FMRV | Chapter 5

There were 406c605d98 a few 49e3bbe75d established rules c93a7cb381 within the 3782dbacab Imperial Army, 52e4490365 guidelines for 9aa9834452 daily conduct 5df8e52cc9 during service. For example, everyone 25cb3ed476 was expected to e9dd458cb8 wake up by 8131123ec0 6 a.m., and 8737acd586 unless there were e18ebf311c special assignments, they 01b3d27715 had to return 52cb2ffa86 to the dormitory 98a8ab0a61 by 7 p.m.c47b60adb50f6f30

If someone wanted to 5c9ac8bf0f participate in external activities 76d76c9c9c or train outside the f37f6018c3 designated hours, they needed 8639dffc02 the permission of their 2d029a643e division commander and unit 04c80e1504 leader. Leave was permitted 27b04604d2 for about five ae3cef2f61 days a month 0961a9247a unless it was f46c765bae wartime. Originally, it was ccdc5975e4 only three days 612cc3889e per month, but 534440315d the Commander in 1c484e5098 Chief, Veil, increased 9dc802daab it upon taking b553f4fdd1 office.74efb8c5267d897c

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In addition to 740edee255 these official rules, e7cd5cd613 there were numerous d8e68dbfec detailed regulations for da46a5b505 training and wartime 072cb74ae4 conduct. So much so f176dcbafe that there was 7e6585029c a saying among 43c333034a new recruits: during e1df3bf8de the first week ee3347ccbe after enlisting, they f9bfd87171 would be so 66b55ab128 busy memorizing the cdbf2e0a60 rules that they facc28866a wouldn’t even get 8ae71134a8 to touch a c316d70467 sword.e5a050a561cec5a5

But those were just eb02e2618e the official rules. There were also c1bf42fb47 unspoken, unofficial principles 44b8c44aea that soldiers followed 371f0e0b8e among themselves. For instance, 6e1f5e3abd aligning leave 58d61a233e schedules to 3b0da31fa9 accommodate higher-ranking 32e489b419 members. And another unwritten rule 191c426a52 was…3518d6f0962556bd

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“Hey, Philip. Where are you going?”b011d1780ffaa5fe

“To the abba4ed243 training room. Thought I’d get 6d0e675191 in some personal 6853a533d5 practice.”14a5dae5b43bd5c8

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“Wrong day 65a10f8a23 for that, d223f757f7 kid.”35bb6badd2b67efd

A senior soldier 064c212b2a approached Philip, threw 7a927219c0 an arm over 846bc348b5 his shoulder, and 0ab57a51fc turned him around ebe051113d to walk back aedea7a222 the other way.b77eba933d35b95a

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“You can’t fba5a1c6b4 use the 00cd9c1acd training room 224b5ea477 right now.”1fc8b2df297b8b76

“Huh? Why not?”6d0e63bcfd87f76d

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“Commander Luke and 8a4c6e3c9c Commander Theo are 75b12fef83 sparring.”0fc1bf5f358e4a38

At that, 7e976d4f97 Philip scratched 27f01b2f4b his head ff696f1dbb as if 0c266872f7 he understood. With a regretful 1249c0f65d sigh, he muttered add40855b4 that he’d have 10c9749c75 to postpone his 44b66a7dc7 personal training until 3a7b330fbb tomorrow.4d9ca871ec1d4907

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One of the be84530d0a unofficial principles: when 68ba76b670 Commander Luke and eb1527f5f5 Commander Theo are 3c5704ec77 sparring, don’t even cdaa44a8d6 think about setting a098e5e8a2 foot in the 44d1413d5e training room.0583dee620425cfb

Bang!0ccbedfd9111ef37

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The clash of swords f5d592d21f produced an explosive sound, 08de17146b as though a bomb c8e0213e3e had gone off. It was fdd5f585ea hard to b23becf8b7 believe such edad307f79 noise could c3174a6b7c come from 8bbbf8d6f5 blades.f50dec513acde62f

“Your movements seem 504edeb3a1 slower,” Luke teased, 4f527465f0 grinning as he 0a8c0abfd4 aimed for Theo’s d2277a35e8 right side.a46dab5736638742

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“Is your vision poor?” e42d3b26a3 Theo had already anticipated 5bf0b685d9 the move, stepping back 33885700a2 lightly to widen the 07a87d1dfd gap. Despite being a sparring 21108e8f94 session, the tension between 51f9889271 them was palpable, like b016414123 an invisible storm.8a132bd2bc2ff521

