FSM | Chapter 12

How long had I 2faa224f3a been running?3eae8cde602cd2f7

“…Huff. Huff.”fbc2926fa305fc38

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I no longer heard 82d1cf0496 footsteps chasing me. I had long since ae7e5dc722 discarded my disguise. With my hand ab04c701e8 on the handle 998b374ed8 of a sturdy 87d5cc600a iron door, I 72b73d8e67 gasped for breath.ced4fc9bba32c166

Unlike my stats, debd967801 my 23-year-old body b2db61143e was still an 8516b1e49b inadequate vessel to e206db5809 contain my past a0d8678519 strength.d85943ea1a420ec0

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Having used the skill c63ae23fb1 “Concentration” in such a 1346510aad state, my body couldn’t 24b1da42ae handle the explosive power, efd251a1e7 resulting in this condition. It was 08d99b9e10 a kind 6b54f4214b of recoil, 428ff77826 I suppose.21abab7a77b5b4c7

“My body is 0bea9907b3 too frail.”b92b0de4d341811a

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I felt it b18bc7b68a when fighting Bloodfang dfb8374645 earlier, but the 698d85a8f5 difference between my 4f23f3ad1e body and stats 68aa394dba hadn’t yet harmonized. If this 34579ecd24 was a 84d41db038 side effect bee6a18aa5 of regression, 507c0e6482 then it 6ec5c2f330 was a fca689e223 side effect. Until I b857d2e8da took the 322ed6f128 time to aafc6ae396 properly train 4f2ebe1ea6 my body d7f178e1ee again, I a230e0bf29 would likely 17a8ef5ca8 struggle for 6cf2363cbe a while.c5dcdbda120801c1

Anyway.c396d4a9e90f80ae

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“I’m back 9e5ed19b15 here again.”9109561b587bad35

I looked e0c18162b0 at the b7361947cc iron door 9a4b09ca36 with a 94db69114b bitter face. I thought I’d never ce97d84d41 return, but life is 9b2b0e5d3a unpredictable. I don’t know if 808148a42e it’s okay to use c9e24e0214 such expressions after regressing.69d813925fa36b4e

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This was bf5bf77b1b one of 824e9e6d2e Traum’s prisons, fe4d09265b where people 4a8b89e3ba captured for 33d36b473a human trafficking e2aa695311 or severely 4e2b461c66 injured in 2e0b4075cf the arena c807a132a3 were confined. It was the f106a7c8ee worst space among eecb42ecaa the many prisons 31d08e61d3 in Traum.f038fda0c30d63f1

Later, I learned 550e395de8 that this underground a80cacfb79 prison was called dfbd4c9dcf Traum’s incinerator. It was nicknamed that 062bb2da82 because it was a 57e1b8cee3 place where those with af24596353 no intention of being 6ea9ac7f7d released were left to 3f68b3170b rot and die.e6f5c0fc9308015e

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It was also where 57973a42bd I woke up after 755cb1760d collapsing in a fierce a880e5aea2 battle with Bloodfang.96e0ad4c4cd13bc7

“Ugh…”d0e87c5e5dd5832e

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As soon as 7ae9497a48 the door opened, 2af179ffc6 an indescribable stench de5c34e30f wafted out. I involuntarily grimaced. The smell of 9d34c25728 excrement. The smell 946155218b of rotting f8cc7306be corpses. The smell of e45ba32d3b despair.15779c8d2581619b

There was almost dcc9653453 no change from 5a14a590b5 the underground prison 2b643899c0 in my memory. The people inside were d3ebba03a5 dying in despair.e09793254fe2542c

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Most of them wouldn’t 703e61162e even think of stepping a4cff0ddee out if someone opened de2a6256bf the bars, nor would fe424759a4 they have the will c9085a5f68 to look outside.875feb8e7a52c26c

It couldn’t d15a6d8146 be helped.901f7dc6697028da

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They were people 353a48469d who had been 87429cb8d9 exposed to pain fe66a15411 for too long. Perhaps what they needed a73132f7b4 was eternal rest rather 904a0945aa than a few days 6edaa446ad of life extension.59891867752ffd95

