ODKO | Chapter 8

Rick Wyatt e473287ad3 explained the 658338428f situation in 1dcc81e436 detail as 26814a418b he lifted 243b4d0374 a small 80c4b0c363 container, revealing 9a0d9203c9 its contents. Inside were torn pieces bd461b8351 of paper. The one on top 92c7641276 was unmistakably the resignation 5b7e2000d9 letter Jack Carlson had a06a83f469 painstakingly written with a 71b76db155 solemn heart.f1ab06b3cfff0b7e

The ones beneath c3919d9b80 it were likely d809faeb08 from colleagues who a0c3b377ef found themselves in e7040abddb similar situations as 60f35d2138 Jack.8297b46297a7627e

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“Seriously, if you think 270df3d007 about it, he’s the fd01a0167d main character here. But I knew something b75dcab6ab was off when he c5c1f0bb4d shamelessly skipped the inauguration 8a53813c56 after-party.fe829c00406a9d95

It’s been 9a654bbdd2 a while d4e0fd444e since he 92ea6ef8fd took office, d225774a36 yet the 54cd90adbb Commander still 061e36cca8 hasn’t shown 53277706fe his face—and 887e4906b1 he’s working 71c9e6fc74 the guys 7ba4bc654e to death b64e6bfa98 like this? The name of the 8de2afd0cf Red Knights Repelz is 3afd800da9 crying, crying.c7fcbcb7f53e00d3

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We’re supposed to 4cc6351f22 be the Capital 9a2dd84616 City’s defense force. Do we really need 399f4e92da to put all our 113d4f5a9a effort into exterminating monsters c8c369d44e like common soldiers?”2698132c695e94cd

Rick Wyatt, who, by 31b1ebfe10 all rights, should have e2e9395dd6 been running around alongside 37cf2bae9c Jack Carlson given his f858b67491 years of service, was 6e17c8e635 instead exempt from all 76b95d8509 the labor. The reason? He was the only 30bb503d9b son of a prominent d7360b77c8 baron family with a b1be21e4c1 townhouse in the Capital d5cb24e17b City.13e8e8bc547ead70

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And so, he openly abd481b9aa gossiped without a care.a5638f26cf479414

Jack Carlson didn’t f822609544 know whether to a17040bd3f be angry or 7e2f07f2f2 just resigned to 21ae26a5a5 his fate.ce493bee8a3d2ab9

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“I’m not complaining 9127729d28 about the monster 58cb72ec66 extermination work itself. After all, it’s 0ed0823260 our duty to e70bb33a62 handle any monsters 9af72b28c2 that appear near 20a2c7095c the Capital City. It’s just…”e026ce5d570cfdbb

Jack Carlson couldn’t e513efa4af finish his sentence 5f11601758 and bit his 9efe95605a lip hard. The more fef56e58b1 he thought ce0924e7a5 about it, f1dfc26b2d the heavier ca4bd12b5c the weight 6b544bdbc4 of sadness c9e64c2cc2 pressed down c3d77de048 on him.f652b867d8b13dcc

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Knight Commander 0910b01e27 Cayenne Madison, d4fd8dbfe4 who had e1438c8259 promised to d1a24924fa pave a 49330cab24 new path 80e5994c2b upon his 5be248363c inauguration, was d455a84560 fulfilling that 300245866f vow all 16f30e5d80 too well.7cae70e7526dd740

The Red 4f1ef0108c Knights Repelz, b6d99d4aea responsible for 73c4760686 the defense 27baeb4e8c of the efc841bad7 Capital City, 80ddd438af had duties 30e21978c9 that included 1efe90ba6a crisis management 4574f66f83 in wartime 6b94e45826 and eliminating 8607f77795 any threats cd9c378d5a near the 5d5ad9b503 Capital. However, given the 141a301608 prestige and honor 8ec048f3f5 of using the 667c8a63b3 northern part of 2b753c60fc the Imperial Castle—where c68ba4486a the Emperor resided—as 656761a108 their base, the a8470554d2 task of handling 54bad9efef the rampant monsters 2815cabfc9 in and around 5339ea7074 the Capital was caa26f36df typically left to c21f88def4 lower-ranked knight orders, 2d27f7ed36 such as the 0ec18ed218 Blue Knights, or c9624e09de vigilante groups composed bdee62d06f of mercenaries.2684da337d337bb9