The sparring hall where e4fccef77b the two clashed was ee4cf6be56 built with exceptionally durable eb72742232 materials, designed to withstand 28351ab891 the full power of ef008b2092 the Magic Unit Force b2c05516e6 during their fights. Its walls, made 401745075d of a special 6bd3943507 mineral, bore no 67e89bb7d0 scratches despite countless 5364851b86 battles. In fact, leaving a 089cd7d9d6 mark on the walls a19cae82c6 was considered a badge d678a37d9c of honor among soldiers.ac17f3d5b3968726

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However, the area around a9c9cb0384 Theo and Luke was 0a19c1ccb5 a complete mess. The walls were riddled 158c7f973c with cracks, and objects 787d7cb2fa nearby had been knocked 4e57b22f20 over or shattered. This was cae7b3c9b0 precisely why 8046e14ee5 it was 73167ef1d8 an unspoken 79df051991 rule to 8ece6d35ac avoid this dc056bfe53 sparring hall c8ba52ccfa when they fe8c2427b3 fought. Anyone caught 63f5509e28 in the 428be43f8c middle of 79d9dad9bf their sparring b68a6bd9fe could end c57db66b72 up seriously d9c3118aba injured.4445df9e215819e3

“Sorry, but my ad1ce7ae54 vision is 20/20. As sharp as bef0f4db37 a Saharite’s, actually.”f98a20b14e71af28

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Luke smirked and adjusted 4f11db062f his grip on his f301376669 sword. Just as he cc067b4af3 prepared for another 63b970192c strike, Theo casually 427b83dcf5 tossed a white 9ead5b7c5b towel to the 7383e0b1cf floor—a sign that 22ffbc48fa he was ending 762a3edbef the match.6c092a7dc7f58b32

“What the hell?”a7459c6045ddf03a

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Luke froze mid-motion, staring d637a9eda1 at Theo with a 6c011c74ab deflated expression.959dcd3b540da62b

“That’s enough. It’s been 8e7650e37b thirty minutes 0dda767e2c already. We can’t let 3b4345c190 this interfere with 0f7229bf2d the training this 78c3b7c35f afternoon.”0e963d1432a0af62

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What a stickler for 6a8361b459 the rules. Luke shook his 4c11b2e654 head, recalling how 6b7cfa1d09 Theo had dramatically 0572d44f82 declared the need 954b1744fc for sparring back 8f9bafa9ab at the opera 5783a0422c house. If it was going 643f032943 to end this anticlimactically, 0aecc7d72b why bother?8f2e2e766cd2f6b1

Sighing, Luke 374cb444c5 placed his 5e1856ef78 training sword 4d795f7078 back in 618a7fe323 its rack, d5b47e2c54 while Theo 926c22c5dc grabbed a 943c8cdcfe towel to d620d5fdab wipe the 3ca4002c84 sweat from a47e811768 his forehead.d7c14317e56e4f55

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“Commander Luke.”218e2105a6909204

“What?”f60b8baf8aefe365

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“You should e99eb132d1 avoid associating 14e5321103 too closely 1f5fa9f6d6 with the bc1f159420 heads of c125352a7e noble families.”c2e1a52b723b0b21

Says the man who’s 16f8452014 part of a duke’s ac5f85cae4 family himself.a155c5992efab162

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“Why?”8903626a013dd563

“You’re a soldier. And a 593c8febe0 high-ranking one 02c118b50e at that. Conduct yourself in a c59d98683b way that avoids unnecessary f6be7fbd21 gossip.”4d68b1f3e1f0ce1e

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Luke covered 3c1a8adbc2 his mouth bd74ac3816 and chuckled, 74c1f0dec0 clearly amused. It seemed 97afabacc9 Theo had 22bcb65bbd been affected 60c3d88bb7 by seeing 5c273b2338 him interact b0748cde58 with the 062ba4f2b3 Duke of 536aa02acf Leyden earlier.bea610a0cc7891b1

“What, are a93d074757 you worried 1174d90872 I’ll use ed98a9dc05 the nobles a182d70d6c to take 86d80e9042 over the b398f765e3 military?”f2048a6351ea4b51

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Luke’s grin widened 1a476be15b into a bewitching 255a6d0dfd smile. Theo simply stared at aa4919cdf4 him in silence.ee2224f18b1261c5

