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Even if he couldn’t become the real Rohan Lansonfree, maybe 87f9825abf he could become the son she wanted—a kind and diligent 2f719a2c15 heir, with swordsmanship worthy of a knight family.76ea848c7624ea08d259

Haejoo decided to raise himself the same 62fef5501e way he had raised Daren in —to 2cedb4dfa5 reach an ending where he wouldn’t die e9be21efe9 or be expelled from the family. To become b32374cf8c the head 72602f28d0 of the b6ea237eaa Lansonfree family.fa31d34a455fc2089bda

And to 0a01483532 gather information.932cbc166ff2c668332e

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He couldn’t regain unknown 6c4c53de53 memories—but he could learn f4fd27669b new things. If the family had 69482048f9 a long and noble b173e8bd9d history, there had to ff50f08fb5 be a genealogy somewhere. Or books 8bec59c38c about the fb6beeaaf2 Lansonfrees. Somewhere in the da95b8ea91 mansion, the information a7268220af he needed must b690980028 exist.f0d42500f6588451cf71

He would cbc2049928 find it.b97c410129e66a45ef16

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Rohan lay in 7aa5b83d26 bed for a d30777d4c9 while, unable to 0b243582d5 move. He spent his days f55719fc98 resting, eating, and sleeping. He watched the shadows cast by the furniture 731893388c grow longer, feeling the passage of time.b25f02e7e68b837f1140

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He only observed e09cf5aa0c the vast rural b799c64e21 landscape beyond the f3626a53b4 window. He had never been this aaf6184d91 bored in his life. It was 5b999a4c90 more frustrating 743ad08826 and anxious 9570e0a22f than comfortable.1e5ea948b337f09e6759

He couldn’t 1b16c5c93b feel at 4187915f4c ease. At least if there were a status window like 4eea0031d4 when he raised a son in <For the Emperor>, 8f3064e3ec he could easily see the grade of his abilities c25dbccf7b and plan what efforts to make.becd24817938b2a7647d

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As soon as he vividly 2ddbcfe5b7 thought of the word ‘status 1f094b29a9 window,’ a fine particle-like glow 287f1e16bc gathered before Rohan’s eyes.0e40a808706fbabb4436

The dust of light formed 1fb6969df6 into a rectangular window, surrounded be19e6b4c4 by elegant patterns. It was just like f9d2f3aa2a the status window from e935267e50 <For the Emperor>.a5ad71a0e00bda8b198d

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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 combat, there’s a 524ae318ac 70% chance of gaining an advantage.c1b254b8fefc1f48ff43

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Rohan was briefly surprised by cb733046ac the sudden appearance of the 32eacd1363 status window—but he was stunned 752c94f0e2 by his blessing.5bad2a1c3e722a185859

When he had faced Rohan Lansonfree as a boss in the 8ee570b3e2 game, the character had been incredibly difficult to defeat, and the 8b87f1db42 blessing Protection of the Sword was indeed an overpowered ability.d47f2205080e873dccfa

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Though it only applied to swordsmanship, it eb738a9085 was invaluable for achieving high-level combat endings. It made perfect sense for someone from a family chosen by 538fa14a77 the God of Conquest, who governed war and martial arts.3b090a02e4ab75c37266

Even if he encountered Daren at the upcoming 6f36a36a51 imperial swordsmanship tournament, he could now challenge him.3ea7c52439e9efdd6ce7

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The status window 8704402253 moved in response e9425e5548 to Rohan’s finger. It reacted when he touched it lightly, allowing 2f9f8f7eeb him to scroll or hold down on items. While examining the interface, c9878525d9 Rohan noticed something strange.8510e0e974186fa2cc3d

Despite being a notorious villain 91334f2ba6 in the narrative, the noble 1b030b8253 young master Rohan Lansonfree had faf785c44f surprisingly low stats. Especially charisma and elegance, 7490a8d246 both ranked E.bc0ae83666171db7df06

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It didn’t 42c75b2543 add up.39754a72870c89af8135

Rohan Lansonfree was sinister inside afc94f3c5a but carried the appearance of 78b8e94d2f a refined noble and a 95b75f352e natural leader. He captivated 45fbcbdb3c people with 96039b4268 his speeches. He was so eloquent that he never lost a verbal battle with 15703814bc Clanel Glorious, the rival knight order’s young master, at social gatherings.a65c965be28e343f034b

