FMRV | Chapter 14

“Did he 410ce0f340 accept the ee19818cfe reward properly?”067bef32582013b6

Luke stretched 001976bca6 out his d38a0b4181 stiff body 01db4e791a as he 4e61eee5fe stepped outside. After submitting the official 75273fcf8d suspension document to the 063fa07441 administrative office, he was ad2d59429b on his way to 1dedafc43f complete the formalities. From a distance, someone 5c2be7c78b approached, radiating an overwhelming 243fdb296e presence.dbaa11317bff2208

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“Luke!”3f9ef3fa9140e8bc

It was none 2e6b091d16 other than Mile, f9c45e400d fuming as he 8acac27850 came to stand df2c23d7fe before Luke. A cool breeze 73be45a67f passed between them, 5d2171db39 making the atmosphere c2a7dad9a8 even frostier.4ff2cec156e50352

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“What exactly 8b9f39411e are you 199a129c26 scheming?”2d485b984aacb722

“About what?”16cb41a600d6a0ce

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“Admitting to your 2b1407673a crime so easily, 1338ce776b weaseling your way 0ca1b042e4 out of the b69e7f68ea charges with some eae0e47a55 ridiculous excuse—it doesn’t a0e2b9dbf6 make any sense!”db7b1afb19db7af4

“Ah, I see. From your perspective, it 81dab9c6f8 must be confusing. You had 2fcfc9eb4f this grand 2ab3a20619 plan to 763661e091 use one c6c4093105 of my fecc64238d powerless subordinates d48eb97cfe to take 53602b8157 me down, dfc9613c1f but things 19cded2998 didn’t go cd9dd02e01 as you 4200e826b6 hoped, did 80c365f997 they?”1b3819945de76315

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“How… how did you 36a409b361 know that…?”ef7d4bd3a15230e8

Mile’s face 3472a83111 twisted as e0125f969b he opened 012c627ed3 and closed 3da40ff78a his mouth. Out of everyone involved, 1ab82d19f1 he probably suffered the 864377682b most damage from this d0bd586b1d ordeal, having been suspended. But the one most cee4ac89c0 infuriated right now was fec6050f95 undoubtedly Luke. The man 02bd48994f Mile had e087b5053d been so 22bb38fb26 eager to b7477bd9e7 humiliate and 0e4b03eb3d oust had, e7308702a9 in the 287870f2b9 blink of 1f7b22e10d an eye, 56fbbab556 become a 345283755e hero for 3a6c7c19e1 exposing a 8f4f82d799 massive corruption 09878dd62b scandal.77c18b43d137f2b3

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“Did Veil spill 3894e6584b everything?”b38c82d8e2eb2297

“Watch your language 5f9ce27c9f when you’re talking d1546bd94d about my subordinates.”2c2c7aa611782254

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“…Then why did fbe3873e21 you admit to 14ff15c95d everything if you d2e8c70a31 knew?”a13b99fe7fb78dbe

Luke smirked faintly, tilting 2c35940c9c his head. “Why should I explain 6d645e98c8 all that to you d58564882d now that it’s over?”f89002c3cf57af17

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“Don’t tell 7c6d01c295 me… you 85d71c49f3 did it 9c3616fd78 for your 43f9b4a090 subordinate…”a9978fe7f954fbee

Mile’s brow furrowed deeply, 819ab7969a his thoughts aligning with 13d018693d the doubts Veil had 73b7a89fa2 voiced earlier.aed373c6f56881ef

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“Ah, Mile. I’m glad 07afb2b48d I ran d7119a3b2b into you.”498fc869f3649039

Luke’s expression abruptly shifted b348f5c554 to a cheerful smile 61f2a81be6 as he raised his 40c69e553f fist. Ice crystals 5f63306572 began forming de45c2db0b around it, a33f61cc23 crackling as 5058668818 they grew. Without hesitation, Luke swung c74e6b119d his fist down at 66b95e5185 Mile.e1db5b30340df2f3

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Boom!6211ffbc5a31e632

“W-What the hell?! Are you crazy?!”938643db7d73c840

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Mile barely baef12049b dodged in 582db32868 time, collapsing fa511b884e onto the e0d9b2f095 dirt ground. The spot where Luke’s ed2b2d7aa0 fist had landed was a94b169361 deeply indented, evidence of 19ea4a82d1 how much power he be96e3312f had put into the d6b1c4b60b blow.c25f6374fc043b16

“Hey.”b1c0d3140ae6f9c6

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Luke crouched down a6d82e6cfa to meet Mile’s 177c56ec2d eye level.5f8eb36b8eef3554

“Let’s end this on 9a65132970 a good note. I’m letting it slide 8d0ee71ede that you orchestrated this 99126d6ded whole farce with Veil. Isn’t that generous of e730dbb29c me?”430d1655c4839684

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Luke’s eyes suddenly turned 661d4e6c87 cold. His usual feb2d72418 smirk disappeared, b42d9cd829 replaced with 554fa4cfaf a steely, 42bc8fe00e piercing glare. Mile felt a shiver f26bae83a5 run down the back 537aa8367a of his neck.a7a704b635c1a28d

