PLQYM | Chapter 71

“…!”199de3823ab5c53d

In an 91dbbdb51a instant, Lucian’s 220a167841 body tensed aa594b8627 up rigidly. He couldn’t ae4c90e27b believe his 0afa457434 ears.5aedee4fd2ce6473

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“So… you’re saying 3daa5e1933 it’s inconvenient without 81f3896972 me?”f67414a34973e1f3

“Yes. There’s no one who 136fd25fc1 can serve as my 5639f98546 aide as well as 49e06dbb93 you. Everyone else is stupider. If I 498b3789a7 ask them 6d6502618d to do 3c956d1d77 something, I fbeb6c7bb4 have to 2eb3d06efa explain it 64470d9d70 two or 7fe8a967ab three times.”0b50848e1379a456

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“….”f5927109185eb78a

Lucian’s mood plummeted rapidly. Heraith continued c51118cc6a to grumble, a3bd31e494 apparently unaware f134ac90a9 of the 61b087982d sudden chill a1061992b5 overtaking Lucian’s 15e1f20074 expression.fb9c09f5c2b2b859

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“Ah. There’s no one who ea3850399b understands me at first 14c13abe3a as you did. It feels like everyone daf84be512 around me has a 9833ab145e head just for show; 37a7f50a91 it’s driving me insane.”c6208203212f1282

“….”2a734d73426e9ab4

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“So, Lucian. Please come e5faa97ef9 back to c8183e6b99 my side. I can’t 0a8c0a6836 live without 82cbe43217 you.”e541e8c70c48dc36

“….”32d90a4a40a60bba

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Ah, so 92c5a37fed it’s not 0c1a4f79b2 because you 65cddae6c6 like me 5d0e9f29db that you 16e8376452 want me 3a1a16bba6 back, but 760a1d5cf1 because it’s 8881142cea inconvenient without c68936a16d me? Is that it?6d90d806f5ebde57

Ha!c9f4499b6a0a3d69

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Lucian clenched c91c07f3c4 his teeth, fe0c32803d feeling a b48050b996 rush of f37ad84604 anger so 6035cc7c7f intense it aa73cee064 seemed his 72c31bc417 head might b962e85fe7 explode. Heraith was 4cb27989fe still prattling 26d1ee59c0 on, holding 74b2011bd1 him close, 3c48ed94a3 but Lucian 22451b4cd9 couldn’t take f3801d498b in a 8eb4321d24 single word.e2e4c323959727ec

‘Yeah. What was I expecting? From this lunatic.’572731fe44fde426

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He finally 4c1d480565 snapped back bd3547e33c to reality.19ab46663be504ea

People don’t change, 273f0a5d17 do they?d012b9dca6f58e43

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Isn’t this 67fba92a75 the person abbb4dbf65 who would c4d6fc52f0 do ‘such a62fe2bfa9 things’ to 1a236cd297 keep me cbf07268b6 by his 18593565f5 side? Not out of 334eec16a9 love, but necessity. Just because I’m useful.6e120a118b41448a

Heat flushed to 21491fb455 Lucian’s cheeks, now 4758b387da burning with anger. Being held in 061309cc1d his embrace felt 5fdd9dc441 so repulsive now.e8511815e37f97a6

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‘You crazy bastard.’79f7d11add8a3c47

Lucian twisted ec8f3be676 his body a41467f8c6 with all 2aa1470b3a his strength, e19e0f1fb0 and this 1c0c94544f time Heraith f8883a090d let him 63e8f5e4fe go quite 762458b0c9 easily. Thinking he had understood 52f3f158e1 and accepted his feelings, b347330ede Heraith’s face looked relaxed.4fe9e30175ce19e7

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“Now.”87f982d3d1889930

Struggling to keep 51135a2f3d his voice calm 5646b077fb and not scream, e182a2fced Lucian did his a416db700a best. There was no e15c64ba00 benefit to shouting ec496b247a here.627ca9d12dfec480

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“Are you 2f618865d3 asking me e320dd6d3a to come 092ebd2b58 back because 26a46091f8 it’s inconvenient 02e8da34c1 for you 888c8d30c3 to work? Not because you 9f40a162b0 want me… but a30db227a4 that?”b7ce42964502e4b6

“I want you, 627f901b18 so come back.”2986f3aa74cb337d

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“That’s not what 125d90fcd8 I’m talking about, 5ec9a01ec2 Your Majesty. What I a52c1097fe mean is…”f3028d3c86daf3b6

Lucian’s voice 1f99338157 grew louder 2cfb377d77 as he 5db34f45e0 furrowed his d98aaf22fa brow, and a12bbaa9c7 Heraith’s expression 8adacc6fe2 darkened in 1e75646915 response.8a438c1a61a0892b

