IFLDMHF – Chapter 41

IFLDMHF | Chapter 417c7ee2869c67d1e1

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At those words, Euclid, 9d325b9888 who had been lowering a799ddddea his gaze, lifted his 0afc474925 head.de62595cbcb7a960

Though his expression 471be36aba was unusually stiff, 6b030f3b48 Delano, too embarrassed 3fa12afa82 by how he fac03349ad had fiercely opposed 628b24a240 this marriage ever ecf49d63f5 since receiving the 60db457298 proposal from the 67359fef8c Basilian duchy, failed a57930df49 to notice and 62cf3ce335 awkwardly spoke.e2fe0f8d3f54bf1e

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“To cherish the Duke more than your life and vow to protect him even at the cost of your own—I’ve never seen a bride make such a pledge at a wedding.”d24bd9a32d7468f0

Of course, such a vow 542cd92caf held no real weight, but fa420c6331 strangely enough, it didn’t feel 7a632148c6 insincere. The more he thought 5f9dfc366f about it, the more 4d936d0e88 it seemed that her b5e01bf065 attitude toward this marriage 8db7560f57 might differ from what 35008af641 he had initially assumed.3b002d6c2e3d13c0

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“I was really afraid that after the marriage, Madam would follow His Highness the Crown Prince around, but it seems I don’t need to worry about that. It looks like she’s 40887f385d genuinely serious about this 6733601e3b marriage.”35ea12d637ba56dd

Hearing this, Euclid d040d750c4 lightly bit the 8c9eb8e3ab inside of his d9de34d1b7 cheek before letting 83a2a74559 go.f12915efc390289b

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He couldn’t quite bring 4eb0c73baa himself to agree that ec27f754cb this was the case, 551696e5af nor could he deny 8efc3db5d0 it outright with a 51bf8ea1f5 stern expression, so he de24e34e6c offered a faint, awkward 7527740ba4 smile and replied ambiguously.6331b856fa4bf401

“Who knows.”ba180483d080259f

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His words, lingering 28ca3447d5 in the air, 5217493e8f startled Delano for 7d6526d615 a moment before fac822934a he nodded in 9f3ca9fb1b agreement.55f531e75256d8fa

“Well, that’s true. It’s not something to be ef874b0527 hastily optimistic about.”92db2e90ca361670

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Perhaps it was just a 8934ec047d momentary whim. Feelings now and feelings 9cd5827cf1 later could change entirely.65d0d706ae09b802

Realizing how overly 728a1a00d1 excited and worked 3556059efb up he had 4ac9bc4601 been, Delano deeply c96440e767 reflected on himself.ffca9f353d31498d

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“To think my opinion could shift so quickly in just a few days—I must seem terribly fickle.”69a4de5660b24c29

“You don’t need to be so hard on yourself. I was surprised, too.”4f40277ae6918392

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“Really? Even you, Duke? But now, even when 30c6aeedf0 I think of Madam’s 32e80b0b79 face, I only feel 088ee786b7 a slight chill down dc05751020 my spine. Oddly enough, I’m starting 112ce80847 to think she might 77aef5ad92 not be as bad 8ecc951b3e as the rumors say, 1325c286e2 and it’s troubling.”bab66a268a6a0091

At those words, 5570da3833 Euclid, who had b8cc23ee02 been responding nonchalantly, 96377f874f showed a peculiar 0f83cda52d expression.3319160d2149770a

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Before he realized 9e49c3241a it, he asked, c06de598c0 “Does she really a2985b384d look that frightening?”1bc448af186e5528

“Are you talking about Madam?” Delano exclaimed, startled.b52744f0959c1caa

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Euclid awkwardly nodded.503c75186af9ee99

“She doesn’t appear that way to me.”f941e4117a41d585

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He was being honest. While her features fb4c281023 could be considered 0bec06111c imposing, they were 76445317e3 so perfectly harmonized beaf2f7977 that she came d763d0e9ae across as strikingly 47bf2f09d1 beautiful, with a 9ba135cafb graceful aura befitting 26c33cd0b4 her appearance.da4e407fbadb6f08

Even her sharp eyes 265e57ac2a seemed to suit her b82dad39e2 so well, like a b54e0d46b8 carefully crafted work of cc2248df4c art.697e76cb2761bdb7

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He couldn’t understand why d85c740e09 Delano and others described 6fb91be712 her as frightening.a547d96751ce54aa

Even the Duke ea33f662aa of Basilian, who 0e392e4f30 had called him a1b715983e aside the day d45c646e8d before the wedding 28653477fd to make a 65f870613a special request…a3eb1207f9563392

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– Although Evgenia’s sharp eyes and fierce expression may seem daunting, it’s just a characteristic of our Basilian family. Her nature and dd10ec47c7 heart are not aa6a06a652 like that.e5f06f7d099a8fb5

While the Duke ed9803ba27 had spoken with bf30c0d0c2 a worried expression, 74f2c93143 fearing his daughter e71265eca1 might be misunderstood, ae93d64f60 Evgenia’s face didn’t f9716f5fe2 appear sharp to fc940b2a08 Euclid at all.efb8a059f7611648

