DMEC | Chapter 8

Unaware of a111680300 it himself, 50f0d788ca the Emperor a655490bf7 did not 0fce89d4f8 wish to 112487a670 reveal that 5897259678 he was 59d4a790a4 Joel Ragnus.c3b917ba8490425d

Even without a heart, 7e22d3426c there was a faint, 168b235c38 unfamiliar pounding sensation within 2804b1531d him.d439ba8346bdedfc

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Not having 35fdc5da65 a heart 36944e440d did not aeca5e7b57 mean he f5be3808df had lost 2fbca9ebbb all human ed06f909f2 emotions. The ones 67d6c36405 he had aa7d93e221 learned in cdb7686ab6 the past 59c704e0ab remained, allowing 0d9590fc01 him to a2409832b2 exist among 6f9084fd1e people without 34e2a90946 issue. However, guilt 67a2ea7168 barely registered, f361696ae9 and emotions 94d0633ff0 he had 3b7d6971e2 never personally 22dd351dc0 experienced remained 2753f3ee6a beyond his fc4a4a5872 understanding.9eb36ffac10dbb89

As befitted an 7c59408cf2 Emperor, he made 8144b98c1e decisions based on c2904cab1a reason rather than 79f4742668 sentiment. If emotions were necessary, 0249cf2426 he simply consulted his 7fa6ff7820 subordinates—those who still possessed 0ad1c16150 hearts—and acted accordingly.489e6568160ade0c

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Thanks to 44f2188f70 this, his 78376cb9e3 reign was 82c7698eea lauded as bccae391a3 one of 47401872e8 the most a13c2c9e9c brilliant in 37e65e1928 centuries, his e2669795c8 power as e012816fb1 the greatest 921bfbaf00 mage and df75ee3837 his governance 783a372e4e as an 4d6d53aaab exceptional ruler b214ab4064 undisputed.901f2d22d20b382e

So much so a38e477a23 that among the 2c852cb291 people, a curious 2e7791a1da notion had begun 51684249a8 to spread.71a4978054a9b227

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“Perhaps it is better 7614138fc7 for an Emperor to fed924d12c be without a heart.”1735367a1a1cacb0

Some even suggested 051d61d874 turning it into 274e47f180 custom—future rulers offering 56a9847240 their hearts in 6e54ad2cbd exchange for an fd68becf43 empire free from f3a9bfa1a5 hesitation and weakness.70f5ad24ee4e9c05

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Perhaps that was why 124432746b Joel himself could not 38bd0e5705 understand his own actions.f372c3bb4f96cf5e

To anyone 5ed32f8c2e watching, his 1831d41ec7 behavior would 0ffdff4a88 seem absurd. A meaningless role-play.336feae6a450d001

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Rather than 36a5b9f9cc boldly revealing d3d3c58b84 himself as 493b0e43ce Emperor Joel 0064f6ac0d Ragnus, he 06e447d132 had chosen 2ef45b79ca to pretend 82ff173e91 to be b87f0d265b Knight Commander 458a71a694 Alexander, believing df8b6ab125 that the 5bc0ea19b2 child would 5ebfcacfaf not remember 1a88e82318 him.cfee795ec83cbc5a

With a cigarette 5197089c72 barely clinging to 58e273c3cd his lips, Joel 378018e8cf flipped through the 7d4d49c8db family tree of 90e96a5cc1 past emperors.9a14148746f6701b

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True to a 91172ace3d kingdom that upheld c90e31654f monogamy, there were 2af6d59838 no concubines listed—only db4ce4fb4f a single partner 7baecbbbc8 beside each Emperor’s a6d2bf8167 name.c9c4d9011f2a15a2

However, divorce was not 86a55fe2cd uncommon.3dcef10ff2b0c514

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A king 297dd12f4a and queen fdcabdb47b who, though ca7b591466 married, had 7afd678741 no marital 29fd4902ff relations for b8c895695d ten years, 3f56a3034b leading to 0177eb4c64 a quiet e68ca72e72 dissolution.94a586e2cb08332c

