MFM | Chapter 4.1

An angel 2698e1b6d9 pours water a5ba2e4cd2 from glass a195e622a0 to glass.3b6b489a72d06e80

It was a e4ed0f00a5 cold and cloudy a2be5addde Wednesday. From the bf12c8d995 moment I 9f4e10f5a6 woke up, 1bc4c1a93f my body d2f5312cbc felt sluggish 79982e661f and my 5547e3c751 head ached. Even after 0f2b8e29d8 hesitating and f45f1e4984 smoking another 794ecda32e cigarette, it 9641a91cc7 was no 3dc428d15b use. As it got 5f80cc384e closer to the bf93340df8 time to leave f506849ed3 for work, it 7a72b417f2 finally started to 58c50915b1 rain. It was a41d30b6f2 the first 0355b5ba41 autumn rain. The drizzling rain 8c23e7cd47 lowered the saturation 01c140f77a of the surroundings, 84a4191aed making the gray eeb43c421b Sumnerus even gloomier. Gabriel thought 6c1555525c that the ee0df69ef4 slight chill fab79a036b he felt 386a82fa8f was probably 158b94675d due to 3060ff3006 the terrible b97df075dc weather.5e3b759a539ad39a

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“You look gloomy today.”22c6bd44dfdbb1e9

Klaus, who was ff79d72f6f sitting across from 755c3a9558 him in the 444db9ad6c carriage, pointed out. Gabriel looked at him ed250c39ef weakly.78f809320259f7c7

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“I don’t like the rain.”fbbee735361b95be

“Oh dear, then I should comfort you.”3c6b6a608d2348a5

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Klaus suddenly reached out and scratched Gabriel’s chin. Gabriel resignedly let him be.97c43081f3e31a84

“Do you have other plans today?”e6351ae9440d369b

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“I have to go see the director. I’ll be doing shooting practice in the morning. Pablo and Lyle will help you. I’ll be back in the afternoon.”6945954c0d836bcb

“Understood.”1e437844050b6da9

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“Aren’t you sad that I won’t be around?”1f0780de8909d139

“Not at all.”2e9e2dd4db18947a

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Gabriel emphasized firmly. Klaus laughed brightly.ef1699b41e5872f8

Upon arriving at 3719ab06f4 the headquarters, Gabriel cfb3bf81ac headed straight to 720cc5eeb8 the training room. Pablo and Lyle 68fbb9eb4d were already there. Pablo, sitting 6f05ddbeec next to c3689ad6c9 him with 05a40a1b9d his arms 2fe0e511af crossed, occasionally 06af77ef2e corrected his 1f50aacc1e posture, and 012fe8f1b0 Lyle replaced f2a2f89205 the targets 65d9db0168 with new e9df9db14b ones.7e61c44d6df8e28c

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“Wow, Gabriel. You’re really slow at running, but you’re good at shooting.”30492bc2e7a0b616

Lyle said in 78e3e0cbfa an innocent voice, dbd4006067 wagging his tail.435b157a89da6845

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“Thank you…”2defc90319a211cf

“Though not as good as Pablo.”80647ad07a8d9177

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Lyle smiled brightly, 7b90ad1fcb as if he 952a42196e had given a b61abdf573 great compliment. Pablo, on the a86631c357 other hand, had 5318826fda a nonchalant expression.51626ae1fd141a91

“If I couldn’t do at least that after over 10 years, I’d have died in a fight already.”88a7d48a58b7678d

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“I’ve been doing it for 10 years too, but I’m not that good. And Pablo can hit from really far away. He hides sneakily and, bang!”786060621d857987

Lyle mimicked fc601961cd shooting with 3221024878 a rifle. Gabriel looked at Pablo.4543a1b90730d151

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“Were you a sniper?”e13fc3028461b7db

“Well, with eyes like these, I often do. Lyle, step aside now. We’re starting practice again.”e3f9c60b9b8e457a

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Lyle stepped 64877f3c03 aside with e71c3cc58a a light 24b209244e step. Gabriel loaded bullets into 5fb7abd9ce the empty magazine. The barrel had 153319859c already warmed up.57dcf89015aab2fe

