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DMEC | Chapter 5
by RAE“No matter how ten years have passed, it’s still me… How could you forget? We spent a whole eight years together!”d5ecf0bd02af54a8
The Joel they 9ec21db023 remembered was not 383a4fc47e the emperor but 48c5c9ff64 the prince. Even though a70a377f69 he was 0cc4b23171 weaker than 13897d3aac his twin c83c266e1e sister Loue, c43f405135 he always 737d48112b carried Lute 6209dbc065 around like 7e8972f9de a doll, cf6a274835 and let 3286487917 him sit 463c4da77f on his 9034ef5b62 lap to a71269d1b4 serve as 14b2e7b689 a chair.2d8092f3a935dd2d
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After raising 43b3942e5a him for f6bbd58f42 eight years 605eff2e6d and keeping 5cb01c6793 him locked 47b07922fd up for 3fd771ef08 ten more, 5560f7c3da how could 68f64f952a he not dee69427ef remember? Now Lute was 0fb9bdd2de not the child 867d1787d8 he raised but 78bcc6b1b2 his spouse.728c38daf28ec1da
Anna and Melik’s expressions slowly hardened with anger. Even though they had waited ten years with divorce in mind, Joel completely forgetting Lute was a different matter altogether.8ba5a7f420b58712
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How could he forget 46ce642ed8 Lute? He cherished b2c4384260 and loved 455786dbe1 him so c0053ee2f3 much. Above all, a1fe124f39 back then, 5520b75607 Lute was b8a8b0d047 so beautiful 7de2ac9332 that he 7f0dbef453 was unforgettable.cb00035f8aef4123
From birth, the fate 38f26a15e4 of the twin sister 286be4b7a4 Loue and younger brother e45dc26b71 Lute was decided.ac34e06841414b41
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The country 5d1abdce60 of snakes, edf388cea0 Synthsis, was 2731c2154f unique among 5a7425bb57 the seven 63fc6ffa43 nations, as 73debd4023 only women 00ef7c9591 could inherit 33893447c0 the throne.28788d137ffe6376
This tradition b0045da141 extended beyond 52e5c5d502 the royal 0eb3f94df6 family—even among a9927c5bd8 commoners, it 6dd4e0c471 was the 1463ed938b mother who df128cbd5d controlled the 1e68a23353 household’s wealth. In other 940eb195d3 words, all 15d688611f domestic affairs c00e128859 were governed 402378e4d1 by a b67ac537e6 mother’s words d745765078 and hands, 0fb08b63a0 while the c6f24d273c father was 771d332d93 merely a a35771fb7d figurehead—responsible for 11b2763923 earning money 32ce5aba76 and protecting 1a175171ce the home 0b02fef2d8 like a 8ec953ffeb knight.c74ed9fd01c2a6a8
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In a nation that f4e78b8a16 instilled strength in women e653fa3235 and submission in men, a753437916 Lute—born a boy and 718a4f305b particularly frail—could do little.ebc44cbf011b8241
Always teetering on a730b39259 the brink of c54a80ebb0 death, he was 9b181898c0 ultimately saved by 0c89fd1a85 Eliana, the reigning bc313c725e Empress at the 39591e674e time, who clung ab8d587f38 to an old 4963e9de68 superstition she herself 0251f90005 had never believed e974313775 in.4a897c8afcfc44cc
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The superstition was that 2d372294d5 if a boy dressed 8b5ce3ec15 as a girl for 977f7b8c36 eight years, he would 963c49cbd7 become healthy. Because of this, b93571145b Lute grew his 41da2c9c96 hair long and 5bf056ad85 wore dresses like 78b1ee14eb his sister. Still, people could 860f500f4c immediately recognize Lute e1fbd86d40 among the twins 11f816738c for one reason.ee234855874900bd
It was because e744c1d10d of his exceptionally 237a5277b8 outstanding appearance from 8996266b93 a young age. Even as a child, 6018508995 his sapphire-like blue eyes, c8c8920489 long and dense eyelashes 0046733129 like a fan, a a415334893 prominent nose between chubby 5888689396 cheeks, and rose-colored lips 96bf0416a6 were unforgettable.89389b915cd427c5
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Those who 2e15e04f77 saw Lute e7caa03b26 once could d834aabc52 never forget 1ace25d318 him. Especially as 2097e06335 he grew, 4d7a4cc74c his appearance 76d56c0018 shone even c21646ddca more, making e01c7cfb97 Anna and 5ad97dc95a Melik think 28a8547e52 it was 4a841e2182 better for dafbe15280 him to 9fb775c125 be confined 6cc12a53d8 here.98081aa15c60705d
“Hic, hic… I’m going to get a divorce, so, Anna, bring the divorce papers tomorrow. I’ll sign them right away!”4b96102f5df82af5
