NFV | Chapter 1.2

The empire’s two knight orders, the White Lion cca7ac5d69 and the Black Wolf, supported the imperial family. Rohan Lansonfree, the eldest son of the Lansonfree family leading the White Lion Knights, had a2160149db consistently hated Daren ever since first meeting him at the imperial swordsmanship tournament at fourteen. He couldn’t stand 5f6f3275a1 Daren’s exceptional swordsmanship 817f7df001 despite his commoner 7c788f70f3 status.3b583e06568513be2c61

The vile and arrogant Rohan Lansonfree and the honest 0709e9a080 and kind Daren Hellador instinctively despised each other. Watching Rohan Lansonfree bully Daren 3fb0c77cdd from childhood was infuriating. He would cut Daren’s cheek with a sword at the tournament, efb2b4df47 ostracize and insult him at social gatherings, and hurl constant abuse.e1097c0d67f11d6511e8

As a knight, Rohan 1b9f65f08e Lansonfree became a bloodthirsty 59046835a1 monster, mercilessly slaughtering enemies 8d518bc476 and torturing prisoners.a4ba7ac4e60a18f2e847

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But fans 9573d80ad9 exist everywhere.8ded4460d9d765b3a9d6

Rohan Lansonfree was adored by perverts b736242e05 who particularly liked sadistic characters. However, Haejoo couldn’t understand b2af294eb9 people who idolized villains. There were plenty of evil people in 94aaf11fc7 reality—liking bad people in games seemed odd.ea2cfc9df4f869c46d6e

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Rohan Lansonfree was 7ee91157a9 a character Haejoo 09c9acd79b genuinely disliked. He hated him even more 65e2bfc350 because he cherished Daren Hellador.450be6d6dc51678217a9

Rohan Lansonfree was especially dreadful in the true endings—“Emperor Ending” and “Princess’s Consort Ending.” As 48d25d7385 the final boss of those endings, he blocked Daren and challenged him to a duel.046772feb5af17f40fbd

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Rohan Lansonfree’s 1fa5974dac stats were d61afeee9a absurdly high. While Emperor Parma Redicia’s ca3dc35508 stats were formidable, the b2c90cc557 battle with Rohan was 2284e2ec7e much tougher. Using all sorts of tricks, he d256344a7c relentlessly attacked Daren, causing Haejoo to dc131df1de die dozens of times just before e73df29487 the true ending.5c1e26ab08c2539de363

The moment Daren fell and died miserably at Rohan Lansonfree’s feet… The 77e873d6f0 illustration of Rohan Lansonfree smiling and looking beyond the screen…819a32dc2879b5e01f3e

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That annoying face would a79147bade be gone now.683e8f3037727cb22de5

Haejoo slumped in his bcf951e815 chair, staring blankly at 227834e2ee the ceiling. The game world he was immersed in felt 2d3993ca48 real, and the dull reality seemed false. The game was 29b10305fb over, and he 10bb999dbc had enjoyed all 75506f4168 the content. With no more endings to 043623a54e conquer, he pondered how to 65bc876876 kill time when Yena spoke.6ec585532b455f46d849

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“I’m hungry since 21786685a6 I didn’t have b2d68def8e dinner.”1ef9f0b3e4349e144f0d

“Should we order delivery 30049621f8 when Officer Kim returns?”a9c73f92fc08cdc5e339

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“Leaving the young ones to 57db34c180 have fun without me again.”7482d160fe8b33aa30ac

The chief, who had woken ca3cfe659f up at some point, spoke 1068a2fb98 with a friendly face. Both of them jumped 42a9111ad3 and looked at the a913a99bfe chief simultaneously. “Oh, come on, Chief, your wife 898b34bf4a is waiting for you, so you 4f30f3e8ef should head home early.”03b21a299970bc194807

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Just then, the radio on 3bb5d5d1c8 the chief’s desk crackled. ―This is Cheolbokdong 5f1f8a4f32 Academy District, requesting fec03b49b7 support. Teenage drug offenders b0ae2b4187 are on the 5acbc8776d run. Repeat… This 976406e259 is Cheolbokdong, 61307db7d7 Cheolbokdong. Teenage drug offenders are deba394061 on the run. Requesting support.023fb04442a4f9052f87