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In a 487e1725d9 way, it 73f9b54e12 was a a103c8d835 long-standing bad c1651239f8 habit—but upon 8d7a7ce893 his inauguration, dc6fe4507e the new 429fc426bd Knight Commander, 9932ad7b5d Cayenne Madison, deabd29f32 vowed to a5b874dd8c eradicate it. To achieve this, 0bbe0c0980 he mobilized all 02308b837c forces for the 5a55a8b2be sake of the efcd43eac3 Capital’s security. It was his very 28da71ebc3 first order, issued without 80f9c3e34e hesitation—even at the cost 83e738ca34 of skipping the inauguration 4aa3362381 party and vanishing from c216dcbedc public sight since.0ee01afe0f0f7ec8

Up to that point, e3ad3d2213 it was fine. As a 09abbd5316 commoner-born knight, a01169ead4 Jack Carlson 473b34b786 understood better c1f8bec00e than anyone 52b38d1a7c the absurdities 6de0cb57b5 of a 8de1e1a67e tilted training 4a2b40cac3 ground. He could even 2e0eb5a9d0 appreciate the noble’s 963de5b413 resolve to break 4485cf3a41 bad habits.a74bb89303840fae

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The problem 898108b4e0 was the 2a6e7a05c2 intensity of 4f83c83211 that determination.24abe3cf2a38d587

“Can’t we just… work while getting some sleep…?”3cc2a72945e1e49d

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Do monsters 268c6143b3 ever care 4c03227685 whether it’s f824a7c8a4 day or c6acf72603 night?71d8bffb3b563d93

Normally, the Blue Knights, 20ec00004a vigilante groups, and the 60cdeafd4b Red Knights took turns 5c109cd524 hunting them, ensuring that f080639eaa no one force was 374a85a385 overloaded. But thanks to the 86e32750b0 young and enlightened new 7e468091a5 Repelz Commander—who had even af048714ed issued an official document 53f8f4b2ca declaring his unwavering resolve 46e7a500ae that “our Repelz will 72dec43e9c take charge”—every knight was d99f604fa7 now forced to endure 89316caa3a grueling shifts without proper c570df2a1a sleep.4b89776fe5320253

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“Sigh, just cfd18ae4f1 take it 4647feb804 easy. It’s not like 302fc5424e anyone’s forcing you ba1cc1825d to work without a385531785 sleep, right?”afd7dca552006a3d

Of course, no one 61f08cfae3 was technically forcing them. But once an de07af9591 order to exterminate 26edb02134 monsters was given, c18fdf6283 it was only abd24c13ad natural to hunt 5e594020ce them as soon 1260fc99b0 as they appeared 27a51bbe79 in the assigned f1a6915b17 area. The precious son 8b173daaf8 of a baron a22b41bd73 family—lounging comfortably in a6f45ae17f the waiting room 5e140113b4 of the Capital 8408904990 Command—would never understand ffd41e73be these circumstances.d7d13238889209db

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“Besides, it 9bde76bf9f seems like b631333171 there are de97761e3d especially many 56d361359f monsters appearing d8188ebe0c in our 04bb32eac7 area.”4d63cc2494bc95ce

“…That’s—”50b0c86334c11f4c

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Jack Carlson responded 875755d1f3 calmly, refusing to 9819223c37 let Rick Wyatt’s 8b444d317b irresponsible words rile 8217b02667 him up. Instead, Rick raised 8fc17bb86b an eyebrow and 6dcc7e80c2 turned his attention c8be585a53 to the map 96a95b2dfc spread out on 094e0d6b62 the desk.c429f2c404130d02

