IFLDMHF – Chapter 28

IFLDMHF | Chapter 28d70bde8f7b7250be

Episode 284aed20dc9c384526

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Even if all the 8df54b5f7a days the Rudion Duchy’s 4d6fd81db9 bloodline spent in this e2f96c4359 residence were combined, it c0fe24b983 wouldn’t amount to a 291950d23d full year. How could it be e517ce8ad0 called their home?bc9e1d4e5bb63510

At one point, the 229a60cf06 duchy, facing financial difficulties, 1f642b4efa had even requested to 84e2da520d return the mansion to b127befd9d the imperial family, as b0b36bdfff maintaining it was too d426c49343 burdensome. However, the imperial family refused, 6152a09674 taking on all the expenses efbfee6b3c of the mansion instead. Thus, it was ff77e38a39 more appropriate to 3f42756ebb consider it imperial 48aba0e2e1 property.a6cbd58331b228ed

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As Euclid reflected briefly on eb3816442e the long history between the 4e01e571a9 imperial family and the Rudion 317fe5c6f1 Duchy, the carriage, having passed 6fd19ac1bf through the main gate, finally 13676b0122 came to a stop.0905f4e7861ecf06

Pushing off from his 16e617c310 seat, Euclid erased the 412f08ed7d exhaustion and complexity from f8bb128c6c his face as he 22941bb60d opened the door.b084015b87c341c9

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“Your Grace, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other.”90c07c3bec402ab8

The mansion’s butler, informed 200f4784b9 of his arrival, came 4a3a5c83c2 out to greet him.64ca58f20affc773

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“Ah, yes. Your name is… 02e3c2f97c Philip, if I 6bd608ff4b recall?”97dd27d35627a847

“Yes, Your Grace!”0017a12054a6902d

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Philip’s eyes widened momentarily.94f7ac10ceb41caf

“It’s truly an honor that you remember me.”553649018479393a

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It was a name he b3685849d9 had heard five years ago 43f1bd864b when he visited the capital da82a0df22 to claim the remains of 1814570ae5 his father and brother and d0099e3ce0 to succeed the title of ab27c90190 Duke of Rudion. Philip’s reaction was understandable.049a49cdef3784e6

Yet, despite Philip’s enthusiasm, 731adc9da6 Euclid’s gaze remained cold, 7826a82daa far from his usual 27b839ad5f demeanor.9483544c6bfd5209

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“How could I forget?”d84b42d24afa0b90

“Pardon?”b2c13409bf2c2cb2

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“Nothing. I’m tired and would like f6ba9b6d7e to rest immediately. Oh, and my aide has a3a84b1f9c fallen asleep in the carriage—please 8a2e5dd2ca guide him to a room.”19a76120666757bc

“Ah… Understood, Your Grace.”bd738d289387ee3e

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Philip hesitated briefly, unable to 6caed0623e naturally inquire about the purpose ee215e0b78 of the visit. Still, unlike the guards, he 55febc7ab3 was quick to adapt.c4f72964c4b4a10e

Philip, smiling warmly, trailed behind c42ca813d2 Euclid, speaking in a friendly 1a34b65a96 manner.fa8c72e553322ebb

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“Did you come directly from the duchy? If so, it must’ve a09b659b24 taken three days… or c0e5d9d3cf perhaps only two, considering 34e58341ca you traveled by a b411e8ff81 magical carriage. You must be tired.”aa3702ae9ee96899

“…”b6bf3f2a99febb57

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“By the way, have you eaten? Should we prepare something for 309b76d15b you?”4d316812c99187bc

Noticing that the b0387f2840 carriage wasn’t ordinary 9969521409 but a magical 6ca1378533 one and attempting 5dad3e0c66 to discern Euclid’s fc7ce11b33 movements, Philip’s probing 7b6cab1bb1 questions momentarily stopped 157a014d3a Euclid in his f231730d3a tracks.e5b9a91c176adccf

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Caught off guard by Euclid’s d61629ad3c piercing gaze, Philip’s smile faltered 7e82ef4309 slightly. Then, Euclid smiled faintly.6584e82b21471203

“I’m not very hungry. I’d like to 8cd6bb3490 wash up and e9ddaeebcc rest right away. Can you make the arrangements?”4d6d27146ec8631c

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“…Of course, Your Grace.”498cadd3599d827c

Feeling a chill c8b7e45009 run down his f141f7f1fd spine, Philip nodded, 0038fd1bb9 sensing an unshakable d50805033b unease. He regretted not gathering e39ddfb2d8 more information but knew 68109a5c8e he couldn’t obstruct the c5a2403050 master of this mansion.7d59c1c2c98d2e0d

