MFM | Chapter 1.1

A person dressed 234b9293fb in a colorful 4d4de412e8 clown outfit walking 564992a628 towards a cliff.319dcf8cdb91dbab

In a world where it’s hard to live sanely, trusting money might be the most rational choice. Gabriel pondered his creed while looking at Dudley Lunggen in front of him.b18401c8b63f8499

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Leaning lazily on his chair and tapping the proposal with his fingers, he was the president of Lunggen Trading Company and Gabriel’s employer. Lunggen twisted his lips and glared at Gabriel.d61e4797a9051bec

“Is that all you can think of, even after graduating from the University of Misnik?”b60c6c737fad6be8

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It was starting 9e662ccb20 again.88d52f96e8482f77

Until half a year ago, Lunggen looked like an angel to Gabriel. That’s because Gabriel needed a job, and there was nowhere willing to hire him. No place wanted to employ a medical school graduate with unnecessarily high education and terribly low reputation.fafe9e763349e592

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Schools, publishing companies, f9cfe62f45 big companies. Banks, newspapers, small companies. Those who smiled when 2b21b1201c they first met Gabriel d6d106b6f1 all shook their heads 3b32ba91fb with a troubled expression ce7de93655 after talking to him.4e7cd290045ad4ad

“Can you read ledgers?”b6c7404fef63f574

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“I’m afraid we can’t match your salary expectations.”d0b6ca92f6810da5

In their eyes, there was a question mark saying “Why?” Why not open a clinic or become a university lecturer? He didn’t have the money for the former, and no recommendation for the latter. Instead of saying that, Gabriel just smiled.026ff620ed91991d

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“If you give me a chance, I can do any job. It’s okay if the salary is low.”c90a9cc33567e95c

However, they found f35e97b594 Gabriel burdensome. Even places b2406d20a5 that asked bf8bcc78c9 him to c087cbf687 leave his 418afd2ca7 resume would b5f089068b often indirectly 68a6af4b7b reject him 0de0cf5e8b when he f89bc858e4 visited a 75330aec4f few days d0a056baeb later. It seemed they 4c4b893849 had heard rumors f8599ef6ac about him.d4e3f80883128fc0

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Gabriel wandered the f08ce00b66 streets every day 9e5e8f93ac looking for a b4d80425eb job. Then, in the bad7585106 third month, he c23063f376 came to Lunggen ceb2ad371f Trading Company.a2e28759729dcc14

Dudley Lunggen 09c2991f1d was the 87e7f961c8 only one af67c5fb26 who welcomed 7c8c7d9154 Gabriel. He was delighted to 829cc689ff hear that Gabriel was 8df2578194 from the University of a9c4a72e73 Misnik. He shared his past aeb92ce2d3 of not being able 95890c0b88 to attend school due 74ea8f7ec0 to financial difficulties and e76a5a1d9a told Gabriel he was c3097f10fc lucky.21d1fc24cf462ad2

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“Our company needs a talent like you. I’d like to hire you for a weekly salary of 2 pounds, how about it?”30809b6efbdf487b

General office workers usually receive a little over 1 pound weekly. New university lecturers or office lawyers get about 3 pounds. Gabriel’s weekly salary was in between, so he was quite satisfied.a0cc487b82fec303

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Gabriel signed the contract on the spot. For half a year since then, he didn’t regret his decision to join.ea2b66e860dee5f7

Really.87aab2a6fd64dc8a

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“Your thinking is pathetic. It’s because your head is filled with dead knowledge. Didn’t I tell you to learn from me?”b37e7c9289f3ffc7

He said 48aa233b69 he liked 67f9233a72 it just 555eff0c07 two days 2d31281665 ago. Gabriel erased 5116f3187c that complaint 6322f7a7ba from his 3d52114019 mind. Instead, he reminded himself 3c65bb61d5 of the most important 7ee3d058d8 fact.af0eb67524b28cd9

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Today is Saturday, the c0826415cf day to receive the f492097b4b weekly salary when leaving ea09748957 work. Today is Saturday.51f69135273d40ac