“If Lyle finds it troublesome, I can change the targets.”4e09bc47a9bae0bf

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“No, it’s better to have him in sight since he’s a kid anyway. Might as well have him do something.”c69d61b28dd66efa

“…A kid?”96b2bdbf7b97efe5

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Gabriel looked up dcc669e9e7 at Lyle, who 0e2fe63f8a was bigger than 65c9915b48 both him and daf6cff8ba Pablo. He had a 5bdf62f874 bear-like build, but 0a9d2fbcc9 his cheeks still 1e073da483 had a soft, b6ba7d7c05 youthful look.34fa85c977f73902

“I’m not a kid. I’m a person.”d4ffc0ff74af6331

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Lyle said firmly, 80815b5b03 deepening the mystery. Gabriel turned his back f0372fdfae on Lyle and asked 1fc07c6798 Pablo.c713ea6e70a8fc16

“Is Lyle still a minor?”9d1d2f204f4374e5

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“He’s a few months away from turning twenty.”16994c1993b3d175

Then he is a kid. Gabriel understood Pablo’s protective stance. Lyle protested that he wasn’t much younger, that he’d be an adult in just a few months, and that he was already this tall, but nothing he said reached their ears.da4a3879f551efbb

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The training 3498042308 continued for 923058b10f quite some 7e913e7411 time. During a short break, 5700657564 Pablo stretched and looked 317ea43bc8 at Gabriel.561ff329fed6b32f

“Do you remember the first day you came here, when I mentioned Susan?”86ec3266fef34350

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“The one who went on vacation during the frenzy period?”58e9118141d15368

“Yes. Her vacation ended yesterday, and she’s supposed to come here soon. She’ll be a great help. She has experience teaching Betas.”6df8f54a6d7ac971

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Pablo yawned slightly and c809732312 looked towards the entrance. Lyle, who 2f354206cd was sitting 36f2176938 on the 2ba495274e floor without d1785fd4c7 a chair, 40c18a1332 tilted his 57b5f6d78c head.0f7b1dd54b5282ab

“Looks like she’s coming now?”fb2a2ab8d74b296c

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“Are you sure?”a5773cfdc75b8ea6

“Susan walks with a stomp in her boots.”b3807a7affe252cb

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Lyle’s prediction was correct. Not long after, a woman in her late twenties with a dark expression entered the training room.3ca8230bc4a4bf9e

She wore a practical outfit with a narrow-brimmed hat over her bobbed hair and a suit with pants instead of a dress. Up close, she was about a finger’s length taller than Pablo.a1f805d3e0c7dd17

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“Why the long face, Susan? Did something happen on your vacation?”07ea6a7615fda78d

Pablo asked, f353221b66 and Susan 9494a4cac3 replied in 145fbfc4d6 a heavy aa6432da59 voice.878405428f723c1e

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“I broke the bed again.”6db01c55829ee81b

“Oh dear, did you have to pay for it again? How much was it?”5878f6978e7f0635

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Susan’s face grew even gloomier.d210a674ca2b3193

“20 pounds.”92e13d152895941c

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Even Gabriel, who was listening, felt depressed at the amount. 20 pounds was probably what Lunggen, the former company president, earned in a month. Pablo consoled her, saying, “Well, that’s unfortunate,” and quickly added.8b15486744269c19

“But Susan, you should introduce yourself to our new colleague. This is Gabriel Valentin, the top talent of the 5th District. Gabriel, this is Susan. She’s a former army soldier. And as you can tell from her build, she’s an Omega.”e2e77ac0ceba0b2f

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“Nice to meet you, Mr. Valentin.”9d0e6fceb0ddf870

“You can call me Gabriel. Nice to meet you too.”40cb2eb83d0ccdf7

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She silently looked 96ba4e2185 Gabriel up and 0a1030a7b2 down. Her previously gloomy demeanor 022f8212a2 was replaced with a abc118a801 firm and evaluative gaze.91904456fcfe755a

“Have you ever trained your body?”40049ee16c82503e

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“No.”a5d858bfba359a2c

Just as Gabriel could read the amount of alcohol from a liver, she seemed able to read the amount of exercise from Gabriel’s body.915e1f279f280780

