IFLDMHF – Chapter 81

IFLDMHF | Chapter 81769e21b0d171a2c2

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For a moment, Euclid c21083397f was at a loss 489697ec1e for words and couldn’t 604580f9c8 say anything.6e669392d096e602

He had lived his 157c4b5fce entire life without truly ecd923d10d believing in himself.49077b4366f51a19

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Although now he enjoyed 856378b7a5 the trust and support 650d78c33f of many people, including 9e00a4db99 the butler, the head a72ad55360 maid, his aides, and 808d28c711 retainers, five years ago, 91d8e7e42c when he inherited the e1e67ff9da dukedom, he was met 442803c82c with uneasy gazes.06f42ebbd1c3ce93

He had to make tireless 5b3be1b805 efforts to earn the trust c0ca8636e2 of even his young nephews.bd6a16e6d317a3d8

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Looking back, it was by 543cf1e58b no means an easy time.88339cffd9a71ff4

Because he had to protect c6929f3cdd the children, because he didn’t 6674edeabb want to disappoint anyone.1bc35618387dcd13

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Crushed by responsibility, 05c0e582f9 there were times 8b1291fb3d when even breathing 69ddf22dc1 felt difficult, and 1e4c5fee29 on some mornings, fcf7850020 even opening his c2eac63d73 eyes felt terrifying, 4ee607b6ce yet he forced 584333cee4 himself to push 63153aea4a through.3b1f5b642103a0d8

And yet, even 6032654c2a though he hadn’t 3f702b74cc yet proven himself a32e6cc6e3 or shown sufficient 5d43db1470 effort, someone appeared 6e7af2d0b0 who chose to 422ef37552 believe in him.615bd4ca8999adcf

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Euclid froze as if captivated d40b976035 by Evgenia’s gaze.afef82fe9687853e

Even though his face 7c48aff5c8 reflected in her mysterious f5496632af amethyst-colored eyes seemed utterly 4d97a6aa77 foolish.aa65df8b14a0a64b

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At that moment, his 62d4723e72 vision wavered slightly, and ca2e97bcd6 he felt dizzy.659295147b9963ad

“Is it… not possible, after all?”f79e73f8e28595dd

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Evgenia bit her 030890d45e lip slightly before 64db7ba224 speaking.2d403f01ee520b23

“What? What did you just… No, 23ee618409 I’m sorry. Give me a moment.”63bb0a4b68e815f3

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Euclid hurriedly swept his hand 9b44a11278 over his mouth and blinked 9694cf98b1 his eyes shut and open 3edbfe6a0a again.3ba548fe4549c6c5

He couldn’t believe how 4dda489f98 many times he had 8827665693 shown such foolish sides 561df1f250 of himself in front e4dd96a0d0 of Evgenia instead of 3d7abef0b3 presenting a reliable demeanor.d52bd02fefb98399

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Memories of the 66f437ac04 foolish things he 1ea76cc8f8 did in the 3660442647 capital, which he 88f0ddc0b8 had forgotten, suddenly 40606dedca resurfaced, and a 5652a26485 wave of embarrassment cb24ca5d74 washed over him.ca57d70c0e227d28

But Euclid maintained a composed aa565ceedb expression with effort and recalled 90029b3ae3 how, a few days ago, 44cda109db Evgenia had suggested rebuilding the 78a78aa45b Rudion Ducal Knights.aaa590883762620d

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She must have c3404513f8 brought it up 5982666aac lightly, but when 8c0b81bb22 he hesitated and 6f0cf606c9 failed to give e5c9531efe her a clear 03fd731bf2 answer, she had 6da285bee1 looked deeply embarrassed.015e1a5985bf6066

— Is it because of the cost? But the debt will be aa85377bf6 repaid soon. Besides, no matter eea41dc8d5 how low the c453c700dd crime rate is 2cca11e6ce in the north 9114fe70e9 and how unlikely 8efe98c06d an attack seems, 8a9bb14d80 it would still 08d1d31393 be wise to cc90e57ef7 start laying the 20f17e4dc2 foundation for the c22c58a358 duchy’s and the 4412799651 territory’s security now.da808c985d931ca2

