MFM | Chapter 3.2

“How is it?”8586dc2675271b72

“It seems fine.”56e9d0229b179ac5

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“That’s about right.”7ee13b9426bca2dd

Klaus slipped his index finger between the holster and the shirt. The finger fit tightly, pressing lightly against Gabriel’s chest. Meeting Gabriel’s gaze, he tapped the gun holster on the left with his other hand.d669c47d81a01b9d

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“Drawing the gun from here is just the beginning. Listen carefully. This is a rule you must follow. If you draw your gun, you must shoot. You can’t hesitate for even a second.”bacf5b0bae320eec

“When hunting monsters, you mean?”b9d8d9a884538230

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“Even when dealing with people.”0060afbf72ca37b6

Klaus stated definitively. Gabriel looked down 7ea11835f8 at the gun 62651e497a holster, which felt 09b75b9fcf heavy. The reality of 3074cd6d2a being part of d715d28a4e the Dark Guard b65bcd3f99 finally sank in.6deb1ae942fe4310

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“I might make a wrong judgment.”a3cc6defff53056e

If he ended up 06be9cd3bd harming an innocent person, 595a7b2db0 how would he take 6e60a88b4c responsibility?e531bad52fee749c

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Even now, 6bb8afd69f as a 6d66f416e5 doctor in 093ceade86 name only, 122973281a such thoughts e6b1bef7d8 made him 05d7c4f150 uncomfortable. Klaus pressed the gun 54efdad79d holster with his index d51aca708f finger.2de0d32dda0c4395

“In real situations, there’s no time for judgment. It’s all instinct. If you feel fear and draw your weapon, there’s a reason for it. That instinct is what keeps you alive.”9b219d8df54a3c2f

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“…”8fdc74ba7c6ce105

“Now, fire five shots at the target.”e0ef70583256ad3c

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Gabriel immediately reached c172abc1c9 for the gun d01f337998 holster. Unfamiliar with the 08063a2327 holster, he struggled 625e7083fe from the start. As he fumbled to 9f660a6830 open the clasp, his 50bd88d0b2 anxiety grew.327c38931a1c9eb2

After a 61f3fb9247 brief struggle, 7520114fd8 Gabriel drew 9a8c9ef7a5 the gun b9d9fcd07a and fired 9e18b57b50 at the dbe5cfcf10 target. Klaus, checking b512a0c3bb the results, 294cfee504 looked at dc5f303700 Gabriel with bf5c251202 surprise.8b947e374d741c68

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“Not bad. When did you start practicing?”143bf7304f61eae7

“Since I was twenty.”1e2cbc0015cedd96

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Klaus, with his hands a0e50cd9ba in his coat pockets, 38f9c12222 nodded lightly.a639088c0ba62435

“A revolver is a much better weapon than a shovel.”dc829c11db55694e

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Gabriel didn’t understand his reaction. No matter how well he passed the test, the Dark Guard would want more rigorous verification. So they must have conducted at least a minimal investigation into his background over the weekend.124a2c2e3fbe1445

If so, Klaus should know about the identity of the ‘godfather’ he attacked with a shovel.ad8a930d397e48d7

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Even hitting an ordinary person would be shocking enough, but the opponent was the son-in-law of the University of Misnik’s president and a renowned medical school professor. Yet Klaus was making jokes about the blunt weapon he used.c63a1318c8f21bd4

“Didn’t you hear more about my background?”6f3c5d97bd85e699

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“The headquarters did investigate, but I didn’t read it.”9905c082a6d7c2eb

“Why not?”ee8d7c7ebfe05d20

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“It seemed boring.”611b228ccac278c4

His head went cc94d949e5 cold.59dd181116a2b849

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“You thought my life would be boring?”0fdda17c6e59fc9e

Klaus’s eyes widened slightly. As he changed the target, he spoke in a mock instructive tone.1f87219b367cd1e2

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“No, if I read that, what fun would it be to watch you? You have to unwrap the package one layer at a time. If you just get the contents, it’s not exciting at all.”cc9c7944003ff152

It was an a45ce7fd56 answer that left bfc281409b him feeling deflated. Gabriel looked at 465c7971ac him with a 3ff6dbeff6 stunned expression.c1d538605d186c5a