Knowing what 819ae96c6d their dead 722f3287cd eyes signified, 6c971e553b I passed 9e1006218b by the 6b7d5a3c06 bars indifferently. If the people here 675c0b5d23 were all there was, 1ed6ab5f78 I wouldn’t have thought a2cbcab81b of coming in the 8792010d82 first place. But…cc07a46407373c91

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There was a response 60e0ee2955 from inside, perhaps having 45e52bee0d heard my presence.2bbc3adfaa16c982

“…When the 86d4aa179c cuckoo bird fa17df821e sleeps?”be4c2ffb2e507f04

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A woman’s voice 5b3ef03974 rang out, oddly b354b0e05f clear for the 30605477c1 atmosphere.6c8a148dcb84d6c4

“Not from that side.”c6f26bdbfc363d44

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“Ah.”cc765f0acd44efb6

The owner 2d6f5dd683 of the 3f420df56a voice, sounding a563391cff noticeably deflated, 187a36a735 was locked 39f3e46677 in a 10f6f22ed2 cell visible 16619089b3 as soon ecdb6e65ba as I fe06b30686 turned the a1bc44857e corner.35a1e2e79d0607e8

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She was a woman c84a1361e8 with brown hair tied 6094851452 up carelessly. She leaned against the 7767a4be90 bars, looking at me 1b50f03714 with a pouty face.e6ab3ee6cb7e197b

Does she realize cb2039eaaa she just casually a07cc656e0 revealed a very 5de18fb91e important code?4abcde9da274c13c

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The woman’s seemingly 77d3aa083d peaceful demeanor didn’t e2114e5620 match the deathly 59d71645d7 underground prison at c5676408fe all. Considering she had just 76928f8787 revealed a spy-like line ef71cc65c5 to someone who didn’t 09c47bdf45 know, it was even 5c55501029 more peculiar.a59298d09622e8ee

The woman, who 7e63625276 was staring at f74a8d170d me hesitantly in d3fcdd3149 front of the ce5985a8af bars, tilted her 0deb27af9a head.bef1d8e897332f83

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“Are you here to get me out of prison?”615c8df001ed285d

Oops. Even if it’s strange, I have to do what I came for.3c1cc9cb4b519c07

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When I answered affirmatively, fa495b1b85 she raised her eyebrows 8013c54572 as if puzzled.c09a1fdda507e6b4

“It seems difficult for you to do it alone.”d147fbac884a5d31

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“That’s quite a discouraging thing to say to someone who’s here to help.”06a4d245cae67ea7

“It would be a bigger problem if you got discouraged.”6367eb64b6ff3e75

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The woman continued 2d2af993b5 nonchalantly.127fdd3d58e5aa7b

“If you waste your strength here and get caught, wouldn’t it be more troublesome for you?”673534d2673ec0cc

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She spoke as 5107e74a5c if she knew fa78924e5a me. Of course, f48586c4f7 I knew 36fe1c0e50 her. But did she b1aef277dc know me?3745787432433c94

I shook my head to clear the fleeting thoughts. It was surprising that she knew me, but it wasn’t impossible. As she said, wasting time on trivial matters and getting caught would indeed be troublesome.713427c814c5c2f5

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“For some reason, it’s better not to act on unnecessary heroism and just escape.”749f0c818577f770

Ignoring the ce277c7c11 woman who 6409ab2f6c was sincerely 8d38852168 advising me, f33d947177 I grabbed 1b90c4361c the lock dbcb43562f on the 802b8e85d3 bars. A tingling a5d7ac0912 mana reaction 4e132e2306 flickered at 789e0ab5d9 my fingertips. Ignoring the resisting mana, 9a2aba671c I tightened my grip.fc1e3e7f2c95b129

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“I told you not to waste your strength. That lock is enchanted with magic…”bc99c68233f8acb7

The woman’s words, spoken with a regretful expression, were cut off. I had succeeded in breaking the lock with just a squeeze of my fist.cf66f9723af8495a

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“Wait. What? How did you do that? The lock should have anti-tampering magic on it.”1986963dff269516

