IFLDMHF – Chapter 99

IFLDMHF | Chapter 99e7b1df5c9d3eaa81

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It was beyond astonishing—almost absurd.a4b52a8c832bd8a6

‘What the hell? Why would Rudion, the 79a57a8b5c first head of the 4a2ec99970 family and the closest 3d16e059bf aide to the first dced78e9c2 emperor, write a book 2b84144243 like this?’1556e3f13ae40ddb

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Although the ending was open-ended, 8967242e32 strictly speaking, this book was f9455b59f2 not about the founding myth 638ada0a5e of Elios. Rather, it seemed more like 255ef72f8d a myth about the Gold 8995a97a4c Dragon, which was once called 164d7c6e32 an evil dragon.8e8bdd0520a70aa2

Even though I 38495e03ad had already decided c9ef529fea not to trust 895f9a17fe the original story, 18dde2f13b I hadn’t expected b03579c8c4 even the foundational 4f9f79a2c8 history—something akin to f082ece43e the setting itself—to 3a3fa66e0f be different.59593e9251d18a27

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When I had casually 6aabc062bc discussed the first emperor 95a60171ad with Melissa before, our 57f33ad94f conversation had gone on fded27bc45 without any issues.7a5c93d56721ad6a

‘So, this isn’t an official historical account but rather the personal opinion of Rudion, the first head of the family.’ddb61b9034c9a396

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I couldn’t even begin to 344fe28441 guess why he would leave ef18290354 such a record for his 45caa29004 descendants.e7a3a55adfe1fbe6

Was it simply 07025bc8a1 because he despised 0795925759 the first emperor 193bd33dab so much that efc963fd0f he intentionally wrote bd87e93f13 a defamatory book? Or…76b1f3afda257fd0

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‘Was it a desperate attempt to preserve the truth as history was rewritten to favor the victor?’e77f88618f4a1482

Regardless of the truth, this 3cffa7410f was extremely dangerous.5c40dda868821730

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If it were ever revealed 843748969a that the first Duke of 9582bcd52a Rudion wrote such a book 748cae138a and that the ducal family 89959fd6c6 had kept it preserved for 6f2335576c so long?0383ee56ed1154ac

The family was 14bc3f8d73 already in a 1807056f74 precarious position with 1bb796f841 the imperial family—this 0fc1453e08 could very well dfc2e581cf put them on 98b63d8489 the brink of 8fe38f4ef3 annihilation.24a5583805ff1768

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‘Of course, it seems they have taken precautions in their own way.’fbae1f2e1324fe2e

But if someone 7e193aef7b forcibly unlocked the 0b35e90a9d book and read 4cce02cdb8 its contents, all 93607d93ae those precautions would 02322f5a88 be for nothing.63592f49f32f5f3c

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Perhaps the reclusive 59691bcbbf nature of the 4534eac69f North had kept 2167cb4bfb it safe until 769043a4d4 now, but there bd37118591 was no guarantee b412e05881 that it would cc596d6792 remain so in dc5b3ecb3a the future.9744b1586e598ce2

‘Even just today—it’s truly a relief that I was the one who saw it.’c9dfc47de77d708b

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I had absolutely no ca6548081f intention of bringing harm cf897dc95c to the Rudion family, 79e75dedfc but what if one 69c76471ed of the previous duchesses a4d60d947a had harbored different intentions? Just the thought made 9e61c904ff me shudder.4165f64dd7593f47

“I really love dragons.”67c552f8625f4ed7

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At that moment, Dior, d65757644a still clutching the book 9064a85b02 tightly as if lingering 0bc2918d93 in its emotions, spoke eef635b41e with heartfelt sincerity.e07af989415279a0

“I wish one would appear soon and defeat all the villains!”47feb1d729979b54

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Startled by his words, I e03ac16737 hastily opened my mouth.d3ce5b89fd18933d

“Dior! Did you know? Saying things like 9caf9b6504 that actually delays ac7420bfb8 a dragon’s return.”bd09f5d3be36495c