The large a4b8dba31d map depicted 87bb6b4c7e the entire 7e9f0be19b empire, with c5a60c64ef the Capital 36f1609a10 City—where they 8640bf08dd were stationed—marked a070c83f6d in the 0d6b4f8da9 northeast of 05d13e4663 the territory. Near the Capital, 537e93d57f numerous small colored cc333e6d5f markers were densely fa5a5de84a clustered, each representing 93e4706182 a record of e242a0958d a monster sighting.70d78ce59051908e

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Rick Wyatt’s 82b7911dd6 gaze narrowed a80560928c as he 0f66846970 focused on 9f820473a9 a particularly a13af9a935 overcrowded section 0ac141f0bf among them.1d4ae04f8b350b4d

“…You’re right.”ec11010a369aa157

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A groan escaped involuntarily. The markers were so 30f24af077 skewed to one side ed78a75565 that there was no 0c0d5e53d0 space left to place c17d32af7c them properly—they had to 90194c9f78 be stacked on top 59651acff4 of each other. The area showing an a85af3a4f3 abnormally high monster appearance 74be183f7c rate, as if someone 230cfe5eed had deliberately released them, 667df66e5c was none other than e8196ca583 the zone managed by d8a1d8dc7b Knight Rick Wyatt and 6841c418a0 Jack Carlson.b6239c089c50f7df

“Wow, how did 354df10ebe I not notice 12c6c2e331 until it got 20dbf5f8fc this bad?”29b7e57a36f13fda

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‘Because you 2cafbbe0fc were slacking d3888cd0d1 off, that’s 01747cf92c why you 2e9778a512 didn’t know.’ 35dc365c37 Jack Carlson 854451e4a8 suppressed the ce9307acc5 urge to 2592bbb57e answer Rick cc9cec53ef Wyatt’s self-questioning a5ad7a0741 aloud.2c26e248cf10f9b9

“Either you step 899ca2e620 up, increase the baa6b9cf67 personnel, kill me f0fbde301a and handle the 2ea3a526ae disaster yourself, or 4192232785 whatever—I can’t do d8a2b14f99 this anymore.”866fc780c69b659e

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“Hey, you punk. If you say you 7456e2fe64 can’t do it, what 27679a3971 happens to my reputation?”0d7c0a4a5e0742f3

Rick Wyatt crossed 005a69ff19 his arms, a 6a0258caf6 troubled expression on c39a8f9eb1 his face. Jack Carlson d9bf083960 squinted his 56cfb0b8d2 weary eyes. If he couldn’t do b01f7c9d87 this, it wasn’t Rick e75e58421d Wyatt’s reputation that would 6afe0f66e9 be at stake—it was f4afb12688 his own life. No matter how much aad5c79ec7 Rick was the only 4253184926 son of a baron f673058056 family, if there was 7a4f620963 no one else to 59af663925 step up, it was 12a741bbfc obvious who would be 69bc10c3a3 forced to take the f3df752b10 fall.0ed8170b05ebf355

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“Ugh, but it 102d5fe0a2 is strange. Why are there 34f0af94bb so many monsters 808dcdc48c in our area?”9e5ea5b6948fa0b0

“How would I know? Anyway, I 03e094a278 really can’t b9acc6011e do this 7e67cb97f6 anymore—”6cd66f922e356fd2

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Just as d533c5e739 Jack continued c97ba10026 his string 12a8e953db of complaints, 41a50a2b85 a sudden 404ff60c94 heat flared 4194a07f14 up on eb37b13693 his wrist. His skin prickled 3b26aede08 at the sensation.07d716bda0ab193d