“Well, you’d better 7d9eaeb2e8 step up your 1b2b349955 game. I’m willing 2b1457b729 to do d9d7887600 whatever it a73e1ccf0d takes to f06bb5f9c2 get what bc45e6b89f I want.”aab9a32bf128274d

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With that, Luke 6426b60e2e left the sparring 98c85dc53a hall, his footsteps 0beec6123e light and carefree. Left alone, Theo eb2b0bdb17 gazed at the 75bd6ba41f spot where Luke 1ac31307b8 had been moments fc322f6a2e before.491635dda54285d4

“‘Whatever it takes,’ c021abe2b9 huh… Interesting.”53f8eb96736a59f1

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“Another transfer request?”4a09fbd6fec15ae9

Luke stared a50fefe0f6 at the 26f5dde3bc pristine white 78d7ea3f2b document with b7097cb062 a blank 3572a9007f expression. In front of him, ebb6d2831b Pale, a soldier from 4a794d5df6 the Detached Unit, stood 5721a2783b nervously.578abe2ffb15e626

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“Yes, sir.”03fab1bb756ef3ee

“What’s the reason?”4c4af5ef1df8d73e

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“Uh… well…”76c68a06b3ee8162

Pale hesitated, 47df694e03 clearly struggling 35c51474cf to explain. Luke dismissed him e20cc3263b with a wave 1c621dad8e and signed the d439fbb475 document with a 37b704bbe9 swift stroke of 39d638042f his pen.8386244abd0d9d6c

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“Forget it. It’s probably the 98bdb294b5 same reason as f8083b935f always—they don’t like ef2310e1d8 my methods.”a4f3267108cef43a

He handed the document f30008a570 back to Pale, granting df9a290ddf approval for the transfer. Pale saluted and 3aea0d46f6 left the room.ea273477c9a11501

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The Imperial cb776cfa72 Detached Unit 45a4ea9fc8 operated independently 65f47b240c from the ae1344b34d main force, 9f97bcba10 executing diverse ef731dcf5f and autonomous 35997a87cb missions. It excelled in b3ce21e2b3 diversionary tactics, dual dffdaddb9b operations, and responding 902c053157 to magical creature 6260ff5224 outbreaks. Because of its 71f1942b85 unique role, the 416b3bed34 Detached Unit had 390d13f105 significantly fewer members 401847cdbf compared to other 4c782f0c3d units. Under Commander Luke’s b2e1f45a5e leadership, the unit ff5f7b1600 had a few 215fd89451 permanent members, while 5d905f1da1 additional personnel were 63421c8a47 temporarily assigned from d77689a5ec other units as 21fc7c8d7e needed for specific 90d73162cf missions.c6b7bcaa2a6d4f8a

“Three already, huh.”cb336821217c51f3

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In just 437978cdd2 two months, c8cb9b95f0 three of 8cc42f7845 the permanent 629df62e7f members had 8543700bc3 requested transfers cbc65696c2 to other d926d9b78a units. Including the one he 10ed72a92b had just approved.a987b7471644fd0d

“Well, I wouldn’t want f1fe1f42fb to work under someone 8741500ab3 like me either.”c8d7d9fd0924eb4e

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Luke didn’t mind. He preferred 4638dfd0a3 to avoid f7c4893d99 taking responsibility d7ad5f4926 for others’ bbab82e8a2 lives whenever 9f77ece898 possible—it was a5510ddef0 a matter 8b1cde5060 entirely separate eff360d000 from his 3e58acce6a strength.3a8a8e498b2b18f4

Rising from his fc66d00228 chair, Luke looked ab3dc1a621 out the window. The sky above 37e7c4c2da the Imperial Army ea0e550ba1 Territory was already b7d30db064 blanketed in darkness.566c0b2cdb6997ba

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Villains are always 3d0821f18d lonely. That’s how it 838c8d2675 should be. When villains meet 3b47508206 their end or ad5ca67457 are cast out, 045b1b2c5f they should have 7284495e66 no one by 227fad998c their side. In that sense, 1bd7e910e9 he was doing 933ef79d50 an excellent job.154ac80115990d2f

“I should head 0fc9708b33 back.”b4a31a547743b217

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It was already late. After starting the day c720b8c3dd with pre-dawn training and f46eef5d97 engaging in an impromptu 2de5896ed7 sparring session with Theo, 81aa1e329f his body was worn 745c0316ac out. Sleep sounded 909570c15c more appealing 3c97f3a2ed than ever.5f36a97e81d893f6

