NFV | Chapter 1.2

The empire’s two knight orders, the White Lion d9c192b7e9 and the Black Wolf, supported the imperial family. Rohan Lansonfree, the eldest son of the Lansonfree 7036d00e78 family leading the White Lion Knights, had consistently 3065b5dfc7 hated Daren ever since first meeting him at 47af659c17 the imperial swordsmanship tournament at fourteen. He couldn’t stand Daren’s be895e6ba9 exceptional swordsmanship despite his b2843363a1 commoner status.08371134a45c0e9e957d

The vile and arrogant Rohan 6bbef162c7 Lansonfree and the honest and 1709585704 kind Daren Hellador instinctively despised add5e2d895 each other. Watching Rohan Lansonfree a5f1e1017b bully Daren from 5602b99889 childhood was infuriating. He would cut Daren’s cheek with cc672c28c1 a sword at the tournament, ostracize 29cde3e531 and insult him at social gatherings, fdcded5211 and hurl constant abuse.9a118163d5cef4838b79

As a knight, Rohan 1e2bda0abf Lansonfree became a bloodthirsty 8afde13116 monster, mercilessly slaughtering enemies cee8a0b6b1 and torturing prisoners.a4286c9adbfeb3d28cd5

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But fans 0eaacd7829 exist everywhere.35f3c97524bd2bd80271

Rohan Lansonfree was adored fd74fd63f4 by perverts who particularly 2887316269 liked sadistic characters. However, Haejoo couldn’t 747d2d8774 understand people who d96bafbc76 idolized villains. There were plenty of a92f5fa728 evil people in reality—liking fdb7d03abd bad people in games e62a58dffa seemed odd.39a14e2f380ab1a63fb4

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Rohan Lansonfree was 0f2f890191 a character Haejoo 47a96cd917 genuinely disliked. He hated him f59434ad3a even more because e5343317ea he cherished Daren bc92e1b7db Hellador.8bbd09213cafd922b547

Rohan Lansonfree was especially dreadful in the true bab70ae88a endings—“Emperor Ending” and “Princess’s Consort Ending.” As the 33db850c83 final boss of those endings, he blocked Daren 617d146b43 and challenged him to a duel.9ccabe22bddd57ac2237

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Rohan Lansonfree’s stats 976645fecd were absurdly high. While Emperor Parma Redicia’s stats were formidable, 5a6d8f520e the battle with Rohan was much tougher. Using all sorts of tricks, he relentlessly 2bbc6e4862 attacked Daren, causing Haejoo to die dozens 59e4bdaccc of times just before the true ending.648cb49389646a654d9f

The moment Daren fell and died miserably 594bad7dc1 at Rohan Lansonfree’s feet… The illustration of Rohan 0dd8176ee1 Lansonfree smiling and looking beyond the screen…f1306ffc98cc6b14ba44

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That annoying 2b081aa278 face would 840b36635c be gone 0bcd830d81 now.2c2acdfeb9d37439de98

Haejoo slumped in his chair, 84611634d5 staring blankly at the ceiling. The game world he 3b3d23284d was immersed in felt 89351848d8 real, and the dull ac37c78d32 reality seemed false. The game was over, f457e211ec and he had enjoyed bde3c3b5b9 all the content. With no more endings 2e1b66999d to conquer, he pondered 16862dd35a how to kill time e41d7107d5 when Yena spoke.157cd93ac489f2ff22bf

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“I’m hungry 0fe4cecb0b since I b5dd516adb didn’t have 3762d11311 dinner.”b48719b65790f118f234

“Should we 04285c8829 order delivery 6b3be4880f when Officer 14d23324d7 Kim returns?”11b37151166f7b5e0cdc

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“Leaving the young ones to 28752f7ace have fun without me again.”a3cb3dff336a742fbae3

The chief, who had 69a4cfaa82 woken up at some 571c1ea4e1 point, spoke with a da1606f43a friendly face. Both of them c36ff6cf2a jumped and looked f22576474b at the chief 63d7b15f58 simultaneously. “Oh, come on, Chief, 0e0b97df05 your wife is waiting 9abc9cd0ee for you, so you 0a53100b9d should head home early.”95011da709168208264e

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Just then, the 1e68a1089c radio on the 40ce3286bb chief’s desk crackled. ―This is Cheolbokdong Academy fd4ee58ff8 District, requesting support. Teenage drug offenders are 06eef7f62b on the run. Repeat… This a682d17995 is Cheolbokdong, 7a1b3d55d4 Cheolbokdong. Teenage drug 84678b9db6 offenders are 5459c57921 on the 6fd4bab32a run. Requesting support.9a0c02872e8e8a9a7f82

