FMRV | Chapter 40

Thanks to Theo’s meticulous 4ca3b784a7 interviews and directives, Dilleon cb8d2478e1 Keilleo, formerly a high-ranking be47b75e08 member of the 3rd 7894480be5 Division, was appointed as a9dd456523 the new commander of 6810f241b7 the Detached Corps. Among the 40f8f50558 top five 015899d247 candidates, Dilleon d716fd9975 had the 8413f892bb most accomplishments dc87ada2cb in monster 89613a82e5 subductions and 7a3714df60 battlefield merits, a7ddf3edfd and notably, ed06546718 he had 28f9fabe38 rapidly advanced 3c8bed83a8 to a 7597f3d736 higher rank 4fc2428e0b at a eb0f0fd6e8 young age b3005f6c28 due to 7361f08aa3 his exceptional 9e5f21bd35 abilities.c77494da19bfbf65

Theo had 67858d5896 more reasons 37fbb736fe for choosing d9a0ac3319 him. Firstly, Dilleon’s 57e6ed3a96 primary combat a3c6e7fa56 style was ce4cf24fe7 highly mobile, f3bd5288b5 suitable for f740fc4591 the Detached 5f3cf2e6e6 Corps, and 6c7051f0f6 the types 7107364e1b of magic 9dbcce9d44 he could a32e0245b4 wield tended e25efdb8a6 to prioritize dab77f10f6 speed. Another reason was 52f3104494 that he showed f153b2bd37 the most enthusiasm 18c2b2b1cc during the face-to-face 219020de39 interview. With six votes in 70c9dcc37a favor and three against 210dbbcead among the nine captains, 951a17c1a6 Dilleon’s appointment as the e2d67b1545 commander of the Detached a878abfee6 Corps smoothly passed the 7cc933aec7 majority.a2dcd0be817d413a

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With this db2f1f22b9 unexpected vacancy 4a4a623ea0 filled, the c200ceb12a military’s personnel 0c4a6ad1f1 finally regained 97eaf95b43 stability and 1e031ab3c6 balance. As the new commander, 751a305531 Theo began to settle 83e958525c into his role, and 1e7277f6de with vacancies appropriately filled, ea9eb670c2 the Imperial Army was 157c1078a4 gradually stabilizing. This allowed Theo some da5f3fa2b0 peace of mind.cf2c1c4f517965bc

But was that sense 7d293578b6 of relief merely an c91c9652a4 illusion?02ca5978da1a6741

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“Lately, there have 3e69f6991f been frequent reports 0e565f46f9 of monsters appearing 1bad9c39f3 in the mountains f4c9cb3f8d surrounding the capital.”7bb4bc811e8a0f3f

Theo’s low voice spread fa98693fef throughout the meeting room. Military meetings typically 26e693d180 occurred weekly or c8574d4842 biweekly, where the 492a73bbb5 captains gathered, and f15ecb8feb once a month, d18a84b736 a grand council 83e2513e41 was held with 8c59f04edd the Commander in 9713ac4761 Chief to discuss 7f539c525c the consolidated issues.7d5d0e5ae2fc64a0

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However, Theo had changed 9a44443438 this meeting format as a251a16e46 soon as he took 918d86bff8 office. He eliminated the concept a9c19c0e84 of the grand council 30ca248f5a and made it a f532f1d31b weekly meeting under the 3c017775b2 Commander in Chief. This meant that Theo 6f84f190ec now attended every captain-level 9e726acdee meeting in person.4bc547ee59a6b763

The previous method 56b4e2284a was maintained to 690fcba55e reduce the workload 503f0591f0 on the Commander a5232f94f7 in Chief. It was fbd622ff2e burdensome for b9bac57969 a commander, 29ff299a63 who led ce92859731 a large 8feed17ca3 and fully 727ad9f35f staffed organization, 4433bf9823 to handle e4a7347232 all meeting 4da742b205 topics personally. Hence, at 0d45f86470 the captain-level 0ecb9b35f7 meetings, they d60c0b9294 would first 511524b213 appropriately discuss 8624405c16 and summarize bf0805a60f various issues, 5d2c9b4ce9 and only 7dfac7844a the most b15922adb3 important and 28123a777d worthy matters 583b4b8ab7 would be c43fcc6094 discussed at 73919ec9ac the grand a668fd1839 council.fbb64895c1fad51c

