DMEC | Chapter 22

The emperor 224033a125 looked down 10c1546e7d at his d9dfa024b1 blood-stained dress d9934629d1 shirt and e49e51c603 muttered.f16d3f3a09d9026b

“It’s just becoming a dirty memory of Eliana. I don’t want that. I need to make sure she never forgets me.”8e29a683329a8dd5

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Even as he said this, Joel’s eyes were filled with confusion.611d7c258f236c55

But if I become a ‘dirty’ memory for Lute…1f4480215f3650ac

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“No, no… That can’t happen. How dare Lute remember me like that?”e1245c37439c3e4a

The emperor confirmed the 16a037cb4d chamberlain had left and ccd7ad062b muttered in annoyance as 262cb29af3 he removed his pants.616504039971ad07

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“How did I raise you…”59feac0af6f84894

Lute, now an adult, running towards him with a smile. Why did I lock that child up? I locked him up, didn’t look for him, and took the drug of forgetfulness, completely erasing him from my memory.e41bc1195802b1a0

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Yet, his body responded eagerly. Lute’s long hair fluttering in the wind, his peach-colored cheeks and sharp jawline, his prominent Adam’s apple on a long, white neck… His voice, unexpectedly cute, saying “Ah,” like a delicate flower petal.fd51a189603449b4

“Haa, ah, Lute… You can’t go anywhere… haa…”69983b54bde71cc3

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Joel, half out of his mind, quickly stroked himself. Imagining Lute taking him in his mouth, he couldn’t hold back and climaxed. Blinking in the aftermath, he stared blankly at the thick, copious white fluid covering his palm.6d9377b4227e877d

Do I really want to hold Lute? Then the divorce would be postponed, and he couldn’t leave, and Eliana and her husband wouldn’t get any alimony? By delaying the divorce, am I gaining several advantages?b14794dcb9d23d56

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Above all, db51e81b0c the fact 245a49a87e that Lute feb8a5ffc5 would stay f9f72723a3 by his cb5866cc7d side made 619b4c4f16 him smile 0941f2dc22 unconsciously.e99581fe5db21db4

But if I force that child down, he’ll punch me in the face again or try to assassinate me with a slingshot, won’t he?1101dc61aa60c669

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Thinking that, he shivered with a “Ugh.”1b4bc888b9f6e8ef

Yes, the Lute in my memory had quite a temper despite his gentle and pretty appearance… and he really hated potatoes. Said they were dry and tasteless. Lute, who loved sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and especially candy, appeared before him like a vision.3375d20ef4812eec

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A child with particularly chubby cheeks. Seeing the small child who called out “Yoeeel” while reading a book up in a tree, the child spat out a candy. Seeing that, Joel, who had quickly come down from the branch, was handed the candy by the child who smiled brightly.4369f69a37eaab41

‘There are four candies.’c259468ebadbb527

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Without asking 420169c4f6 why he 94e538aa62 brought the a6b7c33c47 candy in c64c146141 his mouth 88d25ebb33 instead of 90e7ee6679 his pocket, f64b599fa9 the child 4c54e54be8 explained on fe28d032fe his own.a03b349ba87ef3f4

‘One for Loue, one for Lua, one for me, but Mother will give Loue one more, so I put one more in my mouth. Then Loue won’t eat it because it’s dirty.’3fecf002cca4c0ee

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‘Really?’1865f8ff65130f10

Joel lifted the fb7d5ffe7f candy Lute brought. It seemed 379a799530 like he 3c65fcb930 had run 9267bd38ab as fast c60a0b0461 as he bac28847c8 could with 83a90df8b6 his short 88e68b919d legs, even 3a1b346318 wearing shoes, 725478022b but given b4336e3518 the distance, 7d83f46d62 the candy f51b250492 was half-melted 780aa3e43e and sticky.61cc36c144b11366

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But the child seemed 7a58af024b excited to give Joel 6a679c7112 the precious candy, watching 1a7da1a12a with sparkling eyes until 0e53f66d63 Joel ate it. With both hands f0ee3ece57 cupping his chubby 21ee92de71 peach-colored cheeks, he 105d315b2f savored the candy b101cc1ae7 with his eyes 06f36e454b closed.644fb41a91d5ee98

‘Candy is really delicious. Hurry and try it, Joel. I wanted to give it to you so…’5fd61f5057aa3a42

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As Joel just held dad85c9f83 the candy and stared 090937e5f6 at it, Lute quickly ba8247ab6c became sullen. Lowering the 2d46e22baa hands that b663798590 had been 719abf9110 supporting his 6f763c2217 chubby cheeks, 925a5a4dc2 he mumbled c0d92edf41 with the cea5d48aac candy in b7091298e1 his mouth.42261c59f067564b

