DMEC | Chapter 12

“No, that’s not the reason… That wasn’t the reason, I… The reason I did that was…”61c40e367f516a3f

The emperor recalled Lute, a5f1ae08d5 who had shed diamond-like 8b68ad17cf tears while looking back 620faa66cb at him today.d097250326cb0e42

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A pain like 8bb96ddff5 needles pricking his dbb8c892cd chest.d4ce6e2268ca7de5

He couldn’t breathe, so he closed his mouth and covered it with his hand. Pretending to be calm and strong worked on the chamberlain. He took deep breaths, eyes wide open as if in serious contemplation, when the chamberlain quietly asked.f789c8049ed2cb18

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“Is there another reason you’re not getting a divorce? If it’s because of the Eliana royal family, or rather, the Eliana Synthsis family, that’s a valid reason.”c45d0fbb2d2629dd

When the emperor 8368c73ee2 looked at him 7e04ea814a as if asking 976313749f what he meant, 03423136da the chamberlain recalled 3c69804ed1 Synthsis and spoke 6f88400665 with a look fa71fdde36 of disgust.f537dad6b805c881

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“Considering the crimes the Synthsis family has committed, ten years of confinement for Lute Synthsis is not enough. Didn’t Eliana Synthsis even engrave forbidden magic on your palm out of fear of your power? Magic is the power of the holy spirit. To forbid it is akin to defying the gods…”91e7373593ef0e28

The chamberlain’s eyes welled 15e9ef2c30 up with tears as 8a4eb9ed5a he looked at the 3ae6162017 pentagram magic circle engraved 133112ce4e on the emperor’s hand. Remembering Prince e6317494e7 Joel—taken as 0cae0c7cfc a tribute f5986faa2c at such 607d087331 a young b4487134e1 age—he couldn’t 9851b88fb2 hold back. A few tears slipped b2d5ae546c down his cheeks.dad997d337d1cdfb

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As Joel a9bd6d44bb gently patted 625a19e494 his back, c03c3a19dc telling him 5c63155fb8 not to 8c0bde3c81 cry, the 259daa9e7a chamberlain’s voice 96b08e66ef trembled with 18ab0b1772 emotion as f7d5fec7ce he continued.b831450f86feef27

“After doing such things, ten years of confinement for Lute Synthsis is insufficient. According to imperial law, since you haven’t consummated the marriage for ten years, a divorce is easily possible, and since he hasn’t fulfilled his duties as a wife, you can expel him without alimony…”b9d5c10757024728

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No one in this country liked “Synthsis.” Sending looks of contempt and disgust was mild. The chamberlain imagined a future where Lute would be expelled without alimony after a month, laughing through tears, while the emperor’s face looked as if his soul had left him.0d91662efeb9dbb5

At first, it was c9cb288f21 just a joke because a49576376b he was pretty, but cce9a66b90 thinking about him living ccbc7f81ff as a commoner in 48e9ac9e9d a month made his 596cc3a603 mind and vision go eca81e1a7c blank.e0e950ba72494fbf

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Some unknown man approaching Lute, and Lute, unable to bear the poverty, with that man…c691c9412f00abef

That child is mine. I raised that child… There’s no way I’d let him go.f2cedba38f75845e

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“A month?”ba8f512f34b4fd53

At first, it cf52f311b9 was just a 0baa5be141 joke.7831d2d5464be9f7

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“Yes, a month. After a month, according to Article 10, Clause 1 of the imperial law, ‘If a couple does not fulfill their marital duties by the tenth year of marriage, a divorce is possible without any reason. However, the marital duty is only fulfilled when the husband directly…'”4ead341e05241782

The emperor 6e1ae04e8e suddenly stood 56afe6337c up, swallowing 5d19d66282 dryly with 5b4c7717e4 a pale 257b451fd5 face. Grabbing the shoulder of ac50a5fe55 the chamberlain, who was a7194dda8c enthusiastically reciting the imperial 30b8a7a7d7 law, the emperor asked 2e5eeea5a9 in a slightly trembling 0e3eed8bd0 voice.65f45426e4168cbc