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Euclid fully acknowledged that Evgenia’s 1a2b395154 words were entirely correct.8ac5844252fa4fb5

However, his hesitation d8349b1be7 stemmed from something 0e071887b5 else.6d43d8bac2030307

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In truth, there was 04dfa5844a an old command passed 929fc60935 down to the bloodline e097a5288c of the Rudion Ducal 492d33d187 family from the founding e095aaf0e1 patriarch:5aefa211dca2a263

“Don’t trade with the capital.”“Don’t allow outsiders into the inner circle.”1f1ed579b0f9f573

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The fact that 4dd5b2aaf8 the Rudion Duchy 6b0eaab73b never operated a cffe8fc598 trading company directly 7dff77fcb3 and that only e83cd1c42a the Count of 963ab453a6 Beirs was allowed 2404024abf to manage a 3cc40624e1 trading group in 43c26e5a8d the north was ba58f40ee9 a reflection of d73a4a005d the first patriarch’s 890c9e63aa will.2ac4e8b7ca11796e

But Euclid had ac94c4bead long doubted whether 778b9ca15d adhering to this 6f39e1c374 command was still 85fe72646a the right thing 1d56d42870 to do.0bbd3446d6e8bfde

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Moreover, the Count of 52e0c68f40 Beirs, who should have fff2268a34 been doing his utmost 7b58e31919 to ensure the stability 3886a556e9 of northern life, had 3320f6ea36 long since abandoned his 53990fc1f6 responsibilities.bdaa88811737321c

And so, Euclid, d01079284f driven into a ef35c10af6 corner, had chosen 0e46b20778 to disregard his b64d72e020 ancestor’s will—pretending as 0f23960a5d if he was e1d37df895 merely bending an 4a6951e4f1 unspoken rule—when he c1e952c647 married Evgenia, who ffd846dec9 wasn’t from the bc499ff9ea north.ce5931d7e3d7c2ea

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But appointing her knight as adbeeee80b the commander of the ducal ea6a450f9c knights and accepting outsiders into a439d8fd24 the order was another matter 778b6a55f0 entirely.d7310e316e14f6eb

However…027e83a7b0e3f8c0

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“Uncle?”fb029fcdcad1f742

Euclid turned his gaze 8180295f22 to see the children fb32ec6be5 who had stopped walking a064a95d92 ahead and were now 65da0e8980 watching him and Evgenia.b8ed65265ef14290

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Earlier today, imperial knights and 299650ecc7 armed soldiers entered the duchy’s 9d397737e4 estate, a place believed to a6a3d6f860 be safe, where children were 913c165ef5 present.097dcdc6ec8b7b75

This time, their 6e324d4e4a target wasn’t someone d95bb5c2ce dear to him, 329b4fd988 but there was ae736d5b01 no guarantee it 8031909f2d would remain the c06425c71d same next time.a30d9d18bb6f7814

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Euclid turned his head one ae6546ca99 last time to look at 5ef3f57b09 Evgenia, who was waiting for 86b9c32fbd his answer.b3236a8c1f04ee0d

Seeing her, the f8a6d51560 one who had 727e8cad9d eased his worries e2ecd5bc47 and concerns one 7b9e3e3280 by one, gave 38a8636c6c him an odd 201fdf74cd sense of courage, b46c4bd49c as if everything 34b04b1688 would be alright f76e327bc4 no matter what b40911e635 he did.db31c47c8c48c68d

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More than anything, 50e056097f he hated seeing 2ca11ae9ed Evgenia watching him cd02b5ae2c anxiously.44aad3cd1829da5d

“I will follow your opinion, wife. I will issue an official 3ec3d6528f document tomorrow to replenish the 2a04f25c1a knights.”f780e90d3902c2e3

