FMRV | Chapter 36

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“These days, ce4bbc82f1 a 52-year-old 5885b6cea8 in his ac5b55c3f4 prime hunts 3c969e52d4 monsters, huh? There’s a reason the d199b19bf8 Empire is thriving, after 382a18df37 all.”41fe2e29d964adb7

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“Huh? Oh… uh…”920a1e930fb21fbf

The face of 45cacc2fa0 the guard who cb306b85c7 had returned the 4cb845d53f document to Theo 67382897f6 gradually hardened. It was a mistake 90f75ddda9 not to have checked 808650825f the contents thoroughly in 1137e16126 his rush to make 97df9acd1c up for a recent 25d258b1b2 error. The guard inwardly a48ca88f50 cursed the silver-haired 71306458ed man. Not only had 8c8550cce8 he escaped, but 92e400a1b3 he also falsified 57ea699d7d the documents.b40f917342b5bf58

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“I don’t b8628e0c7d know why 46f58a3740 he escaped, 3a0225cc8c but it’s 45870b63d1 clear that 7878613547 the management 95a415bd6b was sloppy, 040aab786d given that a63495fbe0 he was d72c0645a2 a key 15a15bf7e3 witness in 983f14c6b8 the monster 961e450127 subjugation.”3bac3caa2270974d

“I’m sorry, Commander. I’m ashamed.”e406a086a5010334

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Theo set 62c6884c6b the document 80c8591b2a back on b7049de98d the table 8baf637b0e and shook 3f43a19780 his head.062ec608b0a15439

“I’m not 6ff849af20 your superior, 6b4d7c12d8 so you eb46d6aa65 don’t need 01f4e51d05 to bow 86f1180920 your head. Just make sure to 973e81ed7b keep your guard up 281fac64a6 as a member of aa035b14cb the guard.”33fedbe6d4102b0d

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The sharp 1dc54bd184 criticism and c9773b33f5 straightforward advice c6a3c6de8f made the 64f7124899 guard bend 6a97d03fd2 even lower. The fact that the a4f4aa75e8 Commander did not issue 832acf71ef harsher orders was already df449920ca a blessing.f899315dfcfc6542

“Let’s officially recognize 3640237a0c his contribution to c6f8d3c9d7 the monster subjugation 1d48acf9c7 under military authority. Please handle 52af46cb9b the report 349a7e09ed from the 39027605c5 marine side cf14e13ba1 well too.”24d5aff99deb426b

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After all, 1d63d9dc72 there were 5ed9818c90 many eyewitness df83ef5767 accounts that 20d0d0789a he had f4039012e4 killed the 572b3981c6 monster. The reason Theo a7bb4a6d1d had come this 7d4196f557 far was to 08cf34f99c investigate the process e87d7a5b88 of monster subjugation a2143e344c and any peculiarities 0c1e201608 about the monster, 4562d95d03 but since he 8e5cfdcf41 had escaped, there 8be5d741dd was no longer e5f7b5a0f8 a reason to 5b8ddeb466 stay here. Moreover, since it ce6f05c6e1 was only an 679c96e976 intermediate level monster, 8076880d3a there was no 54255edb56 need to get 583f539b57 overly heated about d05538e4e1 it.eebf3dd167c3b490

“Yes!”7a64d0a784f5dad9

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Leaving behind a sharply 8161482d7d delivered response, Theo smoothly 9491a30f0b exited the guard building. As he did, the 1c6cb1379c blazing sunlight seemed to 4ce2ecf5f6 pour down as if b6b4a4f5d8 it had been waiting. Perhaps because it 46309fc2fb was midsummer, the 46aa66f176 sunlight felt unusually 2859e9348d strong.22096ad65da02703

Suddenly, the figure 927f09ddb2 of a person 786bc658e1 in a robe 92b2b3473d who he had e95809c64b seen earlier crossed bf22184ec4 his mind. Although he had c3f615c64e only seen the 317bed042c back, something about 053f2aa1f6 the way they 53ba0141c8 climbed over the ed37b055be fence lingered oddly 6d2633fc6c in his memory. It might 20106eda28 have been eaf3e0ac5b because they b1ce8b54dd seemed unexpectedly 59b666a078 skilled, but 8f76a7b87d what bothered bb8d33a0f4 him more e5bc43b37e was the b82586e157 oddly familiar 0f949e70fb movement. Though he couldn’t 780b5bfdb3 pinpoint what was 82572a0e4f familiar, he couldn’t 1b1127ff62 easily shake off d8a16cde6c the afterimage.386c7cd69743a8c2

