RD | Chapter 22

Sema was tied up 239893dee0 with his limbs bound 6fa9998130 tightly, his eyes and 2354754480 mouth covered. Trapped in a 41bbf799d4 rattling carriage, he 776536ff1f thought.f24f3dc8745e1932

‘Lord Ian!’He wanted to 2365bca87f cry.84527e543dd62c13

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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.”29fffd35416deb3a

So Sema yelled. “Everyone, run! I’ll hold d4a8caf056 them off!”adfdf0a1eb27f91f

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Sema hadn’t expected everyone 1eac118a6a to actually listen to 92682041ae his words and flee.d723d435466ed30e

What could he 8370867bea do? All his close d6006e1a37 worker friends knew 4c5ce3c7af just how useless 3177930d74 he was as 93abef5d11 a wizard. That was 07e3bef98a what they 19c5a9a00d always remembered.898a0f923e525d7f

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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.c267e79c6047311d

“Understood, Mage Sema. We will call for 86cfa070b0 reinforcements!”4b6bb75a2900106c

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‘Huh?’b0229adf1b5037b0

Sema flailed his arms. In doing so, he failed to cast <Water Ball> again.3eee42e23c4afced

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‘No! Don’t go!’0ab2b007f4252ccd

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!c4f4244dc4f8c948

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This was b7c046be71 how Sema 47f79f539d ended up 26bc8fd82a being captured.b03d5d8c6f738ca9

Sema, exhausted c4be30f9d4 and dejected, f70fe4466e shed tears. His blindfold got d72c7d9dc9 soaked, his body 10344cab2b shook with the cdd1f60562 bumps, and he 25056d5a98 fell asleep from 1d01fbff75 crying.b6ee0723f57bd09a

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When he opened his eyes again, he was in front of a beast’s cage.6a84ec2b4865ad86

The smell cf7d5d057f of the 197f24365a beast pierced 76eac146a4 his nose, 9c2fa62eb3 and the bd0a7d35e4 growling sound ad44b4d324 in his b8d99dfdbb ears was a6fc21f2eb unmistakable.64ffc04fe371c5ef

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“Wake up. Get in!”0a19acdc5c4d50c6

“Mmm!”76918bee6a8a0f50

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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.e3cedd83e31b59a7

“Mmm! Mmmmmm!”3534fa25b991467f

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“Shut up! Can’t you e16726352b be quiet?” 687576d95a The human a226772cb8 hunter kicked a74921af88 Sema.5fd2f75804ded3a3

Sema collapsed 039ae652e8 in front d7372e2498 of the a2cc89e9fd werewolf. The werewolf, who 726967fc98 had been sleeping, c315f164e8 opened his eyes 59c9af502d slightly while exhaling 22d83b2cf8 through his nose. Then, his 3df0929b6c eyes widened b78b7e4b0a like a be851b751b cat ready 05ae8bac20 to pounce, 650eadcd21 staring at cc3af3a9ad Sema.d89231129fb6e0b1

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“Yeah, eat 16ada3349a well and 0de4e6609a fight well.”885b55399d8ff073

The human hunter chuckled 6f2ea03f61 as he closed the c44e889a49 cage door. Sema was 0e47a280cd trapped under 7b66a9b980 the werewolf’s 84cc2587e4 grip as 216c3f6d43 he lunged 2e179ddda5 forward.7a5e416227704dae

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“Mmm!”0c63947b25cacefb

It hurts! I’m going f22b089e02 to die! It feels 8727e87182 like I’m b05c56991f going to 14f3574855 die from bf1ac08a8a pain!8fd8ba7edc5ec27b

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“Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!”3aae70a2f6288cdf

“Quiet down.”cfdbe760639aaa93

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Just then, 96f3e1426c a little 65032c505b girl emerged 772dfaa491 from behind c3bba20560 the werewolf.fd94816f29521666

“It shouldn’t even b4d9cec673 hurt that much. Why are you making 2c55b6b417 such a fuss? The guard 23eb028fc2 will come 4a1821897a back.”5ef426676732420f