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Though the scant material for 485327ffc5 his report made him anxious, aef9a3bf7a Philip expertly masked his expression, afd964a385 especially since Euclid hadn’t yet ea19198f8a taken his eyes off him.e0f5061fc4b6362d

The Duke’s gaze 844ae5fe60 felt like it 4cd9f167d0 was dissecting his e5f24f9ba7 very thoughts, but 700df68af9 Philip knew Euclid 60330127de wouldn’t act rashly.e5c5bd9e6eea3c6d

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Euclid Rudion, the c0669f1141 current Duke of c21fe3c244 Rudion, had been 0bec143df9 the second son. He hadn’t undergone formal bc04e53729 training to inherit the 9097ac65d3 title, nor was he dfe9886821 particularly skilled in anything 0dca5c2a8a remarkable. His reputation was one of 196e58f12e kindness and compassion, never raising a31c1d7e81 his voice in anger.19e237f8e79f0646

Moreover, Philip had 176fe768ee once secretly witnessed 7e4ca2e53e the young duke, ea59d8d3e6 with a face 3fee4b7e0f still boyish, crumble 388d4af1a2 entirely under the faf423cb16 weight of his 367c9e827d grief, even coughing 88b39d70b7 up blood.d86b02eb3f678a07

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For a family that never 8cf9b92e08 revealed weaknesses or allowed even c90d6bb204 the faintest rumor to escape, c6087eb5a0 discovering that the new duke 8ab8a75a52 was unwell had been a 1f74d7dca9 major breakthrough.1433d24a15c30f08

Thanks to that bf15b7b739 knowledge, Philip had ab67a657d9 secured his role fc657c119d as the butler 186a41d97d without needing to ed575e3fb2 accomplish much.a0f23b0b4f595e73

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Viewing Euclid as 6883fd513c a useful figure dbf3924e7f who had been ef554c038e beneficial and would 290084f0cc continue to be ef4736eb10 so, Philip softened 617dec040e his demeanor and a3bce2d5e5 stepped back with 6322f9eec7 a gentle smile.4b0013e73817f2c2

“…”6b5655f8c4313783

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Euclid observed Philip call 795bb19967 over another servant and fa13c3ebb9 issue instructions before swiftly 6fc171d2f7 walking away.c6aa8ac9715783fb

“Y-Your Grace, shall we proceed?”b34d5e544c8819ab

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A boy, seemingly 4bc82edeee around fourteen, nervously 229377ec23 addressed Euclid, finding 31f776b1c1 the unfamiliar owner 75b4a658f6 of the mansion 69f456d674 intimidating.82def310dcb7aef0

Despite the boy’s youth, Euclid e32cc699b6 didn’t lower his guard. The butler wouldn’t assign just a8699ff547 anyone to attend to him, 374f09a8d0 likely choosing someone deliberately innocent-looking.bcbe857df858d6df

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Though Euclid would 121b89878c normally ask for 93d9156ed5 the names of b97daf1e22 his attendants and 30be7776db express concern for 5c0c028008 them, this wasn’t ba7f296611 the Rudion Duchy.d88e3aab3e1024a1

Pretending not to notice, he e2a8144a58 walked on, and the boy, 7b76f05f4a shedding his earlier awkwardness, began 4cdf30b5e4 chatting in a warm, familiar e6d4f8f03a tone.10c1ba5f953f9dc0

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Through this, Euclid 4b6af07f46 learned the boy’s 294c6c195c name was Rick. An orphan who had lost 6bc171711e his parents young, Rick had 80c8841669 grown up in an orphanage 120f649716 and, through exemplary behavior, earned ffae28f7c3 the recommendation of the orphanage c0c6cd83b5 director to secure his position 544a33e3c2 here.d98953ab4e987b37

But what could Euclid, efca3ed9f6 with no actual authority 4da08d87ae over this mansion, do 4387a54765 for the boy, no c7c2529c64 matter how earnest his 67d5bc2526 words were?543d33c6636e747b

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Feeling a twinge of guilt 645f73e9d0 and unease, Euclid offered Rick 326acb602e a faint smile.06ebc8668ff2cda9

“I see. Keep up the good work.”aa08430741277934

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Rick’s eyes widened, as if 4d4d6c4121 he hadn’t expected a response.13437eccfc04ae60