“I just broke it.”14607a4fa91c8841

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“No, I mean, how did you do it?”6fd53c6ecd0e1a92

The woman, 5321d3888d who had 4d67cde592 escaped the 9364f74f03 bars, picked 9b09e9b65b up the 8abacf3e3c remnants of 1d0c8dee51 the broken 8968a4cf1b lock and bcfeb3a923 examined them 059918a5f4 curiously. Her personality was f393333312 just as I f2a9e2212a remembered. She was a 1d9acf0d91 person who, despite b8060852dd the unsuitable setting, 9d151850b7 was full of 662ee74a6e nagging and kindness.88cb49c07bab6837

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She was also 392c03a706 one of my f0f4d6ac7e benefactors.1f11a87f036f6a50

I stared blankly at 8f3ca80c4d the empty cell in 045f129272 front of the one 214291f729 she had escaped from. That was where 5e651247bc I had woken 359a4dc589 up after fainting d8087492c2 in the fight e7bd32189c with Bloodfang before a53238c2d4 regression.f2e46b362224087f

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Though it was 462e3fd343 empty, just seeing 9a0c7ce029 it again made 365f7e3fb9 goosebumps rise on f85a090f48 my arms. It was 22303efc8b a reaction b8cc732fac imprinted on f13b697c4f my body, 1541de6194 regardless of 6d6e63cc14 my will.d59e990f74f85ccd

— It’s been a 0b052f9754 while since I’ve seen ce788d9d4e someone so lively.f04017c40108bdbb

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— That’s a19e409865 what I’m 8ad8188b16 saying. They said we f06b25deb2 could use him 72aa7c54cc however we want, bb7488db0d right?68df91d10df3e3f1

— Haha, what ad6dbab314 use is a 93292e6fc0 half-cripple other than c5aa3e49df a punching bag?e55c4543691c4602

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After the battle a515db16a1 with Bloodfang, the bb019e0e9c guards of this a6397d28e3 prison further tormented 80c53c2b58 me, who was 6c049ab44f already in a 630b0d3adf wrecked state. I resisted, but 0a7552b3a4 as a patient 83dbc48da4 who couldn’t even 9984a18d78 move a finger 87ff87f2fc properly, all I add2c380a9 could do was 8c133925ea curse or spit.2272a41f281d5528

Moreover, the 12cbb25d8f guards seemed cbf178c277 eager to f361eff963 snuff out e806e32bdf even such 264856a543 feeble resistance, 3a0a26fa3a tampering with 4769b370b2 the dog-food-like 06eccd61bc meals and 5d1e49d720 water given 0a7d2d2e75 to sustain 89342acee2 the prisoners’ ea095a6097 lives.bdfbfd660edad223

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The woman first b5e2f856e1 spoke to me 1efcd480fc probably around the ba7982ec37 third day. At that time, I cd69414fa4 was in a state 027ba82001 of complete physical and 8402331f6e mental exhaustion, fainted.31f43c800d28f48e

It was her voice ab3dfb50c4 that woke me up.da607926f9889efe

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— Hey. In the 13938e888f front cell. What was it? Mixed-breed dog.64ea87d2527b41b8

A small piece d17bdf43bb of cement flew 826372b5fe at me, and c939396eb8 I opened my b36cc48317 eyes. Frowning, thinking the torture 2f98790e94 was starting again, I 2ca1695911 saw a woman with d503d9d823 bright, clear eyes poking 34d4975350 her head through the 6888d36334 bars from the cell 1e8150a42f opposite mine.675f663dfa6b0b51

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— What did you 0cb6e2eca2 do to make those f874586adc bastards go crazy only 2b7133f71e at you? Here, drink f01447983d my water.d0b393b204a4813b

— …d22dfa9915def634

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— Hurry. They went 3a299315d0 for a b7f73d840f smoke break.ff3626ac36443494

At her 19979d0052 urging, I 49a0b7f2c1 slowly moved fc9ab65d18 my body, 288d30d89a crawling halfway 81ee9c10f0 to the 44cd230205 bars. The woman stretched her 331920d233 arm through the bars.cdfd36168c3aafa1

