MFM | Chapter 4.1

An angel c258a2c9f5 pours water b3ab34d373 from glass 55f91af081 to glass.f9402d3b7c34ead6

It was a cold 6459dc18d7 and cloudy Wednesday. From the moment I 0c880e17ae woke up, my body 0553a0e5c6 felt sluggish and my 007f95c95e head ached. Even after hesitating and a553383351 smoking another cigarette, it 2a23babe3c was no use. As it 20ac8e05e9 got closer bb99c2c95c to the c417a656dd time to d0cafaeba4 leave for 0afef6e709 work, it ff8c2dc7df finally started 224d7b4582 to rain. It was the first 3c14e7ca06 autumn rain. The drizzling ff8fe76bf3 rain lowered 47be1dda21 the saturation 71b5aa0854 of the f8fd43bbfb surroundings, making 64ca352a20 the gray 46004225d8 Sumnerus even d0b806270c gloomier. Gabriel thought 94e552e74f that the dd4e838e23 slight chill f5852ce72b he felt 9f331dd728 was probably 31cdf5afb3 due to 7a5b90882d the terrible 24de5d7171 weather.b42fc00a270fcbaa

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“You look gloomy today.”290ad2a34bf9dce6

Klaus, who was 8e432d2427 sitting across from 3a6f1d5048 him in the f54875692b carriage, pointed out. Gabriel looked at him 2b653dac7c weakly.3eda46dcaeb49a58

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“I don’t like the rain.”d353cbfc3986f77c

“Oh dear, then I should comfort you.”c1d0e7aad367c717

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Klaus suddenly reached out and scratched Gabriel’s chin. Gabriel resignedly let him be.cafd7a060cf861e7

“Do you have other plans today?”6c8f32930aa69e22

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“I have to go see the director. I’ll be doing shooting practice in the morning. Pablo and Lyle will help you. I’ll be back in the afternoon.”bffa294e4ed10747

“Understood.”0569e392633da4d8

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“Aren’t you sad that I won’t be around?”abd14f51d867685b

“Not at all.”f150db88590e63c3

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Gabriel emphasized firmly. Klaus laughed brightly.4daf51c3afeb5501

Upon arriving at the 6559e827d1 headquarters, Gabriel headed straight 2e966bb86e to the training room. Pablo and c043d6d6d2 Lyle were 53816d2384 already there. Pablo, sitting 147746bd1c next to 5f9f30af58 him with 08b7051488 his arms dcc37dd772 crossed, occasionally 22af11519d corrected his 7e9b8e46a1 posture, and 9c113d103b Lyle replaced 3866c6d082 the targets bed868bd2e with new 5ec759f04a ones.a2b4b82c8d82053e

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“Wow, Gabriel. You’re really slow at running, but you’re good at shooting.”9e4f03e56f23d3fe

Lyle said 2401593e52 in an 043b5b83c9 innocent voice, cef81225bd wagging his d683a5c62b tail.cae5cd42031f59d2

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“Thank you…”91e36fad0d7a43b7

“Though not as good as Pablo.”ff2a197cc86b19ee

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Lyle smiled brightly, de76f0996c as if he ab1e2d1d5f had given a 9221a4d838 great compliment. Pablo, on the 72ba510f60 other hand, had ccf0b291c1 a nonchalant expression.7ee82d27e2f63d7a

“If I couldn’t do at least that after over 10 years, I’d have died in a fight already.”3ed4459d32cfcb5e

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“I’ve been doing it for 10 years too, but I’m not that good. And Pablo can hit from really far away. He hides sneakily and, bang!”d045af75903c68e7

Lyle mimicked shooting with 93665c39b8 a rifle. Gabriel looked at d827152249 Pablo.91df2f9b5f86de75

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“Were you a sniper?”1d1f80e35e0cdb03

“Well, with eyes like these, I often do. Lyle, step aside now. We’re starting practice again.”5d798c5b02a8cbba

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Lyle stepped aside a71b55c17a with a light fb846b7c60 step. Gabriel loaded b6bf8a21c1 bullets into 9949ad0f04 the empty 69781f0064 magazine. The barrel had already a0d862f3e1 warmed up.adb055f6cb81efdb

