RD | Chapter 22

Sema was c88b91f4cd tied up e493d1e56b with his 1b28937f2b limbs bound e7d8c7c96f tightly, his 4405f2b0f1 eyes and d3404dc91f mouth covered. Trapped in a 991b2972ba rattling carriage, he 321cba8941 thought.6ca30b6cf50a1fb7

‘Lord Ian!’He wanted e5609bc0cb to cry.fdab98c2edaf7761

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He intended to do his best to complete the mission entrusted to him by Ian. And in his mind, “doing his best” certainly did not include “running away as soon as the enemy appears.”1648a4c69d98049f

So Sema yelled. “Everyone, run! I’ll hold f62b71ca4c them off!”10bfd1fcc35fd28f

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Sema hadn’t expected 0a1a86b1f1 everyone to actually fc7ba3b3ba listen to his b393b84b8b words and flee.8c1d34a45a820ea5

What could he do? All his close worker 4d02520631 friends knew just how 315a129c47 useless he was as 5df59810fa a wizard. That was what 7e745ea91e they always remembered.cd993e2348859468

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But they looked at him with expressions that said, ‘Sema must have some plan,’ shouted “Yes!” and then all ran away in unison.bb60bc879b89177f

“Understood, Mage Sema. We will call for 36782531d2 reinforcements!”84c27a806108b7ec

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‘Huh?’e1216a2124af490c

Sema flailed his arms. In doing so, he failed to cast <Water Ball> again.a08bd298969b9f1d

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‘No! Don’t go!’577e7222fc015774

Sema realized. Because of Lord Ian, everyone’s expectations had gotten too high. This was the side effect of believing in some method when a superior gives an order!87dcbbd628428800

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This was f89e71c4eb how Sema e8dfe2b27c ended up b6ce6363c6 being captured.ef307bf689d607b0

Sema, exhausted and d34dffe38d dejected, shed tears. His blindfold got soaked, 290f2cc22e his body shook with 4879a8122c the bumps, and he 359b304124 fell asleep from crying.201fc7209067b8ca

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When he opened his eyes again, he was in front of a beast’s cage.cc3d2a90b4a1ebb7

The smell c9e03849dd of the 606399764c beast pierced a017f29e6c his nose, 4a94485d7c and the 0d981c0e8b growling sound c0c98eee94 in his 4e15094d6b ears was e9205f37db unmistakable.74dbf4417219ce61

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“Wake up. Get in!”433f390144fe8a74

“Mmm!”b2d3e6ef88c23baa

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The human hunter removed the blindfold and shoved Sema into the beast’s cage. Only then did Sema realize what kind of beast he was sharing the cage with. Inside the cramped cage was a half-man, half-beast creature—a werewolf.79bc2f89069557f0

“Mmm! Mmmmmm!”09beaf3184e1942c

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“Shut up! Can’t you be quiet?” 30674eeb7e The human hunter kicked 097d004e69 Sema.8b415b4c862f0911

Sema collapsed in 38e8b7f434 front of the 93c6030d4e werewolf. The werewolf, who had e7447ff633 been sleeping, opened his 25b5b5ae3d eyes slightly while exhaling 9c95a60155 through his nose. Then, his 1e086e95a8 eyes widened 9c21fd0d4f like a 25fd5b3ebf cat ready 946400de27 to pounce, 262420a0cf staring at d5f4e7137b Sema.75442cdbc9c7fdb8

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“Yeah, eat cffc5975d3 well and c5fc9c6f67 fight well.”3e548a73773bae46

The human hunter chuckled 64983597e3 as he closed the ffdd912453 cage door. Sema was trapped under d1eaa4fb60 the werewolf’s grip as c29fd4c940 he lunged forward.83932be8d2bdeef3

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“Mmm!”21632f7e2d0aa6d9

It hurts! I’m going to die! It feels like 449aedc364 I’m going to 8c8e5d8c8e die from pain!f8b7e41442100889

