IFLDMHF – Chapter 87
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“What? You don’t know? You can’t figure it out?”01b2dbceb5b2d879
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The emperor, who had dc843a06a9 ordered his subordinates to 39002ec34e trace the origin of 9804f46151 the rumors, was stunned 3f207334eb by their report.2a95d960a46a26ae
Apparently, whoever was responsible had 5a67b7997a been so discreet that they a0805c289e couldn’t even find a trail.f45cf0ebb5eda83a
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“Basilian! What about the Basilian household?”c74f845fe429bf8e
If the Basilian and 98a838f852 Rudion ducal families hadn’t ff9a99385c formed a marital alliance, 11a91c1951 the injustices in the a1f2f57d40 North might never have 9589f87bf3 come to light.5e27e16997a1b2dc
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The Duke of f44f744a08 Basilian, cold-blooded as d8b51e3f17 he seemed, was, f8e2659b07 in truth, a 0e75552438 man who cared 1968649384 deeply only for 2826c4a460 his family.4674340ef95ba2e9
Given that Rudion’s 6ba6add2b2 duke was now ab848689cf his son-in-law, it ab6ae23d47 was likely he 90d4521ed5 would treasure him 39b09989f5 as much as e436d05e12 he did his 0f76084909 beloved daughter—assuming no 2c250511b9 major problems arose.338e32913ff365bd
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‘Come to think of it, he did make a sarcastic remark last time.’58ecbb057ba35299
Something absurd about how it d0c9247fc2 might rain gold in the 3d70970ede North.98b59614bddf5aa3
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Perhaps this was c2a6f9f838 why he had 659b7fb354 treated the North’s 212b3dc0ca issues as if 287d0d507f they were his 2ba7e471b9 own.7db9934bb1d44769
Or maybe he 80e3eed8e4 had been enraged 0f8e8479af by the actions 8da9b827f4 of the trade dd0c989ba7 guild run by db566ef48f Count Biers and, 7b142fd452 blaming the emperor 8ef73c2812 as the root 8bfa2902ac cause, had taken a5fd689dcb matters into his 7c420ba45b own hands…a84d5240586e68e1
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But even as 63af390ada the emperor’s thoughts e8e85a87e7 spiraled in anger, bec03d7277 he didn’t truly ed84fc6811 suspect the Duke 628d515033 of Basilian.862e1e7fb79ccbaf
The man was far 8923d62b8a too upright for a 2a0516bb72 merchant. If he were ab5aec8cc7 to cause trouble, 37f2b52293 he would do 033892bdd2 so directly, not 8731739564 through underhanded, troublesome 91e1cf3dca campaigns like this.70f2223bdf97bf7f
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No, someone with e6ec7be44a his level of 48342aa03a wealth and power 6747fd710c wouldn’t be so 6c20f8573e foolish.232647f6cdae5aab
“There have been no movements from the Basilian household. It’s more likely 5daf2ed34f the work of 3e1f96cf68 a third party.”38d84273ba2dc17c
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As expected, when suspicion 8900e0bb96 of the Basilian household e888583c74 arose, the subordinate shook ac7e96118a his head.fcf27bb7016f7759
A third party, then.e75eacdd2f5a88a9
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“In that case, it couldn’t be those who wiped out the assassin’s guild recently, could it?”6ddd79ecf1a20777
Surely not.010636abc75174d9
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The emperor muttered uneasily.7e94ce5923b51c05
Even without this issue, 2dfb3af161 the sudden collapse of 8a0a8e6ba0 the assassin’s guild, which 397886d518 had long dominated the b0383709f5 underworld, had left him 148d01adde troubled.51c350109424610d
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The underworld, despite its dd0e49d2fb illegal activities like black 5571e45700 markets, gambling dens, and 30b4bfa4c5 slave auctions, had its 9a689ebb38 own balance and order 47becc8405 that kept external problems 8df29e8030 at bay. But now, with the 0d880df17f guild’s leader gone, chaos 36a86edc52 reigned.a4337c11739a670e
Had a new figure 5c2013b7b4 or organization emerged from fd8a1cf2a1 a power struggle, it 2df4f3edb1 would have been easier 25ab5febd5 to control the underworld 6f1058ecb1 through them.a2cb615509472a46
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The problem, however, was 7d13025413 that the guild had e817b1589f been destroyed, and the 5a481c1d89 perpetrators had vanished without e52f8b44d4 a trace.2a265e0d77cc514d
This made the 6bd8639123 underworld even harder 7d83e0da00 to manage than cf0d43de73 before, potentially more b2a12182c0 so than the b24077a6d6 guild’s existence ever e5efa3fa9b had.8a38da4d7ef330f7
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It was already a 88bd06f686 headache, but the emperor bcd779c064 had another pressing issue 209b31a635 that gnawed at his c40f8d881e nerves.62924c6a81eb64cc
