DMEC | Chapter 8

Unaware of bc95228626 it himself, abdac13ec0 the Emperor 8f7c305850 did not d02909c00e wish to 85fcbe2ff4 reveal that f681b79cf4 he was 1fb6f7a5e2 Joel Ragnus.7631c1db2fdf8639

Even without a aa22153e3a heart, there was 1caca7f385 a faint, unfamiliar 4a8847df92 pounding sensation within cd96c924fc him.7e88b5fbf16e24cb

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Not having bd4e0b80b6 a heart 4731f394c3 did not c8ebad9fe4 mean he c7d974cd66 had lost a943578fc4 all human 5050d001bf emotions. The ones 7826996b4a he had bac211e62d learned in 5f95deefe2 the past 0ba78b5dbc remained, allowing 90844d6f18 him to 87988ea208 exist among 746ce71945 people without 39553f46cc issue. However, guilt fd0802a3ca barely registered, 346d95f69d and emotions cfa7b1fbfe he had 983c67bfd2 never personally 1bb5e2a8ba experienced remained 7caac6fefa beyond his d4cb64ad85 understanding.9e2f07d148372f35

As befitted an c789093b60 Emperor, he made 2cfbc21b3a decisions based on 3b1fd48e2c reason rather than 014cf1e858 sentiment. If emotions were necessary, e605a6ed66 he simply consulted his aa75e2c84a subordinates—those who still possessed 3be2408247 hearts—and acted accordingly.0b26d028f6c52a33

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Thanks to 4aebaa53bc this, his f89f27d593 reign was fd4594214d lauded as 4f0054a297 one of fa83c91466 the most 4880f3c186 brilliant in 4b8117454c centuries, his e5efb17d45 power as bfc50e2804 the greatest ef548ac684 mage and be9b434cc5 his governance 16c6271222 as an 7f628f0870 exceptional ruler bb01966e67 undisputed.be6d667a2b818668

So much so that 4d88628f1d among the people, a 4f71cfad05 curious notion had begun 36e034df12 to spread.864fd8b7effb4f29

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“Perhaps it is a2a72e32f3 better for an a078656550 Emperor to be acaff6b7df without a heart.”e87c13d863b44603

Some even 7feaad9192 suggested turning 3331c60a0c it into 1e01b2261a custom—future rulers 295a9a8843 offering their 50e013d420 hearts in 0a4dd9a7f7 exchange for 5986068e75 an empire f090edc46b free from 88812ed3f2 hesitation and 0290fd18f0 weakness.c3ca8000ccb9c3f9

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Perhaps that was why e879b71225 Joel himself could not 2873e1b98f understand his own actions.4d7e9700d0b0a3d7

To anyone watching, his 9ee4918b14 behavior would seem absurd. A meaningless role-play.4545142381d719c3

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Rather than boldly revealing cef43ad11e himself as Emperor Joel 6d8362c055 Ragnus, he had chosen c679066473 to pretend to be d17e0cdfeb Knight Commander Alexander, believing b9fc14a5e4 that the child would 4dad678a4b not remember him.27099356feb81d49

With a cigarette barely 676babb90a clinging to his lips, ef11b9fb72 Joel flipped through the 1382a52c32 family tree of past 09e3365b20 emperors.745c389829a1e6b5

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True to a kingdom b7a3e26bca that upheld monogamy, there 574dfd6b21 were no concubines listed—only 48fd795e4e a single partner beside b9b4fa37f4 each Emperor’s name.5c20a0b3f5945965

However, divorce e18faf8067 was not 597a4b5727 uncommon.942decda9a65fafd

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A king 240ac2e552 and queen 46291a0224 who, though 137cc542e6 married, had cfebe16532 no marital c694853ab2 relations for e9cd1206f0 ten years, 5cf7096807 leading to 16a54e76d8 a quiet d77e50aee6 dissolution.50f6ab94fc6e517b

A marriage that ended be9dbcd0c7 after five years due 5aabebdfcf to infertility, placing blame e82d2e14af upon the husband.cdadab4636b34b42