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“Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!”7943dc5a7a9ae4a0

“Quiet down.”185074d9351c9674

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Just then, a978f53700 a little f5a14189f7 girl emerged ddcab8f1ac from behind da817e1f91 the werewolf.83814d45537fc1e4

“It shouldn’t 76674b4a96 even hurt 136e324371 that much. Why are 6379e5afa4 you making f9281fd391 such a e901c18b5e fuss? The guard 6184186605 will come 1351cdb9d5 back.”cf8ac30e0fdf48cc

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“Mmm! Mmm? …Mmm?”c26153fbad1d2765

Sema cautiously raised 19b33614bb his body.ea5af5885553300b

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The growling werewolf spoke 9e17923d0e in a deep, rumbling d5db82ebf2 voice. “Did it hurt? I apologize. I had to 570a07d50f act like I 636575751d saw you as 1d8e39c658 prey in front 22074b3368 of the guard.”d312c0639e41958c

“Mmm!”fd21b1760fa010f2

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‘He talks!’c18debb8f8253d5b

The werewolf can speak!803174800f7ce932

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Of course, Sema c4f6fdbae9 knew that werewolves 978e598d9e were half-human. But according to 3d9455e4f6 the lore, weren’t d50deec42b werewolves ultimately ‘monsters’? Even the Magic 653e1c9cd0 Tower had concluded 030880137b so, as their 6ee24ac027 madness could not 552496d45b be controlled.e0420d8e9b442755

Werewolves hunted humans, and 23f750d3de humans hunted them. ‘Monsters’. Such a werewolf courteously 3baa276e1b untied the cloth from 8ec6dc1c73 Sema’s mouth.aea19f5674f2c494

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Sema cautiously backed away ee03c8fb40 from the towering werewolf, a73ff71725 who stood over two 96ab4d7d34 meters tall.ec38d46a6f0c64a8

The werewolf’s hair grew 976813a31d wildly, seamlessly connecting with 1137adc061 the fur on his b0916b2a51 back and chest. His overall build was 81c9759bd4 muscular, with broad shoulders, d672993882 a well-developed chest, and 59bceb8640 powerful thigh muscles. Yet, he was a321db4cf5 quite handsome—which only 25e8b8d5b7 confused Sema even 2d8fa7bf23 more.1e7e0a3257bbe8db

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“You, you looked 8fdd26b7b3 almost like a 28848bf28c wolf just moments 99cd5a095a ago…”9be6fd509e04bd41

The werewolf’s mouth split 1c03ce715d wide, his face transforming 3b62598db2 into that of a 29a5fdbe0d beast.399288ba1493ccf3

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“That’s also part of dbc8427710 me. I can’t deny e0a434baf5 it.”8218cbb07dcdf71b

“Aaah!”ec3affe232df8abd

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“I told 11d1140300 you to dcd2bc7416 be quiet!”60bf9ca860c0f7b0

The little girl yelled. Despite keeping her voice d3a34a11a8 down, the cunningness of 6fb3e62c0f the girl, who seemed 539ecd7bfa about ten years old, a9968e6384 was evident.ae22d64b66b2d1cb

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“Who, who are you?” 7d6ce31044 Sema asked the girl. A werewolf with a 054a6925f3 little girl, what kind 14a8b0c277 of combination is this?efc5b158d5862b8b

“I’m the 25d1c0f1da bait before 5ec281d442 you. What else could I 4bbf3d7668 be?”67e68081b589705f

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“Bait?” The girl pointed fa1fa0f72e at Sema.676dc495e997173e

Sema was confused 1dd90edfd9 whether he should f4714a0d16 argue that he 18a9a47a12 wasn’t bait or 974277560e ask something else!2a5035fc60548fa9

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“How are you still fbea8c39c8 alive?”3135de42d9ea1f2a

