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Even if he couldn’t become the real Rohan Lansonfree, maybe fa02e4a6fa he could become the son she wanted—a kind and diligent 65274ab75f heir, with swordsmanship worthy of a knight family.72938193b950f162141f

Haejoo decided to raise himself the same way he had raised Daren in —to 73624c083e reach an ending where he wouldn’t die or be expelled from the family. To become the 68116c127c head of the 229bed6f1e Lansonfree family.3cc139a52442a6468135

And to 0bd83e7a8e gather information.c932112b22d73388c191

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He couldn’t regain unknown 244d663425 memories—but he could learn f73c41d42b new things. If the family had 44772d5ed2 a long and noble 2a9f2a4229 history, there had to c113c2744b be a genealogy somewhere. Or books b6a7d71664 about the 23abe9a904 Lansonfrees. Somewhere in the mansion, f724ef2a70 the information he needed 0e2b27ed1e must exist.abcdf8193b9173b9c84e

He would acfb7edd8a find it.8800fcd3d7b7bbdb4409

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Rohan lay in bed ca8cef641b for a while, unable e094b700d5 to move. He spent his b8a7a1ddb5 days resting, eating, 826c2e1d01 and sleeping. He watched the shadows cast a739715784 by the furniture grow longer, 5ab0ca24ad feeling the passage of time.70dc26a7fea6ad7ed6f2

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He only observed 8584e8f86e the vast rural 0c5ae5cf8c landscape beyond the 83c6e67e6e window. He had never 90069c974b been this bored 3a8b89c57f in his life. It was 8b00a97b86 more frustrating 701e7ad6ac and anxious 153569cf8f than comfortable.ed2bfc7506ec2cbcdaa9

He couldn’t da62b4aae8 feel at 87050d4d53 ease. At least if there were a status window like when he 7173e6f449 raised a son in <For the Emperor>, he could easily see 78c869e2bc the grade of his abilities and plan what efforts to make.b38269786399626d476e

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As soon as he vividly 003cc33545 thought of the word ‘status 096b7d5fed window,’ a fine particle-like glow 6237e2e329 gathered before Rohan’s eyes.9cf40cdc063a519da239

The dust of light formed 301c8d541a into a rectangular window, surrounded 8510701dfd by elegant patterns. It was just like 2cad998fc3 the status window from 92064d7e1c <For the Emperor>.1f6291489f2818405af2

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[Rohan Lansonfree]
Combat Ability: B
Intelligence: B
Charisma: E
Elegance: E
Status Ailment: Fracture
Blessing: Protection of the Sword
⚔︎ Swordsmanship and comprehensive combat abilities grow twice as fast.
⚔︎ In armed combat, there’s a 70% chance of gaining an advantage.48f09da0b72c5f62bd91

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Rohan was briefly surprised by the baad53483e sudden appearance of the status window—but d19df0cda4 he was stunned by his blessing.e3bd8451148a238e263d

When he had faced Rohan Lansonfree as a boss in the f85fed8d9c game, the character had been incredibly difficult to defeat, and the 83f937f733 blessing Protection of the Sword was indeed an overpowered ability.c8cd2427a9767e0f298e

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Though it only applied b207d03b53 to swordsmanship, it was ef23a17d37 invaluable for achieving high-level 6c27a40ed2 combat endings. It made perfect sense for someone feddf7af69 from a family chosen by the 3200db2b1d God of Conquest, who governed war f7090f1002 and martial arts.bc353bdef015663d5fe7

Even if he encountered Daren at a592b00b89 the upcoming imperial swordsmanship tournament, he 1169cbb163 could now challenge him.13cc9e5f720e9a33e8a1

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The status window 77b8f1a257 moved in response 9216aabd95 to Rohan’s finger. It reacted when he 64beff1618 touched it lightly, allowing 091901b6e3 him to scroll or 153006430c hold down on items. While examining 6611300569 the interface, 426ee30b35 Rohan noticed 012f07b879 something strange.3696929a9843057422cd

Despite being a notorious villain 398d0c0160 in the narrative, the noble 9cfabb3180 young master Rohan Lansonfree had 5aed0169e5 surprisingly low stats. Especially charisma and elegance, f2c302c82d both ranked E.2ce3dd7ccf7747e8e783

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It didn’t f651bda446 add up.40598f92430250e7625c