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“Mmm! Mmm? …Mmm?”3bf8a67bbbbc1c7c

Sema cautiously raised his a15f243f49 body.4c961bebef9f5dbc

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The growling 0c4addffd8 werewolf spoke 9c16f03063 in a ce4a090428 deep, rumbling fb15674ea6 voice. “Did it hurt? I apologize. I had be3ef1a9ad to act 39ac843912 like I 5dc0e42cca saw you 5dbe7de8e1 as prey dd9653ee83 in front 9818d97830 of the 67ebefdb57 guard.”bcb4b43f2a2750da

“Mmm!”8eaf6cd1995c2292

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‘He talks!’29a3bfd8d59891a5

The werewolf 1ef9547764 can speak!7b64a60cd082f712

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Of course, Sema knew 18f32fb6b1 that werewolves were half-human. But according ad5380b435 to the 98fd09e74f lore, weren’t 9906ca083b werewolves ultimately 3450c200f0 ‘monsters’? Even the Magic bfffbbf31c Tower had concluded 8ede20ff68 so, as their 8c9d45a01b madness could not a667523f39 be controlled.13fc9d22ff2efa43

Werewolves hunted c8e3c87930 humans, and 670c02e541 humans hunted e4c0ad58f9 them. ‘Monsters’. Such a werewolf bebb76ae74 courteously untied the 4d3d037052 cloth from Sema’s 23278a650d mouth.08f0e2787bf92d84

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Sema cautiously 76d4665654 backed away 9e7e50c7ce from the f10b90a5a5 towering werewolf, c44cbb624c who stood 1b0605ee7f over two c5b2da11d1 meters tall.4571351de6098941

The werewolf’s hair grew 92e0f3a3f4 wildly, seamlessly connecting with 7c3877bb0e the fur on his d978746647 back and chest. His overall build 73f1620c52 was muscular, with 5d9f0cab3a broad shoulders, a 314778630f well-developed chest, and c6b0cc5cb7 powerful thigh muscles. Yet, he 94645e3ee4 was quite 6e63fbc2bc handsome—which only 0eade80fdd confused Sema 490a0366b8 even more.e0a4583a2e14eea9

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“You, you looked almost b8b4cda0ae like a wolf just 74c15c499f moments ago…”04771fc8aa63a1ce

The werewolf’s mouth 2efdd9086e split wide, his 0a040fd8f0 face transforming into 008c251d3b that of a 555be1a258 beast.7f2a9ab743b721dc

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“That’s also part 9eacb87c74 of me. I can’t deny it.”6c23c4df7b2402c9

“Aaah!”b9a537d01ef5fb52

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“I told you db0a4d7a3c to be quiet!”8e6289dbd4b06491

The little girl yelled. Despite keeping her 74d0ae7589 voice down, the 5d27bda199 cunningness of the f5e3e8be6e girl, who seemed d5bda10886 about ten years 555aa00626 old, was evident.d19e8d0d8d04562b

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“Who, who are d69951a47a you?” Sema asked a32219a4ca the girl. A werewolf 45c46442b7 with a 62f03c46fb little girl, 01380c5bf5 what kind 6951bbe699 of combination d5bfb43278 is this?102e0e0d0c859d1e

“I’m the 33f2fafa9d bait before f06a20c93e you. What else 328d4326d3 could I 50eb055366 be?”46c9562cc921248d

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“Bait?” The 81dd66666e girl pointed a3e0e6fe15 at Sema.0cbe12d2cc6fadef

Sema was confused whether 487377a03a he should argue that 9f5f69908a he wasn’t bait or b2f5d4df4b ask something else!6086d33bd67ededb

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“How are 6434fe5817 you still 7dc83ad8ae alive?”7b0cf5141f2fdfec

“I don’t eat 6bdc1e8fe8 humans. Those demons think d23f4436c7 I’d naturally consider 218985398e humans as food, 5784b14242 so they send beddfc1601 ‘human bait’ to 8bbce9de04 me…. My mother was human. How could I ea94578932 eat humans?”1f2acac873f04e62

