DZN Ch 20
by mimi“I can’t swim…”aaec5ea9247b6bdf
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.6aa536913f529096
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The bathtub was deeper than he’d thought.c1671ad8c39eb0f3
The edges d6bea9c98e were shallow, 57e9ce1c81 but the c9f3ff6a54 center was 2cd6b3dd7c quite deep.2a5ff1fbf9c13e16
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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.628fa3dc21639e98
“You threw me into a pond even though you can’t swim yourself?”52b648a51652666d
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“You know how to swim.”a39ab846813911d7
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.f30598c5355fae9e
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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.5a50996ceae0e6cb
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.16eacb8c54045182
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No way.0810b4d25484c215
He looked a55ed2030b down at 81e27bd720 the clear 797d2fbf69 water, hoping df29d845f2 he was 782c30c3f7 wrong. An erect penis f9a8ec994e came into view, a8f19a6019 standing tall in 994430e315 the water.d5e7408205361f5a
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“Crazy…”7ea68bf4b589b247
Seeing Calix’s erection right between his legs, Ruan shuddered as if he’d seen something horrific.a7e0b24e0e68a163
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He didn’t understand why it was erect, and wondered if now was really 0bd9a12b25 the time ab7f46cee7 for that. He looked f9a1ff7fe2 at Calix ec016dd451 incredulously, and 7a36716f82 Calix shrugged.2a19e4b25733bb35
As if it were 7fd863cb5c just a simple physiological b660fc5708 reaction.ccd6da162f19e88b
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“Her Majesty the Empress needn’t worry.”feff2d24b3854655
Seeing how easily df05e5bfd6 he got hard, 0ed8020074 regardless of time 878b7250a0 or place, there 596af1d43b seemed to be 0067e5bfa3 no need to 3f377ae8f4 worry about an 43ccb48c13 heir, even if cf018e2082 he married late.ae43395cf43e5528
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Of course, it was so big that whoever had to take it would probably die…bead626c93c81f9a
“It’s a tragedy that Mother can’t see this.”ec070c0b50c19605
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“It would be a disaster if she did.”d4f0b9a49defcbed
Although she’d probably be proud…e5905f7b1578e8e8
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“I’ll be sure to tell Her Majesty the Empress.”5e465ba259f1852d
That her son could get a giant erection anytime, anywhere, so she shouldn’t worry.f2a984a19e34cd6b
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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.563aba24e065a207
“Excuse me for a moment.”bb05e055f0a4f6b5
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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.a4398204a84d2cf4
Emil stood frozen, 3fac89f62b holding a tray edbf662aa4 with fruit juice. His hands were trembling.4254537122ebfd48
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“Why?”e4f6d09891a2474a
Calix asked why he 62eeb40f2f was leaving the warm 4a291c4d81 garden. At that moment, Emil 57e1545299 let out a yell 8c7d94dece that echoed through the 3e22c8d58d vast garden.04b8b605b769519a
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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!”6078c1c3b5f3e96b
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.229340d4d87703a8
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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.084b980afad035b2
So, it was, but it wasn’t.62742305058318c5
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And so, he wondered.0974d5293aadde46
He looked at Calix, hoping he’d tell him that what he was imagining wouldn’t happen. Calix laughed.5c0411aa4b265aae
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As if 1a34ce2313 he was 69255a1bcc enjoying this.489be3e7482d53a6
And as 1edc7232d6 always, his 114206ef56 bad feeling 995cc68305 was right.8283aeceeab9f4c5
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The back of his fe1d54b39b head tingled.d311bc25e53a7be9
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He felt whispers, not 6db50558cc through his ears, but 5425b57abf on his skin.fb01c8f437852c42
At first, he thought he was being sensitive, but it wasn’t just his imagination.0063ddf2ed3534fc
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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.ac5de6e715c0ebf0
