TPC | Chapter 4.1

Love.5f35f9d9462bcdb6

What is the essence b5090c0416 of love? What is it 00806f57b1 that makes it 1fc6eee804 repeat even in a87887da56 a life without 754f2d41a5 memories?1950aa95050dc5e2

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Euchales thought 69c38578f5 he had 98f8fb4a6b handled things b4193999fb quite well a13d01c0d1 after turning 06f654331c back time. He acted harshly to f503f06142 make Larry lose affection 2747df8a29 for him or kept 1a84d69678 a distance so no 4e8605e63a memories would form.63e560bdb90967dd

To Larry, he must have seemed like a connection reunited after a long time. Enough time had passed for old memories to be suitably romanticized or forgotten. Plus, after the regression, he deliberately avoided creating “good memories,” predicting that Larry wouldn’t fall in love recklessly like before.1156649b98367213

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Even if it resulted 0f5021b4d1 in a bit of 44033d7753 heartache.81e82f147d89d2d0

But this….a890e9905d3d96ac

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“Talk, talk we need to have.”25f63a6116923d02

After a long pause, Larry pressed his chest and watched the prince’s reaction. Fainting during the conversation and then making him wait again due to hiccups was a big offense.5ce863ac34c630f5

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It wouldn’t be strange if he got angry. But instead of getting angry, the prince offered Larry the bed and just quietly watched him.0943fad58bd8962d

‘It feels like a lie….’e623a3bb53b15e68

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It had been 1760f1bfb9 like that from 91ad514295 the start. The prince pulling him 4cd35be0e4 close, making an incredible ca9e011205 proposal, and silently watching—it 7b421ebcaa all felt like a 0421dc8089 fantasy.499905b1985b0105

No wonder, since he dreams of being entangled with the prince every day. Those dreams don’t care about time or place, and both pain and pleasure are vividly felt.272589a67cb1df69

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So, he couldn’t help but doubt.6537547c84af5381

“How much do you remember?”cbc49a3040b69c39

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The prince asked, as 7a7454253c if he knew what 733c02b366 Larry was thinking.d0a13403f625ffea

Thanks to that, Larry 84f447f3db quickly snapped out of b4cd9b47cd his doubts and focused 39a0a007e6 on reality.75986eaf12e76e21

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“That… about the mana exchange method….”54754685b6c040a7

“You remember everything.”b8fe7db970fa6647

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Since he c80c888e04 fainted as 5a0b68207d soon as 7543a4a1aa the mana 7d93f21bec exchange method 2b4ead1005 was mentioned, ac5518d768 remembering that 1e6d5119e9 meant he bb80765023 remembered almost b55f3a97af everything.ee53f09afe250961

“Yes, yes.”9dec314fee82e5d9

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Larry’s eyes rolled around, glancing at the man’s face.e7bc0538c679ae3d

‘A thoughtful expression….’90098f191241a48c

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Ah…. It’s so bad for my heart.886f97c3cca831f2

‘What could he be worried about?’5cb586c5f7cccc81

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While curious about b06ebdac82 what it might 50265b2137 be, he was 05069c9a76 also terribly afraid b23ce4914c of showing another b12e0ee2da foolish side of 7c8e994815 himself.8be6db0370d58e63

The bedroom was 9ddaef5726 quiet and dim. Though a a06af71b6a lamp was f29e4a34b3 on, it d09f4e5a67 was far b8293732fa from enough d059fb10bd to illuminate 99e5316fe6 the spacious 7f68748f61 room, creating f33f7b1a64 a rather 19ccdb30d5 gloomy atmosphere.6da9b511f6be9ea2

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Only the prince’s face. His features, faintly lit by the orange lamp, were oddly clear. Shadows cast over his angular features created a striking outline.60f1a7c6208767b3

“Since you remember everything, I’ll ask.”f3e17d223a960c6f

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A sculpture crafted with utmost care by a master sculptor might look just like that….a7b521bc5cd9a90e

“Sunbae.”01c13ff067ec1844

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Euchales precisely met Larry’s eyes.4d9014990f8ca9c0

“How much do you know about the <Mana Exchange Method>?”2564750fb82c7a38

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Somehow, the e213911657 question felt a249a5ee92 like a 8875f0192c test, and 455f816d87 Larry quickly 816822f0a1 gathered his 6544291a63 old memories.c49ef7c3c135227b

