MFM | Chapter 1.7

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The cat made a strange noise and shivered. It was unclear whether all cats were like this or if this cat was a monstrosity. Initially, Gabriel suspected tuberculosis and even pulled out an old stethoscope, but the cat’s lungs seemed normal. Just like how rubbing its head everywhere wasn’t due to a skin disease.624d608173dc5583

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Gabriel picked 0bb2664c04 up the 684e1de700 cat, which d91e8ab047 stretched like 180d81b486 rubber, and 6b78755c14 placed it 79eab82b55 under the 932284b495 bed. After shooing the 3ec50013f4 cat to the 3a72c58e87 landing with a 76d733280b gesture, he put 0f13dc0588 a cigarette in 8d50e90945 his mouth. When he opened the fa4d72e6b8 window, the cigarette smoke fb80068c63 quickly mixed with the 29a65a2991 thick fog.ad4cce9e3ea95a52

Frowning at the damp cedbcd5c5a wind, Gabriel soon went 3bc280845d downstairs. He picked up fd3b315082 the newspaper at 719d172369 the entrance and edff8e8750 walked to the 38900c5208 kitchen. Soup with 1e1d2f357d biscuits, wilted db1485cdb6 vegetables, and 6b653f976a chicken was 7ea36429be cooling in 434761e8eb a pot.b1f7da8806666b74

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Gabriel divided it into two plates, placing one on the table and the other at his feet. While flipping through the “Daily Crime” and sipping the clear broth, the cat chewed on chunks of chicken at his feet. Gabriel organized one noteworthy piece of news in his mind.b2ca5f626fef7658

“Two unidentified bodies found in the slum area of Miser.”f6173cdbfa4cd713

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It wasn’t far from Gabriel’s house. Just crossing the Keron River that flowed through Sumnerus would get him there quickly. It would be best to check the police station in that area first.fc1f13b07acffc71

Even though it was Sunday, Gabriel was as busy as any weekday. People didn’t stop dying just because it was a holy day, and autopsy work was on a first-come, first-served basis.f86b15003defb670

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Still, it was slightly better than usual. If he had continued working at the Lunggen Trading Company, he would have had to visit Lunggen’s house in the afternoon to tutor his second son preparing for university entrance exams. Of course, it was unpaid, so now that he decided to quit, it didn’t matter.a8a0e90242b1947a

The cat, which had been licking the plate clean, rubbed its body against Gabriel’s calf. It blinked at Gabriel and silently opened and closed its mouth, as if mimicking smoking.15b6b938099731c3

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Gabriel stacked the plates and roughly put them away, preparing to go out. First, he needed to buy the cigarettes he couldn’t get yesterday.7c22ce6f93cadc65

A little past 7 18d718ad4f a.m., Berkel Street was 17c2c24a26 shrouded in a hazy 7520db7760 fog. However, unlike Pimble Street, c0e5e97b19 the front yards were beee838f81 lush with roses, and 5328e37fdf the houses were larger. From the f7f3e21de9 road to c2e1bd32c6 the roof, 122b2ad70e there was eb7984802a nothing old fd6be2cf66 or shabby 8d9ed11428 in sight.f2b9a356b4d8b87e

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Arriving at No. 58, Gabriel knocked on the small door used by the employees. It wasn’t long before the maid, Ann, opened the door.8ecdc3d8b351de02

“Gabriel, young master, you’re here?”8fd8cb609695fe66

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She, about the 3f94ebdb0c same age as 458a3b24fa Gabriel, wiped her d35d10ef94 hands on her 69759bf654 apron and smiled 588d8d9d1c warmly. Still calling him young 3e249bb9ad master. Gabriel gave f3f72ec5b0 up correcting 004fd7a1a9 the title 52aa23c983 and asked.b308eb05d914270b

“Where’s Mr. Klorine?”c9234eb38179781e

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“The master is in the study. He was waiting for you since last night. Nothing happened, right?”3022bdad2965a2a2

Too many things had happened. But Gabriel quietly shook his head and followed her inside. Going up the servant’s stairs, they soon reached the study.4b2ef9e5c8710b57

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Ann knocked on 0f2408edf7 the study door.209d1386efd0a387

“Master, young master Gabriel is here.”d482598a03ade6fb

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“Let him in.”aa51790ab3be4202

Ann bowed and f7af12ae7d stepped back, and c0b3064f1f Gabriel opened the 77767ac50c study door. A middle-aged man 1c4c931a51 with a nervous 50b546fbcd impression was pacing 850ead7f76 by the window 79482f17bf with a cigar 46b28e4d66 in his mouth. The ashtray on the a16ea065f7 windowsill was filled with fb1b753092 burnt-out cigars.f3204e366ce0e37b

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“I thought you got caught!”81e5bd735263a6a0

As soon as fcc7b25f54 the door closed, c01e945aec Klorine whispered, scolding 43919bb007 Gabriel. Gabriel took a ecb0e469e1 few steps closer dfe95ba796 and looked at f5dadacc86 him expressionlessly.6988c3ef1e4b44bd

