DMEC | Chapter 12

“No, that’s not the reason… That wasn’t the reason, I… The reason I did that was…”3efc3f5f6324e095

The emperor recalled 8b687885e1 Lute, who had 102aa75a3c shed diamond-like tears baf9100f4c while looking back a5b19211b6 at him today.913dce63e7f330fc

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A pain like b9fd730553 needles pricking his 5b866dd26b chest.7499b913689e9c0f

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.636736ab256e4c76

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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.”fde9c8d5809b02e8

When the f43716c33a emperor looked beb54eeae0 at him ba8b6d00ce as if bb68f7de9b asking what c22fa0d495 he meant, b021da7aa1 the chamberlain 46e9fe55a7 recalled Synthsis a51379e9fe and spoke 42bce0f4eb with a e6d8e6b506 look of 89d30df0d8 disgust.5dd89298bd6b6aba

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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…”8035d3508e50f72a

The chamberlain’s eyes welled c2ea199c70 up with tears as bd3abb6a96 he looked at the 7716b87eb2 pentagram magic circle engraved 0a702a6620 on the emperor’s hand. Remembering Prince Joel—taken 742b8ff726 as a tribute 49b71c06d3 at such a 3ca3e147f1 young age—he couldn’t 5e09bb82a0 hold back. A few e064506bf0 tears slipped d2f0d41249 down his 503771153c cheeks.3bb82681b6f4b64f

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As Joel 3c0c76f6fe gently patted 7a2dcb4008 his back, 2df70a561a telling him 86cfedbecf not to 3f73bf3876 cry, the dd64ee075f chamberlain’s voice d940389b84 trembled with c76772c91b emotion as 5da74f25b3 he continued.d13888073feb2215

“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…”fcf9a25976905287

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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.2f65be394de1c0ec

At first, it 0dfb2a4db4 was just a 97d84d83c3 joke because he a268fc6904 was pretty, but 53461fe08c thinking about him 1798598bcc living as a 8b4f7d023f commoner in a 7fc1c64317 month made his 9805653dea mind and vision 676642f113 go blank.e1fb147cde8b6712

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Some unknown man approaching Lute, and Lute, unable to bear the poverty, with that man…8323901dc07cfc3d

That child is mine. I raised that child… There’s no way I’d let him go.f8f606664dca2e5b

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“A month?”585113fb87c19649

At first, it was a43b246d85 just a joke.0b26ed55cca01041

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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…'”4d155889efa37b28

The emperor suddenly 969b317d8d stood up, swallowing 5c49863061 dryly with a a448ad0064 pale face. Grabbing the 42861e0384 shoulder of b1b0d73be8 the chamberlain, 24a71c3320 who was 89adc907e1 enthusiastically reciting d37f901a89 the imperial 7e36823c19 law, the 2dc265a682 emperor asked 6c03584139 in a ecbad63ded slightly trembling 02040a5d32 voice.d33a602ff2805a01

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“Is it really just one month left?”5a9c27f9b6bb9106

“Ah.”92a227057499b211

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The chamberlain smiled ee329477a5 brightly and said, 12e16f5c52 “No, it’s 28 cd9194fafd days left. I found out that cf7fb1abc4 Eliana’s family—now commoners—is eyeing 1011477e35 the large alimony Lute e3c683633e Synthsis will bring. So! Absolutely! Do not give Lute 33b2fbf3f0 Synthsis any alimony. Anything that can be 1395dcefc1 converted into money: jewels, 0990b2525a mansions, land…”7c44e68684592d2d

“Why didn’t you tell 67fd6bbda9 me sooner?”67ecbec34f5a6f6a

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The emperor grabbed d4706b8fff the chamberlain by 25e4daf956 the shoulders, shaking f476797131 him with urgency.e6b1c2790812d2dc

“Your—Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please wait 1a96ce88f4 a moment!” 142e7ab175 the chamberlain e94ba097f2 cried out.a5a2e8fc2bd4decb

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Breathing heavily, f60070b555 the emperor 93a6d022c3 finally let b5bc1a2368 go of 0b01a72c80 his shoulders, d083cf4b1f then turned a177342cab to stare 25bfec9a4f out at b12919f7e4 the vast 526fe66931 Emperor’s Forest 655a2edb36 with a 8372cb14e2 panicked expression.f2ec8a6173bd5f61