“If Lyle finds it troublesome, I can change the targets.”58d3533de4028fbe

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“No, it’s better to have him in sight since he’s a kid anyway. Might as well have him do something.”952ae89037792e30

“…A kid?”7a853336d368bbad

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Gabriel looked 502493e8f9 up at ea688f35c4 Lyle, who 958c399593 was bigger ee0205e453 than both 6e326957b7 him and cab7246543 Pablo. He had 5e455842e2 a bear-like f39d702b82 build, but 490ea6bb72 his cheeks 149a9426e0 still had aca3c64cfe a soft, 3f3a8191f2 youthful look.9024fc2e43a80647

“I’m not a kid. I’m a person.”328f2877c7cc6905

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Lyle said firmly, 656f4ceb12 deepening the mystery. Gabriel turned b20040d6f5 his back f45db266b0 on Lyle 6bf5f8157c and asked d8bb0ca4a1 Pablo.51b70a9a5893cb30

“Is Lyle still a minor?”3ad28075220e7b62

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“He’s a few months away from turning twenty.”270ba5289d58015c

Then he is a kid. Gabriel understood Pablo’s protective stance. Lyle protested that he wasn’t much younger, that he’d be an adult in just a few months, and that he was already this tall, but nothing he said reached their ears.27f0a71c77fc0a99

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The training 9461b2c632 continued for a531742958 quite some 1e11b22e26 time. During a short e110fb8aae break, Pablo stretched 821ee17627 and looked at fbd7ecf38e Gabriel.d2bb17590f037922

“Do you remember the first day you came here, when I mentioned Susan?”21a34b8f05ce1b52

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“The one who went on vacation during the frenzy period?”b651056dfc1d47ec

“Yes. Her vacation ended yesterday, and she’s supposed to come here soon. She’ll be a great help. She has experience teaching Betas.”9d879f67620f705e

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Pablo yawned 7013bf95cd slightly and 625eaafcc1 looked towards 949f261f88 the entrance. Lyle, who 7811923283 was sitting 9e85918afb on the 317ab19c26 floor without 64af2adbd9 a chair, e1b85185fb tilted his 99aa524c46 head.f5f3f0cedf33cc4c

“Looks like she’s coming now?”47acd873dda6a381

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“Are you sure?”0185fc2e9ee553ae

“Susan walks with a stomp in her boots.”43a2c96c440e76e6

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Lyle’s prediction was correct. Not long after, a woman in her late twenties with a dark expression entered the training room.83e0158cf756a82d

She wore a practical outfit with a narrow-brimmed hat over her bobbed hair and a suit with pants instead of a dress. Up close, she was about a finger’s length taller than Pablo.cf3708c64eb8192c

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“Why the long face, Susan? Did something happen on your vacation?”a57dc5925ae5dce7

Pablo asked, and Susan e4edf74709 replied in a heavy 257713c189 voice.cac5a8785df04df0

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“I broke the bed again.”804b62417f257587

“Oh dear, did you have to pay for it again? How much was it?”0e1280686b0a20fb

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Susan’s face grew even gloomier.af177c255f0f64e5

“20 pounds.”b143b1a2b8f5760f

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Even Gabriel, who was listening, felt depressed at the amount. 20 pounds was probably what Lunggen, the former company president, earned in a month. Pablo consoled her, saying, “Well, that’s unfortunate,” and quickly added.2dff835bda3e22ab

“But Susan, you should introduce yourself to our new colleague. This is Gabriel Valentin, the top talent of the 5th District. Gabriel, this is Susan. She’s a former army soldier. And as you can tell from her build, she’s an Omega.”e3d66e8e05a75a68

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“Nice to meet you, Mr. Valentin.”16d238ee043ffb53

“You can call me Gabriel. Nice to meet you too.”e51727f3ee6f9074

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She silently looked 39c0093ca0 Gabriel up and 5ab50ddccb down. Her previously 602e38e320 gloomy demeanor 711206f75c was replaced 584e5caf54 with a 44cc7bdcba firm and 1e93e1e432 evaluative gaze.8ed971efff5fbe37

