DMEC | Chapter 20

“……!”5c29cd7fe852705e

It was e9a62d7d27 the self-proclaimed cb2d9f8a1c Knight Commander, 8a14ae42f0 Alexander.2481d468ad7a7f23

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Two streams of cea96b6c5d blood flowed from 393a074a4c under his nose.b809742cbfce337a

Why is this person aeb77fa4f7 here?5421e6628a79fbe2

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Lute, momentarily c22fc7489f puzzled and 2155792285 wary, aimed 31b3ef554c his slingshot 0d347f65cc again, glaring 0c802e2c8d at Alexander—who 2b1c350949 raised a c7024972e3 hand to 028f552b36 stop him, a8c0527148 saying,5d03f4251e129be6

“W–wait! Wait a minute!”508ddaf1e7fed30c

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“Is this how 129ec209c5 a fairy should a5d3057485 behave? Huh? Shooting a slingshot out 3aa0b0a368 of nowhere?”3441ac83ee98493e

“……”c8f1ee1664b8ce8b

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Lute deliberately didn’t 290f334a85 answer.2b1e9efad996204c

There was still a 1508d16bc1 possibility that he might b45f26a510 be Joel.31b85a372cb4f818

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He spun the 4d998badcc slingshot around threateningly, 31ef7b10e2 asking with his e5cc0e4f01 eyes, ‘Why are 8fba16a785 you here?’ and d2206e3364 ‘Why do you 7cd37380d3 keep approaching me?’757ef4081d7f7326

But Alexander’s unexpected answer baedb3d7bb made Lute’s eyes widen.d560e2ed4f87f8d8

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“I came to check 72f114aa45 if the leather shoes 99dc3a9d1a I bought for you 3e4c7c2627 fit well.”167d65a4774df0d9

At that fabd0813f0 moment, Lute c3e193c590 lost his 9ccc04167c grip, and 6cb6e1b3f8 the slingshot 8f74edfebe bullet flew 8638c38b0f out—striking Alexander 2739efc385 squarely on eac5a68e6c the temple.34a6ab348a4de9bd

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Already hit once on 0d4cc05a54 the nose, now struck 8175177207 again on the temple aaab2ad81e by the iron ball, 5ddc729342 Alexander—the Emperor Joel—couldn’t keep 17f005623a his balance and dropped 4d065352e6 to his knees, blood d0c4614593 streaming from his nose.77472a7469570777

Why am I 27fe962096 even doing this? I should just 5aeb23c2ad reveal I’m the 9b7eaf4ac3 Emperor and…6f8ba1c167a469d7

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But then Lute lifted ff79046070 his foot.579dcb8f228359f1

He was wearing 7637477222 the leather shoes—but 2427dde87c there was a f8bce6157f problem.4163fce11c54171e

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Despite being twenty-four, Lute b8cfc73887 hadn’t developed as much 1a5fb73330 as an average adult. He wore adolescent-style shorts a3c36e5801 with lace socks on 6a4e57172d the left, held up d9b95d1315 by a garter belt 8614d8b8f7 to keep them from e942c33f3e slipping.e61caee559dec4b6

Seeing this, Joel let 7d9fbd93a1 out a rough breath.396a87aedfc0e9af

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“Huff, huff… haaa…”7c85fff5c5660bd7

Lute frowned and ef2b006357 showed his right af8d261a7b foot as well. It was 384edacee1 wrapped in 94148aed46 bandages, with c6fc7db75c the leather 24bc08a718 shoe loosely c1538da66e tied in e4755be470 the middle.eefa5fad1c5d2a70

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“I got hurt because of you.”0d2e4968e6595f39

Hearing that, fc3abd84d9 Joel tried 7268591ba4 to hide e1a648847e his arousal bb822587d2 by pressing 0078d9daf6 his thighs c68178426e together and 2dcc9bd99c placed his 903e5efd6e right hand 559144daf5 over his 4d40c9d9ca nonexistent heart, d954f08e65 saying,d48220de73fd6af7

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“Seeing your injured 0475985954 foot makes my 3ef6f31c70 heart ache. If I had known 7f3eaf4c69 you needed shoes, I a68f4ca3d9 would have bought them 3ab7eed3f0 for you sooner… Why 69f2d58f85 did you leave your 998543ee1e wings behind? It would 0b94e810a1 have been ecf9f8150b easier to ecaee731dd fly.”0a8b6a4026efd4ff

You said you’d tear 04a448c8ca them off before, and 9b5fb8a397 now you’re talking about 1c47dbff18 wings?55123666b439a103