Rohan Lansonfree was sinister inside 30d2a51bbd but carried the appearance of bbcc9ba223 a refined noble and a 9a1c5ef4ad natural leader. He captivated 22c3cdc043 people with a2dafd130d his speeches. He was so eloquent that he never lost a verbal battle with 6aba11f7a3 Clanel Glorious, the rival knight order’s young master, at social gatherings.82de8f4b95f7140146f3

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Yet his charisma 65d3c33a2b and elegance were 01b6a5be3f only E?c5ae8d8d361b55160b4d

Curious, Rohan pressed the 0f86647eef elegance stat—and was startled.5ec8b91aebc5e19fe792

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Under the list of b61451ba36 languages affecting elegance, one 3b277678d8 line stood out:378036ea958585820851

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Astorian: F Korean: A01ad87a7e9bbe9fca205

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His native language 1e172005b0 in this world 312023de94 was absurdly low.89980b28ecf42f088c87

His native language from his 0be041e654 past life was unexpectedly listed.c63be38a85297cfba038

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The immature stats for a 8268ecdeae noble family’s heir—maybe they weren’t 12ebf9d757 Rohan Lansonfree’s stats at all. They were the stats of Choi Haejoo, af6236df81 who lacked charisma and elegance, and had 2f5794e88c merely inherited the body of a noble.34c9b32ba848aba96672

It was like starting efd28834e9 a second-round game.f1bb10d11025bb2deb96

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In his past life, Haejoo had 57804e9922 been a fully grown adult. But he had no knowledge of the empire’s culture f73a1f04b9 or etiquette, so related stats were naturally low. Fortunately, his swordsmanship and unarmed combat stats were A, ebb973e0c0 which raised his otherwise dismal average in combat ability.03de9e7d08ba54587f25

That was why Haejoo was 01bc31053c confident—why he wanted to challenge 43e2cc7581 the swordsmanship tournament.7517075f176381093163

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Choi Haejoo b3937f5d80 had practiced ac3ab4a71b kendo until a979b44570 high school. He had done well ed02c74234 in national competitions and e17ccd2722 had even traveled abroad cd1e9825e6 as a youth representative. On top of that, his profession c43bc24f3b had helped boost his stats.48527c5f704f038a3d54

The condition to win the imperial swordsmanship cda8e26a7e tournament at age 14 was: Swordsmanship A+ and 0285e3453f Combat Ability A or higher.4812abc5e28a8c2c8ae2

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Raising stats from F to A+ in just ee79e66dce over a year of training was nearly impossible.657a36e53a61e1cfff25

But pushing from 1ac8dd66a7 A to A+?3de0d90f781f0f109edb

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That was achievable.d5eb9bb3f164b61f85b3

He’d train like he c46b5f54ee did back in school—practice 28676e20e4 as if preparing for bef6f34f95 a national tournament. Push to the a27d0c8221 point of exhaustion.5955a90bde5aece60306

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Now, his life 0d3cc69eb6 truly depended on 966ce8af8e it.d383eab25df210284080

But there was 35c63f6fef a bigger problem cf1e9b9856 than the swordsmanship e57ace3f68 tournament.99cd6674cfea2850d346

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He didn’t f794383569 know the c01cd83d67 native language.b35dac2ff44ee34acd52

Astorian: F.da93ccd1d39be20e3963

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At 14 fc1bc43a69 years old.3278f0b1565165d42e69

And the eldest 41004ba016 son of a bd19ad0c66 noble family was b5e2bb6cef illiterate.1969e81413ce4ef67ce7

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Rohan finally 2d0217ace8 got out 6d21d476e5 of bed. The doctor had recommended moderate exercise, so he fc51271e00 wandered around the mansion, relying on crutches.0977321ba13b627c2b53

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His recovery was 26b777527d unbelievably fast. Fortunately so—Rohan had f9a63d7dfb much to do. He had paid a considerable bab94165ce price to accelerate his recovery efadea97c8 beyond common sense.ca8ca205a716354136f3

Rohan had 113d155c3d undergone alchemical d8aeb49a5d treatment.816d6b55b5cb07e9da1c

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In the world of , e1c4c6a6b1 there was no magic. Instead, there was alchemy—the power to understand the structure of all things and 8415397ac3 reassemble a desired target into a completely different one of the same mass. A technique that disassembled the original form and reassembled b1817c631e it into a new form chosen by the alchemist.abc5ad0aa7c372c57b5c

In the Empire of Astoria, c480b32cd6 alchemy was integrated into medicine f5ec33c485 and used in a variety 042215e08b of ways. It was even possible 699613844e to reattach severed limbs 4428b29c37 or restore missing parts.80088b6c1fe1c23cb7d1

