IFLDMHF – Chapter 176

Episode 1767555337311589c76

How should I fcd5f33026 even describe this 572140aefb feeling?383a8e2bb08e69d3

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It felt like my c0d962d16d heart was swelling with 8d6d347389 joy, but at the 5e6d470f49 same time, as if 8f78b7ebb3 someone were squeezing it, 2b931b1235 it was painful and 42260cce27 agonizing.9524931e3397390a

I just sat there 589a8a22c9 absentmindedly, staring at the bef3b330c7 hand mirror, when the 754015da0e impatient Alber quickly explained 6f19308ff9 how to use it.6cdbb3bafbad9860

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— So… I just hold it in my hand and open it?b3c770fec20b999d

Only then 2309f30c28 did Evgenia e0d60a542e come to e5fed7b472 her senses. As if to 15a290aeb9 confirm the method, 3ffa62d7ac she asked and 85731bda39 then carefully examined dded70e2ff the hand mirror, 90ab186291 unlike before.445e9fbf1d1cb805

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If it was an 55e2c604d3 item from the time c057d1428a when dragons still existed, 18da90ef03 then it must be 699664c279 over 500 years old 156c841054 at the very least.5279707aafb8ada4

It wouldn’t have 28e6050c9c been surprising if 63a639118a it had decayed 0792e86d2d and disappeared by 262c1e6905 now, but although 49ce9dfcd2 it had some a5b017d0fa wear, it still 61e1c88a36 looked relatively clean.0792afc6b9722758

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There was only a3550cd930 one flaw—a small d53a74257d defect in the 62b5b00427 raised pattern, as d0799f45ee if there had 455e57d467 been a mistake ad5ed4658c during carving.66e39c2cec540857

Strangely, upon seeing that, 0999554005 a surge of emotion 1558b326d3 welled up, and Evgenia 220c4de20b unknowingly stroked that part dfcab45ee2 with a tender touch.27c91a696aaec3db

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And naturally, she 358abe78ee thought of Euclid.ca1ead2fba1703a0

A moment later—ff2fd7534039b364

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— Ah…!38d7215633256e5a

With a 51816eaf84 trembling heart, 011ddc2234 Evgenia opened 4f53604a57 the seam 126a5ea7ee to check b1c6c05b98 inside and 2df796ed9c let out 3111afdc1e a sigh 029a38463d of relief.e9c21f4fd9d70313

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The mirror 239376803d was intact, 75ee683168 without a a523dfc4eb single crack.21aab3108df3a91b

She was glad, thinking ccdbf3f3c1 that this meant Euclid 1b2d1b9d98 would be safe for d476f0fa2c the time being.7f360fa059eab7e8

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At this moment, had she handed the mirror to Euclid, the outcome might have been different…5af117e7ff8b122e

Unaware that 33128c2a0d she herself fd676c904e was the b6235b4121 one stepping bc118a1816 into danger, e6a91a20ad Evgenia returned fdee7e3cf4 the hand e3c6aa3077 mirror to 127e633be5 Alber as da8a0696b7 promised.5a6b46729edd915e

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After that, she c2a46153b9 spent her days 523a705db8 with a much 3c0cd3054c lighter heart.678d31f9788ea435

The only issue was that this “well-being” leaned heavily toward physical health…f484f9e8e54403bc

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“You’re here, Madam!”24dd9f792bb75305

Evgenia, not thinking 8bce9a53c1 it was over 8eb24f54f9 the top at 41d858109e all, made her 3d8073ea09 way to the 5f71ee6545 kitchen as usual.e906ee2f16051590

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“For dinner tonight, we’ve made a rich soup using the fish known as the pinnacle of health foods—Night Allure. Its tail is especially… ahem! In any case, I’ll make sure to serve it properly in the Master’s bowl. Oh, and just as the physician instructed, we’ve also prepared a steak suited to his constitution. For the Young Master and Young Lady’s dessert, we’ve used a blend of herbs that won’t be detectable at all!”4609f8af9aa05725