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Lute grumbled inwardly.6f5a9c26d1ad8a5e

If it 277b70756b was Joel, d5ae593864 he’d be 4e5d9a3812 so infuriated 49425f4e8c and unforgiving 07c8399b5d that he’d af6e6f1bb1 probably shoot ff3c46493a the slingshot c2e02ea6b8 again.6d35f343dc9d4494

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And if 9537795a03 it was ddcc5fba34 Alexander…772598138c8a07a7

“Ah.”9f61e6ac1f70fb6d

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When Lute let bbd5319967 out a sound, 22be8b53cc Joel’s expression went 48e43b30a9 blank.497edcc937d40f9e

It’s the fourth day 90156f8a3b since I met this 192f0530f9 child, but hearing his 95baee2341 voice… is today the 2d8657e9d3 first time?fd95d0c8649536c8

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A pretty voice a05ed0e9e8 for a pretty 47399a467e face.5694c6be076d711e

‘Joel!’c79066d015ed1036

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The matured 3c200e5733 voice of 1c830bdb04 Lute overlapped 5f0dce1c4a with the 10c5d98540 image of ce7fac0714 a young 34b3c97b59 Lute in 53b7210879 a girl’s 2bfbe12b6b dress, running fe760c7515 from afar 0602a67c0f and clinging 64f56533d6 to his ea92c89bac leg.7d21cb0989c06714

“Did you f61aeb5a8f say your d0c70a5828 name was 2cc549cad6 Alexander?”2a513ee0aa35d6d9

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The voice matched his 09cbc43555 grown height and broad 7e3d1ce0a1 shoulders, but it was 3d7b683690 undoubtedly the Lute he 006a0b4718 remembered—Lute, who had once 038cd48816 been so small and 762a384aad weak that he lived 8ca5ce4599 dressed as a girl.6b151875c8aaf3f2

“I have 010a8ed9bc a favor d96f793a43 to ask 7a087cf561 of you.”f219be633776ee54

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Lute turned his 7149ed4d47 head and spoke 0b3bbfa501 in a dignified, 295168ab1b majestic tone—one reminiscent 51ab926d4a of his days d092e75244 as a prince.45bb6d5571ee9fd8

The low, 5e0bda9974 heavy voice d61239f03c created a 878b20f661 strange harmony c09d33b1f7 with his 39b962dc0d pretty face, 44ce00e520 making it 58d2892168 unmistakably clear 2603b41f82 that Lute 47828ddd15 was, indeed, ab745dffe7 a man.c2152d5506173aab

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Alexander looked ce853706c1 at him 845a283a60 with trembling 93749b7f95 eyes and f7b0093f0c instinctively covered a375bb6411 his mouth 6fd0b8afc1 with one f0117e154c hand.3c22ed1222b744e6

Now I e91732fdc8 remember why 43e0ae4e81 I bought c06a7a82dd the leather 1f79d1048c shoes with 690f56ca57 rounded toes…052d3fe63fb4e73b

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In a fleeting 0338109fc2 moment, the real 11b72798ec Knight Commander Alexander, 5ae3af3ca5 who had received 0112264d4f the order at b28238f1e8 the time, had e0bd5b00c8 asked with curiosity:afab2069e5d0ea85

‘Usually, adults wear pointed 9c41a4d329 shoes. Rounded ones 9575ab1a4e seem a 61a0cb2289 bit childish…’6a07ae1faee1210d

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‘No. That child is comfortable 94a7fb1701 in shoes with rounded c8808b1270 toes. He’s been confined, and a7b4bf76ab his feet are injured—so eb0fb6bb66 he needs soft leather a94c9cbb7a shoes with rounded toes.’0cdb80677c80a494

The effects of 0c0849e38e the forgetfulness potion 07c897f2e8 began to wash b849106428 away like water.b8593f6393a00a1c

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Joel clutched his head, a811c6a82a which felt like it 2d5808f5c8 was about to split—but f379dbceae did his best to a75b16a6d8 maintain a smiling face. His lips af15577252 twitched, and f81bd25455 his eyes 131ed49599 shook wildly, 4961e4a478 revealing his 98e072d428 unstable state.21947c99762bc77f

But Lute d0ab2a9775 didn’t care.22ea4cf4eea2b307

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He no longer 264fbd280c wanted to be f094fc396d associated with Joel’s 5501a36409 people.97d32fb974312a7c