Sensing the unusual 85cb7830de atmosphere, Ruan stopped 757c3a48ba and slowly looked ace6dfa48a around the hall.a308625f3e94d63f
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It was time eb6e882de8 to prepare dinner, b644569c04 so the hallway c1adc14ac6 leading to the 56bc1b4de7 kitchen was bustling.d52ead036c49d705
They had already cleaned 9702115990 and tidied up in 78615293aa the morning, so in 1bbce44472 the afternoon, they only 2931d2f1b3 needed to prepare the 026ca62f6a meal. But there were a3d436318e too many servants 32e6c71824 milling about, holding 16016dad29 things in their c9d8dce002 hands.8d0fa33b82bf5c22
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The hall should normally 04993a34fc be empty at this 5cf6099f13 hour. The fact that the 2a3187126d Esche Castle servants, notorious 306086cb8c for their incompetence and d6b3fe0212 laziness, were busily moving 515412f7b3 around with something in 38b22b1aed their hands was an 931af530f6 omen.cb420501c322e6c2
A very 354260cc09 bad one.82a22d1f10203366
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Ruan clenched his teeth.b62d686cfca3e1d9
Everything had 83f6e6ab4b been fine f1dc39e4a3 until he d3c3eb44f3 left the d8cecfa362 garden looking c543b0d005 like a 409c96b735 drowned rat.fe1f8eb426e0abc8
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As he walked dd6521932f out of the 08cd5f800e bathtub, dripping water, 183fca34ba and crossed the 7604a381b3 garden, everyone had 0aef45c511 been watching him 806e6ab1d4 nervously.8060a8bcf80d1b4c
They seemed to think 4978cc1226 he and Calix had 1ee29695ee had a fight.4ffbcc3955aa605d
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It was understandable, considering he’d yelled and emerged soaked. They probably thought he’d tried to drown Calix.6bc3a408d8b5abd4
Yes, that was certain.f95c81ef5b53bba0
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The moment he left the garden, a young servant outside had asked, trembling, “Is His Highness still alive?”40b7b6054cc08dd2
The problem 3f1cfdbec4 started right ac8a11b436 after he 35925997fc entered Esche d73ab0066d Castle.cc90b581bbf09f9a
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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…6053298140ab65a1
The servant 70273d0a8f children holding f8b5fa84e7 cleaning tools, 571401128a which they c617eeace1 neither suited 2a2b70986b nor knew 349aa5f6a2 how to 624a4c65a7 use, were 3542cb3834 too clumsy. Above all, their behavior 68cd461674 was too obvious.701b83ccf37e6b7f
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They should at least peek discreetly. He couldn’t miss their blatant stares.9a43e4b4f3074dff
Or, if they 43dadd4390 had something to da1f0e8225 say, they should 68319c3b9e say it to fa533d9102 his face. Their furtive 69ed42605c glances were 6481b968f1 uncomfortable.4423ab7f0db88704
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Feeling uneasy, he was 6dac111855 about to call a 749ed4ee57 servant to find Mel b67e973b29 when he saw a 8eeb052760 familiar face in the c866486e00 distance. The child fda64bbcc8 was carrying d7c22c06cb a pile 0aaee26f34 of laundry 4aa48a7bb1 and his 1d76ebc458 eyes lit 375e99b17e up when f801067e6d he saw 28b8957bb1 Ruan.f66afd2f3971063f
It was Finn.f2f5004f6ff8d6bc
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His informant.edcd46ab23c4532a
“Captain!”90bba3f69bc58f82
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Before he could call 0acfd67fce out, Finn rushed over, 5ac1ec4e6b eyes sparkling, and stopped 7a72d943e7 right in front of 4a67ea532e him. Ruan had a feeling.8eaede44cfc46fac
The rumor 5c2da3155b had already dcfc556552 spread.5a9e0dbae2bed389
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He couldn’t deny reality any longer.c67b7644f49324ad
Seeing Finn, e6343d3047 the quickest-witted 971338c806 and most dbf991402e resourceful servant b8e27da4e7 in the 24e8f07569 castle, about 310f905eaf to open da647693f4 his mouth f14508b713 with a 50e7dd96a4 gleam in 4f05ea7ae0 his eyes, 07f930a1e1 Ruan quickly 7d8748c54e cut to 6bdfd73db3 the chase.a2a9fed5c9115969
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“Where’s Mel?”740c76634029fa2b
“Ca… uh…”d8fc1fb1bab64166
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Finn, who had 6f16bedef5 been about to c5d6bce017 say something, stammered, 25701bc4b4 caught off guard.bd538b1c9f0bb658
So, Ruan 5c83771ebe pressed further.fdfdf8b08cd6787b
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“I came to see Mel.”5ac574a5327023cc
