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Even if he couldn’t become the real Rohan Lansonfree, maybe e923e2f197 he could become the son she wanted—a kind and diligent 6b94c693f0 heir, with swordsmanship worthy of a knight family.5c275a2ac6b662e4d3b0

Haejoo decided to raise himself the same way he had raised Daren in —to f627afadc4 reach an ending where he wouldn’t die or be expelled from the family. To become 6a84f2bf1c the head c131cfae33 of the 08051dc083 Lansonfree family.0eec8dba90124c19db35

And to 3e0e3d8b7c gather information.281c91c9d1dcb61e107d

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He couldn’t regain unknown a95cc3cafb memories—but he could learn 7ba4dc007b new things. If the family had a long and noble 71bef7dc77 history, there had to be a genealogy somewhere. Or books 6ea5f96318 about the ac743e428b Lansonfrees. Somewhere in the mansion, ef8167b8b8 the information he needed 19893ab5d8 must exist.8639193d9b971797d764

He would 9d1b1fff78 find it.b3829a8bd5ce85f23fa3

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Rohan lay in 658313d2a5 bed for a 519412280e while, unable to d4078ac25f move. He spent aca4e9282b his days c4d73fb189 resting, eating, 7e707a9c40 and sleeping. He watched the shadows cast by the furniture 4bca3b4dfb grow longer, feeling the passage of time.2dc60d0481902beb3244

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He only observed the b1147d3a88 vast rural landscape beyond cdcdabc265 the window. He had never been this 6be4feb62f bored in his life. It was more 18a79ef001 frustrating and anxious 9aadab8b15 than comfortable.c210a109675e407a3dfb

He couldn’t a933eee4ff feel at 75f9b2b82d ease. At least if there were a status window like c20eead09b when he raised a son in <For the Emperor>, f5e711c0e4 he could easily see the grade of his abilities 8e93318caa and plan what efforts to make.afc9f1b3e01ffe755996

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As soon as he vividly thought of 5a8e545094 the word ‘status window,’ a fine particle-like 00f846a31e glow gathered before Rohan’s eyes.370a1acb598e385f7502

The dust of light formed into a 17fa0aebed rectangular window, surrounded by elegant patterns. It was just like the status c4d3642d2a window from <For the Emperor>.4a266741d1aaf595010b

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[Rohan Lansonfree] Combat Ability: B Intelligence: B Charisma: E Elegance: E Status Ailment: Fracture Blessing: Protection of the Sword ⚔︎ Swordsmanship and comprehensive combat abilities grow twice as fast. ⚔︎ In armed 574f89e697 combat, there’s a 12d5579790 70% chance of 02d227bb54 gaining an advantage.cfe662af748795fc5ed3

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Rohan was briefly surprised by the e1942fe5ff sudden appearance of the status window—but 175e736a9b he was stunned by his blessing.d2ecda7488633a7061b5

When he had faced Rohan Lansonfree as a b594929c64 boss in the game, the character had been 1e8d6e5731 incredibly difficult to defeat, and the blessing Protection 8f371431f4 of the Sword was indeed an overpowered ability.d811a135c311d4397780

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Though it only applied to swordsmanship, it 8b654724a5 was invaluable for achieving high-level combat endings. It made perfect sense for someone from a family chosen by 0b0341b395 the God of Conquest, who governed war and martial arts.d1acfa946f1ccc928e18

Even if he encountered Daren at 1174b753d8 the upcoming imperial swordsmanship tournament, he c4d95f03f6 could now challenge him.011bc619e451d4557baa

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The status window moved in 2378d7180e response to Rohan’s finger. It reacted when he touched it lightly, allowing 37b54c7182 him to scroll or hold down on items. While examining the 75e9995c66 interface, Rohan noticed 1bf57322e9 something strange.86529b11951558273666

Despite being a notorious villain 3a8c7b2021 in the narrative, the noble ee0077a6a1 young master Rohan Lansonfree had b332d70c85 surprisingly low stats. Especially charisma and eacecb8259 elegance, both ranked 7d428abf82 E.300a65b0b64f2dff93d9

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It didn’t 212ea8b82e add up.728433ead8a58e4c64e8

Rohan Lansonfree was sinister inside but carried the appearance 22409636de of a refined noble and a natural leader. He captivated people c58cd6337c with his speeches. He was so eloquent that he 99aee12d0b never lost a verbal battle with 958afa1af7 Clanel Glorious, the rival knight order’s 82d15db94a young master, at social gatherings.e323f9e6f0f1826e3bc8

