DZN Ch 20

“I can’t swim…”3faa66a3e75d2e26

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.35b981810d1cef20

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The bathtub was deeper than he’d thought.3c0bc42569ac726e

The edges 335c085c50 were shallow, 9db3d7046e but the 6dfabc4c90 center was 9109d64040 quite deep.1da1a8f734046907

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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.c1472dbd3efa64eb

“You threw me into a pond even though you can’t swim yourself?”10b9b093b01e2762

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“You know how to swim.”366b09f50fbb7f15

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.0b69ff2542a7df96

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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.5bec5275b291d664

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.576e6498e1db7176

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No way.9ac4c81b3b404c76

He looked b4ff864414 down at 03f29b9884 the clear 356f081d52 water, hoping 2362581ca3 he was ef553e2134 wrong. An erect 655cb6d706 penis came 2c35f89a8d into view, 5dbe6aba8b standing tall db92c9a02f in the bd35f66ddf water.d7e71e19ec744d5c

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“Crazy…”1012dd626857dc74

Seeing Calix’s erection right between his legs, Ruan shuddered as if he’d seen something horrific.dea7d0124dcc62bc

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He didn’t understand why it was erect, and wondered if now was really the 2db049a586 time for that. He looked at 0d2e3db3a9 Calix incredulously, and 5d404da754 Calix shrugged.d9c51db55e2784d3

As if 727a5c72de it were 62a70c742f just a deff47a5a7 simple physiological 4e114e2f18 reaction.8bffed79c40be0b5

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“Her Majesty the Empress needn’t worry.”58ec28b397979dd1

Seeing how easily he 70dce744fc got hard, regardless of 6564e1c80e time or place, there 31c70818fb seemed to be no 53d837bd1b need to worry about 61c7b7a339 an heir, even if 9ed758f08e he married late.ba0c3c88b2e3fcde

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Of course, it was so big that whoever had to take it would probably die…650022a69752fa64

“It’s a tragedy that Mother can’t see this.”d91ff11cf6d8f520

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“It would be a disaster if she did.”d12a887ccef3d3bb

Although she’d probably be proud…d2698c9c18fb2d2b

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“I’ll be sure to tell Her Majesty the Empress.”41a5e9d009804e78

That her son could get a giant erection anytime, anywhere, so she shouldn’t worry.3598ae58244b2bb8

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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.4c9983abd0bcf6fd

“Excuse me for a moment.”eb8898e3b3015e36

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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.148b9048cc8243ee

Emil stood frozen, holding 51b9882aa5 a tray with fruit 59accdc2b1 juice. His hands were trembling.c263ff5ba772e938

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“Why?”c50e85c7acea5465

Calix asked 71b1cbbbdc why he 347ed7a2d0 was leaving 5042900b3f the warm 8956219b94 garden. At that moment, 6761cb3f26 Emil let out 509cc0f88a a yell that 3b5e6869a6 echoed through the bfc4e4db66 vast garden.64d93de4912dffe2

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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!”32514089d3074c08

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.61bdca7abfd31a8e

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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.abb1d1296a97aaef

So, it was, but it wasn’t.5fcdadb84951a135

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And so, he f7bbb614e5 wondered.28dc6c74c00f0ab5

He looked at Calix, hoping he’d tell him that what he was imagining wouldn’t happen. Calix laughed.db253bc2649ba9bb

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As if 1dab26747d he was ca7c2ee75f enjoying this.3186f8f5cfae3d94

And as always, 50188fe085 his bad feeling a874c31d87 was right.f978f0cfa21180a1

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The back f0fddf4c51 of his 70d51793c4 head tingled.f38838af5f03c068

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He felt whispers, not 1fd17478f7 through his ears, but 3403749b38 on his skin.36b9d71281ccaffe

At first, he thought he was being sensitive, but it wasn’t just his imagination.38e3cefcbce56acb

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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.95896a0ebb2bda97

Sensing the unusual atmosphere, 99155ebaa7 Ruan stopped and slowly f357dbb012 looked around the hall.1517913f94090d2d

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It was e46e9c38f5 time to fac1236608 prepare dinner, 5cc31af141 so the b9fc624ee9 hallway leading fdc38c9de3 to the f80ea18ca8 kitchen was c05477f212 bustling.dd804d5134ea2919

