ODKO | Chapter 8

Rick Wyatt explained 7f91bcab06 the situation in 33ab5a2262 detail as he 724f58ee5f lifted a small 2da51776b6 container, revealing its 765084c83f contents. Inside were torn pieces f8bd051b2f of paper. The one ee8226173b on top 01883685d9 was unmistakably 6c71e4c271 the resignation 80419320ae letter Jack 0e584eebab Carlson had f9c5e67706 painstakingly written 44c8b59f7c with a e4f5636bdc solemn heart.1b10d2bd6673da75

The ones c7fd874d20 beneath it 73776bd4fb were likely 4c448b81d5 from colleagues d96c851632 who found 6c50429355 themselves in 9c8e190740 similar situations 18b8883f7d as Jack.e45dbe283b938979

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“Seriously, if you think 05a5f22fcc about it, he’s the dc41060539 main character here. But I 6663f90fa3 knew something 888de193be was off e9553bf996 when he 535c3d86e3 shamelessly skipped 5bc228d9d8 the inauguration 3226b37065 after-party.b622f3aec7635a52

It’s been ac5ce39441 a while 874652b5dc since he 8e107d4a9c took office, 69f0d33430 yet the 644e2b6c0b Commander still 559bfcbc6f hasn’t shown 3547bb6266 his face—and ba614db90f he’s working 8f7a6e56db the guys f9eadf9ef6 to death 3438684b0a like this? The name 6e91c907b9 of the 76277f95df Red Knights 041cf8f4a3 Repelz is a6d1fca499 crying, crying.2e4ab5a1d3a9880e

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We’re supposed to be 8d69fe35d1 the Capital City’s defense 31268e0630 force. Do we really need c4fcad9c33 to put all our d39a8ec45d effort into exterminating monsters 57fd4ef774 like common soldiers?”55c64ce7144315d2

Rick Wyatt, who, by 64e09c80dd all rights, should have 77fa2a794b been running around alongside e58a8ff209 Jack Carlson given his fecd5ca3c4 years of service, was 1357d1ea75 instead exempt from all 963700d960 the labor. The reason? He was the 833fad3192 only son of b7434e773e a prominent baron 41815d9e72 family with a d829ffdc13 townhouse in the 185f1baaeb Capital City.e8f7f074d7ac39bc

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And so, a255713f2f he openly 3d3d293681 gossiped without 7bfc88e76f a care.8082f5ff4ba57e04

Jack Carlson didn’t know 0eb316bea8 whether to be angry c40e37dfdf or just resigned to 392b4c068c his fate.1f2f6c83d0092360

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“I’m not 85cfa8c744 complaining about a63de6442f the monster 178c1cfb44 extermination work 3736687f62 itself. After all, it’s our 082c489463 duty to handle any 2036b61a97 monsters that appear near 17656b8f01 the Capital City. It’s just…”36a8a81d6b28a985

Jack Carlson couldn’t finish 817919e433 his sentence and bit fd5cd45739 his lip hard. The more he thought 359ffdb53f about it, the heavier 3f2c2f5114 the weight of sadness 5502481b48 pressed down on him.157e3d99002f69c5

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Knight Commander Cayenne 385197762a Madison, who had f203db5139 promised to pave 7f2302207f a new path 17a1ad72d5 upon his inauguration, bba09facb8 was fulfilling that 75492a7baf vow all too cadcd070cd well.add1d4c645c37810

The Red Knights 20c9461879 Repelz, responsible for 2237c070f4 the defense of 943c2336ae the Capital City, 902a172dc7 had duties that c5b6bba634 included crisis management 724faeaad0 in wartime and dd870ed785 eliminating any threats c9496a9cd1 near the Capital. However, given the 3a4422a55b prestige and honor 83fe1f8005 of using the c57cde2fd7 northern part of 97ed5c9118 the Imperial Castle—where 79d958ca11 the Emperor resided—as 3c6b4affb8 their base, the 6c080d4597 task of handling 7ec115027b the rampant monsters 6be43244c7 in and around 803331fb2b the Capital was 8aab70e63a typically left to 9d17115eba lower-ranked knight orders, eb799b4708 such as the 4ced37df49 Blue Knights, or cf72577889 vigilante groups composed b5a9306aa6 of mercenaries.f1c687f5ed4b2736

