IFLDMHF – Chapter 94

IFLDMHF | Chapter 94997972ce4ed2f9e0

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End of hardship, beginning 981d2f0203 of happiness.606492dd5332c2be

It was not an incorrect bff56cab02 statement.471d4836ce6501f0

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However… I never expected c4e859c42a to hear such words 04de81a759 in this kind of c8916c2687 atmosphere.d1a2829f0b7e3c49

Even Euclid seemed flustered, as ddd99b91f7 I saw him slowly retract d8fd6c527f his hand that had been 620abf2385 reaching for the children’s shoulders.1cb945c54a8b133a

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Marianne, unaware of our reactions, 403fc66bf0 still spoke with a choked-up 2da54bb5b9 voice.23abb57fa7ddda2e

“The Duke’s family’s debt has been fully repaid. That wicked Count Biers has 258570584f been captured. And now, all that’s left b5169edadf for us is to live 176c456af6 well and eat well. Aunt said so, so 9de032b5eb it must be true!”98b6a23638c01faf

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Huh? Did I?612726bc516232a2

I was momentarily taken aback, 435a55aab3 but seeing Dior nodding vigorously 72963ad4ba at Marianne’s words, it seemed db551aaedb to be true.807130f8f76ef230

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As I hurriedly retraced my 2ef53f4b0b memory, a conversation we had 183a08a7bc around the time the creditors 7944195a4c began visiting the duchy resurfaced.83bda774e761e5fd

— Aunt, are you really going to pay off the Duke’s family’s debt? All of it?70c122f82e672e05

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— Yes. Don’t believe me?9409ba930e97a2d2

— Well, Amy did say Aunt is rich, but…2dcf5a710b13c06f

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Even so, Marianne 257a369ee2 seemed bewildered, as 9689446438 if she couldn’t 46cc119cc2 quite believe that 57fee33090 such an enormous 233070c208 debt could be 80748def41 paid off.6c97122d486cd134

Watching her like that, 57f985c474 I found her adorable, f746db0050 yet my heart ached 384c0f5575 a little.3b03b2df311d0541

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It was understandable that 0e97e6de0b the butler, as an 658b993d33 adult managing household affairs, c180b865e5 would worry, but for e11a101c76 a young child, who f83d75f617 should have been carefree, ce8ae3bd0f to suffer over her 37a5982e39 parents’ matters and even 197599cdd8 stress about money—it was 8386c610e4 heartbreaking.5210888c41714769

— The debt will be completely paid off. There’s nothing to worry 66dcf1079e about anymore; all that’s d835fe28cc left is to live 641f236306 well and eat well. If you want 74854e7b6e something, just say f928ffbf09 it. Hah, when I think about 7f877ffadf how much you and the 91e1f11ff5 Duke have suffered…59e27338d2d90366

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As I spoke, I 85e6adce53 nearly let my emotions b9f3d0ead2 get the better of f8d71ce23a me and revealed my f6af28fad6 deeper feelings.3c380ee454adc6e3

In an attempt 88e6567552 to conceal them, 93b48a795f I must have eb87bc5bb0 said something along 223e80b61f the lines of 2b1f84f9ba “End of hardship, a9e0962f94 beginning of happiness,” 715f75bc23 but I never d35c7dbcba imagined she would cd64b9893f remember and bring 3d4dc61230 it up like 3366b5a36f this.037c954719da4baa

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Although it wasn’t anything particularly 1f1e7ec3ae inappropriate, I suddenly felt a 13ccba8e85 pang of guilt, recalling how 600e317644 I had once scolded Amy 443a4ff5b9 for not being careful with 769412820d her words in front of ae459e8c72 the children.69cc370b5426c1e6

While I avoided Euclid’s c1f557ae92 gaze and cleared my 9b5d759ffc throat, Euclid gently patted c9983ef2d0 the children and subtly bc24749c21 signaled that it was ceec28d2f2 time to finish looking 730657913d at the portraits.072214fe40b5faf2

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Just as I was about b8e40b19f5 to reluctantly follow after him, d5175ad487 disappointed that I had missed fd776d9390 my chance to hear stories 2b08e13ac3 of Euclid’s childhood, he suddenly c45d9a1fc8 stopped walking and turned to ded16ba2d3 look at me.177402fe9d0c0ebb

“Oh, my wife. In all the 536db7ea45 recent commotion, I 1eed815094 forgot to ask 40983be790 you something.”64571913832835c5

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Oh? Euclid had something 39f1856b12 to ask me?dfe6dc844dbbfdc9

For a brief moment, d11ad9ff6c I felt a flutter e4ad799cc7 of excitement, but then 0e1d00706a I tensed up, suddenly 72b595047a recalling the gold and 2b0120aea1 black objects I had a943fce866 hidden.1fb0b22a045a3c55