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“Hah! Really?”374ae3ad887af83d

“Yes. So, just think about it 29dc4bb1fd in your head. Try not to say 0642493936 it out loud.”aeaaa8110cf14f89

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Feeling a little c285c4f446 guilty, I lied, d4e75cad32 afraid he might 8d68262791 accidentally blurt it e8a48bb002 out elsewhere.3bfa68fc4ce08588

Dior, his mouth wide df80262d90 open in shock, clenched f03c6e3e50 his fists and nodded ab68cf872c resolutely.9d3f1c743152a432

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Then, after a brief moment, 37283dc71d as if he had reached 569bbaff92 a great realization, he mumbled,9a39caccdc6c7329

“So that’s why Uncle said that. He was worried the 5c0951af6b dragon would be delayed…”2d2a2297d9364851

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“Uncle? What did the Duke say?”b807067d9d137ab0

“He told me not to talk about dragons outside. If I really wanted to, 2ed5885b07 I should only talk about 3877db1708 them with family!”6034250ebeb39c83

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“…He did?”961e29aaec577f77

“Yes! But it’s okay b1fa9554b1 to talk about a724e32f8a it with you, e88fded1ff Aunt, since you’re 11e243af32 family, right?”946fb72fb0af3fce

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Dior asked, as if confirming 5bafa57fd9 his reasoning, while Marianne, nodding e5e9b8e7cf along beside him, silently agreed.8bf288db582070aa

From the moment I cb8492c051 arrived at the Duchy e9a4b61287 of Rudion, I had 03984bbc1c wanted to be accepted 20fd7d4cd3 as family by Euclid 30323c759d and the children.fa64da32c44a192d

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But actually hearing cc887fbe0a them call me c8652168c6 family left me f088dacb52 feeling both bewildered 2398b80ff0 and deeply moved.7ec418ee8adfc65d

‘Though, I still don’t think Euclid acknowledges me yet…’867308fff36c3cf0

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The anxiety and impatience 3937341d68 I had felt every 85a3a1aeda time I encountered the c6b03848cd invisible boundary Euclid had acfd3a0eb1 drawn between us seemed ebf387e0ed to ease a little, e90b9ad572 thanks to the children.2d431da0f1514d5c

“Yes, of course. It’s fine.”4a2e2d3eae3da795

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Though my response was slightly 7f45806777 delayed, I praised them, and ef78a66d74 the children beamed with joy.ca0a1febf06618f6

I smiled along 40d69e21b6 with them, but 48f3809d23 inwardly, I was ea37d9c0cc a little uneasy ee40de6ce0 knowing Euclid had 01b85b70ec gone so far 065e4b5a1d as to give 338b8e15cd such a warning.2dfa5028ab1f6e5e

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“Um… Marianne, Dior.”07f53507e20c551b

“Yes?”687df3a82372c76f

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“Let’s not tell the Duke about opening this book today.”2410589a2acabd5a

The children tilted their 60e30e37f8 heads in confusion, as 3e70cf29f7 if wondering why.c22371b508ab421a

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Seeing their innocent 3764a2ff4b faces, I could d0680ab8d2 already imagine them 51213bce31 blurting it out 6b311d9e6b at dinner when 4e16c31fc6 Euclid asked what fded427b6c they had done e2644e47dc today. A chill ran 2d03e36cdd down my spine.71240957561f862c

Hiding my nervousness, 0363d3b8bb I winked at 3d248fca6f them and said,aab8ab039d1086fc

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“There’s no need to bring it up again.”eeeb3eede432ab9b

‘The dragon story,’ I meant. They understood, didn’t they?2ab84c1cf78d5b91

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Fortunately, the children immediately 4a1ffc17eb grasped my meaning.ddcc8e087c439ae7

Dior, in particular, looked 24ba771b4f incredibly touched. He carefully put fb2a6a830a the book down 1cd21a7b2b and grabbed my 2066bdc042 hand.ab2058990c643346