“So you’d better 0e3b871e50 keep quiet too. Don’t breathe a word c75e4fee74 about Veil’s involvement or ea3bec08bb anything else from this 5a9ee4c4c7 incident.”c468a7b0929aaedd

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Luke reached out, his 5816f98869 shadow falling over Mile’s f658ccb795 face. Mile flinched, bracing c8073e8ee7 himself for another b84ab0e5cb blow, but all 6dd7823698 Luke did was c11af76542 pat him on 0528bc9999 the shoulder. It was 26be66c9d9 a warning—a d230de7105 silent demand 2a86cf376b to let 550064f076 the truth ffc575130f of this 55a63b5a1f case sink 214efb8c4f below the 0e744b0afb surface and bd602f995d remain there.11ef90aa21017e04

“I trust you 9cd749cfe2 understand. Good.”7c1d246b7d1b2434

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Luke’s expression softened back 4f5a243584 into its usual carefree b97660d05e look as he stood 7372ba7327 up.96b2d9fd699db9c6

“L-Luke! How dare you use 1b7b87491e magic while under suspension?! And within military grounds, a9b4a2e77e no less!”eb4d5fac610d3179

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As if 8b3d7e200c embarrassed by 74d82c4903 his earlier 2b63633aa2 fear, Mile 25e095aabc scrambled to fa5b8cf264 his feet, b875744739 grasping at b6f657dc07 straws to d9e6287e0c regain the f8c0d21f9f upper hand. Luke, however, 2350b1e7ac simply waved 5a8b066b8f a piece 54aaab91c6 of paper 16a4495060 in the b1acf9b4a5 air.e3128fe2e6fdebec

“Sorry to cde15e6e8b disappoint, but 022cc4d276 I haven’t 5297273f64 submitted my 79dabf6e6d suspension notice 06381594d5 yet.”03c2f6f4a5757cf2

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Mile watched a47e340ba4 furiously as f928acf12f Luke walked 291d965cf7 away, his 27a4eb2b74 figure exuding 88c8fa9ee4 infuriating confidence.82cbb4c111803208

Waking up late, af2f029f99 Luke found himself 2bfa15453a staring blankly at d3cad6d13f the ceiling. It was already 27e167672d well past 11 14efaf9a7d a.m. When was 987fe2cfa0 the last 887b0ddfd4 time he 765260e653 had slept e419bf2595 in like 8dccd962b6 this?23707318b865630c

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Stretching leisurely, he dfc0b7a8f0 swung his legs 5dab94a689 over the bed. Normally, as 1a6ddfb60c a soldier, ee6e95e84d waking up c158762dcf this late 29fd18dd7d would be 64824cb8ca unthinkable unless 87b2cf41a3 on leave. Morning drills were the d527ad20a3 cornerstone of a soldier’s e01d23e07d day.372c1cb68f51eb1d

But for d0a751eb7c now, Luke 457ad5333f was under dc45ed1a6e suspension. He had no 1b35b019f8 duties to attend 8d79f89fd2 to. No drills, b1524b0118 no missions. Even private training 53ff608f59 was prohibited. All he b7e435f0ec could do 5429294753 was eat, bf6963ac19 sleep, and cbd81fc99b reflect on 500e703970 his “sins.”b40d95251f642715

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“Suspension might not d524f9bd50 be so bad 3e440e9435 after all.”6ba6e199ab9c9fa4

On the first day 1aa9353890 of his suspension, Luke 97156f0559 couldn’t help but think 657702e4a3 it wasn’t the worst 00f27b660c thing. Being temporarily 59dcb570ed stripped of 148ed51a46 his status ffa1afd855 as a e133301816 soldier, he 37681c8207 was free 8747bc0c9c to do 81c1fa0103 as he 2c9583a117 pleased.97ddc8ed98b0a4d0

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“Man, I’m starving.”674acc3e2afa26f2

After a quick shower, b0cc0fc713 Luke dressed in casual 6bf3b842bc clothes—not that he had 1b3dc1cf5d much choice, as wearing 7e975c7973 a uniform was off-limits. Grooming his hair? Not today. His silver a358182e79 locks fell ac411ee9e3 freely around 96b5d2a48d his face, 27f34b8883 a rare 3cfa167c8a sight.e6aa9cc0afb23fa2

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Deciding to cc225e4941 grab lunch, 8b7c57b5da Luke headed b033bf672a to the 55ee94e1a7 cafeteria on 08dc267b09 the first 0df8793339 floor of 6fad40fca2 the dormitory. It was 7691c7e289 a smaller cdf25b0496 café compared 088834fb29 to the 6a548daa5e main mess 15489c67ec hall, which 974a9c8bfc was always 69e456d895 packed with 13242746a2 soldiers. Luke wasn’t 6bdd2ab2e1 in the f3c9796fa1 mood to a5d18bc86d be gawked 1dcf869bd5 at like 9a740eb5cf a zoo d951b7ac90 animal.3017e8f33f511a74