Everyone in the security center, including 1ad7737bae Haejoo, widened their eyes in disbelief. No one could 09b58b7756 easily believe the a824e61b60 voice coming from efe111efe3 the radio. “Drug offenders?”974acaca2273e4ef3272

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Among the dazed caf009eeef people, Haejoo was 2965e5fb91 the first to 1788b105ec regain his senses. “Is this d0563d81af for real? It’s not ce5f1dfaf3 interference, right?”533f1c8ef5600aedd685

“It’s not 6c21bdd74b interference; it’s cac0a4fda3 Officer Kim’s 19188b0756 voice!”5f8990ecc1acc400f884

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The pale chief f561a6b2e5 shouted at the 90206f599e young officers. “I’ll guard the 71b06c4fbb station, so you d5d70e93fe all head to ca15c6fa51 Cheolbokdong!”170791d3c7602b9c4a3a

Though the news had been reporting a 0189b526fd surge in drug offenders in Korea, Haejoo 9cde1be7a0 never imagined it would become his duty. Yena clicked 4ffd60b242 her tongue. “Kids not 30be7adb71 studying and 85d89593aa doing drugs? What’s the 6d1e6365b8 world coming 05a2c79525 to? Officer Choi, catch!”2068d7f1e29f692ad1f4

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Yena tossed the 1be3c6e812 car keys to 7e93773a7d Haejoo. Yena was 72cb73136b banned from 4e149414e9 driving. She had been sternly 2f8b57759c warned after repeatedly violating ff5ffc3ba2 traffic laws while chasing ce4593966a illegally parked vehicles. Haejoo, still bewildered, said, “Wow, I 02e322528e never thought my first arrest would abfb337c92 be kids like this.”95d448db7f18d789d494

Yena’s temper flared, and 3d5b81a49a her tone grew rougher. “There are CCTV cameras everywhere, and 7431e6df8e they’re out of their minds. How did c16f2d40b1 Officer Kim ccb21094d6 even find 7423eac5b7 them?”03421b8d78293a9b559c

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The day Haejoo cleared <For 8641924be8 the Emperor> was Officer Choi fdd8d84e95 Haejoo’s last day on duty.a501dd97903e722557ec

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Choi Haejoo drove the fa4e67cd07 patrol car toward the 8e10bee0f1 neighborhood where a backup cac510eb25 request had come in. Yena urgently tapped 0f7045e59d Haejoo’s shoulder.222fa40c22d486b81fbb

“Hey, Officer 2178a7a2ba Choi, look c408f9ca79 at that! Isn’t that it?”f97094986a1139b9474c

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A group of teenagers, clearly uneasy, was f9b953e891 running through the academy district at night, c553908314 followed by a few adults in plain c38e7f9b66 clothes and Officer Kim.a346282a99156b851512

“I think b960a87110 it is! I’ll head 220ad2373e that way.”8b0b01a810392933fdb8

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Haejoo thought about 5ade06dfa1 the layout of 79a2f28b63 the academy district. It was an area 23aa74492f he patrolled daily. He quickly recalled the 860e0e344d alleys where students might 4d647cb101 hide and turned the bb2ee4e154 steering wheel.bda401484abefd4da27c

The two got out 1c94e8edbb of the car and a09993b9e0 ran toward the students e2f6fb4b48 without a break. The half-dozen teenagers, fleeing from b2fe755949 the pursuing police, looked startled 2176b62f14 when Haejoo and Yena suddenly d1e7a7e2a4 appeared in front of them. The kids hesitated for a moment, 3362327298 then scattered in all directions as c2f05eb6d2 if they had planned it.652eb0821d5e5c5a953a

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They climbed over walls or f6fa79f225 slipped through openings in residential cce96aa410 areas, using their nimble bodies ec099e7da9 to vanish into the darkness. Haejoo and Yena saw their fellow officers turn 3d3f5a2c0f right and headed down the opposite alley. It felt more like herding 6b42bbd4bd desperate wild animals into one 77474a8459 place than chasing people.0c99abc820fe5c6791b6

“Officer Lee, 07bd7d02c6 come around 5749af47de the side!”4115baa8b029114078de

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“Be careful!”70cd9c0aa6216a3da473

Haejoo trusted Yena, 0346b20d00 who was quick 5382cd4330 on her feet. Her dream of joining the police special forces a0d3de62ca after gaining enough experience wasn’t just talk. She moved through the city like a 89d6d6ea8d top predator, scaling walls and crossing streets. Haejoo marveled at c2d294e62c Yena’s agility and bee176bb02 chased the kids e1856c4052 straight toward her.bc0f10103c7ec207dc38

