IFLDMHF – Chapter 97

IFLDMHF | Chapter 978482d1e5814bf3cd

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One day, Delano said he ba14a34dcc had a bit of free b57478ed51 time and told Euclid to 4be8b6ea37 take a break with me.c8025134fdd54a63

And then.20abfb8c1069a009

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— Delano, have you finished the Seprique Mountain Range report I requested two days ago?903c4415e6b2073c

— Ah… I’ll wrap it up right away and submit it.f195f448571d4fc4

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Euclid made a perfectly 5826693f00 legitimate work request that 0db4c9e96c wasn’t easy to dismiss, 8e287f83b5 effectively shutting him up.f2edfcf8969293ad

As this situation d03ae1ff5e repeated itself, Delano 77fda22796 seemed to sense 3e270cbc0e that something was e9ba657eb0 off.68d3e87662a24c69

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Whenever I visited, b1c80cca4c he would quietly 0767eb295d roll his eyes, 46f289fb24 gauging the atmosphere, 3557d6dabe and before I 6c0c0337ca knew it, he c885373163 started pretending not 069651869b to notice me.dae19e4c81d639c0

At this point, 17c5c27ee6 I couldn’t help 03a24d900b but feel it c301109da1 clearly.322800c0e083d22b

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The fact that Euclid b76ef1568f was keeping his distance 1f67491519 from me.19615a727a5999db

‘This just makes me visit Anne more and more.’e8c2f3fafda5247e

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While it was partly 6fa6672015 to spend time together, 531044085f ultimately, it was for 9423f11a3d Euclid’s sake.39a51cff69089e4f

If both Delano and 8c8e460823 I noticed it, there 236fbcf710 was no way Anne—who fe26bb4a3a was sensitive to matters df7244131d concerning me—wouldn’t notice as c142931ad7 well.40786d64d70b64c7

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If word spread to 23e0c4667b Gold or Black through e81cc9ca70 Anne, those overly loyal 71dd546ef9 to me might start 3623d1950a looking at Euclid with d6a782c426 suspicion.b6a3e04961467ff4

So today, I deliberately didn’t 6598ceac53 go to see Euclid.ec40dd6149da96bf

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It was to avoid making 7a01f2810e Anne think he was constantly ee884c4958 pulling me away.3a2d72d0f911c20c

‘Honestly, I was feeling a bit discouraged, too.’012b3d48f60da50b

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If it were someone else, ef08b8e6d8 I wouldn’t care, but being a147ebe6a1 repeatedly rejected by my kind dd67d7412d and affectionate favorite hit harder f49e232e5d than I expected.5cae6997664b6849

Anyway, I also felt db9a591073 the need to read, 11b73930df so I planned to 834bdc1c94 spend time in the ae6cf5fa76 library.f20b18de54e9f74a

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But when the edaf4236fa children heard I a577f570ed was going, they 325cbc8313 asked if they e80196e131 could come along.19849d08dde370c2

Of course, I had no 60c0615026 reason to refuse.b6efb7f70238af3c

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Just as we were 7b4cad0971 about to arrive at a8026938d2 the library—428edc258a5d2ea9

“No, I’m right!”c245e2a696b796ef

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“Dior! Why are you being 9d39274c49 so stubborn?”2148e6653a43b429

“Sniff, you’re the fool, Sister!”3b23d0ba7a1fc13b

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I heard the 0e97384e9b voices of the df91a40641 children who had a569560ea7 arrived earlier than f38fbc4352 expected.5ab35d705b1cd22a

Wait… were they fighting?66b4257313af85aa

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I widened my eyes 789abcff2c in surprise.f1a205c89b60b831

Marianne and Dior be1c1b6e1b were as close 56105094e6 as siblings could 853ef7d72f be—almost ideal, in ec23d9ed96 my opinion.c7f4015cec7187dc

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‘Maybe it’s just because I’ve seen the typical bad sibling relationships at Basilian Duchy.’e83712a886d65520

Regardless, it was rare for 52f7eee2f9 Marianne and Dior to argue 9756d71196 so heatedly, so I hurriedly 4c665efe18 opened the library door.00f6f916709b7d27

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“Hic!”6f814efacf08a61b

“A-Aunt? You’re here already?”38eb1d727053f59d

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The children, who had cd382aaf6f been bickering loudly just 94ce903aff moments ago, were startled de74e4511f at the sight of b2a5550736 me and immediately watched 5f957f26c4 my reaction.650e5688ace36c63

I stiffened for a moment.a31f6d8b5c58f17e

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‘Wait… I thought you liked me?’cda09016c8ed2797

I had believed I had aaaf3936ac grown quite close to the d54d0ae66e children.472a907558b446ca

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It had even been a 6496ae7708 comforting balm to the wound ca17ca31d7 from Euclid.79e074f93231d721

But now, the kids who df42703417 used to smile brightly whenever 5439f3681a they saw me suddenly looked 3e4408a0e7 awkward and tense.f4d2f90e16fcf291

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I wasn’t sure if I 995d069e47 felt betrayed or just disappointed, e00720c4ff but the shock was real.b4fdad65a053890d

