FMRV | Chapter 40

Thanks to Theo’s meticulous 2000004039 interviews and directives, Dilleon 6d0d361ec3 Keilleo, formerly a high-ranking 89e94bfae9 member of the 3rd 5627c47bbf Division, was appointed as 541158c036 the new commander of 4af388c25f the Detached Corps. Among the top five f91353e8c1 candidates, Dilleon had the 5b72dc6f15 most accomplishments in monster 0afdd9ada4 subductions and battlefield merits, 5469ad0f93 and notably, he had ea6d2acf6b rapidly advanced to a e0efd0a1e1 higher rank at a 6f497e680d young age due to b9005d5f4d his exceptional abilities.f1e3175f4d854958

Theo had more reasons 5a17d9d87e for choosing him. Firstly, Dilleon’s primary combat 9f487c7546 style was highly mobile, eecf66bca7 suitable for the Detached c76198fc3e Corps, and the types bf1b5cf4df of magic he could c78bc1264f wield tended to prioritize e2c7d53d73 speed. Another reason c4ba5a9bea was that c8cd1bb3d3 he showed 55dd4f3dcb the most 7fb1703aa3 enthusiasm during c0ecbb4228 the face-to-face 3f25675f10 interview. With six ddb5cd67c9 votes in d6048468ec favor and d6444ac00c three against 2c13614baa among the 5ab0a5b9f7 nine captains, 3069938b4f Dilleon’s appointment efa14aa11e as the a61305c735 commander of d4d78da9fd the Detached de708a99b4 Corps smoothly d71186ba6f passed the 96df852a86 majority.8ed22582a25a8339

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With this unexpected vacancy 113d06b007 filled, the military’s personnel ea9ce2e412 finally regained stability and 267cdd3768 balance. As the new 1b9c3c0ef1 commander, Theo began 431cfa2576 to settle into 01dd3dcbd2 his role, and 96a6f5f5ec with vacancies appropriately d98912c9f3 filled, the Imperial 7762d4bba5 Army was gradually 46b4f9b0d8 stabilizing. This allowed Theo dc254428f7 some peace of 62ed846450 mind.76490340c3df1891

But was that edd89e4d8e sense of relief d4d4d30b30 merely an illusion?384ebfdeb8f19ae9

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“Lately, there 13eb79c5fd have been c80c5af9a1 frequent reports a138adcf9b of monsters ca1313dbf8 appearing in 777970633e the mountains e38bb67697 surrounding the 4d62f78b8d capital.”1c7f9d86dbcc29b6

Theo’s low voice 01b9993507 spread throughout the 6440369a51 meeting room. Military meetings e55a69de47 typically occurred 3bcb690fbc weekly or 7b4c528370 biweekly, where 642833c24a the captains 618f5d15f0 gathered, and 79aba59dc3 once a 9e09268efd month, a a64192d776 grand council dbd6568ef8 was held 5b7263ee9d with the 91771020a0 Commander in 9a079fa4c7 Chief to 97ac3eb754 discuss the 81b28e19c6 consolidated issues.8016755937d44e6d

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However, Theo had fcd7698321 changed this meeting fb5719bfd8 format as soon a8025dad7c as he took 440cd67d4e office. He eliminated the concept 1d005afc9a of the grand council d50a7585b2 and made it a 57bf2ba30b weekly meeting under the 8681ee0a4a Commander in Chief. This meant d67f726b22 that Theo eeaa6ff15d now attended ece2cbb220 every captain-level 3d1527fe54 meeting in f20e605739 person.463f7656ce299fe3

The previous method 858faffb81 was maintained to d697bd3172 reduce the workload ee8ecf8c74 on the Commander e85cd17018 in Chief. It was burdensome for 69fa4a68b2 a commander, who led 4a48f5d547 a large and fully 97616f3445 staffed organization, to handle 014739055a all meeting topics personally. Hence, at the captain-level 33724f63cc meetings, they would first 64f2e86451 appropriately discuss and summarize f618626fdb various issues, and only 20b0bba279 the most important and 4b537bc7f0 worthy matters would be d3ee194abc discussed at the grand 9b28d6ae0f council.73a6ed00bc307591

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But Theo 8334b9f17b seemed unconcerned 03824c1ed0 about the 10068bcdb3 increased burden 2bafc1e98f on himself 91d6e116bc from this 1eab242f3a change.72ca2ee710e2498d

