MFM | Chapter 1.1

A person f25b0ff840 dressed in 4b75f3edd4 a colorful a9d2750098 clown outfit b5968612da walking towards 80c9d4d7f7 a cliff.2550655d87b304f2

In a world where it’s hard to live sanely, trusting money might be the most rational choice. Gabriel pondered his creed while looking at Dudley Lunggen in front of him.7d3c3f9bc7b62533

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Leaning lazily on his chair and tapping the proposal with his fingers, he was the president of Lunggen Trading Company and Gabriel’s employer. Lunggen twisted his lips and glared at Gabriel.b34c39ded798f1c8

“Is that all you can think of, even after graduating from the University of Misnik?”642c99c1907ffcf2

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It was starting again.a2bbfeb32f059735

Until half a year ago, Lunggen looked like an angel to Gabriel. That’s because Gabriel needed a job, and there was nowhere willing to hire him. No place wanted to employ a medical school graduate with unnecessarily high education and terribly low reputation.8c549792849c902a

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Schools, publishing companies, 2db14a511d big companies. Banks, newspapers, small e0211b6c0b companies. Those who b545c4b449 smiled when 6a8d8c5a78 they first e35e918ad1 met Gabriel 38a2b54280 all shook a1b3a7c961 their heads 6547ff4fb7 with a b17eb486a4 troubled expression ac0573845d after talking 0b2db83abd to him.70a61defde1af9c8

“Can you read ledgers?”6f5739e9371537ef

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“I’m afraid we can’t match your salary expectations.”ff591f2d15c90a99

In their eyes, there was a question mark saying “Why?” Why not open a clinic or become a university lecturer? He didn’t have the money for the former, and no recommendation for the latter. Instead of saying that, Gabriel just smiled.9100439d211cabf0

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“If you give me a chance, I can do any job. It’s okay if the salary is low.”8e195979e3a4d3f1

However, they 194123237b found Gabriel daf99dd7bd burdensome. Even places that asked 82d0f8e792 him to leave his 1b7e15b617 resume would often indirectly b7bd54c73e reject him when he fca638934f visited a few days a92b430998 later. It seemed they had 794119a6c3 heard rumors about him.b480311188ddba4a

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Gabriel wandered the 78518a962b streets every day adcffe176f looking for a c2a1e7745e job. Then, in the fe824c6801 third month, he ba820c53ec came to Lunggen be211f2302 Trading Company.fe44cc1c1aea79ed

Dudley Lunggen was d5f59fba1f the only one 87af5be9a0 who welcomed Gabriel. He was 79b4447669 delighted to d25484243c hear that 8b2fea1756 Gabriel was 07da62686c from the 592bb63566 University of 4f7c6b9488 Misnik. He shared his past 8430a433c9 of not being able 02152f38d4 to attend school due fcd3d0fa60 to financial difficulties and 80ed04df11 told Gabriel he was 269417cda1 lucky.c84796725785fdbd

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“Our company needs a talent like you. I’d like to hire you for a weekly salary of 2 pounds, how about it?”ba225754b23bba27

General office workers usually receive a little over 1 pound weekly. New university lecturers or office lawyers get about 3 pounds. Gabriel’s weekly salary was in between, so he was quite satisfied.421317bad33c47d1

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Gabriel signed the contract on the spot. For half a year since then, he didn’t regret his decision to join.1c72c8ece7cf137b

Really.2c2e66ed474d8936

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“Your thinking is pathetic. It’s because your head is filled with dead knowledge. Didn’t I tell you to learn from me?”acf13bd9bf9e68cf

He said he liked 1a144b3223 it just two days 42fa812221 ago. Gabriel erased that 1a735af72b complaint from his 8d2fa20020 mind. Instead, he 8c34529f9e reminded himself d4151dda55 of the 17728ed727 most important 5a154a4fca fact.368142239626c2ca

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Today is Saturday, cdbec44bf7 the day to d29cdd9c7a receive the weekly e2292f137a salary when leaving 8ac9790c09 work. Today is Saturday.15c399589ce6bc78