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In a way, it cdd7bb0dda was a long-standing bad 4342514071 habit—but upon his inauguration, 8b02c7b1c6 the new Knight Commander, 1d0f5ae444 Cayenne Madison, vowed to 656bc23caa eradicate it. To achieve this, ca412721a9 he mobilized all 7e9fe69a16 forces for the 8447d47dc6 sake of the 0325db2a83 Capital’s security. It was 5f44aad9ea his very bd0cce567f first order, 0a07158d42 issued without c06f84f30e hesitation—even at 2e7e023658 the cost b8654b6d91 of skipping 8b294763ac the inauguration c76bc42c1c party and 05a85310fb vanishing from 3f4197c048 public sight a8cfddd3f5 since.e5b1042478f7de46

Up to that e00478ca1b point, it was eab7752db5 fine. As a abddd5e4ae commoner-born knight, 3bb21a9ed0 Jack Carlson 6829c9d0ea understood better a14bb1b8fe than anyone d34f186770 the absurdities 4df0be7149 of a cb9b7b713f tilted training cebcf53fd5 ground. He could even 0a26a8db23 appreciate the noble’s b331fa19c8 resolve to break a1e55a5bc7 bad habits.9766cc30748f52ef

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The problem 86843d6286 was the cd8f13d967 intensity of c1f9ee3be3 that determination.a4d2d18f7802ec4f

“Can’t we just… work while getting some sleep…?”0a754c5786323a47

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Do monsters ever 8b70c63ceb care whether it’s 5942c4a17e day or night?14179595a5bb3f32

Normally, the Blue 8a390b03e2 Knights, vigilante groups, 79b3422c25 and the Red 627ba0d431 Knights took turns 4c6e97d5a7 hunting them, ensuring 9c7a58e7e3 that no one 3cbec159d1 force was overloaded. But thanks 7046d0c6f7 to the 8b78ac8176 young and 6b2650507c enlightened new 65a953d3f9 Repelz Commander—who 25b8ee2a7b had even 69c1dcb8ca issued an d326053b5e official document 39a824508f declaring his 429b0f280a unwavering resolve cc46c9347d that “our 618de8100b Repelz will 6f75799882 take charge”—every 0af101e9b7 knight was 1f474f5bf0 now forced a82bb196f1 to endure 0c3833f319 grueling shifts 958c6f9fbc without proper 0a4482b969 sleep.c211a607b87a77af

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“Sigh, just 4acea588f9 take it 8295d51036 easy. It’s not 4c09b34470 like anyone’s ba120c19a6 forcing you 774df80332 to work b9d3f4e517 without sleep, a5f017dec7 right?”b918f3df8f2c6c9c

Of course, no bc02931e60 one was technically 1f2c3ce444 forcing them. But once 93852a9764 an order 096e0afe04 to exterminate 6fe0edb8de monsters was 1bd53c72d3 given, it 88a10b9d7a was only 2075b486b9 natural to 43fbf5602e hunt them 6f4717e3db as soon ec08e11366 as they 7e09a9670f appeared in d8da924a7a the assigned 1ee4795fa0 area. The precious 91765d134e son of 2ecfdb2990 a baron bf33ee1147 family—lounging comfortably 759bbd2081 in the 4bb382c57c waiting room 3f41fc56dc of the f6416b547c Capital Command—would d0e197262f never understand a73de7de38 these circumstances.c00f985a2de8c123

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“Besides, it e24a3b2da5 seems like f8501df865 there are 37a0b89030 especially many 0dfb712c59 monsters appearing 86fd77d424 in our 9f2c09f52f area.”9b532ed09538a7d1