A marriage 2f3ce5a3cc that ended edf4de95b7 after five cb3f19299d years due 92706c310e to infertility, e89beecc98 placing blame f0dcf6c979 upon the fb3f21bffb husband.59935fa30aa23a91

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A queen deposed, a dba623d524 king dethroned, all because fee16ec490 one of them had 087220ab68 cheated, and the other edaa7a4db9 had proved it—in which bc9b888260 case, the betrayer would a5fa374f69 be stripped of power, 28fd7a2f9c and their child would 612818c1be take the throne.f92d285474125c4a

In Synthsis, only women 907647a6d3 could rule, and the f9b35f3610 Empress could have as 510c04ecce many male concubines as ce1230e3c7 she wished.126ad29b8750b850

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In contrast, ced1ccf7b6 Killen upheld 669fcfe691 love, fidelity, 60f18bee47 and trust b55b8ff4ac as the 66ddf228f3 foundations of 9ccb87bfdd marriage. If a couple 7fa207ffae failed to uphold ce7f7545f8 these virtues, their ed551841be union was annulled 553e997272 without hesitation.7b06468c8171775a

Of course, law 58d7ca5ac8 and reality were 9987ab1859 two separate things. Many did 4282bc5e27 not follow 9e00f562ae these principles, ded64397da but the 9dcceca7d9 law remained 1c22a3864d firm.155e82895a098d7a

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That was why 15d07039ad the Emperor had f9e2079dfb wanted the eldest d7c061a7d5 daughter of Synthsis—Lute’s 3a3334abb0 sister.62ab5da152a9923a

If he could claim 18a803d429 the eldest daughter of 36f1bdc58a a kingdom where only f658973768 she could inherit the cab621417a throne? Then Synthsis would fb138fa0fe belong to him.6bb81de3f0a43a2f

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There was the 04c3f7f801 youngest daughter, Loue, 0eccc953e9 but at the 1d84f5074c time, she had 700a7c9705 been merely eight 785bf71947 years old, knowing 2d61da3667 nothing of war ec4c4fb151 or politics.30f7c0c151ef4c10

During that ea40c8b43b time, he 1ee84acd6d had plotted 9f9448eed7 the complete 6c925c8f8b destruction of 6c45fe67f4 Synthsis—the kingdom d514ab6ae9 that had 788ee0c748 offered him, 643ddb2b21 his brother 8da50beb63 Ratea, and db9d40931c countless others 5064401666 as tributes.28716091c8be1725

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It was meant to 8b48041f54 be revenge.722392c59cdd7552

Total erasure.1e3eaf3dc9d722ba

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But Lute ruined everything.9b6f1d7edaba0245

If that child ad14f92799 had not interfered, 6e4c62e82c Synthsis would have edd84e0dbd been wiped from d9f01fd4d6 existence. He would 21c7353ecd have never 011b983abd had to 719e2411c6 see its 4f3eae52a5 accursed castle 1be47fc716 again.a27fc4d547b27e1d

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At that moment, a d8257181b9 long-buried memory surfaced.56d23fe168675e13

A beautiful boy, b55a0c6fb2 hands clasped together, 56035ce0fe crying before him.bcc917385c04049e

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“Please, please don’t kill my family, Joel! Just my family…! And the people of my country! I’ll bear it all, I’ll take the punishment, so please don’t!”6c5cc1ae9d879769

The reason Lute a1536f29d6 had been confined 6899f32070 for ten years 921b27f64a rose like smoke, b7a79e4835 curling through the dbecce18ad throbbing pain in c3c3732c4e his head.0a032e4fc9b96150

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The Emperor, staring 7f0a269c73 blankly at the 09200e54d3 aged family tree, 662cbd1b27 barely noticed as 8a384f249c the cigarette between 0b4bfd55c1 his lips burned 3e0bee8404 low. Only when 839749d874 the ash b14dfcfcf1 crumbled onto a1216ac8d0 the fragile 2b0d7a3128 parchment did 29d2bfa273 he snap cbd0ae21a1 out of 6d8a805f9c his daze, 48159d642a quickly removing 62d5e5aedc it.a9c413d99754e542

