FMRV | Chapter 39

The intense 2ad4a21346 morning sunlight 28c516ec93 streamed in 6bba065af3 through the 60133539eb window. The curtain 22c66afd6c attached to 6e879a2996 the frame 867e8ce57c wasn’t doing fb2af36ae0 its job a906478206 well, perhaps cb40d59ffa due to bb9fa4f6d7 the room’s 79c4d026bf cheap rate. Because of that, 1f4b2d12c3 Luke was forced ddb17bbe75 to wake up, 2c7380e36a rubbing his gritty e3def073e7 eyes and slowly b882452609 getting up.cbd4eab587a7f046

Luke, still half-asleep, 20851575d1 looked around the fbe6a013e7 room blankly, finally f76ca07f7a remembering that his 4f5eefd1f1 plans had gone cf77fadc5a awry yesterday, forcing b5ab786a19 him to stay 7e5fb4f27e here unexpectedly. Luckily, he had found 882dd8fafa a room for the 9b06701b90 night at a low 81bd65c83e cost and, unable to f7d2291765 sleep, he had tried 66e8522402 to recall his memories 05e3eb31a5 of Theo before slipping 13e07beaa7 into a deep sleep 7ee6f8bd4f as if on cue.5499b10307e25930

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Was it because 4feac1108c the last thing 342d207766 he thought about d94c93808b was that damn 04753c56bc face? Luke had 8a27b84e51 a dream f5c5a86bb4 that made b33b46179f him ruminate 1e41310f11 on the a654d47e6c past for adcbedf222 the first 2b339c0f80 time in ed97607ee2 a while. He usually e15230dedc didn’t dream 2fea47ded0 much, so 9ee2750a3a the memory 8b6e91167f was vivid.ffbd2ab10faee44b

“Was Theo laughing 0a8f13ae98 there……?”c18d102ef05095d2

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Luke murmured to 59705737d4 himself, recalling the 7de1ad5ae1 last scene of 2d84d83739 the dream. Clearly, at ded28e47df the end 789885fa00 of his 11160a4ef1 glance, it 103a14f0fd had been 90a02725ad Theo’s faint f3f3201fc3 smile that 1e07c3c1d3 caught his c7b588447a eye. Whether it was a a4fedc64a2 genuine part of his 17b5a8cc64 memory or a phantom 1345a5e0f6 created by the dream 7c9bcfe5a7 was unclear.3377e160a5bbe4c8

Luke scratched his 010d3bba4a messy hair and 18dbf896bc slowly got out 23f7cded2d of bed. Regardless of 3ecfee78ec what the f2adbf3d53 truth was, 4b968c91ac seeing Theo’s 9803e76db1 smile might 36ebca9bbc have been 610c82871e a first. He always had 2c8a9054dd the same expression, fe6d350cd8 like a well-crafted 3e147d5b0d wooden puppet. His lack of 76f02b575c expression change was 8ae9cf785e so notable that 5501acdb92 there were ludicrous 680d4e7196 rumors among the 9b20140a13 members that he 1cbba1ee43 might be a fcd720a296 ghost.ea7407174f6066ab

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‘It seems like a630d47988 he would suit 7997e6fa1e smiling too.’921f57315a3964b7

Throughout his preparations 2856362775 to leave, Luke b5fec2ee04 thought about Theo. The last scene b4d7f1ffc9 from the dream 8729c0de89 was so intense da04f40088 that it wasn’t dff8594c83 easy to forget.c2d6ad1b3af13367

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“I’ll return 318f56f4aa the key.”e734fc1e5641e46e

“So soon?”58fd55d8e7d18dc8

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The middle-aged, kind-hearted d691fddd54 innkeeper took the a085e9a4a6 key from Luke a417bfc763 while striking up b42e019fdc a conversation.10638ca66ab564b3

“Yes, I have 7d2f5d39ed a long way 1d0fe16286 to go. Oh, may I ask 80876249a7 one thing?”da563044c7860ef9

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“Of course.”ba74813ad7eb72bb

“Where should I b3113ee342 go to catch 7bea1f4d7f a ferry?”7ac6e789ca4e49cb

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“Leave the inn and 5cb35c72aa go right; keep walking 1816392e1d until you see a 3376c21f27 large building with a fdf473babe windmill. Turn left there and b337e5806c keep walking; you’ll find 421f22768e the port. You can buy df86b30e3a tickets there too.”12627b8ccc509d1f