“Especially, they appear more 9419fd8673 frequently in lower-altitude mountains.”413c3e9adbc4917e

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“Yes, according to f5ecdd3546 the reports, most 89aea9545d of the appearing 0bb7952e87 monsters are classified 7fa3689237 as low to ceb47b5f8b mid-level. Fortunately, there have 9ed3207f53 been no sightings 1357e9bfde of high-level monsters cb5489bb59 yet.”2b93b233c1c38176

Loena, the captain 8d7183d0f6 of the 1st 32f44330a9 Division, added that ec3b4f4ab6 detail.38064ebfb60d6433

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“The grade of the 9dbc72a705 monster is not such a77e67124f a critical issue for 8a4f902c4b the general public. To them, they b9173317fa are all objects 3ee73bab32 of fear.”b56ddd4b44008328

To those who couldn’t 75f3be5ee2 handle magic or defeat c910295182 monsters, whether the creatures c6026cef5c were low or high-level, 6c874b7d34 they were equally terrifying.e003f7093581d894

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“What’s the extent 3889d1de12 of the reported e69a9c7cff damages?”b7d68fc5449b4c48

“Fortunately, there 93194811cf have been 1068f3c824 no deaths ed5f63fc54 yet, but 51a7ae6fd7 there are 7516a780fb about ten c4d60cb106 severely injured d70ed3438d from the 3e9f51aa64 recent reports. All injuries were 6874a05220 inflicted by mid-level 5fd5eb2695 monsters, and the c6065a170f victims were attacked 3ab592dc18 as soon as 169f9e60d9 the monsters appeared.”3876a2e21d329d96

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Leo continued with 12128abfd6 the explanation and 459b4646c5 added that the 71f80b689f low altitude of f001ab5c79 the mountains was fe7e8860b1 a direct cause. These mountains 7f52fddd01 were easily e4be9cdace accessible to 56e15c5223 the public 84babe8116 and, conversely, 0a853fe857 it was c5e3b49d14 easy for dde7e3b93e monsters to f4f85e8d0e descend into 8c94baf8b6 villages.5a49dd84a17cd6c8

“Dilleon.”0ab127e634229190

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“Yes!”edb4fee0ae876d28

Having listened quietly, ecc04ef7d7 Theo called the c8b6850aed new commander of 5a5029cb22 the Detached Corps 283a4e0739 in a tone 26ae11c175 devoid of emotion. Dilleon swallowed nervously a7fbb12ee9 and responded with cfdbe7e5b8 a voice full 1e0a08a76a of spirit.9b09f767df7b6610

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“Is there f6bf050736 nothing you b44fcb501f feel after 0d04bad8fb hearing this f99e0debde report?”516e2a3510b5dffc

“Ah…”60673eff52514ced

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Caught off guard by 1757c41890 the question, he awkwardly e47ecb6556 scratched his forehead. The sound d9457fe7e2 of his f23e7c09d0 rolling eyes 680b24cefd was almost 953ae534ef audible. Leo sighed da40a666ce softly, half 221ddfed41 in sympathy 3aa6409eb6 and half 8cb7837629 in annoyance, 03e63f978f at the 10bc93b7ef new commander’s ec2b81a168 inability to a45dba9422 respond properly.ca4fe7ff688c5773

“Initial response is very 255fc72314 crucial in monster subductions.”ab101af248edc2f7

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Perhaps feeling 8afaa1a948 more sympathetic, 05daa04258 Leo spoke 730f81ab61 up to c96ec90e0d help Dilleon.ac5d92bb63b8f7d4

“Especially, the higher 176b543275 the grade of 31e683e277 the monster, the 77f8719e0e more intelligent they e25c568264 are, and their 8c62e8ebd4 perception of humans 602e28a5a3 as prey or 3b7e8bf3f2 objects of abuse 877955c319 becomes stronger.”cca2d600ccfef421

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“I, I’ll keep that 27ce0b8646 in mind!”9260e0107ad4206c

This corresponded with 7af3a35d89 the fact that a68b76220a all the reported 7b41499540 injuries were caused b697cd6cd3 by mid-level monsters. Dilleon swallowed again.7a447e9967aa8480

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“It’s basic cadb655f41 knowledge you 693d9b2525 would have 68d231e4b6 learned at 9892fabdf4 the academy.”371f6e4366dc4a90