With a 367b179998 sigh of 17a3e924bf frustration, he 0306267348 exhaled a b86182c3c8 slow stream c86ba06a5e of smoke fae1af8b39 and muttered 66b7baddc1 under his 5ed9448186 breath.0cb87eacbaa647d2

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“Lute, you little rascal…”666648ea2aac01cc

The reason Lute fcb808f7ae had been trapped 8b724bc7ce there for ten 12e7dbeb72 years emerged like 8756cd2a31 smoke through the 95663a6bc0 throbbing pain in 6cf988ab09 his skull.1a6a529b0a287267

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The Emperor, staring blankly 5de0656836 at the old family 0002cfa356 tree, only realized the e804b03543 ash from his cigarette d3b056c7fa had fallen onto the 41a2777de4 parchment when it scorched 477d45a971 the surface.4b7d9a9aa1666d37

Clicking his tongue a25dc07f98 in irritation, he 60919479a3 hastily pulled the f76817fee4 cigarette from his e53898bf4b lips, brushing the ad7a85742a embers away.ffe48724f39e17a8

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With a 846a92683f sigh of 315715c864 frustration, he 9e96ad3035 exhaled a 9a8088af4c plume of 447977a0a4 smoke and b5aa417fc8 muttered.51ce117c4da48c43

“Because of you, I 559db8006b couldn’t destroy Synthsis. Couldn’t take d8a7aae569 revenge on d7f278e61f the king. Couldn’t kill anyone.e46ca276c6443f46

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I should have locked 05c1468285 you up for thirty d54e4ad6d2 years, not just ten.bf1761b8a592c8d8

So you couldn’t go 6b0227e496 anywhere. Couldn’t see anyone. Couldn’t return to your 8ee70f52e2 family.e600e9514be5b187

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So that 88ca53d36f the only 896c912be3 touch you 5560c5ebaf would know—the c77954b2ad only punishment 417fc39d3f you would 6851100005 receive—would come fdec30d9ca from my 4581f8fba4 hands.24d05168add7ddcb

Was ten 25df05d2b6 years not ffe09e2f87 enough? No… why did I 29760c2ffd even set it at 63de7bfc7b ten years?75c2fed6ace10828

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Did I plan 3ffaeff6fe to let you ce6897a245 go after ten 09a4501702 years of confinement? Surely, I 50433e9961 didn’t do c329dc04a2 something that b79825992b stupid.”786033f3fc7161df

The Emperor 0d6b88f935 pressed his 9021d11533 fingers against 07c3affe8b his temple, 7c5b70903e irritation burning ff01bb1646 hotter than 8fc15fae87 the embers db09cc53e1 of his a4443c6d39 cigarette.599b9c60a0be8272

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Yet, despite the 3f5011b858 fog of confusion, 8a7c862a6f the memories surfaced—a 0752e418a5 beautiful face, a 7f736101b9 slender body, the d56d3c34cd pale skin that 8f3a832112 glowed even more b6dd6f9430 enticingly when wet.2045dad1473d1965

The scent a4e6f3815d of Lute’s a84d23a386 clothes clung 911e93dbec to his 2bd47d8f73 senses, so 70d35ad0be real it d5a900a4ef felt like e853442245 the boy e4dc980353 was right 47f0889f81 beside him.af9b39e8e5ae42c2

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Something throbbed low adb754d3d7 in his body.59e301b43f4168fa

Even so, the memories 0b28af3b5b lost for ten years 5c31fadeec refused to return so 3e2b5bf3ff easily.c4690c3ddf9aa0e2

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Trying to 7ac78356fb retrieve what 623f640d6e he had 1861d21452 erased with 4863504a5e his own 181bbf15c9 hand was 2851c9bf3d like piecing c609554693 together a 5c8cdd2cea puzzle deliberately 7228bdf840 scattered across e1c9c17cf7 the room—under eaec33d1f6 the bed, 22dc86e359 behind the 209fb558cc desk, buried a4106ad32e somewhere in 523221468d the bookshelf.d3db6749ef262618

