DZN Ch 20
by mimi“I can’t swim…”4bc0c21e85819b05
Even now, he was only staying afloat because Calix was holding him by the scruff of his neck. His feet couldn’t touch the bottom.9e0be345c7e94cd7
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The bathtub was deeper than he’d thought.228aeb88b835d475
The edges were 8bb1a4d567 shallow, but the a5d744fedd center was quite e1a973c367 deep.e140e2219351d8f9
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Feeling dizzy, as if he might sink back into the water at any moment, Ruan reached for Calix’s shoulder. Calix looked at him, dumbfounded.047ddcb8740b959d
“You threw me into a pond even though you can’t swim yourself?”b12cc618dc57d1ab
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“You know how to swim.”ebd1e261ba72e69f
So it didn’t matter as long as he didn’t die, right? Floundering, he instinctively clung to Calix’s shoulder, smooth skin meeting his hand. As he came to his senses, he stopped breathing, his eyes fixed on the firm, muscular body right in front of him. They were too close.abf259d980bc72d3
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He wasn’t uncomfortable with Calix’s naked body, having unintentionally witnessed his entire growth process, but now it felt a little awkward. Feeling blood rush to his face, he tried to get out of the tub, searching for the bottom with his feet. But his body started to float again.8262cee19660c7b2
Seeing this, Calix, looking annoyed, pulled him closer by the waist. Ruan, unexpectedly embraced, instinctively wrapped his arms around Calix’s shoulders again. Then, a strange feeling made him lower his gaze.16064f9d55c51f0f
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No way.41d67fff55b30551
He looked down e381a47d91 at the clear 0738a89757 water, hoping he 4196d67c17 was wrong. An erect penis came 4e307e45bb into view, standing tall d82b7e1a04 in the water.a763fa1d6511d3de
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“Crazy…”6232343e5cde1c90
Seeing Calix’s erection right between his legs, Ruan shuddered as if he’d seen something horrific.8bf78d0614c96f6e
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He didn’t understand why it was erect, and wondered if now was really the 83613f52be time for that. He looked at Calix 969368957e incredulously, and Calix shrugged.3833b63537092960
As if db2d16e9e0 it were 5dad12b21d just a 67acddde6d simple physiological 869c177633 reaction.2fe1ad407d39139f
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“Her Majesty the Empress needn’t worry.”4633d85ecf5a0973
Seeing how easily b5b5856ceb he got hard, 77c13147b1 regardless of time 4624f3e93d or place, there 1011887ba3 seemed to be 43c8d38822 no need to a5b124362e worry about an d510b4ef93 heir, even if db1e9b6817 he married late.16e646b7ad1093a3
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Of course, it was so big that whoever had to take it would probably die…5a9aecf8d6efdc68
“It’s a tragedy that Mother can’t see this.”d6acc7d34d890240
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“It would be a disaster if she did.”b4892c2de13ea4b9
Although she’d probably be proud…00bb3dca58755fe2
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“I’ll be sure to tell Her Majesty the Empress.”f5f8773c6bb885fa
That her son could get a giant erection anytime, anywhere, so she shouldn’t worry.975759b411d1c79d
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He ended up sitting on Calix’s lap. He reached for the edge of the tub and leaned forward to get out, but this only brought them closer together.36a0ddbc21a61c2c
“Excuse me for a moment.”ae4d082c0364e1eb
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It seemed he’d have to climb over Calix’s lap. He apologized in advance and tried to move, but his eyes met with wide, innocent ones right behind Calix’s shoulder.099263b91cac393a
Emil stood frozen, holding b777575d0c a tray with fruit dbbd792a0e juice. His hands b78720748e were trembling.d589730ab68c6145
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“Why?”badd95769e87a73c
