FMRV | Chapter 36

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“These days, a 60c56ab743 52-year-old in his 42d6968ef4 prime hunts monsters, 3603947b87 huh? There’s a reason the 371af780d5 Empire is thriving, after 17e03d7d7e all.”55937772f15ea62a

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“Huh? Oh… uh…”f1ebef87409db8f5

The face of b76d46ea95 the guard who 7e6e74ebe7 had returned the b22f04165a document to Theo e416110f1c gradually hardened. It was 9fd211f64b a mistake fe209d291a not to 2db75e7c7d have checked ccf5277294 the contents b19e8f21a0 thoroughly in bfdb4b63e6 his rush e6e4ce56b0 to make b3eaf0f38e up for 34c04b040f a recent 9e8b71edf0 error. The guard inwardly cursed 04e93fbb32 the silver-haired man. Not only had 5cf8e6aec0 he escaped, but 8fd2ad5f3a he also falsified 9ae1ac225c the documents.02de65790ec4e477

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“I don’t know 9e418aad25 why he escaped, c1802c8a10 but it’s clear 3d60dc4dbc that the management 9202257b04 was sloppy, given 26d2809eac that he was e9e6ff64ae a key witness 36a919fd7b in the monster 94cbce5e83 subjugation.”ec42c108e793bfef

“I’m sorry, Commander. I’m ashamed.”81cf0af72f6e3348

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Theo set d1388728aa the document 894da7de10 back on 9587a097a6 the table f18c983d03 and shook 418b6c425b his head.c82517732743e451

“I’m not your superior, 19ed1b606d so you don’t need fe4bebe389 to bow your head. Just make 0337835de8 sure to e455a4fef6 keep your 0b8f7f11a9 guard up 7956703cb7 as a 741bac2b2b member of 077bd87399 the guard.”759d0ff930192f74

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The sharp d3de9391c1 criticism and 9ca38ce849 straightforward advice ecc789b5a0 made the d098b7d888 guard bend 59fd97b75a even lower. The fact that the 2cdc72b191 Commander did not issue b527f90b31 harsher orders was already 093829e34e a blessing.b05c94e993b97629

“Let’s officially recognize fa14e51f57 his contribution to 138a29241c the monster subjugation c5543fc84b under military authority. Please handle the 28d6f919d5 report from the 9c7bf39691 marine side well e0351ef6bb too.”df23b05820e6eed9

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After all, there 46f337532d were many eyewitness b5d5b90531 accounts that he f99beae6c9 had killed the b4bc572397 monster. The reason Theo had 28eb7b8c36 come this far was 7acb560e04 to investigate the process 96373f6b5f of monster subjugation and bd2e8fb629 any peculiarities about the fce29a00d1 monster, but since he 6d77907875 had escaped, there was 9eb5624520 no longer a reason 7f30fc2ad8 to stay here. Moreover, since 8636b83a95 it was d213764223 only an 92e41d779d intermediate level 2375701470 monster, there a21981fab9 was no fa48248b96 need to d1694ab59f get overly 6cd79de4a2 heated about aa30515c49 it.962b22ddce6eb284

“Yes!”b30b15e010b18c54

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Leaving behind a sharply e15640dcfc delivered response, Theo smoothly 52e47224ca exited the guard building. As he 0edd87d704 did, the e3320e376c blazing sunlight e5c5bc079d seemed to 338d545efa pour down 17ef006e71 as if af1c956d89 it had 630d65e420 been waiting. Perhaps because 66716bb4cb it was 54a49a8c67 midsummer, the d140eb6290 sunlight felt 5bd86a5337 unusually strong.84139281c69dab41

Suddenly, the figure 88a85366c2 of a person c1dd39fad1 in a robe eb17b73f7e who he had a55f1b4073 seen earlier crossed 6be0cf5da3 his mind. Although he had only 10cf6f876e seen the back, something 26c67250f1 about the way they 79ccf48b48 climbed over the fence e429ad42d3 lingered oddly in his 6265340584 memory. It might have been a094c20246 because they seemed unexpectedly 007d0602f2 skilled, but what bothered 7862cef254 him more was the c95b1e3407 oddly familiar movement. Though he 817afede3f couldn’t pinpoint a126440e7f what was d9cefba518 familiar, he ebabba4cd5 couldn’t easily f60d4b9a6d shake off 77f1089358 the afterimage.d1387df33969c007