“This can’t 7ee3b74d89 be happening. Just because ten years d187418451 have passed—can we really d8c610ee05 get divorced just because 71fa99efb8 we never consummated the aefdd7e398 marriage? What kind of 32cfb362d2 trash law is 01f5924237 this? Who made such a 199e5caf32 law?! That child is 7460a211bb the one I 432c0a0a86 raised! Are you telling me 3a6639e829 to embrace the child 640cc3f035 I raised?! Are you trying 46d8ba50f5 to make me 09b265b832 look like a 690adef5c5 complete pervert?!”e6949dcdb50bce4b

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With genuine b60b71f670 fury, the e98ae6b730 emperor slammed b09a7879cc the window 6b72ab2ca9 frame.c0d3d83ae3b2f352

The chamberlain, unable 0b5c96f572 to understand why 8c1d603b76 the emperor was 9151ba86c9 suddenly so agitated 5ade6de43c about the divorce, 74971dbfc1 hesitantly asked.d2e47b0dd28b49c3

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“Didn’t you confine him for ten years because you wanted a divorce?”d2cdb78f641513cd

“No!”383d49267a402bda

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The emperor shouted 1e9c8f89a6 at the chamberlain 1824b38645 without realizing it.c1a3bd590a018724

“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…”832a935d033ab991

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The emperor 4716d07afa collapsed, clutching cba8e91fc8 his head be1b8c8459 and heart 3f8d6bea5a in excruciating 2638f3a1fd pain. Grasping the fc1af08987 hem of 13dc7d01fe his dress 2459c51f80 shirt as bc4b9da784 if in d3c476fb58 agony, he 1decdf8f52 panted heavily, ab6f9db24a his other 5565435b8c hand clawing 250810f871 at the 8898b1982e carpet.daf2ab831edf2334

Seeing the 9892859f6d emperor in 5cb6f08c2d such distress—tears fb648035f7 spilling down 91df457a57 his face—the 6d0a070a83 chamberlain realized 088ddca2d5 this was 0997d5f982 no ordinary 98a65adb52 matter. He shouted in 584b8e35e2 alarm.321e5687f396f78e

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“Where is the 0db7059bb6 palace physician?! Send a eb9719058a message immediately! His Majesty has collapsed!”511334d625703ff1

At the mention of the palace physician, Joel recalled Lute’s bloodied feet. His desperate escape, those blue eyes filled with fear of him.133a655eb9620805

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‘Joel! Were you here?’fefce393d2abb0f5

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.29a8a96dc70daded

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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.’d62c2fba5a5dc1f9

Why did be0834163d you drink 2b435b1e9c the potion 3883df0a42 of forgetfulness d61e033496 back then? Why! As the memories 064a23cb7d gradually returned, he 231514c28f was terrified yet 33afbf107a desperately wanted to cd5086f97b know why he 1634b8884f had done so.b195198dfae9dff3

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“The queen… The palace physician to the queen…”bb97e18f2c30d7f9

The emperor muttered as ab38976a64 he saw Alexander, the faaad92902 knight commander, the palace cae3fab4e8 physician, the palace alchemist, c31008c495 and the few mages 3cc95f447b burst through the door.2da82da405b7dd8e

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But his 173a6d9fe3 voice was dc339c159e too small 108d9abc51 and weak, b8b7958e07 drowned out 91d952e872 by the c95e6e8c04 noisy footsteps, ad3e934bf4 and the 29ac16bfe1 emperor had 7a08d87744 to endure 2ea3d690e9 the pain ce802c2cd4 alone in 7011fd598b the vast f2f5df51ee bedroom.87f46bd1f8bfff81

The pain of 2681eedeff forgetting Lute for 3473122ad1 ten years was 3bc0c40867 beyond imagination.535baaac2fad1f4b

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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.9d2d20b9378e1761

In just two dd2c4444e4 days, his plans ef3e97b807 had completely changed. Initially intending to 0ded8eb13b reveal himself as b772c72411 Alexander, the knight 3ae6df398e commander, and simply 603d29a292 enjoy the sight, 1c76e9cba3 he resolved to ab20e2771d find a way 66fd777523 to make the ce0a6a7e05 divorce with Lute 05e0b2f1bb impossible.4ca64c92fcb0b894

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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.3db52d744ab92fe8

There’s no choice. I raised him, so I have to take full responsibility.ea4328080188678e

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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…87f712caba7c7503