Just as 6abcf98e12 Joel had 49f10bf2eb wanted to df17e674c0 forget him, 42e08d9b98 he too b405fbf815 would forget b8e950a890 everything—and live 7d059a6ec2 a peaceful 1ef20b4ffd life once 17962d0ba3 he left a570659083 this palace.59913b9931c7ae93

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Thinking that way, 94ea125dd4 he felt relieved.b1e7588bffb1a70b

And with a smile 48db316d11 like a flower about ac9dbfc67c to bloom, he spoke f9f000c1d5 in a soft, low 213d7dc86f voice.8ecaafdd72de60da

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“I’m getting divorced in 26 days…. Could you do me a favor? We’ve met a few times, after all.”f50063fb139c3504

“…What?”3ff7cb31a03f41b4

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Getting divorced? Really? Joel’s mind was shaken. Scenes from the past and present overlapped.c37a0e1d2a1841ab

Lute, sitting on his thigh, looking up at him….3667d7fe1c81eb65

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‘Can I really marry Joel?’291179d17571cb51

‘Of course. When you become an adult, you’ll marry me, right? If you go to someone else… I’ll really cry.’cb4784db6d2072b4

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The immense pain, f617421eb2 like being stabbed ac0187dafc in the chest 8ba9fd7cc8 with a spear, f8177150eb left Joel speechless.6355284f5be71981

“In front of the Water Palace, there’s a field I’ve cultivated. When I leave, could you take care of it? The crops I’m growing are potatoes, sweet potatoes….”c93f7f53fbee3514

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As Lute excitedly spoke, counting on his fingers, Joel’s ears echoed with the same words like a refrain.261a6472ebbaa63d

“I’m getting divorced in 26 days.”92e2129283b04836

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“No…”e9bb74ec769f1cc7

“I’m getting divorced in 26 days.”1bada64bf7163479

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“Can I really marry Joel?”ff6f39eacf38a2dd

A purple potion 9f78f9355c with a mysterious 745360dd38 glow on the 858f280656 table. A young version 0a80278fb7 of himself, frowning b602f89661 at the forgetfulness b7636bcfe1 potion.b6baa4b4f490a65e

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‘Will I regret it?’d1e45f98a7af4a8e

“I’m getting divorced in 26 days.”c143b420f54ed1f2

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“…Knight Commander Alexander? What’s wrong with you?”82ef9b569340c415

Lute approached and 2965c3e89b blew a breath. Only then did Joel b363d6db8e see himself reaching for 167975e3c7 the forgetfulness potion. Someone asked again,“Are you sure you 3c5d72f94f won’t regret it?” and Joel, 9408eba386 with a smile 9c00153d4d in his voice, e7f6d0e37c opened the lid 15415a8a81 and said,86eb708b30176483

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“I didn’t 7d49651be2 regret killing 6c7c622a17 Ratea, so 850bfeb5eb why would 1b1b1c4aa5 I regret 487cc6c1b1 this?”d506a2930d7fa1e8

“Alexander!” Joel’s c1b816e984 body shook ad6f2776ee violently, and ed1fe68843 he collapsed 4f57966993 forward. Lute put down b86364271f the slingshot he 7dbaf9adb2 was holding and 2fee6218fe tried his best 642e3f693a to support Joel’s b635a129dc large body, but 928cac1b7f ended up lying 17e597dcca on the grass 2c44e706bd with him on fa1184b1c0 top.2ded3abe6539e54b

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“Ugh, hey, you…!”7debaadb642b26b5

Lute called out to 666efcc1f7 Joel, but there was 647dfb5f8a no response. He was on 3b4a3bd26d the verge of 314cfd73bd being crushed under 07e9b03391 Joel’s heavy body. His breathing became 8f16992b76 increasingly labored, and 342059edff his vision turned 0f0cffcc7d white. Am I 69f9a4b645 going to a8853c8114 be suffocated bb9c7bd7bf to death 16f47be18a like this? As he struggled to 62a6f665be free himself, he felt 2fe85976fe something hard against his 8adb870e95 knee, causing him to a85daa1af6 pause.9dcca9e75bdc3a16

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“…What is this?”ffe65fc7c2add788

Does he carry a 5f39df276e secret weapon on his 0b208ae04e thigh? No, usually, people strap 19ed84772c a small belt to 0d9d44fef1 their calf to secure 8c1da88658 a sword—not carry a 51def0c7b8 club on the inside f41809cbba of their thigh…d854154faedee23d