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Yet his charisma and aab5767399 elegance were only E?35eba7e103afbbb9cdad

Curious, Rohan pressed the 0024c4e4e7 elegance stat—and was startled.888e507d682ab8cc58fb

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Under the list of 699848fb2a languages affecting elegance, one f1bf3214da line stood out:b291c8f9b6b467e83011

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Astorian: F Korean: Ab96334bc89cf23d9eeb6

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His native language in this 4be6c863a0 world was absurdly low.6fa07227a274f6d127fe

His native language 0eeab965d9 from his past e082c89362 life was unexpectedly 4c520bdd67 listed.6b9c8afbb3b3feec7647

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The immature stats for a cb6260a0d4 noble family’s heir—maybe they weren’t 64814283fc Rohan Lansonfree’s stats at all. They were the stats of Choi ba790f2490 Haejoo, who lacked charisma and elegance, b87a417ab1 and had merely inherited the body 03c9a2e51d of a noble.f7497cec6801771035b3

It was like ca1ca4549a starting a second-round 2d5f7eefdb game.a5f74e894f94000f04d3

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In his past life, 5297c3e7ca Haejoo had been a 0a613b9332 fully grown adult. But he had no knowledge 797a230dc8 of the empire’s culture or 55cf2fd98d etiquette, so related stats were df969696b3 naturally low. Fortunately, his swordsmanship and unarmed combat d2eaa8bc26 stats were A, which raised his 1a90bb6945 otherwise dismal average in combat ability.4c3d21d8adf9a5c701f4

That was why Haejoo was 765d6b9228 confident—why he wanted to challenge f37426afba the swordsmanship tournament.2d1aceb3a06ada87878e

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Choi Haejoo had practiced 73aa1fc0f0 kendo until high school. He had done well ed74aa272a in national competitions and 7750ad7fc2 had even traveled abroad a37af75773 as a youth representative. On top of that, his profession 3f0287e856 had helped boost his stats.e2981bce1e3c9ddb4753

The condition to win the imperial swordsmanship tournament at age 5facf4c91d 14 was: Swordsmanship A+ and Combat Ability A or higher.62303256d9f7b88a6c77

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Raising stats from F ef3db08053 to A+ in just e69e2e9e60 over a year of cce73e9fdf training was nearly impossible.a9eed096945d8ddab316

But pushing 591a595d91 from A 8dedd9588b to A+?f57c1c57503421518581

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That was achievable.7fd79c2e6ab2b7a101fc

He’d train like he did 6e4eb8d8f8 back in school—practice as if 3ed8ddd86a preparing for a national tournament. Push to f4f4a670ad the point 00b88941b0 of exhaustion.b2735d5681ce7599ba1f

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Now, his life 9f8ea48c17 truly depended on 2236cab773 it.ef8aae38325784c85fec

But there was a 96ee4e8a68 bigger problem than the a8f7dc3bfc swordsmanship tournament.1c95a36a120500623436

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He didn’t a284ffed99 know the a588ce394e native language.e99a3a9170ff9c01aab5

Astorian: F.985ef78b5a071e13dfea

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At 14 5e450fd33f years old.9c54547f4fc8483238ca

And the eldest 695d131887 son of a 4b72c7dc87 noble family was 6fd6f2491f illiterate.8825892b06da68be9244

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Rohan finally 424f786337 got out c82ec91bf8 of bed. The doctor had recommended moderate ceb544a1bb exercise, so he wandered around 6789b69dff the mansion, relying on crutches.f70da0110ff4723c7a2d

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His recovery c0d9664721 was unbelievably ee9400b7c3 fast. Fortunately so—Rohan had 3eed07a4de much to do. He had paid a 372da3b32a considerable price to accelerate c06c15dcd0 his recovery beyond common 303a5bd105 sense.1ce47557e2017ea2749c

Rohan had undergone 4355a240f4 alchemical treatment.726f524028be8f7b02c4

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In the world f1d3c515d8 of , there 97886c5232 was no magic. Instead, there was alchemy—the power to understand c92f71dcf8 the structure of all things and reassemble 64b3db8e38 a desired target into a completely different eeb87c2eeb one of the same mass. A technique that disassembled the original form and reassembled 8bca163d7e it into a new form chosen by the alchemist.7e24be4a8141eee4ab77

In the Empire of Astoria, f2014f5eaf alchemy was integrated into medicine b0be0a1f3a and used in a variety b48ea6e26c of ways. It was even possible a406a27c50 to reattach severed limbs 7023a0f14a or restore missing parts.67ad069d94c676535f1c