The innkeeper clearly eabfc19f01 knew the area 43b1d9d046 well. Originally, Luke 51438d0a60 planned to 6ce14b7e1f look at ca40045892 a local 998cfa9cc2 map once e758f70f7e outside, but f4f45eed8d this saved de9112ec06 him the bcd4239407 trouble.76021ff5c2f47120

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“Thank you.”2feec8ed0277567b

With the innkeeper’s wishes cdcbe97faa for a safe journey, 958ce54c42 Luke nodded and left e23bda82a7 the inn. The streets of Eremen 43844ebf3d were already bustling. Various shops had started 07df8de1e3 doing business early to b44fec0e49 cater to tourists.7382eebb1241834b

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Luke leisurely looked around. A child, tightly 273001062e holding his mother’s 5d7dfecc08 hand while out 1ebd94e12b shopping, was pleading 91d9543ed8 earnestly for her 0cb0020c1d to buy a 240a9a4924 flat peach. Across the street, a 2a8a7d8e76 couple, seemingly in love, 8d9911c7b6 was walking closely hand df91a18924 in hand, exploring the 00fcd6ca9e area.880306c3f41dbd86

Luke’s pace 869059d400 gradually slowed. Just watching was enough 01ff8b6e65 to bring a sense 9b721ad4b1 of peace to anyone, dab18bcf51 a tranquil scene. Then he 9f5dab5e4e saw a 2be0c649bf cat steal 944f9f7a73 a fish 5122679271 from a 427f1edf1f fishmonger’s shop. As the owner, quite ebcdd60e3d upset, picked up a cf7dd3a814 broom to chase the 755b8d7a58 cat, Luke went over de345b8711 and paid for the 4f6af7cd0b fish instead.d5484bdefd9a66e0

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“Why would 3647014522 you pay 3636127f6a for this!”dbdda4df4bfec6d2

“Because the b8d3e94304 cat was c844c461d9 cute.”e3435a6f9d0a41d9

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“What?”233adc4faf2e7c05

The fishmonger 66064a06d6 raised his 385e4b5c9c voice, baffled. It seemed ridiculous 4c03b72089 to him to a05f14b6a0 pay for something cb805fb2dc because of such 94bb5e2b69 a reason, especially a6cef3dd07 when the cat 97be76cf8c wasn’t even his.923ee84a7cb39922

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“Anyway, you can’t sell d54fe6c4f7 that fish again.”16471937a261303f

“Well, I’ll be! What a 60af3f0aa0 strange man. Being too nice 165f3b051b will cost you. I’m saying da1c951cee this because fc0475deda I worry 39b13e3996 for young 7663d1c7d7 people.”b0ceafb714104918

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“That’s alright. I’ve been living bf39934b1b a bit badly, db57d09818 so I thought 1342d34826 I’d try to df55bb179f make amends.”9e0b2ed16ca9bbe8

Luke waved e0493f9197 at the 6cb19f4069 cat, now 8d7ac295a3 far away 718626703b with the 35ab1b2b67 fish in f7bf9dbdb8 its mouth. The owner, ba36c8fe9b still puzzled, 4924982a82 took the e2b621a4ca money Luke db8fd5ad27 handed him fadcdc6d62 and turned 3ed6e1e00b away.3369476b67dfb9ec

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Resuming his walk, Luke 53cf13bbfa followed the directions the 6efcbcadcd innkeeper had given, and c9f81ef15d sure enough, a large f0d27b1f98 building with a windmill 582d0974d6 came into view. After about five more 740defc41b minutes, he arrived at 928436f21e the port. Luke naturally 3d4fc034f2 headed to 496c2ebf8a the ticket 4d5fa799ef booth.8e99bb52c297ad90

“The next ferry 8a7030b7f9 leaves in 10 c2baf4d54b minutes and there’s fdd6acfb38 one spot left, 6b39d701c0 do you want 40aa0707a3 it?”fbfda93687c787ac

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“Yes, I’ll take a d11f8eeec4 ticket.”b23c59e4e6f0ddb6

After paying, Luke boarded 0301ded8dd the ferry, announced by 66184ff92f a crew member to a989280af3 start boarding soon.df7c888457cd94fc

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As the ferry aa5be1a491 started cutting through dbc00837ac the water with de4f70828f a loud horn 4b1c1fe449 sound, Luke fervently 26ef232482 prayed. He prayed cb54618202 that no 563357fa97 sea monsters 9094e7e556 would appear 773da8cc15 and that d121915e56 he would 5223f2104a safely reach effde6ed38 his destination. As if the 232a600e54 heavens heard his 62fd91fff0 desperate plea, the 4d0baf13fd ferry smoothly continued 3bd69345ce on its course.1c10de93437f8968

