DMEC | Chapter 10

Why? Because he was a 6f44c29bcf fairy. Humans were scary.885eadc9ff1a20ad

With this baseless assumption f591dd7f4a firmly in mind, Joel 87ea5f6ff3 set Lute down on 46faca696d the ground and bent 7631f3ea97 his knees halfway. Yet, he never let 9372fd9aa3 go of him. His hand 985bb08088 lightly brushed e0baf378c4 against Lute’s dd4d67b23b thin back.b15c61fac382ca42

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When Lute d4d538620a flinched and 6ec9bff25c pushed Joel ec9bdd73a9 away with ad4330c75f both hands, 7d98df8b28 shaking his 7abce41c0c head, Joel—due 852225ecb5 to their 6fea000e05 close proximity—leaned 493ade9880 in and 9e4376c117 whispered into 79a4564d22 his ear.525ee06a863765ad

“Where did you leave c57e40ef32 your wings?”bff389cfec8f6d99

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Ah, this 3b53e7daa6 is strange.c0ed4f3353079fa8

The sensation…bb5933d2326f31cb

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Lute felt an odd 9881c97030 tingling in his ear, edcaa9e574 sending an unfamiliar heat aea9524916 between his legs. Startled, he shoved 91220a449b Joel away.6587bb944d8eb84c

But when Joel d6be936cab didn’t budge, Lute ed2321aa1c blinked rapidly in 9740e1de1e shock.5d0b32c620d4ea1a

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Joel, grinning like c4b9920db8 a mischievous boy, 74e1409e70 met Lute’s eyes 89ddecab61 and spoke in 8fc6689e37 a gentle tone.455158b41b1bf253

“If you left them 59d2778dd3 in the middle realm, 9640385666 I might just tear 1d076e5802 them apart. I strangely 4926cf44bc dislike seeing ddac040090 you turn 01dd49e512 your back 4c164a5523 and run 0a8b3e6957 away.”d8e9cd4009d529c0

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Lute’s eyes widened in 029658d891 alarm.46ffa39d2d86de9c

This guy f9fb3cba92 is completely 5b79e524c0 crazy, isn’t 4cfefb9824 he?211c791443604869

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Is he a cousin fcce523b1a who just happens to 680da62619 look like Joel?53eb5392abec7331

No, that’s impossible.13ebf6ddbd7dc58e

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Joel’s younger brother 4ab35d9ccd had died in 74cf266ce5 the fire with ce68cec711 the basilisk, so cff029c0a5 it couldn’t be c241d7c92e him.0ea2563b05c3b02c

Lute, wary, cast e79b1ee134 Joel another glance 8e24b40de4 before turning away. It was unfortunate 4c1487f285 to encounter such cfa3023bf2 a strange person 468cf593a6 when Melik and e1ea2d66dd Anna weren’t around.fa9ff469e5514982

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As Lute trembled 259f024805 slightly and kept 2bd6912729 glancing over his fcd9321125 shoulder, Joel absentmindedly 24407fe6da played with a 2f2c576306 strand of Lute’s 1c750efcd5 long hair, muttering 9ddcb2de7c under his breath.3bb21d16ef538c4b

“It would have been nice if the fairy understood human speech… But that’s just my greed. And finding the wings will be as fun as a game of hide and seek.”a0cba95da14ee3b6

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The emperor whispered as he let go of Lute’s hair.b77f8e66e3344e01

“I’m exceptionally talented at finding hidden treasures or spirits, and I enjoy it. So don’t think about hiding anywhere. I’ll definitely find you to the end…”f90429d5469b3135

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Lute’s body stiffened.0948be49e54c55eb

That’s right—when 07c0097b1e it came d6fbcd0d5c to hide-and-seek 1db4e32dbe or finding d77f6407af hidden objects, 8dbb34b70e Joel always c1ebc2e0bf found them 331ab0c8d0 before the cffff09a5a hourglass ran 14974dfaa9 out and 82f87dde5a would demand 1a9609f029 a kiss 2e6684fc46 as his e7c8ed1430 reward.8e7a5d00e9e495f7