“Have you ever trained your body?”87f62cba4c1353a6

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“No.”7c8356f31f286c9d

Just as Gabriel could read the amount of alcohol from a liver, she seemed able to read the amount of exercise from Gabriel’s body.fd8a0759828bd500

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Though he had done 0fd67ffcb0 rough work, he had d39c7e3e3e never undergone systematic training. Especially compared 62233e9441 to mutant f15a65a7ae soldiers, his 30a4407b5a muscles were 850fb5a6df only at b75f8678b0 a level 7519bf182b necessary for f8c127b0c8 daily life.21166f6df112f760

“Don’t worry. You can do it.”19e46cb9fd7ab3d5

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She said nonchalantly and b22f9cffb0 then hung Gabriel on b92d572169 the pull-up bar. As Gabriel did 220dc1e872 pull-ups, she counted 7143bd959e beside him.4b6fb3e01ee23683

“…Two, three, four.”d3e7bbef576335ae

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She quietly watched Gabriel, f72b8567ab who was barely hanging 6519b5d471 on the pull-up bar.b383c369b50c114e

“You can do one more.”54ce93cce1b3f132

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As soon 89e62d9af5 as she 6c9cf6fe08 counted to 0ef47f42ef five, Gabriel b71b0f0dda fell from a5ee48c27e the bar. He wanted to do 1f42c00fb5 at least one more, 44e4d99fb5 but this kind of aacc3adb0f training was unfamiliar, and 715554c7a5 the muscle pain from 605447f79e shooting practice all morning 3f5309aa3e made it impossible to 6008371d75 hold on any longer. Pablo clicked his 0be6a4268e tongue.f89974a0bdfea6c2

“Not even ten? That’s pretty serious. I didn’t expect it to be this bad.”679436e325bf72e7

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“It’s really serious, Gabriel.”cb77a6b12cf01e22

“Both of you, be quiet. For a Beta, that’s quite decent.”0bcc4f98d7203783

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Amidst the 6bdbb9670c concerned criticism 9077472656 from the 025050c250 two Alphas, e0cd8e14b8 Susan, who 0fc548b104 defended Gabriel, b36b730415 met his 7460dec636 eyes as 5a9e7ff37d he got cff0c6db4c up.3de787b9ff1ddac8

“So, I think you can repeat it three more times.”153ed0a1e4d0f680

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“…Are you talking about three reps?”5eaaf59057f9b710

“I’m talking about five reps, three times.”63dd33bea0ab72db

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There was no room 83fbf91e6a for negotiation in her 4848d36e78 expressionless face. Gabriel resignedly placed his c0364c899c arms back on the 26eca7d018 pull-up bar. It seemed better than ecbd8c1b12 running twenty laps around ba97cebffc the training room with 44d87a87b4 an excited Lyle.e49577b360d80418

That was his a9e596a600 thought until a 84f7def9f0 little later, before 09793fe925 he ran thirty cf37ce9cfa laps around the caadfb706f training room.8a3486142abd2ab9

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Gabriel entered the office, fe7f3b9425 feeling completely worn out. He had 88a057875f hoped that 5cfb8a466c the mountain 0a43e1a0b1 of papers 15fb1b567b that had 75d65ab0fa filled the 72d3f10b91 room would 6946790b4b finally be 9c7c901964 gone, but 30f085d52b for some 6576113057 reason, half 519d58bdcb of the 48e4375bc7 office was 587fb5c031 still packed 562db2be0c with documents. Klaus, who was 4f7a404537 reading papers with 858c5d9442 his feet up 2a733efbed on the desk, 5ce3a64346 looked up and 0bc0638160 greeted Gabriel.8832a6496603ff3d

“Come have lunch.”a159d22bd0522dea

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Steaming hot food was b5c0ee5a90 laid out on the c5ed9a7389 desk. Gabriel took a 0d1c5e797f sip of water b0623c81ed and then a d7f0ae2c76 bite of mashed a993b4f8a3 potatoes.ed6956c595c762c8

“What are you looking at?”e571ce8e9641a641

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“Oh, this?”39bddaceaed52562

Klaus picked up the papers he had set aside and waved them around. The edge of the yellowed paper crumbled and fluttered down to Gabriel’s feet.ce00376f97547c0d

