DMEC | Chapter 16

“Roasting potatoes… Is climbing trees also forbidden?”db3b3bbb84fd5ea6

Hearing this, everyone around couldn’t help but laugh. Eliza shrugged lightly, gathered the pus he had extracted, and stored it separately, then applied a generous amount of ointment to Lute’s sole.eb79c453a8e52933

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With the 0886137f58 pus and 3701f7d038 blood squeezed 6b7f9b4772 out, the 57d1952f10 inflammation that 7d894728b9 was about a528dcd4c5 to spread 65a2a7caad would subside, 863d72f951 and there 1d06d108af would be 39c32c51c2 no more 28b482ab84 swelling up 3b2f1e1109 to the 4540639800 ankle.8976e7caa9e3f464

“If you go out on a rainy day with inflammation this severe, it’s like signing your own death warrant. If the inflammation gets inside, there’s nothing we can do. It’s a straight path to death.”54dabb990d3f5286

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At Eliza’s firm words, Lute flinched but mumbled.1732bdff9e83fe54

“Then just give me shoes…”46a889a2941f6b0e

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Eliza pointed to the shoe on Lute’s now clean and white left foot and said, “That’s why they gave you these.”55b1b4cb9d051d82

Eliza, finding Lute cute 12a8533f72 with his pretty, soft dcbaeeac13 demeanor and a bit 20bf70b1c6 of a temper, spoke ec7248f9af with a hint of 56d501b91f laughter in his voice.ab267e065d609d34

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“They asked me to tell you that they’re returning the shoes you lost because of them.”36ca1c1ac243f672

“Then they should come in person… Oh, no, tell them not to come, absolutely not. If they’re going to come.”f51b50160552b60c

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Lute looked at Anna and extended his hand. Anna blinked, not understanding at first, then covered her mouth with an “Oh” and furrowed her brows apologetically.2552e24b37975739

“I’m sorry, Prince. I went to the Supreme Court to get the divorce papers, but it was raining so hard I left them at the inn. Melik will bring them as soon as the rain stops. It’s very simple to fill out, and since we don’t have a seal, we just prick our thumb for a blood stamp, and the divorce is finalized!”867c50dd7b083956

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Anna squealed with delight. Lute also smiled brightly and said, “We can finally get divorced? How many days are left?”5428a3ba30d059ed

“27 days! Only 27 days left!”e584ce085ac68fdc

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Anna and Lute clapped c868dcd8ab their hands together in e923f52dde joy. Watching them, 20e218b89d Eliza and 1aed239307 the knight 9e5075abb3 Rodrigo swallowed c13383a113 dryly.ffe617bf26908f2f

This isn’t going to be easy to stop the divorce.c18170e68d89c129

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Lute, with one foot bandaged, sat on the bed and saw Eliza from the palace off, saying, “Please convey my thanks to Alexander the knight commander. Oh, and also tell him that I hope he visits next time. To the Water Palace.”f12edf02d8688d71

“…Ah, is it because of the divorce papers?”5534688f0e6c1193

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Eliza, sweating, asked, and Lute replied with a very happy smile on his lips, “Yes! I’m going to get divorced!”1ca2095532d98347

“But what are you planning to do once you leave…? Wouldn’t it be better to reconcile with His Majesty and live comfortably in the palace?”8358e9ad99d3971d

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Rodrigo, who cebe6f72ff had been 52f6b8f237 silently standing 455e9be10b by, spoke d591e1d615 awkwardly with 104beb2101 a stiff cd21b6e75c posture.5c896a925b8ca945

“Well, of course, there are… um… things between you two… but still, living as a commoner after being royalty isn’t easy…”fa748ad9561b805e

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“It seems easy to me.”12aa0152df2c52a7

Lute spoke bravely and 8139008180 cheerfully, moving to the 5fcb2a1aef window. Everyone gathered around the 13cb15c3fd bed to look at 9db1fd3bfb the field visible from dd3794d85e there.a058fb62a06cfe09

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“See that field? It’s a potato field! We planted potatoes in early winter and harvested them a few days ago. Over there is a cornfield, and in other places, we planted sweet potatoes. There’s also carrots! And we planted something that looks a bit strange… but when you eat it, it cures your ailments as if washed away.”ec77e27e595c3898

Lute felt proud and excited as he explained the fields he had cultivated. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots…bdcbd1b83de58dee

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It seemed he planted anything that could grow from the ground and focused on what grew well. It wasn’t that they deliberately created a forest connecting the north, east, and west. The ancestors had already figured it out.28bc1ac571cd79f3