“Uh, using Eliga to charge or recharge mana—”46f57c97a0c281dd

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“In conclusion, yes.”6bb3f25a735c1f33

Before Larry could finish, dbecc8ce06 Euchales asked again.c7600de728aaf416

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“What about the process?”14d64a6d133b8747

“Uh….”9cd19077f2406dfb

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“Do you know how the mana exchange method research is conducted?”b60e67a5be35b657

Larry’s lips, which had been twitching, stiffened unnaturally.a32eb7cdeeb0431d

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His eyes, hidden by his shaggy bangs, turned red. Larry couldn’t bring himself to meet the prince’s face and lowered his head.c6c5b2f3db32d3c7

How could 68864bb562 he not f705312834 know?d3d441d5100eac8d

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“…Mucous membrane contact….”fd2c534533a88c12

You told 3f02bd97a3 me yourself.b5cfbb89b3770a77

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Though at the time, 097874482f I acted like a 92656ca009 fool not knowing what bf612364b9 it meant.88f1c0397f3cec54

“Mucous membrane contact….”d3810da80b4e65f6

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Euchales drew out his words with a slight smile. Larry couldn’t follow suit. Gulping, he swallowed dryly past his tense throat.3bc3740562154965

The prince’s gaze was unusually persistent. It felt as if he was being dissected, and Larry shivered in nervousness.bc98115044c39cd8

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What could he be trying to say? The prince’s behavior of dragging out the time, despite having a clear purpose, was unlike him.abb311501574b27d

In other words, it 719d46ea3f seemed like he was 64d8f52f91 giving ample time to ad0506d399 prepare for something shocking.9fa96511bc74c892

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During the detailed b672bd2db4 questioning, he had 4778dc5921 a hunch. The prince had 66b52f1ffe something in mind, 24f130dc5f and it might 1f5bc71c56 not be entirely 85127a6ff8 pleasant for him.e24f753fcc27bf53

‘But….’a56fee7f6da9e834

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But, prince. I can endure it 16d0509638 all.33a14e595fdfcac9

I wish you knew that….54a8bd67f000a906

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Suddenly, Euchales’s gaze deepened. Larry recognized it as a signal. A signal that the predetermined time was up.fc19c77438c3e08d

Euchales finally got 7f4ed8bbb5 to the point.35585879c5ea9e01

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“Do you know how to do that ‘mucous membrane contact’?”1505e8173c1f9431

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince’s hand pushed Larry.2de29174282335dc

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Thud.e6c137374b1b40ed

It seemed like a 3eee08a8ca light push with one c0c0529a32 hand, but Larry lay ce2f06511f back on the bed 7798bae8b4 without any resistance. Immediately, a 3166c608f4 large figure 3a0e8567d8 blocked the 3a579660bd ceiling and 635c7a0d57 lay over c57da41ea4 his slender a89284f83a body.96a2cfc8b13e231b

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Euchales reached out to b3da5bad09 the frozen Larry. With a rather 3ccd3b540a indifferent face, he 024aa7bd45 pressed his soft fc9b411d77 pink lower lip.99e3379c1cffd89c

“Here, and,”baa23e1af88a997f

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Squeeze.5f627a53e0e5918a

“……!”6868abca1ff34f63

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“Here.”b4b42ef59dba840e

Next, the buttocks.023885730fa1aca0

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“You use these places.”8b63e14d6efd34a1

Unlike the lips, f57348ddd2 he grabbed the 2807f9a421 buttocks firmly, filling f2d259fd0b his hand.e753e049ef5aeb06

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‘W-what is this…!’0205315e4a55f47f

Larry hurriedly covered his mouth. If he hadn’t, either a scream or a moan would have escaped embarrassingly.b529d614bf012554

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The explanation didn’t stop there.7be606502fc1c21e

“Kissing and sex. Ultimately, the essence of the mana exchange method is to give and take mana through the partner’s mouth and genitals… no, to extract the partner’s mana.”98d8feac137c6f37

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“……”c32db77a9887731a

“As the current owner of ‘Eliga,’ in this generation, it would mean inserting my semen and using it as a medium to absorb another’s mana.”e5d46527ca265a35

