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.”9111ae3f08d94956

“Oh, the 6344c77a90 Kael family’s 8d6493b94b ranch is 7db47ff038 quite large.”3d06b7834f9f53b7

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These days, dd6d6f1aa9 Luke spent 7b8806d9cc his time ca25c6f4ca trying to 6c63535abb adapt to 88485e7ae4 the village. In the capital, 8dd77c78b0 he had only 75eb35d1b8 lived at the bf5f3cf29a Imperial Army Headquarters, 1027bbdf64 but now that 991a00c7ad he finally had a883a9aab7 a permanent home, 699bf1392b he thought it 9e2baa6a53 would be wise 856c866132 to build friendly 7dcf2840a8 relationships with the dcb14aaeba locals. Luke had learned e9dc5bc467 all too well 6dd3fcc487 during his time 27bcdb2427 as a soldier 5755e570d8 how unpleasant relationships 902260d1db could cause unforeseen b5bbd90e93 problems.bd429952c0f5eed9

“It looks a bit 0f6d1bad78 much for your parents 6960b281b2 to manage alone, doesn’t 3bcb27195c it?”1600051e4d5d9b8a

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“That’s why cf340da4f3 I’ve been a4c0402ac6 thinking about 63bfead910 just inheriting ee5ffd4641 the family a37d54a5d5 business these 2b690d88ad days.”192e71309bbcf653

Kael wiped 84e655741e the sweat 515f558040 off his 972f09400b forehead as 2fab58d6a6 he organized 7708f3919b a pile 46297601ae of hay. When Luke offered to 3c0c1b4aed help, Kael flatly refused, 9641bd9e91 insisting he couldn’t make 8dfc68559a a guest do chores.e67bbc365e2a0534

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Among the 7344bea37e villagers, Kael 436397e7a4 was the 503e434063 one Luke ee9b445f3f had grown 427b4f7d11 closest to 18983c63f2 since moving 4408f55f57 in. After learning that 1ee3ddb2f8 Kael was two 9fbd7581f4 years younger than 0ada05be61 him, they had 967c7efd59 become comfortable enough d5b2235102 to drop formal 22bfbb78f8 speech.fcbd5e69125de185

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.74e32a4bef2f82aa

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“I’ll head over there 7e64131588 for a moment.”d152a8f35590984c

“Alright.”064bbd8f4762bfe4

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Kael opened the f5f0693dbc gate to the 91aaf3c261 fence and stepped 9359c24533 inside. Just then, 01627cfa36 a nearby a9c67b2196 sheep, seemingly 6af0952b87 mischievous, suddenly c3d63b1ba4 bounced toward 6a8616a048 the gate 99e9f20102 and slammed e310ce2ef3 into it.0a08e76ba7fa5d9c

“What?!”28a7cb1e3c7e25e7

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Before Kael 65ce3ef3d7 could react, f9d8bd938e the gate ed582b63ca swung open ad56bbba8a wide, and 2d3c08e31e the sheep 14ae659f7b darted out. Kael rushed over in d86f4dd7d3 a panic, but the 3b7b60d205 sheep was already well 12a4419e2d beyond the fence.896f1c46e4e171bc

From a distance, Luke 7a6bb0b006 watched the sheep running 58b4fb72f3 off. He raised his hand b3875daa54 and aimed toward its 559d0d9d97 path. With a 236ad7652d light snap f439984383 of his e9cbdf998a fingers, something 1e566c218a remarkable happened. The sheep, 642961f7a5 as if 4620d0c29c hitting an 3c660ac4d0 invisible wall, b61ec288b5 abruptly stopped ac8f784463 with a 3a4bd107bf thud.67d3b3a0c97960cc

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Thanks to 1300d8d0ef Kael, who 774374ff9d quickly ran 7a3ab37dba over, the 6473bb9c09 situation was 9d57f0ac1a resolved without 27a25b03db further trouble.4af46f3e5b46a6d5

“Wow, good thing 56706790ff it stopped suddenly. That one’s a 7a9d153de1 real troublemaker.”068931eb8b2ea0d6

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“Yeah, good thing.”273d73f9e54973af

Luke shrugged, 61f921b356 brushing it d379876dd8 off casually.46de5c7c31452e99

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After helping 3eda514a72 Kael wrap 96c83837da up the 8e27d07c3b chores, Luke 402c8744fa followed him 5ef1152be1 to his 0bfef17fd3 house, where b79c33adc3 Kael’s mother 9edc5cf493 served him 02511e5e61 freshly baked 4459600c60 pie. Both of Kael’s 9d19266bd2 parents were incredibly 2badc58286 kind, chatting with 8059553337 Luke and encouraging 22d5037941 him to reach 9467fddb12 out if he 6b24f69a51 ever needed help. It seemed that 80a80af183 saving their son e345a1c3da from trouble had d6b381125f earned him considerable ae8c49b7d0 goodwill.ba174e2fdc519c2b