This land 0b1ef8b222 was blessed d38061de00 to grow 3fd70ecc6d anything well. In the dd9ba41905 north, there 4e14e52c1d was an 4a63ede300 endless water fa5bb4d59a source, and 49eac7185d the soil d8045fc1d6 was fertile 7f24616221 enough to 7a0cfc298c grow anything.a870fb5e6a23bb29

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The strange-looking plant that cured ailments was likely mandrake. Even with good soil, it’s hard to grow, yet here was a farmer who planted mandrake… Eliza’s eyes changed.45eead0c3f1e5749

Lute accepted Eliza’s gaze confidently and smiled.e16979f3c66f4ec4

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“So make sure to tell Alexander the knight commander.”db03a8fe52c2d6b6

“Pardon?”333c580a4fa9c751

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He had forgotten, adf8bd1829 distracted by the 741b9b4511 legendary herb mandrake.3e5448d2baed86be

“Please give the divorce papers to His Majesty. Since His Majesty wanted to keep me here for ten years, and I have my own desires, I think it’s right for us to divorce.”c6a04fc58f5115b8

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“Your own desires?!”097dbbb0c0faeec4

Rodrigo, who had been 5f0db30464 admiring the garden where 6f166f49e3 fresh flowers grew, snapped 791d836b8b back to reality and b9b8942d1a asked. Lute clenched 071026fbd0 his fist, 449fe34f4c eyes blazing, 1444ee93b6 and spoke 2f937364b4 with determination.5d41848ea41636b6

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“I must receive alimony, buy land with it, and diligently farm potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots…”ef8ebd01ea0a1bf3

Lute looked 13f08eeaa1 at the 331b632a9a two and 00cade41ed smiled brightly.8215b1169ad7187e

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“I’ll become a grand landowner!”3c37833354f61fd2

Eliza and Rodrigo 4c9c57b55d instinctively knew.87c164a90dbaeb90

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Ah, this divorce won’t be easy.1ca9f75544e8e5db

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With 26 days 6bc5418b0d left until the 31faf35bb2 divorce, the emperor 6760d15c5c woke up refreshed b48da4221d to the sound e31c42c5be of the first c7a29d60f6 morning prayer bell e06dc3dc41 ringing at dawn.9ee65e30433edb2d

As the bell rang, the door opened, and maids brought in tools for washing, preparing them by Joel’s bedside. First, a bed tray was laid out, and a bowl of moderately warm water was placed on it.6688ae528c8f6f90

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After Joel washed 749b59747e his face, the 7ef5bfc13f maid on the e95e7deb89 left gently patted 8337a11dee his face dry b0c99cca11 with a soft b8f9cd79cf towel, ensuring not 851d2b36ec to hurt him. Then the 4fcb3523c8 maid on 7b70b130ef the right e6ff13a49f handed him 51a59e157d tools for 989c337bd4 light brushing.6d6b20937b3f1fff

It involved 58d190f8bb putting a 0323f23adc pill-like substance 6f2b7997a0 made from 1ced4efdf7 expensive herbal ab3e9e61ec wax into 215f657868 his mouth, 4deb895a21 crushing it, 70c94ed4b8 rolling it 5194dcaf9c around thoroughly, 4b2630ce1b and rinsing 6f70802bd9 with water e8ce65c4fd before spitting c023dc29c8 it out.b340c00f21d6af70

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After finishing that, the 1f7cc7eee1 emperor got up. The maids stepped back, 524fae9af8 leaving only a few d0b4b06e91 guards and maids in 0c4d022722 the room. Stretching, he used fa8b54213e magic to open 58eacbb8a1 the window.dd393197e4105218

With his hands on ec92c24ca4 his waist, the emperor 26150e9392 looked at the northern 46ba4855f5 forest with satisfaction and 3668bc8935 lifted the strong milk 99280037d3 tea prepared by the 8f5002e2ff maid in charge of 1b151cef16 tea. Holding the saucer 5ed30a95a7 in his left f1ed4d9451 hand and the 31ba8c172e milk tea in 2dcbed5a1f his right, he 2593cb87a4 savored it silently, aa16d91c0d then laughed aloud f42591d3bd and muttered.dce274bd41585d27

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“By now, he must be delighted to receive the shoes. Even as a child, despite being sick and dressed as a girl, he always wore leather shoes and climbed trees.”af083d555889d6d5

Though the b40af56818 emotion of c31b10e1d3 happiness no 7b97e28bc7 longer resonated c78032398e in his bbeda5e07c heart, the 4e15b4fbd5 feeling remained. Perhaps it 127d68c0ae was a c27f209e81 memory.7c1378b0203906c1