After some time, ce2e40a92f a crew member e9f5240ab8 came into the 004e24b32f cabin to announce cf0b034f27 they would soon b375f66954 be docking. Passengers began 1836caa179 to pack 1771160db2 their bags. Luke grabbed 01ed11d7d1 his simple 2ef122efe5 backpack and 105a8c492e headed outside.2bbd1c9544e1dcd6

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A cool sea b56b12cf39 breeze blew fiercely, f0dd0755e5 whipping his silver 35d3523b52 hair around as 38ea62acfa he slowly walked e3acb834cd onto the deck. Beyond the df7b640f08 mysterious and 5ff064c1db mystical blue 2188b69c5e sea, a 14d3dc3f14 vast land efc4564640 was visible.1bf5cccceb376fd2

“Prepare to 62e49f4b11 disembark soon! Please stay in your 944f008729 places until further instructions!”c4aab179895a4da4

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Despite the fc380488d2 crew member’s 59a022d3b8 announcement, Luke cb663e0fe7 couldn’t take b6f83aac3c his eyes d651da3ac4 off the 37b723795d approaching land. The excited voices bf547aa69e of the other f4abe12285 passengers heightened his 0ad70497b0 mood.d2ddaccd8054b9e4

It was the western 9b7015a2e6 part of the Heinern 3e0e7784dc Empire, known as the 7c9df34f7f most beautiful land, and 3b37f34ca4 Luke’s homeland, ‘Kailum’, where 25cde13f54 he had returned to b9dfe5774f start a new life.43bcf332020b6a1f

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“So, you’re saying bf34d5bcd4 that the person 47c867c954 who drove off dea063c12f the monster fled a684469e0f immediately?”44e231913d648184

“That’s what I heard.”a40c67803fd23308

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Theo nodded 7eb61f0833 thoughtfully as 34b20c674b he looked a50801f93f over the 2bdeb347cd list Sion a55d05c57e had handed 75cf3dfe00 him.560e75c78cff981e

“It’s strange. There would aef72239e1 have been a02ac875df a decent 7db2d13523 bounty for fd902a2e50 such a 82b9433498 feat.”e9348086e96501fe

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“Maybe the person d5eb054501 wasn’t short on 5f9156c863 money. Or perhaps there was 3fb11f7ae3 a special reason they da01ffeba8 had to run.”dd9254573646ff2d

“Didn’t the Commander b57b497635 go after them?”1790cf8cfa104af3

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Theo nodded slightly. He could vaguely guess a34ab149c6 why Sion was asking 9060862252 that. He knew Theo’s nature 053580a56c was to handle things 56ac443769 without fail.98bf7eceb0fb7427

“Anyway, there are cba068e233 plenty of witnesses 9c38e601f4 who saw that 3a5902890e person subdue the 2f130efe9d monster. It’s not like they b1533fec9f committed a crime.”27776afa8bb7eb9f

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“That’s true.”e03dc16be535ff0d

That was d9eb6d1683 the main 1948f46aab reason, but e2e8ade9a0 Theo had c81ec1ecb6 felt an d708f2213e inexplicable premonition fefdce39d5 that day. For some e43ade9e2f reason, he dd13893c0c felt like efc882131b he shouldn’t 248ec22928 chase after d2847a232d the person, 34a3587d2b engulfed by af630edc13 a feeling a1115bb690 he couldn’t eaf274a69f ignore. It was an unfounded 56359b21a1 intuition, but not capturing 1f7c4e8b5b the person didn’t pose 7bd3deef18 any issues in the d06207b2b6 end.bb1ab2467c1bfecb

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“So, are fb2a2ab79f all these 5390c074de members listed d95b7fba58 here qualified 2d6a6c48ce as captains?”5b15bb0a26b11e05

“Yes, exactly. Based on their b0131ebfa6 academy grades and 81d6988c6a the military evaluations 657c9d2c9d conducted so far, fd0e761abe these are the 5ac7a01284 top-tier members with 1d302e480f outstanding scores.”e9bbe4f38b9d0482