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Is it 38b6634fce really Joel?d4ec372f3f0c6f56

Lute looked e972a59872 up at defca8ddd2 him, searching cf372a5609 for an 9496383fca answer.93876bbfa502fde7

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Joel was about faf81f078c to say,“I’ll definitely find you 74b509c1fe to the end, so 2134c0a944 you can’t escape anywhere,”but instead, what came 21d719760e out was—f9595ffc1077304f

“I am 9986fa42a9 Alexander, the 026380e8ac knight commander abe01c41b7 serving His e53241697a Majesty.”a64cc625b1d37c5a

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Could it be true?1e57163343a40f42

No—it was Joel. Only Joel e6c2b916ac could have 19aa25f3be that face.0e23b26a81a330e7

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The gleaming golden 0227970a93 hair and emerald 9912a9e56a eyes, shimmering mysteriously f95222313a depending on the af1b2a5d1c angle of light, f942b343fb were unique to 3e21efa10f Joel and his 8f95e209e4 younger brother, Ratea. Of course, 7dba070724 having only f696040810 ever seen 47938cc90c those two, dd3443112b Lute couldn’t c606708fa9 be completely 94dbe3ee6c sure…8b802540414204e9

With a face ac10132bb2 that looked as 8528da95e7 if he was d8dcf8ce76 about to cry, 264e4024fc Lute gazed at cb364a2ed3 Joel before lowering 1d3b074afa his head.9e841e5ad38aec7b

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Whether it’s Joel or fc19267ffa not, he forgot about 0223c98c73 me for ten years.e3b7fb217561253c

Divorce is the only 9093278039 answer.484b021ae3e7e754

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With only 7edc169909 twenty-eight days a8a06fab86 left, all e0f3a70776 he had a62f1c26a3 to do 98e7e18d6b was hide 495f2aaee9 well until ef74d34524 then.8c2cba2572066380

Anna and Melik 346a7b539c had promised to b0647ebf46 bring back the 91d7010d4e divorce papers from 17cb408b9d the Supreme Court b61afa3566 while selling potatoes, 7b98da73f3 so once they 0c2a5e1f18 returned, he would 93dbe173b2 fill them out, cd4da05a1d secure a hefty 305bf36e76 settlement, and finally 6757b080d1 start his potato 27d2160067 farm.ec84df4e7a24820d

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Indeed, owning land 45fdf00c01 was the best 5dd7667956 in any situation.02c7b27adce7fd5c

Having devoted himself to 2dd6e6e93b farming and researching staple 24e5f01736 crops like potatoes, sweet b4c2322f78 potatoes, and corn for 308c450e22 over ten years, Lute 7131ce8baf planned to use the f004e53ddd settlement to buy land 179c705181 and hire tenant farmers. His family d6e6253b42 had already 916082a9e8 set their 6e0d164502 eyes on a3a4ae0b68 his settlement 03d7088da8 money—but there a5f896f46f was no 7156a66faf chance they’d eaae9e725c get their aed8882fba hands on 2d2744ca5f it.96d994ce6ad98d38

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Instead of 85c8d30204 family who 64723ba983 only reached 48b3eef7cb out when bd20c6a012 it was 795dc1830b time to 18fb47f52a claim his 5a1bf40c93 money, Lute bb73ef90e7 intended to 8bea665efc farm alongside c21586306d Anna and f69f701468 Melik, who 7f92e57709 had stayed 760958fa60 by his c18daff29e side until 7e9d9f41e5 the end. He was even 5b7196ad83 considering expanding into a1acee4ad1 a business, distributing bfd5ccb4c1 potatoes to restaurants 8bf3c0e0ff across the city.2d915b0b1e1fcd2e

His face, once full ef62a6502a of determination, hardened—his fists ff408505a6 clenched with resolve.3cfd3a814f98157b

