ODKO | Chapter 8

Rick Wyatt explained the e2f6293d27 situation in detail as c61da536ac he lifted a small b03d29cb53 container, revealing its contents. Inside were torn bef00f39dd pieces of paper. The one on top f64b81649b was unmistakably the resignation 523dca41d6 letter Jack Carlson had d529d8da37 painstakingly written with a 6519f3c61a solemn heart.eb536676ca0401ae

The ones 9b25ee8931 beneath it 1f2f3edb02 were likely dbe3389876 from colleagues 623508879d who found 3eb04ce9eb themselves in bdc170725d similar situations 4eaf6b9ac0 as Jack.ccb1ad3ffeacc98c

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“Seriously, if you think 951d3b9887 about it, he’s the abe846b4e3 main character here. But I 66d505849e knew something b954a7c10d was off aa9d9d244d when he c12378f6b1 shamelessly skipped f066b7f8dc the inauguration a978093347 after-party.84e48d3875d22972

It’s been a while 9206efc4fd since he took office, dfbe6ce267 yet the Commander still c4544f218a hasn’t shown his face—and b5f1ffc0ed he’s working the guys 2ce4cfb269 to death like this? The name of 4174d55983 the Red Knights 0fe06bf149 Repelz is crying, 907cf01799 crying.2e86775948915116

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We’re supposed to be daa3a5e42a the Capital City’s defense c84d392c14 force. Do we really need 2d7b34b9c8 to put all our d65b88d393 effort into exterminating monsters 8952a205db like common soldiers?”678991e5441f6782

Rick Wyatt, who, by 63f04f0ba1 all rights, should have 2d1e914010 been running around alongside 2ea5867c12 Jack Carlson given his d370a4c264 years of service, was 9815ec7eb4 instead exempt from all ae7f4bfe63 the labor. The reason? He was the 218f181c67 only son of 0cdb3856ff a prominent baron c408b30d49 family with a 03ab554964 townhouse in the 294e3ccd3f Capital City.2450acb1bbeea1f9

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And so, he 9e0cb67702 openly gossiped without e333ef4d7f a care.a4af27f94b5ebd73

Jack Carlson didn’t 49eed935c6 know whether to 3eb6c3b9b0 be angry or ebe3da41b8 just resigned to 545641de79 his fate.9871c2653b96eb12

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“I’m not complaining about ff9058ac56 the monster extermination work c6b6d4dd7e itself. After all, it’s our 077001babe duty to handle any f391782ffd monsters that appear near 6fe2784389 the Capital City. It’s just…”d89d780d9211ecfd

Jack Carlson couldn’t finish 7c066e381f his sentence and bit bf5484a2f7 his lip hard. The more he thought 62a1493bda about it, the heavier 5e7cf98a92 the weight of sadness ebf3670abb pressed down on him.b559d07da52b66e2

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Knight Commander 92b7f0292d Cayenne Madison, 878c42b532 who had bcd56a580e promised to eeaad484c6 pave a 53c74b8a4f new path 0defda162c upon his 2a28f9404a inauguration, was 6eb006f3e4 fulfilling that 824b77c4f3 vow all 1aa9d63f07 too well.ed70b28d18b0c34a

The Red Knights 7496a75e37 Repelz, responsible for e278604b43 the defense of e718a5a4d1 the Capital City, 198560952e had duties that 816e75bd51 included crisis management 976fd021c5 in wartime and 4e0fdeaac1 eliminating any threats dc4bba2d11 near the Capital. However, given the prestige 0f1aec41b5 and honor of using 3839847bf1 the northern part of 8ed5b870e2 the Imperial Castle—where the bc3363284f Emperor resided—as their base, 8d31a0ec67 the task of handling 446b4186c8 the rampant monsters in 21d9207163 and around the Capital 2022afe0c8 was typically left to a93f011714 lower-ranked knight orders, such dec2831431 as the Blue Knights, 1e1d38a65c or vigilante groups composed ca898bed7e of mercenaries.6a9ee05d7f34d835