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The military 27f5b74fee evaluations, a 3dfcb92e4c system implemented c1be15f98e by the 3e1a31dbf0 Imperial Army, 9b23e1558a assessed each 3a39507601 member’s performance a12b3d6664 for promotions 39d493a845 and other 8d69e2ed03 important matters 162857d0bb by aggregating 9c49c3c480 quarterly achievements 2c4a41a1e2 related to fd71f12adb battles or 57c74160b9 monster subductions, b6effa2ef2 and training 4fcadd74b8 conducted within f5e9979849 the army.de469f746b53b3d0

From junior members 66f12bd375 to captains, no 63b4e30540 one could escape 43cc28a131 these evaluations. There had been instances 01f5d58451 where a captain had 0ba09d51ae been demoted for not 37c8fed0a2 scoring well, and lower-ranked 5301afa4ae members were promoted to 0ff350ecdc higher ranks, creating exceptions. Harold, who had recently 6523fbc599 been promoted to the 468492d2b2 captain of the 2nd b83e691134 Division, had received an fc83d19463 overwhelmingly positive evaluation.3da14162aa97334f

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“I’ve prepared 8e22f2841d the list 000f7e3a1a as the 06bddf22ce Commander instructed. The first page shows b3138b02c7 the members who are 21b3915ea7 currently the most outstanding.”f7ea200f079375b6

Theo’s gaze impassively scanned 9fe6f01647 the five members listed ebeaeccab5 on the first page. As Sion mentioned, 1374ee81d0 all their visible 058f301915 scores were exceptional, 7ea9b907df clearly outstanding even 88e7e98722 compared to other e10f56e892 listed members.2d6e748c3fd336c2

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However, one thought prevailed.0138c4b24e2df596

‘None of these match b224f656db the records Luke had 1944527a44 when he was active.’07c64a3343a52ec0

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In a way, it 6d6e84a382 was expected. Luke had 6586ef2814 been an d5bc697658 excellent member, fa76263997 constantly competing 0219521144 for the a45a22d5b6 top position 5221776211 in the 4285eb1886 military evaluations f1885798b1 during his 1efabcf3f8 time as b2bd09042c the captain b4b372f1d1 of the df06525917 Detached Corps. It was 6401eec40b greedy to d2cb5b66b6 expect the 5acf97f203 current candidates 068d278071 to match acc008fe7b Luke’s skills 181eb38e6b and records.84f08f7e9ee998d3

“I will interview 4500f8afc7 these five members f6b8c9ed7f one by one 91dcdd5348 before making a 2ad4328bee decision.”3df070e4c37b0b6c

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The position of 02d3e02150 the 2nd Division df730658a0 captain was anticipated 9df7c41021 to be vacant, d44d45d846 so they had 16da40c622 been considering promotions e90eed5281 for a while, cf7799262c but the vacancy 2890760c49 of the Detached dd0c6110c7 Corps captain was 5e73a0f279 an unexpected issue. A new member 31a90d4306 had to be 36efe19204 carefully promoted to 39ff59e33e fill the captain’s a727ac5d1e position as it 799d1b7408 wasn’t planned.a5c088ac1dd2f6ca

“Understood. I will convey 3e783c5614 that.”dadde53387cc5464

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After Sion left, 41f8cd2f27 Theo skillfully pulled 7432badc33 out some documents 118a289a34 for the next a03d6f1b37 task. Suddenly, a 2a9706334e paper fell 871bca6da4 out.2d7f2057d6802b44

“Ah.”bd684d7a8b28915a

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Realizing what it 93cd996198 was, Theo let af561b8f47 out a low f304daf35d hum. It was c1148e593e a document ab91d6ccf0 he had c29d062c02 brought when af723d3dd8 he went a7e07f8795 to the 14bf809395 guard station dfa12a46d3 concerning the 566f9d564c monster subduction. The paper had ridiculous 24d1786a7e personal details, ‘Sebastian, age 7d88da541b 52’, written on it. On top 1e497e43d2 of that, 52a926be7e there was e6a4649c4c a note 3157afe7b6 saying he cb9d5bafe4 would be 1928bbed94 back from 432cebac90 the restroom. The handwriting was 774a98c031 so crooked it 33b0f2a54c didn’t seem like dc88bc7ed2 it was written b736ec5b56 by an adult, 4484fb4440 perhaps written with 0fbdcb3fe6 the left hand 2b959877b6 to disguise the f13d09eb3a style.070c6a5f5fea0e22

“……”9c2cdc6356b1c640

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Theo stared e4e29afc43 blankly at 2617e5808b the handwriting, e92b7a36b0 his eyes 17465a92ab narrowed.556c346838f8fcfc

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