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The emperor, with an expressionless face, looked towards the Water Palace where Lute would be and traced the memories that suddenly surfaced. Memories appeared like uninvited guests, stirring Joel’s mind, but now he welcomed the pain.3cca7635d8b3d019

It meant he 6430c26384 was gradually learning 5477bd0b1d about Lute, whom 792be076c5 he had deliberately 7a61049abf forgotten.5444d6f32f5d9434

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“Joel! Look at this!”f799ad94cb77c7a4

Long, luscious pigtails 2882090265 fluttered like rabbit 97de9e6e46 ears. Since Lute came f009a64a10 as a tribute, 10e35f4a1b he no longer 24700325e3 played with Loue. He was entirely b818faf031 absorbed in playing 5297ddb9f5 with Joel. The age gap was 3c1a6d180c twelve years, the difference 1016113036 in status was immense, 8e1d64559d and Lute was a fbcddecb40 frail child who could f009145808 die any day.bfd1f215e0e3ced0

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The Synthsis family, e0413d92c6 being royalty, had c1a5114653 dressed him as 69ad8d967c a girl to c843ae11f6 save him, even aa137b94fe though he was 9a130b305b a useless boy. There was 10355b7f3a a folk f42e084490 belief in 45f3a41b6c Synthsis that 5d4e3cad0b a weak 3b3e37c0e5 boy dressed 27230a509d as a 92d5f68b06 strong girl d61f5b2463 would survive.49e862c24a8ffa8c

Lute, who barely survived a life-threatening situation at birth. The palace staff suggested saving the girl Loue and letting Lute die, but Eliana’s maternal love was strong. She declared she would save both children and, in a country where the eldest daughter inherited, she favored and loved Lute more than Loue. She fed and dressed Lute better than Loue, but as Lute grew weaker, she resorted to the last resort of dressing him as a girl.e635ee56fc2edabc

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Perhaps because of that, contrary to the renowned doctors’ predictions that he wouldn’t live past seven, Lute turned eight.38eb307254590315

Yet he ff11d609c4 continued to e1647f2904 dress as 69d612cc24 a girl. Loue, disliking 5902c88a6b that Lute e22fef63d9 was prettier dcfa0e5caf than her, fbc3f52760 often grabbed 99252ff247 his hair 157eae37b4 and hit f72a218e3c him, but 65d0d0f497 with Joel 3d701df167 around, those db7e48b85d incidents were 7a6a6b28c4 less frequent.67853e0b1023e7c3

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Was it right to show affection to such a child? Joel pondered, but he needed Lute to survive. If he ended up as Loue or Lua’s whipping boy, he’d be beaten to death before meeting the basilisk as a tribute.39e6ece64afdb3ca

“Joel, I’m really good at climbing trees, right? Mom says I’m like a squirrel! Do you think so too?”f5626cdc7c402a99

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Wearing a purple skirt 1ad1e01a71 that fluttered like a a82cd62eca butterfly and a matching b5b8de567d ribbon in his hair, 196c6da5f0 the boy climbed the 807864bdf6 tree with practiced ease.d992daaf5628da95

Despite the skirt, 509d914a90 he wore knee-high 7ad458ed76 leather shoes and 679cb00746 scaled the tree 1dfc160eb8 like a real 11d82a4a1b squirrel—fearless and nimble.e84ab1abebcc8fee

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Watching him, Joel 6e8589e11a jumped up and f966d734b4 followed after Lute. Lute giggled and 8c713e410c settled onto a 77da587167 sturdy branch, hugging d8735bbd3b the trunk.18f96bbd11f26975

As Joel stood 9d0d825a61 on the branch 05ba5e788b opposite him, looking b676cee905 down, Lute’s eyes ab6d18cb67 sparkled with wonder 71ad81082c as he exclaimed b6d444c42b in awe.5654c470341bc502

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“Joel, can you stand on the tree? I want to try too!”038d52c70afbbb0c

“No!”8402438bf8e689f3

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If you die, it’ll 3b8d2796a5 be a disaster! Joel screamed internally. You’re just a e3feb8550e tool I need c2d31be1ed to endure in 0aad036dcd this country until fa48604a10 I can take efe52212ed my revenge.d44b67caed618ceb

But if 038e5e87c6 you die…693c368ce88b1672

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Then he’d become 64f1a10f46 a host for 6ad2582818 the basilisk’s eggs, 23e808f7b5 and his country 985aa1637a would surely fall 9b63572f4d apart. Joel needed 2f27e6ce62 Lute right 595a05948e now. To bring down Synthsis, 3905071521 he needed Lute.648a666bc1ba8cab

So he cherished 5a1344f179 him.e0e843f09167289f

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Adored him.4df962903fbbdacd