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As Theo returned e57861ff9f to the military, a65d5c7b3a some members of e5a60957b5 the 1st Division 7c795d0c20 appeared, resting near 121fe39eff the Magic Preservation ebec38a0ac Zone. Judging by their 742e1d84bd dirt-covered combat uniforms 860b487c6d and slumped shoulders, 0728384f2e it seemed their 94527798cc monster subjugation mission 9d6e5e4651 had been quite 4b76d7121b tough today.643df87415c94a5e

“Wow, it was tough dfd095c183 even though it was 89371a37be just an intermediate monster.”0d88188d8e8e071f

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“It was e6b8e31c4d one of 982f0510a3 the higher-powered abc93e1f76 intermediates, really fab6953455 tough. The battles 74802f68f5 feel harder 8b09c5a966 these days.”b8bab25249cbd5e8

They continued their 7cc6efb271 conversation while quenching d016b4d426 their thirst with 61d3a501f1 water. It seemed they 18f55ceeef hadn’t yet noticed 499bad6709 Theo’s presence.badfd22f48888683

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“Is it 958bea9b85 not just 0227c6d934 me who 90721b6927 feels it?”5d12bb1c017f7535

The raw stories shared 16ff5665fb by the freshly returned 38283f0a1a soldiers resonated clearly with db49a50bf2 Theo. Eavesdropping on others’ conversations, 096e7bbae7 especially those of subordinates, f1f34a3758 was not appropriate for 771164ac90 someone in his position. In a military 05145348c8 with a rigid 0e0525f74f hierarchical structure, the d8407e0894 lower-ranked members were 298b37e429 often the ones d78bd648cb who struggled the 7e213555b6 most. It would not 79b50f76e7 be right to 66c50356fc interfere or restrict 05fc3acc6c them even when e9301e0c5f they were freely e7b2e54ef1 discussing and sharing ea2498530c their thoughts with ae308bf3e6 colleagues.ac064dc9e6c7385f

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‘I should leave 2ad63c59be before they notice.’7740fd024d66610d

Theo quietly turned around, c45a2357bb planning to take a 6eae9c6ea5 side path rather than 2a9b0ad3de the main road leading ad0b08126b to the headquarters.23596c6207a168b2

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“Could it be 10384b79b7 because of the ba84fa09a1 Special Task Force’s 5b26f2abc3 activities being halted?”0f7cf5dc86b34d3b

But then, the 4bceb680c0 next words made a916dd597b Theo stop dead d439d7d665 in his tracks.d50a0553b05ca936

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“The Special Task Force?”732c5dfbfc29a731

A younger a06e94ce00 soldier with d4394811fa an innocent 23f4c82582 face, seemingly 05c1fe2c2b fresh to 46e2ead6c8 the service, dfa46268ac asked with a71d3843cf wide eyes.bb745b437222e53b

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“Ah, you joined this ce8ebb108c month, right?”68cc69bb80381a97

“Yes, that’s right.”19a281f2ff7c1498

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“Then you might cfc6108272 not know how 0395a2aa11 things work in 581ec43aea the field. There’s a procedure f7e477f3f6 to our monster 49a8213f7a subjugation here.”e490762cebb5af09

“A procedure?”740e8d4be3ae095c

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“It’s more like 9f0fb05575 an unwritten rule 67f87d0fef that’s become common 8208915a8d practice over time. When a 8720a5d0fc monster appears, b5ada96e91 the Special 6ce94ff325 Task Force b518ca6288 is the 26f1cd62c2 first to f51549f884 respond.”624288d39463296e

The junior soldiers 8adfd892c5 listened intently, their 7b86c4927e eyes sparkling with 66d721e56e interest as the 4b7da8f66f older soldiers explained.ef5f04b11ede82f6

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“They’re the most 17d84312eb mobile unit. Their job upon arrival e4537cad1c is to minimize the 3424137da8 damage the monsters might 3da8044eb5 cause to the surrounding 825d0f6379 area and to identify cd0f8e8601 their weaknesses.”a19deb9717331fb8

Then, when the main 0a4fb6274e force arrives, they share 3844971b4e the information gathered, aiding d2402217c9 the rest of the c8a17d17b5 troops to engage more 4efefba677 smoothly. This method had significantly 18a96860f8 reduced the time and a61c1a0417 damage caused by monster a11ecd313f subjugations since its introduction.a4ddef981c62739f