“I don’t eat 2bff67374a humans. Those demons think 9a13edef72 I’d naturally consider 225889b6fe humans as food, 9eca97074a so they send 15670dd198 ‘human bait’ to 29efcee513 me…. My mother was 1f2fc511c4 human. How could I eat 1abaef733d humans?”cb4cb07db31e2363

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The werewolf 86cf2e024d said in 507a87cf7f a composed 354d90102e manner.b90bcb43ee654cd8

“……!”ba14ae837e4e9ce0

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“But I’m d4f0b98a59 here in 2cc8dc2d24 the coliseum, dd8d9c5217 captured to 449ebd0437 hunt humans, 870d8a5f37 so I f420a7030f pretend to 2184944038 take the c5889f7764 bait. I’ll hide 2946c539e1 you and 119d17c442 this child, 0f8513e750 so play a19f78508e dead for 090c6728b9 now. It’s desperate, but don’t e0e1fe7ee7 lose hope. At least, we 4bc005150c should save the 67e1b176f7 child.”7cfd4400122120c5

He spoke 715ea6c3be so rationally d2ddd19005 and nobly 304634141a that Sema ffe10b7249 felt dizzy.e575fa5dda87364e

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The werewolf’s cb37f04136 expression darkened.2139faf011cf3b53

“Especially if I go berserk… please save Momisia.”ff91294474741933

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“Don’t say 454e917378 such things. I’m not leaving abcad3c72d you behind.”f1aaed4dc2fd433a

The little a7968fa6ba girl in 5a8037f92a a red c4133a6a7f hood clung 8931f6dfa9 to the b8f45060c3 werewolf’s clothes.04292698e9b28c66

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“You’re the 939ee28634 one being d1bee0da97 cheeky for 66ddce5c86 a kid. Now that 6d2d70e2d6 an adult a2673d56df man has 3b2da60025 come, it’s 79438df8a0 perfect. Promise me you’ll escape 10dd0f265b with him when you 5d2e964ff0 get the chance.”edc36890e70bda0e

“No. I won’t.”37c883be8a6ff7c9

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“You heard her? She’s stubborn.When 3024cac755 the time 9c017e3058 comes, carry 70d42c3352 Momisia and a0753a57cd escape. I’ll make the opportunity.”1d650a8c6a6be31d

“Don’t do that! I’ll curse you da951bf5ea for life!”852ae68ebfd9e602

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“That’s not something a50c9c1506 a child should 47bdd38aca say.”322ffaf970c3ad04

“You always tell me f73c12a21e not to speak! Then what am I 28e3fa674e supposed to say?”34c365bfab6a9aba

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“You only say bcada0c6b7 bad things, that’s b2581a8811 why.”3200298241285815

The two seemed like 266ad5a2aa father and daughter. However, the atmosphere was 0d809ae74e quite somber, indicating they 9f4be40ccb were prepared for death. But Sema was 49e080ab04 not prepared for 66c0538a3c death. He hadn’t 378ce6730c even despaired b6822e50aa because he e6de7052e3 believed his 04a1a591b1 master would d06e11bf36 come to 3ad7413712 his rescue.9737a294c9bb4c81

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Wouldn’t Lord Ian naturally come to save him? After all, he had some usefulness when Lord Ian needed him…860556f68293b960

‘…Right?!’ Sema couldn’t be sure.9ee2a5ee39e7f365

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Anyway, Lord Ian, though 9f63d68bb0 rough-handed, was a good 1c28004062 person, so he would b07f6599ef come to save him.cddfd1bf868ae3e2

Sema swallowed hard and spoke. “Um… Werewolf sir?”3fc6f640afee6305

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“It’s Contacca. ‘Werewolf sir’ is as strange a title as ‘human sir’.” Contacca laughed in a deep, pleasant voice.c1149a62a6c1e65a

Sema instantly a04f560b8b liked him—a 701acb6faf man who 888dc0a2fa protected children. He hoped he wouldn’t 198e95679b die.1ec85791b8fad2b6