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Sensing the shift, even 9ebb77a60a the children held their 52939adaed breath and focused intently 59fccb0bcc on Euclid’s words.15f3dcda05c08a84

“I can’t thank you enough for protecting the children. But… how did you end fa359d341d up coming out of their a6f50c1d83 wardrobe?”282dba70c23a7f1f

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Speaking cautiously, as if db9fe7d643 broaching a delicate topic, 70bc79b577 Euclid lowered his voice 4a028c273d despite knowing that no 32db90881e outsiders were present.083a8a39f047f7f1

“To be more precise, may I ask how you came to use the secret passage inside the duchy?”2cbd8ee60561fc9a

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“…!”cd4ad0a324f8de9a

I hadn’t expected 1cbd2a74bc Euclid to know 93d1543105 that I had 4949f3dc4c used the secret 66f19bd46d passage.75133ab0e4e5e51a

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Though momentarily startled, I e91650f9b9 felt oddly relieved, as 1fa0fd7e1b I had been waiting 172fa7ce9a for the right moment ea698a999c to bring it up 0c07ee7b8b myself.d6004420a8696938

“Oh, that.”55a1f2fd2703f463

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Just as I was 6ffdd63b1c about to explain, I b6b9055280 noticed the children’s eyes 4033ee7ab8 widening in surprise at 483d800e09 the mention of the 9cc7c9cd28 ‘secret passage.’8316772a6c857315

A mischievous smile b7bfd1e803 tugged at my f3755d7870 lips.4a71740755c1d031

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“W-Wow….”2ac2af34b944dfdc

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Inside the library.cf26fbb7c7614621

I smiled in satisfaction as 4fe0c6f716 I watched the children’s eyes b90f732230 grow round in amazement, their 6062e8d96f mouths hanging open.9050ba5e8b10522b

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“So… you found this purely by accident?”f8ee1fe5fdc9d8ec

Like the children, Euclid a466442d15 stared blankly at the 44eb22d460 entrance leading underground as 1daef3a4de he asked.2bcf319e4bca483f

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I did feel slightly 8c23551150 guilty, but since it b53bb9f964 was almost entirely by e99e1e0fd5 chance, I answered without 8b15d1420e hesitation.52d4f4bdfdfccd1a

“Yes, that’s right.”18aaa81e4eebed63

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“So you truly just happened to turn the clock’s hands counterclockwise three times, knock on the bookshelf next to it twice, and finally nudge the pendulum on the clock once?”27325a7a1f9349d9

Retracing my demonstration 90154f0be1 step by step, 48fd1986ea Euclid looked incredulous.950f8c1a305fe42e

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To be honest, 6df8104396 I wasn’t entirely 3ca38cd6ca sure if knocking 204d8101a6 on the bookshelf cba75ca229 twice was necessary.1db2b34932b60218

But that’s how 20eb24281d I had opened 426d84dd8a the entrance.e38441c2cc18c404

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As I nodded, 7302329294 I carefully observed 7b42b9513c Euclid, who seemed 920668a436 deeply surprised, and 1c2e6218f3 cautiously asked,bb04e266c82a21fd

“Did you perhaps… not know about this, Your Grace?”f4c4e4ccf07b2f9d

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Though Euclid had directly asked 3d4bd53289 me how I knew about 3d4e00b01b the secret passage, there was 64d4edfad3 always a possibility he had 6987ef6678 been unaware of its existence.32eeba09eac4ac7f

After all, Euclid had abruptly 961b641f8a taken over the duchy without 090edd4165 formally undergoing the heir’s training.60c90e177542e383

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‘Maybe he only learned about it because of me.’41acd143a28fba50

However, Euclid quickly shook 2317611a14 his head.1a8da0a4922d3403

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“No. I have long been 1abb41a011 aware of the secret a7cd877cf4 passage meant for emergencies. It is documented in a6d1806c25 the confidential records that 034fa0f93c the head of the 8b56c4ad06 family must review upon 2bf4bf1694 inheriting the title.”71af1b50a775de47

He added that he 4a3c7b8294 had planned to tell cba25acdc3 the children once they ff5b64b3a8 were older.d1883fef537abd0d

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Then, he explained b0fced24ce what had happened 83e83b7278 on the day 9fbec8c7da I expelled Amy.395a241fab0e984e

After dismissing the servants, he bea72ace76 had inspected the broken wardrobe 7745a20bda and discovered that I had 7cbf34937c exited the room using the 90b0aa36b5 secret passage.9648519eb22bebb7

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Hearing this, I f58db864c4 recalled how I c23d54b144 had barely managed 52f7dffc25 to break through 01092f469a the thin wall 2a15ebf272 when escaping through 5f715a9937 the passage.afba66e9b5bf1d0e