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The werewolf said 20112b0c1f in a composed fc17d46484 manner.d0899d582629d019

“……!”b8a7af84c4b68d8e

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“But I’m here 26e62eedad in the coliseum, dcc107e739 captured to hunt 74e6cf10f4 humans, so I 86415de87d pretend to take 4024ff2fa6 the bait. I’ll hide 74b27df5e5 you and c96156cf80 this child, aed4b57279 so play 4bb6e5bb71 dead for 4cce89b2be now. It’s desperate, but cceafdc774 don’t lose hope. At least, 0603539543 we should ab848be4ed save the 5634a22983 child.”0d9a6ec2ef99b2ce

He spoke so 3fa37956f5 rationally and nobly ce67dbfb6b that Sema felt 6d23f152d3 dizzy.65706ea55780e0b5

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The werewolf’s b974873655 expression darkened.f6d59fc5052fe722

“Especially if I go berserk… please save Momisia.”59995efe158b2a25

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“Don’t say 48f6187e7a such things. I’m not leaving 4b6e53cf19 you behind.”9b67a7b33f328efb

The little 002b107b96 girl in ec287adc2c a red 5e8b44bbfb hood clung 55f73ddd86 to the 67df3bf4fd werewolf’s clothes.48a4c38b111f0484

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“You’re the 959d9388b2 one being 6e4db082ee cheeky for 92b52ea47f a kid. Now that 37887435d9 an adult a9a266df0b man has 2726e9b9e6 come, it’s 6f34488ab8 perfect. Promise me you’ll 871e672459 escape with him 3ba0e326e1 when you get 4457cfb6ff the chance.”d56b0027a74853f7

“No. I won’t.”43b9d36b35fbef55

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“You heard her? She’s stubborn.When the 005a4c9c3e time comes, carry 45eec8096d Momisia and escape. I’ll make the opportunity.”23af0e7134cde122

“Don’t do that! I’ll curse f9c7e49db2 you for ddc0e0528d life!”dcab70669aecba9f

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“That’s not something a cc6c751e6e child should say.”4d21bae936c04b7f

“You always tell me a71d3873a2 not to speak! Then what dc60c4c24f am I 3ae55f62b5 supposed to d45fdbeaf8 say?”4db209b2008c0369

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“You only say bad 0e00c4389b things, that’s why.”93d66e7dd0f1c0d4

The two seemed like 73e588f46c father and daughter. However, the atmosphere was 398e522179 quite somber, indicating they 1e1c15963d were prepared for death. But Sema 9f98b07af5 was not f272cd6aa8 prepared for efa0992003 death. He hadn’t 556ee83338 even despaired df6a717503 because he f81a1ce363 believed his 9d1bac9f88 master would b81d55daf1 come to f276bc7ad0 his rescue.886811012c4680c3

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Wouldn’t Lord Ian naturally come to save him? After all, he had some usefulness when Lord Ian needed him…fd8b1e5cb5d8adb6

‘…Right?!’ Sema couldn’t be sure.8fbd27bd617e1c70

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Anyway, Lord Ian, b704372f39 though rough-handed, was fed82ec202 a good person, b1693728ca so he would b6605d4ee3 come to save 92fe05e828 him.a8263afbeee0c04e

Sema swallowed hard and spoke. “Um… Werewolf sir?”4d261528a11f6d08

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“It’s Contacca. ‘Werewolf sir’ is as strange a title as ‘human sir’.” Contacca laughed in a deep, pleasant voice.86f4dc69e9029549

Sema instantly liked c310ab62ff him—a man who 629fdffd56 protected children. He hoped 982e3ffe8a he wouldn’t 64c3675a12 die.79a55436263a50e2

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The known facts 891a33187b about werewolves must e801b8344a have been distorted. Wasn’t Lord Ian the 76d9bb8801 same? Protecting Louise while insisting 7ad10145b2 he shouldn’t be blamed 4a091b2d02 for his past mistakes…34ce8aa11d1f08ff