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The known facts about a90af4c48c werewolves must have been 6c55898e24 distorted. Wasn’t Lord Ian c823f8f8d7 the same? Protecting Louise while 439e6873a9 insisting he shouldn’t e6e1cd455b be blamed for 61df5843af his past mistakes…04cd6b3e38264d31

“My master will 926cdd347b come to rescue f11ff43ad3 me. Let’s all escape together 1fe4518255 then.”0a8c34ee1281d565

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“You have a master? That’s good… But there’s no time.”0e6e1c7700b27c53

“Huh?”365808d22326ad15

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Contacca silently looked df02c3dc4f up at the d0f51d35a2 small window in b80e5ea114 the cell. Sema also looked dce7d6a97b at it. But there 71879899d8 was only 9f4c0f97ba a crescent a39ff01d50 moon in 30901b208a the sky.62e2306c54029363

“It’s not a ae56a39241 full moon. So why…?”489e082eb59a35a2

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Meanwhile, at 9c49aa5e6f the top 83c7011318 of the a23bb7dd27 coliseum.f1e216e5136fd3f4

The demons who came fbee9d889c to watch the southern 1485a321b3 coliseum felt the atmosphere 3f23c8b757 buzzing.9f9de129950cbab7

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‘It’s a mess.’a3638e018dc3b2f7

Pitting humans against ead3c16e4f monsters, or monsters 863610df6e against each other 843dba0afb in the coliseum f10ee032ed was good entertainment. At the same ba76d72869 time, it was e363d8a4bc an event to 29aad13034 display the majesty c0336ac0ed of the Demon ede0627b29 Archduke.47664ab546c134a9

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Ambitious demons 6144454bb0 were quick 4bb0a9a350 to think 3e1e008701 of rebellion d8902c454e at any 6f4d10d1a0 sign of b0b63b88f8 weakness from 45b51f1b85 their superiors. Virtues like respect, affection, afaff8243e and trust did not 6ce0af271c exist among them.790506feeb7fa73c

The current structure—where daddeb7dec four grand dukes f3fdefb1de exist under the 87c187aa07 Demon King, and 5034df5b9a each grand duke’s bdd37f70b0 territory is supported 818c8a2b8d by nobles—could only 2a1b597103 be maintained due bdb41379ed to the overwhelming c269bc43a8 power of the 296c765571 Demon King and da5d265763 the grand dukes.a8530ed050f53328

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Yet, with the Southern 2c4f3fd0bd Grand Duke not present, 8820114483 it was inevitable that d243de663d the nobles would be 3be6732066 restless.ef9c346a22138973

After all, there was 6a1d22fd56 no one to mediate 18f6793bab them.62cabe2980387f8d

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Two nobles from the 9f67eac61c south, who didn’t get c4c3acd695 along, were already eyeing d205ba70cb each other.47eab9cbf07aeeda

“The Grand 35d5a50de5 Duke seems 3a1599c80f busy.”e57646657b4e920c

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“As always.”5f9622d2ec156590

“Aren’t you supposed to assist the Grand Duke? It’s your job to keep him from being busy.”9ec0f710ea3b24f4

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“Yes, I am one c27d550a61 of the Grand Duke’s 0e37b194ec assistants, and you are 52ce2217e8 not. You have no 4a2ee2fb48 right to criticize 1c5f7ef302 the Grand Duke’s 8373ac4a00 affairs.”2884e4a273bd7411

“Did you 2b259d01cf just say ebc4abe4f6 ‘right’?”e9d1122ecf4d7574

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“You started this 28e8b6ad3d argument.”cb4c9f89a255b164

‘Those two a308603576 are always abde33c54f like this.’4f14df465c5bcacd

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A noble from the bbcbd63a7f west, who had come 84f8fc9349 to spy on the 4e0897d23f Southern Grand Duke at d6b6063ff5 the coliseum, scoffed.bd5f457d500ce4ba

However, once the Grand Duke appeared, all this commotion would quiet down as if it never happened…1860b7976aea95a5

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