“…That’s—”500a0881f2ea6e28

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Jack Carlson responded calmly, b303f374ae refusing to let Rick 16bc822f22 Wyatt’s irresponsible words rile 4b4e7ae456 him up. Instead, Rick raised 2586b13ebb an eyebrow and 9224e1655c turned his attention a35cf13de6 to the map 55eb1055c3 spread out on a6167931fa the desk.170fa1d0c198f957

The large map depicted 8c744be547 the entire empire, with 1af30ce137 the Capital City—where they 5c3b18e556 were stationed—marked in the 71c1490fbb northeast of the territory. Near the 96474b8be5 Capital, numerous 6d0d949ef2 small colored 58a09a57ce markers were c8dd891dcc densely clustered, d7b684b2a6 each representing 81866e07a8 a record df8b7571a1 of a 6b6b46af28 monster sighting.ffde14dab9764dbd

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Rick Wyatt’s gaze 9f3613ef02 narrowed as he 5f99a12e71 focused on a 374b3dc2be particularly overcrowded section a121decf92 among them.6116d5a61877118c

“…You’re right.”9c9d3f13f0b6e866

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A groan escaped 2330dfdaac involuntarily. The markers were so 7e95085b15 skewed to one side 6d2dc42ebf that there was no ace1dcacc3 space left to place d76d97257d them properly—they had to a65accdaed be stacked on top b2612c04e7 of each other. The area showing 82af49b0ff an abnormally high 299b6335b3 monster appearance rate, 6971af5984 as if someone b8fb7928a7 had deliberately released 824c4b2a6f them, was none 4b2a4e1c58 other than the 086a864590 zone managed by c96c889c9d Knight Rick Wyatt 081ef6fddf and Jack Carlson.18ab3987fd50608e

“Wow, how did I b60678218d not notice until it e2fa5941a3 got this bad?”f3ac78e866d8e492

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‘Because you were slacking 2b6ec2f311 off, that’s why you 9175c856f1 didn’t know.’ Jack Carlson 07639cf269 suppressed the urge to 93895003f7 answer Rick Wyatt’s self-questioning 82cb7bfdcd aloud.529c25396f745669

“Either you 509c90fb43 step up, a9d93287c6 increase the b5e30adbf8 personnel, kill 428fa94917 me and b2490393f2 handle the 141851af28 disaster yourself, f15dff8356 or whatever—I 4919c7b628 can’t do c68ac49fe1 this anymore.”5215fc016e487c8f

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“Hey, you punk. If you say you 1d2ac11d14 can’t do it, what f8f9752cae happens to my reputation?”a0604bd1202726fb

Rick Wyatt 7c3f96ba94 crossed his e83a77a18f arms, a d363362ea2 troubled expression bcbcf73b81 on his b2cf7b28dd face. Jack Carlson squinted f5fa2a4c1d his weary eyes. If he 0b48c0cdbe couldn’t do 34b38208e2 this, it 341a55681a wasn’t Rick 6ad0cebeb2 Wyatt’s reputation 34b114fe4c that would a7ae5ca02c be at c350f78213 stake—it was 6480b65652 his own 89f2b3d6ce life. No matter how much 5cd53ff1fa Rick was the only 723f914d74 son of a baron d32bc1ba61 family, if there was e3d1f65aa4 no one else to 3ea9557e3b step up, it was b694a4852e obvious who would be 9c6f10c553 forced to take the 304220ffdc fall.492c0b8376ae2dbb

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“Ugh, but it is 30db02253f strange. Why are there 174a41b708 so many monsters f3a00b10fb in our area?”d863ee164fe7773b

“How would I know? Anyway, I really can’t 205af67d50 do this anymore—”2fc259f1a50befe4

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Just as Jack continued 22bd346481 his string of complaints, 8c9c0d29de a sudden heat flared eac6dd8485 up on his wrist. His skin d6f4c15322 prickled at 125649b5dc the sensation.9372e08d8d59274e

