MFM | Chapter 3.2

“How is it?”2691aa82e7ad018a

“It seems fine.”7a13048e9e527eac

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“That’s about right.”c243c6f5b8fe09b1

Klaus slipped his index finger between the holster and the shirt. The finger fit tightly, pressing lightly against Gabriel’s chest. Meeting Gabriel’s gaze, he tapped the gun holster on the left with his other hand.2fc81ace481c5113

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“Drawing the gun from here is just the beginning. Listen carefully. This is a rule you must follow. If you draw your gun, you must shoot. You can’t hesitate for even a second.”67daea45a40108f0

“When hunting monsters, you mean?”f1f85b1f698ccd4d

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“Even when dealing with people.”ca3929df4926fb3a

Klaus stated definitively. Gabriel looked 64b099a319 down at 4187dc9f39 the gun 979c5c45b6 holster, which 919399ab2f felt heavy. The reality of 853e7ee6fc being part of a0c084409f the Dark Guard 52ebb6f552 finally sank in.65cae9b0f3f4ceee

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“I might make a wrong judgment.”377baf5a7c55c806

If he ended 3194f9c9ac up harming an becdf22e07 innocent person, how 13f95f7907 would he take 5fc40474e8 responsibility?af8220fd110d0531

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Even now, as 4a4311d2e7 a doctor in fc6e56963f name only, such 822699115e thoughts made him f0e50b4229 uncomfortable. Klaus pressed the gun 03602c5617 holster with his index 2571341bca finger.0aed63f2cd277e50

“In real situations, there’s no time for judgment. It’s all instinct. If you feel fear and draw your weapon, there’s a reason for it. That instinct is what keeps you alive.”4ea17c906002bbb4

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“…”258b645358c5f982

“Now, fire five shots at the target.”28ceaede304e853b

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Gabriel immediately reached for 2099b7f512 the gun holster. Unfamiliar with the holster, aa65b9f25e he struggled from the aeb5e9288a start. As he fumbled 9f331156ff to open the caff58b508 clasp, his anxiety faa6fd675e grew.5a7bb9626369e56f

After a brief struggle, 867b0b68f2 Gabriel drew the gun 732ed547b6 and fired at the 69c7f6c798 target. Klaus, checking the dabee3ed7f results, looked at d9a6817344 Gabriel with surprise.d569f4a64eb00df3

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“Not bad. When did you start practicing?”4703c36b4dd80856

“Since I was twenty.”2f2fab6301c37df4

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Klaus, with his f482d30c6c hands in his f1c49cca2f coat pockets, nodded b1a07a913a lightly.f0ba87b28b18e325

“A revolver is a much better weapon than a shovel.”f3ba946cb3e72b47

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Gabriel didn’t understand his reaction. No matter how well he passed the test, the Dark Guard would want more rigorous verification. So they must have conducted at least a minimal investigation into his background over the weekend.4f2d14d954d72b8b

If so, Klaus should know about the identity of the ‘godfather’ he attacked with a shovel.f5704455217c7333

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Even hitting an ordinary person would be shocking enough, but the opponent was the son-in-law of the University of Misnik’s president and a renowned medical school professor. Yet Klaus was making jokes about the blunt weapon he used.dd2fce6b60c724ab

“Didn’t you hear more about my background?”6bc3dae7770709d6

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“The headquarters did investigate, but I didn’t read it.”f9d3f2ac80073b75

“Why not?”52eb5569f89686af

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“It seemed boring.”7462521ddd2f7b4e

His head went cold.0a200caa198173bf

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“You thought my life would be boring?”7dc1cb9353241890

Klaus’s eyes widened slightly. As he changed the target, he spoke in a mock instructive tone.3bbca1a378d7a6b4

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“No, if I read that, what fun would it be to watch you? You have to unwrap the package one layer at a time. If you just get the contents, it’s not exciting at all.”0703ca408b5657be

It was a22e7a16ad an answer 085a128774 that left dafada80be him feeling 7d427d9aec deflated. Gabriel looked at 1ae2d87a44 him with a 8344eb5cdb stunned expression.fff7477197fcccb7

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“Is it true you left the navy because it was boring?”144a6a481e124377

