DMEC | Chapter 24

“Ugh, ugh…!”54ac3ae40d16ecc7

A painful f51faee185 groan escaped d3965fca85 him involuntarily. It was inevitable. An immense force 6fc7db2376 was holding him 495175bdfc tightly, as if 759dbc4988 it would never c6a3f61d9b let go. Lute found himself 41bb33e919 tightly embraced by af445df72f someone, eyes squeezed 2926e54a96 shut, and slowly 4c51a3fe2f opened them.1e3b55d106136986

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“Are you okay?”87820d2419d66633

Alexander, the knight commander, ed00584a4d asked, looking at him e673838491 with a pale face.f22aff0604996f2a

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“Lute, are you okay?”94a12fcbe994b239

He called me Lute.29c49f63467a451e

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‘Lute.’076053f810eb51e1

It was 60f2661dc3 the same 9095eb9ade voice Joel 27174391ab used. Lute blinked dca0ab9801 his dazed b46e4a1386 eyes, looking 6310a0938f at Alexander, a790351a11 or if 4aea582b4c his feeling 84ec7e0334 was right, 73a0ee5018 Joel, and 014ba1bfeb his face 870daa8e66 twisted.6033683fd727e40d

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Despite the swollen, bruised 34bf47a87f face, Lute glared at 903a79fb75 the still radiant and c2a54f46e6 handsome face as if e7855b2675 he wanted to kill a07efdf7c7 him, clenching his fist 1884925a57 tightly.b9149028044391fd

“Why did you steal my sparrow and potatoes!”3a83655353605d59

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And he punched 0014f75b1b Joel hard on 74fe8cf211 the nose.96e0bdf4fe1daeeb

Smack!0b5e0a594b1157cc

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“Argh!”2b671b80177ca9f5

Once again, Joel, 6daf37ac0a who was hit c570f047a4 squarely on the 7432ffb4ea nose, let go ed0060bca9 of Lute, clutching 12f68e755a his nose. He landed with a 03d49b31e8 thud on the ground, 0ca5b724e0 but it was just 3b40d9c365 a minor fall on 1bf6790542 his backside. Groaning, he brushed the 2d2e0419eb dust off his rear 2f2db0b4bb and stood up. Leaning against the 7a1355607e tree, Lute took 5576b6c4f1 deep breaths, glaring a51a831781 coldly at Joel, e3639714dc who was holding 949f0cd718 his nose and f81410baa9 frowning.36605663f4c4b4f0

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“Isn’t that too much? I saved you!”0a08bce1f80f5b7a

Lute’s eyes narrowed. Oh, he’s really into this Alexander knight commander act. He felt a surge of anger and wanted to shout, ‘Joel, is this fun for you? Huh? Is playing with people fun?’ but Lute calmed himself.4103c01e181be3fc

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There wasn’t much time left until the divorce.739c76dd38be95c5

That was like 26fa78a307 a universal remedy e032dbf660 for Lute. Taking a long c13dd27845 breath, Lute brushed 7fbce20508 his sweat-drenched black 1c9e7905dd hair back and ed46cf8c1f lowered his gaze. Joel, with blood 26635b7b22 dripping from his 8031d27bdd nose, looked at 29f0077de7 the beautiful figure 3f5be7a941 with mesmerized eyes. Lute let his black e586455b33 hair fall over one 39e4f66230 shoulder, crossed his arms, 56336241da and spoke in a 2f50d1bd1b confident and dignified voice.be1893407fc348fe

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“Saving me was only natural.”7530312dea398701

Joel’s eyebrows rose. Yes, that was natural, so there was nothing to say. Because Lute was his official wife and the child he raised. He had the right to save or not save him; no one else could approach this domain. Lute was solely his child, and the ownership was his.1446bf9bd2a0a2c5

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Honestly, he felt a bit guilty… but he still didn’t know why. Joel swallowed dryly and spoke.729e4f13a8f6eac3

“Isn’t it a bit much to punch me in the nose just for eating some sparrow and potatoes…?”a14c8469a0f72d50

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“You have a lot of money, don’t you? I have no money, and I’m trapped by the magic of shackles, unable to leave, so I barely fill my stomach with the birds here. And that field, I plowed and sowed seeds for ten years!”5f5702e87c38653e