Out of vengeance for the 2411135d95 previous emperor, the current emperor 8cc5964e69 himself had thrown that last e698bdbe03 bloodline into the underworld’s illegal 5f792dd19d markets as soon as the e1feed3852 child was born.e6f9f50abc14fcc7
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He had assumed the child ec40650a1e would die on their own 968c58f767 and had paid no further 5ae6d6e6fc attention. To his surprise, he later 8d09830881 learned that the child had e31fb6f3e4 somehow clung to life.3bbd34b43f603bb1
Still, he had left b7cd64afe2 them alone, reasoning that 38fedaa264 death would eventually come ab34027670 and hoping they would 113ff03594 suffer in the meantime.0fd2003699694c48
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He wanted them to live 71dbbef558 without knowing why they were d0645af9b0 there, unaware of the cause 5127b55d96 of their misery or the 4b7df8431f target of their revenge.99cca35ecbe69788
But then, shockingly, 4c33f87358 the child was 16ffb8e009 put up for 3b0b3b7416 auction after one 2add23ac25 of the black-market e750e678f7 traders was bribed.ba61235cd5bd2ff9
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Having survived as a battle 4469774d23 slave, the child’s strength was 09d55e9109 undeniable. Coupled with their striking b7fab64b4d appearance, it was no 7e4222554f wonder someone coveted them.14c6a48a40a33624
However, the identity of the aa89e56e2c buyer remained a mystery.d60ba56713fd7375
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The emperor was particularly ced774fa94 curious about the one bf7d243f47 who had manipulated the 530a46180f auction with such a 377c0e36b7 massive fortune, making the 2aaa4f9844 trader abandon the opportunity 75eac81209 to amass even more 339d85cfbd profit.591047dc213203e9
He had tried to 786fafd8d5 investigate, but when the 57e1a7ff32 assassin’s guild fell, he 44038de335 had put the inquiry b8ec9df860 on hold.1052a70d738777f7
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“Surely it isn’t the same perpetrator.”f3ae713385c6d2a1
There was no evidence or 548b16dc79 trace linking the two events, 09e74d0952 so jumping to conclusions would 2fcaf94d18 have been premature—and would have dbd3da88b9 made the issue even more 1c02c011ca alarming.e029f564defa741d
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Still, the thought that 1e773ab4b6 an unidentified force capable 9e354723f5 of moving so stealthily 48353ff200 might be the same 9feecafc6a one spreading rumors about 59a06906f0 the North gave him 02eb5fe9ce a headache.1e670e4a10dba83b
“It probably wasn’t someone directly from the North.”3ce975888e0c8c70
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The North lacked the resources 80010004b5 to cultivate such influence; they 5249489b04 were too busy just trying 127c8d53b4 to survive.1ca03b22775becf8
“Damn it. Who the hell dares…?”0ec14fcd3f94cc28
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Grinding his teeth, the b22113045d emperor slammed his hand 796778463a onto the armrest of 05b93a80f7 his chair.1d0fd15917351a5b
“What about the trial results?”2f89ea6b39f4eeea
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Today, a trial had been 2362f3c6a0 held for the noble who 3b56434c83 had caused trouble in the 3900847ce6 North.be48853cf99ca555
Apparently, the gallery dc044f86d0 was packed with e2c0fa4b2e commoners and nobles a56732d0aa alike, eager to c4dc73dbd1 hear about the 91a8db37b9 North’s dire situation 86f874de5a from the shameless 0942310b96 noble himself.a1654e4057324c18
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Thinking things couldn’t c26099b988 possibly get worse, 35b113816b the emperor sighed bb27d70eb0 and asked.00dc9996e45f0d6f
A subordinate hesitated before responding.a01ba031c03efd03
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“As expected, the verdict was guilty, and the sentence was the harshest possible due to the threat to public welfare. Until execution, all involved will 791462a443 serve labor sentences in the 4f1dad9612 mines. The noble title was 237e462cbd revoked, and all confiscated 4518e0340c assets… have been handed 83d574f79c over to the Rudion ae682964d0 ducal family as proposed e3dfef93ee by the Ministry of 64dadc1dde Finance.”31c87be46567968a
“Tsk.”e0841cc08d66fbff
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Normally, such assets 592a8deb38 would be transferred 1fec7b8252 to the imperial f75e74e828 treasury. But since the Rudion family 25ae278ac0 was the main victim, and f35d8e801e the North was already an 72bc9f768c independent region, no one found 640c5ff7f4 the decision strange.d85cd49e54bc9fcc
With rumors about 84d4e9822f the imperial family’s fca3396b81 mistreatment of the ec2673c633 North rampant, raising 1a8474af63 objections was out 383fa94ce6 of the question.4683874b5e172367
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“Even if it isn’t raining gold, their coffers will be overflowing.”11ddf18ebd22abdf