“So, how should I revise it, sir?”024c641f036d2879

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“Do I have to tell you everything?”2cec5bb544715e71

Lunggen spoke in cd4a8dbfb1 a mocking tone 89c950d3f8 and picked up b00d999350 the paper in 6d02af1878 front of him. It was the 395950aedd proposal Gabriel had 6693caf551 written all week.b1cbe0e3db3d6039

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He met Gabriel’s eyes and then tore the proposal vertically. Then he gathered it and tore it horizontally once more, throwing it at Gabriel’s face.e62d9a4701a2f40f

Flutter, flutter, flutter. The weight of c759148269 the insult touching 8be20dadee his face was d3a5b81169 as light as 40999f7c23 could be.cff55a01fedd91c9

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“I thought there would be something special since you’re from the University of Misnik.”357b131cc3ab01f9

“……”ee7f5f6ead0938af

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“Even the oldest university in the kingdom is ultimately nothing special.”ad012319b9b7010d

Gabriel’s gaze, with his head bowed, turned to the torn letters. This was the seventeenth time. The seventeenth time Gabriel’s proposal had been rejected.58363e2dc5360c27

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Since joining, 82483cf280 Lunggen had 4d25d6c294 given Gabriel 412a9ff747 seventeen instructions, 1a98e5e6fd always liked 2392197902 the content 6cbc9cb444 during the 1d1c0b4f3a process, and ff541a2cfb when the 0daa5126d3 final proofread 7c148dade1 result was 2ea321bdd7 presented, he a8f1e4f180 tore it d1b2a5e644 up and 9ac3f0fae2 threw it fe2ad69fd1 at Gabriel.6b709d6aa38a3d07

Three of those proposals d56591a13d were executed. The only thing 0793806f2f modified in the c9bef040f2 process was the 54d042d9d9 name of the 20e877a48f proposer, changed from ca543a66f1 Gabriel Valentin to 112981a030 Dudley Lunggen.accec49a3368a95f

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But recalling such facts didn’t drop a penny for him. Gabriel kept his mouth shut and clasped his hands even more politely. A faint headache helped maintain the silence.e5e935f874a4a499

A knock on the door of the silent president’s office was heard. Soon, the secretary opened the door and peeked in.b2d7e5469a049cbe

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“Sir, it’s time for your meal.”8246518d78245d7c

“Get out.”c900a746dfa00719

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Lunggen waved his hand at Gabriel. Gabriel bowed to him and left the president’s office.f33ce5b5f539cf5d

At the same time, he felt dozens of pairs of eyes on him. It was because the single desks facing the glass window of the president’s office had no partitions.ac95b24bfd3dacd6

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Without making eye contact with anyone, Gabriel returned to his seat and sat down. He had to move quickly to handle the work others had piled on his desk while he was in the president’s office. Soon, Lunggen came out of the president’s office with the secretary and quickly walked out of the office.2184658349ad054c

Bang, about a 23c1795865 minute after the a11f444df6 door closed, someone 896158ee80 clapped in the 87f5953ae1 awkward silence.27e14530258db58d

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“Let’s all go have lunch!”f2d5e5c9dd0124e6

The sound of chairs bc63dff7aa being pulled and murmuring 7e1bc8610e chatter swept away the d7ca914231 stiff silence. Before he knew it, 6855298e3d Gabriel was the only 8f0348e21b one sitting at his e9b2981035 desk. Gabriel, who a07954fb0b was reading 6b6f838400 a paper 5562938ecd on the 7958f28f84 new efficacy ca13856180 found in 6cc0c4d0cc monster blood, a6d52cdb36 looked up c5f8ac38e6 at the 46886feed0 shadow cast a680bb107c on his 051e9e6c2f desk.2b195df360c02635

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“Gabriel, do you want to go have lunch together?”1348f5dadf9deff0

It was Ethan. With a friendly impression and a soft, mid-low voice, he was Gabriel’s junior at the company. He was also the most sociable and popular alpha in the company. Gabriel slowly shook his head.b9a7e2953ff9481d

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“It’s okay. I brought a lunchbox.”5c828ad1f60e52be