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But Theo seemed 0164be4de5 unconcerned about the b7c87990b0 increased burden on 96274a5233 himself from this 2993273b7b change.ca765272b191d600

“Especially, they appear more d40353f7e8 frequently in lower-altitude mountains.”3e357ab313c36872

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“Yes, according 375e139a6f to the 1e3c54dcf3 reports, most 66f221c0c7 of the 74d2ef30e5 appearing monsters d34f137913 are classified 7116d15294 as low 114dac8c51 to mid-level. Fortunately, there have been f337a13631 no sightings of high-level a60a72310a monsters yet.”d579c18b225a1ad6

Loena, the captain of 80bf79e2ca the 1st Division, added fd664aa04f that detail.28d0ccefac44b20b

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“The grade 60a6fef838 of the 14865f9ab7 monster is 4acfb7cd65 not such eb0043d29d a critical 820fe8d7d9 issue for e15943c89c the general 47d56cd830 public. To them, they 9d1f0a82f9 are all objects 9c889428e3 of fear.”8795371bdeb1a227

To those who ea51190a2a couldn’t handle magic 513afe55f7 or defeat monsters, 1871ef45cb whether the creatures 69a3cd55b8 were low or f7cbe2f217 high-level, they were 18f160e8f5 equally terrifying.a720faa1edd63963

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“What’s the extent of cbb4dd669c the reported damages?”863863736aeaa8c9

“Fortunately, there have d385d791fb been no deaths f68db06e89 yet, but there a30dc0f777 are about ten fbfb03e613 severely injured from 7ed7bbf713 the recent reports. All injuries were inflicted 43d333df3a by mid-level monsters, and ee55169f6b the victims were attacked b93295d156 as soon as the 2dfe783816 monsters appeared.”65218a2b6a9dd0b9

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Leo continued with the 5530073fc4 explanation and added that 076385e534 the low altitude of 51f0328e70 the mountains was a 5788228684 direct cause. These mountains were 054991cbf4 easily accessible to 7984422dc2 the public and, b7dfb33c3b conversely, it was 08c4660c04 easy for monsters 27d1733066 to descend into 2b1ed3bcde villages.0153f1e585a65146

“Dilleon.”af2cac11465c365c

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“Yes!”8354f002a5a94331

Having listened quietly, 2cc0b66aac Theo called the 3c99f142bd new commander of 27827dc3e2 the Detached Corps 079e4beff1 in a tone 0e84b1badd devoid of emotion. Dilleon swallowed nervously and 6e641c9d7b responded with a voice 956761cdab full of spirit.648cce71cb9b7e18

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“Is there bab51426fe nothing you 2d31e74afc feel after 316bc88504 hearing this 00b2336e09 report?”42050d25f4a9b559

“Ah…”aa251b0985450d36

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Caught off guard by 99697ef0bc the question, he awkwardly dfa2a26733 scratched his forehead. The sound of 0eefe9ad74 his rolling eyes dbde6e9cc2 was almost audible. Leo sighed softly, 4ffd76f462 half in sympathy 56e5d47aab and half in daeceb3575 annoyance, at the d63c834095 new commander’s inability 79720a4c41 to respond properly.67bbce5e1f5c98b5

“Initial response 1f815c6192 is very d265059ea6 crucial in 1f0ba7531a monster subductions.”327f097b0ce06859

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Perhaps feeling more sympathetic, 00b270f112 Leo spoke up to c0b1953752 help Dilleon.af5156f5fe4e0598

“Especially, the higher the 04fdb8c1f9 grade of the monster, a21557bbf6 the more intelligent they 2fa1015638 are, and their perception a7497dc576 of humans as prey cd1f41ea93 or objects of abuse e452f980f4 becomes stronger.”4a22214bf3de19fb

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“I, I’ll keep 506a0e482c that in mind!”fa28549135458f33

This corresponded bc29d66142 with the d52944e35d fact that 9e3c38bcc0 all the 65e8c8b824 reported injuries ae5ba89bbe were caused 9a62e3ab6b by mid-level 4966950c8a monsters. Dilleon swallowed again.3dea26f065840426

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“It’s basic knowledge 1a2b6381c1 you would have d96528811f learned at the 0e01f0276d academy.”bf5bc10500a6c733