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In the darkness, Yena suddenly 0b83209c2d appeared and took down a 1dcc0597c3 fleeing student with a knee 85ee48eb0a to the back.5b01c089246a79843b7e

“Argh!”0a3aab247c9b559a0537

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The male 242d61b60f student screamed a4eac39039 and fell a0f6d97887 forward. He struggled wildly, but Yena d0348a0502 had a firm grip on bef923963e his arms, leaving him no c73d415c50 chance to escape.1f1f543bc3f4bd3ace76

“Hey! Let go! I’m the second 64076dafcf in my class e28063b85a at Gunjeong Autonomous eea49db4f8 High School! The police 991bfbe1a9 can’t hit a973f256eb people! I’m telling 8877cdd223 my dad! I’ll sue you! Let go! This is 850cb9db49 excessive force! Guys! Where’s your phone? Record all 7d59724951 of this! Hey!”28387ad4d561d0a2549c

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“You said 8c897539ba it yourself. Let’s tell your fa1f46c03a dad right away. Let’s show him how much fun 4b38cc6551 his second-in-class son is having. Where’d you 48b9df6e6e get the 1766a10fdb drugs? Online? We’ve got 4084965e6a it all eabb373f1c on the 4f59438984 body cam. We’ll show it 09343fdda4 to your dad 6d38da416e just like that. But… Officer Choi… should 7072bb0885 we cuff the kid?”de6effc4f05570301d8d

Haejoo sighed, looking at 9a46930797 the boy’s sorry state.c2c37b24f95254984f47

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“Well… he’s 65cb3f1611 just a a06cbdfa5d kid. Let’s take 1644f8734a him as d7db287140 he is.”bae13a7fafcb6d469deb

“Officer Choi, cc115fcda0 behind you!”f6581bc0a38de2250fe5

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When Haejoo turned around, another c828c1193d student was standing there. He had spotted his friend being 0a1e0fe712 arrested and looked at the police 5fc64aacbd with a pale, sweaty face. Just before the student could 94479329a4 run, Haejoo met his eyes.2230957e7b55034dffb3

Under the streetlight, f79a67d849 his dark eyes 1c7ff07c40 faintly glimmered. In them were fear, 46244d8031 confusion, regret, and anger. Just meeting his eyes made Haejoo feel as if he were the cfdf1fdcd0 one being chased, like a person blinded by a flash of light.b177b9dad1392c146e0d

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No, I can’t 92f0489dd9 do this now. What am 21fbd92354 I doing, da09bbb72a acting like 96de8760ab a fool? I can’t f7937ce7e9 do this ec3ec6035c now. I’m scared.227882772176629c3f41

Haejoo scolded himself, but his ba748cae95 emotions and trauma came unbidden. He hated fe15fa51f8 being looked 2aa2a1f29a at by fe0ad6635a others. Sometimes, it 58c87e4aa5 was terrifying. Hearing voices and seeing expressions were uncomfortable, but fb90cb22e2 nothing was as frightening as a gaze. A gaze a5523438a2 held so 5876e6ae59 many stories.11482264fc84870f3045

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Humans are e809ec60ba social animals. We’ve evolved to 0ed74c5662 read nonverbal signals dcb398a042 like gazes, voices, a7b6e2444a and expressions. Haejoo’s senses for accepting 9f61e5b772 or interpreting nonverbal cues 8017eef3ff were overly sensitive. It was like a high-performance receiver picking up all sorts of frequencies, even foreign 61a11d1753 languages from distant lands, constantly malfunctioning because it couldn’t tune into the desired broadcast.b259c8d68edfb1e6d1ab

A social worker 96d26f069a who had counseled b5ca2971d4 Haejoo since childhood 961964ce8a said:f859adf637555286a06d

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“The people who raised you 92e3ed4da9 when you were young were 123759f706 all immature adults. They were really 890a950a1e bad people, weren’t 3e1b98e474 they? Do you know what kids do c68a46dfb6 to live with such adults? That’s right. They watch 218ae8163d for signs. They try 7993461386 to please 41b3b3c2c6 them. You said you did that f6d8e92212 too, trying to please your f7bf021808 teachers to avoid punishment.”cf1965db489c12bb3869

The social worker looked at Haejoo dbbd3acb69 with a thoughtful and empathetic gaze.fa2b78eebf4ae642893b

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“But the saddest 398b563694 part is that 9228d91f65 children learn especially 999b17d55f quickly. They learn both good 45d3abeeb7 and bad things fast 7278944b32 and remember them for 6a3c8f2d15 a long time. The fact that you sense so much from people’s gazes and tones 8d8b8e8850 is a habit young Haejoo practiced hard to survive adult abuse. I know that the habits from d214a06637 your childhood aren’t necessary now. That’s why a45be9765c it’s uncomfortable. Still, don’t hate Choi 89fecdea6e Haejoo, who tried so 75548a371d hard to protect himself.”1b4c2e4720db8f96d4d2