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“Is it really just one month left?”dbc24928e132c58b

“Ah.”9da4249aefd12a27

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The chamberlain e2d5375569 smiled brightly 7dc732a2cd and said, fb26d760d5 “No, it’s e41782e765 28 days d9ac9efe3e left. I found out that fe7c8f5a1b Eliana’s family—now commoners—is eyeing 48c3bd9102 the large alimony Lute c5457fde81 Synthsis will bring. So! Absolutely! Do not give c853aa5460 Lute Synthsis any bb5b663e6f alimony. Anything that can be cbfcd3c304 converted into money: jewels, 434f48b1a8 mansions, land…”ac533d5279e54383

“Why didn’t 4128ba0891 you tell 55530b259f me sooner?”21019b713b0d7b5f

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The emperor cc7fa69985 grabbed the cc7f2a0f20 chamberlain by 72b65e39c5 the shoulders, 3bd91f67a3 shaking him 2854c94fc0 with urgency.cb7ea0577404f574

“Your—Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please wait af14405e89 a moment!” c8ceebbc47 the chamberlain 0fc2c70599 cried out.97985e9d9c9610b2

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Breathing heavily, the emperor 8896ee7634 finally let go of 2f76015752 his shoulders, then turned bbb8635254 to stare out at ee1024d691 the vast Emperor’s Forest 7c9ab43796 with a panicked expression.24d1fcfa9526f282

“This can’t 3db88f5901 be happening. Just because 9effa0bf86 ten years e59fd6c232 have passed—can 888a998c75 we really 2a4f81b7e0 get divorced cef7c9da93 just because b373fe5fd0 we never 5dda0201d3 consummated the 64b63bd797 marriage? What kind of trash eea55e92d7 law is this? Who made such a 096a450dbf law?! That child 3ca064a818 is the ee9cbb658a one I 1d47619240 raised! Are you telling cf76368c14 me to embrace af0601e4cc the child I 9cefef3fe6 raised?! Are you trying to 316a410fa6 make me look like ac3a0a8e7e a complete pervert?!”3feb24f112b28ff2

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With genuine fury, 1b041486f1 the emperor slammed 6f8b0952be the window frame.72f39db7ab3b25b3

The chamberlain, unable to fec7971233 understand why the emperor dfb8de23db was suddenly so agitated 4f79c1112d about the divorce, hesitantly 05c55f3a7e asked.a6b67f4a644d18c4

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“Didn’t you confine him for ten years because you wanted a divorce?”e38f532620a72673

“No!”4a80344edde89b8d

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The emperor shouted 0b5cb10b05 at the chamberlain f166c643cf without realizing it.7def6451a896883a

“That child is the one I raised! It’s obvious he will become more beautiful as he grows, and if I let him go, others will see… That child…”a3039b9abe71b3c4

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The emperor collapsed, 4e1e04439b clutching his head b9d5d817ce and heart in fa8ce66dd5 excruciating pain. Grasping the hem of c7d9ddf4eb his dress shirt as 7a3dff8cba if in agony, he 9bcb9a1285 panted heavily, his other c58c0d6855 hand clawing at the 85c4e0a227 carpet.bbfde0bae2b5d1cb

Seeing the 6146adcddc emperor in b66e1540d1 such distress—tears 9964897143 spilling down 9472a9fed0 his face—the 36ab0f841e chamberlain realized 2d1cc4cbc5 this was 3fb45ec3bd no ordinary dc3faf040b matter. He shouted in 254a12328b alarm.04f8e8b0fad1fdc8

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“Where is the palace bb31015681 physician?! Send a 636fe8f590 message immediately! His Majesty has collapsed!”b54167e8aad313e4