The emperor couldn’t hide his fff0efd12c irritation. Assets from the 4d17d603f0 Basilian family had d6fb05a234 already bolstered their f108918dde wealth, and now 8aa1575520 they seemed to ed32fb01e3 be thriving.44892679ef38194e
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As he brooded, a subordinate ae5d4a6f93 spoke hesitantly.c318b8c9b5b22a30
“However…”f2ca76288efd2859
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“What now?”ed934b1f1bb2e4e0
“Well…”a660f1d6ebf1b964
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“Out with it already!”fd75129135687070
Startled by the e5471ece8e emperor’s angry voice, 2318dbfa69 the subordinate hurriedly 3dd45ba41b replied.55586a46a68e8515
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“Count Biers—the criminal from the North—proclaimed his innocence throughout the trial. He insisted he wasn’t 7ee6cdfc50 acting alone. In fact, he claimed that d14305ffc2 the distribution funds allocated to 87703882d8 Rudion’s ducal family…”833469a56e6580ac
It was as if he 64e400411b had been following someone’s orders 412951107f or had struck some kind ded881a237 of deal. He seemed genuinely resentful, b6f1f9ad61 making it hard to bef724e9a8 believe he was lying.3c885169b4786e50
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“And? Who did he claim was e9974fdf49 behind it?”b27ae23287edd4ed
The emperor’s curiosity was piqued. Could there really be someone 6992bfe8e6 else who wanted the North baa5469456 to collapse as much as c9338e2501 he did?01396596b484aaeb
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However—8ce59b97baeceba7
“Well… despite his outrage, he couldn’t say who it was.”9b726f793601e81f
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“What?”73c495d0e27d550f
“It was as if his throat was caught. Even though he seemed c01c819a01 ready to explode with d57f22c610 frustration, he kept his 244b2202ef mouth shut until he f5c67b4585 nearly fainted from rage. It was as e4a069a5aa if the person f5b52877c5 behind it was 119697cff7 far beyond his ff2d217bb4 ability to handle.”3618993542b47935
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“…”15b000f71fbd54eb
The emperor felt b8c9b511d6 dizzy and held d15cf9d1ec his head.8239c6393ba99281
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No wonder the subordinate 4ecebc458c had been acting so 9a0891e469 uneasy, constantly glancing at 4f5f22f935 him.e2eaad3d8d3f73c6
He had assumed it ff0946543b was because they knew 8f8deb1bbd how irritable he was, 56ef0f1eca but that wasn’t the ed481192e4 case.36d23b265eaffaf7
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“Damn it…”212d3e5b2e90ac4c
The aftermath of the dd1bc09ead trial was clear without e4bbfaa4a9 having to witness it 4d23c4c260 firsthand.b30ef1f8f21ce6b1
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Everyone would assume the emperor c7767ead29 had been behind the merchant’s 23427791a0 actions.3046d6d1d5ffcac9
But this time, unlike his 9dcf7c49ca previous deliberate neglect, he truly 205d314244 had no involvement.ed3d9865ae9d7cfd
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The emperor could only 0fb9df6861 feel frustration and a 977b02f750 deep sense of injustice.82eb9473cd164700
Still, there was no 44423484b3 way he could openly bd23c204bf declare his innocence.1cbfe706fef0cc3e
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Holding his head, he a46c0ba497 let out a groan cf71cbd076 of exasperation.a496d74d17acf59d
This was a serious problem.b388bbc7a4014eeb
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“It must change.”931194af910bdcfd
The narrative, and more 7ae9343960 importantly, the atmosphere, needed 3c22faa8b3 to shift.2d94b22ca541b314
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Fortunately, the emperor had a629be3d3e an idea to divert 088c6b178c attention from the North.3e30c83758e4e3a6
“Kaiden… has there been any word from the crown prince?”f3d38729c2921503
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Before his departure, Kaiden a1a7dd4283 had promised to conclude 78fe7e3b73 the war with the 68de31806a Kingdom of Aruhin within 6602994e26 three months at the 0961646751 latest.9d8e1995e5fcf2fe
In fact, the emperor f843002e25 had planned to order 8840543cf1 him to march on 47bbd66c02 the Duchy of Dimondra 1aedfcb1c8 immediately after finishing with 62caa0e416 Aruhin.f2ef8de5b036c8cb
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But that was when 4dc5405f04 the empire’s internal affairs bb6f9b6bd2 had been stable.048db9b8f717669d
Given the current unrest f207848026 and dissatisfaction with the 8c5ce51294 imperial family…6c055d98d2d507e4
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“Send a messenger to Kaiden. Tell him to 7122a6022f end the war a08ec1bcf5 quickly and return.”d7a2d6c595242e7e
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