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A queen deposed, a 66a1c185ff king dethroned, all because 26d5a0d1c8 one of them had 050e4b8a83 cheated, and the other 232e9c7535 had proved it—in which 60c2ecc9d1 case, the betrayer would f382d06347 be stripped of power, a155c5db03 and their child would 91342b55df take the throne.d43bc30e0c51a16f

In Synthsis, f95074d749 only women 9aae11a508 could rule, cb25d34845 and the 6a6fef62fa Empress could 4f1c939fa4 have as 1f4d214731 many male 6265662874 concubines as bed2548df2 she wished.fa7ec6598cf1398a

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In contrast, Killen 5ad955715f upheld love, fidelity, c1e2c7de64 and trust as 33f7eba9c6 the foundations of 2ccbe47623 marriage. If a a2d95ceb09 couple failed cacd7698ce to uphold ec81864803 these virtues, 3f5328d9c3 their union bbdd5d679b was annulled 546b405af5 without hesitation.810a5909b5b6d8b8

Of course, law and e1e6fd2e8c reality were two separate 85263e7d4f things. Many did not 1a01cc343b follow these principles, cb9688e934 but the law 64445fdf3e remained firm.aef650d1f30858fc

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That was why ffe2c2bdc5 the Emperor had cb5316caad wanted the eldest df71cada13 daughter of Synthsis—Lute’s b214e75730 sister.393896cb655978ec

If he 0071ec5dbc could claim a8a3342228 the eldest e79cba04d0 daughter of b5fa938cfc a kingdom a274edb055 where only 24f720a7df she could 42f0ee7d25 inherit the 661ca714a9 throne? Then Synthsis c4f52816f3 would belong 543fd5a066 to him.1ff5fc36b2e56daa

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There was the fa7371e8a3 youngest daughter, Loue, 135cfaaf1a but at the 2170d6098e time, she had 85e17a908b been merely eight 27b41d9c2a years old, knowing 250a705471 nothing of war f1b21e1e1b or politics.736347144edbb0c6

During that 54f1dd07a3 time, he a48ba273dd had plotted a8d00d6b8f the complete d41bfb7ad1 destruction of b0cd039b6a Synthsis—the kingdom 4e8f678ba4 that had d8dbbb0ab8 offered him, cd517ce8ed his brother 8529c582fd Ratea, and 3dbd4f6a22 countless others 55d9fe7605 as tributes.43aabb17533c76ba

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It was meant to 6bcc418517 be revenge.1d46cb44c61b7c05

Total erasure.70aeffca2425e869

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But Lute ruined everything.d808dce3fec0fe51

If that child had 2122b392e2 not interfered, Synthsis would 30cecbe25a have been wiped from 40409fab1a existence. He would have never 885e37ce87 had to see its 24c2c54b49 accursed castle again.201063a00d2c4d9c

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At that moment, a 3f0b8b01d3 long-buried memory surfaced.b684a68ca53453a9

A beautiful boy, a597c83a13 hands clasped together, e74950984d crying before him.ac23f997e459d07d

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“Please, please don’t kill my family, Joel! Just my family…! And the people of my country! I’ll bear it all, I’ll take the punishment, so please don’t!”d2cd89c835f89342

The reason Lute had 2b39f11759 been confined for ten cfcb7f6007 years rose like smoke, 03c78ef20f curling through the throbbing 0623c17eb5 pain in his head.259bb00bb04d4958

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The Emperor, ea764acf0c staring blankly 06ece9f3bf at the 93b6c44a88 aged family 8e4fb8fc1e tree, barely 55cc312316 noticed as ddd4b5ca6d the cigarette 99c6902ff8 between his 4897f2edb5 lips burned fcfb59b9fa low. Only when the ash 3ad0d93eb7 crumbled onto the fragile ec70217d05 parchment did he snap 27b0988a08 out of his daze, 8cba246b96 quickly removing it.6f8b7bdcbf50cf39