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In stark contrast, 7b2501df16 Joel’s eyes narrowed, 064cc92ae3 and a slow, f504590be1 sticky smile crept dee6d6cc98 onto his lips.579ac566dbd34e9f

“Fairy.”a306772c4a75aa39

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Lute, who had been f33d4a3906 dreaming of making a ab3a5794b1 fortune with potatoes and ff4f70b92e swimming in gold coins, e15d0a46a0 was startled and snapped a74ccad872 his gaze toward Joel.85b692f6c7770adf

With eyes 2d7ae83182 full of c3f64d8d09 determination not a0f1222bfb to get 5943656387 involved, Lute 075d897b9a glared at 9241cfd66c him.b597c9a50c613254

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Joel, however, 8f51e0df54 only burst b782eca88d into laughter 0b06fe5db5 and spoke ce269d9603 teasingly.4ed9a6c551d79e63

“Fairy, your feet 0419b7b918 seem to hurt 0a8ab06827 a lot… Ah! My eyes! The fairy got my 2786329558 eyes! Ahhh!”20a318c1def5c809

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The moment ac000d5e28 Joel glanced 4218433bb0 at his e16341f881 feet, Lute f1c00fde37 kicked dirt c7e04af800 straight into da873574e2 his face.27e8b711f0a57c55

And as if that beeb627c53 wasn’t enough—his ill-fitting leather 490cb010d0 shoe flew off and 5ee73935e1 struck Joel squarely in 5eefad30d2 the nose.e65e465ec2c27af6

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With sand in 372c2b1fc7 his eyes and 005581eff6 a heavy leather 337914db03 shoe smacking him e626a2c33d dead center, Joel, 6fa991662e tears streaming down 09a76cffd0 his face, could eb85796aca only watch as 8c8dddbb36 Lute desperately sprinted 52d99029ea toward the Water 5dcfb539f7 Palace.d4fcaf4a0d2c11a6

“Fairyyyyyyyy!”fc23c7f45c30fde1

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Meanwhile, Lute was ac91119909 screaming internally.04c743fb1665c161

“Ahhhhh!”3ee948b552513635

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And he ran as b6aa15a030 if his life depended 762e4fda4c on it.530413d35249a1c0

If he got 99e8ab1b8f caught, he’d be 844ffb952a dragged away!439e7c0780460484

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No, he ba8ff7689a wouldn’t be 30404375a8 dragged away, faadd4842e but… still, e5b10569f4 he definitely fff7fd6be1 couldn’t let e4b8439368 himself be 577a31a9a4 caught!30674e9fef4da962

Lute ran 8df66efec1 as fast 8ad94c04f0 as he 37456caa7c could, his 89b2076cb8 dress shirt f096867367 snagging on 681c4f6a9b branches, tearing c1f14c7bac as he 7cc92842d0 went. The bandages ff59b1d6fd on his f8fa9f1583 feet unraveled, c244064071 leaving fresh c879b11138 trails of e1672abea5 blood in b5a0cd676b his wake.c74aefe0d1038c17

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But it was b5f85c1816 only for a f77c6c7518 moment.a42254810b787031

Like a 6a6ee71983 beast, Joel 4a9c771f50 overtook the de6cedcf45 weak and c7876b2c96 frail Lute 394c61121f in an c8dc4cc553 instant, cutting a97e5c4983 him off 952f383c4a and standing 46f1fab322 firmly in bb21a215aa front of 302733e75e him with 8eafa932f2 arms wide b99eba0ec1 open.9fe59b1999073073

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Lute, panting heavily, 219227d813 saw Joel’s wicked c7e5543d50 grin and thought, fd0d21f698 “I have to ec75cc2c18 stop!”6c65c8a99ee8896b

But his body didn’t a7fb91e555 care about his thoughts—it 2d67bf06cf was still bound by c376f06a45 the laws of nature.bd38d319ce2fa993