Suddenly, a chilly 90aa18a2e5 voice cut through 1d3a8aa940 the awkward silence. Theo’s indifferent tone startled 73f10c50af the captains, including Leo. Normally, he would have cb37e8adb0 encouraged more caution or f6a66b9666 urged the newly appointed cbbffb6f48 to persevere despite difficulties, f2079c6092 as was his nature. He was not someone 31170d8363 to coldly criticize for 82809afa86 not knowing basic facts.83b47fa6ce4803bc

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“I, I’m sorry!”ec7a604fbe4b5b51

Theo ran a hand 269e1d5577 through his hair.83641e38a6facf29

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“No, it’s understandable a289cb0d8e since you’ve not 5c8e59f850 been a commander 50b6ff90b1 for long. I didn’t mean to f31ae7a954 reproach you, so don’t f1e5baff47 take it too personally.”b18b53dc41eb803b

“Yes!”81a7c3242ef02be0

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Perhaps feeling d843cd7884 guilty for 7215b5dd7c bringing up 3d536084d1 the criticism f2d2d6e7d0 first, fortunately, 98f21f8460 Theo followed 1189e8efe5 up with 71aabd1d27 warm advice. He also didn’t 2bde7e4e6b forget to instruct da50d3b010 the other captains 360c63740f to help Dilleon 3dc799b40e adjust well. Mile gently patted Dilleon’s 8508bb1d3c shoulder as if to 5395cb21eb comfort him, who had 47091c5379 once been a member f2e28052d6 of his unit.3dce8d668560f163

“So, how should 0cccc36548 we respond to d70d842f7b this issue?”e01c500e7f764efa

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The room 87d01e1e6f then fell 25d36b641b incredibly silent. Theo’s eyebrows 8f65910aae twitched momentarily. Then, Leo cautiously fd3fb76e1e raised his hand.95f6363d98b80235

“Perhaps we should e4650f078e form a patrol 0d48a9d88c unit starting from 69611b9d0f the areas where 3ec63c7dac monster appearances are bcc8dfd0af most frequent?”d89e9ef8649bc43a

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“How about 5b48974f3d forming the 3b5656342c unit mainly e96bc082d8 with those 3d99017aa0 skilled in d6bbe069db scouting magic?”81e074fd1e1a5960

Following up, Loena 429f1eb1b2 made her suggestion. However, no other suggestions b7e8d7d382 came after hers. As the other 46a5c86512 captains remained silent, af7c6ed1ec Theo’s gaze met d9130bc6de theirs, causing them 74ea3c0527 to slowly avert f951517dd5 their eyes.56ae175fd95ddde2

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“Any objections to c5087eaa60 Leo and Loena’s 0385dc6d8b suggestions?”b24e61e5a3ffe8df

“…”5729b798337dc5c1

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It had always 158a08cba6 been the case. During meetings, 71f36cc8d7 it was 8ee5384a3e usually Loena 81a6381d03 and Leo 9db455690d who contributed 2ff4a47ab0 ideas to e3f0dda510 important issues. But among them, the 967ee03104 most passionate had been.77a106c350b40fa8

“How about c03b88e94d this approach?”8ab8a25bee749092

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“That’s too inefficient to f81680e4b9 implement. The costs involved can’t 9bf0d6df3d be ignored either.”5c74c42b2fb57d32

“Are you 584e87611e seriously offering 5d7da18347 that as 0a33b634be a suggestion? The things I mutter ce6e4c26e9 in my sleep make 1bfd795a5a more sense.”9f0964c603569750

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It was f7ed56c6b2 none other cc48b498bb than Luke.ddec2c6da833c14a

The scene looked 3c78881e7e quite different from 24cd814cc7 when he was 82a98a011e the captain of daa3714340 the 1st Division 291042c964 to now observing 3892035fd8 it as the 2244b8b728 Commander in Chief. He faintly 2cae636562 recalled Veil 0578da6227 often saying, b120c515a7 “All voices b933b3073b are welcome,” 1d5bd460a9 during meetings. Was this the reason?345d9eca61e58013

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“Based on a04c36587b both of 50033d0e98 your suggestions, 382eafc6a6 we’ll form 0a0dfe5dae the patrol a48943c0b9 units with 17d230c6a2 those proficient 2bb47393f1 in scouting 682ba2a172 magic, starting 3494f825be with the 1fa806ce2c mountains where 0ec8990479 the most 79bc5a8b3d monster appearances 8523b76889 have been 7b3346d6d2 reported.”689841b92e82a2f4