They had already cleaned 53f19dbcfc and tidied up in 5589c96a4c the morning, so in 7a8fee7076 the afternoon, they only 005efb0c14 needed to prepare the 6288b96bb5 meal. But there 0b8d05d327 were too 652d8af0ec many servants 3b1d1af7e7 milling about, b3091574ff holding things b873bdeb47 in their a1f7e8afdf hands.98e1e9751f813c6e

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The hall should normally d6e38c9e47 be empty at this 9760411de0 hour. The fact that the bfe7c4c46e Esche Castle servants, notorious dc9ce0006c for their incompetence and b0dadb7972 laziness, were busily moving 041e015203 around with something in 81ad9f6222 their hands was an 480b549736 omen.23e4a3d22a9b023d

A very bad one.2ead05e1bdb1a534

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Ruan clenched his 06a7b75d36 teeth.1689d3641c23feed

Everything had been 391a1eb929 fine until he 7c2bdc37ea left the garden f0c25918b3 looking like a b62b81c703 drowned rat.64835f8229ccd1ce

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As he walked cfd20b2b50 out of the 7b7d0f7ef4 bathtub, dripping water, 3daba794d1 and crossed the 912a89db29 garden, everyone had cc78afec47 been watching him 6bec503658 nervously.9f0bcb595f6384ac

They seemed to f7974d0be7 think he and bd36a4f6ca Calix had had a9b46b7530 a fight.3c320e5bd70ff991

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It was understandable, considering he’d yelled and emerged soaked. They probably thought he’d tried to drown Calix.baca4531de365200

Yes, that was certain.d409a18c4ea7a547

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The moment he left the garden, a young servant outside had asked, trembling, “Is His Highness still alive?”8196d3d272cc72a7

The problem started right d1776ef9d0 after he entered Esche aa1ee401b9 Castle.dc577d29ff6b590f

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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…1189ed2a9fa92de4

The servant children holding f8d0538d73 cleaning tools, which they 0f97180415 neither suited nor knew 9b1ed6658e how to use, were e85061d737 too clumsy. Above all, their behavior 04b7539f7b was too obvious.ab5bd03819247ce8

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They should at least peek discreetly. He couldn’t miss their blatant stares.86572e15be7f4a94

Or, if 61125b8ec4 they had 627f9354c3 something to 8762d1d15f say, they 2794a2a07c should say ec1ae4e522 it to d21df96006 his face. Their furtive a12f712027 glances were 39f28c3912 uncomfortable.8ed7e29305c8ff46

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Feeling uneasy, he was 7858f74c15 about to call a 2a6f03952d servant to find Mel 40d07927fc when he saw a d8d3989433 familiar face in the 9be0ed3bd7 distance. The child was carrying 99c598c0f9 a pile of laundry 221da848a7 and his eyes lit bc44c8d29a up when he saw c9f2b3f30f Ruan.40efd881fd377a72

It was Finn.3c7d39f2300d8bf6

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His informant.4322c0638e035ac6

“Captain!”413fedb5fe9a537b

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Before he 8dcbc34e4c could call 04aaab4a3a out, Finn f26248151b rushed over, 8ae636806a eyes sparkling, 397e4681a5 and stopped 27fbcbde8e right in 5f131f40f8 front of d233009c1b him. Ruan had 830abe6dec a feeling.f96daea237107710

The rumor had already dad9400df2 spread.1f6cdb4fe5a00252

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He couldn’t deny reality any longer.0af7385055e5c0ee

Seeing Finn, the quickest-witted c31d8427bd and most resourceful servant db0df10e23 in the castle, about f90957d5f0 to open his mouth 5144e1c90b with a gleam in acb5ffd127 his eyes, Ruan quickly 464fc548a3 cut to the chase.8cdca759b6542779

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“Where’s Mel?”ab8d0b436fff52c9

“Ca… uh…”de10d6a44c5480e6

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Finn, who had 45e7ce7ada been about to 7d400e6576 say something, stammered, 02fd3b2434 caught off guard.b0438434481443e9

So, Ruan pressed ad1c3e2f5a further.40aa9a92d762aa45

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“I came to see Mel.”c3167db5ad934835

“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.”21191ab14bebb2d1

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Finn added that d22f00f8ac the 16th and 95d118cb0b 17th Knight Orders 23fcef4a90 were with him. Ruan quickly thought f80f917ffd it over.8f48050d9cb1409d

