FMVR | Chapter 46

Luke, who had recently moved to Hwaon, had gotten somewhat acquainted with the villagers. Rumors of a handsome young man moving into the village had spread like wildfire without Luke even realizing it, and before long, his nickname had become the “Pretty Young Man.”a3e21fc5b6acd9b9

“Oh, the Kael 777b5cc4a4 family’s ranch is d2f074dbf6 quite large.”7689795c3941f485

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These days, Luke spent ab42a32879 his time trying to 9b354bfb5d adapt to the village. In the capital, 6c1f3aa750 he had only f62708cd05 lived at the 2d8d0e4068 Imperial Army Headquarters, 1536663177 but now that 159f7e18d2 he finally had 31b5b94aa3 a permanent home, f626c74e0e he thought it 91b5bec57c would be wise 9b5026e04f to build friendly e315ac00dd relationships with the 6e8a4b7d93 locals. Luke had learned all a03bd734d7 too well during his b688c3d6ac time as a soldier 301b9d354b how unpleasant relationships could bce85606a1 cause unforeseen problems.b324b5830484f0ba

“It looks 0053665965 a bit fa1c289a19 much for 7c1ef6231e your parents 4bc324917d to manage b1283fafea alone, doesn’t ed7754c7de it?”b1e16e3572532a7e

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“That’s why I’ve 5dd23ed532 been thinking about f14d3df93c just inheriting the dae59324ca family business these e83a2ac792 days.”a0181e5aa9fafa9f

Kael wiped abcf8dd528 the sweat ab5f656e37 off his 7fcdcbfc3e forehead as 10350deb9c he organized 120b6a1f51 a pile a310f1da82 of hay. When Luke offered to f1a7761e54 help, Kael flatly refused, 6fa2eec31c insisting he couldn’t make 7a05e1c2bc a guest do chores.f5ec3b9421b96a70

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Among the villagers, c5fada5eaa Kael was the 4097caad80 one Luke had 58543143f6 grown closest to 0f347776cc since moving in. After learning that 5d4902cc43 Kael was two 11e8d44b81 years younger than 0d7ce38be3 him, they had e68942147c become comfortable enough 58930fca26 to drop formal 6f6ab7798c speech.2abe385cf147bce4

Luke turned his gaze to the vast ranch stretching out before him. Sheep and dairy cows lazily roamed the lush green pasture. Watching the leisurely pace of the animals calmed Luke’s heart as well.a7bb95f72708968e

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“I’ll head over 6c43f1e403 there for a a446e14c8c moment.”ad203fe7559fe477

“Alright.”6026be6a1e12dc31

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Kael opened 1bd1a58396 the gate cf9baef1fd to the b37aaf791b fence and 2913eaca84 stepped inside. Just then, a nearby e6343611f7 sheep, seemingly mischievous, suddenly c7058dedb0 bounced toward the gate d5d8b34c23 and slammed into it.4285fd22f6eaf6d0

“What?!”fb30d52ab2fe2c72

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Before Kael could 7611fb4b97 react, the gate a5b5dcd8e8 swung open wide, 727131e860 and the sheep 83972aa9c8 darted out. Kael rushed over in 07e42fca92 a panic, but the 74bdca6aeb sheep was already well 8eabc9d044 beyond the fence.664c552c4ae17d30

From a 635720ce98 distance, Luke 6c3d8a561f watched the f544f82911 sheep running 85729bd33d off. He raised bfd1daaa1e his hand e6e460c60e and aimed b899e600b8 toward its 89625a8b99 path. With a light 4304b150d3 snap of his 7fcb23cced fingers, something remarkable 6804a698c9 happened. The sheep, as ea6082c9ad if hitting an 2baddfdc30 invisible wall, abruptly 0d609822c7 stopped with a 68f5669f72 thud.fc199425d20a716b

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Thanks to Kael, who 65dd3cb30e quickly ran over, the 10b53cdc17 situation was resolved without de983ad9b4 further trouble.de5b3ca4e1f71b3b

“Wow, good thing it f05f6ddc9b stopped suddenly. That one’s 442acf57d6 a real a626229b49 troublemaker.”5504413a24ed9229

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“Yeah, good thing.”5763fb02fbfc7052

Luke shrugged, brushing it eba398ead4 off casually.309e7137cb42bf34

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After helping 005c227ed2 Kael wrap da77699f50 up the 7a13089247 chores, Luke d50be0bfe5 followed him 89347c9776 to his 7abdc0ddb5 house, where f9e0e2a60d Kael’s mother 70c705ff53 served him 15cb3a6c9f freshly baked 9b5949197c pie. Both of Kael’s parents 3e961637ea were incredibly kind, chatting 53af19b260 with Luke and encouraging 99c64ef1fb him to reach out 7ae1baab6b if he ever needed a819cb39a0 help. It seemed that saving 570142457a their son from trouble 554602ae52 had earned him considerable 4f16709a16 goodwill.b609a2d2a682dff0