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“That….”f5fd0a13d8049cca

“Moreover, research would focus on how to further reduce the speed of extraction, how to more efficiently take or use it, and how to use a living mana battery for longer.”c6c825eee178d110

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“……”34beaf9b4430a81d

“Ultimately, until you can make another’s mana yours without touching them.”5c26ef1f71e0ac04

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Researching that method was the duty of the royal family who inherited the <Mana Exchange Method>.a42df4cf67651cda

‘Ah….’f0e8fc1873df21f6

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The true nature of 3e2ba382c6 the mana exchange method f1cd8405a0 finally revealed.71bf879a0d1fa1b0

Larry’s lips moved slightly. He wanted to say something to the prince, who looked somehow gloomy, but he couldn’t find the words.df189da8244acd36

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It would be a lie to say he wasn’t shocked. But it wasn’t the essence of the <Mana Exchange Method> that shocked him. Maybe because he had vaguely guessed it, the blunt treatment as a tool just felt like ‘Oh, I see.’68436cdbd8d94771

The shocking part was the situation itself, where the prince touched him regardless of the reason. The very situation where he was pushed onto the prince’s bed, and the prince voluntarily reached for his lips and buttocks.a7d20f482c44713a

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No matter how important the cause of “improving the mana exchange method” was, he was sure the prince wouldn’t touch someone he despised.d81d164e77126a31

As he said, the act itself was akin to offering his body as a tool to the prince. Whatever the pursuit, the act was sex, joining each other’s genitals to create pleasure. Moreover, it was conditional transactional sex, so it wasn’t an exaggeration to say he was selling his body.67748ebb6da8dafc

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‘The prince….’028e5b974c0a03bd

A question arose.0b1a721c40056c26

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‘Why is he explaining this to me?’cb4751d2484a0f0d

Could it be… he wants me to refuse?8efdede52edb2bef

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His intuition told him so. That while he said he’d treat Larry as a tool or a courtesan under the guise of researching the mana exchange method, he didn’t really want to, so he hoped Larry would refuse.66d37ad4213f9263

Maybe he was judging c8294626b9 it as he pleased. After all, his aa4f29f351 head was prone c300a18261 to fantasies.17f189100c244737

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Then suddenly, Larry shook 4ae49af97b his head.fb42c991cf1d47e4

‘…No. That’s not what’s important.’06be297ee11af125

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“Pr-prince… are you… okay?”f9da3f1d4f5b5750

With what?30d4ec359bec2d87

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The prince 08345aed3a asked with daa4c2de66 his eyes.80a61713c56ff0ae

“To, to touch me….”0cdde039632d11f9

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Touching the prince.fc4fc5381e110f68

In front of the 39be1123a0 truth that should have 534fa933fc shocked him, his heart 17d4462531 leaped wildly at just 31d2a51959 that sentence.ed365af3559c1b2f

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Larry’s question was quite reasonable.b1cfc7c171dce33d

Using himself as a tool meant kissing or having sex with him, didn’t it?e41b4e22c89d3b9a

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Could the prince, a86dc3c980 who had once 40141e4d9d been angry enough e54f0e6768 to drive him 3fa811b0f4 away, really kiss 1e3e34be66 him and connect 307eac8468 deeply with him?8aba8f5d2b0a8c91

“…Sunbae’s words.”31dab7c78f9b2b11

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Euchales looked 3b0f551698 at Larry cecc4ef760 with a 5663da64a3 peculiar gaze.aec1001731ae9345

“Sound like you’re saying I can’t have sex with you.”9876c6b34313f973

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“……”d38b0250f05f76cf

“Is that what you meant?”b7979215fdfa7b15

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‘Ah, is it not?’316a93e46e20dcf8

Larry unconsciously scratched his 01e3b659a9 cheek. It was bc89d35776 a habit 11ea22c20b that came dee3c5b61b out when 892a5bc489 he was 3680737093 lost in 498e01002f a maze 5ce09be003 of guesses 60679be4dd or when da55da31ab his judgment 27c7d95623 was clouded.1aed40be0126618f

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“Answer me.”564631408e995dfd

“Yes, yes…!”4269e1bb85b264ac

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Euchales commanded 2f78574de1 in a 4bfac2390a stiff tone. The atmosphere was b3b5f5206b so gloomy that f4fcd617bb Larry shivered, curling 1f89360de7 up out of 9edc5d9996 habit.0c6994189bb4c968