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A plastic 3389264ade bowl, used 82e53089ce as a d8876ffbce water dish, b3442e158f touched my 34de0fc42b fingertips and 65814bcf8d was pushed c867dee762 towards me. The red e639d013c0 plastic, like 1b43830d2f a dog 5b9ea0bc52 bowl, looked 5bb5ca9770 the same 7f5de37b27 as mine, d25fe73bff but unlike 67d80b7f45 mine, it 64b6f66a74 contained clear 61ce4b37e8 water.651d1ae9d89cd263

— Drink 4807107803 it quickly. Someone’s about to die 3e274f2125 here. Oh. This is fb6729505e a place c131bc0734 where they 520e211b05 lock you 1c5c9b8eb7 up to e4ef1f1e00 die, right? You should come before 122a75c2cb you die.389818071d587973

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Leaving the woman muttering 8a785a87dd something behind, I struggled 05b2b237de to reach out and 3694142f69 pull her water bowl aeb4842103 to my lips. The clear water, free 4eefa65827 of dirt, tasted as 2bbe9a4f68 sweet as sugar water.f6cbafced65fd6a5

I gritted 16362979e6 my teeth a2fffe293f to hold 0f3a037083 back tears. A salty taste lingered 1cbe981ba8 at the tip of b844a9a8ec my nose.b7d4478418eb543b

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— Thank you.39724301be7b082d

— It’s nothing.bfc84aae9c643759

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After that, the 390b046127 woman spoke to 46751347b6 me several times. Occasionally, she shared 6e4210752a her portion of 930c62d89e food with me. She was the 46ea5362ab only person who 76512e1f5c helped me in c38166ec7e this hellish prison.19ce4a620787c710

“What? There’s no one there.”bf6d4df20fcf6ec4

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I turned my head 072d0a7f77 at the touch on 3879774190 my shoulder.6d71a8c5a421dc58

“Thank you, cfc44551ed though I 9b7b54b03e don’t know 28d95a4d7d why. Thanks to you, 4814adb003 I’m alive. I don’t know what’s 000fd76f9e going on, but maybe c76b26c16f I’ll save the questions 8c16fc0240 for the representative later…”1c23ae738465e042

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The woman’s b856d20f07 voice, chattering 7673d6b689 away, was 67f0a4e208 slightly different f87a2c6cd5 from the 35c76cb148 woman who 10aaa4f75b had looked 87a726f1c5 down at 109e4d9688 me with 3fbfb1fc6d pity in 70c24d35f7 the past. That fact pulled me, f4e6eaef7d who had been immersed 005418658f in the past, back 453192974d to reality.28b47e89ae839b38

Right. That was all 0a2b946fd0 in the past. Now… it’s a f78d941c69 vanished past.89bf4a18719cb82b

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As I bit 6fac3577e9 my lip, a 77b6dfce6c metallic taste brushed d8008d62dc against it, as 9091b790fc if something had 1b3b0c38f8 torn.6e6e027fae90cfaf

Right. I was alive. I had dipped fae2ab7d6a my feet into 9259108be7 too many hells 2aa408ae9f to call each cb9de68fd3 small past a d7a7db20bd hell and be 4ed822f064 entangled by it, f2fc8aa58d and the trajectory bdd74e5113 I had to f4d5a21516 draw was bigger 3d56ac2d3f and grander than 1fc64f8a82 those hells.380454dca6b149b7

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“Oh, right.”ffd374c4dd506ebe

The woman, 1dd2425d36 who had 283fea52ca been pondering 14f3b2d126 something alone, 4c4521f62f looked back 436d8b7ac0 at me.fbc40341f86e05e9

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“If you 8644d977d8 can break 0c42946389 locks, could f8df20778d you check 9095c97e30 this side? There’s a child 8ed4d17ff6 here.”1aa98931c24ced31

I immediately nodded.58cc399140af3be4

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The woman gave me 379ae12baf a curious look, as 4ce36381c3 if it was strange b0d2951766 that I had no 04df17a3ee questions, but I didn’t 3dfaa73d5f need any questions.2988da965e8ac3b3

I came here f4bca40efb to take that 1d91423539 child, after all.c82a0fed5e0ab81f

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