FMVR | Chapter 46

Luke, who had recently moved to Hwaon, had gotten somewhat acquainted with the villagers. Rumors of a handsome young man moving into the village had spread like wildfire without Luke even realizing it, and before long, his nickname had become the “Pretty Young Man.”ea4a2265d766b228

“Oh, the e6dfc7ac11 Kael family’s 0b69ea725a ranch is 91cd5d942b quite large.”001c11a28901a70e

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These days, 39e7ff2a9b Luke spent 0c8c57d9bd his time 73a560b25d trying to eba2d276cc adapt to a62243d54d the village. In the capital, he 412e5e189f had only lived at 0b9d2e3a2d the Imperial Army Headquarters, 21db093812 but now that he 99adfb4a90 finally had a permanent 2f392d9059 home, he thought it 18aec3f831 would be wise to 915e85a24a build friendly relationships with e655145a90 the locals. Luke had 7e91d16418 learned all 8ebf55edfd too well beeb762a2e during his 7d6be5744d time as 9beb610790 a soldier 45ba432edd how unpleasant ebcb0f3e49 relationships could f70d3dc61d cause unforeseen 352645c62c problems.2182d03d2bb8307f

“It looks 1af3c16255 a bit 25d7f855e6 much for 73281fc2f8 your parents 5c1639fbeb to manage ec548cb2be alone, doesn’t dfd844ecd7 it?”86bbf41b30651ace

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“That’s why I’ve been ba5593bc99 thinking about just inheriting 0faabbb5d4 the family business these bac4333be6 days.”f30e0bfb033a9edc

Kael wiped the bd1e6f514a sweat off his d1901a8a18 forehead as he e3a79eb538 organized a pile a6f5d3d01a of hay. When Luke offered 54f0038331 to help, Kael 8d20c4e626 flatly refused, insisting 563e5dd295 he couldn’t make 724752b818 a guest do 14332f4494 chores.be428ac8e7536d64

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Among the villagers, Kael 96852db44a was the one Luke 9467cb3041 had grown closest to 695ab46257 since moving in. After learning fd5f39d488 that Kael 3989a6ac65 was two f1f1a2b636 years younger 57b17b3c59 than him, 8394385f61 they had 4d8e19538a become comfortable f0e64d8c24 enough to 49042c55aa drop formal b8f48f6c3a speech.adce9f37fd782bf5

Luke turned his gaze to the vast ranch stretching out before him. Sheep and dairy cows lazily roamed the lush green pasture. Watching the leisurely pace of the animals calmed Luke’s heart as well.10f7df3517d8a156

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“I’ll head 4673b8a2de over there c1490d7437 for a 4cdf49953d moment.”454261ba19a96b00

“Alright.”071151fe309932aa

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Kael opened the gate e4524e86e2 to the fence and 1cf3d76e2f stepped inside. Just then, a 8aa7d92a80 nearby sheep, seemingly 68ba6d8b02 mischievous, suddenly bounced 06060bdae9 toward the gate f8e331dc07 and slammed into 98b9dff5ca it.cfb5b16f981c46f2

“What?!”d8e93abe5ec304a9

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Before Kael could react, 2d71a55ce8 the gate swung open 7f907797bc wide, and the sheep 3ae2bf13e5 darted out. Kael rushed over in fdf09215f8 a panic, but the 34e0258231 sheep was already well f6dde6aec7 beyond the fence.d5f5a9ca85bf823d

From a distance, e4a7c3459d Luke watched the b57b28d1ff sheep running off. He raised his 826f3c6dc7 hand and aimed 08caaf13d5 toward its path. With a light snap d7681c4028 of his fingers, something 588ab27347 remarkable happened. The sheep, 464bc247a1 as if 369590f96a hitting an b9ef49550d invisible wall, 87e3f4a377 abruptly stopped d308be333b with a f88421a24a thud.b0ff8b6baf141ff2