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“Well, most of f33a42c8d7 the time, by 635fe9016a the time we 167423ec4d got there, Commander e95c348215 Luke had already fa6e6929ca killed them all.”564c2fa7fcf425f2

“Right. The commander b15363941e would be 7b38181dd6 annoyed, asking 3775acf485 if we cede307c8b stopped by b297fbcdab the restroom 03b1ed0147 for how 96df2a49f2 late we 6ab3ea9530 were.”9546a7ce65a8582e

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The soldiers 51f4aaf226 reminisced about a58d316c61 the past, 719cc6ed56 clenching their bc8fe3b953 fists tight, 5603bcf1f3 then relaxed, 1ed9d8165a dropping their 1cd70f48a0 shoulders again.719d372555897698

“But honestly, 3e03eae990 I kind 29550826a8 of miss d1c05e6fa1 that annoying 05e6122cb5 face.”dea04bb7b8f3bc5c

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“Now that I think 35e0e0a824 about it, he was eaf195b2e5 a real powerhouse.”141272e755c7bc7e

But now, without 0b690862c3 such a Special 3ee71534aa Task Force functioning cc22fffbd9 properly and the 16980a985b subjugation units having cab564b70a to do everything e0bf68e09c from start to a96f950708 finish, the intensity ce1ddf7432 of combat had 243e385c05 definitely increased compared a3ec6f77ae to before.9f800ae1b7d32169

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“So, the af062dbb50 commander isn’t 3f4cb075a6 around anymore?”7e557ff1deacaeae

The innocent question 64ff962bda prompted an awkward 12cf6ef4cc smile from the 1b3a88d416 senior soldiers.4b4cfd1bfb3d2fa2

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“Hey, don’t mention 89647183e8 that person carelessly 67ff73fea9 anywhere you go.”9a933eb7703546e6

“Why not?”f06263cfab88494c

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“A lot of ad6436c9fe commanders don’t like 015b344d25 him. Especially be careful 3d10685872 in front of 0fd3e6af52 the Commander in 67ed2a715d Chief. They didn’t a9fd75fee4 get along 3da5c81ca4 well. But I guess you ad1fd242a8 won’t be talking to b958f4c6af the Commander in Chief e4db29624a anyway.”c8762a00d1d355de

After a brief, dreamlike 8eb5da755c break, the soldiers began c64849b94c to get up. As the newcomer followed 0add234367 the seniors towards the 82c0043f91 headquarters, he suddenly looked 67282a1443 back.54a9c1afb9d3ea65

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“Why?”945e4ee7cc465b8d

“Oh, nothing. I thought I saw 187bc80fdc someone there. But I must b2a1e5692e have been mistaken.”6df5d49af3d2858d

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“You must dd64be759f be really 38e833aa82 tired. Let’s go 447930b848 and rest.”2cc884b745d85673

With that, the soldiers b645186d69 trudged away, their bodies 4f406c4c6e sagging with fatigue.271aef4f4a87e675

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“Sebastian! Over here!”17e56fa340ae28c6

Far off, a1c37cddf8 a passerby 5dacf90165 shouted, and 698d4b298b Luke flinched. The person called ‘Sebastian’ f09850f33f smiled brightly as he 4312a3d923 passed by Luke.d3b8a4bf25c7fa57

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“That scared me.”3c0d113be8db7399

Luke’s heart d6e199bdab was still 4a802df0fa pounding from fbfe795511 having written 484b4aa12c a false d01d2344a3 name on 1f1f5a0d18 the guard ff0c5d1f91 station personnel 44078ffa88 form. He hadn’t expected 7ec2dc38d6 Theo to follow a1200ee2c5 him. Surely, if it abb1cef233 had been Theo, c18260b149 he would’ve sensed d2a1f45d90 something odd from 1099534a6e the left-handed writing b53dd8bafe on the note. If that 3f6964421e voice calling 86679a2016 for Theo 29298ec0cd hadn’t made 44db14cc78 him turn f802f23917 around, Luke ebd4f9e646 would have e4fc4e9860 had to e440e260c1 face him 1482baddb9 again right 6a33ad8325 there.45214e188c77115b