Lute shouted in b743ef7b8d frustration.72516d46215ca750

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“Because His Majesty didn’t give me anything! Because there was nothing to eat! I couldn’t starve to death, so I survived with Anna and Melik on that for ten years, and what right do you have to steal my potatoes and sparrow meat? If you go to the palace, His Majesty will say, ‘Oh, how pretty,’ and give you anything, but I don’t even know if I exist and get rotten meat.”3ee3c3fa46260718

Joel had nothing to say and kept his mouth shut. As Lute saw Joel’s face turn pale, he poked his chest with a finger and added in a cold, calm voice.f7eb8ce6de367c05

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“How nice it would have been to get even rotten meat? That would mean I wasn’t forgotten. But after the first half-year, not even the palace staff came here once. What does that mean?”37c4cab7d5545d41

Lute glared at 48ba5f40f2 Joel as if 2d5d6029f3 he wanted to 99d73c9e84 kill him, then aab23636fc turned his back. He closed his eyes 2f6b6ce1d4 tightly, feeling tears welling 2302378587 up from the sorrow.6131b435b7a358c8

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Why? Why is my heart wavering again when I see Joel now? Foolish Lute Synthsis. Did you think things would change if you dressed as a woman for Loue and married him? Did you think you’d forever be a child he adored?da42fbefc9e1844a

That was just because you were a child, and he found you easy and comfortable… It wasn’t because he loved you.db32f1a4eb217ece

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Reaching the truth at the end of his thoughts, Lute lowered his head. He didn’t want to cry, but tears burst forth.f525aab94e4db199

“You’re telling me to just die…”7534e3ea374470be

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Joel could only watch as Lute’s upper body slowly bent forward. If he revealed himself as Joel now, Lute would surely break his nose again, and claiming to be Alexander, the knight commander, wouldn’t change anything.1fba28a67e7449fe

“It means you never loved me… Not even once. That’s why you locked me here, hoping I’d die, and didn’t send any palace staff… But I survived, so now I’m leaving.”374e80db7bd1e9d3

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Hearing that, Joel’s eyes widened.dbaac49c13f5cfdc

Leaving? Where to? To your parents who 7bcdf67fc1 are trash, hoping for 0c4c8d59b3 alimony while drowning in 7de716a560 alcohol and gambling? To your sister 0cf9104428 Loue, who became 2cf4efc4c3 a hunter and 18172c718f lives who knows 0b79bbe4dd where? To Lua, b652e22186 who married 7d3644605f another man 4b23eea2af and lives 6bbd8b75be well, forgetting 64d28be71a about you?fb4622d7bbcdb088

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You have nowhere to go, Lute. And even if you did, I’d eliminate it.92146ab9097b4a53

The reason I locked you here in the first place…722a525a544f151a

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The more 15404489ee he tried 4d655d1ade to find 47637e134b out, the da8886af2b more his ae4e7de8d2 insides burned 60260307f1 with an d1c75ff350 unknown fire.d451d0fd9477b8b0

“No.”40cbfd2daeaccba1

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He instinctively felt he had to hold onto Lute. He couldn’t let him go like this. Lute turned his tear-filled eyes to Joel, who was approaching him, covered in blood, and was appalled.4c7a12f1775da6f1

“Um, your nosebleed…”8bbe00415fbb62b1

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“Queen Lute.”d001498ec1bafc81

Joel, with unfocused eyes, quickly approached Lute. Lute flinched and tried to run, but he couldn’t. Joel, with his clean hand, reached into his uniform pants and pulled out a neatly wrapped pouch. He gently placed it in Lute’s palm and spoke in a soft voice.191e6f94f2fb56fd

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“His Majesty hasn’t forgotten you, my queen. Look, your favorite candy…”06fae3d423b3e25a

But Lute unwrapped the 101009eaea candy and threw it 21f185e95e to the ground. Not satisfied, he ebe6baabd6 kicked it far 68607f6989 away and watched 29d68fa9b8 it fly, speaking 5b2730d61e in a cold edf8f67204 voice.0e1726bb10c25653

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“After forgetting someone for ten years, you think you can appease me with mere candy?”0a8f55cdbbdbc5e0