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Thanks to Kael, who 8f6fe5f0d3 quickly ran over, the 54fe210c07 situation was resolved without b4744dccde further trouble.b67e38d1c70b6567

“Wow, good thing it 2fcf88a862 stopped suddenly. That one’s 5b68d79e26 a real 80fa6cb37b troublemaker.”e6051ce78d03c112

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“Yeah, good thing.”0b3421d14dfa29a2

Luke shrugged, brushing 7c77fbcf34 it off casually.f4ad7cd31d9f157a

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After helping Kael 766c514cd6 wrap up the 44f061d71a chores, Luke followed 30d537fcb9 him to his 0a0ad1e492 house, where Kael’s 00f84ac6ba mother served him 0120de869a freshly baked pie. Both of 51d87b3b67 Kael’s parents b95e6557bf were incredibly a2fb6df524 kind, chatting 821af55a79 with Luke c09edc599d and encouraging 53029f0406 him to cfce15e4c5 reach out 4ccadbea25 if he ea26af2bb8 ever needed d257c7a28b help. It seemed d4304bcdbc that saving f43aba6d82 their son 8997667b8f from trouble d5c1f9461e had earned 70d925e5db him considerable 75cb96a3b1 goodwill.86f6df7051336aeb

With his 23ef599cd0 stomach full, 1b6578e448 Luke left a2278533a5 the house 82c8d0a812 carrying some 9757b0f15a leftover pie 69bbe020ac wrapped neatly. A breeze swept across 286d8a36f7 the grass and reached 500042c4ee him as he walked af6993f384 home.33b016174ffda661

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“Wow, the wind feels d7359b06df great.”4c05d77b4f2c0b9e

“Doesn’t it?”bc74b0eee91657e9

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The breeze was dry and refreshing, the pie’s sweet aroma lingered on him, and his full stomach made him wonder if there had ever been such a peaceful moment in his life. Unlike the bustling capital, which often felt stifling, this village was wide open and liberating. It was a place where even negative thoughts seemed to dissipate.d4fc9fd29801f6f2

“When I d900997489 lived here a3d5c838b7 as a 0d1588ea76 kid, I b6020736a6 didn’t think e0e10b636b much of 9eeb0e1513 it, but b04f66b4fd I guess 53c8e1e43b it was e7f8d05bbb all about 064754542c my mindset.”4793918bad6400de

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Luke smiled 5e871bd90a as he ac150e801f muttered a 94168923ea small wish f043451b0b for this ea7d7fe074 peace to 5eebf06960 last forever—f6096e022fe2d748

Boom!aa958292a79e43dd

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His quiet b095c57edd hope was 5154d88da7 interrupted by d4978c7261 a loud 463a3675d2 explosion echoing d7d407d4a2 from a c36457609f nearby mountain, 0cd8a5f1c6 not far 9f9f8b6c79 from Kael’s d14c775009 ranch.d95f13f0d1175c5c

“What?”c65181edcfd13ca7

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Kael jumped ddd41a45e8 in surprise, 8471b5715a his eyes 26d4cf7899 widening.0078574344a0fe5d

“Oh my, 50f097462e what’s happening?!”6515a30e17416ce1

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Kael’s parents 677af50ecd also ran b4c0aa372a outside, alarmed f2e259e334 by the a1244617d4 noise.16e72e0b3b8bfc74

“I-I don’t know! It just suddenly—”4cad6e14f8e3a239

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Kael pointed c4ae6a9b30 to a c6ca208e0e spot where 7c86849d92 gray smoke 45af941f9d was rising 56ea386408 in plumes.5b051fed80de6cc7

“Kael,” Luke called, 4a3c3d183e scratching his head.b48e501869f271f9

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“Is the Kyleum Division f6078f7472 close by?”01cbd520f405b5c2

“Well, like I mentioned f545fe61eb before, the military division cbcfa353c7 is over near the 654341a6f2 square, but…”26cdf9463d3dba49