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As Theo returned a4a5115241 to the military, e225f077bf some members of 187af3eda5 the 1st Division 3de11f7591 appeared, resting near 9232f63f4f the Magic Preservation 2294deb022 Zone. Judging by 808e67b22b their dirt-covered fad5f90e5d combat uniforms fa61e7f752 and slumped 4bc89f1c92 shoulders, it 1207a34811 seemed their 8e70a44f18 monster subjugation c3daae33a7 mission had daacd16a6d been quite 4b958d2796 tough today.07fa9e455e3e3cc6

“Wow, it 0e108bd05c was tough a2c3b01125 even though 832f6642e9 it was 756e29a6c4 just an 3e683b3c90 intermediate monster.”d5636271bfc27a6d

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“It was one 2dd2dc5b81 of the higher-powered 8aaabac81a intermediates, really tough. The battles feel 1f0b89c63c harder these days.”7538127fee2ad05d

They continued 14fb239b19 their conversation 871f1614b5 while quenching cd120dc7d1 their thirst 9f78732538 with water. It seemed they 450debff63 hadn’t yet noticed 2d70b924fb Theo’s presence.780c9b8ea7ea711a

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“Is it not just 1e5c642a15 me who feels it?”11c9fffeace26584

The raw 34a6aacaa4 stories shared 8fe573fa0a by the c30fe3fa67 freshly returned 01801fcd14 soldiers resonated 26734c6346 clearly with 5c3066e920 Theo. Eavesdropping on others’ 3a87c6c1a6 conversations, especially those ec28d74254 of subordinates, was 1195f9ebd3 not appropriate for 56d0e274de someone in his 8e77b564fe position. In a military 04d865bdee with a rigid 648b72b0c5 hierarchical structure, the d98ede7b36 lower-ranked members were 8d5a7ff486 often the ones 3578aebf38 who struggled the 0fcf72f39b most. It would a810edb50f not be 802037bac3 right to 8b19525244 interfere or b940314584 restrict them 4f93920865 even when 7362ea4d55 they were 69bd63709f freely discussing ce53fc2a98 and sharing 9c8bd77222 their thoughts 7289a2c809 with colleagues.e60ad79af55a9963

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‘I should leave 181e9bfde4 before they notice.’12855459d21e09a6

Theo quietly turned a3627a8cf6 around, planning to bc358a61f1 take a side 831eec60d2 path rather than e7b045ba3d the main road e2abc761b1 leading to the 86c48f2b64 headquarters.7fb76705604bcd74

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“Could it be because ff5e50c916 of the Special Task b9684cfe15 Force’s activities being halted?”b3b45c36258518f3

But then, the 472afde339 next words made dc7dd4ebdf Theo stop dead 9d9c491bc1 in his tracks.dffc0d983757631c

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“The Special Task Force?”0a62bb089952812f

A younger 9ec298cf4c soldier with d51116534f an innocent a153e60bf3 face, seemingly 4987ecd12a fresh to 6f6e77a979 the service, 6c1fdc5623 asked with d8c3350edd wide eyes.9c7a23e563b9a774

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“Ah, you 60fe70c54b joined this 709180ed82 month, right?”add1ebec00684cf1

“Yes, that’s right.”a428b4682516080c

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“Then you 11ebdb37e2 might not 378ab36ed3 know how 71f6c8d1d6 things work fb1127fa87 in the e3ed4618e6 field. There’s a procedure 5ada3714d3 to our monster 465e2fe276 subjugation here.”e5dbffa8ab8d0125

“A procedure?”c7b4c5b7a050918e

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“It’s more 8a3d426e21 like an c4c941c9ec unwritten rule c21987b24f that’s become b3d75c3026 common practice a9a504d19f over time. When a 64d7f90bfa monster appears, 117cf8c22b the Special 3ec02ed1b0 Task Force a05f89d1a6 is the b636756dd2 first to b1261d1bc1 respond.”f82cef57e3f1a6eb

The junior soldiers c3fe3fc2df listened intently, their 953fc7d1a8 eyes sparkling with 4ac6317448 interest as the f4992b5616 older soldiers explained.b2f42c90ed32e15f

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“They’re the 938bf81aca most mobile d88221b598 unit. Their job upon arrival 052b5a81d8 is to minimize the 5f2e1c12b7 damage the monsters might 4820412034 cause to the surrounding 90d774befb area and to identify eaa026bdaa their weaknesses.”d1b7e0f5ddafd698