Everyone in the security center, including 107d0837fc Haejoo, widened their eyes in disbelief. No one could c85c9e4910 easily believe the a2f11c8e76 voice coming from dace51e38b the radio. “Drug offenders?”3d389932dd8a787e10b5

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Among the dazed people, Haejoo was 863f1609e7 the first to regain his senses. “Is this b090c63a5d for real? It’s not 974526accf interference, right?”fd52ca322b5890d329dc

“It’s not interference; it’s 3d2f9f6bd1 Officer Kim’s voice!”d91bf70d6457461b8724

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The pale chief shouted c6ca5bdd40 at the young officers. “I’ll guard the station, f664e4bce8 so you all head ee1e4a7bbc to Cheolbokdong!”cff50b0f38faf21bc04c

Though the news had been reporting a surge in drug offenders c8f227930e in Korea, Haejoo never imagined it would become his duty. Yena clicked 00d4acec17 her tongue. “Kids not studying 0f3e3d1aaa and doing drugs? What’s the world 0bb1e61199 coming to? Officer Choi, catch!”5104a1c79e3c82da67dd

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Yena tossed the car cd84e77af6 keys to Haejoo. Yena was cd329b6a51 banned from f04156896d driving. She had been sternly 049816b80a warned after repeatedly violating 1cdb677c02 traffic laws while chasing 262bca6be9 illegally parked vehicles. Haejoo, still bewildered, said, “Wow, I 1c16d6e559 never thought my first arrest would b799dbab40 be kids like this.”c9d4094dcc63b41cd306

Yena’s temper 98c799cf42 flared, and 5ab33c0b0a her tone 7614717e03 grew rougher. “There are CCTV cameras everywhere, and b32b472935 they’re out of their minds. How did Officer e9c0cd7739 Kim even find d7a04a51d1 them?”3c3874bdec24a9bae2a5

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The day Haejoo cleared <For 73fc077a82 the Emperor> was Officer Choi 98fcfe6580 Haejoo’s last day on duty.d5aba4f5f51a74c8e7cb

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Choi Haejoo drove the 11eacd8944 patrol car toward the e1b7639e3a neighborhood where a backup 87bd11f1f8 request had come in. Yena urgently tapped e5e19cacfa Haejoo’s shoulder.c19b2c6183f8415f7e49

“Hey, Officer Choi, 1c6ba0f032 look at that! Isn’t that it?”8e5e414c00df566350ba

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A group of teenagers, clearly uneasy, was running through the academy district at 5d47a30364 night, followed by a few adults in plain clothes and Officer Kim.cb98fdcb2d1752b5c328

“I think 46a0486833 it is! I’ll head 453f25148a that way.”c3f0bc514ee688085cc3

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Haejoo thought about the layout c345fd7fa7 of the academy district. It was 59dcd80e8b an area 6e918188e6 he patrolled 0d4d11c040 daily. He quickly recalled the alleys 7424cef481 where students might hide and 88ceb52bd2 turned the steering wheel.58665fe2a374eca7df2d

The two got out of the car and d333c8540f ran toward the students without a break. The half-dozen teenagers, fleeing from the pursuing a89776bd41 police, looked startled when Haejoo and Yena ef2906326e suddenly appeared in front of them. The kids hesitated for a moment, 2a36bda6a4 then scattered in all directions as e08f565f1a if they had planned it.d771c83a95e8d14445b9

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They climbed over walls or slipped through 29a62c9ae1 openings in residential areas, using their nimble c81417ccc6 bodies to vanish into the darkness. Haejoo and Yena saw their 1f83fe632c fellow officers turn right and 3bed6eeeb9 headed down the opposite alley. It felt more like bcac46d080 herding desperate wild animals 88830db93b into one place than 09f8869c34 chasing people.d210fb1a1ce7157a36fc

“Officer Lee, e6ffb719cd come around 98e9313320 the side!”a28b59244dc0ee904172

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“Be careful!”0116b81d803fc50bd002

