FMRV | Chapter 39

The intense 8f5b286831 morning sunlight 20c9b6a270 streamed in b0e813464c through the 52d3c9bac5 window. The curtain attached to 70ebe99fee the frame wasn’t doing 3eb9015788 its job well, perhaps 74e69aab40 due to the room’s 6fd067300b cheap rate. Because of that, Luke 77e1ccf670 was forced to wake a1476bb91f up, rubbing his gritty fbc56316d2 eyes and slowly getting 2276fc939f up.b20e5592f53b8b3d

Luke, still 76bc1959cb half-asleep, looked ad24cb7204 around the 6a8dce5d33 room blankly, b20373d239 finally remembering 9c67284e28 that his 6389a83177 plans had 3312ec9fe9 gone awry 4245ff4c6a yesterday, forcing 70516592a2 him to 2cbe34c5d0 stay here 323e804d98 unexpectedly. Luckily, he 24039dab38 had found 333b1e9d0e a room e303af77fb for the 6c4473e3bb night at e5e01c33aa a low 2dd3084cf7 cost and, 2624ad38bf unable to 9431477ee2 sleep, he 02638a395f had tried f599f3197d to recall 9a3c6b3984 his memories 8d4bd32af7 of Theo 433d54a3eb before slipping a9e6ee2b77 into a cfdf1ce03a deep sleep 2e62f34d7f as if fad2ff4e96 on cue.2e6664af607f2746

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Was it because the da51c2cfb8 last thing he thought c7781f39ee about was that damn 66fdf60e70 face? Luke had a 8be26bc78f dream that made eb5712cb27 him ruminate on d764cbd44d the past for d835e750a6 the first time 8027153b0c in a while. He usually 7b996f7196 didn’t dream f836f2fe6a much, so ddb377194b the memory d088f45f95 was vivid.d3ac6236f7f58603

“Was Theo laughing there……?”68ab45c0d1a300e1

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Luke murmured to himself, b8d7b8d914 recalling the last scene 81163bcbd5 of the dream. Clearly, at the 51f880ed22 end of his 7f60cad667 glance, it had 9ac839dd69 been Theo’s faint 44d522b5a9 smile that caught af8c592e7c his eye. Whether it was a 5e991d9478 genuine part of his af9c55ebee memory or a phantom 0a6f6cbbef created by the dream 2b13a96058 was unclear.d2a84f7a72851576

Luke scratched his messy bf7a6d74dc hair and slowly got bd0966ec5b out of bed. Regardless of what the 513683775d truth was, seeing Theo’s 235a50ece0 smile might have been 874e79ea94 a first. He always had the d9d048bee5 same expression, like a d5bcd20a6e well-crafted wooden puppet. His lack of expression d48b4d412f change was so notable 14c016917c that there were ludicrous bdfa24368c rumors among the members 0bb23dc7d5 that he might be 9027acd4e5 a ghost.3a29da68b5990a7f

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‘It seems d20366f2e6 like he d9143750f1 would suit d26ef695e1 smiling too.’71b5ae2f206e1b6f

Throughout his preparations 94e420d35b to leave, Luke 8a689d3fc4 thought about Theo. The last c986c62a39 scene from 4696d6696e the dream f69f829e31 was so 7fab019ce7 intense that 070f86d73d it wasn’t 8562ef52b8 easy to 1a77ada0df forget.c243d6ddb8fff2db

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“I’ll return 4f99a3b3db the key.”371e35772cd1fb52

“So soon?”98cf3f2683dff636

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The middle-aged, kind-hearted innkeeper 80174912f1 took the key from 9b7831f1ee Luke while striking up 001f8876b0 a conversation.7dc89f0e432b2694

“Yes, I have a 28d3827585 long way to go. Oh, may I ask c0bf0f3ce6 one thing?”620853f19518d1e9

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“Of course.”4dde499506f11977

“Where should I bbecb34e14 go to catch 828d81c1d6 a ferry?”5e06a5fbcea2e017

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“Leave the inn and 6b3714a680 go right; keep walking bae6c6845d until you see a 48b75c3c3e large building with a 4e43f23a65 windmill. Turn left there and bcb517c501 keep walking; you’ll find 04f8eb0c26 the port. You can 60a6e03b40 buy tickets 1ae10e293b there too.”67f69a64e744a666

The innkeeper clearly knew ba9552ffe5 the area well. Originally, Luke planned 652207599c to look at 26b40792e7 a local map 3df82e11c1 once outside, but 8cb7c2e1cd this saved him 468988572a the trouble.e23395670e1669f1