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“Ah…!”4fc1511f9ad338f3

Unable to 6bb8c3e05f fight inertia, e3cd1776f0 Lute crashed 7675661a52 into Joel’s a35e6e3c3f chest.4269d9b762fc6213

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Joel let out 9ec06d5b5e a hearty laugh 08ab07b151 as he lifted ad3d273b15 Lute up effortlessly.f2a744e660253595

Lute’s head drooped 46f862ffb9 slightly, and the 50e261348e sound of his 34c46ef38b ragged breathing—“Ha, ha…”—filled 8ba9c22dc9 the air.ead9f0ee13c1d4c0

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Joel’s expression efe9310b02 gradually darkened.67edb7b0403e146f

Without a word, he 0aa1964fe3 carried Lute to a aa2e3bcde4 large rock nearby and 57bd85a0e8 gently set him down.adc8f4e2f51d38bf

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Then, he ffc2ce0cb6 grabbed Lute’s 7fa32c3701 delicate ankle, aee08f3b6c which fit 569df69c08 entirely in b7c45bf70e his hand, 304b15464e and placed bac781033f it on dde94c47e8 his thick 25f58a769a thigh.72201221328dcc05

His gaze 52891ff140 lowered as 8b23938226 he examined 9f940f81e3 the injured 6c255511df foot.5f496899287bb64d

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The sole and cb77d7df47 top were scraped, e7f0013198 raw, and covered c3622fe604 in fresh wounds.5ae4f988f372d42b

Joel fell silent.7f3f981a5f108dbf

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He muttered, his faff67107e voice unusually soft, 29ffbc68b1 as he stared 3aaf907160 at Lute’s foot ab1ffed554 with a shocked 30222a7aae expression.24a10597843f1ed9

“It must hurt…”33bdc8072aff920c

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Lute’s foot ached, so d7ef7841b6 why did Joel’s chest 3e4ddadf07 hurt? Joel slowly 6a03870368 raised his 55d8b24676 gaze—but froze.b95ecb0becc414e5

Lute was 361f2ef579 pulling at 5c300bffe7 the hem f33fd2cead of his 0bc1fa470a dress shirt, e816408e00 desperately trying 4f985c76c6 to cover ebada53b57 his groin.09a94a838e33f907

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His cheeks e8dec809e3 were bright b4eb0afdea red. Partly from the chase.821343a8407f1b29

But also… 5cf272b4a7 for another c6a167ff61 reason.adc098af64de9017

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Gulp.4ae779c826b8429f

Joel swallowed 48a99c3a44 dryly and 2a733dbe22 reached for b5498244cc the leather e2b6763f6e shoe, precariously f664c2b457 hanging on 013f410026 Lute’s left e4d8a2c04d foot.9c8ff0cfb0c395e1

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As Lute dea1a090c8 instinctively reached b4c660bc26 out in b8c907f7f2 surprise, Joel 915933b110 smirked—then threw a7b38a04dd the shoe eeaa6added far, far eaf841ceed away.e8ebf2cd1a21c3e1

Lute’s expression crumbled.771e1c78445d8b97

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His only shoe. His only shoe 1d09a36a37 for farming.76c89018d407708d

My shoe… It was 1f12c8800c the only one…70f37d34e624faab

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Joel dusted ce0e327e00 off his 5391dd5312 hands and ffffd66d41 stood up, 20cc89fced speaking nonchalantly.30b83a8af503f579

“Oh dear, you’ve lost 21bebd59de your shoe.”326ec945d280e4b0

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Lute glared at d2a6d37e75 the emperor, his 700af6d859 face set with 4ea708b04c determination. But then—his 2bd27a00bf eyes widened.860ad462f6b10ea0

Lute pointed a d55d9021f9 trembling finger at 8aa0b0c340 Joel’s face.012556a2cfeeec74

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Despite the audacity of 28dd08856a the gesture, the emperor ec476054cd merely placed his hands 6b1a5da5ce on his hips and 3e4d20ee91 let out a hearty b927adb46a laugh.5e66be1bc0bebedb