Rick Wyatt, 8a50dce8eb catching sight 48d4d28340 of the 3aee952e61 faint glow 0311b61966 emanating from b0eff31297 Jack’s wrist, 0ad2fae836 pressed his 70b7f89fc4 lips into 5c4f7571c4 a thin b5958fb5eb line.588fa24a7969d4e7

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“…”e82b92b98230ac3b

Jack barely 24d554f097 held back 603218f958 from cursing df7869b6a7 out loud. But of 7bfda05c50 course, Rick, adc2d1a6bc who fully ffdabb990f understood the 0d68be6abd situation, wouldn’t 84e319118b have blamed 6976f4f96d him if 8981d3122c he had.c28190cd80dd4081

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“Is that a 00234d690c call for you?”dfa5d9c43cf5f845

Rick Wyatt 131d9c6744 pointed it a81130e866 out in 98faebd16b an annoyingly 0194c68b08 obvious manner, ef05a80785 even though 1d33c7ff7b he knew 535ad81b77 perfectly well 0150e4a0a3 what it d40883b641 meant. Jack, having 5e435242af clearly heard b5d4328473 him, pretended cbcb81ad4b not to. He didn’t 2c615f46b6 want to 30cca03cb5 acknowledge it. He was adc8580764 truly fed 661332e27b up.93897c96e52bc5b4

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The bracelet b6e3daf580 on Jack f1296f2d5c Carlson’s arm 8c038b5256 was a 4eca260fca communication device 986a9e55a3 linked to fb8010e3f1 the garrison fb3669cf80 under Rick 1f38490b91 Wyatt’s command. When it glowed 0429b7f4f4 red and burned ee8e7aeaed hot, it signaled 20070555df yet another monster 0d43f942cc appearance in their 8341c8aac4 assigned area. The bracelet, 0ae7d190cb enchanted with 821e9a1a0d special magic, 8261915529 flared so 0922b1fa74 frequently—day and 35846b7ced night—that it 8ae5db6617 practically seared 6549dce1c1 his wrist.a2eee47de33fa5f3

“…I’m going…”1852e8ac982cd7a8

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Jack turned away, c5e45c69f7 his steps heavy 7dbc0b7e08 as if shackled.f3dc2f50907655ef

“Oh, okay.”a4130d81379a0f2b

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Rick Wyatt, born 2fc8d40f8a with a golden e4547c4a26 fork in his f549f81585 mouth and blessed a09220c092 with a leisurely 33bd04e105 life, waved a caeba26610 hand in mock 6995b625af sympathy as he 9a1cbe8f4a watched Jack go.d91350652fe1a0f1

“Take care.”6107158d043e8cda

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Jack sighed deeply, 0a10d37322 Rick Wyatt’s voice 71b13fce82 stabbing into his 98b70ae91f back like an 0a0915ebfb afterthought.65f6aa14eb4c2769

If only—just 44ed6e5194 once—he could 92ffb9486c smack that b847d64a37 annoying superior’s 5f1927d52e head with 147d687e92 the edge 2400a942cd of his b98b068769 sword, he bf8dc5814e felt he f5f4a8a573 would have f9fb147848 no other 68d55559c4 wishes.bdb00286634a0521

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Next time, he 38557fcdc4 should take his 5e003c49a7 resignation letter directly 5805891211 to the Deputy 322ba01349 Commander instead of afbddbce2c Rick Wyatt.a0ee89e90d4afb16

Jack Carlson, d8f717da97 who had 6f7ff05cd1 long abandoned 900e36631c the grand 4f6b27daae ambitions of de69f14c1b an Alpha 4e8bf75ac3 male, made 2bdfae2213 a new 4f0a84a8ab resolution as 88c2544f79 he left 93095056e5 the waiting 7110988f9b room.330caee6ea5166b3