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Though he spoke calmly, it 42f82eeb15 was a monumental decision.75ef4dd9045ac69e

The vassals who had visited a0f7e18b76 Evgenia a few days ago 1556967e2a to pay their respects would f3ff4dc350 also be shocked upon hearing af2e9f98ce this news.2f44f229328525c8

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But Euclid did not regret b0e4254737 it.2696795fe2ac8719

Because the relieved a4e16f6591 and radiant expression 41d3133442 on Evgenia’s face dc334409bf after hearing his a354eed577 response was simply 3de1a3424f too beautiful.f452846081e392bf

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Of course… he hadn’t expected 7b77192382 the results to manifest much 09685305ab faster than anticipated when he 1a610d5253 gave that answer.3412f69a83c633b2

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“Greetings, Duke!”0e11397190c669ff

“We are the mercenary group ‘Black’!”38bc03b08fc0910f

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“We heard you were recruiting knights, so we came all the way here!”599e5cad32ac032e

The training grounds of the 8173ea52ec duchy, usually so silent that af777d5c36 one wouldn’t even notice their 71c87cfbb4 presence, echoed with the disciplined 50a6d0d747 shouts of over fifty men.5015485dcba3c0f1

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I looked at those 349efd313c who introduced themselves as 509602b21a ‘Black’ with a heavy 59ddf45233 heart.65f4a129e2b90102

Incidentally, the merchant guild ‘Gold’ 331347256f had also arrived at the d9ae2b3d7b main estate to handle my 27af7de3c1 dowry.58116f0c815fa146

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‘I knew this day would come eventually…’113d0259c073b4c0

But now that 3eeb09c277 both ‘Gold’ and 4415747145 ‘Black’ were standing f261e4170f in front of 5835a9cec6 me, I had b39d449a23 no idea how c691d4db9f to react.1483292781f19cf8

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The moment of confusion bab0d1ec30 passed quickly, and I 9093ffd41c glanced at Euclid, who 8430623efe had come to the 832fcc5fb2 training grounds wearing glasses, 4a67d0101d looking as if he 6e40e2ef13 had rushed out from b238efef76 his office.be4f3a30ba96a000

‘Wow… How can glasses suit someone so well?’097afdbafdd58776

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Maybe it was because 124b0bd042 I wanted to escape 38a82fb7cc the current situation.7adc59bf0c6f5a6e

I knew this wasn’t a8537f9a0d the time for such 2454b4f400 thoughts, but Euclid, with 489c2da888 his glasses, looked so 99013b5022 handsome and intellectual that 95a33ff345 I couldn’t help but d4034487d8 stare at him, almost 8ad6de5ab1 entranced.80746f137da67888

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“Auntie’s face looks really scary…”ab3942ef600de0f9

“Dior, shh!”25186ffd5bf52488

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A child’s honest voice 5a4ae12fad came from below.95a6fd0c339fa321

It was Dior and f011ff8218 Marianne, who had accompanied 94d3d825d2 me to the training acdc2aa900 grounds.3f1558bb7765e0ea

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Only after hearing 269fc5844c the children did 184f803187 I realize I a67c87e6a4 had been staring 0a07fc5be1 at Euclid with ef2dfa175e a rather fierce 21c3c12ab1 expression. I awkwardly cleared my throat.f58217b4395dabe9

As I turned my 6efe4bcee4 head in embarrassment, I d7342261ac caught sight of the 796d893b6d group of mercenaries staring cf1bb153ac at me with shining c4fe296e0f eyes.2485308a8b929f07

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‘Ah…’ed2919b722044eca

A sigh escaped me.39faef92c19d26f1

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In fact, when Anne bd76d69f53 said she would contact 212ad21992 ‘Black,’ I had already 3e7964ce55 anticipated their arrival.34b50e9e549c090c

But I had clung 897eb8b77a to denial until the f501dc0b4c very last moment.6abc7b75cebef346