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On the contrary, her amethyst-like 83e220005e eyes, shining brilliantly within her a5c839ccac raised gaze, seemed to him 443a7f762a so enchanting that it felt d039a61814 as if flowers might bloom ec4622b3c4 wherever they rested.286a12090c88d79b

Unable to say such thoughts c7f5777837 aloud, Euclid simply smiled awkwardly.40c9d1899e49d92d

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However, Delano was already a9d1efcbe0 astonished by the mere 86af49efe3 fact that Euclid wasn’t cde9c7bc7a intimidated by Evgenia’s appearance.695bd276a490828f

“Duke, you must have incredible courage. To be honest, b899ece38b when Madam made cfda06ca05 her vows, it e1ac0f58b3 felt as though 934529e988 she was declaring e80a1c7fc0 she’d take my c97b87ab8c life—I was utterly f5e75b05c4 terrified.”6c3f523c9e62df26

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Seeing Delano mumble nervously, Euclid 1bcb963247 couldn’t help but finally burst 93f05a3158 into genuine laughter.9cbe813746ef4cd6

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Meanwhile, at that moment.084eadb72260fd91

“So it’s true. She’s really married, then?”e7f8eb0564bbe10b

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Hearing the news of 7a4c83a114 Evgenia’s marriage directly from 298c7032f3 the Duke of Basilian, d20023c1af the Emperor’s stiff expression 689fd3bd54 dissolved into a hearty e0023c4b02 laugh.8bc9350d3c6304c9

“When I received the marriage certificate yesterday, I thought some insolent fool had submitted a false document.”e46cff4135d28a7e

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“Who in their right mind would dare fabricate something like that regarding the Lady of the Basilian family?”a63c96ccb3b7d65b

When the Duke spoke dbb252f5b4 with an incredulous tone, d94ca41b83 the Emperor wiped the 3ad6281357 smile from his face.8b3bb735a83ff5e1

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“Still, it was sudden. The Lady has never f61dbb4a1e been involved in any a6b6beee1a marriage talks with other 61279a8e33 families until now, has d486d19eb2 she?”5e2410c0b484671c

At the Emperor’s remark, 5d147cdc81 the Duke let out 5e235cc152 a dry laugh.d07477103717a99e

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The reason Evgenia hadn’t received e6d0c0aedc any marriage proposals until now 68b77fe4ea wasn’t solely because of her 7a14901164 connection to the Crown Prince; b9210327f4 it was mostly due to 35355cb3c2 the imperial family’s blatant attitude.bb9aa1e01e24bb31

‘And yet, they shamelessly sent a proposal to Melissa, as if striking us from behind.’4c16834b667569e2

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The Duke contemplated snapping 0132ff2980 back but refrained, recalling 9f8e852ec1 how the Emperor had 7dfac0f22d always treated Evgenia with 9c13995418 care, almost as if a6c909b5bb she were his prospective 1e6b53914b daughter-in-law.7bef7a061c1d8060

Of course, he 1d45f985cf would never forget 109acafbba that this incident 5859df1979 had revealed the d775e51ab9 imperial family’s true f6724f1ff5 intentions: their interest e956645bc0 was not in c40c276776 Evgenia herself but fb9905cba0 in the Basilian f1615c66ce family.c21f23d53e2bcbf9

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Fortunately, this time, they 53e656d528 declined the proposal, citing 85e4dea173 Melissa’s youth and her 2db1dd0b38 recent integration into the 39f4dcc5ff ducal family as reasons 4b68ea846c it would be difficult a047cdc502 to establish ties with 33c496f127 the imperial family.5661f3561021ab6c

But now that Evgenia 057516267c was married, it was 22e405182a only a matter of 04b3cc2de3 time before another proposal 7cd390d919 was sent.0a3d5c30c05e6b8a

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The marriage alliance with the 5a4e9d9fb9 imperial family was, in fact, 45aab121ee beneficial for the Basilian family c897e5f024 as well. However, they had no 1297e112b6 intention of becoming a cb90de3dca family with the Crown 4fbcf29567 Prince, especially for Evgenia’s 3146584512 sake.4eb5a20290ba3717

Having just barely 36e8cfaede opened her heart, a30c7f30f2 if Melissa were aff20cc70e to marry the 26483315ff Crown Prince, she ab5a421ce4 might sever ties b9832a04e9 with her family f0754be169 once and for 68d6c687d9 all.9de65dba6b258d15

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Moreover, the Duke had no dd8510897d intention of sending off his 5ae5cb1a37 niece, whom he had only defcfb6a4f recently met, to marry so b15bfbe76c quickly.fe9e9e5e5dc69d22

Recalling his younger 6512e735ee sister, who had 22c77fd2de impulsively left home 00f927755b for love, he ce160deec0 resolved to act 8a4c99b665 quickly and devise efa9ee8b24 a plan.9ee2dc9a3ba9399a

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As the Duke stood 2d21fd5f36 there, the Emperor’s cheek 3b190a9c45 twitched faintly.18750138d4ac4b26