“My master will come 98ad226d6d to rescue me. Let’s all escape together 2314684bb8 then.”041b176b4f833eb0

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“You have a master? That’s good… But there’s no time.”caa269963d0a5d04

“Huh?”1036d0f17d84807b

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Contacca silently looked c4a76272d4 up at the a81d20ad5c small window in 9a5ecd70a0 the cell. Sema also looked at e6233b5bd0 it. But there was 977c341513 only a crescent 5ff860efe8 moon in the 359c35a7aa sky.b1cb3cd37b8b6edd

“It’s not 9b78fe41ce a full e71380c9e3 moon. So why…?”2141c4e62c859640

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Meanwhile, at 707a52535f the top 97c5c34eb4 of the 8e2b1432da coliseum.94b608f14f3add8d

The demons who 74bc063da6 came to watch ac58d10515 the southern coliseum fb554cdef2 felt the atmosphere a9808e62a2 buzzing.7cf85805cbdf382e

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‘It’s a mess.’d07b93f6f4955712

Pitting humans against 31359d322a monsters, or monsters 21143a868d against each other fb1da71601 in the coliseum 844b568a40 was good entertainment. At the 787cc8d4be same time, 271d330ff6 it was 4eeb9e66b8 an event 66571186de to display 2aed773ce5 the majesty b1bdfe81a9 of the a5225b7b76 Demon Archduke.37f64a6ea5301efe

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Ambitious demons were 6c252a1a98 quick to think 0d33e68be7 of rebellion at e0e6b1e812 any sign of 867761d43d weakness from their da472b622b superiors. Virtues like respect, affection, 8f04b39658 and trust did not 49b19e33b8 exist among them.f08db89479612fd4

The current 169b8a040d structure—where four b05d2e734c grand dukes 37b9a4bd8d exist under 38dcc4068a the Demon f5fd5ae45e King, and 5cff0db94d each grand 1eb5c75c17 duke’s territory 611e309c12 is supported cbc7f66f74 by nobles—could 8ff2a3fd35 only be 3b36e06c6f maintained due 43c5e93c69 to the 1d3a9e2138 overwhelming power a7a922c426 of the ffeb1f765b Demon King e23d699fd1 and the 6b0b64c9fa grand dukes.66a475e3734282d3

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Yet, with the Southern bd0f6b432c Grand Duke not present, 96801ac0a7 it was inevitable that ff7cb41614 the nobles would be d866f11a90 restless.cc131ab40008eade

After all, eb89511383 there was 34f217af49 no one 0e3059adb0 to mediate 1092b434c7 them.ba5e1c588fe286c7

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Two nobles 603853b9f8 from the 61acebbfd9 south, who b55857064e didn’t get 2d45e974b0 along, were dd0d67ab13 already eyeing f048ce0bbc each other.b57369081f9acdbb

“The Grand Duke 7cb8225dba seems busy.”8d00aa1ef0b397a7

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“As always.”c9078e03592e1bc0

“Aren’t you supposed to assist the Grand Duke? It’s your job to keep him from being busy.”6f82e5ebfaeb786f

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“Yes, I b67fa6a2f0 am one bca775708d of the 5e9496fecb Grand Duke’s d7928ecb15 assistants, and b35d102e1f you are a9eb1a4b9c not. You have no 8846ab1026 right to criticize 09f18a3dbd the Grand Duke’s 69651fb38b affairs.”aba47d4223c6523f

“Did you just say ea94e5591d ‘right’?”d7cb6e4ef5dfe73e

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“You started this argument.”55225b0ecf2a2e13

‘Those two are always dfb900697c like this.’d7f6667848416b57

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A noble 6b1108be56 from the aa001a0bb0 west, who 633ee615af had come f150e1023b to spy c3c81eba4c on the 508391579a Southern Grand 9b627c4641 Duke at ff8f8758c5 the coliseum, 44739a78b7 scoffed.19105be7dba58c45

However, once the Grand Duke appeared, all this commotion would quiet down as if it never happened…438f2fd80ec72975

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