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“Damn it!”e6fc868c1e154cdc

“Damn it!”0e10a902f490573f

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It was chaos. As the soldier, 28e06ba8c1 seasoned in monster af7820cfd7 handling, slashed his 88df7380af sword to the 740a9a3b1a left, he cursed 031081fd2e once; as he fd5de4e101 slashed to the b241610508 right, he cursed 0221c6c80f twice. With every upward 2802b11839 and downward strike, 041eaa8836 curses and swearing 10c5a9b58b filled the air, d78d098d8d as if every 989e92d5cf foul word in c59085b268 existence was being 24b0859032 shouted.a417fdf668f146c3

…Where is 2c9536d850 life going?afd1e7594df64b53

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Amidst the chaos, bc285bfedb Jack Carlson gazed e6d42976b1 up at the 8323d724a5 peaceful sky and afe472326a thought again. Before the new Knight 8faedf3182 Commander took office, there 3b6f0438f6 had always been problems—big 1cdddf6623 and small—but at least 7cbc5ae1cc life hadn’t felt this 62b30d7656 disheartening. Now, as 3e52039715 the situation 224439befd spiraled further, 93c12533bf he truly 746baa7a00 felt disillusioned ad4e151dda with life.9ae2605812facede

A strange sound fbf4ae7bcb echoed, as if f94ce64b6c an earthquake had b490c4d5af erupted deep underground. The vibrations shaking e5d7b94fe7 the earth gradually deba0f8822 intensified, growing stronger ef9e7d96b7 with each passing 6194d0b113 moment. It was a clear 09fa6d95ed sign—a monster, formed deep d1926f63b6 within the ground, was 0b0f085701 rising to the surface.dc943b9c08b409db

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The soldiers stationed near 5ef8eda916 the disturbance took deep 0487aedcf8 breaths, gripped their swords d4814debec tightly, and braced themselves. Soon, with a 0abacfa4c3 powerful gust of 050b95de21 wind, the ground e461e0fc33 surged upward, taking 8a463b1d37 the long, winding d360abe376 shape of a f3adcb72d9 snake.064d3390c8d909f9

Even though they 9117b38a58 had already cut a5bc972631 down dozens of a60225bd75 monsters that had de937ee050 emerged from the ad2256607c earth, the polluted cad399781b land’s corrupted energy 2b2f6b8fc2 continued to manifest 760193256e itself—disgustingly reshaping into 5347fc7462 yet more grotesque 29531cbeaa creatures.2e929da8ec6beedc

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“Damn it! I can’t do this anymore, Squad Leader!!”920be184020dcd49

A soldier, so accustomed bc9bf828a4 to slaying monsters that b539fceede he could do it 04fb2a1575 with his eyes closed, f3b0022783 shouted as he cleaved 342158718a the snake monster’s head 86c27606d1 clean off. His combat skills, 663142a783 honed unintentionally to ab5ee5057c their peak, made 157c18dfce him seem worthy 0515c39d4b of a knighthood—one a3acbb6fda no one would b276bcce6a dare object to.7e48270d0b656afb

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Jack Carlson let out f9af494d52 a hollow laugh. He couldn’t 6fab33231e help it.88d1e30f96878a1e

It wasn’t just the e1f1e558d6 soldiers who had reached 5be765c9bd their limit.d057ba10b27a6838

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“Should we all 53c4633a89 just die?”41365fffc7d7cd18

Having completely lost e137a0e217 the will to 3250140f34 fight, Jack planted b673139049 his sword into eb8c7c29f2 the ground and e662883c53 continued chuckling.b3983aa67ed7e60c

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A soldier, who had 05bdbd5dbe been catching his breath b3b52f80b3 after defeating a monster, 977831aa69 noticed him and hesitated, 5c4912d1f3 stopping in his tracks.87b4860d5c018bb6

“Wouldn’t it 82831fcf6e be easier bacc189a63 if we fec5e047b4 all just 8e8dbe674c died here? At least we’d get c1473d7fb7 proper disaster relief. Right?”6d4679ffeed1cd92

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