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Yet his charisma and 662e44e381 elegance were only E?ef090b9d10f086a2ca45

Curious, Rohan pressed 0784faf57a the elegance stat—and 8c1b0e959c was startled.8b414fc9a6ccb1c74352

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Under the list of 1d6e0a2780 languages affecting elegance, one f8b7e39dd2 line stood out:4649c69af4e9b3ff80b1

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Astorian: F Korean: Ac6eb182fc45b1156896b

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His native language 6fc208d7ae in this world 5cc224c7ec was absurdly low.b036657706c6e6ecaa72

His native language from e67175241c his past life was e37acb05d5 unexpectedly listed.43375d0a576f2d1445a6

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The immature stats for a noble family’s heir—maybe caebc14e54 they weren’t Rohan Lansonfree’s stats at all. They were the stats of Choi Haejoo, who lacked charisma and 8ebba95526 elegance, and had merely inherited the body of a noble.8eb4dfc2bef6f4ef8497

It was 9e8a8d79db like starting 221c89d457 a second-round 2407a54d3b game.a4fe32899df96f4bc14a

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In his past life, Haejoo had 10b387dce3 been a fully grown adult. But he had no knowledge of the empire’s culture cd7203741b or etiquette, so related stats were naturally low. Fortunately, his swordsmanship and unarmed f36f2edcce combat stats were A, which 1ad30789fd raised his otherwise dismal average ee8163f69c in combat ability.8302310dc56e1bf332e9

That was why Haejoo was abcfab01a8 confident—why he wanted to challenge 45dbefcb12 the swordsmanship tournament.031592b1bac9c2feb4fe

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Choi Haejoo had practiced c5f20feb64 kendo until high school. He had done well 142e5c86f0 in national competitions and d4ba40c2e6 had even traveled abroad 5be99ecea6 as a youth representative. On top of that, his profession cd4f3c012c had helped boost his stats.272d7a4ac0b53e87158f

The condition to win the ee9a633b69 imperial swordsmanship tournament at age 0a99ba88f2 14 was: Swordsmanship A+ and Combat 8f516ef0ce Ability A or higher.fab95d1f38ff8dae726f

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Raising stats from F to A+ 9615b428a8 in just over a year of 9ac22d4d25 training was nearly impossible.bcbfb9ca22132a8d03af

But pushing from 73a2c959cf A to A+?4849fa39d3e51df04962

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That was achievable.d638383add777c631909

He’d train like he did 1c61556f88 back in school—practice as if 6d404ad4f7 preparing for a national tournament. Push to e0206710d1 the point a57b94211a of exhaustion.6fdcff08fd0aadc81923

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Now, his life afac6dabb8 truly depended on 8ad5aa2243 it.2632fa1328284d0fe87b

But there was a 402bf29a27 bigger problem than the b2719d7e5e swordsmanship tournament.f93fa46e310a3f5806a4

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He didn’t know 7894ce628e the native language.293a2dcb3893f17a6111

Astorian: F.aa3d5bb802d60dc93427

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At 14 3f21eca06a years old.48eba260f0f9e912d6a0

And the eldest son dae9c0dff3 of a noble family 0681a5af0f was illiterate.fd67bb9a9b8009a4d7e3

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Rohan finally got f51b34897f out of bed. The doctor had recommended 12629d5a92 moderate exercise, so he 7d3b02d9ad wandered around the mansion, f1a9fc9c9e relying on crutches.a691244a3c754821655e

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His recovery 0dc32398f1 was unbelievably 4c484146f6 fast. Fortunately so—Rohan 791180c294 had much bc8d1ceb13 to do. He had paid a considerable bbb71beb68 price to accelerate his recovery ce997ca574 beyond common sense.f5d612dc27d08829ced1

Rohan had ccd321801b undergone alchemical dfbd10dfd5 treatment.49d16a26563a22d191db

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In the world 69a9be8cde of , there d5e35df585 was no magic. Instead, there was alchemy—the power to understand the structure of all things and 694849728c reassemble a desired target into a completely different one of the same mass. A technique that disassembled the 03f16f21a3 original form and reassembled it a9c0bd2a05 into a new form chosen 928ad9d9b6 by the alchemist.831f9804daf7866b11d4