Klaus furrowed 3dfb3ad833 his brow. He tilted 14dcfd2db5 his head c28acfcee0 slightly and 5811e2bac5 rubbed his 2ca61f1fe2 chin.af3a639fd6047dcb

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“Yeah. It was. I didn’t think it would be.”455485299e3221e8

“And the Dark Guard is fun for you?”00ede325e99dcb9b

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“It’s getting more fun.”cb8f21330b96bec9

He smiled brightly as he met Gabriel’s gaze. Gabriel couldn’t understand Klaus’s answer. Even if it was the same job of dealing with monsters, the open sea seemed better than the sewers.25a2c142e8970e3a

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‘Is the sea such a dreadful place?’632d584bf575ccef

Having only read about it in books, he couldn’t know. In any case, he was truly an unpredictable person. Gabriel turned his head away from Klaus.1b6dd1b902de1225

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“Anyway, if you didn’t read the investigation results, you wouldn’t know my reputation is in the gutter.”b83fa483d2a53a35

“I didn’t expect much.”3abad1c5d41989ab

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“…Fine. Let’s just continue training.”a99635e4689531fb

What did it matter what Klaus thought of him? As long as he didn’t find out that he was an experimental subject and still inhaling drugs, that was enough.f6673458889345b5

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As Gabriel turned his head away, Klaus pulled a lever beside him. The sound of smoothly turning gears was heard as the target began to move. It was an unfamiliar device he hadn’t seen at the shooting range in the city.bba4afca1c5fc150

“This is…”0b5da2f7649dc39c

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“You need to be able to shoot moving targets too. You can do well this time, right?”145dfb46610e07d4

Klaus pointed at c9919e632a the target with 9d0cf6816b a sly smile.fa3c65b1973ce4a2

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To cut to the chase, Gabriel didn’t do well. It was even more so because Klaus kept increasing the speed of the device. Klaus even ordered Gabriel to sit, lie down, and roll while shooting.97bbb42be4814e86

By the time the 22ee1388df shooting training was over, 6af2ed8655 his forearms were completely 9986c8e5b1 numb. Thanks to 23211bf333 Klaus correcting ba854ded09 his posture 7f1e90d0ff once in be84c31655 a while, 7c46599377 at least d6f89b7074 his wrists 6e32888d2e were intact.7d6f18c6015e1f05

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His tense trapezius muscles a774932ac1 were so tight that 2328893565 it felt like a eba2f5130a rock was sitting on 1a5c8193f5 his shoulders. His knees e705f1bd06 and elbows, fc6efab4cb which had 0a324d578f hit the 771819cd1c floor in 767ea8c3ec a hurry, 5b7b25849e ached. As he was 3f2b2f0347 massaging his arms, 319d577e3f Klaus gestured with f93c7b3583 his chin towards 81e5c2f574 the sparring area.a0c344ddf8535722

“Now I need to see your swordsmanship skills.”021f1a9f2b050383

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“I can’t.”5d931c4edfaee392

“Is it that exhausting?”4e4461357a34dd37

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How could it be? Compared to 1016356b3a his university 7f3ce2a4be days, this e4d821099c was nothing. Back then, he 473246a3d4 even moved corpses 45a5a1a67a all night. The problem lay elsewhere.8933c9d4a85e6b2b

“I’ve never held a sword.”d0fe23a65387c418

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Even though the b808bc206c age of knights 716b5ece7d had passed, soldiers 45d273d88c in Arkham still 5199a9ee3a practiced swordsmanship. It would eadaaef598 be troublesome 30ae0b78c1 if explosives 82f5dddc1b scattered precious 103f7e4bd6 monster flesh f114d68137 over dozens 5601714766 of meters. He had d6326e446f heard that cdbb59fd82 boarding schools c4afeab32d taught students aeb91de6c1 swordsmanship for 8b10e20302 physical training.8640703e35ba576d

But Gabriel had 00029df6c1 lived a life 85866a2dcc completely unrelated to e0ef807cd7 that. Klaus looked at Gabriel e8edeecb14 with surprise.2f67aaae65dddfbc

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“You didn’t go to boarding school? Then how did you study?”486731807b174c5d