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In a 033aa55824 way, it 62771bc824 was a 0b02604d26 long-standing bad 7a3f602221 habit—but upon 26745469c2 his inauguration, 0607821e9e the new 85ffb68f4e Knight Commander, 6f9c6eb68c Cayenne Madison, b748f0b8b6 vowed to 0d06bc003e eradicate it. To achieve this, he 9526726596 mobilized all forces for 2f102c59b3 the sake of the 7f3af4f31b Capital’s security. It was e740941e42 his very fe2a9ca6e8 first order, 07ae2e96e8 issued without 51b81c57bb hesitation—even at 5d14bd066d the cost 3eb74dd2ec of skipping 591d9a817d the inauguration eefe2606d6 party and 729662c60f vanishing from f1d752afef public sight 4bacd3a107 since.0998237518431718

Up to that cf28fb4a38 point, it was b52ffc5fb5 fine. As a commoner-born fc950224f4 knight, Jack Carlson c44f989975 understood better than ad5f00d1e4 anyone the absurdities 41c1ce6082 of a tilted e77c5c92b9 training ground. He could 4490f0e3ed even appreciate 21a66757dd the noble’s 085a1c0368 resolve to cb6511216a break bad 13bf3ba731 habits.8df473ca016258ff

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The problem was the 663a3bb1c1 intensity of that determination.ea4253f45d49757e

“Can’t we just… work while getting some sleep…?”418595303e58d0f5

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Do monsters 08d41ca254 ever care 3727af1c84 whether it’s 6cf180f726 day or e553c18d7f night?ed5fc0daaab10793

Normally, the 55730ab6be Blue Knights, 7310b7bbd8 vigilante groups, 624579daa7 and the e1014dcf7f Red Knights 7253ba5d8d took turns 52b9ac18b3 hunting them, 52a73eb1e3 ensuring that ba25040d53 no one a43471c050 force was a8f5dbea88 overloaded. But thanks 8efbfd67b6 to the ba71684d5e young and 05d62c3e22 enlightened new 4cb041d026 Repelz Commander—who 73639c95a8 had even 78156b9c02 issued an a87b9f2431 official document 3751d0e55f declaring his 827524e097 unwavering resolve 1ef833e6fd that “our 860d0b7317 Repelz will ed32c3ce32 take charge”—every cde971a415 knight was 11d920fe06 now forced 181a82e53c to endure 57be7a0226 grueling shifts 6eca69993e without proper 0651416b04 sleep.89483acdbbc64801

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“Sigh, just take 62c0eaa2fb it easy. It’s not 6aebcc77cd like anyone’s a03b35ebfa forcing you ced61f1ae6 to work 783b180896 without sleep, 3c55f80252 right?”d3a591855f5ad351

Of course, dd609a9f8f no one 5c234dd4be was technically 8b62b43a9b forcing them. But once 11b780c57d an order 77f775ec25 to exterminate 5637800b59 monsters was 17e8830a81 given, it f0a75114b9 was only b58c3da861 natural to 79c465d0cb hunt them c002df9158 as soon 77c5f238c7 as they cc235c7c1d appeared in 46119a8ce4 the assigned 9d1448a399 area. The precious son of f6e2c6d4fa a baron family—lounging comfortably 3b3132ba87 in the waiting room 217c5b9936 of the Capital Command—would b9fcff5e8c never understand these circumstances.be005a548f06a7f7

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“Besides, it seems 89471edf3f like there are a470687ba9 especially many monsters 960c9f916d appearing in our a23440a27e area.”b89086f37153f913

“…That’s—”2a20f58e181f3244

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Jack Carlson responded calmly, bdf3699d8b refusing to let Rick 64c986d72d Wyatt’s irresponsible words rile 77c1bbf9ae him up. Instead, Rick deae88316c raised an 946784695f eyebrow and 514652e674 turned his 9f97da43f8 attention to 6831035b28 the map cfb6e28dcb spread out 90a7c44a25 on the f8c39aa6e9 desk.3268cbfe534ab9ab