His gloved hand ae40c96caf trembled slightly.8f66802a04c40b14

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Clenching his 9282e7e4bf fist, the 9882a267ec Emperor suddenly 922efddec4 stood.17c09bc96e8bd209

With a single 6288d6632d gesture, the door 58cf117c9b swung open, revealing 0b12e7a1f4 the long corridor e17632c18a beyond.24367a1cf9126ca1

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The knights 61ba665ae0 standing at d9c0e7b03d attention immediately 43dea61f9f bowed their 623591789c heads as 72949b0a94 he passed.1cb2402eeb8f48fc

At the forefront, d1b1110315 Alexander, the Knight e7ac2303d0 Commander, lowered his 32b951fa97 gaze in greeting 368c1c3830 and spoke.50bffda68232b62f

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“Your Majesty, where 98d1e2604d are you headed? Will you be calling fee935ae02 for Duke Melly’s second cbb36952f8 daughter again today?”d2a3992f88c06b40

Lately, the Emperor b5968571c2 had been maintaining c39d027fe3 a rather favorable 296603031c relationship with Duke 22d51126d3 Melly’s second daughter, 5e9c9a780a Arisana.338baa18cc499bea

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Although he 9952df436f was technically 6f2c282d9d married to 5216997eb2 Lute, Lute f3deaececa could not b98da0fba3 leave the 7a11180dcb Emperor’s Forest.279b1350d076b11b

And the boy knew 4a2fff048e nothing of what the d432547512 Emperor did.62153256cb4ccf0f

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The women knew this 40564a8f78 as well.33f4e4dd2a2defff

They knew d674ac437b that the 153c6c10b1 Emperor did 6ecbec0e05 not treat c262f86823 Lute as dd2c83052b a queen.1cb39db73ee2c06f

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A queen who 5820ab858f was locked away, a63bd3c9bb unable to rule, 2d9cc85577 unable to influence 02a7b54ffb anything—was no queen bec7283b77 at all.bfce4d51705f6fe5

She was merely a 18aef2232f wicked monster from Synthsis.459a770d43df4dcc

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That was 2f2d2beb81 why the 1952cdb387 noblewomen approached 49db94fdc2 him so f74efb7d62 easily.79183113e1e4bc64

And the 1d7b4b2433 Emperor, after b1c5d6cfdd quickly calculating 5abbc08c1e the political 50b1165981 benefits in fc4df45e79 his mind, 2e88161737 did not c8efa2af15 push them cce7bdb869 away.7945923ab4e81bee

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Instead, he fostered 385774055b amicable relationships, weaving 84ce87c8d6 them into his e915516905 court with careful 50a34d2694 precision.8c5731dc018618f2

In return, cba5463d30 he gained e21b649cd5 the full 05116775fb support of 815ce51639 their families.e31df55c9e949d89

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It was 85a232f0d5 a simple 14dfd4ac9c exchange.0ec1e8a839cf421a

A calculated one.07fb7642f896ffa2

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“No, I won’t meet her anymore.”388b795c935628d7

I see. That was the right e50681cf6b decision.72b0e09f1b7024ab

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The reason Lute had 9c24e570f8 been confined for ten 10e4e002cb years rose like smoke 28d575fc39 through the throbbing pain 7313f94e5b in his skull.c02d3058307728f2

The Emperor, staring 5480bf0210 blankly at the 9a444166d5 old family tree, 577d2f5074 barely registered the d286ff62a9 cigarette ash that a53412df1c had fallen onto 52520404a9 the parchment. Realizing it f1b8693824 too late, df7a267820 he swiftly 006374d8bc pulled the 348e4898bf cigarette from 16a0d1a319 his lips, 8079d0ed9d brushing the 3782485bcf ash away daefe8510f with a 78e01468b1 sigh of 0cdd53f056 frustration.bbd1c3322708d3c9