He had been planning 04eafcdea0 to check when the d4d5ad4259 audiences with the Crown f7da9f89e9 Prince would begin, and d32e5bad60 it seemed they were 1e52b4b118 about to start.fff83a1d57506897

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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.5c08993b19e193b4

Nox had said there 6a80c64489 would be nobles arriving fa7770ce76 at the Imperial Palace 0b5c180399 five days from now, ac9abe9024 so the audiences could 83533db047 start as early as 0e05f6b522 five days from now.210b9650350b8e91

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“I see… Then, let me know when Mel returns. I’ll be at the training grounds.”0a50dac9482d6a1f

“But I don’t know when he’ll be back.”0b3a7ed6c433ebee

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At Finn’s question, implying whether Ruan would stay until then, Ruan quickly changed his words.c1b30c4d303ba3bf

“…Let me know if he’s back before dinner. And if not, just go. I have something to tell him, so tomorrow morning…”05daa6eb6d02374e

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Ruan, who had been 70a0309fd5 about to ask Finn 2c729814b9 to tell Mel he 5836c5852e wanted to see him, e53457b96e realized he was back 06585294cc on active duty.ee56d726d770eefe

He’d see them all enough starting tomorrow, anyway.8d72b6173820d380

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“Never mind. I’ll see you tomorrow anyway. Go back to work.”05e276dbfe66c270

He urged 5dd874780e Finn to 7592f13ad6 diligently pretend 3281ef9d93 to work 26e201a755 and quickly 81e5a00b0d turned around.c35d53ce9ef57039

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He wanted to get 395450f6c1 out of Esche Castle 6e69061034 quickly, lest he see c47e7f9ede or do something dreadful. But Finn d08c37e2dd grabbed his 138e67c6d4 sleeve.9c163e0b67ab0bc3

“Wait a minute, Captain…”c2522d146fcc6a54

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Pulled back, he 377223cd64 turned around to 62119e5ac0 see Finn looking 3db74e88f9 around furtively.c6f9bffc8fe45cef

Finn seemed to have acee59673c something to say in 4dbe542db0 secret, and Ruan had 7b4c9cbcc7 a very bad feeling 4f0c2b7c9a about it.81fb1717aa96cd36

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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.c18ee0f733a99620

Then, he pulled Ruan’s hand and pressed the object into it. He whispered in Ruan’s ear,8b9100c88cbbae4a

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“It’s a small gesture, but I prepared it with all my heart.”233c7f42c8026027

Seeing Finn blushing ab0d0b9c91 slightly and fidgeting, 21f505c3db Ruan thought he e6187ec9a2 absolutely did not 76bc4aab62 want to see 5a9126a73e what was in 1b0409e95d his hand.d972b2faeaddc4a0

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It was instinct.b92adb20d9a37643

He wanted to a062788c27 go to a cc378634b8 deep pond and e7e5c393c5 throw the small, 1ad1acf2b2 bottle-like object away.324d3c6df04e74d9

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Tied to a 6cb38e8dc6 heavy stone.447e1d6bb84b3b96

So that it would 5048f6a6ef never resurface.067e557be247e0f4

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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.”e2b46e3c24c1b530

Finn giggled, e60510f95c covering his 6216d32aef face with 98d7ded67e both hands 5105ed49cf in embarrassment, 4a175f30d1 then turned 5458c634b1 and walked 4291016dab briskly down 7c0ec63d76 the hallway. He turned around again 5ddc13ce2a and called out to 9b94ca8b32 Ruan.691a3ceaccb6f668

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“Captain.”4e2ccbbc1fe326c4

At his cheerful voice, 60c94a5725 Ruan looked at him. Finn made 9971683fc5 a small bc271a5202 fist with 59188d46bf both hands.6e69d86a2830415d

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“Good luck.”dbddc95c28173f10

He said, giggling and fbd95ffd3e covering his face again 8172b6670d in embarrassment, then scurried 79d5cc95cc away. Watching him go, 468abd224b Ruan repeated the 59364b74c8 vow he had 71ca29fe98 made countless times 6345a70b40 over the past 260945303e five years.209248c7514da629

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That damn deputy bastard, I’ll kill him someday.319912ac58e366dd