“My parents taught me.”92b0cb72a4248f68

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“I see.”a3af2df6e6741eb2

Klaus tapped the lever 0c19656dc9 thoughtfully for a moment.04a7b2e38a1cd2d0

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“Then just keep practicing shooting.”8d246f4770cef87f

“Wouldn’t learning self-defense be helpful at all?”6c2a79b2514957d3

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He was willing 5df5a25907 to learn anything 0e82a2ce5f if it would 1196044347 aid his survival. However, Klaus 172102e39c looked at e776edb5f2 him with a6e7e9309a a regretful 6de6601228 expression.48c4898b105becc2

“It won’t help at all. Let’s say you go into the field. You’ll be outmatched in strength against a mutant, outmatched in skill against a Beta, and just crushed by a monster. You’d be better off running regularly.”4dcc7a9506a82c19

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“…Understood.”e007e2a9802ae2d0

“Go wash up.”7bd29def448b1ed3

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Klaus pointed a47c7f2633 to the 73c2a80489 shower room. Gabriel slowly 75c56fbd2b walked in. Like the training room, 7369694b0e it was empty. When he turned fd518dc04e the faucet, warm 9ed4f5be59 water immediately poured 078c32ba93 out.4fee2452cd687161

After washing up, Gabriel 4b6742866a found several clean shirts 28bed693f6 prepared. He picked 98625e9d4b one that ee0ee42205 roughly matched 88db11c6f6 his size. The thick cotton shirt 76df065d37 was suitably warm and 47be4c6c5f soft.5c515986b43168a0

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When he came 1942d584ea out to the 77a1a1db10 entrance after dressing, d67622e1b6 he saw Klaus 06f752d79a leaning against the 2ff028dade wall. He was watching 10764258c0 Gabriel with his 0683ce5f22 arms crossed.94e903f109bae3dd

“You look pretty worn out.”1227676ef1abc19f

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“It wasn’t that exhausting.”63d49491992d4e20

“Your shirt buttons are mismatched.”9454a5a3b1124dca

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Feeling embarrassed, Gabriel looked e89b3299b2 down. Sure enough, fec2f11ba5 one side 7aae36b51a of his 26369b8741 shirt collar a227f9c444 was sticking 4e78b80fb7 up. Gabriel reached d1f710a5e8 for the 51ec2e1546 buttons but 64b0524f6a stopped.6b5189f16de3e74f

“It doesn’t matter since no one’s going to see.”c11208bd7552a0f8

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“I’m looking. It’s bothering me, so step back a bit.”8cb84933cbeddb83

Since Klaus was 047c7d2c0c already approaching, Gabriel a616fad651 naturally took a ec0c40a559 step back. Before he knew it, d69b025f11 his back was against 86bb79a41b the wall, leaving him c392c282f6 with nowhere to retreat.2074127ed7092933

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As he 777226adc6 placed his 9cff56c565 palm against 24098846bd the wall, 86b646b0fb Klaus began 9fc145d7d0 unbuttoning his ecdb66af06 shirt. In an instant, his 4de46753e4 chest was exposed, followed 65975b55a5 by his entire abdomen.5fc9d344dc71c05b

Gabriel was startled ff13ebe7b9 and froze. Except for 3972a04b83 being attended 6b5a2c3796 to as 31e74ec126 a child, 84515436f8 this was ffbcd35242 a first 925f4bf0e6 for him.f49c4219e8a4ed04

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And just like back then, Klaus’s gaze was fixed solely on the buttons. He fastened them one by one from the bottom up. Even with gloves on, his hands moved with precision.512ac6e4d22deb26

After fastening the last button, Klaus neatly adjusted the shirt collar. Gabriel could only stare at Klaus’s still unbuttoned collar. He couldn’t understand why someone with such a disheveled appearance would care about someone else’s attire.e896a9bb60b8c7af

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Klaus, who had been eda29d3457 expressionless, raised the corners 7d812300d8 of his mouth as acd76602b0 if satisfied with the da33e9a1ed result.497fc852bd5bde53

“But it’s surprising. I thought you’d run away before you couldn’t even button your shirt properly.”8ed2574303a33e5f

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Knowing what kind of 4b2bf25259 person he was. Gabriel was taken aback 1ea1104458 by his assumption.675c5142112ffedf