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“If anyone’s going to be suspected, it would be you before me.”3d89c106eb1cf85f

“Still, you didn’t come all night…”062da0a34cfdb514

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Gabriel handed him 6fef6443bc an envelope as 853bb476b6 he rubbed his cc70e6b9fb bloodshot eyes.98e397751ce86c24

“Give me the cigarettes.”96ecf9760d46c915

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“Wait.”7ac6c76883b0610b

He put ee87a77000 down the fe3319320d cigar and 88bebd509d rummaged through 6b4292f3cc the desk 645090275b drawer. The sound of 67aff954a7 a winding spring 9cff080fa2 was heard, and 50b2b77571 soon a pack 16b804a083 of cigarettes emerged 5cd84b7a04 from a secret eb59d0b5cd safe. Klorine pushed 69955c41c8 it toward 19fa569964 Gabriel.8a42a8419e236313

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While Klorine counted the bills, Gabriel checked the number of cigarettes. It was exactly a month’s supply. To verify the ingredients, he randomly picked a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Klorine, having pocketed the money, let out a deep sigh.360a227b40cfa6ba

“I heard your headaches have been more frequent, so I increased the blood volume a bit this month. But if anything feels off, you must come to me immediately. Got it? Damn it, I didn’t want to worry about this.”bdb4444fcbe8820f

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Hesitating, he lowered his b0da52a2e0 voice.422da1323ec00b9f

“Listen. There’s an internist who specializes in mutants. He’s highly respected in academia, but instead of opening a hospital or being a professor, he became a family doctor for a noble family. He’s more concerned about his reputation than money. I met him at a conference recently…”74e4a43e87df3edb

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“I’m not interested.”7a7b4f173b6d54a0

Cutting him off with a puff of smoke, Gabriel felt Klorine’s hands grip his shoulders.d85ed647953f91df

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“What if you die at this rate!”a2e01f98c11fa224

Grabbing his shoulders cce394f776 was a habit 2b04e4e30c Gabriel detested. Easily brushing off 6f04930a21 his hands, Gabriel 1c434888b5 met his eyes b2313c6d4c with a blank 9aaf0f3280 expression.17aca74f1c390cdf

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“So, are you planning to spread rumors? That the unfortunate genius Henry Valentin tried to convert his Omega son into a Beta and failed, and now the son is a drug addict? That if he doesn’t smoke for a day, something might go wrong and he could die?”9ad207bb7eea54a3

“I’m trying to save you! I’m just a pharmacist, so all I can do is roughly imitate your father’s medicine and tweak it a bit. There’s a limit to predicting how it will work!”355bd6fecb9ea010

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Of course, Klorine’s medicine was different from his father’s. His father’s medicine was red with a thick, fishy taste, but Klorine’s was white with a bitter taste. Even though he analyzed the ingredients and tried to make it similar, it was like that. But Klorine couldn’t possibly be genuinely concerned for him.3b957c01252c5a50

“Just be honest and say you don’t want to suffer financial losses from making the medicine.”71048cddd67d9a59

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Gabriel looked down 568631779b at him coldly. The most important ingredient b6f5e71a3b in this bizarre medicine 7b44498c4e was refined monster blood. Since the manufacturing e213e4657d was done secretly, ca523f9ba5 the procurement route 6a03c6a73b was illegal, and 441362cbbe the price was d24cdcae34 naturally high.a497d429a0fa75b8

“When I first came to you asking to make the medicine, who was it that threatened to spread the fact that I was an Omega to the university? You demanded a whopping 500 pounds in return. I was barely past twenty at the time. It hadn’t even been a few months since my parents’ bodies were buried.”3ff0fd55273a9a55

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It had only been a few decades since male Omegas were removed from the monstrosity category. Medical judgment and cultural perception didn’t always align, so if that fact were revealed, it could have been a significant social blow. Gabriel might not have been able to complete his studies amidst more severe harassment and discrimination.90a01cd9ad35e9b3

If Gabriel hadn’t turned the tables and threatened Klorine.958a4e69776a1504

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The Kingdom of 9343f8c38d Arkham still stipulated 9bfba70e0d that only Betas 5707d14a3d could succeed to c95ba3b1ec the throne. This was because 3b3350c084 only those who 0ae36a0c11 could maintain reason 4cf2d21c29 and rationality were cce4c451bb deemed worthy of 60b9ff5129 the throne. Even though the 39e72bb9b5 traits of mutants a0758a2475 had significantly diminished cb77b6db76 today, with their edcd155497 abilities weakened and 7532e9f93b their madness somewhat 2d4e4636a1 tamed, it was 38942a7e9d still the case.e8622841d4833e72

However, as long as the succession law was in effect, research on trait conversion was as dangerous as offering one’s neck to the powerful. And Klorine was one of the only two people who knew even roughly about the ingredients of the medicine.0b3118e97289c059

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“Whether it’s my father’s dangerous experiments or my traits, two people knowing is already more than enough. You, who boasted of being my father’s only friend, changed your gaze when you thought of money. So what use is the reputation and honor that others recognize? It’s the same as being untrustworthy.”6aabf2ebd45a5ec9