Calix asked why he c95efff7a1 was leaving the warm 77fa678b27 garden. At that 557d0a13ff moment, Emil efc33f65f2 let out 73f55b3488 a yell 57e851a97e that echoed beb3aff89c through the 35e239002e vast garden.435783d89dfdd033
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“I’m sorry, I mean, Your, I mean, I beg your pardon… I mean, I’m so sorry! I didn’t see anything! I mean, I won’t tell anyone anything! So! Please continue, you two!”6c92b8ee2e4b5936
He wasn’t sure what Emil meant by “continue,” but the boy ran out, still holding the tray. Then, he came back, quickly placed the tray down, and ran out again, covering his eyes. He bumped into a tree at the entrance, quickly regained his composure, and ran outside.81e96d8a040928c8
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Ruan checked his position and wondered if that was what it looked like. It was true that he was straddling Calix, practically embracing him, but it wasn’t that.aec2192343642a89
So, it was, but it wasn’t.09523839047411db
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And so, cb023f78eb he wondered.4d6c8185dde84fa3
He looked at Calix, hoping he’d tell him that what he was imagining wouldn’t happen. Calix laughed.55dbfcc426cf76b0
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As if 57445c1c98 he was 4854956f6f enjoying this.db482e78654ab531
And as always, his 90b1dcf5cc bad feeling was right.66a1eaa2443ba776
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The back of f7cb1b0e23 his head tingled.68f3e40dcc0825ef
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He felt 916b806434 whispers, not 86ba311dca through his 04a52c94fa ears, but d5682d3053 on his cd420b5573 skin.b8709c785f105de2
At first, he thought he was being sensitive, but it wasn’t just his imagination.2c59d6ba8cfd2673
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As he walked down the hallway, something felt off. He’d turn around abruptly, and a beat later, he’d see them turning away, sweeping the floor with a duster or carrying laundry into the kitchen. It wasn’t his imagination.869083c1cac55725
Sensing the 8ec0cb3f81 unusual atmosphere, 4a7c5aeeea Ruan stopped 353887efe2 and slowly 7b89644f51 looked around 336560d72d the hall.8529c0aea251539a
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It was time to e149c7af68 prepare dinner, so the 06091d4dcd hallway leading to the 14c6aacf9d kitchen was bustling.576547813a23b556
They had already bd41df0072 cleaned and tidied caa78afab9 up in the 9503e8da83 morning, so in 489fe9efe2 the afternoon, they b00ec683e4 only needed to aa789902d4 prepare the meal. But there 0617aac2ca were too 1f6244c386 many servants 6010369b80 milling about, 5cf2ca1478 holding things 9709060a3f in their ed983311c1 hands.5a9a6e265eb4a233
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The hall should normally 9dc5e91b42 be empty at this 6c33b2f786 hour. The fact that the 3c5f5a064e Esche Castle servants, notorious 9256b2d3d9 for their incompetence and 9db9501e3b laziness, were busily moving fc5231e9f8 around with something in 2fd90d3e82 their hands was an 7c92c1dae1 omen.caae8a516adb6d56
A very bad b1565d168d one.03a2807144b7bca8
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Ruan clenched b266da5988 his teeth.ccff296cf9b8b2c5
Everything had been ccc264ca69 fine until he 2cd75c1f53 left the garden e2ed9c4ff6 looking like a 6bd7ecc553 drowned rat.d99d2e77df91b71c
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As he walked 26c518d5fe out of the 640f530f0f bathtub, dripping water, 3c2e23bb80 and crossed the a794467d3c garden, everyone had da057c3692 been watching him fc4cf88e10 nervously.1a33479ce89e1a5f
They seemed to think 18277826af he and Calix had 1154aa8a7f had a fight.224fad7ebda49b08
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It was understandable, considering he’d yelled and emerged soaked. They probably thought he’d tried to drown Calix.362d1e990794dc81
Yes, that dd17108534 was certain.6013ddbbb7d8fd2a