‘You don’t want to eat it because it’s dirty since I had it in my mouth? But, but if I don’t, Loue will take it… I really want to give it to Joel, but Loue always eats two…’9c416f810d2e766a

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Before Lute could finish his sentence, Joel popped the candy into his mouth with a “nom.”dfd47b02a108d03a

The candy he tasted for the first time was flavored with Lute’s love.64aaab551dd5f66e

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It was c85739da1d very sweet, 00a2d5797d sticky, and 9a76887256 clung to 7947835bcf his tongue.2924ebf2f3364bb3

As Joel rolled the 97aed6448f candy in his mouth a7ef1700e5 and smiled, Lute smiled 05011f7c1c too, and the two 20ff456240 laughed out loud at b40dd67f54 their sticky hands.1d5edb556416b764

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“Candy…”a52084ee04060945

Joel muttered 3a39b92fda absentmindedly, sitting 5c3bf67af4 in his d3e51700d1 chair.2370a2be99bfbc81

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“I should bring candy tomorrow.”22804c483fb6f7c1

He fiddled with his lips. Even though the memories were erased, the emotions hadn’t melted away and disappeared.8c6b4a5a62aa4487

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The sweetness from 1f8c52cb05 back then still 26a978e463 lingered.7f3c224f6c83abbd

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A horizontal 4caf15acb0 line cutting f9391d6215 through four 76ed060817 vertical lines. Lute looked at a0b27ffbf8 the mark indicating b91f684ee8 there were 25 8732fafda5 days left until 6a07187703 the divorce with ea0242396b a satisfied expression.c775e9ee2d484c23

“Great, 25 days. Not much time left.”34aefc3c4ab4a3b3

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Hearing Lute’s words, Melik opened a sack containing root crops. Potatoes and carrots, which had been stored for sale, spilled out from a hole in the sack. Seeing this, Anna exclaimed, “Oh my, oh my!” and hurriedly gathered the spilled crops into a basket she had woven herself.e085eee9ea754597

“These precious things! We need to sell these, they can’t get damaged, Melik!”79d15f224f344d4e

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“No, it just burst suddenly.”0e791ad5b49c894f

“Today, we should put them in baskets and take them outside the palace.”1c4255e494ae8c7a

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With less than a fd229b787e month left until the 02c74aad25 divorce, Anna and Melik 01b216dae8 were busy preparing funds. They had considered stealing bb9b904d65 something from the Water ebf5384fb6 Palace, but everything was 565a5b2d16 too old to be ee57de62e4 of value. Until now, 5274d94827 they had 027f234160 managed to 86ae4b7d46 live by cce2463d9c plowing the 51e3842515 fields, planting e39cf8f5f5 seeds, growing 57269cd3d1 crops, and 74c726815e selling them f0298e21bb outside, but b6ee69b9a4 this time 840963cee1 there were a9e1bdb34b too many da92cb76a4 potatoes to ea1e2d912e take all 5121218f98 at once, ccad743772 so they 95ecbc77af decided to 9fa82f1e83 sell them 829014a52a in parts. The back 24561e8291 gate used 49dd33c088 by the c8b631dae3 palace staff 91ea2294a1 only opened a02948b789 after the faf7cf1f9e third bell d87c214eae rang.83c5a6e1e2d2ef6c

Based on bb769d1d7f that timing, 54f5c41544 the palace 967c112080 staff would ca04890dbc enter and 92657a8567 exit, so aab9fd31ee Anna and b5125c8ad5 Melik disguised 5af38553b1 themselves as 5abee74f4d if they 4c3640fc97 were leaving 730eed7de1 work, wearing 8f4794fc7d maid and 15639f08d1 knight uniforms 86ff703a61 they had 8d93f32a2d secretly taken 7f7380eec4 from the 35f6f8b17a palace. Anna covered a f667e7bb5d basket full of a6a167f615 potatoes with a 3b43f2adcf cut piece of 9f719eaed4 cloth, and Melik df85bdf57a carefully packed them 7e987a4f30 into a leather 65c8a0dcb4 bag used by 654f452dd5 knights and slung 7e89a25760 it over his 86cc1195d6 shoulder.0bb6aa6efbad086a

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“Alright, let’s go sell them now.”82635efc8423d1ee

“Still, His Majesty will give us alimony, right? He should… We’ve used the money from selling potatoes for living expenses, so there’s nothing left. We should at least get a house with the alimony…”dd8b03f02a8551f5