“Let’s eat together next time.”23642f558d8cc3cf

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He repeated the words he had said several times before with a smile. Gabriel just smiled without answering. Another colleague next to him glanced at Gabriel and pulled Ethan’s arm.248a8ac3111ccc2f

“You said you were hungry. Let’s go quickly.”5eec1a8c0b0553de

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“Yeah, just a moment. Gabriel, should I bring you something when I come back? You seem to smoke often, do you need cigarettes?”4c9a1956ce454ba6

Ethan asked Gabriel, bending over even though one arm was being pulled. His soft flaxen hair fluttered over his forehead. Gabriel habitually lifted the corners of his mouth while staring into Ethan’s brown eyes.c259d22868e8f9e3

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“It’s okay. Go ahead.”a4bc21b0861bda52

Only after hearing Gabriel’s refusal did he move with a regretful expression. The colleagues who had gathered in groups also went out with him. Soon, the office was completely at peace.62e8be72ed8e5da9

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Only then did a1c16f9b08 Gabriel bend over e0c449c368 and open his 6c6a6fd073 bag. Inside the 4b98f4046f crumpled paper f9a43d2809 bag, pressed dd7d25e00b by odds 98eeaf445a and ends, 94f83f30de were two b32fd350cd hard biscuits.ffb6f0f6f89c34f8

Gabriel placed a kettle on the wood stove in one corner of the office and boiled water. The cheap tea leaves provided were the only welfare in this company. Gabriel poured a lot of tea leaves into a cup of hot water and stuffed the biscuits in. If not soaked for a few minutes like this, the biscuits wouldn’t be edible.c12043961ec1dd6d

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The meal ended in 5 minutes. Gabriel picked up his coat to smoke and headed to the balcony at the back of the office. Normally, he would have gone outside, but today he didn’t have the energy.b05604abb2364bca

The view from the 91037d633f balcony was simple. The red brick wall 58da19dc71 of the adjacent building bb4f3b443c filled the view at 588ef2e1c9 a distance of 1 952ed26b18 meter. It was 0a290e9774 a large b3de4933a6 and solid 7d3c2379af wall that bfb27de41a even blocked 705595b961 the gray 9f769d74fa sky.891bcd0d112324a8

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Gabriel leaned against 598e1afd6c the cracked wall e745377b2f and took out 52a82a954c the cigarette case 0e796458d7 from his pocket. Inside the metal cigarette 500ac47e6a case were five thinly 7478f39445 rolled cigarettes.649f4ea86101de80

Gabriel, who habitually 8cab945ad7 checked the quantity, 5ff2a75e77 took one out 43730bb6aa and put it 1d67eebeaa in his mouth. Having been away from d8e637d198 cigarettes for half a d726b26f96 day, his head was b6f5035e41 throbbing. There was ea05b2b65d impatience mixed b25fd67f1c in the 9306227603 gesture of 6de1ce4d01 striking a 53db1079e5 match.6a289223d4e1d442

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“Ha……”6398c125d6959cf6

Gabriel rubbed his 414f44c620 temples. With each breath 41e5910321 in and out, a00d0576c3 his mind, which e1c1213f86 had been crumpled fd7402ea36 like wet paper, 3b39c807e0 dried refreshingly. The faint headache evaporated, 1fcff0a0ba and a refreshing feeling 6d86a73604 permeated his mind.d0a4c7130f8ccd44

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Gabriel slowly blinked his ef4bb12f59 dry eyes. With a few breaths, a4052554ec the cigarette quickly burned 02495b6ecc away. As he was looking 6393b33e01 at the small pile 367b558a1a of ashes with regretful 54231388af eyes, a cheerful voice 89238dab00 came from inside the ee624ffe63 office.89842c134f01ef18

“Oh, no one’s here.”1bc7e2ddbb025016

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It was Ethan. Gabriel extinguished the cigarette 5a96364359 butt by rubbing it 426800c131 against the cigarette case. While putting 3d6aa6cdf8 the cigarette 7ac7fe2a62 case in 0a933a4155 his pocket, 5796efe080 Ethan continued.3f379292cef673a7