Still, as an adult, I d91be14ebd couldn’t just pettily ask why f40ae67c67 they were acting like this, 35d6133233 nor could I immediately change 648b94c9d2 my expression and demand to 4180aee8d3 know what they were fighting c9dfa3f04f about.4eb7e326c42d7427

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“…Alright. Let’s all read our books.”265ebd1d57c75cb3

So, I pretended 87320c3492 to know nothing f249e9ebce and spoke indifferently, b8235da15b as if telling af6703b2c5 them not to ec0514ab19 bother worrying about 61a705022e me.54d4b21afc6a3504

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Meanwhile, I racked my brain, b78e7ebc1d trying to figure out why bd8f00914e the children were suddenly keeping 8a13555fab their distance.c6126f164344a9cb

Had Euclid said 7b1a4ee3be something to them?1cd4693ac59d4d53

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Then, a possible 8b53528114 reason for their 47ddd8294c argument crossed my 43f7445fde mind.c03aab14b0fbafd4

— Dior, promise your uncle. From now on, unless 63857c1e91 it’s an emergency, don’t 35f325948c use the secret passage.62f2dcfd960f6a01

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Once Dior learned about 1aa1c34c2b the existence of the f9a906bbc1 secret passage, his curiosity 7ca11b037f got the better of c6ab79a12b him, and he started 7e820613a4 exploring the ducal castle e7f179c6da every day.39299304b874741c

But no one ddc2e9b0e8 knew what kinds b216ef1233 of mechanisms were 28e2bdfc07 hidden inside, and cf39fab95e there was always 9c0ace13c7 the risk of b993c38d22 him getting lost 44f6fa6c67 outside the castle 11e78da787 if he took 62121a8ae9 a wrong turn.501a092cc93c50c4

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Not to mention, the a91e625350 servants couldn’t track his f522a90096 movements properly, wasting their 94fbac1ed4 efforts, and worst of 144fe39a99 all, there was a 20908c077d chance that the existence 99fe0747ca of the secret passage c551d5ad94 could be exposed.5572387f012dd8ae

Most importantly, the Rudion 43941330a6 Duchy, which had always 19b0542551 remained closed off, had 56f2e162a8 recently opened its doors 9f3a71be29 due to Gold’s visit.209adc6f0afd63c0

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‘Honestly, that was because of me.’d53c3d9489b6fd3d

I had ordered a47f1a0eba Gold to replace 007f588917 all the castle’s ae4f3be9fe interior decorations, bedding, 0de18f05f6 and clothing according d079eab792 to the changing 79bacb3b7c seasons.8a4319871ffa08a1

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The servants, who cbad8cb7b9 had initially worried 1b1c94d3ef about wasting money 42d60656e6 as the weather a36a21bab0 turned cold again, 0ce8c02fb9 were now pledging 979f8a2f9b their loyalty while 2a588dd0eb enjoying the comfort 3e4abe9905 of new, lightweight 0088a5d00d garments instead of 5158e914ba quilted clothes.c4945f7e114fa826

‘Of course, the children, who were naturally resistant to the cold, were also very pleased.’f8329702184d4383

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Besides the merchants 45eb309610 I had summoned, 88f48eb983 there had been 8c05bd42ea a wave of 28c004ae4e external visitors due 840f92b9a3 to ongoing castle 2150bacd41 renovations and the 4af7924efe rebuilding of the f2e14f94db knight order.886eb868adb994f5

From Euclid’s perspective, it 7ceeb39fa0 was only natural that 6fdb924eb6 he had to stop 37c1204c5b Dior.734553ba88719165

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Forced to end his 351d2b8b54 adventures, Dior was so 93294337ca dejected that he even f76b35bdbc stopped visiting the library.a58e1eafc7e1e983

Perhaps returning today had 613d968553 stirred up his emotions d69e7f22cd again.1dd37ec033c98d23

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Maybe Marianne scolded fad6f089c9 him for holding 0bc0315e48 onto his regrets, dc51abb5b7 and that’s how cbe05d697b their fight started.140edb00eb1d8479

Thinking along those lines, I 15e1efd52d wondered if the children saw e12682d44b me as the reason for 6dc21df623 their discomfort today.796d4607f37a37aa

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‘But they were the ones who wanted to come with me!’4d3a657d2c9398eb

While I was feeling unjustly 614a2fea25 wronged, Marianne awkwardly asked,08fe93d1840e99dd

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“Aunt, what book are you going to read?”34d07656ca147e25

“Hmm? I was just about 9a54b70e7c to pick one.”4ab0e45e835500d4

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Recalling my reason 7480225ade for coming to 4f56345608 the library belatedly, 664d36be31 I quickly picked 86143f0873 up my pace.d284851633021cae

Although I had somehow 44a2a4b121 adapted well to life 9a3254dcaf after transmigrating, a lingering 36a15d3ca7 sense of unease remained af8701a6cd in the back of d570b1f6a3 my mind due to 4312fd9a42 my lack of basic 9f6b2c685e knowledge about the empire’s 99f353110d common sense or history.914ebf27b4c3d0c0