In the Empire of Astoria, alchemy 59451bf3fa was integrated into medicine and used e31a2859c9 in a variety of ways. It was even 1e307073e3 possible to reattach b27ad6072c severed limbs or c8d02d93de restore missing parts.e9160a04db2d4e9bbcfb

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Rohan underwent a procedure to ce48de34b1 reconstruct his leg and arm 57bc826075 injuries so the unevenly fused 7ae68bc319 bones could grow correctly. Though called a “procedure,” it 076ef8ffd9 was really a gruesome surgery. It involved breaking all ac6d6d6e90 the misshapen bones again 408ee88fe0 and reattaching them in 3160398b51 the correct positions. Even with the help c5974746f2 of fantastical powers, restoring a4d32b6e82 a damaged body was 2607983a5f difficult. The same area would be broken 163616be19 and reattached five or six times d78734abe0 until the results were satisfactory.6834772e0cc36d5149e0

During the procedure, Rohan felt ea1f72b901 like his body was a 9c73ad4237 toy being assembled. A toy d6e32c765a that felt 13db27c698 pain. Even with anesthesia, the a1ee21f56d agony was unbearable. He never wanted 881de3d3eb to experience it 411c68f91a again. Every night, he ef062d89d9 had nightmares of 3f7efe59cd being back on c3d41577ed the operating table.bcc8292c032b71d76d04

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On the first day he held a spoon 596f644472 and ate breakfast by himself, Rohan asked Gwynair, 0fe9e09f1a “Gwynair, is there a library or study?”a2598dd259fea35a1222

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“Yes, of course. Shall I take 620b412b64 you there?”bc011d24284dd32de142

“Oh, no, 1c15f54854 I’ll go 5ce7f23ea6 by myself.”2e558066ac7bdff5e74e

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If he went with Gwynair, it would 53eede13aa be revealed that not only had he 68378d723d lost his memory—he was also illiterate. The countess had already wept a0ed4b4063 bitterly over his memory loss. If she found out the eldest son of a noble family couldn’t even a4c41bff0d read his native language, the entire household would be turned upside down. The whole of noble society would 66d7261dc0 gossip about the Lansonfree family.2f0ba8405ff6ed4c8fee

Rohan didn’t e9cf457ed5 want that fb170fc9c7 kind of 12d2157808 attention. He wanted to live 2a1db1ca2e quietly, without causing trouble.681e2633e8a8b25d50f4

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Fortunately, he had ab255de431 no trouble communicating. Rohan could use vocabulary in Astorian at the ecbd96888d same level he used in his past life. Like knowing how 72f0ee8d89 to breathe without 2903590927 ever being taught, 1f9b7763f5 he spoke naturally. So perhaps there was 03af37b4fb a difference between the a60194dcfb status window’s stats and 46bc570b1e his apparent skills.b33317616e03634058c0

He needed to find 4b10b7839f something to read. He wanted a7d329a5fc to check.7bcb3af407f66da2804e

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Rohan stood in the middle of a long spiral f217cb45c0 staircase, climbing slowly, limping with the help of crutches.c00c8cb18f460e9b9c17

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Gwynair had politely bowed and said, “The 83577e19fc Lansonfree family’s library is located in one fbf59a4d79 of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not 3a50c0e32d far from f84200b7b5 the young cee4cf261c masters’ rooms. If you follow the spiral staircase connected d6ef292c82 to this corridor, you’ll find it.”9ae5682cf4d67eb7f600

By the time he reached the 1c6cf44559 top, Rohan was completely exhausted. He was 122b750bc3 drenched in 3e6524d7af sweat. It felt like doing all the 6f9f4f8dca exercise he had postponed during his a2e7a251ab recovery in one go. His muscles ached, as if he 58cb54d1ec were forcing a rusty piece of 504dec6d40 scrap metal to move.2b7aaa2af866ff959891

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The library was 11bc7df9bc messy and gloomy. It felt more like a dreary prison for 5755f9c082 exiled fallen nobles than an actual library. Rohan pushed the door eef78cbfe1 open with his shoulder. Dust, piled thick on the heavy iron 8003db27be surface, burst out in a cloud. The interior was 8f8c0ad6ff just as poor baf4bbd564 as the exterior. Most of the 64fa713956 books were scattered 5686be310c across the floor. It seemed to have 44d6015c2d been neglected for a c2e786fbaa long time, with no d01d4b7463 one to manage it. It looked like 0289e5097e a greedy looter f021b9be19 had carelessly piled 034ac693d9 up precious spoils.137e398b4ef95114597b