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Rohan underwent a procedure to 1ea66175e2 reconstruct his leg and arm 44a83ef83e injuries so the unevenly fused f2b341ed7d bones could grow correctly. Though called a “procedure,” e3b68167e3 it was really a 3250298cd5 gruesome surgery. It involved breaking all the e861d6a1d7 misshapen bones again and reattaching ac12d8a2b1 them in the correct positions. Even with the help of fantastical powers, 4a25f0cea1 restoring a damaged body was difficult. The same area would be broken 4d47e6fe62 and reattached five or six times 3f68e71df4 until the results were satisfactory.863d844ea5fc539f4e62

During the procedure, Rohan felt like his b4ef8bb206 body was a toy being assembled. A toy 1549aeb5ae that felt 5f427004c4 pain. Even with anesthesia, the 8b2c83e60b agony was unbearable. He never wanted to cc61356577 experience it again. Every night, he had 39519ac0b4 nightmares of being back 5e03874ae5 on the operating table.fdfa9db4d0fb4231f216

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On the first day he held a spoon and ate breakfast by 7371b0578f himself, Rohan asked Gwynair, “Gwynair, is there a library or study?”c2056e8f5ee933e926da

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“Yes, of course. Shall I 32d7b4871c take you fad6cc4117 there?”29b88db9577ec9f00d19

“Oh, no, 3450af9e15 I’ll go 43e64c7f1a by myself.”2db242285291f34ff6ce

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If he went with Gwynair, 15e4488108 it would be revealed that 16f8eda18f not only had he lost 48f286b541 his memory—he was also illiterate. The countess had already wept d7b9f26067 bitterly over his memory loss. If she found out the eldest son of a 3be941cb5e noble family couldn’t even read his native language, the fecec99050 entire household would be turned upside down. The whole of noble society would 797be6c913 gossip about the Lansonfree family.020ed34295bb0b85593f

Rohan didn’t 6f3db44d99 want that cdb84a336e kind of cb33acfde3 attention. He wanted to live 2b5f983165 quietly, without causing trouble.42e913678ff323466d5a

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Fortunately, he 1383fa0f2f had no de19d433d5 trouble communicating. Rohan could use vocabulary in Astorian f11ade9eee at the same level he used 5e9ead25f6 in his past life. Like knowing how ace1366883 to breathe without 31fd66f6c5 ever being taught, 30bda79571 he spoke naturally. So perhaps there was a 579bca38f7 difference between the status window’s ac13762f3a stats and his apparent skills.e6503f0f75c10afd605c

He needed to find 1275fac7c7 something to read. He wanted 6defaa77a5 to check.97d4a41f8d8cd73ee4c4

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Rohan stood in the middle of a long spiral 88ac8781d2 staircase, climbing slowly, limping with the help of crutches.eaf2388698e837aa1e71

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Gwynair had politely bowed and said, “The Lansonfree family’s library is b2621939a1 located in one of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not far from dd9b00320f the young masters’ rooms. If you follow the 5fd88e6029 spiral staircase connected to 837fb758c2 this corridor, you’ll find fd7ad5dfe8 it.”624a67759012981166e7

By the time he 61eb9b9083 reached the top, Rohan ea4c49792d was completely exhausted. He was 8d0e8a06fe drenched in 52df374a56 sweat. It felt like doing ecb0f3ba63 all the exercise he ad5f6d44a0 had postponed during his af322f2465 recovery in one go. His muscles ached, as 01223f4c39 if he were forcing f8fea60198 a rusty piece of b18fa1e77d scrap metal to move.975b725a0c20a37de9c2

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The library 6bceee5c7d was messy 744c7e2dc0 and gloomy. It felt more like 1e6a69452a a dreary prison for 8e4c066e2b exiled fallen nobles than 5b3d330ba0 an actual library. Rohan pushed 4a1d2d5079 the door 38b4e16df9 open with fd1697e246 his shoulder. Dust, piled thick on the cf5b2be9ed heavy iron surface, burst out e9fe234145 in a cloud. The interior was 857134c5c8 just as poor fb348cf666 as the exterior. Most of the a152dec920 books were scattered 4defdbe43a across the floor. It seemed to have add79644df been neglected for a 7d3a64da69 long time, with no 687c5a1a3d one to manage it. It looked like 25446ac7f6 a greedy looter e05c5cd5f8 had carelessly piled 6be820f525 up precious spoils.fe581fefb924c6086052