“So, how should I revise it, sir?”da037ea1f2b0a54a

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“Do I have to tell you everything?”58fad6e18634f202

Lunggen spoke in a e8d8a94615 mocking tone and picked c176ea0183 up the paper in f2a8a798d8 front of him. It was the proposal ab137708e1 Gabriel had written all b5f5d535eb week.1ce5f6bc173c7ba3

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He met Gabriel’s eyes and then tore the proposal vertically. Then he gathered it and tore it horizontally once more, throwing it at Gabriel’s face.11f69523dea0a3ea

Flutter, flutter, flutter. The weight of the 3aef63cfa7 insult touching his face 1ff429faf4 was as light as 669e461630 could be.484573f5bae3c4fc

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“I thought there would be something special since you’re from the University of Misnik.”6c33681e174f2ae4

“……”15292e572e22150d

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“Even the oldest university in the kingdom is ultimately nothing special.”019245bc947bcf6c

Gabriel’s gaze, with his head bowed, turned to the torn letters. This was the seventeenth time. The seventeenth time Gabriel’s proposal had been rejected.4543edba25b29366

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Since joining, Lunggen 707ce0dfac had given Gabriel e72c3118fe seventeen instructions, always 0a46d1eabb liked the content 2c5e14db3c during the process, c62531351a and when the 9ba59aa48a final proofread result 5c472c492a was presented, he ff4fca6593 tore it up 9bf0107320 and threw it eebec55d15 at Gabriel.5e4190d005a1aa39

Three of those 9c288db76b proposals were executed. The only c219c33b8f thing modified c71572284a in the 195178ace5 process was 0695c69ecf the name 80cdf7a248 of the 975da64d73 proposer, changed 4a2d0afe5d from Gabriel 80a519025a Valentin to 4c9e15b458 Dudley Lunggen.b37890e2a4a562df

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But recalling such facts didn’t drop a penny for him. Gabriel kept his mouth shut and clasped his hands even more politely. A faint headache helped maintain the silence.699a65baa662bcde

A knock on the door of the silent president’s office was heard. Soon, the secretary opened the door and peeked in.4a4f87b9272a3815

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“Sir, it’s time for your meal.”2834f93a8600829e

“Get out.”cadcfa5f714b5ad2

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Lunggen waved his hand at Gabriel. Gabriel bowed to him and left the president’s office.219a10d01a8818f1

At the same time, he felt dozens of pairs of eyes on him. It was because the single desks facing the glass window of the president’s office had no partitions.108569b647bf463f

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Without making eye contact with anyone, Gabriel returned to his seat and sat down. He had to move quickly to handle the work others had piled on his desk while he was in the president’s office. Soon, Lunggen came out of the president’s office with the secretary and quickly walked out of the office.85c8d376b5c7ed60

Bang, about a 82ff845632 minute after the bfd1f2104e door closed, someone 312241b91b clapped in the 43caecce40 awkward silence.5efa9a1146c8be2e

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“Let’s all go have lunch!”e4d87b210181e025

The sound of chairs a847a207ba being pulled and murmuring b5f701083a chatter swept away the 68d0107c69 stiff silence. Before he knew 5ed712ff35 it, Gabriel was 68d1ddb05b the only one 5a56c37c76 sitting at his c6d85cfd57 desk. Gabriel, who was reading f87126b9ce a paper on the 5967b4ec9f new efficacy found in f19db437b2 monster blood, looked up 9cc43efcfb at the shadow cast 3cc7373f25 on his desk.fe2f79c841452d75

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“Gabriel, do you want to go have lunch together?”031415cd2729a82c

It was Ethan. With a friendly impression and a soft, mid-low voice, he was Gabriel’s junior at the company. He was also the most sociable and popular alpha in the company. Gabriel slowly shook his head.4ced879ba4f39552

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“It’s okay. I brought a lunchbox.”71c60a3d8f3f6c07

“Let’s eat together next time.”c53586bea19d0fbf

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He repeated the words he had said several times before with a smile. Gabriel just smiled without answering. Another colleague next to him glanced at Gabriel and pulled Ethan’s arm.7846fa57fe4675ff