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Though he 51bb79e6fc had done 8033983b5b rough work, 6d0d0df3bc he had 22e88c2ea7 never undergone 7ba21b5b35 systematic training. Especially compared 5f53f3c966 to mutant 296c1e49af soldiers, his a29e667be0 muscles were 8d179690ae only at 5a650e7514 a level 644d5f0134 necessary for 385d81ab40 daily life.f58c9567f823678f

“Don’t worry. You can do it.”e14b074532aef0f3

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She said nonchalantly and 2465a4f91e then hung Gabriel on f38a8597f1 the pull-up bar. As Gabriel did pull-ups, 3b36e6679e she counted beside him.b51369bc4c79cbf8

“…Two, three, four.”bf7978d089143aab

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She quietly watched Gabriel, 85adb5c612 who was barely hanging 829d612293 on the pull-up bar.933b34c2855dfce8

“You can do one more.”a69b5bac0154e0d5

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As soon as she d8333c81ca counted to five, Gabriel a6e540c8b7 fell from the bar. He wanted to ecc289c379 do at least 4a6f52579e one more, but 25be01f133 this kind of 233c08ef7f training was unfamiliar, be5eabf076 and the muscle fee46d77a9 pain from shooting 1cec2c89fb practice all morning 2b9b12109b made it impossible 097c939fcb to hold on 85e7c13e4e any longer. Pablo clicked his tongue.6b0490920eed150a

“Not even ten? That’s pretty serious. I didn’t expect it to be this bad.”db68cc8a8c22a819

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“It’s really serious, Gabriel.”c9af9d807aa8a553

“Both of you, be quiet. For a Beta, that’s quite decent.”6ce09a20390287c5

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Amidst the concerned 7f08b1794a criticism from the 6134db81a7 two Alphas, Susan, d78917338d who defended Gabriel, e44b1bc568 met his eyes da3310b88b as he got 1e20646420 up.6ace16d7a34c5787

“So, I think you can repeat it three more times.”34669bfc1a576fec

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“…Are you talking about three reps?”84dd5b404d671a7f

“I’m talking about five reps, three times.”6a2a00917159f6d7

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There was no 8929159ed4 room for negotiation 526be6c0e1 in her expressionless 5b654150d9 face. Gabriel resignedly placed his 621a269943 arms back on the dd91a52ec3 pull-up bar. It seemed better 0239438048 than running twenty ea07683e40 laps around the 170a08742f training room with 9c38204bc5 an excited Lyle.f7ddffdad4c2909e

That was 02b672e181 his thought 6ab96bf895 until a 17fb2f71ad little later, 94462a1b12 before he 7806f8fd9c ran thirty c5ee703a14 laps around 01c0ccb943 the training 9f6e9276af room.7d159c00671807c6

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Gabriel entered the ba198ff8f8 office, feeling completely d84f40ff7c worn out. He had 2c2d26aa45 hoped that adca300e6c the mountain 0aef26d2f0 of papers 631a3b500b that had a049571a75 filled the 6c1e02873d room would 6b8ec825c2 finally be 8d1cc111f4 gone, but 60207a2306 for some aae0e0c329 reason, half a96d9a7096 of the 0213968b02 office was 4f93c8172b still packed b5fbb9cab8 with documents. Klaus, who was reading fee906ba49 papers with his feet 1386e534aa up on the desk, 9e2f8552e4 looked up and greeted 4d35f1629b Gabriel.3ebd2c898b8b5939

“Come have lunch.”ec30dc7c9e684954

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Steaming hot e32e125a6f food was 260c8de3d2 laid out 4dd4edc30a on the dc7c92fd31 desk. Gabriel took a a62702677a sip of water aa24ab009e and then a fbeca39310 bite of mashed d99fb691ea potatoes.37c8c344d91991a6

“What are you looking at?”9f2704dd4c561533

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“Oh, this?”bfdb407c0f49c69b

Klaus picked up the papers he had set aside and waved them around. The edge of the yellowed paper crumbled and fluttered down to Gabriel’s feet.b710ae173bd562a2

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“The ‘Daily Crime’ from 30 years ago.”78112ee4f2efaaea