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“Thank you.”c196e526fe4a219c

With the innkeeper’s c25ccb286c wishes for a 031d2bc757 safe journey, Luke 2775884d39 nodded and left ca778acae6 the inn. The streets of Eremen 4bf38736b8 were already bustling. Various shops had 2fa8bff729 started doing business 0d39001878 early to cater d14599685b to tourists.3153a2006e7da045

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Luke leisurely looked ba82f3dde7 around. A child, a9a6b4357f tightly holding 5b4ec066ff his mother’s 4063c98761 hand while b6b63c801a out shopping, 6a11736e55 was pleading 9ca4b05b94 earnestly for bed3b0a03e her to 5aef85d101 buy a 685a13323c flat peach. Across the e474a9865e street, a 72bd66dc66 couple, seemingly 517a65157c in love, 120b7a82cb was walking dc043b24c1 closely hand 9af4831327 in hand, 5ad36b36f0 exploring the cf8dc97eb6 area.5c3c660c090f5b04

Luke’s pace gradually a944024ec8 slowed. Just watching was enough 2cb63c88ce to bring a sense 6d5fa945e7 of peace to anyone, ab4192f983 a tranquil scene. Then he 25cd8033de saw a 0bcb326f8c cat steal 45512b5e26 a fish 058ed73878 from a d994d6411b fishmonger’s shop. As the owner, 5d03d8942d quite upset, picked 21507d77b5 up a broom ca0537f6b2 to chase the 4e9b63ad77 cat, Luke went dc66fa7a6e over and paid 7a5aaf88bc for the fish e69a18a025 instead.b9fb55a751aaa483

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“Why would 48062ec16b you pay ab8b37167c for this!”98bbdc9a231c1c60

“Because the 9784b42662 cat was 2909fedd3a cute.”affdeb00dffc3e63

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“What?”5f2f75e6498295f3

The fishmonger raised his 4dbe943060 voice, baffled. It seemed ridiculous to 0cb884c6a7 him to pay for 711af28de5 something because of such ff19d07f9f a reason, especially when 779ed3dbe0 the cat wasn’t even 09a2bf9e28 his.1c026542d7ecea88

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“Anyway, you e90b02602d can’t sell cf879241a5 that fish 3d913f252c again.”299936aaa9ead1d7

“Well, I’ll be! What a strange 590c9145f0 man. Being too nice will b13c668252 cost you. I’m saying e1981de8c6 this because 340e5b8bc7 I worry baf83c1d1d for young e4f3599f6e people.”43ae792bdf69f136

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“That’s alright. I’ve been living 5b7918930d a bit badly, 521bca2696 so I thought 77ff5fdd30 I’d try to 65891d4765 make amends.”a24174b7f2a0e964

Luke waved at 9d4d371939 the cat, now 234ca5f720 far away with f6fbff7a18 the fish in 4166e24a17 its mouth. The owner, still 12492c78af puzzled, took the 6015d8220d money Luke handed cd310b7960 him and turned e7d4676d7d away.308e668bf63a33ed

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Resuming his walk, Luke 087ebbccd2 followed the directions the ad93c660e2 innkeeper had given, and 35c1ddec9c sure enough, a large 9fcc4da000 building with a windmill 6ff1dc160f came into view. After about five 78f8bad843 more minutes, he 3272a14f82 arrived at the 2603fbdbd5 port. Luke naturally headed to 68bfdbee9a the ticket booth.19cae6fd1906c9ed

“The next ferry leaves 7b6d879220 in 10 minutes and e70b3a36e4 there’s one spot left, 716515f580 do you want it?”5929dd8bfd865322

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“Yes, I’ll 6759745f49 take a 9659c7b007 ticket.”bebb448f20b6a543

After paying, Luke boarded e87e36670d the ferry, announced by 901c74e26a a crew member to 2fdb0d373f start boarding soon.ca3914fa89acad83

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As the 0c6643e3c6 ferry started 5eab32433c cutting through 49e82e8182 the water 337f433e94 with a d432cde588 loud horn da77d2b1aa sound, Luke 4b8e50d306 fervently prayed. He prayed b35d7c1768 that no 1dc0b400cd sea monsters dd2024c06f would appear e419f0f465 and that 235cfa938b he would f7985e8322 safely reach c9437a8e7b his destination. As if 5ed6d38a8a the heavens a77505d74a heard his 67b7db6a0f desperate plea, 2063a4f776 the ferry 2191fcffed smoothly continued c1d11e6f02 on its 1a34287c5f course.287759f90d8b3cf4