Then, when the b3ba2de5b1 main force arrives, 90ab10e093 they share the de7af8329a information gathered, aiding 251391215a the rest of 1ce8e934de the troops to 5f12effde5 engage more smoothly. This method 77513d449f had significantly a2408aa5af reduced the 8c15795df4 time and b5abddf6d3 damage caused d74da87a2b by monster 9b5ac90d55 subjugations since 5bcc8d7745 its introduction.2190cebf7cef85e9

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“Well, most e133247e3a of the bf800edfd7 time, by 2422d64087 the time c9a2eaee3c we got 1826a0b686 there, Commander 3a2d9b475c Luke had 4447e880f9 already killed 3995d72cc9 them all.”b9ce7b0557552f9e

“Right. The commander would be 15a1477d6e annoyed, asking if we 174273fa1c stopped by the restroom 146e304798 for how late we 8a453f88ae were.”aed6be42793bf13f

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The soldiers reminisced ee238367e8 about the past, 60164e5c97 clenching their fists b07e5f8aac tight, then relaxed, 99200b0e3b dropping their shoulders fbadeec0ca again.8450dc24fffa64aa

“But honestly, af8e7957dd I kind 88dea99cf4 of miss 3c29e33c90 that annoying 96ba42b4b4 face.”4adbe6d1aabb6f2b

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“Now that I d320de071d think about it, 61e2fedb36 he was a e0d1c31a6d real powerhouse.”1e167c78ebf0a293

But now, 2b04eaaec1 without such 0706d56bbc a Special 74378708db Task Force acfb2089ee functioning properly 6627ceeb25 and the 39d63cac87 subjugation units 41ab5a8897 having to 669a09e59d do everything f74ae89a5c from start e43f87a550 to finish, 85c311d54c the intensity ed5f0d04c7 of combat 2f1591aa07 had definitely f26a43c59e increased compared 5571c5ad02 to before.b90febb18f361d0e

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“So, the 7b245a8b21 commander isn’t 68aeb46822 around anymore?”f89c6be3a0688365

The innocent f11fc84caf question prompted 688219b685 an awkward 35b8da8a1a smile from b0c6669600 the senior a4c2337094 soldiers.f33d602695631cec

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“Hey, don’t f416032384 mention that c7ae64dfa1 person carelessly 34dc78523e anywhere you 60b0aa0215 go.”e2f280900cbf572b

“Why not?”2480cea60e3678af

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“A lot of 6a43570e32 commanders don’t like a2e40b9bf4 him. Especially be c4aa638207 careful in 8f91c1ab6f front of 978a80a714 the Commander c91a9535ef in Chief. They didn’t get along 1016dd8288 well. But I guess you 4883109d7e won’t be talking to 6339f7c3ae the Commander in Chief 807cc73d74 anyway.”f2537b01c62e3ca0

After a brief, d3b8a5b73d dreamlike break, the f61dbc11f0 soldiers began to 27e15ec852 get up. As the newcomer followed cf6da3a7d9 the seniors towards the aa44b89db7 headquarters, he suddenly looked 0253ead7b9 back.8934b82be69fa30e

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“Why?”6d81c0c714cffa18

“Oh, nothing. I thought bd3cf29dba I saw 031a6c86b6 someone there. But I must 448a9b0882 have been mistaken.”dafe7c0f71da88c5

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“You must 09df8ed283 be really 0ba88e2189 tired. Let’s go and a6e82a3db9 rest.”08cb729db1618efd

With that, the a6b31b4abe soldiers trudged away, 7af650d54a their bodies sagging 225f33ba2d with fatigue.8e1c5259973e2f19

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“Sebastian! Over here!”657c82e8ff5feef2

Far off, a ab404c91fa passerby shouted, and 757630e27d Luke flinched. The person called ‘Sebastian’ 6d8f7ce4d9 smiled brightly as he 78867b6c70 passed by Luke.c58005ed40630ec9

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“That scared me.”d538ded3f56ba108

Luke’s heart b8c27feba7 was still 78441ff092 pounding from bbde82e95e having written aacda68124 a false 71a016a4b9 name on 1e70f6115e the guard bdb01d2fe5 station personnel 2757ae9173 form. He hadn’t expected Theo 9771a97e8a to follow him. Surely, if it had 11f68b0ae1 been Theo, he would’ve 06dccce8df sensed something odd from abf1967fc8 the left-handed writing on d6f6100739 the note. If that voice calling e8e0b9261f for Theo hadn’t made da08fa883a him turn around, Luke f33daebeb3 would have had to d19a1ef044 face him again right b3c8adb3a1 there.8f0713ffbf1cfc37