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Melik muttered in a serious and gloomy tone, “He must give us alimony,” as he left the palace. Unable to leave the Emperor’s Forest, Lute hugged Melik tightly, feeling guilty, and said.31a6d4f8be8ffa76

“Don’t worry. I’ll try to get the alimony somehow… If not, we’ll just start over from the beginning.”5a5be01a51a4353b

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Melik replied coldly.3d3dc4996d7b971c

“That’s only possible if we have land. Without alimony, we can’t buy land, can’t buy a house… We’re just beggars, beggars.”3b70fe095add1f0c

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Anna slapped Melik’s back hard at his gloomy words. As Melik yelped in pain, Anna placed one hand on her hip and spoke in a strong tone.5208f348a0500527

“Don’t worry. I’ll go to the Supreme Court today and check again. I’ll look at the precedents. Even if there’s no child, the alimony will be small, but if the couple hasn’t consummated the marriage, it’s seen as the husband’s failure to fulfill his duties, so the husband has to give a portion of the property, right? It should be possible. So don’t worry too much, and let’s go earn some living expenses first. Once we leave the palace, it’ll cost a lot.”a6f555cb9853877d

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“Hmm, I see. Then, we’ll take a few days off as if we’re on vacation, so make sure to eat well, Prince. Got it?”fa5de5fa0d23e1a5

“Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry.”db035d32f2719ec5

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After confirming that Anna and Melik were walking out of the Emperor’s Forest to earn living expenses, Lute, as usual, went outside and plopped down in front of the hearth Melik had made in the wild. As soon as he struck the flint, a fire ignited. He lit the dry leaves and the pile of firewood Melik had chopped diligently last winter, and the fire gradually grew.17a8340b9801d2df

As soon as the two left, Lute brought out potatoes and well-prepared sparrow meat, skewering them on metal skewers. Just sprinkling some salt and roasting them gently over the hearth fire would make them delicious, right? Already smiling at the thought of eating a bite of potato and a bite of sparrow, Lute’s lips curled into a smile.fda5c8575b89059f

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“My potatoes, my sparrow.”a309e4be22cdace9

The hearth, left alone, 33cc5e71fb would slowly roast the 2e06fdff64 potatoes and sparrow as e6aa58e937 long as the skewers 1c6c20fe93 were turned. Thanks to the 85dd25f713 knowledge Melik gained 30800b66bc while working as 1ca0f4ea7e a mercenary, Anna 2d4fdfa3e2 and Lute could dd7ff187b9 roast potatoes and 266f697ae9 sweet potatoes to 3c46201f09 a golden brown.783342807a8192cc

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However, the problem was the heat. Sitting crouched in front of the hearth, turning the skewers to prevent the potatoes from burning, sweat poured down. Normally, at this time, he would be playing in the lake, but because of that damned pervert, he couldn’t even go to the lake.2da2d6b1602945d5

Damn it, it’s so hot I can’t even go drink water. Cursing inwardly, Lute diligently roasted the potatoes and sparrow. Unable to withstand the heat, he loosened his dress shirt to reveal his chest and spun the skewers with the food.379c0728a1f7cded

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As the 3167b726e8 surface of 849eb58a8f the potatoes ec720ce413 turned more 54bfe988d6 golden, the 5a5644224e unique savory 864b8cea98 smell made e63ec92a84 his mouth 998e0a6def water. The irresistible smell of 744e57b4fc the sparrow meat wafted bda1401a43 up. Already, he was swallowing 73e34e94d5 his saliva.b3c656fd4870981c

He used to hate bf1e7e5448 potatoes so much during 47ba6e142d his prince days, but 01a11f318d as the environment became f506f169e8 harsher, he grew to 65059b1cba like things like potatoes 25f5f0a96a and sweet potatoes. His favorite thing while a16231adaa living here was the 7bfc381ad4 snack made by simmering 3041ab9b48 chestnuts in honey.3317d8e9856e42f6

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At first, he would peel the chestnuts with his feet and cry if bugs came out, but now bugs didn’t bother him at all. It was more important to quickly grab his precious chestnuts and throw the bugs away.007e4763b361fdd3

After this early summer, autumn would come, and chestnuts would ripen, but… from this year, he wouldn’t be able to eat chestnut preserves. Smacking his lips in regret, Lute chanted a spell for the potatoes to cook faster.f468bed1e86f98f4

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“My babies, hurry and get into Daddy’s belly. You have to be good to Daddy, okay?”37196f46d4fe107f