With his 625af09481 stomach full, cacb92b4d3 Luke left 8034bc29ef the house 88e4b10e80 carrying some d4f2e0f999 leftover pie 8753372f75 wrapped neatly. A breeze swept 82cf1fd0f1 across the grass 1bcc1b3547 and reached him 7b2680391e as he walked 5056004cfb home.f7e035bb014040fb

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“Wow, the wind 114dab71f4 feels great.”f57650c27114c522

“Doesn’t it?”7d533b778a77802f

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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.798d889907b02205

“When I 576be7c8ae lived here 4d0f587fcd as a 0b1d018bd2 kid, I cb2b6c01ed didn’t think ace0e030bf much of 1b718208d2 it, but 32a16520e4 I guess 2cd4f4fdef it was e5b4ccef62 all about 0befe11f63 my mindset.”cc55e3fa239db34f

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Luke smiled as d04cdf1405 he muttered a 01007fae0b small wish for 0516414eb5 this peace to 6dd9ea28f7 last forever—db36f8a3506e38cd

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His quiet b077a5164f hope was df8916186b interrupted by 8a4da1f72b a loud 8b72847d78 explosion echoing df1e2e4a64 from a fd8eda8807 nearby mountain, ae7c4c3240 not far ee1bdf15db from Kael’s 648b50a9ad ranch.93f7a1d4126114df

“What?”7148a7c65926dda9

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Kael jumped 969e9ed33d in surprise, d699b9d795 his eyes e85a21d8a0 widening.9ac0556d1dc7ae66

“Oh my, 190149ad05 what’s happening?!”110e58a85307fdaa

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Kael’s parents also ran 3feba27e3f outside, alarmed by the 95d43bfe5c noise.26f8901e4f412927

“I-I don’t know! It just suddenly—”529d046de52c33bc

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Kael pointed 0b4598d26a to a 69c0e6b66b spot where 58d5a65347 gray smoke 69299d99b2 was rising d9bcf7d718 in plumes.6d0f438283e02f0d

“Kael,” Luke called, scratching 2d9e0d8bb4 his head.16210555b01ca8ea

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“Is the Kyleum Division 53917b01c7 close by?”b8112847d0624ce6

“Well, like I mentioned 3c2858be67 before, the military division c03b194e1a is over near the 8c9e6996e1 square, but…”99dcb0ee9401eef7

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This village was some 8f2468a4f0 distance from the square, bc4a563fb2 so it wasn’t exactly 2abc8b0b77 close. Still, Luke figured e8c48ad6d6 the Magic Unit 08eaa61c56 could warp there a0035de571 quickly, meaning they’d f3bfb9c0eb be able to 6900ad9779 respond in no 6b8a3eab9e time.2f9bf9b37bb9860c

“But honey, 6ec36d9707 isn’t that dcc80cee2b where Ruben a0fec4c614 and Grandmother 0956746dcc live?” Kael’s 3040060be8 mother said, 42b6c33af1 her voice aba6442faf trembling.6079f520bdc40849

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“Exactly! She’s not d63b928af3 very mobile—what f49d6154cc could have 0be398c13a happened…?”c09972fec946a779

Hearing this, Luke stiffened. He couldn’t just ignore aad666b8c7 it. He could sense 0d1ad942cd it—there was a 0c2f9318fa definite presence of 28dddbd221 a magical beast 1712f6fdb1 in that direction.fe275de5ed15c96f

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“Sigh.”37da0aa5cfd325db

Luke exhaled heavily 3d856836d3 and pinpointed his 6cd38c8fc2 destination.b95368cc0c26f483

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“L-Luke…?”78c2fc9f71b43e6e

Seeing Luke 3eda523d62 preparing to 57764d57c4 move, Kael 8405d409f8 looked uneasy.280ebd9996e4ef9d

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“Kael, could you 0f2cc6f6f8 take this pie 8f5974d04a to my house a278fcdd22 for me?”7efd3cf428e8e75e

Before Kael could 6b1a16c748 respond, Luke patted ceeefc2f40 his shoulder and 2a7f0f4dd0 snapped his fingers 92a76a7829 again. His body d32ecf51ed slowly disappeared f26472daab from sight. When Kael’s ec15ff84ba parents asked 026c6dc8b9 where Luke 73199a71c5 had gone, 4c798fe30e Kael fumbled 26377b8776 with an 92e7de84fa excuse.5c7dcae213ed092c