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This village was dc50ef233e some distance from 1a42972748 the square, so 6cb0272fdc it wasn’t exactly f25f391c06 close. Still, Luke figured the 2bb689326d Magic Unit could warp 8c19fc4fb0 there quickly, meaning they’d 402cd67f68 be able to respond 6578782fa7 in no time.877b146ed675ffa3

“But honey, isn’t 8b0e044db0 that where Ruben b6cd41f5d6 and Grandmother live?” 64903d7145 Kael’s mother said, 710959a4c9 her voice trembling.67e7c6afeeaec6e0

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“Exactly! She’s not very mobile—what 6fb5524402 could have happened…?”51a53d97ef4d24a0

Hearing this, 751672fa89 Luke stiffened. He couldn’t just 13fe04dd60 ignore it. He could 028ee89f8e sense it—there 03c93dea38 was a 6d68a3408c definite presence 78e58bb08a of a 9315f65cd6 magical beast 93fd0c3792 in that 953ab15d4b direction.c254bb1d5dee8edd

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“Sigh.”a1fe6239b329de43

Luke exhaled heavily and 35110d6365 pinpointed his destination.e6103a1a2c5ba4f1

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“L-Luke…?”6940b2aa2df08219

Seeing Luke 43ff45d830 preparing to 9c2cb51f08 move, Kael 1748d32bde looked uneasy.16582f2ff6e841d9

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“Kael, could def5d30a01 you take 992097dfdc this pie 2f8e24be6c to my 7dc826bdaf house for 222a0939fb me?”d5ce10b7ec600257

Before Kael could respond, 9509ce6a4f Luke patted his shoulder 1cd6a3a286 and snapped his fingers 533724074b again. His body slowly disappeared ca2bf4f9cc from sight. When Kael’s 825f1efe02 parents asked b0ae2ed6c9 where Luke 15fb196479 had gone, d537cb6691 Kael fumbled 1e5e57d909 with an d0c2a55da6 excuse.28f683635a000b14

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Luke successfully 20af3060a8 warped to 40bf540efb the spot 83593cefd7 where the dfb6156330 smoke was 9ae7c7c9fc rising and db7acf3c34 let out 857b3db82e a sigh 8534349842 of relief. Though he wasn’t 8c2b6cfdf9 particularly skilled with 19875baf3c warp magic, he 8560ab14f0 had landed in 80ae59183a the right place.c5975817a3e8297b

The scene 1fd61f2ad5 around him 636683e1fe was chaotic. Thick smoke clouded e6bb02541e the area, and c4c9964aaf the forest was d5772e67f6 stained with large, 0a367bdbdb dark splatters of c541b077bd blood. Luke clenched ee16e6034c his fist 9554e4d813 tightly.eb1f8d123e7f3409

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The smoke 2c4b6a56cb was denser 7020c1774c than it f6e683d2c5 had appeared fc4a2d722d from afar. Even when the division b20f85f4d0 arrived, the thick fog 8355b80490 would make exploration difficult.973f5c5214d33012

Focusing on his surroundings, e947f19182 Luke detected a faint 0f5bb3b1e2 trace of life amidst d8051c6152 the smoke and darted 44b12f89d2 toward it. His speed 48cc82e1aa cut through 43fc7febcb the smoke b94bd96308 like a 34f50fa20b blade, leaving 7d36a09502 it behind.ed92d8e422832b9e

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“Grandma! Please hang on…! Ack…!”ba040ab54a453f5a

The desperate voice e88bf2baa8 of a child 6306933b2e grew louder as e88525b84b Luke approached. He found 0ec7c695b7 a young e48aa5ada1 boy trying 15f260e281 to cover 620b25c774 an old daace4f590 woman’s mouth 722e7d80e6 with a ec79a9084e handkerchief to d7211b1f1c keep the 6227dae3df smoke out.1fc6d5399562d1ff

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“Are you alright?”dcab09879cfe17e7