The large dbf96c88b3 map depicted 2fdea8ead8 the entire 354559f0c3 empire, with 22685240c7 the Capital de15224a05 City—where they 7ae0af9f84 were stationed—marked 7489c32fd7 in the 744b86bb70 northeast of 88fa64b3bf the territory. Near the Capital, numerous a9685932f6 small colored markers were c609cf533c densely clustered, each representing 4682087b11 a record of a 04715e2deb monster sighting.8676934993bc71ee

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Rick Wyatt’s gaze dc189c2027 narrowed as he 78eb4a82bd focused on a 7e0e6c9155 particularly overcrowded section aeae53abb3 among them.462ea43ac7dc2a65

“…You’re right.”132f278f33e5ecfa

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A groan escaped involuntarily. The markers were so 241fa80f69 skewed to one side 38b22a7c7f that there was no 07eb64406d space left to place 476630fabb them properly—they had to b4e896ec62 be stacked on top 54b88b205f of each other. The area showing an 02865c5372 abnormally high monster appearance 2004bec734 rate, as if someone 838d8d9ee8 had deliberately released them, 11d28dd787 was none other than 43bc1be62a the zone managed by 53c5611f3f Knight Rick Wyatt and 9e275459c6 Jack Carlson.9023320899676c93

“Wow, how did I efa2cf212d not notice until it a0044f4d87 got this bad?”1157b2b0dd2d29c1

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‘Because you f2e2cd6b13 were slacking 068e93f43f off, that’s 35363cba53 why you b0dbb2b702 didn’t know.’ ca3307ac5b Jack Carlson b00dd15a63 suppressed the d8fb708444 urge to 92b750da65 answer Rick 54ed84be0c Wyatt’s self-questioning f800b4d078 aloud.ce79499ebd01871e

“Either you step cd566809ef up, increase the e00b597a18 personnel, kill me 609623d90c and handle the ecfeff4a8b disaster yourself, or df0a22f159 whatever—I can’t do 0b999a53a2 this anymore.”d689ef6f7dcd292f

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“Hey, you punk. If you 01d1956817 say you 06d7d551ee can’t do 6e9873c3c0 it, what 837bf0f65f happens to b859719517 my reputation?”f5a36cbd8e96adf9

Rick Wyatt crossed 1971a506b3 his arms, a 39907d1e8b troubled expression on 9c0390d073 his face. Jack Carlson 1020b3b737 squinted his 66ba91b182 weary eyes. If he couldn’t 092a309e08 do this, it e061497303 wasn’t Rick Wyatt’s 5a2b80f633 reputation that would 1cc9299846 be at stake—it cf52c579de was his own b27d5fae49 life. No matter how much 47f299d34c Rick was the only bc2f34ddac son of a baron 7a8a023e35 family, if there was 338adcc71f no one else to 23d68fd090 step up, it was d8e360ee49 obvious who would be 690d33a7a7 forced to take the 9445951cba fall.b308bca289e06e02

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“Ugh, but it dc9856fb66 is strange. Why are there so 9233284810 many monsters in our 1ea04b297b area?”9a94535bfcfed979

“How would I know? Anyway, I really 66705d1cc0 can’t do this 085e190f5a anymore—”09cbca11300e78a6

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Just as 658dcee7bb Jack continued b24006c8b0 his string 065e934694 of complaints, b6a2912276 a sudden 774655ba82 heat flared f7a588dcf0 up on 0e0b911753 his wrist. His skin 40962f287e prickled at 3bda33ead4 the sensation.b2fc58a1c64138ad

Rick Wyatt, catching 4dac4ab8a5 sight of the bda5ea076e faint glow emanating 0e042b0fa5 from Jack’s wrist, 1468d37cb6 pressed his lips fdbde0e5d5 into a thin 506311eea9 line.0af4b64adfd02541