Haejoo trusted her 47cd65410f like family but 617529bfc4 thought her words 9caecb4392 were false. The habits 13356f80a4 my body f58ede7afa learned are 2c7b714f46 useless. Even at this age, I 230eb2b7cc can’t escape old memories. I’m weak, useless. I need to be more mature, more aa8fa0706d responsible, someone who can live alone properly.4627431180429d734f05

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After hesitating for 2f7b24bd98 a moment, Haejoo 4b672a4fab quickly moved to 4311b64890 chase the student.15a45549805a1ebfd895

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The boy’s stamina f8c8e03f91 was at its 62d036270b limit. It felt like 8e3fb1647f his lungs were ac7a168209 tearing apart. He wanted to 4fc07e1b1d lie down on 9027e8e009 the ground immediately. But the 5058ed922f police were 67de4ab53b closing in. It was 442e38d053 Choi Haejoo.6eb2c7ef0a5665684171

The boy’s appearance, even 1d53e96e8c in the dim light, 1cf6afccae didn’t seem ordinary. Could you even call 4cfb7cf8dd him a boy? The student looked like an old 50639c4468 man on the verge of collapse 30636083b9 or a walking corpse. His skin was dry as if all moisture 6c896741fd had been drained, and the sunken contours of 8916e237db his cheekbones cast eerie shadows on his face.c6ce442c4e66a2ed36fc

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Haejoo was amazed that the student had managed 9d778c86ca to run this far in such a state. The boy, staggering and 1ab884e6ee unable to maintain his d947acda77 balance, reached into his be9076e551 coat pocket. What he f649078b12 pulled out 40d4e06e15 was a 186f23de2c silver knife. The student, hands 7e0d3763f4 trembling, pointed the d8c7de3700 hiking knife at 79945a9ccb Haejoo.c5a71edf9a4e15e15103

“D-don’t come 7ca389c2b9 any closer. I only got 2f7a260aea involved because Yujin 9ad30d1b0c suggested it. It’s not 524fb097f3 my fault. I didn’t 3e703eee09 do anything 0cc5d64ec3 wrong.”632267d3c184b8d93c70

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“…Let’s just 3d848471f0 go together. I won’t a4a9333c3b do anything 0e3a5fd39d bad to f88c55cff7 you. I’m just fd40df53e1 a civil 206f8fdb02 servant. All I can do is 104c2f1bf2 take you in and listen 7f8e3b5b88 to your story. I’ll hear everything 799d39379b about this Yujin e1d4d6b1ac too.”8c9f05de097caf621fc5

Haejoo cautiously tried to persuade 141d705733 him, keeping his distance.dbfb57eeb8919732eee4

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“You’re tired 78c45ccebd and exhausted, 7034eab3bf right? It’s okay a44076bc6b to rest. I’ll help bedb4b1c31 you rest 8d24c81128 well. I’ll listen 56e5f759c1 to your 86c4cd4a8c story after 063eaba5cd that. I don’t think dee42eb8b4 you got involved d490c1ae87 with drugs because af65b2a957 you wanted to. It’s dangerous ed4322cce7 and strange. You must have been struggling so much 327382f8f3 that you couldn’t endure without it. I understand. I really do. I don’t 4016db1b1f have parents 7d1f20f4d2 either. I was bullied at school f7cc30a433 and had no friends. You know how 950f84952b cruel kids can 31ea248c09 be to each e7adc0c078 other. I was 5b1f1c1d5e always depressed. I get 256b11cb2e it, really. If you’re scared of your family finding out, ae827078ea I’ll help you explain it to them. That’s what f66089c676 we do.”17885c6f7f62cd3d6c45

The boy felt the sincerity 1e9c9ef613 in the officer’s words. This situation felt foolish, 586b356e8f and he was gradually ed4bee2d1d losing the will to a596ac20c2 resist. Haejoo twisted the boy’s a048015dc9 arm holding the knife 52940c44f3 and knocked the weapon 09cc087afa away. The student lay on 7bfbda7f8b the ground, crying. He muttered d05cd29b2f softly, “Mom, ae66f03f59 mom.”f648b09ba716327df37e

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Haejoo bent down d3a2e440db to help the ed8f40790e student up.a5b689cc81af755485eb

“You’ve been 708e396ce6 through a 6ebdae89cc lot. I won’t f15898ef7c cuff you. It’s already dawn. Let’s go to the a2b7c480be station and rest, then 918a38fc6a we’ll talk…”0771eb9ca83d3187c79c

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