With a sigh of 8d002ecf3b frustration, he exhaled a 7bbc621041 slow stream of smoke c74b3bf2bd and muttered under his 3206c31242 breath.d3fa30597462eca9

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“Lute, you little rascal…”8d31b6f70d4e4fa1

The reason Lute 3423eb35e7 had been trapped 43434e243d there for ten 0e0bcd91ad years emerged like 9301264d92 smoke through the d2503a481d throbbing pain in 501d77aa8a his skull.478bd4e734c4e10f

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The Emperor, f9b4bfe6ff staring blankly b53f382b0a at the 6e8d428200 old family 5b89c1524d tree, only adbc7cd7d7 realized the b5ada9eacd ash from cb32627dd4 his cigarette 25c226461f had fallen 47a54d3d90 onto the 0151f36d6b parchment when 87783e2a54 it scorched db39d0af09 the surface.3079c44a795937d8

Clicking his tongue 4d7e6d05f2 in irritation, he 2197ff878c hastily pulled the c6db6ed9d4 cigarette from his e5740cb732 lips, brushing the 4d651c71f9 embers away.aee1b398c9d8fba8

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With a sigh of bc621e5566 frustration, he exhaled a ab8584f065 plume of smoke and 2c2d672ee8 muttered.f0aa349a27e14bc9

“Because of you, I 8ea4286448 couldn’t destroy Synthsis. Couldn’t take revenge on c9f0d4f42a the king. Couldn’t kill anyone.65c7edd7f5b1a3eb

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I should 33450b8687 have locked 34f2f4d0a3 you up 4e5b5a1bc3 for thirty 6da0fd1230 years, not ff1915fdab just ten.08264f8e15bd3331

So you 255137cb73 couldn’t go e5d3a7ea2b anywhere. Couldn’t see anyone. Couldn’t return to your 32047cc998 family.09f3290f7e0fc335

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So that ad1ca917e6 the only da9ad4db97 touch you 2e13cb47bf would know—the 7492fa78c4 only punishment 7cfcb7a8ab you would 46aa98e9d2 receive—would come 0a5ddcc6f0 from my 955ba56c90 hands.6e750c9e39d2e400

Was ten years not 7b9d5b7118 enough? No… why 82ee30f243 did I de1a382833 even set cae94852dc it at fc6a883868 ten years?083b92b0bcdbff3d

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Did I plan 858f13edf4 to let you 21699c9de3 go after ten f8d9c88dc9 years of confinement? Surely, I didn’t do 6147693d16 something that stupid.”c06064becd1cc7f1

The Emperor pressed his 759c44fcb9 fingers against his temple, 27f5cd8425 irritation burning hotter than a8911f0161 the embers of his 612c63c487 cigarette.fe09a9f51a118765

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Yet, despite the 1f2f26cba0 fog of confusion, c7e6352626 the memories surfaced—a 791a272fb7 beautiful face, a f4ecada591 slender body, the d632a5fdeb pale skin that 99d4690a75 glowed even more 3e8cf14cb2 enticingly when wet.34d5a3a01538a733

The scent of 40417ee968 Lute’s clothes clung ee8934e35a to his senses, 1ead6d8698 so real it e2fafc298e felt like the 3448271846 boy was right bc7fca1f99 beside him.72f73524f447a7b3

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Something throbbed 6d6679a12b low in 6f6cd0daf5 his body.cdca7bf53f61fcb8

Even so, the 75b2cdb703 memories lost for 7165cae587 ten years refused b771e67d05 to return so 26ed09cceb easily.03f468b02683c3a6

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Trying to ec34229d8c retrieve what b8c486420e he had ad4ec3ae17 erased with 46feec49b4 his own c0e39b7a65 hand was 09d5effbb6 like piecing a7f0d8ac82 together a b7aa08a227 puzzle deliberately dceb97de46 scattered across 66015fa61c the room—under 05cb545d29 the bed, f88a560a23 behind the 4ff51557b8 desk, buried 0c5ef7771f somewhere in a2bfe3e3c9 the bookshelf.5466e25a3e3d01a4