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Rohan underwent a procedure to reconstruct his leg and arm 5a73f76f89 injuries so the unevenly fused bones could grow correctly. Though called a “procedure,” it c0bbdf35c1 was really a gruesome surgery. It involved breaking all the e9953164cc misshapen bones again and reattaching 59d4914b0a them in the correct positions. Even with the help 771820a822 of fantastical powers, restoring bc80ed421c a damaged body was 973b80b0e9 difficult. The same area would be 65e575dce3 broken and reattached five or af37ebcffe six times until the results 364f149a4a were satisfactory.dcd82bab02c716c6d466

During the procedure, Rohan felt 6701b6b420 like his body was a acedb522bc toy being assembled. A toy b7a186fdd5 that felt b7fd51cdf6 pain. Even with d00ae98ad5 anesthesia, the ec58618571 agony was 80a62b6462 unbearable. He never wanted 31580ec8c1 to experience it 2fa208d73c again. Every night, he bee67907d7 had nightmares of c2ceaab349 being back on d879aacda6 the operating table.526301c96a341f8fb2bb

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On the first day he held 51fd6e515c a spoon and ate breakfast by 0b6f33169d himself, Rohan asked Gwynair, “Gwynair, is d527f26fb0 there a library or study?”32207ae107b95bcaee6d

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“Yes, of course. Shall I take efd9d0b716 you there?”d268b1b89d52e7cc317f

“Oh, no, 7e927d2e5b I’ll go 0e4a9d7f15 by myself.”d5c7385741fa5489b267

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If he went with Gwynair, it would be revealed that be73403911 not only had he lost his memory—he was also illiterate. The countess had already wept 8fc7df6f43 bitterly over his memory loss. If she found out the eldest son 8f5b5e7641 of a noble family couldn’t even read 0687ca1527 his native language, the entire household would a1247d4fb6 be turned upside down. The whole of 22946cbb35 noble society would 3a413a9108 gossip about the 7c3294c089 Lansonfree family.50b3af1ae4c2bea7a669

Rohan didn’t want that 57237aa4ff kind of attention. He wanted to live 1affef27ee quietly, without causing trouble.3ea7166de6436aa14191

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Fortunately, he 95036bb6d8 had no cb2fd359b0 trouble communicating. Rohan could use vocabulary in Astorian af466f68c4 at the same level he used 7bb640614f in his past life. Like knowing how 00bb90ab82 to breathe without 99339e0fcd ever being taught, 58f6babc29 he spoke naturally. So perhaps there was a 48a8a93c49 difference between the status window’s c21c1dd0fa stats and his apparent skills.8ac42451e0fadc3e97a1

He needed to find 8e1f1f0f88 something to read. He wanted f229bc4ab5 to check.364381e5355db6ba6e3a

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Rohan stood in the middle of a long spiral e03e45a6b9 staircase, climbing slowly, limping with the help of crutches.0a6d6a759ffef5eb408f

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Gwynair had politely bowed and said, “The 359fb5d49a Lansonfree family’s library is located in one fe5f55d89d of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not far 12eca83002 from the young 30b20346ad masters’ rooms. If you follow the 31099a1919 spiral staircase connected to 95e8de7bae this corridor, you’ll find 097ece9831 it.”567ea092089b2781be56

By the time 298b46cb55 he reached the 51912f25d5 top, Rohan was 94593aab07 completely exhausted. He was drenched ce9c238aaa in sweat. It felt like doing a8b29424e0 all the exercise he 844e0d3a1c had postponed during his eff7824699 recovery in one go. His muscles ached, as c57b46b35e if he were forcing 1efcf0936f a rusty piece of aedb077797 scrap metal to move.022983d68ad1e989f89b

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The library was d263f298ae messy and gloomy. It felt more like 8d3ccabbd5 a dreary prison for 8b90c05c54 exiled fallen nobles than b9300d250f an actual library. Rohan pushed the 915beb886b door open with 167048076c his shoulder. Dust, piled thick on the heavy iron d10777e623 surface, burst out in a cloud. The interior was 926482701d just as poor 4345c730ce as the exterior. Most of the f237ec2060 books were scattered 682df64d31 across the floor. It seemed to have been neglected for a b6fe257789 long time, with no one to manage it. It looked like a 4942b5e13a greedy looter had carelessly 4ceb47745f piled up precious spoils.915f77a4eceb5302dc0a

The whole f0f6bed264 world was c41b463c46 silent. Even the 62bd90d5e2 smallest sound 6ff8e9fa25 could be 80938b5bde heard clearly.6cb901e4ab1eb206c90c