When I later checked 03ece3f54b Dior’s wardrobe, it had 7dcd220c20 already been perfectly repaired, f49612ccf5 making me wonder if 53417bfbef a restoration spell had 6603a1d527 been placed on it.2269da23dd338b4d

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But it seemed Euclid 8aff72f46f had personally taken care e5d9a52e8e of the repairs.b132d07a3c27c4af

“I just find it remarkable that you, who are not a magician, discovered this purely by accident. Do you often use 2f91b44759 magical artifacts…? Ah, never mind.”aa5fb4375d9ca136

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“Haha….”7e706696dc0bb2ed

As Euclid, still baffled, rambled 2e3988d9dd on, he seemed to realize d98c008f0c he was pressing too hard 1a0acf8680 and quickly retracted his question.d9c9d07f5f74f669

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But having been ca25f711cb struck right in 032200bebd my guilty conscience a55a54a33f regarding magical artifacts, fc80502008 I let out 6f3db44503 an awkward laugh.e7151e16dde1d2da

“I’m just… rather lucky.”905272f57fddd5a0

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Well, specifically, lucky when it 7222b50e19 came to money.c1c992cbf81b68eb

In any case, it beeccb734a wasn’t a great excuse, 7651ebd133 so I felt a d04eec1ec7 bit embarrassed.fb154973d6b452c2

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“I see.”778bfe97388aaa32

“As expected of Aunt!”b24dddf456120a77

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But rather than 70040d865a doubting me, both 80d2573929 Euclid and Marianne 50fd72899d simply accepted my 330f819481 words, which left 5120cf0906 me feeling even 0e35fb97b8 more bewildered.c24a051ba1dcfac7

Just then, Dior, who had 5a19b2a913 been staring unblinkingly at the 8abc6a3c4c dark entrance leading underground, asked,db0aaedfd12787c3

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“Aunt, if we go down there, will it really connect to my wardrobe?”513199192649d245

“Yes. If you go e602e33c29 down the stairs, 840bedbd73 you’ll reach a 0f87bd1663 three-way fork. Head straight through c553310474 the middle, and 6a88aa17f9 there will be f4d9ccf8c7 a door.”362048c568db5587

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And beyond that aa666b8ef0 door would be dbcda246c9 the back of dcb6776351 the wardrobe.a2a1fa789c52cae1

Looking back, there c1d6cd522a was probably a 237481c039 simpler way to 5e1da4fe13 open it, like 753d0d017f sliding the panel.50424105a2997989

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But at the time, 9ad16adc7c I had been utterly f1add86025 consumed with rage upon cdd4b295ba hearing Amy’s cruel words afecd026cc toward the children.a6fe5428dca81794

‘That must be when I hurt my palm.’551f847abd5d05c9

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I had been so d086058fb2 frantic to reach them 0f483c515a that I hadn’t even 239d900b00 realized I had injured 26ab0748f4 myself while trying to 074b396b26 break the wardrobe.892bb5d631290432

As I recalled 21cccb6811 that embarrassing memory b384bcdd8c and fell silent 73a8a9bee5 for a moment—432d8b62b46f3345

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“I! I want to go! To my room!”48180e688394e342

Thrilled by the 686b801b3f very existence of 78eea9172e a secret passage 00e6f82da9 in the home 51fc3f6ba2 he had lived ca10563eb1 in all his 5eaa20254e life, Dior shouted 0f664675f4 in excitement.d82f8e57cceba82e

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Seeing his eager, 95910be780 adventure-filled expression made ec9426e0bf me chuckle.ceba526263084fbd

“Shall we?”f5ec15f36e58ab24

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Expecting this outcome, I figured 5c12166004 it was safer for the a39af877c3 adults to accompany them.f3bebaa264be37bf

Euclid seemed to agree, 2b8a1e0649 nodding with a smile.7be2fbce910dc571

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The moment he 179f0cb623 gave permission, both 0f401a836c Dior and Marianne 5a0d906f2f eagerly stepped onto 9e5f3264a4 the stairs.70ddce63f00683d5

“Wait!”5b76080f80cee931

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I quickly stopped them.628ec41519afafc5

“You two, your clothes are too thin. Even though the c9d717b76b weather has warmed 58ee895794 up, it’s still b1564e0bc4 quite chilly. And the underground passage 561a237a9a will be even colder. You might catch baa3caadec a cold, so 1dd4fe338b let’s put on 72f09c03f7 some coats first.”384fb7683fd5a2df

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It was advice born 1576520b6c from past experiences of 2245d9272b getting sick after being 167b169be8 careless.5ddeb5a7da8928b0

However, upon hearing my 054e205c62 sincere concern, the children’s c9ffa91d28 expressions turned strangely unreadable.e8fa9d09140c640b

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