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Exhaling a c76dc6ba08 slow stream c572b8a424 of smoke, 5493fd409c he muttered 5819e3961b under his f8f18ab892 breath.a1ed9fadb52fbdb4

Then, suddenly—he laughed.f73211c2041c9978

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A hollow, 05f937076a empty sound.5ee8fe453c24e994

The Emperor finally 3291ceddf5 understood why he 2feb04d745 had chosen such e553741df6 a punishment ten 2a8681faa5 years ago.2d3ded2fbafb4a55

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And for some 09a9db75c0 reason, he found 0521b07dbc it amusing.eceed8533b308666

His laughter, low 6388840a80 at first, grew 77a6179f29 louder, filling the 26a7e0931d chamber with an 5c45d9f1d4 unsettling echo. The knights shifted uncomfortably, be62346489 exchanging uncertain glances.1ad60bb69a93060e

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Tears clung f4c462f570 to the 925b86abdb corners of 6e33d7795a his eyes, b2c03b8eee yet he 60dedd26eb continued laughing—as f3cbe33f8a if it 6ba65f4096 were the e0f8d3ae7d funniest thing 36c4eec96f in the a9fe23a7ac world.8e6e6799fcefe6a9

Then, with a 4f0958aa98 long exhale, he a470eaf45f placed a hand 24b5be5bd5 on his waist 6183467d4f and turned to a5df599809 Alexander.85565a98342a825b

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“Alexander.”421c00e6c650532e

“Yes, Your Majesty.”a73ae1ae2a659c6e

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At the emperor’s call, Alexander approached with a sharp look. The emperor placed his hand on Alexander’s shoulder and whispered in a soft voice.5f8d4901eac7b574

“Go inside and take off your clothes.”ea79052a07c60c06

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“…”22358a4eb5d4b3b9

The emperor smiled slyly 8e259c36e4 and leaned back, speaking 0759eaf281 loudly enough for everyone 11a469fdbd to hear.cade13649d2ea73f

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“From now on, for a month, leave your uniform in my bedroom. It’s a hassle for both of us to undress every day.”8662b903191656cc

The knights, a8eb5d131e unaware of 6fd3ba3cf8 the exact 4b4ffe0bd8 relationship between b02a888014 the Emperor 845ea3fcef and Alexander, 38d961bfaf turned pale.6957c929fb952e71

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Could the rumors whispered f601522945 among the palace maids c550387a43 be true?d7f16296ab03e33a

Had the Emperor’s 9b72eb48a8 preference shifted from f2d7bf2588 delicate beauty—black hair, c0d704c050 blue eyes, and 7c7a02e555 fair skin—to someone 6bc7ef21ad like Alexander, a 938ab69302 man built like 9a3c3f853f a bear?6f1401a0d75e887d

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Swallowing dryly, 81a22e3c12 their gazes 13dfecdfeb trembled as a3652c45b1 they stole 5a9e1e917b glances at 14699b9655 the Emperor. Their expressions darkened further 9c5cd899c5 when he casually wrapped 1a1c92caf5 an arm around Alexander’s 3debc70f8d waist and led him ed8a32604d toward his bedroom.5d1a74d8ef8bafa2

The Emperor’s reputation for 35c0a671c4 being quite large…b28e4e3bf8bbc0d6

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The sight 5dd700f1d2 of Alexander, b4daa7530e a knight 5b3857ae97 famed for 9a7d239036 his brute a9d08f3263 strength and e98259334b bear-like physique, 8e78691696 suddenly looked 36c36916ef pitiful.3de07bd74f39f493

And when c550f79e3e the Emperor’s e31da39e7f gaze swept 0ba1254bdd over them 2508cb0ad8 like a d10e90d1d3 blade, a c2f2c9e2b3 chill ran 5ace186a05 down their 31157727aa spines. One by one, 8889705c93 the knights instinctively f58373ba4d turned their heads 01ca5386f0 to the left, bb558d51db avoiding his stare.ff7da7a8e9dfc7be