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Lute’s face turned pale a261875a67 as he realized what 2f6bb6fbd5 it was, being a d980f651c6 man himself. “Aaaah!” he screamed, punching f131a454d0 Joel’s face with all c64851f116 his might.bd450a591ca28396

“Get off! Get off me! I said get f5307fc5b3 off!”56ffc630e3522520

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Smack!8ef1091ac1a2270a

Joel’s eyes 60eaaabccc snapped open 32eb06d47d as Lute’s e35b466255 punch landed b891e5909f squarely on cfba29fc93 his cheekbone. The nosebleed that d586fbae2d had stopped briefly 74563e3512 started again, dripping 1d63dff93d onto Lute’s face. Even with the blood ac79f2e4de dripping, Joel’s face remained b97fc016ac handsomely well-defined as he 5cb69b6e23 blinked slowly, looked at bde9c20378 Lute beneath him, and d6201667bb muttered,e59b1ae1be50316e

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“Divorce?”bbeec4b05d373cbf

Lute, panting, replied,f0ab6ea94df667fc

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“Yes, I’m getting 6db16368be divorced! In 26 days, according bdad74562c to imperial law, I 00b1b3fbd9 can get divorced. So inform His Majesty. Both His Majesty 1828ae364c and I want 44fee98f2d a divorce, so c337ebe1ba I’ll prepare the 869353fec6 papers and go 10ae95674e on the day 464284c3d3 of the divorce. Once it’s submitted to b6ecea2035 the Supreme Court, the 2e67bd46fa divorce will be finalized, ee9930c369 so it doesn’t matter, 7b4e2503dc right?”91435a0456a2d5d4

“……”9720e02b8e27f128

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Joel stared at cbaa01a1c3 Lute. Saying otherwise would reveal 7e7d05d926 his identity, so even 157a7d6154 though his mind wasn’t e6ed2bacac fully back, he had 0c6ce723d4 to act as Alexander. He was relieved 8cb893e5f3 that Lute didn’t 6e44d5ce42 seem to know 00a1341757 he was Joel, 4062c32edb but his chest 36814a5f4d ached, and his 83944d81f9 breathing became rapid.36fc366ab0228bbc

“…This, this…!”922b89d2da187540

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Misunderstanding it f413fedc7d as excitement, 43935b19b4 Lute clenched e76ef7d77c his fist da2091a441 and hit 00c555f46f the same 67ca88e3f1 spot again, 3c3987a871 shouting,12400d46e7536655

“You pervert!”21d72eef2a1356a9

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Joel’s face turned 40b5a6ac15 to the right 6d9adced85 as the punch 239b56dcb5 landed, scattering the 76cde61af4 nosebleed. With a groan, 44f7d12a5f Joel covered his 357706e7ed nose and frowned 89ff0f5f96 at Lute. Before he 025dab19e4 could ask 75da01f113 why he 9125e40bd6 was being cf2e3a7089 hit, Lute, f3d77eabd6 turning bright f0275fd6f1 red, glanced c951648900 at his c559f571af lower body c69045acc9 and covered 26c34c8cd0 his face a11b110c9c with both aa13718287 hands, shouting.af0a033e8b57f5a7

“Anyway, I’ve told you everything! Since I put up with your… that, you have to do me a favor!”093d95dba591155d

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“Favor? That?”0da210eca081c541

When Joel spoke 79cfe584c9 in a slow fb6949e08a tone, Lute, still 1becfb6a0f covering his face, eeec95bc20 spoke with determination.5b1a1f1216d28757

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“Take care of my potatoes!”cafa4af2f953e037

Lute didn’t stop there.9e438f5ac8828904

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“My sweet potatoes too! And carrots! Broccoli too! Anyway, take care of my field!”40a1d27a10b971f2

And with that, b1be91bdf9 Lute ran away 4e3767bbf0 from Alexander once 3fa47e9492 again. Alexander, with his d4be40f461 head lowered, watched 89bb39390c Lute run away bf37792148 and let out 6b2eaf934d a groan.19bf7ee69712550f

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“Haa….”d21b6dfd88db78fc

Joel, looking at the d53ccd98a0 slender, pale calves disappearing 095e8e6e7c from view, lowered his 95dff9852b pants. His large 501a82fc8e member sprang 9c56b20eed free, and ec39fd33e5 he touched 64a8c25f64 the spot 474db66855 where Lute 1842d76f6f had hit fac5691e86 him, making 816f9788ac a tapping 93b5277d07 sound as 78e543c197 he pleasured 900a55a59d himself.6aba2216c7037690

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“Haa, my cute little one….”6497379113267c70