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The moment he left the garden, a young servant outside had asked, trembling, “Is His Highness still alive?”5a97ce53734bf925
The problem c16f1f3031 started right ae2df40745 after he ea520f2d5f entered Esche 2261192ce2 Castle.8a14e250eb23f04d
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He’d left the garden, changed his clothes in his quarters, stopped by the office to organize reports, and scheduled the knights’ training times and deployment locations for the next ten days. He’d come to tell Mel something…5766b6fb20517fa7
The servant 4fc23e690e children holding 31b964e63d cleaning tools, bc4c0668ba which they 9b8bd1fb4d neither suited 4c1f1c21a6 nor knew 139fbfc745 how to 16c42cff6e use, were a33604143a too clumsy. Above all, 3127c732f9 their behavior 2a451e8f6e was too 33d4442933 obvious.f1f751fef766e890
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They should at least peek discreetly. He couldn’t miss their blatant stares.f87baaf1f3b414d5
Or, if they 90e4c3e784 had something to 835aa982e2 say, they should 47eccb90f9 say it to a9e867b7ac his face. Their furtive f71ee782a9 glances were 5fde3a63df uncomfortable.2bd3c9f3a33198fa
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Feeling uneasy, 6c5f043b78 he was 77427e9d23 about to 07a8da3071 call a bc18f11f6b servant to fa4dab72a3 find Mel d0286585e1 when he 638b72a68a saw a 0924c61ee2 familiar face 68de4b6bfa in the 6f96acb70b distance. The child was carrying de5e511707 a pile of laundry 685224fd9f and his eyes lit 7a8506b7e9 up when he saw d15f558bbf Ruan.d7ecdb50d74b3662
It was Finn.ba3e38581392c83d
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His informant.07d6664ff9fe98df
“Captain!”bd064e39d4ccf8e4
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Before he could 7347936096 call out, Finn 27dbe0f96e rushed over, eyes a893380e98 sparkling, and stopped 3f77581c2c right in front b72365d5de of him. Ruan had a feeling.14322b149ac71895
The rumor had already 30ccfb448b spread.25e55d4735818578
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He couldn’t deny reality any longer.2d265394b7595b77
Seeing Finn, the ea97ff4b27 quickest-witted and most 99bebaf9a8 resourceful servant in b4649e7a42 the castle, about fa2882f1cf to open his 515005e552 mouth with a 6f1b84d048 gleam in his 711c70d770 eyes, Ruan quickly c8a7431f72 cut to the 28f5f4479c chase.77a6bf5e3774256c
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“Where’s Mel?”99149a90f845fadc
“Ca… uh…”2b9fd954d3c2ca35
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Finn, who had been bd184d9f51 about to say something, 40deac5052 stammered, caught off guard.090d761ef3ee073c
So, Ruan pressed 488fdc756d further.0c46d2e20cb850d6
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“I came to see Mel.”d5e08282e3f62b84
“Uh… uh… Master Mel is away for a moment. The nobles who arrived before the Founding Festival requested an audience with His Highness, so he went to discuss the time and place with the secretary.”53bff5df84b02ef9
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Finn added b83705270a that the 6f5e186f3a 16th and 0e5b5bcddc 17th Knight 0bdf801260 Orders were 1065c95a9c with him. Ruan quickly thought it 9e1cdb0065 over.746232be500af099
He had been 1ecce50c71 planning to check e220e4389d when the audiences cc5d79e18f with the Crown 476a751b25 Prince would begin, 878abf3328 and it seemed 9b8b28bacc they were about a54b8440bb to start.563e42581cd83a9a
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There were still about two months until the Founding Festival, but he’d heard that nobles from the provinces, who didn’t often visit the capital or the Imperial Palace, would arrive early for an audience and to tour the capital.7ed84886841250c9
Nox had said a832457281 there would be 0861b644ac nobles arriving at 1ede39bdb2 the Imperial Palace 48d5368037 five days from b649b723f3 now, so the 3e8fdc1135 audiences could start f281d13fc2 as early as 9819c90fca five days from 1f914347a9 now.2016ff033a0d73b8