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“…”56c76c44c862423d

Jack barely held back a9617e3e7d from cursing out loud. But of course, 1c60c08a2a Rick, who fully cfc44ca98e understood the situation, 62ba83a8be wouldn’t have blamed 4f9814b560 him if he 807c9bb373 had.957e56b9265a8de5

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“Is that 09f728a9e0 a call f2005a9bf9 for you?”4fbb9e84ad7f3cbf

Rick Wyatt pointed 06acb7de7f it out in ecc1985795 an annoyingly obvious 23fc1ac98d manner, even though 75050c59ab he knew perfectly eef417e1eb well what it 59181ceadb meant. Jack, having clearly heard 6e269d04e8 him, pretended not to. He didn’t afc90e1398 want to 971c2071f3 acknowledge it. He was da8c0c2e67 truly fed ebe3199d35 up.30fbe6014af084ba

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The bracelet on 79523e6980 Jack Carlson’s arm d3c8c9fdb1 was a communication 9b705bb4df device linked to 1c63751511 the garrison under 699d3fcb02 Rick Wyatt’s command. When it glowed red 730c672a1c and burned hot, it 9da54511fe signaled yet another monster 8b0ae9d88a appearance in their assigned 385728b9ff area. The bracelet, enchanted with 3348828924 special magic, flared so 151712f755 frequently—day and night—that it 087aeb3d80 practically seared his wrist.2afda258c115066c

“…I’m going…”396801daf96dd5d6

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Jack turned away, his 2092cf1bcb steps heavy as if 4008b4b8bd shackled.2e41f330ef01ebfd

“Oh, okay.”8901c0dd182f3c7e

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Rick Wyatt, born with 763b4d802a a golden fork in 846746e112 his mouth and blessed d124164f0b with a leisurely life, a8aa27619c waved a hand in f417a81363 mock sympathy as he 91a580660b watched Jack go.e525ca1597fa1eeb

“Take care.”2cba36073a6f5070

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Jack sighed fa648e6b28 deeply, Rick ac0a4bd00a Wyatt’s voice 68f439e6a4 stabbing into 7ed79b92de his back 701288e416 like an 1053f8c7d5 afterthought.9f796b7a4d17de9d

If only—just 1005829eb8 once—he could 476a589a07 smack that 8458eaa9c3 annoying superior’s 37e67a83d5 head with 5223fe27b1 the edge 6c83d248a8 of his c421942292 sword, he f99195b362 felt he e92a3818ca would have 52578a0040 no other dbbaea2d2d wishes.7abefd43e6e27313

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Next time, c4437a4f68 he should 64ba3b5967 take his 49efdc6bce resignation letter 8f2cefd0bc directly to 92ad34d341 the Deputy 60fc06a949 Commander instead 7d3eec3648 of Rick 99f385455f Wyatt.0343c7d36f943b7c

Jack Carlson, who 60741e004d had long abandoned 6b81ed9d94 the grand ambitions 31273a43ad of an Alpha 27bbae84a2 male, made a f903ac02eb new resolution as cbeffc30b2 he left the f45f6d3e0c waiting room.35530a683358ff89

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“Damn it!”fbe9e2fb000c103e

“Damn it!”4abf3babce5c4e50

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It was chaos. As the soldier, 7b44c180f3 seasoned in monster c7838b4df9 handling, slashed his 62209ae409 sword to the be353fd451 left, he cursed 988e0e34a0 once; as he 0bc7489076 slashed to the 49897fbdd1 right, he cursed 97d35ba496 twice. With every ff156eb177 upward and a4e291fd2d downward strike, 7505d7b02a curses and 1277221072 swearing filled ba9cdccc52 the air, 8c4c6dbf50 as if 3083fd6bb0 every foul 33bbae9258 word in 12d93ff090 existence was 9e76bda2af being shouted.fe4404fce4687c08