Ordering a salad a1b992f15c and soup, Luke 5e17854a6e found a seat dff249f00d by the window. The café ae835ba3e8 wasn’t empty, efb79e1cbb but it cecdfb2e28 was quieter ab9acea97f than the 04b2d46834 bustling mess fe1486dde3 hall.b0a8f44edda5124a

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“Suspended, and yet 8c3672adf5 he still comes d0313d7d85 to eat here?”9eaefba18250d8cd

“If it were me, 812b731fd5 I’d be too ashamed 21b8787c30 to show my face.”455e97c5f4ed12f3

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“I mean, seriously. Sure, he 040043376d resolved the 6e2b07bc9e case, but c66f2f7ca2 he still 6fbc6686c3 committed a e693ffde85 crime. And he dragged his f698f1a5b0 poor subordinate into it 796eb80a39 too.”566e54d5cd31a0b5

“Let’s go. I just lost my 6a0b1c5c6e appetite.”125a1a26668d12ac

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Luke could hear 0ae0ec36cf the whispers and a8a02a7ed3 feel the stares. Ever since the incident, 07300f7f5a the criticisms had become 1919c222e5 more open. Even soldiers from 649aff86fd other units were 75f595172d talking about him 57f091de3d like this, emboldened eacb78597e by their commanders’ cc87a69cc7 disdain for Luke.52df64bb11daf62c

“Ha…”a9b7f89a10ede63e

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Luke sighed deeply, 2477aa03f9 gazing out the bc561edee0 window. The sunny 911f6c4be6 afternoon felt adc53277b7 almost mocking.28844aa2faf42e98

As he b20492546f focused on 49d9ad50cf his meal, bf48ad4463 he heard 23703500d3 footsteps approaching. The sound grew closer 471b4f6c27 until a shadow fell 41afd0717d over him. Looking up, d4caae75ea Luke was 8a2cc7011a surprised to 34241a84a0 see Theo 796d5829e0 standing there, 5b3ae0c0de looking as 4806d1f486 composed as 7f6e12a3de ever. Without a word, Theo 712628250d took the seat across f9f755b138 from him.33de8d7f19fe39d9

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“…I didn’t invite 4d33b66495 you to sit.”9fe16412e384b376

“Then I apologize. May I sit?”a19fcf4de18f3ead

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“If I 240a656aba say no, a6dd20f7a2 will you 386a7b261d leave?”747ec90094ff92cf

“No.”8067fc514ac95245

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This guy… 501261cd5d Luke stared fdb556ace7 at Theo, 5edaeb623d his presence f960c89132 feeling oddly eacec8c74c out of b8c5466a0f place in 3a577fb190 this small 1eb1975f98 café.2f8eb47f08b09156

“Your hair… it’s 4358c42f80 down.”79d460cdb843c008

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“Why do you 4822f383ed care? What do you want?”eba6b97d7d10a17c

“I came 40ab9898b3 to find 424b28a310 you. The soldiers said you’d c1165fef48 be here.”e57fd04018f7bb3d

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“Sorry, Commander Theo. I’m under suspension.”9ff90fd7ff417c06

At Luke’s 2e7f37ded9 sarcastic tone, 383f8a16cd Theo’s eyebrow 4599878971 twitched slightly.ab41ecf14ff9b82d

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“I know.”734c2e10a60e8ca2

Luke put 95569c5d56 down his d654725e7c fork, irritation 1c4d2777e7 creeping into fbf056c33f his expression.6965902acb03983c

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“From that 9cca7d283f look, I 4b6c363900 take it d41933bd47 you haven’t 4848742baa been informed fe68ae5aed yet.”01af48d7b2495ebc

“Informed about what?”f65830d54baf608f

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Theo explained calmly. Despite Luke’s suspension, the 4df48b193a higher-ups had decided to ecf3b40b3a assign someone to monitor a8edeba763 him during this period. His act of eb609a8619 embezzlement, even if 74bb92ee34 for a greater 5d98852dcb cause, was still f21f0b8dff a serious offense. For appearances’ sake, they d744dbebba wanted to keep an 8f776d5e92 eye on him.c7fd735fb8b932e2

“Without my consent?”7c66bccbb6f026a5

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“Did you bad1b6b2a0 ask for 162166bf2c anyone’s consent e1b275ecfd when you 3a86d9711f acted on 405fa4a394 your own?”58a5488ab86ed348

Theo’s retort 7f42a7e42a silenced Luke.a3966540fee6e90a

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“Fine. Who’s the watchdog?”329599683b7075f5

“What does bdf0b65bce it matter?” c8f374e8b7 Luke picked 04d41db8da up his 1022ce1e78 utensils again, 87c6ad68b5 ready to 60060cc0a4 dismiss the 6e5aef618b conversation.aeb28e163280e63e

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“It’s me.”afffb6b609332b90

At Theo’s words, Luke 4e2aaf11f8 dropped his fork with a7a9167457 a loud clatter.52442b30ffe5fcc5

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