70819453 briefly.9ebb420b80ea6c96

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‘We’ll just make one 93ed60cc48 now.’600366fe56fe4386

She decided quickly.79b270c15e001683

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The spice business was 35dd12a29b bigger than expected, and 00b0875fcb handling even just a 48253ad5cc single item would be 6801ecfa53 enough to sustain a ff97dab760 guild.af9b068ca9608d98

Moreover, since she 9b38cbb257 had already successfully 55d1a2dc6c absorbed the mercenary 2b29bb2776 group Black into 4f26aaee28 the Rudion Knights, 6cfab7ef1b she thought slowly ccb1572197 merging with the b5345b9c44 Gold Guild wouldn’t 96ad367aa6 be a bad 36714c7284 idea either.ab70a57db4edf53f

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‘I heard spices were a726dbcf3c already ridiculously expensive due 48664fa7f3 to the civil war.’778ea8dfc8e609ea

Thanks to the 77c7119763 goods she had 4ec8d074b2 asked to be 6ff6bab5d9 delivered to Duke 2e29c2783d Basilian, the emperor 94ab1523d2 must be fuming 7bec91acfb by now.d74b66f3691ba6a9

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And that’s not e720f6f951 all. Since all the a966459164 nobles were watching c3f78e9c4d the relationship between cf89d4350c the imperial family 1bf580da92 and House Rudion 635ee47e9a with sharp eyes, 20139723c3 they wouldn’t be c6c131ff50 able to nitpick 3d2a12ed31 or interfere with 63edffd5d7 the spice business cdc7ba6fe9 like they did 77ef023633 with magic stones.1d13ef52c9e91000

Just the 16da1f31fb thought made 176ac07e72 the corners 81278bf1e8 of Evgenia’s a667373a26 mouth twitch 9a200dd794 in satisfaction.020c696bf2cda212

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But the 446043129b gift from 4a86c9a3d1 Alber that 652f4b29ba truly made 7465dc659d her happy 96efd0a831 was something f42ae38cd0 else.2a6e745247933696

— I 2081dd136f have one 4f73248d44 request.a2c2ccead367165b

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— As long bbbe2ca0dd as it’s not 09c4ce9ee3 asking for the 1787471854 hand mirror, I’ll bb6a5ac01a do anything. Please speak freely!b89c2840dab1dd0a

Honestly, unbelievable!f8a882f1ccfca40f

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Right before Alber left, 679a00c453 Evgenia, who had met 2686960e7c with him, rolled her 2b8a02f0e2 eyes in disbelief.7b2003436861127b

Then she held da9429ea17 out her hand 60639620ad shamelessly and said,860a3728a9b2deaa

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— Give 804082f16b me the 0ff554a5d5 hand mirror.02b668e27ed1d2d8

Of course, e82a91102c she had d327458217 decided to 4b1c6d310f trust Euclid.f0834957bd460973

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But if 13d0936f47 there was 1ab9eebb77 a sure 42876d2b38 way to d9fe795ffe be at 8d9fee5ca1 ease, wasn’t e942fef9e2 it natural d2ac1f998b to use 918065a6bd it?b03a49abd84b4b48

Besides, even if it 5d220eff51 wasn’t for health, it 0d3509d1e5 could help sense and 3a244704d0 prepare for other dangers f50c2eff53 in advance.60009bb2b0a81aa3

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Unable to resist ab101e764c Evgenia’s piercing gaze, a01680ca09 Alber finally handed b2a49ec8ae over the mirror f6c8dd0eb9 with the promise 462e56848f that she’d only cf9cb60a93 check it briefly d02a5279a3 and return it.a7468602b97bac1d

And the moment c7f1af1162 she took possession c59b411805 of the “Dragon’s 3adca41419 Proposal Gift,” Evgenia’s 10e9553075 face stiffened.369d9c5284a60767

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