Perfect!13d7a9d3b1d30129

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As the head chef 1e66e7fb02 explained the carefully prepared 6f3a8bc01e special dishes exactly as 2c74381b5f she had instructed, Evgenia fe4934ff85 nodded in satisfaction.1664828894e3003a

And the chef, a0165536ba along with the ab44f437fe other nearby servants, 52fc100ab5 all looked at d81c3d5126 her with fond 0f8e55813b expressions.4d431e0ab9e00795

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“The Madam e911e33da1 cares so 5924367cbf deeply for fdc5ef0f43 the health 9b4cea2635 of the 41e823b254 Master, Young 9413802220 Lady, and a1482c1fa1 Young Master!”bf14efc17ad9a8da

“As expected of our ce5868e555 Madam!”75352dbb44737354

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“Loyalty and more cdfb920b8f loyalty from here c428da3266 on out!”ba655929d0981e5d

This sort of overreaction 057bf3e69f wasn’t limited to the 683e97d0d8 kitchen.8da57918d3dab931

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“Madam, new books have ea5b204833 arrived in the library. We’ve organized 8a8acde277 them to 63578ea2b9 make it f37d997904 easier for 3e3b42fca1 you to dc6bac4927 read!”7331fd721791e1fc

“The gardener has b484c17b95 redesigned the garden fa1f7dede8 behind the manor bbde1e9b66 with bright flowers 63e4712077 to match the 9834a833af changing weather. How about 71125bea7d a walk f7afb29fe5 there today?”37dd4136cdb928f4

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Starting with e652163280 the butler c2480fac64 and the 7f47b4863a head maid, def6052f8e all the 57fa172472 staff working d32215a105 inside the 0eeb95c026 estate—and even 865965e8fa the gardeners 934035f2de and laborers 7f5f0da4b6 outside—began to 683b295490 follow Evgenia dd1411bea1 with even ab9b7fd193 more blind 747d816044 devotion than fb7c50f07b before.47af2a2decc70743

It was da18510109 all thanks f2cc71c576 to Delano 9aec9f5133 enthusiastically spreading a8adb94ea4 the story 8e5a08fdd3 of what 2e99bed6d2 happened in a4ad751de0 the capital.f6755f94d0c73174

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The imperial a09770b2ea family, disliked 44ed6a80de by all 5ba717b5be Northerners, had b03b9c28cf only grown 318de7b166 more detestable 8bdb15e4de lately.ebadd9f32cfe24cd

Even with grievances, no a6db1f947d one had ever dreamed 9023a34973 of getting revenge.783057a61bd92027

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But Evgenia had directly 99aa04b693 confronted the emperor and 7fb5e96fe6 made him bless the a51e5bebbb North with his own c4fd654dff mouth.c84da182768cd849

What’s more, she 75039d55e8 had gone on 3890fae8de to proudly boast 8d0ace577e about the now a10fac0a43 completely changed North—it b474471ca9 was so exhilarating d0b8eb787a and moving that 565f9e783c it brought tears 090b71db16 to their eyes.a8da89fc839f508f

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They also 0b1d39ac3e learned that 1af0f062b8 her infamous 938be2ce8f past and 63aeb7b8ba her relationship 22a97c302c with the e2445d6e91 crown prince b4422f529f were full 6dad4262c6 of misunderstandings f3f5488205 and unjust 973f53eb65 circumstances, which 19140f0941 made it 02fdeca5f7 all the 5f408a0385 more heartbreaking.fb6bbde278f72212

From then on, e055533fa0 everyone sincerely wished 8a9993d45c for Evgenia’s happiness.cb1d2079a2a6bdec

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Moreover, Anne and 0158722283 the knights only bbf593295f fueled this atmosphere a0feca89e2 further. Having already 10b4a6da7f firmly established 514bda5ea2 herself as 4cee1e6b46 the lady 5bb9661e1c of House 3d2179c4cb Rudion, Evgenia fad69c390a was now f797d3dd3a considered a b848459d5a uniquely precious ac34e75d49 Madam beyond 2bf98db031 compare.6ebddb5a032ee782