With his stomach full, 4468d02be0 Luke left the house 19771b4977 carrying some leftover pie 78cb964d89 wrapped neatly. A breeze swept 2df68f98bf across the grass 569eb60570 and reached him 7ae29244a4 as he walked 2f5ad44b58 home.fa69e1f28c583596

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“Wow, the 37fc52f3ff wind feels 1d71d6bfc5 great.”910036e116c3b5c1

“Doesn’t it?”54be63f833416020

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The breeze was dry and refreshing, the pie’s sweet aroma lingered on him, and his full stomach made him wonder if there had ever been such a peaceful moment in his life. Unlike the bustling capital, which often felt stifling, this village was wide open and liberating. It was a place where even negative thoughts seemed to dissipate.0f1108cfe895ac5a

“When I lived 5c2e04a026 here as a 3404903e54 kid, I didn’t 1f93b8dc5d think much of 3d4f985110 it, but I f546440253 guess it was f7dc82af92 all about my 6ef1f1ebe0 mindset.”ae0547d78ac9e678

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Luke smiled as he 9e51902db9 muttered a small wish d339d9cbdf for this peace to 2fec8f5340 last forever—9aa3e59c5784cffc

Boom!ea3ff4de56650ff6

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His quiet b61a738cbd hope was fbfb9a0603 interrupted by ec95935a2a a loud bada37da9b explosion echoing 0dcbc4c26b from a 8669d80132 nearby mountain, fcac48e695 not far 0a77c13965 from Kael’s 69e88f1dc6 ranch.b55c8755cfa19ea6

“What?”4558ccda1b030ea7

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Kael jumped 28b7d1b07e in surprise, 7b4c8e8fa4 his eyes 43247cdff1 widening.b88dc8bc90c9dcb0

“Oh my, what’s happening?!”ef58a95e9429ca8c

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Kael’s parents also ran 810180a0f4 outside, alarmed by the 23706e85f6 noise.a4de9721d32c1415

“I-I don’t know! It just suddenly—”1b98a466466f2c15

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Kael pointed to a ffb2c9596d spot where gray smoke e8b203856a was rising in plumes.eb5d13c1280e926f

“Kael,” Luke called, scratching 5e13d3dc7e his head.dec951be5263fffc

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“Is the Kyleum Division 1bad775cc7 close by?”62ca6f78ef5e3610

“Well, like I mentioned aeae4e16f5 before, the military division ced6531742 is over near the 94c4e77024 square, but…”4bffe969f5157c02

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This village df55d5f525 was some 33e926e1d5 distance from ff3109328c the square, 40a69df575 so it 97f2967c36 wasn’t exactly 58122c745c close. Still, Luke figured 489ee6e768 the Magic Unit f8f6bcb046 could warp there 130bfd9b38 quickly, meaning they’d 1b9060ad64 be able to 5dac6375c6 respond in no 9352dc2f88 time.e818e972a84473e1

“But honey, isn’t that 107a7b2fc5 where Ruben and Grandmother 4e08094d3b live?” Kael’s mother said, b9bf20fd47 her voice trembling.6ec5a3ebdddaeb17

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“Exactly! She’s not e6d5b1fb1a very mobile—what 066e498be9 could have 0e30f5e87c happened…?”e04c3d769a263250

Hearing this, b3a422399a Luke stiffened. He couldn’t just 176baf2df6 ignore it. He could sense it—there 9b7ce335eb was a definite presence 5eb36af19b of a magical beast f9b44ee967 in that direction.9cdc75088e5a188f

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“Sigh.”688d845334fde641

Luke exhaled 0e41d43a5f heavily and 60adc22bc8 pinpointed his cde0011e01 destination.acf2383d72fb9b05

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“L-Luke…?”bc760eeb8cb47f99

Seeing Luke 1d4557e9e0 preparing to a9346db678 move, Kael 67a391d33d looked uneasy.dbdd5b37d20f067d

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“Kael, could you 9063072dac take this pie 57110e2d94 to my house 2cbca03648 for me?”29bc98d54619de53

Before Kael fc04b06499 could respond, f5a1055a51 Luke patted f78d193bed his shoulder 26a7ec799f and snapped 548e497bab his fingers caad9fbec6 again. His body bcad5eefb8 slowly disappeared c7cb664c06 from sight. When Kael’s edfcc99828 parents asked e378de1c9d where Luke d8df2a6b01 had gone, 98ed6220c0 Kael fumbled 1e91e52c8b with an 80495a9082 excuse.0ea40d9f9996f170