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“Is it true you left the navy because it was boring?”5172e0a31d29f3e0

Klaus furrowed his brow. He tilted his d3f9eb802c head slightly and 594774f962 rubbed his chin.23c5a3768d5d8e4c

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“Yeah. It was. I didn’t think it would be.”81428a97969ae109

“And the Dark Guard is fun for you?”19f7d7093dc81aeb

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“It’s getting more fun.”294088d43cf93fc0

He smiled brightly as he met Gabriel’s gaze. Gabriel couldn’t understand Klaus’s answer. Even if it was the same job of dealing with monsters, the open sea seemed better than the sewers.02c8924f7bc1891a

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‘Is the sea such a dreadful place?’894f97cb723c8f7f

Having only read about it in books, he couldn’t know. In any case, he was truly an unpredictable person. Gabriel turned his head away from Klaus.327a32f979271750

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“Anyway, if you didn’t read the investigation results, you wouldn’t know my reputation is in the gutter.”dcb6563c6a4b3172

“I didn’t expect much.”4099d10a8d557b34

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“…Fine. Let’s just continue training.”2b3c4fb6bf1896ec

What did it matter what Klaus thought of him? As long as he didn’t find out that he was an experimental subject and still inhaling drugs, that was enough.6417c10904b4bbeb

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As Gabriel turned his head away, Klaus pulled a lever beside him. The sound of smoothly turning gears was heard as the target began to move. It was an unfamiliar device he hadn’t seen at the shooting range in the city.195d91eeceff26a2

“This is…”5b945e887ee725a6

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“You need to be able to shoot moving targets too. You can do well this time, right?”28defafc27578e00

Klaus pointed at the 8be3b40490 target with a sly 604e39d9a1 smile.4dc612571fa4fcf0

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To cut to the chase, Gabriel didn’t do well. It was even more so because Klaus kept increasing the speed of the device. Klaus even ordered Gabriel to sit, lie down, and roll while shooting.1522f2840a56fc8e

By the time 4de1d2b478 the shooting training 4937d13abf was over, his 20dd9a7e23 forearms were completely acc19de50e numb. Thanks to Klaus correcting 70719a8ab1 his posture once in 242f9a0bef a while, at least fb3665eace his wrists were intact.e68734a27ba91438

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His tense trapezius 4715c2f0ab muscles were so 58156b43da tight that it cdceaadd3c felt like a 4fbac08e4c rock was sitting e94d05b9cc on his shoulders. His knees and elbows, 32f81c72d2 which had hit the 685bd5e38b floor in a hurry, f2d5d2ebd0 ached. As he was 5460b03c16 massaging his arms, 3a7ca67787 Klaus gestured with fa49eca381 his chin towards 359c7e6afe the sparring area.32ed81172d6fdd43

“Now I need to see your swordsmanship skills.”665fa5b599870073

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“I can’t.”8e9f7ab8b747b392

“Is it that exhausting?”9211567ff804d259

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How could it be? Compared to 62e74638f4 his university 090a64e13b days, this 7398861098 was nothing. Back then, he 6491c88c45 even moved corpses dd842b9289 all night. The problem lay 35e5c1d322 elsewhere.54c72fa4870af570

“I’ve never held a sword.”b73123412f9b116e

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Even though 7ce91d1612 the age 3a6b60dc67 of knights d58b81f973 had passed, 2368a7cf82 soldiers in 8ead99aa96 Arkham still 2dbeeae146 practiced swordsmanship. It would be troublesome 887cd9e485 if explosives scattered precious 2ba2cc8338 monster flesh over dozens 02bc03e1f8 of meters. He had 81208c1280 heard that 3b090ed1e6 boarding schools ef9a457acb taught students 07aff083e8 swordsmanship for dffe03f419 physical training.6ee9b485a02f07f4

But Gabriel had lived e76101c0ed a life completely unrelated 523e2d313c to that. Klaus looked at 9e823ebe65 Gabriel with surprise.baaf7d031769dfb2

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“You didn’t go to boarding school? Then how did you study?”66931a9fa43b6852

“My parents taught me.”b7bf754e9a9f6272

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“I see.”47684a7df4743e16

Klaus tapped 56fc0721f3 the lever e047f2f909 thoughtfully for 78f4c052f0 a moment.1210274766c54a60