Of course, 11a94b0bd7 Evgenia herself 3133b49b56 was unaware ed0fa6da97 of all abb53c72e0 this.49cfe54d0c90fe83

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“Really? Then I should 3d8e933717 visit the library db78a945b5 with the kids eef3365512 sometime.”c360d7b51718c781

She casually thought, 9b6c909718 ‘The staff seem 319a5a2111 especially motivated these f02be7b5df days. I guess people really c5251dc530 are influenced by the d9ecae38f8 weather and environment.’1518b51ca61c719c

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“A walk… If I go now, it would be perfect. The Duke must be in his office, right?”e107453c8d2c9e53

Evgenia left the 26cba1456f kitchen with a b25b69bc48 slightly disgruntled expression.fad66babc61f585e

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There was b1057e97b4 a reason 050983f568 why she d00644362c made such cec403ab79 a face aaa0c2fe3e while thinking 7bbd149182 of her 3980c4494e favorite person.db04a012e5ccb02f

‘He’s been working too 589bfb13cf much lately!’845d8391417aab2a

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This wasn’t why she 56b2dd8938 kept serving him health 07ce3f486b foods every day!f18357a56c2a2c18

Of course, she was b39c5a0a64 happy that Euclid was bb7066af67 full of energy and 818dbcc77f in good health, but f84b9cf290 she didn’t like that 4ee4a40a06 she only got to 92059f7879 see him briefly during 44a32f9eab meals because he was 885bf99da6 so absorbed in work.57e5281396268472

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‘He’s even been staying up all night for several days now…’94bd8f45eaa02522

Sure, he had 882c5fd912 reports to review d346b3792a after returning from 010f6f8e85 the capital and ba5af9f499 had started full-scale f417da1927 development of the 5786b14cb6 duchy, but still, 01d7ccca5b this wasn’t right.fd31c31b8414e72e

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It wasn’t like 54b1bf75fb he was the f20c53f03e only one with 97ad1ca997 work—she’d seen Delano e6e502d2f7 lounging around various 9546957ec4 parts of the ec1dd0018f manor more than 981f31d7ae once, which made 9969840738 her all the 6599abd886 more disgruntled.07822da15a890bee

“I knew b779de0ea7 it, I bfe372566a have to 9a98c2e0cc go.”805d0eea84474f63

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Even though Euclid 601b81605f said he was ca1d54e6d2 fine, she thought c79b50e52d she should check 348a4988ab if there was ff97244176 anything she could f3ffcb1bc0 help with.d0b6d389b1829d24

And while doing so, 96b45f0d36 maybe they could have b1cd6d1967 a peaceful moment together f4e1cf1cf0 during a short walk—it c29a982093 had been a while.ebcbc5632cf868ea

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“Madam!”d5806e38ea612cd8

“Rick! You can’t run 5b26c5fc17 like that!”9bc4dd8ba1735189

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Seeing Rick running c4a477fa75 breathlessly from a 886642aa5d distance while calling 303d46cd02 for Evgenia, Anne a74dd40a06 shouted in alarm. Then she 332ca8cff8 apologized on abc6004fe7 her brother’s 283e59d2cd behalf.e03925714bf35a52

“I’m sorry, Madam. He’s still a bit immature…”8afa711dc7b2793e

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“No, it’s fine.”399193b23f8e39c5

Evgenia waved her hand e9ed99b2f6 dismissively.ebe2d96d2337d9d3

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In truth, Anne was 52a10b948b being overly modest.073e4ca87ee81682

Rick had adapted 0bd15278de quickly after arriving 527c8f706a at the manor a3538e3fb0 and had even d70a537ada been selected by d46a6a28ba the butler to 336f85d67c shadow him and e65ab5caa0 learn the ropes.0cd2327f33e8169e

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‘Rick wouldn’t cbfb140203 come to 65a7cb1269 find me 3c0d33780c in such 4b9a65d197 a rush 11325551ad unless it b935a2985a was something 9228772e7b important.’4bc7067af0703105