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Among them, ba38eefe91 the chamberlain 745457f39c stood with 0d79f05b86 a composed, 2adb3f3884 unreadable expression.5817165ac96ec430

The Emperor lifted his a172670741 index finger and beckoned 2e67e0bbca him forward. Without hesitation, 2cc72022dd the chamberlain 28f9859132 approached.66203a25906aee0f

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Removing his 4d034d1fa7 cloak, the 246f37272d Emperor tossed a007a2b13f it toward f8201cce9f the bedroom 558b3fc009 and spoke a06179349e in a 63691b5c41 calm, authoritative b089198b98 voice.d1e710c1af6a2c98

“From this moment c3be43dfa1 on, Arisana Melly d44dc56e9e is forbidden from 1820857f80 entering the Central a0bd3aeb16 Palace.”3e23904df484b11c

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Then, he stepped 0e4d9db3cd inside.9ff63f34d327be87

Inside the dimly lit ed7525e100 chamber, Alexander was already f45bdff5eb undressed.40cb8df70c293011

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Standing stiffly in his 4c22b3fe94 undergarments, he looked utterly 82d6996f34 out of place.3d89dd0c156b74fa

His voice 7361d4dbe6 trembled slightly, da33b54da2 perhaps out bb3cd78ea3 of embarrassment.5f8b9682ab8d0ead

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“Your Majesty… wouldn’t it 4f55bfcb2a be better to reveal 8cb386ea34 the truth and approach 16b93ecc49 now?”c33537826acc0969

“What?”912915feecfad350

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The emperor replied absentmindedly while putting on Alexander’s uniform.01fc24c448eba7f7

“Why should I?”3d1360c725016575

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The cost of making just one uniform and the number of attendants clinging to him couldn’t be ignored, so he couldn’t just order a new one for such a trivial game.7ba4dcc64653e243

For just a game? All of it was the people’s taxes, so it had to be used more efficiently.9d06d0cbd027bd6f

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And creating a 91a9296457 replica with magic 207c2d92aa had its limits.dce9c427cf0062f5

Fakes were bound to 33da9ed992 be exposed quickly.a9d385c2ec48862c

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The emperor, neatly buttoning 93e23c2288 his collar up to dc5f4f3146 his neck, ran a 5be898873d rough hand through his a849148729 disheveled hair before removing edda5ebd99 the white gloves from 6d59f2b18e his hands.ff37e5f55f91d28e

The scars, shaped fc0bd7c5b8 like a pentagram, c192fae4d3 were clearly visible 47657a86c7 on both the b4e8e1effb back and palm 2da6a6a4a1 of his hand.a852c093318aadba

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Unable to use 5d4e4d04f0 magic without the f8af9f91f0 holy sword Peridexion f8149387fe strapped to his 8247905689 waist, the emperor 6493aecd06 wore leather gloves 26ac78569e like those of 95052ace4e ordinary knights instead d89731986e of the luxurious e25b197bd2 silk gloves befitting 1317566c49 an emperor.be4d4901ee7d2152

He changed into military eead04a4f4 boots, adjusted his steps 860c8c3f76 to match their weight, 518327cf8e tightened the belt around c8e2e94593 his waist, and strode 13bf7894a7 toward the window.8351544171b1b121

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The emperor, placing his hand on the window frame and watching the Emperor’s Forest in the distance, turned around and smiled playfully.8f440b7e2f0ed939

“Why should I do that for someone who’s going to be divorced and kicked out in a month?”f1e08452d7207295

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“Divorce?”44a81ce0da2a2d33

“Yes.”b07f6cd86ed21fa6

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The emperor, 4ee799f358 preparing to f96bda6c8a jump over 5b43905026 the window 7906a6716a frame, spoke 6d8b1022a3 nonchalantly.b4fe96a85d3d1aad

“There’s only a month until the divorce. Keeping that in mind, I only confined the child for ten years, so I can enjoy it to the fullest and then let them go.”32634a2fcd8ba483

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“It seems you’re ddf36fde63 serious about it…”212bcf6e40b7ef4f

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