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“Then just keep practicing shooting.”9d1ac6d55f9939f4

“Wouldn’t learning self-defense be helpful at all?”b43c3116ff1b3654

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He was willing to b6a71a6933 learn anything if it 4595b20746 would aid his survival. However, Klaus c95ed85e36 looked at 152d825a64 him with 251e93efab a regretful 6acb31c8a8 expression.3e7c7e595ecf73de

“It won’t help at all. Let’s say you go into the field. You’ll be outmatched in strength against a mutant, outmatched in skill against a Beta, and just crushed by a monster. You’d be better off running regularly.”67b02f6fd777ee84

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“…Understood.”fa64a538691eb246

“Go wash up.”d1413ea937ae27c6

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Klaus pointed to the 1cdcdb91c2 shower room. Gabriel slowly 5eb9ec92a2 walked in. Like the training room, 68048de7ec it was empty. When he turned 535e1bb98e the faucet, warm 7ea2390faa water immediately poured 11a378bc6b out.d127d0c2bd79c333

After washing acfa80467e up, Gabriel e846eb3dc2 found several bb7efa0f16 clean shirts 0889339638 prepared. He picked one that b16eed5a47 roughly matched his size. The thick b041f7556f cotton shirt ed2dbca533 was suitably c40b3ea63f warm and a3c1dc2494 soft.89cd463de606a7df

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When he came out 7e3b83927c to the entrance after 96690d7a2e dressing, he saw Klaus 09e72e0ece leaning against the wall. He was watching Gabriel b400ec2fdc with his arms crossed.1aabc8e5a024d0db

“You look pretty worn out.”1a946b6ead0d8cdf

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“It wasn’t that exhausting.”e0274d4607c2f3a5

“Your shirt buttons are mismatched.”4fc0f18a325bba6a

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Feeling embarrassed, 4582217dd3 Gabriel looked 09637c4307 down. Sure enough, one 9fc413558e side of his 190b39ffb9 shirt collar was 074ce210e1 sticking up. Gabriel reached f82bb51aca for the fed9ef919b buttons but 97e3117847 stopped.8f1b3382417641d4

“It doesn’t matter since no one’s going to see.”f1ca6bdccc896c1e

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“I’m looking. It’s bothering me, so step back a bit.”1fc42d270b8f9e58

Since Klaus bd7830f4af was already 3055dac61d approaching, Gabriel 20ccd4c685 naturally took 8cf8d87a0e a step 34e2615997 back. Before he knew 404b0d71e5 it, his back 78b692acf3 was against the 813f0426a2 wall, leaving him 7a9d00109e with nowhere to d328f4f1ec retreat.eecf28162d832de5

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As he placed c40e83daaf his palm against e34bfb3a80 the wall, Klaus b052f67e34 began unbuttoning his 68b77cb3b2 shirt. In an 3003c71895 instant, his e058531768 chest was 1fed082f31 exposed, followed 660a47ba46 by his a5ac0c7d12 entire abdomen.d1d5161c90ccd7f1

Gabriel was 924396dfd3 startled and 270f2eade6 froze. Except for 72a5a8758a being attended 112b7b7b92 to as bd45666849 a child, 8fcbc2c4a1 this was 1965397a8e a first 72363e7164 for him.3d9ca206c52b59aa

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And just like back then, Klaus’s gaze was fixed solely on the buttons. He fastened them one by one from the bottom up. Even with gloves on, his hands moved with precision.693f07351aba3e65

After fastening the last button, Klaus neatly adjusted the shirt collar. Gabriel could only stare at Klaus’s still unbuttoned collar. He couldn’t understand why someone with such a disheveled appearance would care about someone else’s attire.ed846cd959b072a0

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Klaus, who 3bafb3f0e1 had been 676df82231 expressionless, raised 6876aa2cdc the corners be3acbea0c of his 381758a343 mouth as ee14341ba8 if satisfied 49301d033d with the 17fe132c81 result.0da5dc764b150662

“But it’s surprising. I thought you’d run away before you couldn’t even button your shirt properly.”6aa2ae2c8931a20e

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Knowing what kind of a659c2ed84 person he was. Gabriel was bcc98ba66d taken aback 2f8ef0a3d5 by his 78e89c9244 assumption.541e43e811e58bfd