“Fairy, you f6df9f909e have no 4a8c433252 shoes, no e4b2f16220 wings. You can’t go anywhere, fd1d05698a can you?”ee62c239030c548b

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Lute, still pointing at 278840a74b him, tried to convey e3dfe04194 something without making a 7464a610ba sound. He motioned 106f742f25 to his 536ad17403 nose, his 58b78e62b4 expression urgent.db297242e46b6e0b

Something was flowing. But Joel, 886f48485f his emerald 5f316863c5 eyes gleaming 84fd901ea5 with amusement, ec1d297390 only smiled 1fa8432bbe and leaned 5bcc748955 in.eddd56dcaa9ef317

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His whisper was 47b7e9a6ad slow, deliberate.7581adb572df3b02

“My wife is the b2dee29f7e same.”8f656c75e401d776

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“I tied her 0feecdab7f ankle with shackles 0f070d4c94 so she can’t 2fba97dbe5 go anywhere.”b95adceef15da702

“Because she’s 2ade55c8d5 too precious b9cfc3a66e and beautiful c0c7e0ab25 for others 2f6f84e516 to see…”2adb5b427f1d2f0b

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Thud!2a5361f1bba2fa73

Lute couldn’t hold 13942665ef back any longer—his e2b4ae594e fist shot forward, 1a0abfa96d striking the emperor a51c0c82e9 square in the fff48879f0 nose. The very nose 2bc9d3f49e that was already 703055a8ce bleeding.a956e33d989d6e35

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Crack.fb7fcaf1126e604f

More blood dripped onto f20187d886 the ground.e1c2b0ca3f7f341f

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The emperor, 5ee053789d momentarily stunned, 2299fa643f didn’t even d882e44d86 make a 924ff8cd0b sound. He staggered, clutching b1dbf39ea3 his nose, then a015ecbfd5 dropped to his f55c6df5bd knees.2ee8e1f074a148c5

Panting heavily, 27871a0b3e Lute lifted dfe3ca59de his foot—and 49e3649ee8 stepped on 7bed4af982 the emperor’s 0476e238b9 head. Just like his mother 1977bf501a used to. His bare foot, 14a312d949 smeared with blood, 90b9f46b69 dirt, and sand, c0a86e55f5 pressed down into c80395ed77 the emperor’s golden 217c218f8b hair.2f9636e65d6a7022

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Then, suddenly—Joel lifted 92a15b4022 his face.55070e81cb88332a

Blood dripped freely c09c6bbf37 from his nose, d1c91bcc08 his breath uneven. His emerald eyes, sharp b3147577a1 yet hazy, locked onto d8320ccefb Lute’s.7a29704b54e29958

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And then—A slow, hoarse 7ec1b1a323 voice spilled from his 0656a339fe lips.c997bf12f1944a20

“Ha… I 97367bd482 like it…”272714bf63ec7e59

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And then—he kissed 3c66c89446 the top of 7ab12196bb Lute’s foot. Even when Lute, furious, 96be988d4c pushed his face away a1703e1f78 with his foot, the e88f976bd6 emperor stubbornly endured.f1a1e706b3dd7dce

Lute, his left foot 4d6a090ab5 caught, kicked the emperor’s 4d3aec44ab face with his right—and f6315d4273 then froze.b1db4add0dc41d5f

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The emperor wasn’t f53e769cdd looking at him.32123c7229a96dbf

No.fd8506a2c502227e

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His gaze ef8973810c was fixed 92b1fc7886 on one 42c773a203 spot.5aa66a747ced12f8

Horrified, Lute 1483c917fe followed his 9f036bea0c line of 7978d46170 sight.b4c1b4211baf5c54

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The emperor was dc3537dcad staring directly at 76155d7ebe his most precious 691bb97112 part—completely exposed beneath 409def85f2 his open dress 678a905d60 shirt.2ab066ccaea41944