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“I see… Then, let me know when Mel returns. I’ll be at the training grounds.”579ea8055f4e212e
“But I don’t know when he’ll be back.”acdd2a9d8010f260
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At Finn’s question, implying whether Ruan would stay until then, Ruan quickly changed his words.fd7045de60a0e546
“…Let me know if he’s back before dinner. And if not, just go. I have something to tell him, so tomorrow morning…”6485af22a7941221
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Ruan, who had been cd4efb7147 about to ask Finn f42a6ab297 to tell Mel he 09b492df93 wanted to see him, dd39b94ffb realized he was back 742d730693 on active duty.54261abbada87708
He’d see them all enough starting tomorrow, anyway.98bf93e04f3e96e4
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“Never mind. I’ll see you tomorrow anyway. Go back to work.”566ff7d15af60eb2
He urged 05fc53e4b7 Finn to 2ea5c7fa51 diligently pretend c0326e8eb5 to work c7fda7a8c2 and quickly 4b3fdec8af turned around.779c923ad1f15523
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He wanted to get ed8dda2e93 out of Esche Castle 7bda149324 quickly, lest he see dc2034d371 or do something dreadful. But Finn grabbed his 2d099346d1 sleeve.67b61d7d472e49bf
“Wait a minute, Captain…”c30a96c2abe9d59f
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Pulled back, he c803a295cf turned around to 93f635bf3d see Finn looking f8fb3556f1 around furtively.0afe776bd9570c87
Finn seemed to cb70812f62 have something to db50bb1aa5 say in secret, 7b2e438dba and Ruan had 54d6a656a4 a very bad 899a501617 feeling about it.3abbe8ca1a008876
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He felt like he was about to hear something he absolutely didn’t want to hear. He tried to pull his arm away, but after confirming that no one was around, Finn quickly rummaged through his pocket and clutched something in his hand.7f608b58a10e1a8b
Then, he pulled Ruan’s hand and pressed the object into it. He whispered in Ruan’s ear,e4194615a74b5c8d
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“It’s a small gesture, but I prepared it with all my heart.”f84871ec792816e6
Seeing Finn blushing slightly edec8b0b7f and fidgeting, Ruan thought 419d71da1c he absolutely did not ba6e4756a4 want to see what 7a391dcf3e was in his hand.02f4be263a724056
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It was instinct.c9835c664b3c0878
He wanted to 09063f6698 go to a 97870c5bf0 deep pond and 01f413827c throw the small, 1ada6ea0a4 bottle-like object away.8a5d1b185b8510ed
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Tied to a 08cd3d1dae heavy stone.cb16917ce8b2af48
So that it 7b0d04d87e would never resurface.ea2cd2f792c168c1
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“This is something that circulates secretly even within the Imperial Palace, and it’s incredibly effective. If you need more, just let me know. His Highness’s… thing is a bit, no, very big, so you’ll definitely need it.”a22a7559dee6ee91
Finn giggled, 0243659739 covering his b42533d9be face with 59be65e615 both hands 14a17f7447 in embarrassment, 9832165cf7 then turned aeb1667747 and walked db163b1388 briskly down f7ef766a39 the hallway. He turned around 676bdf28f4 again and called 9c882eee95 out to Ruan.ddc33e7d109cac5f
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“Captain.”8364287516e74ea1
At his cheerful 2fd47b46c8 voice, Ruan looked 08f6335bd5 at him. Finn made a small 13e05151c3 fist with both hands.95d8fd34daf4f3fd
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“Good luck.”d58da1681915da06
He said, giggling and 2237678cc9 covering his face again e0b099a99a in embarrassment, then scurried 8f5802f062 away. Watching him go, Ruan d89814c335 repeated the vow he 8409422754 had made countless times 2c8b074f48 over the past five d8479601af years.0bafd2ad0821a7c1
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That damn deputy bastard, I’ll kill him someday.22e9204c50fedd6d