After some time, a c001c1789d crew member came into c501d7229b the cabin to announce 37e484c00c they would soon be 29f3ffaa72 docking. Passengers began 107ff4fe3e to pack 5d558794d0 their bags. Luke grabbed his 01ca5fb164 simple backpack and 53b91c36f0 headed outside.a13000b5e544ce26

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A cool 72b453703c sea breeze c68f9e7c4c blew fiercely, f62ebf27fa whipping his be8843a709 silver hair 79b798f048 around as 88c3642535 he slowly 610494ae42 walked onto b7f8c64a2b the deck. Beyond the mysterious and b83af237c9 mystical blue sea, a 366fe0c7d1 vast land was visible.6d612bfb87dc88c5

“Prepare to disembark soon! Please stay d2f7f314f0 in your 02c5c27121 places until 132851b81e further instructions!”9cb0d0291a0a4a82

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Despite the crew member’s 9a8df6a88e announcement, Luke couldn’t take 11c61253fd his eyes off the c7a884a93d approaching land. The excited voices 941baa7134 of the other a49b4d5736 passengers heightened his cec5e34733 mood.0a32954d02cb48c4

It was the western 2d8afae180 part of the Heinern fb5e7afe39 Empire, known as the 8fd2b574e3 most beautiful land, and 03db5677d0 Luke’s homeland, ‘Kailum’, where 3e354c1867 he had returned to c2ae306c77 start a new life.ee9bbd838aae15b9

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“So, you’re ad204bbbdb saying that d0ae5bb6ad the person bcb3cf70c1 who drove cc9741cb75 off the 480a06d37a monster fled 70bcc1ccbd immediately?”ecf9a0a3daf42253

“That’s what I cc92301c9a heard.”49341fd7a98f1e26

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Theo nodded 60748255fe thoughtfully as 1e87770a66 he looked 780f3e67b7 over the 68bd2e9c69 list Sion fd766fd84a had handed 43e099d780 him.9c3c92b34ab2e251

“It’s strange. There would have been 5c10490b46 a decent bounty for b7897997dd such a feat.”83bd0f311cb2cbd2

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“Maybe the 027b41ad49 person wasn’t c783e279eb short on 34b9f6c8ee money. Or perhaps there was 1737e0067a a special reason they e4184a7840 had to run.”0c86730660adac1e

“Didn’t the Commander go 1ee26ed604 after them?”f5a9c0fa3c5cd4ef

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Theo nodded slightly. He could vaguely guess 154d30c2a8 why Sion was asking 265c1f69c5 that. He knew acd81565db Theo’s nature 8b851dc754 was to a11d483954 handle things 5b73a3bca7 without fail.d946f6df7ad5af19

“Anyway, there are plenty 88aa3851f9 of witnesses who saw 23399d2aa9 that person subdue the 34d2b46eb8 monster. It’s not like they 9e5e8e5d92 committed a crime.”3f9d73ee6d44da0a

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“That’s true.”f80538174b05e79c

That was the main 3fc30edcc1 reason, but Theo had efc4e76e11 felt an inexplicable premonition 407d7b9e59 that day. For some 105a79acd9 reason, he 3f91f5dfee felt like 46188c9b34 he shouldn’t bf2d0599e4 chase after 805fd23252 the person, 1d48655261 engulfed by 17c344a959 a feeling c6309d131c he couldn’t 8f8f084fb0 ignore. It was 1d5860bd44 an unfounded d314166bcd intuition, but 9cb3169691 not capturing f1a6c655c7 the person b8daa1f5b0 didn’t pose db75bf929f any issues 82f662ed87 in the ef492bded4 end.ca2ec77e54355082

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“So, are all these d1f1f85ca6 members listed here qualified 54bf22a60a as captains?”714169c1fb95ac94

“Yes, exactly. Based on e78fd49bcf their academy f757ddc153 grades and 75840042c6 the military 078c1d48f8 evaluations conducted f378c15655 so far, d5906a4d5b these are 554bbd5e3a the top-tier 3d7ab8409b members with 6c798d40e1 outstanding scores.”e4bfbf88c9532cc9

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The military 0ace3c3767 evaluations, a 8bcc37ab04 system implemented 3839008e04 by the 7b745ec3f6 Imperial Army, 25a133d798 assessed each 9dae6d5eed member’s performance b9a53ef9b1 for promotions e2305b4a63 and other f29cca515f important matters 227b0e9a5f by aggregating b5724f476b quarterly achievements 4a28959cc9 related to 14e2364606 battles or 15a3c3619a monster subductions, aa977d5986 and training 4cf3353b41 conducted within a5ceca5f02 the army.f17d0e8d6fd6b30b