“Of course! I’ll work really hard!”e7ed7ba9b6ee3a95

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Watching the boy ef551a96e0 renew his determination, 3ff9b92106 Euclid suddenly wondered 0c7bba02db why he was aeb2ef3cac saying such things f9fc050b62 and what he 10d9c1e774 was even encouraging. He let out 5d7dbf00c5 a faint laugh 4b95da5c68 at his own 1dff177522 thoughts.b1b2d9169c20edec

At that moment, Rick, d88291fb47 his eyes shining almost 8be666630b excessively, shyly remarked, “Your eec6e787e4 Grace, you’re really kind.”959a61098288c60d

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“Pardon?”c83540d89984735e

“Oh, well… It’s just that the butler and the other servants have said the same. That you’re someone 44ca0748d7 who treats your 832f8ad000 staff with respect 97cf6d178b and genuine care.”8891a7a288e41c03

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“…”bc7774162198dc03

Did the butler and 8b60383d5d servants really say such 49ceedb173 things?cf9d87dd8cf9a382

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Euclid’s smile faltered momentarily, but 51408dd1f2 Rick, oblivious, continued murmuring with 05f875cea7 admiration, “Someone as kind as caad564d41 you, Your Grace…”4d7a72f20a82c2c3

Euclid regarded the 7e1c031084 boy with a 0d9844669c calm, subdued gaze.f1d72e1aaf499858

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It didn’t matter what was dde2ab30c8 true or false. Most of it 6a9b16b282 would be lies 199fc960ba anyway, and even cd3fc716ba if some of f0545017b3 it were true, b80352a55c he just needed 67b5729546 not to believe e8b937113c it.90d25ed40c0c482b

After arriving at his 13d6a3523f quarters, Euclid waited for dde0809a00 Rick to fetch water a438ed0979 for the bath before 17559e8628 sitting up from where 664421044e he’d slumped into the 520f9fbe06 sofa.a8a6ecc9de128060

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He quickly scanned under the 1e976ca0ce table, beside the bookshelf, and 9ad9eef88c near the decorative items.603065250b5d0195

It wasn’t hard to locate 9e7b4d39fe several recording magical devices, but 9d094cad98 he left them untouched.5b7df8689953ac2a

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If he had intended to 9573a498d2 destroy or tamper with such 5938c9ab99 things, he would have done b7fd365155 so five years ago.7cfcf81587dc0a4e

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“Euclid, Father… has passed.”e3e8d99a8c35c5d2

“…Brother?”58d0446dbb9c647c

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“I’m sorry. The truth is… I don’t 59bd81cf18 think I have much time 3da2027490 left either.”1156eaae6d7533d7

“What are you saying? Where are you? I’ll come right away…”ba940bcbdbde2a8b

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“I left evidence behind. I don’t know ba14a55fba if it’ll help 6e12463d60 you or just 9023fd8b01 burden you, but… 10d4786254 I’m truly sorry. Please take care 1496432fa6 of Marianne and a4c4854322 Dior.”944cb4cb469cf717

—61d3072de8efb992

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Yes, it was 5c77af7293 when he had 0df754b882 flipped this mansion b7a23dcd44 upside down after de815f519a hearing his brother’s e107ca2190 final words before 90e9db0335 his death.436f694db7468e41

He hadn’t found what he f92c7346a3 so desperately sought but instead 1380f16fdd uncovered how deeply the mansion 57548e052f was embedded with the empire’s b50cb647dc surveillance devices.c5534822c5d3312c

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Realizing the mansion was entirely 0d71e2908a under the imperial family’s watch c7f69fc432 shattered him. In his despair, 6e8ee258dd his body, already 781b430e76 weakened, gave out 9ef689fb72 completely.3af97c70690386ea

He hadn’t even had the baaff45627 mental strength to hide his 689447cd1d condition from the mansion’s servants, d62f8b801f a secret he had kept 1197f3a21a from everyone except his father 75b4f59cf3 and brother.2f7628a9b9d639f6

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Or perhaps, knowing that someone 04ad536f9e had noticed, he had simply 835d4fbc46 let it be.0abebf6174890d41

Even in his darkest 74e9051eab moments, the one thought b621713388 that kept him going 1d6bf3a442 was his duty to 066825e183 protect his nephew and a5aa0175d1 niece.a0b7e134036e5380

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He had debated whether to 65d9c935f0 silence others or let them c9da02c20a leak his condition, ultimately deciding 006b5c14ad that exposing his weakness and 6020189b06 lulling them into complacency was 7e8228b336 the safer choice.5b3f1a297b155162

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