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I hoped—at least—that ca70627d7d this ‘Black’ was 16df0bbb4b not the same 7f12660de1 assassination guild ‘Black’ 32adbefb00 led by Richard f72a31f782 in the original a6a1d15479 story, and that f33676a2e9 they merely shared 65697b4d83 the same name.7a70a337d823ead3

But…ffebf7e7c2061041

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‘Why are you here…?’9aac02fe60bc2012

Among the mercenaries nervously 93421985ce watching Euclid while sneaking b3172cb307 glances at me, there 64c0a260dc he was—Richard, with his 0e0fd5e857 striking pink hair and daaf6a633f doll-like beautiful appearance, unmistakably 161dc5c229 drawing everyone’s attention.3680332cfa4f98fa

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‘This is insane. Why is the assassination fa293f9af2 guild from the original 37843a204d story here, wanting to 4620e35172 become knights of the 68bc60621f Rudion Duchy?’27d0d3b587524747

And under the acb4be8dcd guise of a 0a1382e70a mercenary group, no fd57e01bcb less!450ccfd5dc5ed70b

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Though I wanted to 741be0d352 sigh endlessly, I couldn’t 72c80f289a even breathe properly.03f0ea942f6e62d3

Of course, the main reason 93286e7cc4 was Richard.2c1beaf933170369

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I wasn’t hoping for 7eecd14d76 him to greet me 751a394864 warmly. But if he had at d8ef6b19f5 least maintained his usual unreadable acf51677f4 expression, I wouldn’t have been 6045bbac7b so flustered.1c7ab6fc0b79b990

However, Richard’s face 0944510441 was openly displaying 00da2adac3 his emotions this 777ff24db2 time—betrayal and resentment!9f04ddef7ecf21bb

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I had given 8f3bfcb4b2 him money and 41377e6024 set him free 46eb71e5fc to live however a8eea245d2 he wanted, yet 47b5a8c7db he had returned d4ccfe0e91 on his own 8ee48cf724 accord, glaring at cfb49928e8 me with those 3552c3b98c fiery red eyes 48c2b2977a full of unspoken 7cc8431781 accusations.1fab3ddaf093c7c2

‘This is absurd.’027589fea1c1e9c3

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The first time I saw db4f44ba09 Richard, I had been so 8d4827dcec shocked that I froze on a1a807e440 the spot.272f616256f353bb

But the more I dff50d0cd2 thought about it, the 3c7b9dfe8b more ridiculous and angry 8dc06de288 I became.f77eaa8a5bd19fa5

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It was while I was 3dc814aa6a glaring back at Richard, having 3e6e3dd41b completely forgotten any guilt I ce7b85f7c7 had once felt towards him.450638465d441243

“My wife?”d0865b30eab0538b

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Had my sudden 8ff83d9458 staring contest seemed 64b3bb36c0 odd?e6e091b5450f3b09

Euclid stepped in 3053617cc5 front of me c7ea47beab with a puzzled ae9e3afff5 expression.1d96d113e2d31d9f

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“Hah!”9f82c57789d82eb4

“My-my wife…!”f39e113b9aace8a5

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“M-M-M-Madam…!”e6accb73e22d893e

At Euclid’s words, 7ce2f7c171 the mercenaries, who 9aa46abe40 were already not 254c5c24cf the type to c2936b46b9 stay still, started a4d569aef8 causing a commotion.38807648723ff24b

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‘Are they all crazy?’b34af0823f082702

Regardless of their true 510910ccc9 intentions, if they had ad5ba07bb3 come here seeking to b4449e3ba0 join the knights, they 9ee8d04b60 should at least act 7c09768f66 the part!599b3766fc001dca

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And yet…b539843988a4029b

“She’s glaring at us!”6a23d0248b896eb2

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“She’s going to get angry at this rate.”c45a42fa626bfded

“Everyone, shut up and be quiet!”dcba741592b7a404

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Stop subtly hinting 20b0c2cf1c that we know 0c076f198e each other!4e242e6f0413616a

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