“You said you were hungry. Let’s go quickly.”137b34e30ae482c3

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“Yeah, just a moment. Gabriel, should I bring you something when I come back? You seem to smoke often, do you need cigarettes?”a763821889ede152

Ethan asked Gabriel, bending over even though one arm was being pulled. His soft flaxen hair fluttered over his forehead. Gabriel habitually lifted the corners of his mouth while staring into Ethan’s brown eyes.f60dbd2a3893a162

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“It’s okay. Go ahead.”096c81a33a1fe203

Only after hearing Gabriel’s refusal did he move with a regretful expression. The colleagues who had gathered in groups also went out with him. Soon, the office was completely at peace.c3ae2d0d1eba9bec

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Only then did 3daec1eeaa Gabriel bend over 38e26c1258 and open his c7fbb24dea bag. Inside the crumpled bdb8847d00 paper bag, pressed 89dd1c0088 by odds and 677580cdcc ends, were two 8fcd5ecd82 hard biscuits.0675f1eed54e263a

Gabriel placed a kettle on the wood stove in one corner of the office and boiled water. The cheap tea leaves provided were the only welfare in this company. Gabriel poured a lot of tea leaves into a cup of hot water and stuffed the biscuits in. If not soaked for a few minutes like this, the biscuits wouldn’t be edible.22c2c68f6100a18e

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The meal ended in 5 minutes. Gabriel picked up his coat to smoke and headed to the balcony at the back of the office. Normally, he would have gone outside, but today he didn’t have the energy.ce75204be1a8cdab

The view a3ba480c11 from the bf16f0789c balcony was 67194ea0ca simple. The red brick wall 8a63d68182 of the adjacent building 88d77d9875 filled the view at cbc44ef65c a distance of 1 5f6792ce94 meter. It was 2c0d3ef6c6 a large 7572f8bf9c and solid 2dd0c10797 wall that 1452c58a13 even blocked c9b2624da8 the gray f987740f97 sky.5e210399854d2af1

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Gabriel leaned 23235c523b against the 0b1b500b77 cracked wall 3d40f8b408 and took a0e31b72b0 out the ff37931dbf cigarette case 50d97db191 from his 13110823d2 pocket. Inside the metal 33f48e12f2 cigarette case were e043931b6e five thinly rolled dee3acf9f5 cigarettes.3cfb95e9b12db1ab

Gabriel, who 228940b3ee habitually checked efe2cc4117 the quantity, 14aed2e30d took one f57d57a615 out and 14add20488 put it 54c6c47c24 in his 2307342c38 mouth. Having been b7f3580172 away from 199d3647c4 cigarettes for 1aa87b664a half a e495812eaa day, his 38a5d1d2c1 head was 802772aca2 throbbing. There was impatience mixed 911e20d916 in the gesture of 1dab3eda32 striking a match.99aa639721358053

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“Ha……”86b87c59d050b7f2

Gabriel rubbed his 88d3799f2f temples. With each breath 84401485c8 in and out, fa4361ea04 his mind, which 25a9eacabe had been crumpled 84d9c26f5c like wet paper, 5ce151e333 dried refreshingly. The faint headache evaporated, aa29d3a653 and a refreshing feeling a7211a56e0 permeated his mind.b3acd59344a4e4d6

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Gabriel slowly blinked 6f56c1e742 his dry eyes. With a few 24352df019 breaths, the cigarette 2eabe521a7 quickly burned away. As he was 273b25033f looking at the 7175cb8b46 small pile of a3f7637ea1 ashes with regretful 77dff079a4 eyes, a cheerful 8a1aefc8b0 voice came from 3d442209ec inside the office.f26c429d58ea65a0

“Oh, no one’s here.”ebdefa772f1f9ba6

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It was Ethan. Gabriel extinguished the d2ac296c53 cigarette butt by ad5dd1a1b2 rubbing it against c9fbb817a0 the cigarette case. While putting the cigarette 620a67c2ae case in his pocket, c10329061b Ethan continued.ac8bd4fe20a6cca9