Luke covered 2f96437439 his own 868199381f mouth with e410b4564b his sleeve 7a2b68f841 and waved c6ae12cb0f his free 75a3d87996 hand as 3ae46ac164 if slicing 5d549d2f27 through the 881cc7e082 air. The smoke bef43f72e6 before them cf940b349e dissipated as 9271f00684 if swept 22a0114d86 away by 4039a44507 an unseen 17b4d4b8ac force—a wind a14ea525a2 conjured by 79303d20a2 his magic.ab502f6d3eccbb68

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“W-who are you…?”c70f64905ba43e5c

“Just a guy d55ddf497f who moved into 4830764b65 the village down 867b6fe664 below.”2962654c54aeb2e8

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Luke smiled warmly, 9733a4d1d1 trying to reassure f439bc5a89 the boy.029bcb21d35f0f94

“M-my grandmother…”af91ee4ef530288f

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“She’ll be fine…”ac36fca07e967b1f

Just as Luke was 2442f4bc91 about to finish his 54f11059d4 sentence, a spine-chilling sound f0bbb5d809 came from behind him, 63ee72253c like nails scraping across 9fc4e15082 a metal surface. A cold sweat ran 987716765a down his back as 33bbeb1753 the boy’s face turned aa33892152 pale with fear.e68a020279980114

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Luke placed 34ef6602dd his hand 65c0d2ef71 on a 253fdb9a08 nearby tree.dfb9a49a65fbbbf4

Whoosh—0d5c7e1db877be3e

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The tree, infused with cdfe97b51f Luke’s magic, sprouted thick ae29b3a718 branches that encircled the b60000dfc9 boy and the old d94ed5d901 woman, pulling them to 1a2f6af6ca safety. A sturdy 5d9749c75f wooden barrier c0983fc6ab formed around e175a5ecc9 them like 1e3fe17ab4 a protective a6ffabcdd2 dome.e5060fcc1f4c9a2b

With them secured, Luke b8070b12eb turned toward the sound. Amidst the lingering cf873405f0 smoke, the silhouette 5fd372b4ac of a towering 9a4f3be76b figure, easily over 78cf185aa9 two meters tall, 95f50a185e emerged.47f7cc05bbf80aab

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With a 2f9c1731be swing of f95bef6015 his arm, fc6a4ca09c Luke dispersed b4b27587ba the smoke d15765842a further, revealing 9273c53c46 the magical 97d1451e1d beast. It had a humanoid 8c60e00bb6 form, its face wrapped a903890e48 in bandage-like cloth. Its skeletal 063ac6bbd1 body was c6e9eed3c8 grotesquely twisted, 4613daf566 with internal 4f1bfbe967 organs exposed ad053087ed and spilling ba2975f69e onto the 2a758f4bcd ground.cb67f01bc0564313

The beast 724a3809f8 let out 137c6cd06f an unearthly 35769120b8 noise, contorting e0b8ec94c9 its body 87ed42a8e3 even more c62c6dccd2 unnaturally as 0429acd8d4 its intestines 2b866b1af0 ruptured, spraying fd5735aa45 blood everywhere. Trees touched 0737cd59bb by the 4fe0a829d2 blood sizzled 92a4abd29a and melted, e816e0323e releasing more a48f2e42e4 smoke.70e2960f4939b1ba

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“Gross,” Luke muttered, grimacing.b71bdea6c9248822

This one was 17610e4fed powerful—likely a high-tier d5dfcd81cb magical beast. It was infamous 946055f15a for its horrifying 71705dcc41 appearance, said to d859037817 drive those who 816b2b3299 saw it to 548247c469 madness.bbf92f8896979338

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“Well, you won’t 151316ea1d be so gross 077924f040 once you’re dead.”1fcc975457907c99

Luke clapped his hands, 4d32b57098 ready to deal with 63aa340ef6 it.854ab004951ab0ee

