IFLDMHF – Chapter 76

IFLDMHF | Chapter 766e49b6a065b6d93b

Episode 760c807829b9e9c7ca

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As soon as I 6c7649931a left the living room, b992d227bb I headed straight for bc06ab6da6 the children’s room, as b3caaca719 requested by Euclid.707e9bd0000693ed

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The tension seemed to 9272372076 have worn them out; 947ecd4bf1 Dior and Marianne, who 25c102bcf1 looked a bit tired, 854a169882 ran toward me as 5955d3ee32 soon as they saw 67976566eb me.5e56639b7ac5c583

“Aunt, you were right about everything!”3c9736583b1ebacf

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“Uncle said we’re an important part of the family. He said nothing’s 13d1e75919 going to change.”ddfc54c77c115b0e

Their eyes sparkled c536845e06 as if eagerly df890feb52 waiting for my e9c20e14e5 response.9c4c9efe7384b296

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Momentarily taken aback, I gently ea8469bc75 patted their heads.2944e5d5d7870696

“You did so well. Both of you were 65710bc195 so brave to speak 470584c7c6 up.”0e8e36a7099944b6

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It must have been the a7de32aed7 right thing to say because b5da7be589 their faces lit up with 5706d6b7ed satisfaction and joy.7f9c2d240efdfa0d

‘They really don’t seem afraid of me.’9d2a956b74f2e770

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And they truly seemed to 343e57d5c6 like me.ae05daacd0c3409a

That thought felt both strange 65ee35fe1f and oddly touching, making it dabb11db8f hard for me to adjust.fdf86c520553ceba

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Especially with Delano absent, 9b429ae548 someone like Anne should 24c0b6b826 find such a scene ff33586241 unfamiliar and perplexing, yet 42ddf4b008 she acted as if e3158563e9 this was completely natural, 970e0b6697 which only added to d31025c9d4 the oddity.822999b10879a79d

‘It doesn’t make sense for a notorious villainess like me to be receiving this kind of affection from children. Anne isn’t exactly normal either.’82bdf009b0dc8936

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As I shook my head 8df704e827 internally, someone equally unusual appeared.7f584bb968ed4ee5

“Madam, someone has urgently arrived from the Biers Merchant Guild. And…”38d0e784b39b6944

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Hearing Gressel’s follow-up, I nodded.affccfcde5ab78d3

Euclid may have taken over 985f2910cf handling Count Biers, but there 79b051fbd7 were still tasks I needed 8d26fb2a15 to address, and it seemed 66ccff538e the time had come.007ddb0804113c66

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However…3a919a32024b8d18

‘Euclid asked me to stay with the children.’1698b4b637808025

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Even if he ff65a4e788 hadn’t, I couldn’t 12cdce4333 just leave Marianne a86e16c3e7 and Dior, who a6ee7f4bec were visibly tense 03e5e4dc08 and unsure of 5ade320051 what was happening.475b6bf4663c84af

Above all, they were sharp 2a1215f876 kids. Rather than hiding things cc65bd6ddc from them, it was bfbf25e0a0 probably better to show de6c189b48 them everything and reassure d6f76236ec them.7d90db79c6200481

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I hoped Euclid would understand 4f21efe302 my reasoning as I asked 49868c08e6 the children, “How about we a116662690 go see something interesting?”b1ffb85f7828ea2a

The children blinked for a c743c414cf moment before nodding enthusiastically and b08d93a6e3 grabbing my hands, having completely be3b43fa04 let their guard down.9b9d40979e2b7c89

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With the children on cd75b96f4e either side of me 269b23aa15 and Anne and Gressel ea94f1512f following behind, I headed 846b6fa06a toward none other than a930af3081 the front gate of 9f7c8318d0 the Rudion Ducal estate.91d5dc6ea34f66f7

“The Imperial Palace? Please wait a moment, madam. I should first inform 62d9b600cf the Duke…”d0e8197d07552268

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Perhaps by perfect timing, 58b6159b41 a servant of the bf40ef5def household and a representative cdff890ad9 dispatched from the Imperial cd21eb4549 Palace were in the e8cb82e123 middle of a tense a3b4626d19 conversation at the gate.797446c80d12042a

I had already been briefed a3f53ce6f6 by Anne earlier in the 4774fd7440 morning, so I knew they fa12943124 would arrive around this time.e28de27737c5b1d4