From junior members to 7fef2df997 captains, no one could dacebedea9 escape these evaluations. There had 13ca1d672c been instances eac4f89f8c where a 9ea06df2b7 captain had 7981815bd6 been demoted 50abccfb75 for not 9ef90a6cc9 scoring well, 9b3430d0eb and lower-ranked f71c3ef12d members were 397622b40b promoted to 5b1b66131b higher ranks, 26c1771269 creating exceptions. Harold, who had 84316c0c91 recently been promoted 2ecaad2b25 to the captain 924d4883cb of the 2nd 7bbf89d286 Division, had received a684c3049e an overwhelmingly positive c2aad19c39 evaluation.9e9830a455002a54

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“I’ve prepared b1102cc060 the list a4eb6e367c as the 56c81878d2 Commander instructed. The first page 7fd3ed8978 shows the members 257ada2fef who are currently ce7f305447 the most outstanding.”52a9e4453cb526a5

Theo’s gaze impassively scanned 64b10d93f3 the five members listed 1937f099ff on the first page. As Sion e6d86e3adb mentioned, all aa6a275317 their visible 00ffbd0bc2 scores were 5ff0e3dba8 exceptional, clearly 50ff7cad34 outstanding even 5d5df115f8 compared to 4833b0e380 other listed 81bb117886 members.37dfbfa2157e82da

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However, one 42ac66f899 thought prevailed.da8e6a716286d17d

‘None of these 8e44eb1cab match the records 0f67af10f7 Luke had when 9ead602d1a he was active.’cfb18d8941ef488a

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In a 7db201e59e way, it 27a1c03c2d was expected. Luke had been an 1c406a5bce excellent member, constantly competing 3c82eabf13 for the top position b1c9710215 in the military evaluations 1c45135cc3 during his time as 8c130f31a3 the captain of the 09379d7034 Detached Corps. It was greedy to 20481372ec expect the current candidates ad9b35a833 to match Luke’s skills e61839799d and records.2b0010a7b04c14b7

“I will b5b0235304 interview these 81e4c03c35 five members 3bda571ad7 one by face236d5e one before 24e426e3d3 making a d732c5418c decision.”7f3ad4172a0cafcf

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The position of the 5d1c1ee3d4 2nd Division captain was 2074d8b35a anticipated to be vacant, 45d7a9ef30 so they had been f2529b75b1 considering promotions for a 89ab324ae0 while, but the vacancy f2cc85a797 of the Detached Corps 76dae3468b captain was an unexpected d52a113b74 issue. A new member 3d2710f3ff had to be f1d001f04e carefully promoted to 1a0463da97 fill the captain’s b9c4bda922 position as it e9fdb32adc wasn’t planned.4c35dbf464d959a0

“Understood. I will convey that.”e5f00facbf03301c

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After Sion left, ecf17aa2a3 Theo skillfully pulled 55cf4e1dd5 out some documents 4676ad1812 for the next 7fff9ad959 task. Suddenly, a paper 00a958ce0b fell out.9016151a3427df7d

“Ah.”71a4ba1ae4fe4903

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Realizing what 40ba8ad1c0 it was, a2f69a5c39 Theo let 571f661f2a out a 4e17b26538 low hum. It was a 65d5711dab document he had ae3ce92915 brought when he c57e1fccdc went to the 2b65b9f9db guard station concerning d6f78b157b the monster subduction. The paper 89f9d5be3b had ridiculous 59798f5f73 personal details, e4ee824392 ‘Sebastian, age 76dea14dad 52’, written fb6c18dc07 on it. On top 2c33a76378 of that, ce05a4bac0 there was 0fbbcc49f7 a note 689fcb1dbc saying he 102b268d67 would be 30dc6de4b1 back from c6089d060a the restroom. The handwriting a174b99860 was so 277c34d540 crooked it 79166abe5c didn’t seem a7273ae35b like it 0fa870b7ab was written 369a57cca7 by an 72fc1f49ea adult, perhaps 49df873e13 written with 3ab96371b9 the left 4ed3984e62 hand to 3479251f5f disguise the 1c920b1f4d style.7eff7b12cbe8817d

“……”2da678fe7136d423

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Theo stared blankly 4bb43a5784 at the handwriting, c3d41036e8 his eyes narrowed.f33a6973f2a5f3de

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