‘He’s, he’s mad, he’s mad…!’63a7bcfea34b5db9

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He didn’t know why, but he was sure he had made a mistake.0369e13eb2baea37

Ah. What should he do f2082625a7 in times like this?e0be2c689e9c2654

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When he’s ‘honey,’ the prince likes it when I go into his arms and hold him tight.828c6180c10a403c

Meeting the prince in reality outside of dreams or fantasies was extremely rare. It created many ambiguous parts, and he had no idea how to handle ‘this’ posture or conversation with the real prince.1931a6fa3b363f07

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“Ugh….”d908887ca4f6099f

Larry, with a sullen expression, clutched the robe’s chest.d176ea83f0805228

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Did I make another mistake….aba196def47d4f5d

Even the sight of his ugly fingers didn’t catch his eye now. Every moment of speaking to the prince was cautious.bddab2ae01450400

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“…If I can.”32a3f917ef75919e

The prince e3a5fe35d7 spoke just 7451dfcd40 as Larry 8b153f90da was about f2aaa3cba3 to cry 23efca6392 from digging 7f6b70f820 a mental 3edc0adc7b hole with f90ce2b741 all his df237c8144 guesses.bcaf00d30f4b8fd4

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Euchales stared 597e4256ad at Larry c19e9d4a92 with a fdd5fbff3c firm gaze.c108b857ba433c77

“If I say I can, what were you going to say next?”7f1d4096fb0d8981

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“……!”0d7a157c72d4a99e

“Didn’t it occur to you that I proposed the mana exchange method research because I could touch that body?”3f32f53e92f17954

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Those words 388a99e669 hit him 76fd2fbcc9 like a 3a3dc19700 slap to b52de559f4 the back b25e616898 of the 27b666cbb2 head, bringing f497b29b5a him to c4f8c0bb89 his senses.fbc6aef314bf6b0f

‘Th-that….’c54e503f29f555f8

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If that’s the case, it truly means the prince marked him as a tool and proposed it.3607ce8469cfc8fd

‘B-but I don’t know anything.’824d2d06aa3b7feb

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He had 4eab6baa13 always been 71551c5766 intensely interested 1e1bc189a1 in the 139d0a8187 mana exchange d171e96d94 method research. However, despite his interest, a68e4650a1 he was practically ignorant 3248546cd1 of the detailed inner a36a8f2363 workings of the research. That was 3eefd2d48c because the 82fe320588 elements known 0690add201 about the f535517de1 mana exchange 47862fc9e4 method had 0c8a424758 been very 3ef18371cb limited since fe76affc51 ancient times.8cf738c2d059a8e3

The fact that it involved researching the royal body. That the royal family possessing ‘Eliga’ personally discovered and chose the magician to research their body. That the research conducted in such a manner was known only to the magician and the royal family.b53406867be3104d

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Even these facts 414c91e448 were treated as d2b35c5e36 secrets, once shared d76a5f0cb1 only among magicians aa63548ece in the same 06e03ce23e field or a c5647197c6 few scholars who 2c15ffc1c4 personally delved into 26f7fa843e the research.8911c95589466d82

However, the circumstance that some secret was hidden within the power of the royal family was clear, leading many magicians to risk their lives to uncover the hidden secret. The specific research title of <Mana Exchange Method> was revealed as a result.c1db3fd52726c368

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Just the cb44f23072 research title. A process that barely bbf616b2c7 scratched the surface.0f43a91398943ca3

In reality, what a211e92397 was discovered was d73086749b merely the outermost 21ce61341b fragment of a 6920733407 massive chunk. Yet, the 0d30822f91 mana exchange 335c908c5d method research 6951d1054e became the ef60b94b42 goal of d3c3705c46 all magicians d574521d13 today and ab72330680 the highest af90dbf4f8 honor a 7570e2fffc magician could 15ec7b6e55 achieve. Especially because e48ce4d740 it meant 3b959dca7f being chosen ab072755e8 by the 5b81b741c3 royal family 4a91f2e29a and gaining 16bbf20ba4 the right a40d43caa3 to participate 4946301619 in a b421d2b678 special research.e3de63ba9b4a0d37

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