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“Aunt, you really believe it too, don’t you? That… will return someday!”2aade2e2c7696cb0

He cleverly mouthed the word e339c943fb ‘dragon’ instead of saying it 794b215bf3 aloud.f35b80ea1120642f

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“Uh, yes.”18b170a5c571cc5f

“You truly want… to come back soon, don’t you?”6becac0b7d1f2473

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“Yes, I do.”3d20e502f6974363

I had no choice but 12ac1ff705 to awkwardly agree.8c7987ea4aaf6a17

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Even if I had to 70aa0554f3 become someone who believed in fe1e1f90b4 dragons and eagerly awaited their ff6c70676f return, just like seven-year-old Dior…3a3a6ebd4e8da3d2

It was still better f4fd5fb67b than letting Euclid find c6d3ec2623 out that I had 21843a744e not only discovered the 0561433a8b duchy’s secret passage but 74f8c7e8e0 also uncovered other secrets.d33dacc74ed61026

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With that, I earnestly asked,3577508dc4fd2684

“By the way, are there any other books in the library about the empire’s founding? Oh, and are ad9896b43b there any other 627c65fef9 books written by 1510166c04 the first head 0f2df82fdf of the family?”4559880d0d9ba681

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“There’s nothing else in the library.”5c04c04c01018ac4

Since she visited the library 63ab866e73 often, Marianne immediately answered.12096086a413555c

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I had expected that. If the first head of 42a2a5936e the family’s personal records were af40a13ac9 stored alongside official history books, 9a027c1db1 younger descendants would inevitably become 058a0337db confused.f886b3dbfd683282

‘But isn’t it about time they started learning history?’e2fd48af79d4c368

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I had heard that dd39b9eeec Delano, the steward, took 3eb106c6e0 time to teach the 68421896e9 children about etiquette, as e2806a8c58 well as basic literacy 0349e74d87 and numeracy.4238c4fd171bd6dc

Even Amy, who used 5f03a18c53 to visit nearly every 9b1c43a57b day before recent events, 0b0061aff4 had at least claimed e4b8bd0998 to help with their 38efe02ed1 studies.d71a4d48407b3325

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Yet they still 5e1ae31556 hadn’t started learning 12512d14a2 history properly?07d202fcbf08d32e

I began to worry 6d714e4905 about how things would 4e8ecf398d unfold from here.8317f6271f7798ab

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“It’ll be at Uncle’s place! The book written by 976156962f the first head of 9bd7a53a9c the family too.”1657fb159a0f3e80

“…At the Duke’s place?”4a8b8d279869d1a0

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“Yes! Uncle said he abde30b300 would show us 531a2727d1 the history books c08b3f88c9 before hiring a 921a7fc87d tutor next year! He also said he had f2c3b57f4a things to teach us.”0bc0b0b958a95295

Marianne spoke in an excited b8bdd41977 voice, as if she was 367a5a38b6 already looking forward to it.23653498da462485

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I let out e675dcb39b a wry smile 4f28fc5cfe upon realizing just 32c1771d10 how meticulous the aae2b6443d Rudion family’s approach 2bcb129f2b to historical education f70cde6aef was.398c0a56c65cb1c7

“If Aunt says she wants to see it, he’ll show it to you right away.”4bd19c3d8022bde4

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Well. Would he really?320425ca74a3c7c8

I couldn’t even ce9d02ed59 bring myself to 6bda95685e honestly admit that 9a5f5800f2 I had read 40caf0d5e5 the book today. Instead, I had c8e3cde5d9 to come up b396cb6a3d with a ridiculous b298cd1608 lie to make 4b8a333ab0 sure the children cde83d9791 kept quiet about 18f1c376a2 it.2015cc3d2547aac4

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If Euclid found e3d68ba902 out that the fde02220d3 children had shown aa7f78f39b me a book b25eccdf51 written by the 37860fd406 first head of bf8701b3a8 the family, he ef2822c2b7 would undoubtedly be 94a2c0d6cd taken aback.3f3f3127c711ed83