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“Oh, madam!”faa5e4d809174071

The household servant, upon spotting c38aab79ce me, looked visibly relieved.5894331d5bb2d347

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Considering someone had suddenly arrived 313bd71999 from the capital, and from c94a722c53 the Imperial Palace no less, 8edfc3856e it was understandable that he’d ca37b0b5ca be unsettled. My appearance must have 9b587bcf87 seemed like a godsend.d680d46622a2dfd6

‘But what’s with this guy…?’5c02e53eeac2b318

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The man from the 047e2ac041 Imperial Palace, who had e2b1de4a78 briefly stiffened, was now 83dac939ac looking at me with 2769d25733 sparkling eyes.94e094fc6e4539b7

“Greetings, Lady Duke! Oh, no, I mean, Duchess!”ee3f1d105c88c172

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It seemed he had a a66bfc22b2 keen sense for workplace politics.20cd66966504c728

Noticing my displeasure at being 6f341b6eb6 addressed as “Lady Duke,” he 0e77cedb08 immediately corrected himself. Dropping the overconfident and 754ebcfc3d arrogant attitude he had c1e630eb7a shown toward the servant 3aa057719e earlier, he now spoke e70b2858ec very politely.95f9a3cdbd3a1973

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“Pleased to meet you. I am Canis Huen, 3311bfcd3f from the Treasury Department dd948d5c4f of the Imperial Palace…”422471f0f1df034f

“Didn’t you come here for an urgent matter? Is this really the time f872c6e47a for introductions?”0169c05dd0535903

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My cold tone made 09f0298957 him flinch, and he 5765b6845a offered an awkward smile. Yet, he persisted.b4a2486a9bbf40fb

“My direct superior, Viscount Sionel Basilian, asked me to deliver a message to you. Due to prior d0b776555d commitments, he couldn’t 8b2418adfe visit the duchy 17eb480b10 himself, but he 85d7578b62 entrusted me with f1dcdf0ad9 the matter, assuring eb70f4448a that there’s no 5bcf7eb82c need for concern.”3abaee57cdb4a815

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“I wasn’t particularly worried.”df43ddd47f518582

That was true. I didn’t understand 4a53d3073b why Sionel felt bb287a45cb the need to 4d73a03427 visit here in de9b25ec83 the first place.4d080a7b890f0708

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Still, Canis seemed touched, as 627db6f96f though he believed my indifferent 5ae1f994ac response meant I trusted him 4358a3c8b6 and Sionel.f3cd0327331134f6

With enthusiasm that proved 5b1aeead60 his dedication as a f9bbd845fa civil servant, he continued 3904f4f73d with a flattering tone, 57bd0a9caf “Thanks to your direct c462098109 report, we are conducting f49d540071 a thorough and swift 54cef395cd investigation into the merchant 1a264dabd4 guild. Though confidential, I can 8b43e41fe7 tell you we’ve already 4d6a9bbe8e secured meaningful evidence…”fd002724a897d94c

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“That’s good, but shouldn’t you be hurrying up?”d5990b0713d22f69

The perpetrator was inside the 9e4d9253df estate right now.28e7ffb0918dca2c

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Though there was 3fccdd07c0 no way he 7c7f860f61 could escape, I a03e27e7fc felt uneasy hearing 88ff49c8c8 Canis disclose classified d402d4f99d information so freely da4942a7a9 in front of 3716aa1425 so many people, 52c1eeedbb so I cut aa28920fae him off.8a85009e91e9972a

‘What kind of mess is this empire in?’14016ea0fedf665c

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No wonder Rudion Duchy has 3cb386d161 been neglected and oppressed like 1dd3789fcc this.ecbd3e21ae960b21

“Open the gates.”2a8efa0a26908631

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Suppressing my displeasure, I instructed 93e551edfa the guards at the main ac7239434c gate.91e8f0d3b577521e

“Madam?”87279c9549a56aa4

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“It’s fine. Whether you’re aware f7ee2b9f0a of the situation 68105fcb4e or not, they’ve f6bee98be2 come to arrest d9c16430e2 Count Biers, who db6c264184 is currently visiting 2cb1af50a1 the estate.”50f0851a2dec2f39