Joel flinched at the chilling voice from Lute’s mouth. I don’t know either. Joel couldn’t understand emotions that others could easily grasp.dcb71132089012a3

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As Joel was a1711b0ec4 about to offer 3f749b3ce6 an excuse, Lute ab44c552d1 grabbed him by e462ae43d6 the collar and ccb5a6d1b6 pulled him close, e71527dc41 speaking in a 3d6ccebbf7 calm voice.44bf947fd79ddec3

“I’m not a child who can be appeased with candy anymore, Alexander.”37f4b1c4f1d03a69

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“…My queen.”a7e5e314f6cecb5c

Joel called b329d8409f him in a5368538f2 a hoarse 8db176e462 voice. Lute smiled at him a80d216d89 and whispered in his 0e6e7935d5 ear.998fdd5179c76cf4

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“Tell him I’ve grown up and can demand a divorce myself. Tell him to find a different way to appease me.”1e68a71b5677e1ab

Then, letting go of 57a3cca04a his collar, Lute dusted 4b9f894b0f off his hands and 03e2d6e992 added, looking at Joel, 728fe38d36 who was rubbing his 4c4ec493b2 nose.5f58f107b7d83f42

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“The price for hitting your nose is two sparrows and one potato, isn’t it?”1c0d4bc095441f61

“Hmm.”a1a1e70a7b4febfe

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Joel, lost in thought 4299dc5a19 for a moment, rubbed c4c7c062fd his chin and smiled 0f9be50082 gracefully. Despite the 5618f0b4d1 blood and b82a7f3cb6 bruises on 80c5979986 his face, 4597f8353d Lute was 2e9faec99b left dumbfounded ba1939d75a as if 236387d49a struck on 8b8955ac10 the head.25f1cc29397f34d9

It was the same smile he saw as a child, like a boy, like sunshine. It was Lute’s favorite smile. Joel reached out to wipe the remaining tears from Lute’s eyes and spoke in a gentle voice.4106b966f0a2ea04

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“His Majesty seems to have forgotten the child you were. But now I’ll let him know you’ve grown up, so please wait a little.”8e6474e050533bd6

“What?”9cd3bdd54980503a

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Joel lowered his head to meet Lute’s eyes and whispered softly.e26bf755a6c2c017

“Since you’ve grown up, I should appease you in an adult way, shouldn’t I?”cafffe29761b3e16

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“Anyway, divorce…”b4d084335619e4b7

“No. Divorce is not an option, and appeasing is appeasing.”e2891966f68dd21f

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Having said that, Joel took Lute’s hand. He looked at the scratched hand from gripping the tree tightly. Glancing up, he saw Lute, surprisingly embarrassed, and smiled. Holding Lute’s small hand, he gently kneaded it and spoke in a manly voice.fbac15ec164afc22

“I’ll appease you in my own way. I’m sorry, my queen.”d9c38c867aabeca1

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Alexander, Joel, closed his eyes and kissed the scratched palm and the back of Lute’s hand. Lute felt his warm breath and heat seep through the cracked wounds, spreading through his body.aa8fc93021bcf464

“…It must have hurt a lot, right?”abb169e5270b05ae

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Seeing Joel’s apologetic eyes, Lute couldn’t hold back and pushed him away with both hands, retreating into the Water Palace. Joel watched the old, shabby two-story Water Palace door slam shut and sighed, covering his face.7fa894748ea18f49

“What on earth did you do ten years ago, Joel Ragnus?”dbf756df8617f075

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He asked himself, but no answer came. It didn’t seem like a simple revenge. It was more like a complex tangle within himself.1fa0b7ec2c881820

But he 4e88940829 was the 80f580790e one who 115653b57a cut it adb01a5e46 off, and 76e63e75a6 there was 1a3e4b0d6f no way 2885e8bf10 to find 1c12797930 out.e2376a668644a4ca

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After pondering d570ad2022 for a 77c5d2827c long time, 1288eba23b a place 6f1e011192 that might bd9903cd21 hold a d9c581304b clue came 60bbcdb923 to his 51a1f78312 mind.4606c55d3acde4f6

The Imperial Library.a9aef3540408aa67

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