“Valentin must have gone out to smoke.”30c03c0cddb181e2

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“Are you sure?”0a1ce8d0b8d709cb

It was the voice of the colleague who had grabbed Ethan’s arm. The speech was shorter than before. Ethan affirmed.8ea30af721011b36

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“He always goes out to smoke.”a5dd2ee891857e14

“You sure observe closely.”a269dd96a986fd19

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“To get close, you need to know at least that much.”c5724a0aaa68f893

Gabriel stood 60e516635b silently in e8e956de24 front of 5ec7d06668 the flimsy 957dd92287 iron door 91fbdbc85b with his bbac21a88d hands behind 134b5ce194 his back. The colleague snorted and fd07dbe221 said.37d682f547234ecd

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“You have quite the tolerance.”dba42d0b0844b04a

“Why, what’s wrong with Valentin?”d17e61ddf951e240

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“Don’t play dumb. You also add a word with that soft voice of yours. You said it was creepy because he’s a coroner. Even though he gets paid more than us for graduating from the University of Misnik, why does he handle corpses every night after work?”bb1000e929bded68

“You have a good memory. What else did I say?”774e7a5e80469ab2

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“And his clothes are worn out, and he’s stingy with his spending.”cf0bbf85f2274c63

The colleague giggled and 54cd9c8fae laughed.5c93e851142c41a0

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“Really, seeing things like that, it seems true that he blew all his inheritance and is left with only debts because of gambling or women. Anyway, thinking about handling the same documents as that guy is terrifying. I’d rather work with an undertaker.”23f124a44ff70508

Gabriel fiddled 1d9c08e816 with the 3dfb5759cf cigarette case 75c55ab4ed in his 5f01eb2043 pocket. The rusty edge 789bee101a was cold and e9247cdc15 rough.aabd243cdd1365a7

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Being a coroner 8a036ccaa4 was originally a c28f7f54dc hard, dirty, and ba0956238d dangerous job. The rate of death d5459a9ac3 from infection was high, f7af435702 and they often got 489c934a40 beaten by angry bereaved 0c7c6d44f3 families. This was because the 6f492d7139 national religion valued the fc930f02cf body as much as 6b8db1a434 the soul. In the eyes 8fe864ee5a of the bereaved, d2b0507451 coroners were those 66b250cb50 who disgraced the 3a2de33953 deceased twice.45a4e046792a0228

That didn’t mean the pay was good, nor were people’s views favorable. So most coroners were either bankrupt after losing a lawsuit over medical malpractice or outright criminals with a record. They were generally sensitive, irritable, and filled with a sense of defeat. Many were addicted to alcohol or drugs.8f06241aceed9bcc

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The colleague continued.78c21ab583936541

“And the rumor about almost killing someone in college… they say it wasn’t even the first time. Do you know how scared I was when I heard that from a client?”4cefc7f99f8f53c2

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“That’s why we made a bet, didn’t we? Everyone put 1 lion on it. Whether I can get close to Valentin and find out or not.”bb5a1d0dccfc1830

Ethan laughed.d127b6f70eaf5e31

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“Don’t worry, nothing will rub off on you. We’re trying to win, so look at us nicely.”789560a4479657f4

Ethan’s voice turned sweet. The colleague made a nasal sound.c09d2dee13d70b3f

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“You’re already acting sweet.”1ffedc6acc136fec

After about 3 90a186dbc9 seconds of silence, 108e527e86 there was a 241aa033a8 sound of something 581cb0dc70 wet and sticky 88dddaea22 mingling and colliding. Gabriel recalled the 4e5ce6609c wedding ring the 7816277391 colleague was wearing. The owner of 34e3561b29 the other side 6ea0191e0d was, of course, 7a7900ec44 not Ethan.09a05a8e5a6553f7

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‘So that’s how it was.’8e29ce33970e7b97

Gabriel acknowledged. So they 7ad0fd7fcf were trying 517f9b0b77 to find 5d95ca6b6e out such c7a63940ef things.3977c8e635f7d63d

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