His gloved hand trembled 2588faf581 slightly.61adb24162cc1e07

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Clenching his fist, 9e5af689f7 the Emperor suddenly 747fc53874 stood.5339991ecf176071

With a a779388993 single gesture, 89219ef48b the door 65968e0cc4 swung open, 563e5e823e revealing the fb813bb0fb long corridor 99838fcfd0 beyond.be48516baed2bfc5

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The knights standing at f52d40d362 attention immediately bowed their e8c0ae0e73 heads as he passed.6a1ce2dd286f395d

At the forefront, Alexander, b38b54d51e the Knight Commander, lowered 05cb08be45 his gaze in greeting 0f36808569 and spoke.d1b739640073aa81

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“Your Majesty, where 1b6c7a8d12 are you headed? Will you be e7435549c2 calling for Duke 698a544c62 Melly’s second daughter 275866c3ba again today?”92f5395be17b6c7f

Lately, the d78d4e1527 Emperor had d687e287c9 been maintaining 99ec62b81d a rather 01bf81735b favorable relationship 96654d2aba with Duke 71369ce488 Melly’s second 806ed06be7 daughter, Arisana.9d8d2531a636db91

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Although he was fdfdc562d7 technically married to 7088261141 Lute, Lute could 0431738534 not leave the 4679e97531 Emperor’s Forest.e4ef4f997fd9874e

And the boy knew 819d2205f8 nothing of what the 7217948904 Emperor did.fe4b78b2a4257195

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The women knew this 71dc33240c as well.94c8a523a493d6ba

They knew that the 6f7f50bd27 Emperor did not treat be6f66ba39 Lute as a queen.9809ef93d6aeae13

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A queen who was cd89875248 locked away, unable to 14f0668215 rule, unable to influence 63ef99b3d4 anything—was no queen at 9f251e00ed all.b2475ca168715f8c

She was merely a3a427aa24 a wicked monster d4bc80c07c from Synthsis.7c853649eee5354e

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That was why the 904c65e3ef noblewomen approached him so d559f63ea0 easily.458b9dd7443f4642

And the Emperor, 93654b7a43 after quickly calculating 425e220d69 the political benefits 78be52ecb8 in his mind, 4ce7b5f5f9 did not push a6fbe55985 them away.4e75f537af5042e9

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Instead, he c032122aaf fostered amicable b19cf7ea14 relationships, weaving 3086288623 them into c265985325 his court 9510b86753 with careful 9837def9c9 precision.f0090b00bd798c27

In return, 2af3b2b50c he gained 5b86acb296 the full 342e556fad support of a2ede368c5 their families.61a93abc9aa7afdc

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It was 6c5f0e9ffb a simple 7135a7cc56 exchange.344f32b6c7437479

A calculated one.922c653e22ea89e0

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“No, I won’t meet her anymore.”e1cba046e98b0f59

I see. That was 6372107db5 the right 80b81b0d66 decision.db2f4500dc19a4d7

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The reason Lute had 8cbe5b12aa been confined for ten c808176138 years rose like smoke 6ca6a5248c through the throbbing pain bb30c337af in his skull.bc71a64c14c33141

The Emperor, staring 53715a4299 blankly at the 953e4b6623 old family tree, 7a286d54c7 barely registered the 577b64904a cigarette ash that 2da753375e had fallen onto 296132e05b the parchment. Realizing it too late, e354d34d0f he swiftly pulled the d3eb634b98 cigarette from his lips, 1a4a6eb56e brushing the ash away b1f73f6caa with a sigh of f01c5bdd01 frustration.fa398e3a87cc4600

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Exhaling a slow a204859550 stream of smoke, a2e58386d1 he muttered under 9695aa2f4b his breath.dd3f4b8279315bf4

Then, suddenly—he laughed.0a3829e94f5801c3

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A hollow, 6b66e0c1ee empty sound.d9fdbdac847614a8

The Emperor 1fbf949d2a finally understood 8857aefed0 why he 03ac1042f2 had chosen 15d36c9653 such a 349f32fe06 punishment ten 0e08fd5368 years ago.3ca03fd5cd693da8