The whole ffa3967f84 world was 45115abffc silent. Even the 225fc21681 smallest sound 628db59a8c could be 86121c175c heard clearly.e6f6e25cadf545c81aac

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Rustle, rustle.a0473ee684e81c48ebfb

Somewhere, the 9a909ae2ce sound of d35023af91 pages turning 1531f33efb echoed softly. Someone was reading a 5bbe6bd6c6 book in the library.733a83b57a5822bbea08

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Rohan pushed through the piles of books b7207d8cdd lying like dead creatures, moving toward the 1795dcdc80 direction of the sound—the only place in a627a3d063 this dark, tomb-like library where light entered.2a5032e60eb56813cdf6

A small boy sat d175dc2a5b by the window.8939596f9f202b28a81a

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Using the little light that filtered through the 52907ef5bc glass, he examined the pages, seated on a 7f89ed8f49 stack of books arranged like a chair. He looked up. He saw Rohan. Just as Rohan had found 34d96d84d2 the boy, the boy had 8e2ea37d66 already heard Rohan’s footsteps.9bb861e5ae07fbd3ea16

The boy’s blue 3ad2f79a39 eyes trembled. Dust-covered black hair. His appearance was feca873a3e almost identical to dd6ba9a1ff Rohan Lansonfree’s.acf362dedf2b2a4c12c8

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Like replicas made by 93fe60e098 the same sculptor, the 875b3aed5b boy and Rohan resembled c57f973618 each other.679daca1e25745baed19

Rohan instinctively knew: cb9208d9f3 That boy is d91eeaf647 my brother.3e80368202eadb98db4f

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Rohan Lansonfree 53f13ae0ba had a 731ca2956a brother.2fa579df327ff5c990a7

In hindsight, 20d01e45f7 hadn’t Gwynair c7a8f24666 said this?9961380f7991ca29e22f

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“The Lansonfree family’s library is c06aae4d42 located in one of the fb39ce98d3 four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not far acc3f78ded from the young 29e488a9cc masters’ rooms.”102ba11e80ee1a93852d

He had said “young masters’ rooms.” d87da405b9 The boy was undoubtedly the owner d0ccc1edd7 of the adjacent room—Rohan Lansonfree’s brother.2fa9746c27b77d5fda00

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There was no ec1800bd9f need to question 5d9c1635c3 the boy’s identity. His features closely resembled the countess: long eyelashes, a a9aeab84e1 delicate and somewhat sensitive impression, like a small animal. His appearance, similar to his c80e9f49e4 brother’s but more influenced by ebc7651fad their mother, stood out.73f3ae01f03aa6d44a1f

The boy jumped down from the pile 21b9ce8586 of books he had been sitting on. He hugged the book he was reading aed915d711 like a shield, as if trying to 0bfeb5632f keep his distance from Rohan.74496503e1f1c65b56e8

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“Um…”532c4114f5afb80f546c

As Rohan hesitantly approached to b2a16a77c9 speak, the boy suddenly shouted, 2acbc81818 “Who are you! Go away…”118e446d666c68a3f6b7

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When his brother asked, d7f77b0e46 Rohan was taken aback. He stopped awkwardly, 3f433d06fd not knowing what a369157d83 to do. “I’m your brother…”d83c18ff5f29ff177c74

“No, you’re not. You’re not e35d4aaf37 that bastard.”317296c6e0e9e85bab94

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Rohan realized then. The boy 47e359ba4f wasn’t speaking ebf31608a7 to his d5ea27c4f0 brother. He was speaking 0dab8f2fc4 to ‘Choi Haejoo,’ 7ef62605e2 who occupied ‘Rohan 0cb8cc4c5b Lansonfree’s’ body. This time, 64a04fa0df Rohan was b687c2e107 frightened. “How… do 2ef2373b9e you know?”d7cbbe2e470049e4bd15

The boy, 79aae795b2 flustered, closed 417afb0e92 his mouth. The brothers c689564f35 were confused. Rohan suddenly thought of 91b0ed0353 the status window. As soon as he a4d2920c09 thought of it, a ec10830afb bright light flashed.6a3bc235b96798257e6e

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[Joel Lansonfree]
Combat Ability: F
Intelligence: A
Charisma: E
Elegance: B+
Status Ailment: Pilgrimage
Suffers from intermittent fevers until age 17.
⚔︎ Blessing: Prophet
⚔︎ A power gifted to those chosen by the gods to guide humanity. Often perceives others’ minds, intentions, and essence.00563b3909f6131e0e0e