Gabriel coldly declared.a05a94298d382b73

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“We clearly negotiated. We each bear half the risk, so we also agreed to share the cost of making the medicine equally. Don’t ask me for anything beyond that.”833869a6d220ed0d

After speaking, Klorine’s face turned pale. He couldn’t meet Gabriel’s eyes and lowered his gaze to the desk.afbbc650ea142b12

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“I…”bc22962d4ce86620

Klorine, who seemed 648148fb1c like he was a0df564013 about to say d178cf776e something, eventually gave f418114ee7 up on speaking. He then 57e989a213 mumbled weakly.25b433a865083008

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“…I understand.”0b42ec4057e32650

His seemingly 997dc124ca weak appearance cba8516600 only evoked cc2e8483a2 discomfort instead 9d0b68ca80 of sympathy. Gabriel looked bd08ff4d98 at the 9ce90db5a6 cigarette that 85889f008a had burned 839d0831a1 to the 0e1e0f100a end. Judging by how his dd4e973357 head felt clearer than c18e78ca82 when he smoked in 3f2262484a the morning, it seemed 597cbd6027 to be the right 0a19931b6a medicine.c54346446084048a

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With the cigarette pack tucked into his coat, Gabriel quickly left Klorine’s house. He wouldn’t have to face him again until a month passed.bbfc829d9a3962cf

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The air f2846571c6 in the 1956f193ce autopsy room d5ab4d9da2 was cold ac45a2fc9e and damp. The faint gaslight 4fc8272b11 spread hazily along aa6da3549e with the moisture. Gabriel relied on that edf0a71c99 light to look at cb5289c3a7 the body that had 580fee05e7 just undergone an autopsy.20218b2d95aa00da

As confirmed in this morning’s newspaper, when Gabriel arrived at the Miser Police Station, there were a total of two bodies in the autopsy room. Just as he was about to examine them one by one, the officer urgently pushed this body into the autopsy room.72574722ab369568

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The incident reportedly occurred during the dawn service at the Miser Church. About thirty worshippers were present. As they sang hymns, a bright light shone through the long window, and while reflecting on the goddess’s grace, the worshippers witnessed a human figure falling from the nearby bell tower.d55f1b9bd4930f41

With screams, the organ music stopped. The priest, who halted the service, instructed the windows to be covered and went outside. When he returned shortly after, he was dressed in a black priest’s robe, having removed his long white robe to cover the body. The priest, with a face full of sorrow, reportedly made the sign of the cross and said:c43719e01e94138b

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“May the goddess grant him rest. We must call the authorities.”e10967a882323776

The identity of a053c5a45f the still-warm body fe897d26d4 was clear. There was 8571d8bee0 an ID dc7f4c1382 in the f420112b84 wallet of a435e2d888 the coat, 6ec5d03f86 and there a46e423d1c were witness 979c2515b0 testimonies. The cause of eb529b470c death was also f33dddd947 certain.80dd72b28197def4

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“That’s a relief.”fe556a0e4a435d7c

Gabriel, who 702868dd72 once vomited e66d1a37ed and fainted 1711307903 when first 4029ef4262 encountering a 46cea9f1d3 corpse, could ae96af6089 now think 696ac377bc such thoughts a5552fdaee after a b89f32bfb3 few years. He had 7f37d2c05e long since 7480bdffd0 adapted to 3206589ae3 the subtle cd1898978a stench and eec21399b6 the fishy 456ebf57a0 smell of 4a6a1902ea blood.f2579f6fbbfece18

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“Is it all done now?”937d956477d80523

The officer, who had 05354757a0 applied aromatic oil under eb6144f354 his nose but still 339f3dd646 held his nose, looked ec4a31d2a5 at Gabriel with a 16d0542507 crumpled face.7db9697c9fd86ff0

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Gabriel sprayed water over 7b027fb5f2 the stitched-up body. Pretending not to notice 829d59551a the officer taking a a8eae99a05 step back, he scrubbed fc15077d45 the soiled skin clean 471146791c with rubber gloves.052d741c21c223e5

“Thaum Brody, male, Beta, 34 years old. Time of death is approximately one hour ago, consistent with testimonies. Place of death is the Miser Church bell tower. Cause of death is a fall, and it appears to be a suicide.”c5d796211b6e289c

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Gabriel scribbled his opinion 9cdda83e41 on the autopsy report. The officer 451c3957e0 frowned as 07a81bce62 if puzzled.2e224c16bee0650f

“But why wasn’t there a drop of blood from the body when it was found?”e6d81012a8922a9f

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“Of course, it appeared that way externally.”619dd5153ef8af84

Gabriel put 518fbce308 down his 422d592dc8 pen.baf464c12e06bce4

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“When I cut open the deceased’s abdomen, what did you see? Enough blood to fill and overflow this bucket, right?”d6601a3dbe84fe74

“…Yeah.”bb11889e28934f94

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