Reassuring the startled servant and 8456bd9b51 the other employees behind him, dcabca00d0 I watched the gates begin 8267d85c25 to open.8904b89efa947e79

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Just in case, I 9c7af503ff warned Canis, “Don’t make f0826e9938 a scene inside the 16d9e878c8 estate. Move quietly. The Duke isn’t af3d5eb7cf aware of your fb29265cb3 arrival yet, so ab12a454d4 explain everything respectfully 7892e2db70 when you meet 6b21e2383a him.”01e501a3a698ccfb

Though I issued orders as 862ab76e5c if I were his superior, 192d9bdd4f Canis replied with a loud 0028c4aec9 and enthusiastic voice, “Understood! Thank you for your cooperation!”e2647ca47c9f779e

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I nodded vaguely and stepped bbba46bd10 aside.75931baaf4762ef2

Watching the royal knights march a64af36c3f in with precision, I was a76ba35877 suddenly reminded of Alexis, who 824884d9b8 had worn the same uniform.66c32a853a20beb6

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Some knights must 23af4060db have stayed in 2095b8c7bd the capital to 1ea678d69a protect the emperor, d7ca38c75b while others accompanied abec6cbdcb the crown prince 3727917934 to the battlefield.ff93164f24108a6f

‘He could’ve stayed in the capital.’e9306ec619214ed2

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I understood that following the 0d3ba30122 crown prince, the future emperor, 172c371cb8 was a wise move, but 782a5ca5e9 did a second son of e76351558f the Basilian Ducal family really efd5b31ca5 need to earn military accolades?ee9e12c0438701bf

He could’ve lived f76d802289 a carefree life, 73a13ec2ad yet he chose 02f64d0105 the battlefield. The thought soured my mood.c04de934052890ee

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Then, I felt the ecc6f18229 presence of the two be14f26ce1 children beside me, unusually 7b9e1343c9 quiet and tense.3dc9e7e2283aa4c7

Sensing their anxiety, df921e8495 I tightened my 814702fdfb grip on their ef08a583bb hands.a9b80eefb80c876c

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They must’ve understood most of cb6165afcc what was happening from my 626a45d760 conversation, so their unease was 946d72ca27 natural.ea3ba37c86686a95

“Aunt, is Count Biers… Grandfather, going to be arrested?”0d8df1a190b12e53

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Marianne cautiously asked.1d46be53e9ac6cdd

I hesitated at f63690d6ab her use of 3cc662edba “Grandfather,” but that fb93b5a908 was the official f67e87c711 title, so it 2100cfcc94 wasn’t wrong.43a2a438d2054f6e

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Hiding my complicated 6a9b9a2f0b emotions, I nodded.2c66d28e7177fc10

“Yes, he committed wrongdoings and must face the consequences.”7467c1f45870badb

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The children, the 1ca16b179c servant, and the e2e749b9e7 other employees all b0233e908c looked shaken by 2fa20865b5 my blunt words.99226634e0d480aa

Perhaps to them, I truly 22c262281e seemed like the ruthless villainess 10db9e547d of my reputation, heartless enough 77680376d8 to say such things about e20b0fb038 their grandfather.82b3c8f33b0decdd

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But I believed it e5f6c0ff26 was best for the 627145c8df children and Euclid if d0126c40e6 I drew a clear fc6b66fd44 line here.d88a2c82e38e0574

Playing the villainess for their 681689f902 sake wasn’t a challenge at 79ff0b0cce all.0d79364354c0fc4e

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Resolving myself, I spoke coldly, 510235d908 “Marianne, Dior. You belong to the Rudion 1fbe60431a Ducal family, not the Biers 55e3d5ce07 household. Do you understand?”3421c1141a0715c4

“…Yes!”819bbc96cfed8a0a

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Exchanging glances, Marianne and f543cd374b Dior nodded firmly, as 9b52cef13e if they’d believe anything 7feb2b879c I said, even if 06c379a1f5 I claimed the impossible.ab055a957106d2c6

That unwavering trust might have e492aea9ec been overwhelming, but instead, I 05b10e8322 felt a stronger sense of 3fd4f564c1 responsibility.d560dffa6c5fd7da

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“Good. Just so you d96015c512 know, what you’re 46d368e027 worried about won’t 363fc8ca85 happen. I’ll make sure d35cd395cc to protect you.”848ed7bde8a47b75

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