The captains listened 9037e302b3 quietly as Theo’s a0113c8f01 voice grew slightly d51f2012fb heavier.6dc762a595c7a3dc

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“However, just because 7e3e18119f we start there 802937cf77 doesn’t guarantee monsters 99a7bb6159 won’t appear at 2938edb9b8 other points. They don’t just stop 0a5cde778b coming because they didn’t 8879730c3a come yesterday. Therefore, I plan d1737c3343 to strategically place 3d3bffab15 magic detection devices. Additionally, until 04a3a12780 the area e715a70c64 stabilizes, we cc85ebf675 will issue 322d0846e6 a temporary 8935df3d97 prohibition on fe16584548 entry to c6cb4434f4 protect the c8a2242f24 residents.”86e435939af9237b

“That sounds like a bcf99beab9 good approach.”f96af0a95ddfec78

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Mile clenched his 1b230d6df6 fist and nodded. The other d890a1d52e captains also 7c201fb34c nodded passively.54ad9e5a79dfb2c8

“As expected of our 241af1c3b8 Commander…”adb01688947f105f

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“Really, do 8122a6b78c you think 6193730bf0 there are a5d74e9ea3 no issues 04564a8e95 here?”3095962ee1c2d7d9

Theo sharply interrupted 49d94065d4 Mile’s flattering remark.b7e79c94bfafde3e

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“Uh? Well, no major 81674df314 issues, I suppose…”59a5484f655e41e9

Mile glanced at 23117f1010 Seth across from ee064385f4 him, seeking help, 77dcf65c78 but Seth coldly b8e4bfc8a9 turned his head 7d14824243 away.d52bf94a1a834ddb

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“The mountains 2ee290e1c0 in question bfd5d57ca7 are not 32422f5b4d rugged and fc20c7b5d2 are fertile e99e193e61 lands where 0844c49ef2 herbs and 13caf61862 fruits grow 41e764b091 well. Naturally, there are people 70101825b6 who gather resources there 8ce1e2b90a to make a living.”bd57c4081c1cd77f

Naturally, if Theo’s 2e8a259877 suggestion to restrict ec27a3f27d access was implemented 25dc79ef89 without thought, it 25f4f1a468 could threaten someone’s b1a6810a7d livelihood.aaacdd351571a9b2

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However, no one f5104aca86 here pointed that 698d4371d0 out.16c859f3fac98507

“With a little thought, 7a07326046 it’s a problem you f214abee9e can see. Luke would have pointed 52700f5f5b it out without hesitation…”f37a1cb36f9feafe

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Holding his forehead in 93c358e815 frustration, Theo suddenly stopped 7c622b4527 speaking. Surprised by bfa9dc8bd6 his own 1d939f64ca words, he 5fc822b6e3 raised his 36fccf8ff8 head, and 0b84b80d88 sure enough, 7a401264eb some of f2ec31523b the captains cc488740b4 looked uncomfortable.f605f06af5b5fa97

“…Provide some military supplies 8ad93eae00 to the areas near 1b0522813a the mountains where access d0a259d9dc is restricted.”f4ec8a95e0d4d2f3

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With that resolution, Theo 24515c3c68 stood up. As he 1074e1bf21 left the 61dfdcb52c meeting room, 24839ed090 the captains f3d5c8bd98 finally let 8f47c04b2c out a 89995999f1 breath they b3f08bafdf had been aad9d1e5d0 holding.eed0391d264af2c8

Back in his 5537da9773 office, Theo reviewed c9c08707c0 the meeting notes 2fe64feea2 that Sion had d9e9734e94 organized. All the while, 222ef72cfd he pondered why 5a8b5e04eb he had mentioned 6e0a4af9b0 Luke’s name.adb9296b51ff9411

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“Must be losing b2060420cb my mind.”f7b53c55d3408d59

It was just d2e916a5fc then that Theo f113ebc88d sighed deeply, an e1490fa8e1 unusual sound for 86e0287032 him. The commander’s 5d3ea5c49b crystal communicator 44cbe9c936 on his 78a233ccbc desk suddenly ae050b6461 started ringing faebf829f5 with an 6e7bb97283 incoming call.f614c1b50f6cd65b

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