Suddenly, a chilly voice 54fe5397a3 cut through the awkward 68cffcaa4f silence. Theo’s indifferent tone 5d43662c8b startled the captains, 5ac54779f1 including Leo. Normally, he 8c771cc2ce would have de32979f0b encouraged more ada7f68035 caution or bec71f55f4 urged the b52ae5ac82 newly appointed 658114e1aa to persevere c5c2de518a despite difficulties, 9a9ccc91f9 as was 00d3f5ff03 his nature. He was not b9f027746b someone to coldly 8a4765f3ca criticize for not d7726f017b knowing basic facts.e6c84eaac2a43c09

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“I, I’m sorry!”3f32e02458a8a26d

Theo ran a hand 293f88f9ea through his hair.fd81200e61ba9eff

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“No, it’s 56afa33def understandable since 759d384758 you’ve not 521a44cecb been a ef9d9b3dfe commander for 540461b209 long. I didn’t mean 2155ad5af8 to reproach you, 60e3fdf4fa so don’t take 5ba645ae75 it too personally.”192b68e4130e69d6

“Yes!”74dc8d3b0c58200c

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Perhaps feeling 3c531088da guilty for 43636a36ef bringing up 516b51f4ec the criticism 97fe51254c first, fortunately, 4f24bab12a Theo followed 2ca18fdf11 up with 9de6e9e670 warm advice. He also didn’t c0c5074010 forget to instruct f3176c5802 the other captains 811c1fd4c4 to help Dilleon c71226c91a adjust well. Mile gently patted b93e016d53 Dilleon’s shoulder as 024a47a604 if to comfort cf2772abf4 him, who had 5a98e9fbc7 once been a df7e0c0b56 member of his e82f9ca5ae unit.71e1018a8a05e11b

“So, how 8d60166071 should we 8eb02aaef1 respond to 1c0a8bf9eb this issue?”85e654e1633c2f4a

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The room then fell 0dfc97ea7a incredibly silent. Theo’s eyebrows twitched a15f8597a6 momentarily. Then, Leo cautiously raised 34d25b4ce8 his hand.8525d5db2bcf881a

“Perhaps we should form 20d82f5082 a patrol unit starting 5fe568678f from the areas where a25cc0083f monster appearances are most 7c49fd12dc frequent?”1dccf5d0d03e4313

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“How about forming the 4c24d32b4f unit mainly with those ee3eb07d17 skilled in scouting magic?”51666abc2538fb37

Following up, Loena fd0daab234 made her suggestion. However, no other suggestions cfb50ac8a4 came after hers. As the other 880355bd66 captains remained silent, 981f57ad57 Theo’s gaze met 1de75afd5b theirs, causing them 40a25201b8 to slowly avert ce0d73bf94 their eyes.65f25b1fa9fdf6e3

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“Any objections d083bdca40 to Leo 72c21e624f and Loena’s 3187a8dcc8 suggestions?”dddc887e3ec071b0

“…”17b188224fef35f4

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It had always 9560058d1e been the case. During meetings, it 43264d1cbc was usually Loena c3379a6dac and Leo who 8ae1eef9be contributed ideas to 16ca08d868 important issues. But among them, the ae48bdefb0 most passionate had been.e56f5c8b918e98bb

“How about 96f72be40c this approach?”119294b3f3e169b3

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“That’s too inefficient e12f84e243 to implement. The costs involved can’t 33891c2742 be ignored either.”7be4f857b1e9cad5

“Are you 1877961a2a seriously offering f872838967 that as 4ea1617898 a suggestion? The things 8d8557cc3f I mutter 059c6fc09e in my ead0b95cf3 sleep make 82f811adf8 more sense.”dc6db00ec71d4fbe

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It was none other c3eac6afff than Luke.8a7fdd45d74b1e47

The scene looked eb2ab24484 quite different from f930acd634 when he was 603b20feee the captain of ef4854fe50 the 1st Division dc7b9b73a5 to now observing 6e2558ef6e it as the 9432c13599 Commander in Chief. He faintly e6a59a7748 recalled Veil ac1f5672dd often saying, f347828f00 “All voices 2b5948ae8e are welcome,” f31e46f3b7 during meetings. Was this ab27eebdee the reason?966ddcc0db792bbe