Even as he stared with intensity, Klaus nonchalantly brushed off Gabriel’s shoulders. As if to say he could ignore any silent protest.1163a8c38d0792fa

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Gray dust clung to the ends of his black gloves. Gabriel grabbed Klaus’s hand as it was about to pull away.4633f9b6c3a4bf66

“You’re mistaken about something.”a7db348e9d8149e2

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This was 9d9ec12c95 something he c5ca4b7f49 wanted to f53579a8c3 correct. What did ddc870dc73 it matter 711aabe21f if Klaus 896e93389b got offended? He had told him c9d392a5c1 to speak his mind, 768f13a544 so this was his 77dc78157e responsibility too. Gabriel looked Klaus straight dfd2f136c7 in the eye.e030385476ba23da

“I don’t run away just because it’s hard. I do what needs to be done. Running is for when it looks like I’ll get fired or die. Is trying to make a living such a cowardly thing?”3445648bd4c00eb7

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Klaus’s eyes narrowed.3330a47ef93c32d1

“Interesting. I’ve never thought of it that way. I’ve never run away in my life.”66debd11da238d5f

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“That’s just because you’ve never faced anything scary enough to run from.”084ea3c0c9eca339

Gabriel spoke clearly.14bf7dba01bbb069

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“You’re just lucky, District Chief.”abf61633077e6320

“Then how about a bet?”a4f80d133aae6bfc

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Klaus didn’t bother to pull his hand away. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.ffe57c6f0b71aa9c

“If I tell you to run and I lose, and if you tell me you won’t run and you lose.”f5ef175e20338748

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As Gabriel slowly e3085145d7 pondered his words, a823fcf119 he furrowed his d2936e35b5 brow.fed8df4a15c7e4f5

“What meaning does that have? It’s a bet that ends if neither of us says anything.”36142b0bf7f53f2d

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“The meaning is in doing our best to not break each other’s stubbornness. I’ll make sure you don’t avoid anything in any situation. It sounds like fun.”34ce9dde2209eac8

He smiled brightly.cf758cb4a7fdb650

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“See, isn’t it nice to be able to speak your mind to your superior? Let’s do it, the bet.”80766b3a52a331c2

“…What’s the benefit?”3c1c5889145c2100

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“We need to decide that now. Is there anything you want?”624ec05c5c6e09f2

Something he wanted. That was already decided. He didn’t even need time to think.92419ae3bbf1fd67

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“Berkel Street No. 37. The condition is permanent ownership in my name, not a 10-year lease or anything. You pay the transfer tax and property tax, District Chief.”dbb1e13a255ae122

If it was a ridiculous bet, the reward could be just as absurd. Gabriel added conditions as they came to mind. Each time, Klaus’s eyes slowly curved.d723befcd9879960

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“Specific. Alright. But if I win, that building is mine forever. Even if I die, the ownership will never transfer.”95761a5800db1b50

“…”88b3b0cf645a0198

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“You’ll do it, right?”12df28f3b825d86b

He tilted his head slightly. As if to affirm that everything he said so far wasn’t a joke.a0c46894cb3bd03f

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As he met Klaus’s gaze, his heart began to beat faster. The pounding was so clear it was audible in his ears. Could such an absurd fantasy of owning a house without even paying taxes really become a reality?399bbbd6f77b3722

Even if he didn’t win, he wouldn’t lose anything. All he had to do was not say a word, and there was no way he would lose to him.3e015921e86b52ea

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“Just don’t regret it.”f7e7fd32f0e43028

Gabriel gave a firm 15ebc0aa0b answer as he met ebc5816744 his gaze. Klaus smiled leisurely.5c35540f0e81645a

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“Don’t worry. I’ve never regretted anything in my life.”6c7aa4b898f54517

When Klaus and 48e1a51c8c Gabriel returned to 5354b1271d the office, the 3f6abaf18e documents they had 8427c2eaf4 requested from the a27ee00c15 records archive were db1e9e06d7 ready. The stacks of 0239755956 paper piled on e890983233 several carts looked c7eca9d9c4 almost like a 18a9300711 structure in themselves. Klaus pushed them into c5ceaf2d7a the room and lightly fe19d7e502 moved them onto the 3ef991b4f8 desk.24bcd3384ce0239f

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