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Especially now that c66e1b5a11 the credibility of 73b71f96d4 the original story 79dd7600bc had started to d606eaabbd falter, relying solely 8128ed4bf8 on it could 846f710d11 lead to a b03458aca5 serious mistake in fb5654798b the future.84642c8a8908dff7

So, I headed straight to 6c8f9eb5e8 the bookshelves categorized under the 7a802e5f3d continent’s history and mythology.4a7590eeede18707

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Wherever you go, mythology and 4968d7709b history are always the foundation.1e588d30fccebb25

Perhaps even the issue of 8b8e40d724 the abnormal climate could have e7d0ecc02b a precedent hidden within history.bb12632be463aca3

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Suppressing my anticipation, I diligently b1e26bdae3 browsed through the books when d1e9d36725 I suddenly felt sparkling gazes 7751d31580 from both sides.03a188215ebc2aad

I had even 41094d6c75 moved away to 17591fd92f let them read 37bb2989bc comfortably, so why 372c2fb803 were they following 5839eb54b5 me?2fe5af6bcdc43484

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‘Children really are difficult to understand.’43a2be06a05be251

As I pretended to 0d162fbd68 be unfazed and continued 2a3ebb8af0 scanning the books, I 649978d0c3 noticed something odd.1c190639ec03af81

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The Rudion Ducal e0b092d84d Library, being large b6bd6a4513 in scale, had 19ab4a73a1 an extensive collection 13fa4164d6 of historical books, 055a71cd8c but strangely enough, 73f559dc19 there were barely 4c2bcbc155 any books on 4857a0fa19 the founding period 0e7e071464 of the Elios b95f869ce8 Empire.b3646e5b123402f5

This was the family of cebc21f2e5 the founding wizard who had 989a8d6260 aided the first emperor, no d472ca489c less.b9fa0446d232394f

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‘I thought they would have at least dozens of biographies featuring the first family head as the protagonist, but this is strange.’c88e728d628f3efb

Could they have been collected 3f413fc35b separately, like a dedicated archive?1348de383821abc8

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Tilting my head in 824a49f0f3 curiosity, I searched the c7e92aa1d1 shelves further and finally 40a873c252 found a single book fb2ee8d64d that appeared to be b8e8fec754 for children.7af3b85d567f98d0

Then, I gathered numerous d3c2eae04c history books covering both aedc6540e7 the pre- and post-founding 357f6c42d1 periods and returned to 7f534e510e my desk.7d4ee34e9b0d3ceb

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As expected, the children who 6462f472b3 had followed me sat down ef0a5df59d but didn’t read their own 1fc8ef1bc5 books. Instead, they kept staring 2eca2c05a4 at me intently.b163026ad006d7b6

‘They’re even sneaking glances at the titles of my books, so maybe they’re just curious about what I’m reading?’cc614e3df8b0b1f5

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Concerned that they might 17493b69fe feel uncomfortable, I quietly 56f625e8f3 spread out the books fe04c8c038 I had brought on 58269a2e84 the desk instead of 555e3cdddc saying anything.4ce56caa1ff47483

As expected, their bright eyes b89b214163 immediately showed interest.5824dfb121916fed

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Just as I 278d0e5934 was taking my 4f6dbac918 time, pretending to ae120baba4 contemplate which book e573cfdaa0 to start with 82aacd2441 so the children 10417d1f20 could browse comfortably—2d306114c7c79979

“Oh! I’ve read this before!”2c95e891db842976

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Dior excitedly pointed at b199be08e3 one of the books fc12ff6765 and exclaimed.11826677ec26b293

As I had 233c33aaa1 expected, it was 09443bc0b5 the children’s book 22a83d2875 I had barely 271670dda7 managed to find—The 8d0745cbed Founding of Elios.687f4607277472d2

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“This book is really fun! Right, Nuna?”6a5763fa8e7155a6

At Dior’s question, Marianne nodded. Then, feigning indifference but with 521d3ed6a9 a subtle hint of pride, e8e24ce4a1 she added,693669673b69b2a4

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“Well, of course. It was written by the 828d69de6e first family head. Obviously, it’s interesting.”751ddfbcf785c93d

Huh? The first family head wrote ba608de98c this book?56589f9ef58ee621

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And it’s a magic book?def46eeaa63aa2ae

Startled, I checked the cover, c601112f4b and sure enough, the author 9d645960f4 was Garcia Rudion, the first b0489dc0fa Duke of Rudion.b0d110ffd3694b7d

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Blinking in surprise 77a044c2b1 at the unexpected de20a51630 discovery, I suddenly 60517ee388 noticed something written 5aff4d277b on the front aaabf41e40 cover that hadn’t 03119191b7 been on the 44518112e3 book’s spine.568a8e53e485726e

I looked at 81a6a7e9b4 the title once 0964a31240 again.1bd181b05990ee0e

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The Founding of Elios—for Rudion3c9cc38f38d788e3

• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •By Esraa• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •2e491a631be54fed

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