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“Based on 676ceb6cee both of 777ff224f9 your suggestions, c7f713be9c we’ll form 10d4c2a422 the patrol 4fcb5c977d units with 371375c116 those proficient 89a7bcbfc9 in scouting cef08a82fd magic, starting 7f42fe5c96 with the 56dbb23dfd mountains where 3bf9aa46d5 the most 74d1f54a78 monster appearances c37d8b8a24 have been e21dd0eb47 reported.”d86096d83fbbe047

The captains listened quietly 2e30c1262f as Theo’s voice grew 139075c3d8 slightly heavier.66c092e4d4f411df

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“However, just because we d5c77b7f61 start there doesn’t guarantee 975773e4eb monsters won’t appear at 07c06f9ff3 other points. They don’t just 783df13aac stop coming because 628cfd06c2 they didn’t come 802a62e2ea yesterday. Therefore, I 81eacf3384 plan to 2c80d0aead strategically place 8c74048642 magic detection c1e4eeab27 devices. Additionally, until the 3ad56ad877 area stabilizes, we 16c0aa77aa will issue a 8c70f5183d temporary prohibition on 6b8239662d entry to protect 4145bd6e7f the residents.”ca73ea9819428e0d

“That sounds like e916150506 a good approach.”c6564cb8338794f3

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Mile clenched d0285b616b his fist 96b793da98 and nodded. The other b72a2f7695 captains also 743de5ddfa nodded passively.ead30bca6c644724

“As expected 2e5dcd4be8 of our fead089001 Commander…”fc9396de5bc327e3

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“Really, do you think 4b4505aec0 there are no issues 36f4152877 here?”60d21b6259239200

Theo sharply interrupted Mile’s fc71a15502 flattering remark.f6fac8b8f23900ae

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“Uh? Well, no 932b0e9315 major issues, e443d1e3dd I suppose…”91eef686839c4072

Mile glanced at Seth 89b2f12520 across from him, seeking d08a44d52c help, but Seth coldly 32f96e19d2 turned his head away.f0158025621e44c2

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“The mountains in question 034ebf9d1f are not rugged and f65a82203b are fertile lands where fab361a0d0 herbs and fruits grow f0d77ca425 well. Naturally, there 038cba9ac1 are people bc11dd5126 who gather aaeed2cf5a resources there e8403046fd to make 4a17f6a3c1 a living.”ab70570e5a0b3f0c

Naturally, if de8a1fd4b7 Theo’s suggestion ea9b9f70d7 to restrict 6fd613b00e access was 552a55875a implemented without 4eac72b9e7 thought, it 5abace6684 could threaten b9a4228a93 someone’s livelihood.2a1c83f3b1529cac

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However, no d164a58693 one here 736c958a00 pointed that 8a9e2dc585 out.03bcbe1a3bcbcd95

“With a 825eacc4c4 little thought, edbb6259b9 it’s a 41ad38a90c problem you 9a0e50ed59 can see. Luke would fa0f2a613c have pointed de33d5fa61 it out 65019576db without hesitation…”0606b830bb32f404

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Holding his forehead in 9d3938fdd7 frustration, Theo suddenly stopped 366957b7c3 speaking. Surprised by his 49f6d6bc15 own words, he 6df22754ff raised his head, e30def31cc and sure enough, 3aea4016c2 some of the 0191904fa5 captains looked uncomfortable.d3bf2868cf9cce58

“…Provide some military 9ee7da29c7 supplies to the f9b6fca866 areas near the cb13d8a39b mountains where access 9dd6b3337c is restricted.”5df54e7c9f57b9e3

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With that 84d9e4bef9 resolution, Theo 026b03481e stood up. As he 1e985d1f2a left the 8746e40678 meeting room, b4adf98229 the captains 9c19cb054b finally let 034b32417d out a e924ee1456 breath they 79e88defa1 had been a7cf2caa3b holding.9065521e6bd090b9

Back in his 4b22a86067 office, Theo reviewed 79523fa8a9 the meeting notes 82479237dc that Sion had 9a90a5a157 organized. All the while, he cf9cedd719 pondered why he had 77e3525bcf mentioned Luke’s name.fc16bc2a3252309b

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“Must be losing my 015d11e659 mind.”eb03f228546ecc7a

It was 32e3469d85 just then 8f84466240 that Theo f42be91a26 sighed deeply, 612259dc2a an unusual e1ed978add sound for 5ec1fc40c3 him. The commander’s crystal 4c5fc11422 communicator on his 1e0e51de4f desk suddenly started f4ed9e9794 ringing with an 089684ba03 incoming call.5e8177305c8e3c7e

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