Thinking that, he blinked 5749622b10 in a daze, feeling 321836b1a2 something rise in the 3066d9af74 middle of the blanket. The maid attending to 0f49cc09f1 the emperor let out 4ff9f4ec1f a squeal and covered 7e5466fe2b her eyes, and the b515d583ab palace physician shielded the 916e75a19a maid. The young mage 54feed207e in training turned 7c584a1d0c beet red and 31a8f38beb covered his face.d4a1818c00c7cad4

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The chamberlain calmly wiped the emperor’s cheek, which was starting to flush, and whispered rapidly in his ear.4b2eeeb44cb56f30

“Shall I call Lady Arisana Mellie? Angel? Caryl? Elina? Christine? Just say the word.”00dc757dab539c31

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“…Come to think of it.”341bf9665f0ecd67

The emperor muttered, sweating 545dfa0f7b coldly.803a4a633ff85b8c

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“They all have black hair and blue eyes.”641f45714301fada

“Yes, Your Majesty likes them, doesn’t he?”fe1f0557ad2721c6

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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.”e7aa890ba9f5dab1

“The queen cannot be brought here.”c0a20acc9dedc0cd

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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.69a1c1cf81f38e81

“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.”60713306b9dfea93

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The emperor 03583055ad groaned at 6a064d43c2 the increasingly 88761f6877 painful erection. Damn, the imperial 4ff7cecac6 law is really d5d99b24db turning me into dd90ae0684 a pervert. Thinking that, he swallowed 11ddaed5f4 dryly and asked in e2f9ade9aa a secretive voice.29bdff1532949a47

“Um…”92eec64b6eb6a296

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“You can speak loudly, or if not, you can even relieve yourself. Everyone’s gone now.”db7316538a74562a

Looking around, a084d9bc84 he saw 8f92e999ea that the 2d5783ee0c more than 411c538161 ten people 39e3d75ff5 who had d74d8cf2d5 surrounded the 74a00ec10c bed had bb7562c4da disappeared. The emperor, relieved, exhaled 961fe7298f and spoke in a b21ddb8aa1 now calm voice.7e7ef9cb71667055

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“Do you remember why I placed the shackle spell?”993a2b43f6b5a5c2

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?”9b33a9320d323f51

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The emperor 901008befb closed his 7fa3500461 eyes tightly. At that moment, the a2dda54e88 chamberlain added leisurely, as 335aad57a1 if something else had 70897cc75f come to mind.189fc0edec0272c8

“You said it was troublesome because the queen was so good at climbing trees like a squirrel.”1d335826bb8b8c0b

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With 27 days ada8ccf0b0 left until the 6812d2bb34 divorce, Lute hadn’t 84cc150773 slept a wink. The swollen, throbbing wounds 5845819ce2 kept him awake. To make matters 24dae22da6 worse, the rain f3f02a1e5b that fell in 6d2535e8aa the middle of 6fc2634675 the night intensified 613bc7859a the pain in be15581cc2 his knees, and 2776cb6d22 he burned with b75edbbbc1 a high fever.16dd32ef4f284dbf

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Still, worried 1852438c04 that the 5bc90931d9 precious potatoes 0bcda7a1bf he had 43f89ad67f harvested would 1f61695964 be ruined, d8c381bb67 he went fcaf6ffada outside with 9d3b864534 a cane, ca396fa25b dragging his dcbea505e1 aching body 4a78e866d1 through the a27441974e downpour until 3155facbad he was aaf5197502 soaked to 593cb032f7 the skin.e3eb9774859287d2

His body was 7b91b80b01 wet, but his 334a911db3 mind was at 87329ad53f ease. Melik and 49ba2c8f90 Anna had 633f14bfe7 harvested all 90714a527d the potatoes, 3e0162fe32 selected the 4891c063e7 best ones d9b29aef9c to sell, 4b5b1e6dbe and the 4eb7dee58c high-quality potatoes—along d51597a40b with other a0fb0b8616 crops gathered c8f0def02c around the a62511dbe1 same time—had 39027d7166 gone into df27428b1c the soup 7085ee9168 Lute was a76ad0abf4 about to fb814023c3 eat.ac330b5b0d99134e

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While heating the soup, 8a9c3fc220 filled with herbs and a31fc9afa3 fresh ingredients despite the 171124af7e lack of meat, Lute ab18510a3c sat on the floor—where 47972ace24 mice occasionally appeared—and began e8d9021aef treating the wounds on d0fbed08c9 his feet.fe0ea63a397bbf55