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He didn’t want to 1a4eb5886d run into anyone from 93cc2dfe0a the Imperial Army Headquarters 066b4e0721 again, especially not the f89ec87ff4 very last person he 0c30d35b7f wanted to encounter. Why on a3bbdad167 earth had a735206d4a he come 2780d7dd3a to handle 7d35c1ab32 things personally, 2c132e4650 instead of b06ecb1096 leaving it 79b28fae0b to his d8f0b268e2 subordinates? He was still a bbd9ea3eab strange one.4dad6307358a79f5

“I’m not a94a45fdb9 wanted, am 20a52b3781 I?”f5b737080a7da93b

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Luke stopped 43203dd8ff in the 66f2178787 middle of 3021cb01c9 the street, 8813bdecb3 lost in a898bf0220 thought. Although he had run 4f8fa377e6 out without thinking, considering fb6d394153 everything, he had been 7098a98b2a detained by the guard fd22baa5f5 on account of the 18a18614c7 monster subjugation and hadn’t be863584a6 even been investigated before e4ceed67d6 he escaped. He was starting ecc2cf6a79 to worry about b392c9eced the repercussions.c1981e60ade47c0f

“This got messed up 4e77f71d53 right from the start.”eff83e55e4b280fe

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He was supposed to 1577df7498 have reached his destination e6e8a51c0a by now. Instead, he had 30d96f0fd6 been dragged off cd4c196731 by the guards fe932baf40 after killing the 4c91753392 monster, wasting time 1ef23b4d59 until it was 12472a35a3 almost evening.026000c8a4ed4fb8

The delicious smell e13ad68a28 from nearby shops b77c3ea3a9 starting their evening fd9ed4c3e7 business wafted towards c6b409ee30 him. The street 225b756286 lights began fb652ca50e to illuminate bc8ab0d5ac the darkening e4115801dd street, creating 78134d3e14 a scene d67cdf0d41 worth seeing.63178c741f938389

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One of the dcaf057076 southern villages of 1d55ce68e9 the capital, Eremen. The village was quite 08eeca981a large, boasting a traditional 2141922179 and unique culture that 17391909b6 made it a preferred 6e318efb80 tourist destination. Luke had been d17c50f3fb in the capital c69b371567 for quite some 0cfec2f7d0 time since joining 8724110b72 the army, but 7b73a445a7 this was his 6a7a7aea35 first time visiting a481dfd78a this central area.ba53a48bc13066e5

“Hey, silver-haired sir!”136a4c81b92c20a9

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Just then, cd1149719e a vendor b8d8c52f80 called out e9498ba9cc to Luke, 18ba6eb3c6 who was e2af1a514c standing there 9328289c0e dazed.e70406204b807002

“You look 53ebdedf3c like you’ve 479be3ded9 had a bd2f9da950 tough day. How about 24d76524d0 some barbecue e683b3fb65 at our 41bd0573f9 place?”803dc2b178f164e7

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Luke’s eyes widened b5692edbd8 further. How did he 7453fde53b know he’d had d470f650ee a tough day? Despite recognizing it a0d2feaa21 as a solicitation, 61930238cf he couldn’t resist 49b7c2a8fb the tempting smell.7e21e93c7e2526a5

“Make it a one-person 9f588a61ff portion that looks like 20d73a0340 two, and I’ll consider 491547e78c it.”eebd8d7753e40dae

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“Ha, you’re a funny 6b8d16861e guy! Alright, I’ll throw in b44d51a662 extra!”05718718b2d3e4e6

Originally, he should 76d0a4d2a3 have been dining fe527abdb2 on gourmet lobster c5ce046e9c on a luxurious 96d248b5db ship, but the 9e7f695fa8 damned monster had 7a50de77f5 spoiled that. Thanks to 16d842dd50 that, Luke’s 04caf56184 stomach was a2b890bd54 almost sticking e499d2701a to his 01e8e42078 back. Luke smiled 4e06bf3de3 and followed 87a544c288 the vendor 84883973e9 into the 92f03e6bbb restaurant.edf2d9ad30b8b78b

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“What’s your name, sir? I think 650aa2e4ed you’re the 71710a0964 handsomest man 14663eb9f8 I’ve ever 0a2d91bc3f seen in 57f5387e22 this village. Are you a fd9aa4add3 local?”583b553c46de9db6

“Uh, Sebastian. I’m not 87929c7fe2 a local, 39fc5f14ce just a 873e5cca5e tourist.”6bd0c4f1423eb4d3

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Luke grinned and c0c5750361 set down his 3794bd3c53 bag in a e264d34463 convenient spot.654ca4db59bd4911