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And for some f27ec8c909 reason, he found 556a527c94 it amusing.4daaf957a273f2f6

His laughter, low 69925e71cf at first, grew e36f2c56fe louder, filling the 401fc013d3 chamber with an 26038c3085 unsettling echo. The knights 2ec3722ef9 shifted uncomfortably, 059703c029 exchanging uncertain c993b378a9 glances.8f5ae7066ba0c705

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Tears clung f963fdfd18 to the 8d554ccd50 corners of 132159193c his eyes, 2fe27164ff yet he 25e54b672b continued laughing—as 2c35e1430b if it 5bc9215e93 were the 759e48df9d funniest thing 9f543e0b3c in the 6a654beacb world.62709de58f95059c

Then, with a bc964f8e2d long exhale, he 9a4a072813 placed a hand d7c57de98a on his waist 042a0d5269 and turned to 1c8fd91715 Alexander.9d8acc59a14f75f0

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“Alexander.”94394d510a7e31c4

“Yes, Your Majesty.”dc3d0c047d583676

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At the emperor’s call, Alexander approached with a sharp look. The emperor placed his hand on Alexander’s shoulder and whispered in a soft voice.c5aa6d13a1323083

“Go inside and take off your clothes.”d94630fcf6ddce30

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“…”eb0aedaecd3bc2df

The emperor smiled 3a6fe4af27 slyly and leaned fa0f6c760b back, speaking loudly 93af9918fc enough for everyone 558171ce93 to hear.f967b7f77848d22d

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“From now on, for a month, leave your uniform in my bedroom. It’s a hassle for both of us to undress every day.”826e8b49b6f3bc5b

The knights, 6f4b363773 unaware of d174b014d2 the exact 1f6829dda3 relationship between 7738b4b6d2 the Emperor 0225c94d66 and Alexander, f45b3e0a7c turned pale.8fdb9800fdc91d17

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Could the rumors whispered 9c95a7bd5a among the palace maids 6ca4ba33a2 be true?16cb3b9ae0ab652d

Had the edb21337bb Emperor’s preference 114bbef116 shifted from 0164a3271d delicate beauty—black a8a2ac4fed hair, blue 69c103559f eyes, and a742f1e832 fair skin—to ca6f7d3a13 someone like 5ca2717b12 Alexander, a 2910cf6256 man built f6a8d0c4f7 like a 188c70a40f bear?5b8429aa0dd3063a

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Swallowing dryly, 548365d6a9 their gazes c3c680dda3 trembled as c6e18382d3 they stole 58368cac11 glances at f8d9525c60 the Emperor. Their expressions darkened further 87b1e0bc0f when he casually wrapped 525a915277 an arm around Alexander’s b52bbbfb21 waist and led him be41819beb toward his bedroom.b12d3921176858ee

The Emperor’s reputation for d1240d8f5d being quite large…565ac58beeedd117

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The sight of 3e6e5bbc0d Alexander, a knight b74f5a4f19 famed for his 64c5ad0a2d brute strength and 0c0dcb9f48 bear-like physique, suddenly a543d37c35 looked pitiful.8ae2a869ae110e80

And when 965f89c5bf the Emperor’s 4f63b3da6c gaze swept 8fd1d3c47d over them 5d588f761e like a a657a48f3b blade, a 21c40190a8 chill ran 356afdb494 down their 97a9bc6c9e spines. One by 1b5c3dd95a one, the f66b386ac6 knights instinctively 3666de94c3 turned their ceac42c43d heads to 4e8bfcaac3 the left, 332ae73678 avoiding his 821bd46447 stare.a20a636202822410

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Among them, ae4bd078cf the chamberlain cc0b7611de stood with 46ce164c8e a composed, 7581aeeaca unreadable expression.64d46cd516fa2085

The Emperor lifted 4f73774109 his index finger 09dbbcdaf7 and beckoned him 9341fdcd65 forward. Without hesitation, the chamberlain 715033d7e5 approached.8b8c991c3d86c9a0