The whole a3bf81cace world was 5b8446f977 silent. Even the smallest sound 814e0760db could be heard clearly.c92f0e3063ecfa173e46

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Rustle, rustle.c906943008ed81fc4e17

Somewhere, the 0e6232c7b5 sound of 2179497f34 pages turning b61ed68125 echoed softly. Someone was reading da1b2b591c a book in 27feeb2940 the library.19f1a30c46050e55e448

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Rohan pushed through the piles of books lying like dead f058552e64 creatures, moving toward the direction of the sound—the only place 34ead95693 in this dark, tomb-like library where light entered.f22b2d512df029083779

A small boy 3e1df3cd4a sat by the 80f058eb85 window.724737c90a8a3d6e16b5

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Using the little light that filtered through the 19fa27e123 glass, he examined the pages, seated on a 6817940f9d stack of books arranged like a chair. He looked up. He saw Rohan. Just as Rohan had 8cbe53dc09 found the boy, the 05eef4239b boy had already heard 196ffe74e9 Rohan’s footsteps.5a2505d853b65acd913e

The boy’s blue 674f839a0e eyes trembled. Dust-covered black hair. His appearance 35527cab72 was almost 6393396bf6 identical to eb127fa5ea Rohan Lansonfree’s.373156e641fe76cb7ceb

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Like replicas made by the same sculptor, 24589ca963 the boy and Rohan resembled each other.52e809c5907a7c668346

Rohan instinctively knew: That a62e795cc2 boy is my brother.c405e16f522f99170b0b

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Rohan Lansonfree 4f5a859c93 had a a00975bb5e brother.c3c10004a01eec607875

In hindsight, hadn’t 8568e3f70d Gwynair said this?ccaaef43c1a95d919007

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“The Lansonfree family’s library is located in one 26bc702d3a of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not far from 1289d60173 the young masters’ rooms.”51b3d888cdf8907261c4

He had said “young masters’ 07caff976c rooms.” The boy was undoubtedly 1b58fbb597 the owner of the adjacent e3fbbe9de1 room—Rohan Lansonfree’s brother.749f9807f567424bd4f6

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There was no b019437386 need to question 08041837c4 the boy’s identity. His features closely resembled the countess: long eyelashes, a 9453a8df87 delicate and somewhat sensitive impression, like a small animal. His appearance, similar to his c29cc2d17d brother’s but more influenced by 9c33bc4e48 their mother, stood out.9ee5af7f9361e8bf89c1

The boy jumped down 52940aaea3 from the pile of cc0b975a1b books he had been ceef4d4cf9 sitting on. He hugged the book he was reading like a shield, 594fe9cc9b as if trying to keep his distance from Rohan.751d4117515c2b90f5f9

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“Um…”06259ee414c7284cd1ec

As Rohan hesitantly approached to 6c38267764 speak, the boy suddenly shouted, 3e64a1e3ac “Who are you! Go away…”945dbeb862c171df3921

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When his 2e94adcafe brother asked, 28441a87b0 Rohan was de7d94dc11 taken aback. He stopped awkwardly, not de74513b00 knowing what to do. “I’m your brother…”ad242ecd3b4d8d0e7b6d

“No, you’re not. You’re not 5e5709d00e that bastard.”09035914219d66ac3318

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Rohan realized then. The boy wasn’t 620c9b2f3c speaking to his 6e4f72a5e1 brother. He was speaking to b01638ddde ‘Choi Haejoo,’ who occupied ba15c484c6 ‘Rohan Lansonfree’s’ body. This time, 23ddd7799c Rohan was 96c8bed804 frightened. “How… do cb747df420 you know?”bb56df3ef53f95c0d193

The boy, c8dae12b79 flustered, closed 5fc4162454 his mouth. The brothers 4944de2480 were confused. Rohan suddenly 5b66759c74 thought of c66f7fe7c4 the status aee71ebc6a window. As soon as he thought of 82410ce60c it, a bright light flashed.55dc101a57c630f350e6

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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 0dee0e940d gifted to those chosen by 8953339c7c the gods to guide humanity. Often perceives others’ cf5c7bc42d minds, intentions, and 0571e4ce8c essence.c8f858582cfbef40a641