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“What exactly 0fd45c8e4f do you 1a97c7603e want to 6d946fcb02 hear from 50c72114b3 me? I need you. Isn’t that enough?”2c900f4abaf923dc

“That’s not the point, ec3938d79d Your Majesty. It’s not about 4c23de57c9 needing me; it’s 4c30628404 about whether you… 1cf8f419d8 whether you… care bbf5b11f28 for me.”42297dd5a4b0cac1

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“Oh, you mean f65c42358f whether I like ebae698cf5 you?”8abd70c677a0b155

“…!”9165e486a23b705b

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Lucian’s heart sank. The heat 214e2ed537 that had 20471c2392 risen to d766eb1394 his head c1c82b2679 plummeted in c546971b4f an instant.4f740a1e044b2a9b

He knows! He knew! And yet, to speak d5ec959ebb to me like that?03ebda4400754ddb

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“What does 12ddd8bb23 that matter? Ah, isn’t it 7ee7240fda even better? You get to f7d6341f49 work by my b431936b02 side, which you a64b4240b9 like.”086c5d48f924f2fa

“….”4e7e259beb3513a2

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“And if 3d32711177 you don’t 94f84d81ff come back 3ed7c347fe to me, 1f150b197f where will deb8dbf99d you go? Do you e534bfa663 think the 31778feef5 Count of a07cf3f361 Astro will 78679faf44 take you fbe2b7c3ad in? Do you efc6c3b131 think your 947cc15bf5 father will b2dddcbf3b defy me?”b96777944a266b1e

That selfish, ignorant 1a7a4d3089 bastard.597ded000db0e597

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Yes, it had always 213d7d6cd7 been like this. He naturally db16e12873 assumed I’d 0a8014b2fe stay by 6d8f8f22b8 his side, 0afc74162b naturally assumed 5d779d523d I wouldn’t 302446faac leave him.63fadf8a42e9863c

Yes, you e7d28e1a19 probably think c3857cce3d my leaving d8fb42fbc5 was just 91103685a2 a momentary 749b3c8ab9 rebellion.6048a163b98f35de

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No matter that 4cdf0e96a5 you’re the Emperor, b492339ec4 no matter that aff72f9de9 you’ve taken half 65944c98be my heart, I a017a50587 have no reason c0d48492ba to heed that.f3a5f8dd419a6a98

“Your Majesty.”b7d02e808aafb7aa

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Lucian’s voice trembled as 46595c79be it squeezed through clenched 0947cf0cbe teeth. He tried 8bc3c6df0a not to 63d1af3711 shake but bdf6f60aff couldn’t help d3b89ef613 it, so 3399bc4a8b he clenched 50b636ac6d his fists 1ff9241e74 tightly.3d2ccb4b1b0a3997

“What am I f01d372d57 to you?”5a90d574b73b1449

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“What are you 50e87e6f18 saying now?”fa4b88a3f0adb6ff

Heraith furrowed 6c32db1313 his brow, c87a42bb17 clearly not 2227cbd9ff understanding Lucian’s de7b3eefbc words.fc99d2a98d58b592

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“Aren’t I 28392da7dc just a d90e7e8835 convenient, useful 09ff4eeeee tool to f53cf65de7 you?”d2133558fbf3796c

“Why does 0df615cbb0 that matter e548ab6174 now? Why are you 010c3b8f95 bringing this up ee1f782ddc here! What’s more important 62755aa50a to me is 945c7c0982 whether you come 50cc4a41e8 back or not.”77cf8549cd034a34

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“I am important!”0cf29ed785395a30

Lucian shouted sharply, a29a78b5aa and Heraith flinched 0b12b6198e at his vehemence.797decb193d0d0bd

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“What are you 21de5b763b talking about? You are…” Suddenly, Heraith 6d00b05914 stopped mid-sentence.7591eab8b2bc352a

As if he had 08cc7b1792 realized something, he looked 95e7936608 at Lucian with a 4383813b19 frown. Seeing that, a bitter dca46ef83d smile crossed Lucian’s face.01f1b17f9c01cf39

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“Ha, are you seeking 72e8e961cc affection from me? Is that just ab0c9b14e2 a trivial thing 88f8b2c0a6 to you?”db066903440b2ccd

“Right? It’s just a joke c4a9e3df33 to you, isn’t it? Trivial and ridiculous.”4d1d171a72c5c2a5

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“You…”f4715ad0ae56eec6

“And what if I 9886518277 am? I’ve been cfed13bb71 hurt by 2fa5a02433 that trivial 5c64475b86 and ridiculous 941a15a028 thing. So much 0ef4cef503 so that 147dbdbb91 I can’t 4097fc4118 bear to 4c50c72517 be by 2fcb228712 your side 372462aa4b even if 2612bb10f8 it kills 2f313013e8 me.”e22efff722f6cf73