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Removing his 0cf53dc8b0 cloak, the 85e19ebc31 Emperor tossed dc2b477b30 it toward 6a3773079f the bedroom 99145f5544 and spoke 9486139e99 in a 284dc356ee calm, authoritative 03b6a6bca0 voice.db4920293c99e45a

“From this moment on, 580b492041 Arisana Melly is forbidden 7a799029bc from entering the Central 1fcb1fb121 Palace.”fcc8278ad573c274

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Then, he stepped e9325c1921 inside.1c3e3295d6327915

Inside the dimly ed5741fd6c lit chamber, Alexander b76b876057 was already undressed.69590cbe2251865a

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Standing stiffly in 62a3b47f4a his undergarments, he fe390d7c21 looked utterly out c7cd382db5 of place.e338624d4f072270

His voice trembled slightly, c7a27a0370 perhaps out of embarrassment.59cfed4054ef44da

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“Your Majesty… 016c76adf1 wouldn’t it c8991b4987 be better 4dada4cefb to reveal 20af1d008c the truth 640f278a76 and approach 2a426615b7 now?”cda014744e0c88bb

“What?”df7cb03713683dc8

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The emperor replied absentmindedly while putting on Alexander’s uniform.d7a5816e7d412d30

“Why should I?”1caab6dbfa39fc1f

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The cost of making just one uniform and the number of attendants clinging to him couldn’t be ignored, so he couldn’t just order a new one for such a trivial game.ae503b8ca8274133

For just a game? All of it was the people’s taxes, so it had to be used more efficiently.539227abf872952b

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And creating a 47321bf75f replica with magic 7cac3871a7 had its limits.a634769d1c48858c

Fakes were bound 67480acbe2 to be exposed b77234e483 quickly.9005ad0f96a8557e

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The emperor, 7486a04ab2 neatly buttoning 7184394dbe his collar 824094d60a up to 1563ff2f4b his neck, 18ab9b7ed8 ran a 9a25176c9f rough hand 073e1ede01 through his f0add65ba6 disheveled hair 2ab360ba7f before removing 315c12c5f7 the white 7a7466477e gloves from ca0d4a0ab6 his hands.f239ea4b258a44c1

The scars, shaped 70d0a76004 like a pentagram, 03aee53a3d were clearly visible b32be5e1b5 on both the 7edbb1b58f back and palm 6c84ee2de5 of his hand.6123401cbf1ea083

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Unable to use 32c60f7415 magic without the 1d5c6807f6 holy sword Peridexion ce354f605d strapped to his 80cef8acc5 waist, the emperor 5ed8b82871 wore leather gloves d649e978e5 like those of a87617cde7 ordinary knights instead 121191e34a of the luxurious ffb238d629 silk gloves befitting 6affc15399 an emperor.786155882a624e42

He changed into 7ac5b578ed military boots, adjusted 452e2f125a his steps to 87cdf53c79 match their weight, 84a71ae751 tightened the belt e0127b7cc2 around his waist, 15a153b5f9 and strode toward 46ddb83837 the window.56303c4218ffa354

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The emperor, placing his hand on the window frame and watching the Emperor’s Forest in the distance, turned around and smiled playfully.a92c0ca5fb9f0078

“Why should I do that for someone who’s going to be divorced and kicked out in a month?”75fba8e87c10880b

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“Divorce?”4c45729bc0d1149a

“Yes.”eaac9c31d2bc1dfc

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The emperor, preparing de73620f5b to jump over cef871bb8f the window frame, 8cb9423853 spoke nonchalantly.315a0dbfd45e7f8f

“There’s only a month until the divorce. Keeping that in mind, I only confined the child for ten years, so I can enjoy it to the fullest and then let them go.”47ad10543852a107

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And just like that, cd6a1e6d57 the emperor’s body, having 3c508ce52d leaped from the third 3333deea3b floor, vanished in an bf6793aa95 instant. He had used magic 3bef149955 to move to the 10516394ea Emperor’s Forest.1ee1582ebe955354

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