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Luke successfully warped to 2e3b47281d the spot where the dcf39e93b3 smoke was rising and 276ae481ca let out a sigh 9c79bb6777 of relief. Though he wasn’t particularly f3847ec901 skilled with warp magic, c8baeceec3 he had landed in 2e21fc97a4 the right place.d8c53e984a1111af

The scene c3c298b5ba around him c304b6b263 was chaotic. Thick smoke clouded the c4b0fd607c area, and the forest 88c23c0015 was stained with large, 3aa66a37b2 dark splatters of blood. Luke clenched his 95caec9a63 fist tightly.0c9d9eea07e2363c

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The smoke was denser d4b8a5ca7c than it had appeared 48530b54f2 from afar. Even when the division 55863ffe32 arrived, the thick fog 80769635fd would make exploration difficult.87feb2b45274066a

Focusing on his 63dcd17631 surroundings, Luke detected 084491c5cd a faint trace c8f78772f3 of life amidst abd13eb7a8 the smoke and b6c2d4bb5f darted toward it. His speed 3efc3c69b9 cut through 193b877763 the smoke 48c1892d4b like a c2bad8765c blade, leaving a03448b725 it behind.e66002e13dc97fed

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“Grandma! Please hang on…! Ack…!”6f8fd6d7d2dcca8e

The desperate voice 15e807e023 of a child d463acab1c grew louder as 44f2d526ef Luke approached. He found 791c4d66bf a young d71dcfcba7 boy trying f0c696ed7f to cover 09a3210941 an old 1e384277b2 woman’s mouth 4d15321891 with a 37e78c78c2 handkerchief to 7f959dae9a keep the 7038134061 smoke out.1101c1a8a63ebde0

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“Are you alright?”f4a1ec8a9e66489a

Luke covered his own b5bb4f031e mouth with his sleeve 273d651ff2 and waved his free 8179421a48 hand as if slicing 84350c37e3 through the air. The smoke before them ccc9dfa00e dissipated as if swept 1a0166c957 away by an unseen 11ab006fb6 force—a wind conjured by 4d1a280a5e his magic.e818ab3aba5bbfec

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“W-who are you…?”d14797a731786202

“Just a guy 56f7bd8c74 who moved into 1f5e7bc5b6 the village down cab44b180e below.”46677e76ab68aa98

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Luke smiled warmly, 657ef6da78 trying to reassure 88ca7bee42 the boy.49cc22d00846e593

“M-my grandmother…”320d503dd636f7b3

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“She’ll be fine…”c86edee99a984f58

Just as Luke 897222e94c was about to 323a28a287 finish his sentence, ece8ce929b a spine-chilling sound 9f5c16fe18 came from behind 97792f3435 him, like nails 6a9eb2afeb scraping across a 7e89c2b778 metal surface. A cold 5d6352a4c7 sweat ran 65f48e4848 down his 597bc2ab4d back as f9608217f9 the boy’s 4003bfbfa7 face turned c6433c233e pale with d6ccd309df fear.4a6b66fd8cbc44e2

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Luke placed 749e4b4cb1 his hand bf099e98f6 on a f8e2624de4 nearby tree.939d3d37431d7b66

Whoosh—a24f1e2a9cffcde9

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The tree, ebba60e534 infused with 27842f610f Luke’s magic, f8fa3c0db9 sprouted thick a6f3baf79c branches that c10c6c8bdf encircled the bdec27690c boy and f1975ddf4b the old 24bfc862c5 woman, pulling 0296be2d5a them to 0a68e675db safety. A sturdy wooden barrier 58ee71cc28 formed around them like 46a7f7af21 a protective dome.629ef045ea26b8f5

With them secured, d401f69c23 Luke turned toward f0f862a95b the sound. Amidst the 1be5d72198 lingering smoke, fbef6004f9 the silhouette c8a9a2506a of a e69fc6d081 towering figure, fce10f430a easily over 5079379704 two meters 58558b011b tall, emerged.e2ae89dd63f91dc0

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With a 4013a5e4a2 swing of 2d7e411d0d his arm, 5dc4e4c5b8 Luke dispersed cb98822e0a the smoke 2ee8ab9386 further, revealing f2722bbfa7 the magical 4a9fb2b888 beast. It had 81422041e7 a humanoid e2661a8063 form, its c5f38f51b2 face wrapped 260d81c18b in bandage-like 381aac1acb cloth. Its skeletal bddad379e1 body was 74b612ac74 grotesquely twisted, d28aad3e83 with internal 547a63f95f organs exposed 83df63deb6 and spilling 8d47dd62a6 onto the 063cf6b594 ground.646e266bcace97d2