At the mention of the palace physician, Joel recalled Lute’s bloodied feet. His desperate escape, those blue eyes filled with fear of him.a28ba7cbcd4ae751

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‘Joel! Were you here?’d67fc37c2cd731fd

You liked me… When everyone treated me as a tribute, as your whipping boy, you were the only ray of sunshine who cherished and loved me.8753838a095b9da8

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‘Joel, I really like you! So I’ll definitely heal this wound later. I’ll even apologize for what my mother did… So don’t hate me, okay? I like you, so I hope you like me too.’7cc975d968bec755

Why did you 2967a46205 drink the potion 62da78ad5a of forgetfulness back 6e570ccbad then? Why! As the memories gradually 9695c57a4c returned, he was terrified 3c9899d531 yet desperately wanted to 6d977dc367 know why he had 2efa129c6e done so.d2f8c462e7d5adb0

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“The queen… The palace physician to the queen…”c768b9225db61011

The emperor d01e22bdce muttered as b28ffab602 he saw 5b6adea78a Alexander, the ebca0812e7 knight commander, 6cdf7abfdf the palace af65b70fb7 physician, the 9e6c693a0c palace alchemist, 797bf94f26 and the 846c25904e few mages 4dfcf63f08 burst through 0d53720b10 the door.0b8bed4ebde888e9

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But his b2b25c46cd voice was c14d8a84d9 too small 02a0ac138a and weak, 6d0b8e11ab drowned out 5a4a444bd0 by the 1272eea2ae noisy footsteps, 3c6cb2a6cd and the 4517c392a0 emperor had 8fbea68741 to endure 175917301d the pain 81b2171ab7 alone in d43175ee52 the vast 4c5e3b105c bedroom.287feadf9c0fe01f

The pain of forgetting 73838dd953 Lute for ten years b2c5f93c38 was beyond imagination.4ff6b94e15f263d0

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But even if he endured it, Joel had to find out why he had to forget Lute. He was consumed by the intense thought that he couldn’t let Lute go like this.3cbb8afe056cf89e

In just two days, 73a27765bd his plans had completely 27f285876f changed. Initially intending to 543bedf88c reveal himself as f306a2bee4 Alexander, the knight 6cb83b033d commander, and simply 8d24a38249 enjoy the sight, 06c60b5e30 he resolved to a351579e9b find a way 2b1ca69e05 to make the 9b29568b94 divorce with Lute b5a3cc8d43 impossible.d052d1df033d80c1

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A small four-year-old child, holding onto his mother’s skirt, flickered before his eyes, but he tried to ignore it.8b674e11756c1b3f

There’s no choice. I raised him, so I have to take full responsibility.2809231bfb712893

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But how do I consummate the relationship with him? I’m not a pervert who would have a marital relationship with the child I raised…2ee4b810becfcf8b

Thinking that, he blinked 6f84c74089 in a daze, feeling d8c51948e7 something rise in the 6a92bb50e8 middle of the blanket. The maid attending to 0effdfa12d the emperor let out 3c3aa0274e a squeal and covered 0bbd3b33db her eyes, and the 56361e3a45 palace physician shielded the 5f5b6fe140 maid. The young de51f8b530 mage in 425432a6aa training turned 614697d956 beet red c2fe27f5e8 and covered 28482549b2 his face.0cc551b9f4fffd9e

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The chamberlain calmly wiped the emperor’s cheek, which was starting to flush, and whispered rapidly in his ear.e5b6eeebd8dc3587

“Shall I call Lady Arisana Mellie? Angel? Caryl? Elina? Christine? Just say the word.”0a09d61efb47e4b6

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“…Come to think of it.”2d37b862cd185641

The emperor 8372f2806f muttered, sweating 3d19d25d42 coldly.1314260572907e26

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“They all have black hair and blue eyes.”acfea347171950be

“Yes, Your Majesty likes them, doesn’t he?”31c39f2158d7f02d

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Joel swallowed dryly, his throat aching, and grabbed the chamberlain, saying, “The queen has black hair and sapphire-like… blue eyes.”90aa91bbf9d446c4