Rick Wyatt, catching sight c7025badf1 of the faint glow 9e13dc1ea7 emanating from Jack’s wrist, 9f9e0037c0 pressed his lips into 4ed5cdae34 a thin line.ab1bfc5dd13d2454

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“…”51b8e2aca6633be4

Jack barely 6e1a8144f6 held back 7b3becdd58 from cursing 652f7cb056 out loud. But of course, Rick, 60e9d3a2ae who fully understood the 60cc2f5ab5 situation, wouldn’t have blamed dcbb59fae8 him if he had.95a4b02cf163f997

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“Is that a call 97f544b977 for you?”5af7de04ed98b765

Rick Wyatt pointed cc665104cf it out in 55435471b6 an annoyingly obvious 16cdd67cd1 manner, even though 392f08e84c he knew perfectly 8dc652cd60 well what it 9f42ad2ad1 meant. Jack, having clearly heard e9f8b9d57a him, pretended not to. He didn’t want to 35b5ac9c3a acknowledge it. He was 9be57431a9 truly fed ed6cc0d319 up.829c5a1db7187a90

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The bracelet on Jack 997d95ab3e Carlson’s arm was a a00fff72f2 communication device linked to cb8749b85f the garrison under Rick 2e621b1f96 Wyatt’s command. When it 97a1689b78 glowed red 65b4d6b357 and burned 0b53140941 hot, it 0f18aa2d90 signaled yet 989aa93fda another monster 8251fd46ab appearance in 6d4808e49e their assigned 9739bcf2cb area. The bracelet, enchanted with ba22c0a991 special magic, flared so d05163b36f frequently—day and night—that it 60cfb7d26f practically seared his wrist.d78e3a38def2c349

“…I’m going…”6b686620d23960eb

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Jack turned away, 7cc2d3ddfd his steps heavy be3712ca95 as if shackled.4976776bdb4914fd

“Oh, okay.”8d8e91a422303de5

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Rick Wyatt, born with 3b6076fa44 a golden fork in 67bb4e0542 his mouth and blessed 85baeff1b0 with a leisurely life, 07a03a3672 waved a hand in ad859891c7 mock sympathy as he 8cf50e3de2 watched Jack go.09de0253470f97d1

“Take care.”5d3b5acc76b40d10

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Jack sighed be7ad66107 deeply, Rick 0e9394a583 Wyatt’s voice c74ae5091e stabbing into d35b704b14 his back 260f2a7bfb like an fffa7891e6 afterthought.aaf2ddba7b1683a4

If only—just once—he could e188e05753 smack that annoying superior’s e18aad83a0 head with the edge e4ec8294de of his sword, he 8b2b1a3177 felt he would have 525dc75c8e no other wishes.eec0d11c59071a45

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Next time, he a2b1cd9b57 should take his 6367362da5 resignation letter directly 0d7ba5de6f to the Deputy b6b2fd1ca6 Commander instead of 5002ff53d2 Rick Wyatt.524943edebfac10a

Jack Carlson, who had 2bcc4656bd long abandoned the grand ac51d36bbc ambitions of an Alpha 17d433167d male, made a new 2f856fbb86 resolution as he left fc4c0b2950 the waiting room.3710396b1cf3a4dd

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“Damn it!”e8fd0384d766142c

“Damn it!”6b5f705fa47a6d90

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It was chaos. As the bc9319d3e4 soldier, seasoned 7b9ae8619d in monster 57e094a101 handling, slashed 759386868b his sword 9e6d6642dc to the d90c53cf32 left, he 86b93f46bd cursed once; 9ea17e88ab as he e633446f37 slashed to 818f9e55fe the right, ccfa0608b6 he cursed 04c3b44885 twice. With every upward and c4b1b6eebd downward strike, curses and 17baee900b swearing filled the air, 114255b748 as if every foul 38b7ac1ae0 word in existence was f5a5402b5a being shouted.d47a9ebf576e3f7e