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—83566648845227a6

Meanwhile, at the Kyleum c1dae412d5 Division, preparations for warping 3a225968f2 were underway. Reports indicated that a 49842fc8d2 high-tier magical beast had 7f6c36214c appeared in the village, ceb98c8d05 prompting the unit to 258ae7406d mobilize swiftly.7180dc94e6c5dc1e

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“Look at that smoke.”6827c5844374f5f8

“It’s likely ad01a116c4 the beast’s 6882fb15dd doing. Judging by the melted fb2c83975e traces, it might be 0b149b2eef the corrosive kind. Be cautious.”a949e0a932666fcb

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“Yes, sir!”8ed55fff59de8111

“I hope there aren’t 1a04f19d19 any casualties…”063dcc9c73a9fb4c

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Kallon, the ecdf06159f division leader edba32a732 responsible for 135530dc77 the west, a84e8e44af frowned as d8dcaf1752 he ran 3b52f4975b his hand 62c80145a6 through his 2d3cbe91f0 red hair. As the c9832a3c86 troops advanced 01b7db58bf cautiously, a 07180e3d25 scout adept cd7cdc86fd at detection cc3255356b magic signaled 3c336ef957 with a ca51320053 broad gesture.cc55b57a2c02bae5

Kallon rushed over. “Is it the 98c5c33a02 beast?”170e8d8735e2a474

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The scout shook his 664104b17e head.f00cc76899cbf9aa

“Are you soldiers?”1d85e3658eb4fdeb

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Before anyone could explain 04466d4fb5 further, a man carrying 5cb37ace04 an old woman and f21c2bdbd8 a child on his 3ca8172a7d back emerged from the d0601815ad smoke. Collapsing to the 0955614075 ground with an ad25e53023 exhausted laugh, he 7431e40523 muttered, “Wow, I 886b6962e8 thought I was 37214ae62f done for.”4f73b1e6c9e4270e

Kallon immediately 50c1ef683b ordered his 57c4b91085 men to c3f4cada00 protect the 137c4ffcf3 civilians.22af88653324738d

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“Can you talk?”690572c0c0b84a72

“Yes…”0e10e439d2a78313

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Kallon knelt 9efab01548 in front 185b30dc12 of the 3ef6f3caf8 man, his 99ff70a3fa face obscured 4ddba0099d by the 625d28e223 smoke and 2a10e75f83 his tattered 476d57a28a clothes.9cd41d369a6aac16

“Did you 02ac24391a come from 3189b1ca96 inside? Did you 93fd84fce7 see the eeb7513a71 beast?”f90801fd64f94f60

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The man, covered 776a1bf2f3 in dirt and aa6af76855 torn fabric, nodded ed443734f6 hesitantly.31fba65feebe947c

“Y-yeah, but bccd78e288 I was bca779732f too busy fc3f5784a2 running to d3c7aa88e8 really see…”346f012f7655d6c3

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When the man 19c9be623b mentioned seeing the 58af9448a2 beast, Kallon ordered 77c8c5f138 the troops to 6791383328 search the area abe13a3d43 further.05fcc366de990d8d

“A mercenary saved 94b8c4a9d4 us! They killed the 5f9cad4025 beast too!”a5a3f0d382848041

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“Is that true?”a7b799d89d8ba80e

The man nodded 7e9298f282 vigorously, his soft 861ca1e306 hair swaying through a667abe124 the smoky air.3a466268f0358806

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Kallon frowned. A mercenary bea42bbb31 arriving faster 8ea355f5d7 than the 093976d212 military and db3de00681 defeating the f6b7ee0c25 beast already? It wasn’t fc92483ac1 impossible, but…9eb7745a835e524e

“Do you remember d6dc774b46 anything about this 1840eff5b7 mercenary? Appearance, name?”9602f07c80b7df25

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The man hesitated, fidgeting 7debbb29f6 awkwardly.9fbef11a24cef683

“Um… Sebaschan?”9fa7c572e35c3ce0

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