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“….”01c3110fa5d5a1ee

Heraith’s face d0ab4bb4ac hardened, his 4f987d4c19 hazel eyes 81a809b180 sinking so 804217d0f6 deeply that 6d74966bf6 they became b79fc50901 unreadable. No emotion could fdb666f2cb be gleaned from 3013858a01 his gaze.0a35fe30e663048b

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‘Ha, why 161d576a52 does that 7f39323986 matter?’4d80037f58336158

Lucian didn’t turn aa9f27f64c his gaze away 749ecf3c30 from Heraith as 5bd8cda2b8 he reached into 814244f535 his coat. When his fingertips touched 2faa3161aa something cold, he grasped 87e6375b40 it firmly and then 2b80366fa3 smiled at the Emperor.8a5a3a63a76e7c7b

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“Look, Your Majesty. I can never bd0fbd8ca0 return to you 99487d0c5b again.”dc54f2fc43139e3a

“Lucian…”3cf52cf5bb35f7d3

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As Lucian stepped a55690dc19 back, Heraith, almost 831a41a3a7 reflexively, took a aa997e0633 step forward. The expression on c2232de166 his face was b4f5bc3f73 one of someone c28a5a721e who couldn’t understand c06f13786c what he was b7ed28d8f0 being told, and 30594c2c75 Lucian’s heart broke a33efbfe9f all over again.300fb8305899fed5

Yes, that’s it. You’ll never understand 26f0f0609d my heart in f8ea9d6678 a lifetime.b18862a6616e90b5

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You don’t love 5054a28d6a me.5b9bab6fa5de1f4b

“Ah.”367675421fc2fb40

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Heraith sighed deeply and 5702557797 ran his hand roughly e7783abae4 through his hair, his 912396db36 irritation palpable, yet he 749fbb36e3 did not raise his 3c34098b57 voice.6098847065325e9d

Lucian realised 6081718299 he was 382facf0a0 holding back d8ae309f51 his anger, bd2e5e6784 trying to 7fed15df84 accommodate him.d77d454deef95c04

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‘I can even 4b4a5e28f9 tell he’s restraining 5cb8feea96 himself like that.’ba150693686e1894

That made 899c24b4e1 him even fd30c85e87 sadder.85b37f6ba485de7c

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“Stop this nonsense 27bb6e1405 and come back, a7bccd449a Lucian.”d9b404a3857e0747

The Emperor took another 207025084d step towards Lucian, now d69e6f8824 close enough to touch e31775a3fd him. All the while, c4edf55b61 Heraith did not 1a766ba8e3 take his eyes b42203609f off Lucian. As if fearing c4dbfa5e4b Lucian would disappear ef7bd4b386 if he looked a36d7c42e3 away, he kept 9bca058e2a his gaze fixed 2e86277f6d on him to c7c4b1f8ef the very end.90c6553987ef436b

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“Lucian.”153f1c51884d27cd

That low, pleasant voice.16ac85ba2dee60ab

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A voice 320b586e51 he once 98a9e11ef5 loved so 533935d5b1 much that 2cb94bc4a2 it made 2ad540d59e his heart b112c40978 flutter now af1fe6612f made him 54750b8845 profoundly sad 83a475b83a to hear.65f7593ed23a11b0

Heraith slowly 111a31dc17 lifted his 388622b859 hand to ed7ca36c73 Lucian’s cheek, 18d72b4211 his gaze 3d7e40b678 more tender 1f594bed3f than ever 63c8559061 before. Lucian felt even more c4e1ac26c4 sorrowful.d6834217949a183d

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“I’ll overlook e616df6e2c your escapade fb430ae265 this time. Let’s pretend 4e04d5f8cc it never a06fdc6c9e happened.”ae17221c3234e619

Heraith bent down, seemingly 540a7348d7 to kiss Lucian again.944b77b164f97a0b

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“Come back df246d7464 to me—ugh!”e5a4053fa7679883

The moment his af8a05f1bd lips were about 145e221d84 to touch Lucian, ab3f149d58 the Emperor suddenly 861ff20f2d screamed and fell feb5d77385 forward.5c0db3580b209eb2

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“Luci—You…!”2e2a4dd49a213e18