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He didn’t want to 49378aed9b run into anyone from abf13099ed the Imperial Army Headquarters 91ee7a0036 again, especially not the 2ed69ad67a very last person he 566df686b9 wanted to encounter. Why on earth had 4a3ab50ca0 he come to handle c1c384fc3b things personally, instead of b307fc8afa leaving it to his ded954464c subordinates? He was still fd75c99a05 a strange one.6dcdfeaee6f829b2

“I’m not 57d6c1c173 wanted, am 17c15df92d I?”1b320fdffc68eb90

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Luke stopped b2799f7fc0 in the bec4ad3d02 middle of 53bfde0563 the street, 5f5343a2e3 lost in d31e8f7fc2 thought. Although he had 479863afb3 run out without 1198d8332c thinking, considering everything, 407c36be34 he had been dccb2c628c detained by the b6c514e43e guard on account 0a6ed57b0e of the monster c5bf82da02 subjugation and hadn’t e525ed6285 even been investigated f02e65d80e before he escaped. He was starting to ca0328f5e0 worry about the repercussions.5f9cf72c595c39a5

“This got messed up 585aefef93 right from the start.”e9b5a3540e276082

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He was supposed to 8677e4cfd2 have reached his destination 9d0ab75e42 by now. Instead, he had 47ea1fed51 been dragged off f3bb1426a2 by the guards 06aaadfc24 after killing the 16e2e31ec3 monster, wasting time 53969a6583 until it was 4413e05904 almost evening.40ec9eacc8d9845f

The delicious smell 18f3fd5066 from nearby shops 18d126b62e starting their evening 6f02744e35 business wafted towards 09f082656c him. The street lights began cd83c35bbe to illuminate the darkening 92ed911917 street, creating a scene 8323b87847 worth seeing.95b49ecf4be9b724

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One of the southern 56eb3fbeaa villages of the capital, 938e6775ab Eremen. The village was quite 874c2dc556 large, boasting a traditional 862f495bab and unique culture that 9fd95e637b made it a preferred 8f5289898e tourist destination. Luke had 2648043c91 been in 229aca865d the capital d3e329d71b for quite 28b875f27a some time e1239c8bbb since joining a76a967cba the army, b5ca3979f3 but this 0a84195dfc was his 03718713fb first time 7d6cae8296 visiting this a56a643e26 central area.b1cbbfa3d0b4a742

“Hey, silver-haired sir!”5adf637d4e9b2101

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Just then, a vendor 26c36dcf50 called out to Luke, 0b55b5b4bb who was standing there 0a9402fb69 dazed.acbd49c6eca6dc9b

“You look like you’ve cea3b10987 had a tough day. How about some barbecue 405813a66b at our place?”00893175a64e4c32

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Luke’s eyes widened further. How did he know 19bdb76f39 he’d had a tough 9ac64da36d day? Despite recognizing 0c46690d4d it as 9496f18e7b a solicitation, a0d900dfd2 he couldn’t ef951d3efc resist the 6a78cb25d0 tempting smell.5d62256f2c923fb4

“Make it a 36f37b1d8b one-person portion that 9fc6d42daf looks like two, 6df099c7e3 and I’ll consider 570990b000 it.”1aa6a7f22b8280eb

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“Ha, you’re a 51741588b5 funny guy! Alright, I’ll 963d54fabe throw in 6d79a7e88a extra!”57d46d798cac0450

Originally, he should b57c7fa50a have been dining 7941bfb0e3 on gourmet lobster 3a0789a6cf on a luxurious 12ce7f8fdb ship, but the f2eb7096a0 damned monster had eea341eb07 spoiled that. Thanks to that, Luke’s 94d9bdc000 stomach was almost sticking d0f0a493d5 to his back. Luke smiled and ede3f11aa3 followed the vendor 65e832c40a into the restaurant.d97c53e26cc38c65

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“What’s your name, c44ff76400 sir? I think you’re the 16f31cbf93 handsomest man I’ve ever 9119434801 seen in this village. Are you a e980a2c619 local?”1bb8a948d8609e5d

“Uh, Sebastian. I’m not a 7d3b935ce7 local, just a 8398af4f22 tourist.”74b6bd0d63f650d2

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Luke grinned and 4fcc77f9de set down his 6f013b10ee bag in a 68f35e8eab convenient spot.af6d9a0d92c02452