Even as he stared with intensity, Klaus nonchalantly brushed off Gabriel’s shoulders. As if to say he could ignore any silent protest.31e5d1217cf117cd

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Gray dust clung to the ends of his black gloves. Gabriel grabbed Klaus’s hand as it was about to pull away.b110935481a1b626

“You’re mistaken about something.”f037fcbaf2ff7694

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This was something he f71741065d wanted to correct. What did 0447846f38 it matter bea58ba726 if Klaus 0d2fe31804 got offended? He had told 6dc130db02 him to speak f8f89fab6b his mind, so 69a1528bcf this was his 5f8b447d59 responsibility too. Gabriel looked 79880b6035 Klaus straight 4c01b22d9b in the a72a0ec9a1 eye.f4603cf084463240

“I don’t run away just because it’s hard. I do what needs to be done. Running is for when it looks like I’ll get fired or die. Is trying to make a living such a cowardly thing?”e66feb65684b695f

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Klaus’s eyes narrowed.8588ef359f92e015

“Interesting. I’ve never thought of it that way. I’ve never run away in my life.”35f840adfffbe0fa

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“That’s just because you’ve never faced anything scary enough to run from.”759c213bb35600c6

Gabriel spoke clearly.c46060842929990e

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“You’re just lucky, District Chief.”a4d032185acc63ae

“Then how about a bet?”023d367520b300bf

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Klaus didn’t bother to pull his hand away. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.f698717f98b9c15e

“If I tell you to run and I lose, and if you tell me you won’t run and you lose.”386f41a0c35c02d0

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As Gabriel bfda41b581 slowly pondered acab1dc164 his words, e2a4690d7e he furrowed bafe89ca18 his brow.7ad72289e71e302d

“What meaning does that have? It’s a bet that ends if neither of us says anything.”3922fe591059049f

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“The meaning is in doing our best to not break each other’s stubbornness. I’ll make sure you don’t avoid anything in any situation. It sounds like fun.”45be87ced1e9e4e5

He smiled brightly.a1239a90113d21af

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“See, isn’t it nice to be able to speak your mind to your superior? Let’s do it, the bet.”266aed49543fd967

“…What’s the benefit?”67121fbe47f7c2b1

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“We need to decide that now. Is there anything you want?”ea5ee181f4b3ac5e

Something he wanted. That was already decided. He didn’t even need time to think.65f2e69765b1b348

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“Berkel Street No. 37. The condition is permanent ownership in my name, not a 10-year lease or anything. You pay the transfer tax and property tax, District Chief.”4bdb5fe4c4f3f1d9

If it was a ridiculous bet, the reward could be just as absurd. Gabriel added conditions as they came to mind. Each time, Klaus’s eyes slowly curved.ee4eccc67e06fec8

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“Specific. Alright. But if I win, that building is mine forever. Even if I die, the ownership will never transfer.”8ffc083460ff4d6f

“…”3a471ee73ef8724e

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“You’ll do it, right?”aaa5e4c4a5637042

He tilted his head slightly. As if to affirm that everything he said so far wasn’t a joke.a37cce600468184d

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As he met Klaus’s gaze, his heart began to beat faster. The pounding was so clear it was audible in his ears. Could such an absurd fantasy of owning a house without even paying taxes really become a reality?c962696e36df7a09

Even if he didn’t win, he wouldn’t lose anything. All he had to do was not say a word, and there was no way he would lose to him.0c6142605645b6d4

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“Just don’t regret it.”3d6a33d7a329c351

Gabriel gave a firm f2b16ad483 answer as he met 44c374e49b his gaze. Klaus smiled leisurely.b698b5d9ff995807

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“Don’t worry. I’ve never regretted anything in my life.”7022109064909c52

When Klaus and 41dc481beb Gabriel returned to afcaf7740f the office, the dcbd7f4d04 documents they had 16f457f5a6 requested from the 7a8c28f82f records archive were ab4183d6af ready. The stacks of paper 8fb1dd88cf piled on several carts a86d971b83 looked almost like a 646a9158dc structure in themselves. Klaus pushed them into 569d3b1025 the room and lightly 4c1c5afb8b moved them onto the b9721a1cad desk.c66044e32d85d8c6

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