“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.”4bea07874b2b9315
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Finn added 23c606b06e that the 1dc355e2e7 16th and 48869ec17b 17th Knight a6a107f1e8 Orders were ab38aa620f with him. Ruan quickly thought 648d8a1b4e it over.125c34dd40f9a42c
He had 00805b2b5e been planning 2881d23479 to check fd80bf385f when the 066ff63306 audiences with 7abab4ca0c the Crown c5227593e6 Prince would 1bc61a5a3c begin, and 2f627eb885 it seemed f4a24d6269 they were e986bda29d about to 76d1152c87 start.cf55fd8711f2a2e1
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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.c65a8fe90033f021
Nox had said there 8a6e6111ea would be nobles arriving 85c6972484 at the Imperial Palace bca3255fc2 five days from now, 939616dbcf so the audiences could bbc5ad3595 start as early as 4ba3aea56f five days from now.df18e55de133f697
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“I see… Then, let me know when Mel returns. I’ll be at the training grounds.”bc2838ea5c9f3e51
“But I don’t know when he’ll be back.”1afa8a25a47d55aa
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At Finn’s question, implying whether Ruan would stay until then, Ruan quickly changed his words.b2daa49e50af0b27
“…Let me know if he’s back before dinner. And if not, just go. I have something to tell him, so tomorrow morning…”30e655d4e9be5fb5
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Ruan, who had been 7c310283f2 about to ask Finn f1f8fbc3a0 to tell Mel he c92dabfad6 wanted to see him, edb133728e realized he was back bfbff52745 on active duty.e15b9e1343df933d
He’d see them all enough starting tomorrow, anyway.de64645c51176ad5
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“Never mind. I’ll see you tomorrow anyway. Go back to work.”08f8a4f080b29195
He urged Finn 5d782d7212 to diligently pretend 630c6aaf6c to work and 91f3cf2fed quickly turned around.54e31fec272656c0
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He wanted to get b197370fd1 out of Esche Castle 2f121f0683 quickly, lest he see 4151592ca7 or do something dreadful. But Finn 0d1c8de4d4 grabbed his 660181454e sleeve.f95e9a351d1b2ab4
“Wait a minute, Captain…”e88043c789859e05
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Pulled back, he turned c3cd8cc21e around to see Finn 0dfe20feae looking around furtively.e391d82b3ab90375
Finn seemed to 93619d3997 have something to 255b100d6c say in secret, ba80ac4277 and Ruan had 5bf98d0dc3 a very bad 6a68237186 feeling about it.b4e657c455134c57
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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.4ded12e0e5735dbd
Then, he pulled Ruan’s hand and pressed the object into it. He whispered in Ruan’s ear,b3d6c1a47237072e
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“It’s a small gesture, but I prepared it with all my heart.”4bdea3d1af74c8eb
Seeing Finn blushing dc0d83a3ef slightly and fidgeting, 5e437e6086 Ruan thought he 01d6d61f87 absolutely did not ebbd1f8378 want to see 664b456c75 what was in e5578d989e his hand.cc47caff726ad244
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It was instinct.69fb27837d86465c
He wanted to 24291f7b90 go to a d83b3981cb deep pond and 9bf7fa42b5 throw the small, 12c7c096aa bottle-like object away.3756cb4bb602d7a8
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Tied to 09a05328d1 a heavy 480094d04b stone.abd2c6f27509f25e
So that 9bd0d98c7d it would 6b3be0c57b never resurface.67f48716641b8e9d
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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.”f1c1428181401112
Finn giggled, covering his ae0bda8658 face with both hands 9c4aeef0f7 in embarrassment, then turned 069d7e59ee and walked briskly down 4eba3fa681 the hallway. He turned around 0b5912f103 again and called b5a5e5f452 out to Ruan.1752e9bd34713dd2
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“Captain.”479e67aa27b21994
At his 06c223dd0f cheerful voice, b682dbaa4e Ruan looked 599cafe9ff at him. Finn made 3f527e0e7c a small f32d79dfd6 fist with 8ab73e8e7c both hands.3ac03f644052f95c
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“Good luck.”6f90e4c94c2d0832
He said, giggling 7ce267c137 and covering his d41870f69d face again in ef087fcfe7 embarrassment, then scurried e67797364c away. Watching him go, c2bd60f57c Ruan repeated the 4028d021b3 vow he had 5812899580 made countless times b09731b57b over the past 45d571df40 five years.50e54c1751c44b43
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That damn deputy bastard, I’ll kill him someday.38ecd84fc1d8f703