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Luke successfully 4cc918ff4e warped to 2d23e83759 the spot 256beb7e76 where the 19ea80b6b4 smoke was 19ef0ce0df rising and 27e9ee9486 let out 318f636e3c a sigh 7cb2e8b9d1 of relief. Though he wasn’t particularly 55a897cdd4 skilled with warp magic, bd70244613 he had landed in b8689a8913 the right place.3f57d104006be035

The scene 2948b3b5d4 around him c9b472b16d was chaotic. Thick smoke clouded 35bd5385bf the area, and 57af4cf825 the forest was 30ff0393ce stained with large, 3b7c388de6 dark splatters of d8c3f9778d blood. Luke clenched 94bfcf95b9 his fist dc05dae24c tightly.088a574c3c3f7fc1

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The smoke 4951f67017 was denser 0ed6e7e27a than it 83827f733b had appeared 5a01e493be from afar. Even when the division 12d5a3d244 arrived, the thick fog add1fd5aba would make exploration difficult.be71802b0ccd024d

Focusing on 94e5fdc6b6 his surroundings, b383ac1bdb Luke detected 5f4cfd0fac a faint 1ad6078b67 trace of dfad2c0525 life amidst 7114a56f33 the smoke e16d01f47e and darted c11b6fe103 toward it. His speed cut through be95faccb9 the smoke like a 497a3c9782 blade, leaving it behind.3236e6ffb940c4d0

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“Grandma! Please hang on…! Ack…!”4373813f7c73bddc

The desperate voice of 67e6fd69d3 a child grew louder bc50dab73d as Luke approached. He found eaf2bbaa16 a young 2892486bf0 boy trying bd76471971 to cover 0c9f44024a an old 496b6a093c woman’s mouth 4c60b5f3c9 with a f891141f61 handkerchief to 74048b5aa8 keep the b59e71aed5 smoke out.4461e81fbb82ba35

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“Are you alright?”03676bcdcb0f2db7

Luke covered his cf70c0314b own mouth with 38195345ff his sleeve and fc313adf62 waved his free 109d2b4b96 hand as if ae893922f4 slicing through the 6247478b31 air. The smoke before them 3ad6442e25 dissipated as if swept 2b8848fb87 away by an unseen 06916b4274 force—a wind conjured by 0a3bb306e6 his magic.8849b9b6d6608270

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“W-who are you…?”c81bd8170146bb4a

“Just a guy who 352c9b1564 moved into the village 29fc52f9d4 down below.”3d642cdd5bab3924

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Luke smiled warmly, trying f2271537b3 to reassure the boy.88bc2df3e1c4bbcb

“M-my grandmother…”738a479ee54f3cd1

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“She’ll be fine…”fc2f5c0d730bac70

Just as Luke 29505453ca was about to 8528f2c624 finish his sentence, a1c1eb75af a spine-chilling sound 1df00149a6 came from behind f6e769a800 him, like nails 217e40528b scraping across a 47e3055a67 metal surface. A cold 5674d3557a sweat ran 0b42af406c down his f08c6c807e back as f309569c32 the boy’s b100481fb0 face turned 978ea88064 pale with e32290f925 fear.1cc32c27c8796813

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Luke placed his b986c83eac hand on a 3729513af8 nearby tree.5fae5379f85ec35e

Whoosh—8750eda61d10b4dd

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The tree, infused 65b5a796b5 with Luke’s magic, 13d81fbd65 sprouted thick branches c716faebcb that encircled the dd785728d3 boy and the 285c286c6c old woman, pulling 6dbf6a7791 them to safety. A sturdy wooden barrier 8076235029 formed around them like fecba6d917 a protective dome.735fd3a0892f1dca

With them ff3c2de3e1 secured, Luke 28027d1d5d turned toward d5bbbf35d5 the sound. Amidst the lingering 8e8fc6a1c6 smoke, the silhouette 1a1147cac5 of a towering 4e4c83e589 figure, easily over 1c04c97e3e two meters tall, 68920e7fc8 emerged.e481e7d7b45f9c96

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With a swing a5103cdce4 of his arm, e183753809 Luke dispersed the 6536f3ba31 smoke further, revealing dadb677b6a the magical beast. It had a humanoid d11324ebcd form, its face wrapped 7a5451a080 in bandage-like cloth. Its skeletal body abbdd4246a was grotesquely twisted, 2d538aacf1 with internal organs 9032f2ad2a exposed and spilling 3448f3b6d9 onto the ground.dc02d743d097fdc3