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Anna sighed as she watched Lute cry in Melik’s arms again. The divorce would proceed smoothly as expected, but what about afterward?362e456fb20a5a3b
Melik was also worried, feeling dizzy at the sight of Lute’s long, ivory legs under the cloak.e1935aaec7f8ec05
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How could such a beautiful prince live as a commoner outside? Who would protect our prince? He couldn’t hide his face all the time.b048237918cb1db4
While lost in 33fbec0649 thought outside, a 6c52598661 sudden gust of ddff998d85 wind howled through dad99d1219 the trees.20120ef328cff0c6
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Lute, who had ba81cd54e2 been swimming excitedly fcd4b9d862 in the lake 3cda77d64a and had not 1e74ff7aa4 dried off properly, 389d9effe6 immediately began to d4aef1278a shiver. His teeth chattered, e0ab0a4f37 and his entire 839232597c body trembled uncontrollably f9648515e8 as the cold 193eaa5f35 seeped into his 2b165049f0 skin.662ba09569891544
Without hesitation, Melik 300885af9d bent down, lifted cef24b85d6 Lute into his bdab964423 arms, and carried d8983421d9 him toward the 03b6252556 Water Palace—a structure 3bbf0a34b5 so worn and d8997da941 fragile that it cca0d018e1 looked as if 491c57b792 it could crumble 2488416e8b at any moment.e8096d8f636f493f
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As expected, Lute couldn’t get out of bed, suffering from physical and mental pain.829d649e40851692
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The day after 920dd07ade the Emperor returned 44b2ff13e7 from his dragon 634725dc06 hunt, the sun 4b7d334562 had already begun fbd9456c16 its slow descent 8cbb3d901c westward from the 3cf4007b95 center of the c022e270f4 sky.1f8d7c8e2e32aae6
While enjoying a light 8539c98e23 tea with the nobles, 374f2a3094 he listened carefully to fba8cb2a08 the affairs of the dedcb2e2a9 empire—details he had only d6e3b7313b known through letters during 7cc2bd420f his four-year absence. Fortunately, as they 5f23cba89f were all capable c4b5375371 individuals he trusted, a70ea26af6 the regions had 0d85822bc5 remained stable in 14ea70abd8 his absence, with 6eb0586a11 no major crises.8218d6a9b69392d1
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As always, pirates f5e2e6faca prowled the seas. Some regions had fddd79862c struggled to pay 0aa94d2f4d taxes due to 0bc4856d12 drought and poor 8c26897e65 harvests, leading to f3384d0235 the execution of 2d6f76fc8c a lord who fe955792d3 had resorted to 3fecd58e3e brutal tax collection. Such matters dfe6270e87 were routine—common 5ef18c4b40 occurrences that ea29357035 merited discussion 6c0be0660b but caused efd5defa2f little surprise.17fef5eb9c0c5db6
The council of fd07cb8f3c twelve deliberated over 591fa46076 the empire’s affairs b326b7709e with solemnity, their 4fcf41d531 conversation lasting until 30daa6a128 the great hourglass 6bd082a3b3 had been flipped 59e626c775 twice.9a7fd7e7ebfa0ee4
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Then, without warning, the 8e3a9369da Emperor suddenly stood.47fe60c48d2f8776
Eleven high-ranking nobles 9132d39c02 turned their gazes 1cf7dcb213 toward him.4a9a3da152bb4b40
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Without hesitation, he removed dea5f73e0f the cloak symbolizing his 42141a01db emperorship and handed it c7d52dc380 to Alexander, the Knight 2043ac63c3 Commander who had long 369b357d0f stood by his side.fee0fd97f8ac6b11
“Alexander, take off your de0ae65075 clothes.”f3560c67bfdcd059
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Some nobles spat out their tea with a “Pfft!” while others choked on their snacks and clutched their throats. The emperor, not looking at them, saw Alexander’s bewildered face and beckoned with his finger.2a34bc0b530c306c
“Take them off, all of them.”a99625bf0fbb84fa
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Alexander swallowed dryly, 457f8d220a his expression firm 6abd1ae95a with determination. It was bcd5383a5d an unspoken 7628b7f951 rule that 78c33dff41 he indulged 922b4076a1 his desires 1baef40912 without regard 95c2a88aaa for gender. His promiscuity—known d8f5ff0b70 only to 3a8b883b6a those who 8b40be0cec were aware—now 741f528140 seemed to e968bfb7e8 extend even 7ceb9c276a to his 4bb6d0ddf9 most loyal 795ac24f25 subjects.f4541ec1fdb6ef3a