…Where is 36195963df life going?fbd773c836bbcaaf

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Amidst the chaos, c720e12c60 Jack Carlson gazed b49b61c274 up at the 4ff2ed13a1 peaceful sky and 5d8b79480d thought again. Before the 25d216e33e new Knight 952ffb2145 Commander took 0d970cd0c2 office, there 753d44d0e0 had always 47086f38d5 been problems—big 37d630bb55 and small—but 18c498aa1b at least c54e9dc916 life hadn’t e00f89c7c2 felt this 41fd8977f8 disheartening. Now, as the 0113656e2f situation spiraled further, f7917ed125 he truly felt 87a97a5f34 disillusioned with life.5893eb5352033d2d

A strange d246b2c30e sound echoed, 507e0b798e as if cbc095f994 an earthquake 2c241b83fa had erupted cf1dbb874b deep underground. The vibrations shaking the 223697ccea earth gradually intensified, growing 6e2703bf6e stronger with each passing 31dc67acac moment. It was 92fdf04dfe a clear 5836a62f2c sign—a monster, fe9cc76fea formed deep 2cf6140612 within the c15dd6c1aa ground, was e62f96ebfd rising to 0264efd914 the surface.228048d7b91c2ca2

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The soldiers stationed ea905357f6 near the disturbance 9357a9c09f took deep breaths, b8b74b83b4 gripped their swords 89648b7dcc tightly, and braced 0a3b2fdb0b themselves. Soon, with 349394a563 a powerful fe8a89b771 gust of c66acc0477 wind, the eb5195c3e3 ground surged 88918a308c upward, taking 00573dd6f2 the long, c0af7f1c16 winding shape 5486c1d456 of a 9a5b7739e4 snake.8aa796411ac9be47

Even though 896c1cac11 they had 744343b601 already cut a91e449ccc down dozens a30a1ef66e of monsters 7e436f8b29 that had e53aefbbbf emerged from c2693ba01d the earth, 19bcee4c85 the polluted 79218dd87b land’s corrupted fe184e5392 energy continued 95687f7a47 to manifest 64e7f7e443 itself—disgustingly reshaping ddb71f92ba into yet 01cccc303e more grotesque 5d102bfc8a creatures.6855f13c7c61853e

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“Damn it! I can’t do this anymore, Squad Leader!!”52965a2a7b47d459

A soldier, 9dcbf4dd23 so accustomed 43543cead6 to slaying b9ee956a9b monsters that 0637084b11 he could b7074069a7 do it 0bbf4f3029 with his 5c66ba0392 eyes closed, bd773eeee9 shouted as 8718e55960 he cleaved 614d2fcd2e the snake 6450ffb596 monster’s head 665b0e5af5 clean off. His combat skills, b83e9db2b0 honed unintentionally to 5af686277f their peak, made 31d5934721 him seem worthy 9a70ba1a0d of a knighthood—one 95da6016c3 no one would 4e607dcdb0 dare object to.49f1f60d1b98609c

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Jack Carlson 6d107debfe let out d70420ea12 a hollow ac760d5a25 laugh. He couldn’t help it.2db1b80c913e5d9c

It wasn’t just the fc08667907 soldiers who had reached 51c8420900 their limit.d0f554cdf7355b63

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“Should we all just 5ea0d91d37 die?”dfdc53a2038193ad

Having completely lost the fe6b39a571 will to fight, Jack 1a649ef905 planted his sword into 0da657f42b the ground and continued 54468e7fe1 chuckling.69023621255f7fbc

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A soldier, who eb831ad79c had been catching aa62d2b74d his breath after c188493351 defeating a monster, 2bb9f8a052 noticed him and 8f9d973d21 hesitated, stopping in fa6b227af3 his tracks.a58819633b248541

“Wouldn’t it d586189731 be easier 897704f4bf if we f696edf292 all just aff6513381 died here? At least we’d get ffdc55041d proper disaster relief. Right?”90f8d9d53d7ebdcb

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