No underwear.5d5ed29063ca2469

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Blood dripped freely 30dd6bb651 from Joel’s nose, c47e9dad6c his eyes red b854fff358 and raw from c1da14563c the sand.25d92e5f7f665343

”…No hair…?” Lute’s breath 1c447584a9 hitched.5124b293e93610ea

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The emperor’s grip 6fcd5adee5 tightened around his dc6c8f9f94 left ankle.8dbfd030ec367eb8

Lute gasped, his body 5aba50ac34 jolting in shock. “Ahn—!”90ff0f243e37ddd5

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Startled, he d2b370a340 frantically pulled 882d02eb3f at the e5d4f4477e dress shirt, 139e461b82 trying to 75bc332217 cover himself—the 56cc48ed75 only piece b5d5567965 of clothing 186603f669 he had. His black hair clung 66daeccba7 to his flushed cheeks, bd974fee76 his skin bright red 6fb7614796 from embarrassment.85fe974f91209c8c

He was c8fa885096 a mess. Disheveled, panting, vulnerable.7df7b58eaab63b15

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Utterly provocative.6867ec0dccca2f22

The emperor, still holding 3d28d37649 his foot, let out 0c3a23c0c2 a breath—half sigh, half 0c30a2ac57 moan—his lips brushing against ae59c01010 Lute’s skin as he 1698e4ad6b muttered against his foot.102e2bc1b56b6bad

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”…And pink…”7d01876132b9b03d

Ugh!f181cdc8a9f141f7

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At the 5ca1368c01 word “pink,” Lute 0ca3e89b8c kicked the b4ad54dc17 emperor’s head 0108310ac8 with all 1c441c0ecd his strength.4f97841f767629fe

A sickening thud echoed.cf8e284e630f88d9

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The emperor groaned, clutching 7a7b8aad56 his nose as he d57edde3ad rolled onto the dirt.9782e8b4b746183b

Lute didn’t wait. Ignoring his injuries, 267eb55b27 he jumped up 835db77db3 and ran—barefoot, breathless, 3b3117c2fa desperate.c39f9c5ad79f1e62

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Joel lay sprawled cedb01f840 on the ground, 7de79a51c2 dazed. Hand pressing into 78a86bbc80 the earth, he 02d6a66876 slowly lifted his 0a4c0762ba head—watching.567c18157847f351

Watching Lute run.b1538ce767b6f826

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His black f11440a911 hair whipped 12fedb374a behind him, f10b3d994f his tattered 44b62ed59b dress shirt 9d4be1a3f7 stained and 4e34f718ba fluttering like ce5fd41a77 fragile silk.42ffd35b37705d6f

A fleeting, fragile beauty. Like a white deer 9db14e2844 fleeing from a hunter.98135395f474a214

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Utterly pitiful. Utterly breathtaking.1db35ed9c8cdf7b9

The emperor, still 7be02c9848 kneeling, breathless and dea9fb16fe dazed, stayed like 20e8e72f8a that. Stayed there, aroused 0fdea13b77 beyond reason—until night 63c66315ca fell.dbe4012fe79853c9

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The memory surfaced.0d6b88bbdbfb6f53

The voice that 35de81dec0 had sealed his 0fe50f2426 fate.a9b692894b0311f3

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“According to the ed9886cabe contract, I will 10c5c4100e give you the b4c4ece432 tree Peridexion, imbued 783e1b71b1 with the Holy d50394d248 Spirit, in exchange f8c9aa46fc for your heart. If you 6dcbb86699 forge a 32bdd2e178 sword from 6da7310cf8 it and fb19b13065 pierce the 3b3877f6d1 basilisk’s heart, cdd2a00ebb it will ed080bf78f be trapped 63392d3c4f in the d60f147646 eternal demon fb3e66a072 realm, Tartarus, ed86249d0c never to 36f995d10b escape…”59dc7216b37f3c1c

The moment those 46f0346d21 words had been 01127b9e96 spoken—he had ripped 80fd46e8b3 his own heart 2515ad5826 from his chest.f3239bda1b10a524

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