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Rustle, rustle.fd5e05d35ecfdfd4a863

Somewhere, the 1d77275640 sound of 2c0d03bb15 pages turning a9b82654f4 echoed softly. Someone was reading 0e4b669237 a book in 0b3bcf34bb the library.7cbc8f5a405184b84580

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Rohan pushed through the piles of books lying like dead 702a3b07aa creatures, moving toward the direction of the sound—the only place 7a5690c103 in this dark, tomb-like library where light entered.813141684a0d932f1b24

A small 9e406ca4f4 boy sat 0296f33ee9 by the 3e934b601b window.e36aaaff349f02915a17

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Using the little light that filtered through the bbf454a830 glass, he examined the pages, seated on a 5ae481b642 stack of books arranged like a chair. He looked up. He saw Rohan. Just as Rohan had found 3b61456054 the boy, the boy had 8fe93d3167 already heard Rohan’s footsteps.57f057576a47b23aab62

The boy’s fa0b81169c blue eyes 18299feec2 trembled. Dust-covered black hair. His appearance was almost 335af5c8a4 identical to Rohan Lansonfree’s.db82d4fe481171edb045

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Like replicas made by 43167352d9 the same sculptor, the 0924e10ef7 boy and Rohan resembled 9c4e4ee7c6 each other.4db0f038a81d94f37049

Rohan instinctively knew: 0425db2589 That boy is 889e26b682 my brother.131b4b9718bd7b358e3f

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Rohan Lansonfree 71a5bb3665 had a a9f5a095ee brother.a00fed363346c19fd170

In hindsight, hadn’t 5fc60c7438 Gwynair said this?84124eaacd82e6286b71

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“The Lansonfree family’s library is located in one 3bb795d7e9 of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not 7e954ae458 far from 1c26df6df5 the young e85fb1c3b7 masters’ rooms.”e97388a00f91c55f0545

He had said “young masters’ rooms.” The boy was 912d585695 undoubtedly the owner of the adjacent room—Rohan Lansonfree’s brother.e5b30c0faf978588bb3f

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There was no fd38332b46 need to question fdafb3d46a the boy’s identity. His features closely resembled the countess: long eyelashes, a 4744aa4bb8 delicate and somewhat sensitive impression, like a small animal. His appearance, similar to his bbd4c9df3a brother’s but more influenced by dc0464c95a their mother, stood out.dea7d8a77849f834f55f

The boy jumped down c65c810f77 from the pile of 80155ba98a books he had been c6d6d4e9f7 sitting on. He hugged the book he 4fa14ad405 was reading like a shield, 01113a2d1e as if trying to keep e6edfcd0c4 his distance from Rohan.76cca80ffb4c060bbe32

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“Um…”61713d29c0a3be559ef9

As Rohan hesitantly approached a7d79a4060 to speak, the boy af00b661ef suddenly shouted, “Who are dd17d1013e you! Go away…”686ff63909232063a4a5

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When his fd2f0f1108 brother asked, cb869a59fa Rohan was 7e5e33ad3b taken aback. He stopped 9d5ba95f0e awkwardly, not 087739afeb knowing what 9c0c3e787e to do. “I’m your brother…”aaf43ed187f4ff975f6e

“No, you’re not. You’re not 3a6ec1ca7b that bastard.”0ba5334745806f0006ac

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Rohan realized then. The boy wasn’t speaking 8969db2fb8 to his brother. He was speaking to ‘Choi Haejoo,’ 145480aef5 who occupied ‘Rohan Lansonfree’s’ body. This time, 8dd7e4858a Rohan was 0ef10dc137 frightened. “How… do 5a0d022d03 you know?”de7c5f1c7d86c67172f8

The boy, a65ebd2fde flustered, closed 9532fb387e his mouth. The brothers 24269ecd3c were confused. Rohan suddenly thought 998bf06da3 of the status 0f7e0d7fe8 window. As soon as he 485bac3aa0 thought of it, a e754130106 bright light flashed.b76c988100537a025bea

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[Joel Lansonfree] Combat Ability: F Intelligence: A Charisma: E Elegance: B+ Status Ailment: Pilgrimage Suffers from intermittent fevers until age 17. ⚔︎ Blessing: Prophet ⚔︎ A power 2ab67f75cb gifted to those chosen by 64ddc41c88 the gods to guide humanity. Often perceives 6d2ee801a6 others’ minds, 7a2ae4e9cc intentions, and 078357f828 essence.e291d0eacb426e210ecd