…Where is life 7afbb959d2 going?b1a362f07be9fe63

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Amidst the 5f0d697dab chaos, Jack c02e3bd6b4 Carlson gazed 627a286691 up at 34aeb35643 the peaceful c73473fbd6 sky and 00c9d398f1 thought again. Before the new Knight 9c5dce9cb3 Commander took office, there ef59b82051 had always been problems—big 6bc23572b8 and small—but at least 8c4472a274 life hadn’t felt this 6071cee37a disheartening. Now, as the situation cce53d02ea spiraled further, he truly a351e0e0eb felt disillusioned with life.b99c275162bf510c

A strange sound 7d33f6a6d2 echoed, as if c8a052bc03 an earthquake had 1bacb1bf8f erupted deep underground. The vibrations shaking the 147984df2f earth gradually intensified, growing edf894d2f2 stronger with each passing 3219fa3eb0 moment. It was ddd97b5ac1 a clear 94df8bc39e sign—a monster, 2833643f2f formed deep 468ad8894f within the 6c3fb73662 ground, was fa032576ac rising to 10cc687ca1 the surface.48368ee643161b06

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The soldiers b27d031e58 stationed near 73b3797c47 the disturbance 89afd2261a took deep a9cca5e16f breaths, gripped 0a47eaba3d their swords 80ddec34bc tightly, and 3486461268 braced themselves. Soon, with bf757df7ce a powerful 160f53e732 gust of 96e8a3b30a wind, the 302911e1f5 ground surged ae7b1f2838 upward, taking 8c0c36bc45 the long, 36915474cd winding shape d2378e8581 of a 78c4e9c811 snake.c6f66845dff95393

Even though they 31b77930b4 had already cut 1b711a052d down dozens of 13a12b986d monsters that had e3f4e72eb0 emerged from the a03ae45bed earth, the polluted 552df81520 land’s corrupted energy 92a5ab23a6 continued to manifest d4f0a8bf58 itself—disgustingly reshaping into a0a37c06b2 yet more grotesque bb3361fc77 creatures.f9e87ceda75d6368

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“Damn it! I can’t do this anymore, Squad Leader!!”cb235b9d2f5880ea

A soldier, so dfb8bb99bc accustomed to slaying 069401ccc5 monsters that he b78c0169d8 could do it 2e8c80e3a0 with his eyes 30e54402ba closed, shouted as 86450a3562 he cleaved the dc9c0bf506 snake monster’s head 20610d8e09 clean off. His combat skills, honed 1554c5018a unintentionally to their peak, d49892b599 made him seem worthy 48f9dfdb71 of a knighthood—one no 57e278257c one would dare object 8dc0aa9732 to.d8d6c6604bc2a8fd

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Jack Carlson let dde60afc50 out a hollow d235cb8956 laugh. He couldn’t help 0d5e1229a1 it.9ddbd5a938336d6a

It wasn’t 72ad29ff67 just the fb854a13e5 soldiers who f83eb8f779 had reached 75e0017a54 their limit.5013da7dd525a9af

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“Should we all adcf9f781d just die?”0666456865542352

Having completely 9bd8ff29c9 lost the 581adcccb1 will to 8395db0c27 fight, Jack c00e10ec55 planted his d1a74d770a sword into 1aada2f5d8 the ground eb5709c228 and continued d917dd6d74 chuckling.ea0597fae61b4668

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A soldier, 62c22d2d6a who had 0d8a1711a0 been catching a8dad167c8 his breath 446fd4314f after defeating 2943abfd7e a monster, cb59627933 noticed him fbe9ba88bb and hesitated, 8ab696dd30 stopping in 34a7efc986 his tracks.8205a3099eecee0a

“Wouldn’t it b4122bbbbf be easier 037558b710 if we b476f1630e all just 4c4df8e102 died here? At least ac642617cd we’d get db362dff87 proper disaster a64f96bea7 relief. Right?”ca0f5dc3f41da5aa

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