“The queen cannot be brought here.”31f3fddafb511fd3

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The chamberlain, misunderstanding his intention, firmly stated. The emperor tried to say that wasn’t it, that he wasn’t trying to use Lute as a substitute for his many lovers, but the chamberlain drove the point home.f980f29f8ee3c63a

“The queen hasn’t been able to leave the Emperor’s Forest for ten years, has he? Because Your Majesty placed an invisible shackle spell on his ankle.”905e4eae5aa8c79c

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The emperor 460cf2d70f groaned at cc6b4740b1 the increasingly 26f580335b painful erection. Damn, the 7953348852 imperial law 43c2ae34b3 is really b1e4631329 turning me 3c62887ad1 into a 12bde2d770 pervert. Thinking that, he 266bde471e swallowed dryly and cb541b0422 asked in a 50df710e33 secretive voice.f8e6157822bcdecc

“Um…”2c09786393f75c40

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“You can speak loudly, or if not, you can even relieve yourself. Everyone’s gone now.”12bb805955e7735d

Looking around, he saw 6242115a11 that the more than 381ba30c1c ten people who had 7c0f3f220e surrounded the bed had 008f5b4148 disappeared. The emperor, relieved, ba806d469d exhaled and spoke 47461e70ef in a now 0e6445d5d7 calm voice.de64f8b929699e13

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“Do you remember why I placed the shackle spell?”706500308971c263

To the emperor’s question, the chamberlain answered with a puzzled face, “Didn’t you place the spell saying you wouldn’t let him go if he tried to escape?”4d010c94499e7a3f

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The emperor da7e81e346 closed his f028c0d479 eyes tightly. At that 7aa4f0bd9b moment, the 8ee5f971c4 chamberlain added e12ca6d87f leisurely, as 45ee0ddac3 if something 8828adfecf else had 2f7b5b94ff come to d77fe5551e mind.4ef6669795be1150

“You said it was troublesome because the queen was so good at climbing trees like a squirrel.”78a8fad14b2ad329

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With 27 days 1828c568f2 left until the d76fd3659f divorce, Lute hadn’t d3f383269b slept a wink. The swollen, 7a8cb41b8c throbbing wounds fb2308e29b kept him f798e43700 awake. To make matters worse, dd1cd54d3a the rain that fell d9218b5c94 in the middle of 0b6b018b1c the night intensified the 143edd360c pain in his knees, 490d685948 and he burned with 8a7a0b4d5b a high fever.2c6398fed8a7d8ac

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Still, worried that the 8bbfd1acdf precious potatoes he had c663b789ee harvested would be ruined, 51a8e4ce2a he went outside with 6ae236df9d a cane, dragging his fbbee78334 aching body through the 788135c4dc downpour until he was a46637770d soaked to the skin.79ceaa816caa5142

His body was 035eee62c1 wet, but his 5862e608ec mind was at 27bee79784 ease. Melik and fe6f6cdfbb Anna had 7cd7b3ee3d harvested all 52a2ac5689 the potatoes, f04a57965c selected the b53f67cec1 best ones 35ead146ec to sell, 230aa2cf5f and the d51ef9de93 high-quality potatoes—along a7f51f23db with other 261afcf207 crops gathered 49ffd1243a around the a731cbcd57 same time—had 93021e0369 gone into cd54d2ccb9 the soup f298f972cd Lute was ee634add66 about to 8e5c4a3d2f eat.bf4f9e25c32b07dd

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While heating the soup, 5edd8b5a0f filled with herbs and 619a940eae fresh ingredients despite the f5c15ec84e lack of meat, Lute 864b9e1bc5 sat on the floor—where e60d3cf2c4 mice occasionally appeared—and began e402055172 treating the wounds on 22b15fcee0 his feet.76f9ec78a3960863