Struggling not 879b15df80 to fall, 74998ad444 Heraith clenched 6fe2222a56 his teeth 9e2859353e and grabbed 0b485e789d Lucian’s shoulder, 98dcacadc6 but Lucian afe4c39ff6 stepped back f99b9b1f6a a bit 960b567af2 quicker. Catching only badd1a3885 air, Heraith 8173dddeb5 fell forward 8d74e3d4a6 completely. As he c9d10770ca hit the 9dc2d882e4 ground, small 989d60e5df sparks of d091967012 electricity crackled a207268624 from his 04b4d44b78 body.96f8173f57fac8cc

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“You, really…”ead289f7037f141c

Groaning with 78fcb5872e pain, Heraith ebaaa4b4c6 looked up f7c727ee37 at Lucian.0a857bed8174d7de

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Lucian moved away, dc1af56d7e whispering,e06c097b8a69e574

“I won’t return, Your aea663caf7 Majesty. I’ll never come f220abeefc back.”6f250b0a72339ff9

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The ice-blue of 45297f0f33 his eyes flared 773abd1513 with blue flames.69faf3ff84a30ecb

“Lucian, you…”f583d94063add5d3

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Every time he 687b8ee3a9 tried to move, 5171e9ffa3 sparks flew. He was ddee291a01 experiencing symptoms 40e5e62aed of paralysis.26aaf0cc9c7abc0e

“What is this 2ad7df5ac9 thing that makes a4c1c0d455 one utterly immobile!”b9c67fae25af39d6

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Despite his anger, 2ea6252b5d Heraith struggled to c8c870bb65 move his body.7a9822af47258da7

Lucian backed 4bd0f63542 away, ready d1474f9557 to turn fc9a39edbc and flee 31dc7f8257 at any 08e9016401 moment. Watching Heraith struggle, Lucian f214e9fe01 finally turned around.5c86866a4e27ab45

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“Stay out 613b907a57 of trouble, 583de0342e Your Majesty! This is 1f2a4e8e85 not the 2f38be6599 Empire; if 836d90ab3c you cause 44b26804e1 trouble here, 5479b0c989 it becomes 80da7f32a8 an international 2922c2fc32 incident. It’s a 429e6f074b headache to fa07d0a127 resolve. So temper your 14107e7fd2 temper. Don’t start any f63536da19 international incidents.”e2704f85a01be791

Then, he 356b402f00 dropped a 04d8554cc3 pouch where 4f47001265 it was 25cab64511 just out 8e889d996a of Heraith’s 8cc4971780 reach.1ce4a5aa552bbf27

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“It’s the antidote 424f14257b for the paralysis. Tell Sir Kent 90053214f2 to pick it 2d61dcfc86 up and give 90577afa8b it to you. You must take it.”91b55a4bc1b48d2c

And with 70ef7f7c5d that, Lucian 6ccc1902b5 turned and 895b6d4f69 fled.e5e2d1eaff934c1c

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In an instant, 7c0ee4faa1 Heraith felt utterly 176007b03a deflated. Despite the pain from f9f511d4e8 the electric shocks still 876cd3ae21 coursing through his body, a1a8335afd all he could do fb87f52d0a was let out a 797769ce20 hollow laugh.891e69596f48c995

“…that ridiculous man.”9427dff82d7a6861

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A faint 176d95cea2 chuckle escaped 617100d045 him after ccf619d57e a long 11f31fd649 while.bac10cb445361b3c

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Where the blue d72007dc0e sky met the aed6e87bc2 bluer sea, in 28d2b0a41e Ramer, a bustling 2250e4d0d6 yet beautiful place, ec4381b9d4 a carriage stopped.6e9ebcadc6725ba6

“Thank you.”a57a4a67005fff4c

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Lucian jumped lightly 3df38a9968 from the carriage.4e12db9b0cb75da9

“Take care, sir. This place is e6a0130ab3 thriving, so you’ll ef240834ef find good employment fc719a7c0e opportunities.”33d21b57182a6cb6

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“Yes, thank you. I’ll definitely fbf61f912e find a f7e50b4466 good job 2050a84489 here.”c3a6b98c7d1f7745

Lucian waved at 44a02444af the departing carriage, 1ce2afb47b then turned around. The salty 299045904b sea air bd673e49e3 mixed with c8edc39308 the atmosphere.2aca21aff8dc4b04

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“Ah, it’s nice.”25637c67fa8e0f9b

Inhaling the scent 262cad00e0 of the sea, 24bdf7bfc2 Lucian took a 2b806128e6 deep breath.894223eacfe83447

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Around the continent a0944bc969 to this spot.1c2784452bed9817

“Let’s see 068e9696b9 what starts 6dcab9d456 here.”ed66fc317413207c

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His voice was full d7e28b7b49 of excitement as he 84c18a2877 clasped his hands.ec89c7fec6206ee6

He was finally back 880da4e171 in Pranas.9b166bad1898168a

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