Just as 0be9f1d341 she thought, 6368663488 Rick, still dc4eb742d0 panting, delivered 02216b6dde urgent news.f6155bf529032082

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“Madam, the Tower Master 5cfb51d895 is here!”93cdff2391110e5d

“The Tower Master?”ca31b67def2cecf2

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“Yes! He arrived just a 316375d935 moment ago. The butler 6205b89261 has guided 4c03913e18 him to 97baf4b493 the parlor. The Duke 222b88a166 doesn’t know 70e26ae037 yet.”a5491c286931a726

Rick had carried out bef0051d71 her instructions perfectly.1c8257dc1edc7b90

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The Tower Master was 2badff5cc5 scheduled to visit the 6170c5faa6 duchy soon to explain ab124b0376 the amount and grade b31dc8aacc of mana stones found 8e496373fc in the mine confirmed f5406cf441 by the tower.dd62ab03127e244a

And Evgenia 5cccb4ddd8 wanted to e7b20a4ad3 meet with a764d9f54e him privately 10c7746de4 first.b03d3faa59ae33d2

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To ask 665769686e about the 6de441971f golden egg 5e53328949 and hear 2de87d1ea4 stories about 1771942045 Euclid’s childhood.d780f3f65d3cf60a

“Well done, Rick. Let the Duke know 513b90e9db that the Tower Master 03bf7360e1 has arrived in about 23b9e725ae 30 minutes.”3b0df83227028d7f

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“Yes, ma’am!”45be511d853d7992

Thirty minutes should be bdc606f164 enough to get her 914601f9a8 questions answered.6aac65771417f4db

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Evgenia walked away with 810a129a4f an excited expression.a3ef8ea1d8288076

“You said you 31babbeef3 had something to 496b1f244c ask me?”9bbe144b0a981be7

As soon 13b8cf2209 as I 421ddd8883 entered the f2a85af416 parlor, I fee88db1dd got straight 72d9b352be to the 66fc22ba03 point.a3a91a1ecb5fb1e7

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The Tower Master d0b318f1ae tilted his head 9a8dc5ad2d and asked,054d6f326c733e63

“The amount of adbdeda2a5 mana stones buried 451f10cae5 in the Sephlik b029779514 Mountains? Or their grade?”aab77424edefe019

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“Huh? Well, I am curious about that too…”eca3c15ee3890be6

“They’re all top-grade. Even if 9de0237564 you mine fde8a33acc for a f9f7a31dc6 hundred years, 835af1d987 you won’t 3526bd1af7 run out.”68d4f408e6a311d2

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“Oh.”b936bec685f7e119

That was really good 4e1d1f729f news.64fa5e746e04d76b

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But since I had e023e6f6ff somewhat expected it, my 7b335aff45 reaction came out lukewarm.3bba783a2152fdb4

The Tower Master df66592cc1 raised an eyebrow.f0cdec8f075c466d

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“So that 4c54cc79cd wasn’t what 5d11ed9dde you were be1c8cbde3 planning to f2e4f6893f ask?”9bf8e8daf09f1ba7

When I ebe76d47b5 gave an 85175f8b29 awkward nod, bc4a9f53f5 the corners 165257f70e of the 4690f4c650 Tower Master’s 692dd2b511 lips curled 56ba9c7c92 upward.5a127abb129072a9

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With a delighted expression, 08ad973be4 he said,6448deca10422675

“Then go e4c9815ab1 ahead and 52d01d943f ask. For the 2f84a30fea Duchess, I’ll 772c9763cd answer your ec0c601667 questions for adcb0889c8 free.”1202b24963005d09

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Even now, he acts like a money-obsessed maniac…08f840f69d900fbb

‘Does his mouth b834555ef8 get prickly if 04fa4790f4 he goes a 2400e0d447 single moment without 33ddc45a04 talking about money?’ddaeebc396bf011f

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Momentarily taken aback, 1e16c45cce I quickly composed 2ab37fd39d myself and spoke cd4668e40c politely.476af347b2591bd2