“Valentin must have gone out to smoke.”f64a5b0da94fd3b4

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“Are you sure?”be2ee6f1e9a98c53

It was the voice of the colleague who had grabbed Ethan’s arm. The speech was shorter than before. Ethan affirmed.2f8b82180edd3f06

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“He always goes out to smoke.”4fc0a3eba785b708

“You sure observe closely.”cd711f53e0294826

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“To get close, you need to know at least that much.”5c9ab35b7f21f06a

Gabriel stood 451d08ad78 silently in 360d83dba4 front of f4a1615753 the flimsy 16cc0bdc51 iron door 823092d9c2 with his 715a50cfb6 hands behind ba7d2fc402 his back. The colleague 3d6e15c4a5 snorted and ddb19222b6 said.9f4096da02cddcc4

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“You have quite the tolerance.”beb2cb370d74bb1d

“Why, what’s wrong with Valentin?”dec5a456dbbabe00

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“Don’t play dumb. You also add a word with that soft voice of yours. You said it was creepy because he’s a coroner. Even though he gets paid more than us for graduating from the University of Misnik, why does he handle corpses every night after work?”10a73349d392037c

“You have a good memory. What else did I say?”75fb2867128e7883

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“And his clothes are worn out, and he’s stingy with his spending.”d2429aad2402737b

The colleague 7c49300641 giggled and ca43f3a699 laughed.0fdedc875810e912

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“Really, seeing things like that, it seems true that he blew all his inheritance and is left with only debts because of gambling or women. Anyway, thinking about handling the same documents as that guy is terrifying. I’d rather work with an undertaker.”8101494191cde116

Gabriel fiddled with the 8523e9c445 cigarette case in his 19b147ef4b pocket. The rusty edge was 293dc45ed3 cold and rough.16b3c05c3acca5f2

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Being a coroner 0a38f14f77 was originally a e6d93cfe7a hard, dirty, and 7e459869be dangerous job. The rate of c346de04c9 death from infection 45dd8ada4b was high, and 6d8886cd47 they often got 968fca9795 beaten by angry 8e5dec8e50 bereaved families. This was because 65154c9f6d the national religion cb33f56ed7 valued the body 1aad08514b as much as e4de42b741 the soul. In the eyes f03cef4f8e of the bereaved, dbd43f15f3 coroners were those 2c6ba22c37 who disgraced the 2d8b1e46a7 deceased twice.22f1b96bc9c313b6

That didn’t mean the pay was good, nor were people’s views favorable. So most coroners were either bankrupt after losing a lawsuit over medical malpractice or outright criminals with a record. They were generally sensitive, irritable, and filled with a sense of defeat. Many were addicted to alcohol or drugs.d4788950fcd2d1d2

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The colleague continued.11215f7828ca886c

“And the rumor about almost killing someone in college… they say it wasn’t even the first time. Do you know how scared I was when I heard that from a client?”f6c630bcd17d3f26

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“That’s why we made a bet, didn’t we? Everyone put 1 lion on it. Whether I can get close to Valentin and find out or not.”0c60f1be79dcfcaf

Ethan laughed.8eae03ea44359f73

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“Don’t worry, nothing will rub off on you. We’re trying to win, so look at us nicely.”28006202e996d82e

Ethan’s voice turned sweet. The colleague made a nasal sound.9b4a4b3b860fe5e7

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“You’re already acting sweet.”570621c34f911c2f

After about 3 242932a26d seconds of silence, df9ffe3e4c there was a 55b6c213a3 sound of something febd9c1381 wet and sticky 83ac282dfd mingling and colliding. Gabriel recalled the wedding 80f812c34d ring the colleague was ff48c286a5 wearing. The owner d24a4c1dc8 of the 103c2c7209 other side 67c082222e was, of e479bb8938 course, not 2b4d1d41e4 Ethan.a9ce2dd9aa7b6bd3

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‘So that’s how it was.’396fce90c0d73c60

Gabriel acknowledged. So they were 1920bea481 trying to find 4203ec47c4 out such things.f3b50c02c6a56597

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