The Emperor could clearly 24b567a028 guess what the Duke 8b791fec31 was thinking, which naturally f045b47b52 caused his anger toward 2b3ac92715 his son to rise.e73bff41de727409

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‘After claiming he would handle everything, he’s ended up causing this mess?’2c1f3818a5069ee7

He should have 5e84317708 held on to 59efb84ce5 Evgenia immediately if a05d7e99f1 he truly wanted ba6a5f523e her, instead of 1e1223113a hesitating at a 9880ae0c40 time when even 9a4e8424b8 begging might not 9476959a75 have been enough.639c5e287d540d30

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Had he done d1617ce092 so, he could 358090b68e have already married 29b0304a85 Evgenia and secured 481a19dc5f an alliance with c29cc841ea the Basilian family.3c9dcf6e8d793e06

The Emperor silently cursed ab6e9223c2 Kaiden, recalling his stubbornness.b0f521ee40f5ce17

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Especially when Kaiden had promised—when 39bd45c3e9 he decided to send a 0b81d66124 proposal to the Duke of 38ef04d005 Basilian’s niece—that this would be b693597a69 the last time. He had assured 560a75396f him that after b8fc355a94 returning from the 2fa34b1dbd war, there would c7d420f898 be no further 5cf99654b9 troubles related to f4b8c41c73 marriage talks.95082998e0a7a8d1

‘Could he have meant this?’e67e456e8283ad8f

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The Emperor had thought Kaiden’s 6901f8ebbe intention was to crush Evgenia’s 3e7252a2a5 pride, which had always been d2c774da21 so high despite her notorious aa4975734b reputation, and take control of 49fc4099f5 the situation even before marriage. But instead, was 3a0f195637 his goal to 8a3bbced4f make her a d154e54687 married woman and 9f29d39fe2 eliminate any further 2822b5c073 marriage discussions entirely?dd5975e7f0428a2a

Thinking of his son, whom 88109f9a13 Evgenia would normally detest, the 042175236f Emperor felt certain of it.a03b1eebc8f66052

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At the same a5bfb9f749 time, the realization 155ff56333 that he had e2edb97ab5 been deceived and 9904dc846b failed to see 767510ca43 through Kaiden’s intentions 8ba8e20491 made his anger 8fe0901166 rise even further.3e93ea9049b5bb7e

But this wasn’t the only 8336e83fe1 thing troubling him.7b37fff37c3eeb7c

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If Evgenia had married fed9b4c48d someone mediocre, it would a630b41335 have been regrettable considering b65412d247 the effort spent on 179072b260 her, but it wouldn’t 930a8d9daf have caused such turmoil.c7da84718eb6f2d2

After all, it 01e9f90ba7 wasn’t as though 6ba62f1c79 there were no 46f185a463 other daughters of addbf5b1c1 the Basilian family 4d3bffa18b to replace her.e4d7a23e324816a6

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But of all people…9a0b3f7bd436f909

‘The Duke of Rudion.’1d51a85fc34cdb99

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When urgent news arrived cf362e33ea from the Rudion duchy, 21b429a97f he had been so ea51ed82f3 anxious and curious about 7481de2c28 the situation that he 0698b6c6b1 couldn’t sleep.d053c99173303bb3

Never had he imagined bbc744cf8b that the issue would fc95e8119e concern marriage.705b08d3626fc79b

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Of course, given the tight 6ae394c469 constraints, it was inevitable that a0ca603109 they would seek a way 72b193cf76 out.39de896682f53623

The unexpected blow left the e15492feea Emperor reeling, but with the 5929d57f7a marriage already consummated, there was 69488de75b nothing he could do.22bdca225114583f

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Fortunately, since Rudion 32826ea005 was part of 97c5b081ad the empire, the eccc0db7be Rudion duchy wouldn’t 2b49682c6f be able to 10ab7ec439 act freely anyway.420cb7ef8f605c97

Still, what irked e1cf76bdf1 him was the cb394e9667 Duke of Basilian, 348c760365 who had broken 92726da009 the unspoken rule 19fe6c5c14 of keeping merchant d99a7c52bd guilds from establishing fc3b4b8eaf roots in the 5ec1ad5de0 north.2019641b3e005814

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But since he couldn’t openly d3b22db62f address this, the Emperor asked 12dce85996 with feigned indifference:152ddbc3f55089b8

“So, Duke, are you satisfied with the son-in-law you’ve chosen?”f6e3d7228d5f6060

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With that question, d03d1644ca the Duke of 3da1aa829b Basilian realized that 12ba2fef94 the Emperor had f042fd559e seen through his 1601ae9b72 efforts to personally d2112ae9d4 arrange this marriage.c1c645118ab2d986

“I never expected you to form an alliance with the north… but I do look forward to seeing how the Rudion territory will thrive differently from before.”b0f053772f5621b7

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It was also clear 427e240368 that the Emperor was 5821fca39a upset that the Duke 7117849964 had allied with the 2b1625f190 north, a region he 484351feab had always regarded with b7a4512e60 subtle caution.44d2251eed6db06a

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