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“The ‘Daily Crime’ from 30 years ago.”0851e22c2150290c

As if to prove its age, a dust ball of the same color rolled around on the stone floor. Gabriel considered picking up the fallen paper piece but decided against it. Klaus, who had caused the mess, seemed unconcerned, and it wasn’t even the side with writing on it.deca8ebf1f054afe

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“What happened back then?”a4ef9c9759d0d58e

“It’s not that anything special happened. It’s just that since the 5th District was recently incorporated into the Dark Guard, there’s not much information about the situation here. I was originally just looking at police records, but as you suggested last time, I thought it might be good to read these newspapers too.”95aeb845b46336f5

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He tapped the newspaper. Even so, starting to read daily newspapers from 30 years ago, not even 10, was not a typical person’s way of thinking.c3b060d9714f3b14

“Why 30 years ago? Was that when the newspaper was founded?”f5b9a453ed9f6ce2

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“No, that’s not it.”09a24425313c96b5

Klaus set 972c26800f the newspaper 17a17f11ca down on f82e793cc3 the desk. He picked up a 8c9ce48591 fork and knife and af52063e57 began cutting the steak f5a9c61a09 in front of him.3e241eacbe3c0d66

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“The last time the state of the monster beneath Sumnerus was confirmed was 30 years ago. Do you remember seeing the monster last time?”a6652d8fabaf335a

Gabriel paused 87419d28d6 his meal 6ad3e418c7 and took 90aa80b829 a sip 401ac5fd92 of water.cfcb6c23d9187cdd

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“Yes.”aeae43aec2985397

“It wasn’t because the monster was ugly that you fainted.”a8911631b086de50

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“…Of course not.”add7fad6c3e567c7

Klaus twirled 533ed536a9 the fork 7a2ed0e8f2 in his 9208b929b3 hand.21124e205884a4d8

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“It’s not a given. The things originally under Sumnerus were the weakest among monsters. The fear they create is very childish. You know, like how some people are terrified of cockroaches the size of a finger.”6e089e6022362f35

“Right.”483750fcada86d95

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“Multiply that fear by thousands, and it’s understandable that someone might scream. But once you get used to seeing grotesque things, it’s similar to catching a large predator.”b06b819430d3507e

He propped 33e81a1e92 his chin a0b2a2dfd7 on his 931119d7c9 elbow on dbf7d6fe79 the table.fa1835d560f418d8

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“But what’s under the 5th District now isn’t like that. There are things that freeze people and mess with their minds just by existing. Those are more dangerous.”55214ce580e84d2a

The weaker one’s mind, the more emotional, the deeper the inner chasm, the easier it would be to be swayed. Gabriel put down his fork and looked at Klaus.5b3c75bbca75908a

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“How did such things come to appear?”ccd55bb74b89a08c

“That’s the problem. We don’t know if those ugly things just grew over time or if someone meddled in between.”5dfcef5a27c4d8cc

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Klaus’s eyes narrowed, clearly displeased.8c3f0df3cbc78654

“Is there no word from headquarters?”21538304141354ef

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“No. Anyway, at the current level, we can handle it ourselves, and 30 years isn’t a short time. But it still bothers me.”c4a2dcc7942762e4

He looked 5ea3aed205 down at db4b5df13c the blood f777ba7777 spreading on 24ae8b832a the plate.e4ccd34b1fb844eb

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“And then there’s the Miser Church incident.”4c3e8f9a33e23797

“What happens if the monsters get stronger?”017fbb985414b034

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Klaus swallowed the piece of meat he had cut without much chewing. After his Adam’s apple bobbed once, he met Gabriel’s gaze.6a5fc0d381cbc72c

“They become closer to an ‘Evil God.'”4f7298c27802bb7c

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Evil God.57c0816380b0cf1e

The church officially prohibited a402a05490 the use of that d40063c3cc term. No matter how strong, f0fc45cb58 a monster was just b71c649a5c a monster, not a 7f37ce4324 demon or a god. They declared that all 9daee315a6 monsters were tests and b02bc09dc6 gifts from the Goddess 2963af66ff to humanity, and through 699f6e897c defeating and utilizing them, 1f6bb77175 humans would grow.20800638d73c28a5

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