As if to prove its age, a dust ball of the same color rolled around on the stone floor. Gabriel considered picking up the fallen paper piece but decided against it. Klaus, who had caused the mess, seemed unconcerned, and it wasn’t even the side with writing on it.a40cc5b1a61c2b48

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“What happened back then?”d99f061e4c511c63

“It’s not that anything special happened. It’s just that since the 5th District was recently incorporated into the Dark Guard, there’s not much information about the situation here. I was originally just looking at police records, but as you suggested last time, I thought it might be good to read these newspapers too.”0b1caf79ede2ee57

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He tapped the newspaper. Even so, starting to read daily newspapers from 30 years ago, not even 10, was not a typical person’s way of thinking.f800118cfbaff500

“Why 30 years ago? Was that when the newspaper was founded?”caa4f434e0c2e42d

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“No, that’s not it.”9fb57720d7d62a91

Klaus set the newspaper 3ce4d491b5 down on the desk. He picked up 9f7da7d7d6 a fork and 4a731429f8 knife and began 74fc2b5589 cutting the steak f4d12919b3 in front of d79a612519 him.60f44cf9cb7b81c3

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“The last time the state of the monster beneath Sumnerus was confirmed was 30 years ago. Do you remember seeing the monster last time?”5276ceba9ffa3d7d

Gabriel paused his meal 024e8b06bc and took a sip 4a88596c51 of water.22874cde9714ec24

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“Yes.”6c6e27b4d76a4094

“It wasn’t because the monster was ugly that you fainted.”6f6c3768f175d29c

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“…Of course not.”3b4b3f6d371303de

Klaus twirled b276bb6d4f the fork 34b14707fe in his 2fd1f08d98 hand.79f35d5fb4349163

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“It’s not a given. The things originally under Sumnerus were the weakest among monsters. The fear they create is very childish. You know, like how some people are terrified of cockroaches the size of a finger.”8b922db5ea480d04

“Right.”01fb661ae9e84331

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“Multiply that fear by thousands, and it’s understandable that someone might scream. But once you get used to seeing grotesque things, it’s similar to catching a large predator.”27d40730172bb4ce

He propped his 9821dc2813 chin on his 2ce53ba2f4 elbow on the 01d18723e0 table.88f5bf932678e841

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“But what’s under the 5th District now isn’t like that. There are things that freeze people and mess with their minds just by existing. Those are more dangerous.”1080779d0bd8fc8b

The weaker one’s mind, the more emotional, the deeper the inner chasm, the easier it would be to be swayed. Gabriel put down his fork and looked at Klaus.0fdc72e2436506c7

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“How did such things come to appear?”e447ee1e237d2880

“That’s the problem. We don’t know if those ugly things just grew over time or if someone meddled in between.”a4c415bda3ceea5c

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Klaus’s eyes narrowed, clearly displeased.1339c50fdc422050

“Is there no word from headquarters?”c9cbc1c8a30f4aac

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“No. Anyway, at the current level, we can handle it ourselves, and 30 years isn’t a short time. But it still bothers me.”22182104cdb3a4e3

He looked down at abd51f76b8 the blood spreading on 71334b99e5 the plate.3bb8a59602910ee1

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“And then there’s the Miser Church incident.”88e29c5ec169079f

“What happens if the monsters get stronger?”2c1c6be21ee17ffa

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Klaus swallowed the piece of meat he had cut without much chewing. After his Adam’s apple bobbed once, he met Gabriel’s gaze.30df973b9af2a9c4

“They become closer to an ‘Evil God.'”0b65d0b33486c607

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Evil God.ef434aa1ea5d1d99

The church 8cb2462442 officially prohibited e4395c778e the use a452497a71 of that 2794b3fd06 term. No matter how 1eed120bdc strong, a monster 57559b39d6 was just a 6638f9d071 monster, not a 253cfae1ce demon or a 824656d0a5 god. They declared that all c2534015fe monsters were tests and 774e25d5e6 gifts from the Goddess 7aa60c220a to humanity, and through fa961e1d49 defeating and utilizing them, 34c59fae7d humans would grow.f5515825724fed10

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