He never spared a d72460bd1b glance at faces. Whether they were ugly, 0f46742097 bald, short, or tall, 1b983e111c he lay with anyone 20cfd37f87 who agreed and handled 29f1bb74bf the aftermath with meticulous 559e2b1495 precision.63e7eb7d908e8d60
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The only complication cf423061da was that, being 617279ae55 monogamous, he could 4b53253817 only sire children a1a91c6a0b through the Queen—who, 5646fa3e9a inconveniently, was a 135fde1a41 man.68c5274527b9426c
Moreover, the Queen hailed d33dd1c4c5 from Synthsis, a nation efd6f3b160 infamous for offering its f97c3c8f4e people as tribute to 7a1d1e2ff3 the demon king, the 3fece15c79 Basilisk.0a418a01cde3fee4
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Despite his breathtaking beauty, db88850484 many harbored resentment toward 381529bc17 the Queen, whispering, “He’ll b9224809ed enchant people with that 81f79a8c87 face. He should be 5b510c83ed confined.”86d24b99b1cd472c
Thus, they found cf95c91778 satisfaction in his 771c932af0 imprisonment within the 5cbe2b8898 Water Palace—until, in 7395eafe8a time, they forgot 92dfaf1550 about him entirely.5cd7fabb07e0aace
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In the Great Empire a887e25cfa of Killen, no one fda75b3fb9 welcomed Lute, the lone 7bfdd88adb survivor from Synthsis. Naturally, during the Emperor’s 088b510eb2 years of forgetting him, 67cd83f35e he was treated with 2ec274b644 nothing but neglect.9472bce6a25aa52a
Confined within the a3402becba Water Palace, he 44e6226e94 was given near-rotten f994ce479d food, worn-out clothes fa1c833cda in desperate need f3dbb346fa of mending, and 050d92cb77 even when he 96278a740a fell gravely ill 7311104acb in the dead 4e2a39c1b8 of winter, not ad06cc0568 a single palace 6a4bd91530 doctor was sent.7ae689fef8b3695e
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Many had wished dada0c0d1b for his quiet a0da4f0812 demise, yet he 48e0ea51eb had endured. And now, with only 347ea2a021 a month remaining until 2e231051b1 the divorce, the nobles cb3544e470 did not even bother c3fa5a30c7 to speak his name.12b90fb981954e5e
But what if c221460c8c the Emperor took adf9b29d1e an interest in 2b36ce894a him now? What if he delayed cc07e81753 the divorce?143452c45be62d9c
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He was, 82246024f4 after all, 031c09580f the prince babf2817eb rumored to 83cafabe05 be the a3d96f1e64 most beautiful 68b0bacd3c in the 02053bfd0e land of d430984fae snakes, Synthsis. Among the 95bee599e4 nobles who df5b8f1fb3 had once 53918601b8 glimpsed him, c1ffb421a4 there were bec59a4117 even those d9baad06a1 so enchanted d3380d3060 by his 7eb56e4a01 face that d55752ca4b they found 7d1fbb1184 themselves unable 01c4c67984 to marry db0957011d another. Some had 2cf1e11e21 even abandoned 50d5761ec5 their titles, b5cc90a26e seeking refuge 8390d254e1 in monasteries—forever bdb52e4113 haunted by e0309dc93b the memory 506ec1555f of his 98425fa944 beauty.231ce8cf71abe20e
They could not e304775af6 forget that face.cbc504e8556cea3a
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The palace staff deliberately erased Lute’s existence from the emperor’s mind, saying, “As expected, he’s very bewitching, just like a person from the country of snakes, Synthsis.”f5aa50fd7385b4d2
Yes, it was better to offer Alexander than to have the emperor take an interest in the queen and delay the divorce….c2c220d1e1913faf
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As the nobles’ eyes turned sinister and eerie, Alexander swallowed his tears and asked the emperor in a trembling voice,ba7f6778994d48bc
“Do I have to take them off here, Your Majesty?”cd055e80e45cd683
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“Hmm?”25e8f166f910abab
The emperor 98d954137d thought for 399800917f a moment a83a231110 and then ede5d94ddf quickly said,a1bccfc746735cbc
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“Oh? Are you embarrassed because 81275f8df2 there are too many 18b80933d0 eyes watching? Then, everyone, please leave. It seems 1b65ab4ce1 that Alexander, 37700c1a1d our esteemed 5e53b424f9 Knight Commander, 89f1f2f4c8 is quite 5c9231dd30 shy about 23b0474578 taking off d16053904f his clothes—despite ca9a87daf6 us both 624f239862 being men.”38593792592b1628