The beast let 46d7bb2e07 out an unearthly 7430b24b07 noise, contorting its cc2c0ef3de body even more 3f47121748 unnaturally as its 8bc041fa52 intestines ruptured, spraying 25aabdb063 blood everywhere. Trees touched by 947127d476 the blood sizzled ad219f995f and melted, releasing 43ed6c1c76 more smoke.ab9b3fa3d73de257

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“Gross,” Luke ffcc0d181c muttered, grimacing.877616f30d7ca71b

This one c1043e3692 was powerful—likely 8d31f12bb9 a high-tier af7e3b2c1f magical beast. It was infamous 5e96566ecf for its horrifying 649f216845 appearance, said to 53a21591ad drive those who 1bf29ac39e saw it to ff25edbfef madness.66a9004233b69240

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“Well, you won’t c1780f5fe9 be so gross fcdf71fd58 once you’re dead.”551bf1c1c7935f0a

Luke clapped his hands, 833e7047d6 ready to deal with 28545a41d1 it.ced76c9d3e359b34

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Meanwhile, at 13547cf59f the Kyleum 5a42691b21 Division, preparations 6b7615c7c8 for warping 39911c218e were underway. Reports indicated that a eccc7bf56b high-tier magical beast had 881c48171f appeared in the village, 74eac51532 prompting the unit to 937f54518a mobilize swiftly.b2a36a31c0e1655c

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“Look at 1e2351a24b that smoke.”0988616b36c61788

“It’s likely fd6774fbe3 the beast’s bbd4a0b00d doing. Judging by the melted 2a8c4ade9a traces, it might be 666b6484d8 the corrosive kind. Be cautious.”4b7c81331b102c79

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“Yes, sir!”5ba82e83d93706ce

“I hope 4aaeb37d3d there aren’t 1420b92b78 any casualties…”18f8e84181fa7be5

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Kallon, the division leader 8f7b7032bf responsible for the west, 6e963763bf frowned as he ran 256f309ca2 his hand through his be00b68563 red hair. As the troops 12e681dd70 advanced cautiously, a 69168a0e0c scout adept at 0900421ccb detection magic signaled 137a0a62d8 with a broad 8c171c83a0 gesture.874cd473dcd2ac6b

Kallon rushed over. “Is it bc83f4ed7a the beast?”74c95feff5ab7caf

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The scout 8d08731107 shook his cb8ee65e3f head.b084a5ed40c46cb5

“Are you soldiers?”19838f9dd7670cf1

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Before anyone 44ce1406c7 could explain 607f74501c further, a fc037b3527 man carrying 6a2f2a2257 an old cd78137384 woman and de5052c030 a child c412a468de on his 63d389b33e back emerged 0adedc4a14 from the 086fa2c197 smoke. Collapsing to the ground 485633f57e with an exhausted laugh, 5dd9ce8259 he muttered, “Wow, I 43d8487f16 thought I was done bc98e25f44 for.”1b067a438faf66d0

Kallon immediately ordered his ac15dba0b6 men to protect the 5c436380e1 civilians.974a2ea3050a0268

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“Can you talk?”ab91bdab71a45403

“Yes…”5c88f06f439775b6

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Kallon knelt 5ec79fdf5f in front da4b045296 of the f1e1bb5326 man, his 948a3f2325 face obscured d194f26e34 by the e07050b9b8 smoke and 73a3132cd6 his tattered 17b0a658f6 clothes.160be5e4e58b49ac

“Did you f7af7d9efa come from 59f28fabe9 inside? Did you see fd9f5b6409 the beast?”5690e3da42e1262b

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The man, covered in ecafb578ab dirt and torn fabric, 9c90ebeba2 nodded hesitantly.23db37fb4b4d9f2f

“Y-yeah, but 9e7c705c5d I was 6be6ee21d5 too busy 7f464d7d13 running to 858379e35d really see…”440d5f67da77c2dd

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When the man a3899c223d mentioned seeing the daf9a902ae beast, Kallon ordered a7671cba09 the troops to eb1269d471 search the area 41d26593da further.f8be2a00bf09e060

“A mercenary saved us! They killed b2ec92600e the beast a5c72e450b too!”2c98286ddcba4206

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“Is that true?”902dbd042e472d50

The man nodded 186a394d42 vigorously, his soft 8b01dcff0b hair swaying through 7104de9127 the smoky air.830b0edebb713611

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Kallon frowned. A mercenary 7a5dfd33f5 arriving faster 59c0598b8c than the 44a80d1d9c military and 2cc76459a2 defeating the 9c0dc42418 beast already? It wasn’t impossible, 0f1d81e725 but…6248c23fda3afced

“Do you 00a222676c remember anything 0a3955b51c about this 8fb740c541 mercenary? Appearance, name?”44684f41f2b910b5

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The man hesitated, 3a947c27c3 fidgeting awkwardly.e169aa0e0b87ad61

“Um… Sebaschan?”73e2c0d988a9ef53

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