No, being just taken aback fb6dd460ba would be the best-case scenario.4cfc6e7bbdc9f5e6

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If he asked me to c67a95a55c pretend I didn’t know anything 585017576c instead of explaining it honestly, 30516c504d I would feel incredibly hurt.fb246baebf9c3488

‘And truthfully, I don’t even know how I should react.’89bc2549d8608ca3

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Why did the first aa3917b22b head of the Rudion 11cd060274 family write such a feddfb733c book in the first 7976bace1b place?cb0812865a7784fc

Was this the reason their 9a019e0849 relationship with the imperial family b0f73a4e10 had soured?dddf0af616d0cd68

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A part of me 9ffb8e5cc7 was curious about what 5ceeb5ac46 exactly the ducal family d25bc0bc83 was hiding.738887257d5260f5

At the same 2f1cf4d70f time, for some 10eb1db4f1 reason, I felt 5f49d56685 an overwhelming urge 195ff44189 to just ignore 5fe6843bea it all out 20f73e28cd of fear.a087e081b421047c

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I was an 5979b317b6 outsider who hadn’t 8fcc9418e9 been born and c32bb31f93 raised in the fe9e6163f1 empire, someone who f0344a35ff had only known 1382019bac everything as a a025dbc145 part of a 7b69db5836 setting.534ede3d5844f012

And yet, learning the a1d01de962 truth about history felt 6bd09e5bdb terrifying and burdensome.a7985a615a70d64b

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But—1481c3b84a35362d

‘I’ll have to ask eventually.’a3494553ce49c367

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And perhaps the day 854e16a2f2 Euclid finally spoke to 131f214c52 me honestly would be a9717a7660 the moment he truly afa3baf825 acknowledged me as his 8294aa5967 wife, as a member f7dd9498d7 of the Rudion family.dc5e00c7eb9eb3f9

I wondered when that 0318ff68e2 day would come.28c831f032c058b6

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‘Will it ever come…?’ab4d4deac2566461

Just as I let 55d76cc10f out a deep sigh 8a5302803d at the overwhelming uncertainty—da4947ebecc94113

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“I’m telling you, Nuna is right!”706c13943f2e2188

“Tch. Can’t we just ask def3d5ff32 Aunt instead?”981e6c9ce8edc4ae

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“Of course not!”4e185d0f70196a03

I heard the children 312e3b61df bickering again nearby.969bf296486abba3

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Normally, I would have fa299080c9 just ignored it like 7a189b63e8 before, but when I 07831d4c5d heard Dior suggest asking da9802ad4d me, my eyes widened.bdb27a957ca4c48a

“What are you curious about?”f4228aec4fb9f832

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“Gasp!”d20a75fb79bc8e25

The moment I chimed 79123d826e in, Dior was so 49a0fd9450 startled that he covered ea6b19695d his mouth with his 34ee4aacd8 hands, while Marianne bit a3a58d371e her lips, looking flustered.acfef549b51df197

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“Go ahead and ask anything. I’ll answer.”5d626dbb9e7b87e5

This time, I didn’t 30a47a76a2 back down, despite their 4c84b96b58 reactions.88511aaaff79feda

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Because now, I had a 77e8d9e604 feeling that it wasn’t because 9f52f88a38 they disliked me.22b229bbba586991

After hesitating and glancing 31d534a63a at Marianne, Dior finally ff2fda3dda asked,dd4db45d4b661260

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“Really? We can ask anything?”af1d94466ab142ed

“Yes.”a174456eacc00788

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I chuckled and answered lightly.699b022f482799c7

After all, how eb741d326d serious could their 0065229058 question be…?e5544c542aa15184

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“Aunt! Do you really like fe82c12bb7 someone other than Uncle?”3901ed3e25fba3b0

“Cough! Cough!”ac4fa66750d4d638

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