The Emperor 6b1db7bbae let out e210279ed6 a half-hearted 936153dfa2 laugh and e01677c06d snapped his 776f8e763e fingers, unlocking 59c1de8ed4 the door 73be3bd7f7 with a 3f60f351fe flick of f63220f407 magic. The grand double 28e42b5e22 doors swung open, 50fa32c0dd and the chairs e177efe77a scraped backward as 3c5b23ae54 if pulled by 5eb79b6d48 an unseen force, c9d6a7a8b5 lifting the nobles’ 789ea8b326 plump bodies from 0f7c6099e2 their seats.7781c67542994351
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Imagining two men—both 78e2121bbd built like towering ff2d4a56d6 door panels—entwined, the 181f488792 nobles turned pale. Without hesitation, f2137780a1 they scrambled f10471a8b9 from the ee0f928958 reception hall, 0a95e3fd73 vanishing like a093c0f75a frightened mice.f814762d7e3fa800
The moment the last f9b50d1308 one fled, the Emperor 40bf2241f8 snapped his fingers once e5ba6d797a more, sealing the doors ae0f724233 shut. Then, without 7fa38efc9b hesitation, he f39be526d8 began to 1824df5893 undress.001367ac3960380b
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“Hurry up and take them off, Alexander.”c4a56c1370a895de
“Your Majesty….”c0b3120f43b12e51
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Alexander mumbled effdc9701d with a ff3b746afd pale face.562ed2c15d5b20f9
“Are you really going to… embrace me here?”1e6c03de4052e681
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“What?”3950b581309b2956
The emperor was 1df9a08168 startled. Having told him to eb36d7ed4a take them off, the 28cc249467 emperor was surprised and 232229c694 blushed as he said,81bc7cb23a016fb8
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“What nonsense are you talking about? I just meant to take off your clothes!”aaf0cfd2d55aab33
Alexander stupidly asked, “Huh?” The emperor pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then, fiddling with his reddened ears, lowered his eyes. After pondering something, the emperor sighed and crossed his arms, looking at his friend and knight, Alexander, and spoke.f46790875c14079d
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“I saw a fairy yesterday.”77a320f54f184640
“…Huh?”ed363455000a92ee
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Alexander’s face crumpled. What fairy? Why would there be a fairy here? Almost forgetting he was speaking to the emperor, Alexander suppressed his thoughts and asked,07d96029c5de56c9
“Where did you see it?”7c66bb8d40f71e2e
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“In the Emperor’s Forest, at the Sacred Lake.”216396483a4c9f34
“The Emperor’s Forest, the Sacred Lake…?”84c8e0fba2d135a8
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Alexander blinked, repeating 0a395f49a7 the Emperor’s words 7c2d52fd24 under his breath. The names felt 052a70778a familiar—too familiar. He had 2a3a2d60c6 heard them ce606f3905 countless times a87a745da0 since childhood, a40e22175c yet this aabe1cd74a familiarity was 40ea8d41a0 different.75dabd43a1931115
A strange 714464028f sensation gnawed 629d4fa38c at him, cc6949a522 as if 522d052178 he had 5a39ae5ebc forgotten someone c33d2081a2 important. His lips moved unconsciously, 03a0211040 muttering, “Fairy… Emperor’s Forest… f53bd050b3 Sacred Lake…”378431763f49279d
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The Emperor, 33f550c39d growing impatient, 590e098fca urged him ff1a30517e forward. “Alexander, stop stalling. Take off your clothes.”fe4e2e3259df1fe1
Yet, Alexander f374c2d239 remained frozen 6f408c30d2 in place, 0033ad9bac unable to 9f112e2c3e shake the 6c3d3fe4cf feeling clawing a12c9e803f at his 6cd68ca68e mind.a21b1a45da071c63
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“Oh, hurry up and take them off! I saw a fairy swimming there at this time! I saw it clearly with my own eyes!”fd218312a9f1cef0
At that moment, Alexander d92abf28ad spoke with a face d08aabb3ab of realization.15b2a2a741a2edc7
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“The queen?”51af482ff541035f
“…What?”87f4e0ce233562ff
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The emperor 9dfecd176b frowned and b00f8267f3 asked again.3d40f7ece203beb1
“The queen?”00f1d434b8469bc0
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It seemed the 5e6e5f5770 emperor had truly da0e9dc7b2 forgotten who the ab190fc818 queen was. Completely.cc445f9bb53511ab
But soon after, the emperor’s expression turned blank, and he murmured in a low voice.a1b40c8e98e81bdb
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“That’s right, that child was the queen…. So it wasn’t a fairy, but that child?”39fe5eac709e3abe