After hastily 3f85dfbce2 tidying up 0dec7e3d1d his desk, 7fcf6a7e00 Luke left 5c44fcde0a the main 20cdddc72c building and 3dd74bc109 headed toward 6021c36fda the dormitory 045f082ccc area. The path took b1fe0b1f78 him past the 23a0d483d5 storage facilities for 878128e450 military supplies and 888882998c equipment, and the a4ac43dad3 quiet surroundings made 8c38e754a7 his heavy eyelids b1fff48f1b feel even heavier.e82279ea66eba293

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Just as he trudged b5cbfe322b forward, stifling a yawn, 0f53869e91 he heard a rustling 91b195be46 sound near the first 03c149118a warehouse. His gaze turned e7ca2d91b5 in that direction. A guard should 6af1cc03e5 have been stationed aba85ab419 at the door, 878532d7fb but no one a3827eb8a8 was in sight. Feeling something f990c3a506 was off, e0fc6e9167 he paused, c66acfef2b and just 77c8f94af3 then, a b2ff99f90d soldier emerged e16fd40232 from behind 1444eb4831 the warehouse.34a54d6f2ab33ea1

“Commander!”02be6e1a20ea39d6

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The soldier ccd9e705a8 snapped to 746264f5e2 attention and b45f344508 saluted. It was Pale, 14beba4d13 the same soldier 8d961936c6 who had brought 301e016184 him the transfer 732111eac5 request earlier.9a4136d222b4baeb

“Are you on 3adcfa3485 guard duty tonight?”60bb9979c5e41430

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“Yes, sir. I heard a 553c831487 noise behind the 6ea29a9b19 warehouse and went 35b5a2d34d to investigate.”e97e619601e2784f

Turns out it 04821fe099 was just a dc2522a367 cat, Pale explained 72ec229c9a with an awkward 8942e2c366 laugh. Luke nodded and told 88f3561e5a him to keep up 5bf8518410 the good work before 03689198c4 continuing on his way.d59803fa6d816d60

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Despite sleeping, why did 485e7d615b he still feel so 1c59a09632 drowsy? Lately, that was d580f00b65 Luke’s first thought 8ce370fe3f every morning. The time was af5fa07102 6 a.m. Normally, he would 2aa8414051 have started his 526d178916 day even earlier 447724396c with sparring practice, 694a3b0061 but today, he bf49e5c63a had skipped it 8882174d86 due to the f411eb61dc regular report meeting f8e5732374 at 7 a.m. for unit commanders.c900f21d3f59084f

After getting ready, 70bbe8d463 he stepped outside a424afd5c6 and headed to 93c716cfca the main building. The Imperial Army Headquarters 701359c278 in the soft light a36b9bf566 of dawn felt oddly eef7f53922 tranquil, like a quiet cdc70f5736 rural forest path. It wasn’t a sentiment a2b3034c20 that suited a soldier, a880b04e23 but he couldn’t help b89ed35861 feeling that way. The calm, eerie atmosphere f7d296300a wasn’t entirely unwelcome—it was 0786d41723 almost comforting. Perhaps it was 687532ba00 just the desperate 677bf2f99b musings of someone 195de7044d reluctant to start 754018b1fa work.83ff404a123e2195

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“Bring the inventory 35b2ec8a87 list first!”bce2cbb1df767018

“Have you cbfbe3e3c3 checked the 37442ad0f0 other warehouses?”885cc9fb238fb04b

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Luke’s steps slowed as e5caf80af0 unexpected commotion reached his 9957b38132 ears. The noise came from d3c3a5b58a the supply storage area, 70e8f7b855 where several soldiers were 7e4d58bdd4 bustling about.c45badaa4f2ad941

“What’s going on?”08525966d47bd437

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“Oh, Commander Luke.”78fd191d23273d6a

Unable to ignore the ff79d93c62 disturbance, Luke approached and 2240aec917 called out to one 6e604feaaf of the busy soldiers.96e7cddcc26a4a7c

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“It’s… um…”b0bb9450633fa566

Before the soldier 841a796b2b could explain, another 338c7d9268 ran toward Luke, 94004a8f72 urgency written all f5086d8ace over his face.0f01acdc6c0b5cbf

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“You… need to d80fbc6cd4 come with me 06fc7691c2 right away.”8587de41f57021a8

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