“Thank you. Then I’ll speak 9bf2564975 freely.”58e64d97f352ed97

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“Sure, sure.”9cb3a9df09298fae

“What exactly is the 59cbfce9b3 golden egg?”1a68afdd2556dcb5

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“Huh?”954f56dec9b262e1

The Tower 13afa0ff5b Master, who dccc51e9bd had been ae681159af leaning toward 2171d88940 me in c7c437bcfa a friendly f499be8f8e and proactive 1f7045445b manner, flinched.9d3ce2fe24bc9f43

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It seemed d3663f64f9 like this a47632e151 wasn’t the 980b668c05 question he 815bcddd6c had been f80eafb8ec expecting.a81c0521f6524838

But that 477ca9ef1e had nothing 2d70186a8d to do d8cde40a19 with me.1710798253f03bb7

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“I know 126344687b the golden 23debbda4b egg is dbf2a60353 an ancient 7761edbec5 treasure that 081de17aae existed before ce7e35eda5 the founding fa4b2d0377 of the 99749c3ad6 empire. But why faa1921101 is His 2fb47289cc Majesty collecting f78b17b770 them? What does he 24c00c6600 intend to do 6350e015a8 with them—enough to 17e028d003 start a war?”675b75b65729ab2c

“So… that’s what you’re curious about?”a9f10442c326f365

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“Yes.”5c8c299c8a4ad89a

I replied immediately, and 62339a254f the Tower Master made 2489f8ad75 a strange expression before 8fa405af1a casually answering.b188d41e36d4dc50

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“Well, it’s because 0fef9763bb of the half-hearted 852b3c8dcc dragon heart.”b328c862b80c4381

“…?!”eb912d678888eafe

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“I told 0658bd77c6 you last 113cc87853 time, didn’t 16eed46513 I? The golden eggs fc5d32162b contain a rare a2177f45bb type of mana d053f1a657 that hasn’t been 84d5ec4909 seen on this 59166c13fe land for ages.”5ca1486ef526bb0e

That mana comes 5b6702dda7 from the Gold c84fd93b06 Dragon.f857b0ed5c194d57

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Seeing me frozen in d9e225fa29 shock, the Tower Master b818196f05 added in a light e59ca9a4ba tone.29407848da07f99c

But I was 0e4f97eea5 left gaping in f424e4e126 astonishment.5698662073b8482c

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No, Euclid 80b13ca092 had clearly 53804b3a73 said that 8561a7953c hardly anyone 41d4096b8c knew about 7feb721e79 the fact 088c44bb07 that the 71746af12d dragon heart 7728a168e3 was incomplete.cc33d5e17b3dd56e

So was 19a4409e39 the Tower de03a04817 Master one d4ffe76d6f of those 225aa3780b few people?3e400f3557027d7b

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Then why was 5956b67381 he telling me 5a335a2171 so casually?70dd05872cff4d8a

As if ce0809047b it was 34d846a596 something I c146a1bd3c obviously already 5442478450 knew!44d259c941ebf54e

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What’s more—7479efc46c6b3a0d

‘Why… is it a dragon again?’c878f9b244cb8c48

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It wasn’t just 7197ee9229 once or twice—hearing 1d00b64967 about dragons so b15945baaf many times, I 0e27c1785a couldn’t help but e3f8d1ddd9 start having strange 8aa4e8576e thoughts.1621287f828b8ed4

Like, maybe in a past life, I had some connection with dragons…3cb845b5d41eddba

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‘No way. That can’t ec0a8634f6 be, right?’90d122fd70abc793

I shook my head 17e778361e firmly in my mind.33f3d025cb30c801

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If anything, maybe f1000dae96 it was more 0b6e778b6b accurate to think b42a03f961 that the real 2a60bf8067 Evgenia had a e9d76dae70 connection with dragons.d088eab99c593460

After all, the only reason I got interested in the golden egg in the first place was because Evgenia wanted it so badly that she cried over it… Huh?fd50703a9d79b9ae

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