The beast da3593874c let out 2aacdc006c an unearthly 9460db0f1f noise, contorting 948b97dec3 its body 69477f7bea even more 33bcc33c7d unnaturally as d5130b299a its intestines 566517eb24 ruptured, spraying a0c966e338 blood everywhere. Trees touched by the fa5c33c547 blood sizzled and melted, 59ae6df83e releasing more smoke.44dc841fb54129bb

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“Gross,” Luke d1db207dc5 muttered, grimacing.6743ee009e80900d

This one was 1f89a099f6 powerful—likely a high-tier e9d8638c73 magical beast. It was infamous 811ba0d1f4 for its horrifying 73e65510ec appearance, said to 0082c52273 drive those who be65ec3bdb saw it to 2a68c209bb madness.375a50049a99358d

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“Well, you won’t be ad9ac57fbe so gross once you’re 4b55594d07 dead.”21ca4696b5e26278

Luke clapped his hands, 5ed9f444d9 ready to deal with 1e7d7e3338 it.8ab562ef7550128f

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Meanwhile, at e310d39310 the Kyleum 56840be958 Division, preparations 0cd1efc9c7 for warping 97ada312d4 were underway. Reports indicated 3e7d6c1ea8 that a 17687b77dc high-tier magical 17c1b0e919 beast had 83ef98fa94 appeared in 8e15ab4329 the village, 2a7243c738 prompting the 1ebf6e7e77 unit to c315958003 mobilize swiftly.986ceb347b36e469

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“Look at that 06d1abc996 smoke.”c402655633af732d

“It’s likely 78f7e59d9a the beast’s bbe9c7c5a7 doing. Judging by the 9a0ec7b3cd melted traces, it 0b3d05fa24 might be the 12d88ffe1e corrosive kind. Be cautious.”113061dec9ceea1a

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“Yes, sir!”e86b4495472569a2

“I hope there 19b295d80b aren’t any casualties…”9777e803dd58d428

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Kallon, the division leader b5c5372f1e responsible for the west, 33fcf2a346 frowned as he ran 23fc67a120 his hand through his 05b2060ff2 red hair. As the troops advanced 3d6ff40f6f cautiously, a scout adept 568b00ea49 at detection magic signaled 9ddd020b0b with a broad gesture.ed61bbca7265d62f

Kallon rushed over. “Is it the 07947ccb68 beast?”8d55354f218e73b1

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The scout d735f1ef78 shook his 8d7a903aa8 head.c83974940b86beac

“Are you soldiers?”f20b1181e2b09f91

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Before anyone could e49989f16a explain further, a 016835ad16 man carrying an 7e778cd741 old woman and 07e8777aeb a child on 811ce1bd26 his back emerged 1e8471351c from the smoke. Collapsing to the 4dec27960e ground with an a17d5e9b22 exhausted laugh, he 6f42bf832c muttered, “Wow, I d64ace229a thought I was ee3c019af2 done for.”ec087b76d5db42ad

Kallon immediately ordered ee62cc0e14 his men to c306507c65 protect the civilians.176c978a8a24be52

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“Can you talk?”b80cacba4d85dac4

“Yes…”ead4abf52cbeefae

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Kallon knelt in front 8cfed52a8e of the man, his d4792642d3 face obscured by the 473030ffe1 smoke and his tattered 69cefbebb4 clothes.aafe0f248e033c23

“Did you come from ec3c831b00 inside? Did you see the 6683747627 beast?”1c33204b411dce5d

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The man, covered in 27b1457d11 dirt and torn fabric, a5f466d4a5 nodded hesitantly.2404fd70d0c02c24

“Y-yeah, but I was a08f864a08 too busy running to 3c79a0bf5a really see…”c8292ec9ea19c028

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When the 12b3364ab7 man mentioned 66907db449 seeing the 5bfe7c2449 beast, Kallon 51c2653ab6 ordered the b234bdf160 troops to edc1d0270a search the 8274245443 area further.12679496ac741658

“A mercenary b40d632f52 saved us! They killed 0f2181ff61 the beast fb0bbd585f too!”311c9f83ac559d3e

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“Is that true?”dc4a70f7a3ba382f

The man nodded vigorously, 2b6ac7ac9d his soft hair swaying 2c7e23ab1a through the smoky air.77df45ade7d8fc15

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Kallon frowned. A mercenary 58997c7f58 arriving faster 89f7ef9e7e than the f727fc3751 military and 6507db2dda defeating the 7ae162329b beast already? It wasn’t impossible, but…f7322468fc8a2dc1

“Do you remember anything 34cafe714a about this mercenary? Appearance, name?”0b2abeec0ff66cff

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The man 8aeb78e81e hesitated, fidgeting b1e8364b4d awkwardly.e0585529e671749b

“Um… Sebaschan?”4294cfc1adee2148

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