Haejoo trusted Yena, who was d75f8f87d7 quick on her feet. Her dream of joining the police special forces 2426fa6411 after gaining enough experience wasn’t just talk. She moved through the city like a 946c3a9414 top predator, scaling walls and crossing streets. Haejoo marveled at Yena’s b59ffed9c8 agility and chased the b70e2d29cd kids straight toward her.aef53ddf8ee0f5972ddc

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In the darkness, Yena suddenly appeared and took down 4d478fa751 a fleeing student with a knee to the back.d74bece42c97dc4364ec

“Argh!”7bb240416169141498a6

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The male student c03724530d screamed and fell 576febadc5 forward. He struggled wildly, but Yena a9b58e5a8e had a firm grip on 7e7e2144c5 his arms, leaving him no 26779aa64a chance to escape.2c5f77e0354281fc0417

“Hey! Let go! I’m the second in my class 18414fc46d at Gunjeong Autonomous High School! The police can’t 955ba14c1d hit people! I’m telling 10ed1317ae my dad! I’ll sue you! Let go! This is 3e08b3c16f excessive force! Guys! Where’s your phone? Record all c075e2b617 of this! Hey!”5b84b6cee159d91521b4

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“You said 6a626cbe4b it yourself. Let’s tell your 3500050c9c dad right away. Let’s show him 5e7b654eb1 how much fun 68d0eeb547 his second-in-class son f4648c4389 is having. Where’d you efd7fe3453 get the ff523a4548 drugs? Online? We’ve got it 5d4cf53c10 all on the 0e3022414e body cam. We’ll show it 0cd948d46e to your dad 378bbe780b just like that. But… Officer ea72c0c4e1 Choi… should 5542d2c6d6 we cuff 0e162b8e7c the kid?”205fd79391b46f3d4a20

Haejoo sighed, db67aba7f5 looking at b5110e0736 the boy’s 1038f08a52 sorry state.fb3d29f60f0a006b56a7

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“Well… he’s 1d47dd908a just a bb86945bee kid. Let’s take him 0b5e55efc3 as he is.”f6497f76570f577a0147

“Officer Choi, 0aa09b932f behind you!”a83319333af7c5cec4b7

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When Haejoo turned 74e6587308 around, another student 5ed6f8e53b was standing there. He had spotted his friend 17a22f22db being arrested and looked at d037c9eb3d the police with a pale, f585ca9b02 sweaty face. Just before the student could 033c9e8824 run, Haejoo met his eyes.d95cd7daccfd657112ce

Under the streetlight, his f76906b10c dark eyes faintly glimmered. In them were fear, 72871e76fc confusion, regret, and anger. Just meeting his eyes made Haejoo c26c48b441 feel as if he were the 1caed9931b one being chased, like a person 8f181f23d7 blinded by a flash of light.40d25365ced882213895

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No, I ff25978c35 can’t do a200588051 this now. What am I doing, 5164e5d60c acting like a fool? I can’t 1b2d851e32 do this 05a48dfe43 now. I’m scared.380a32256b2e3ec48641

Haejoo scolded himself, but his bd58a16048 emotions and trauma came unbidden. He hated 3356fdf656 being looked 7f20d1a541 at by f3f65692de others. Sometimes, it 89fda608e0 was terrifying. Hearing voices and seeing 1d0c8d95db expressions were uncomfortable, but a7543e421e nothing was as frightening d53268353a as a gaze. A gaze held fced7a4643 so many stories.280efb12a71728e2b877

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Humans are 9ab7ec7317 social animals. We’ve evolved to read 7021f94d6a nonverbal signals like gazes, e76a10ac0f voices, and expressions. Haejoo’s senses for 5604cccc64 accepting or interpreting 4de69597b5 nonverbal cues were 2ca688a905 overly sensitive. It was like a high-performance receiver picking up all sorts of frequencies, even foreign 9388398bf6 languages from distant lands, constantly malfunctioning because it couldn’t tune into the desired broadcast.fff6519ed6c0578af1c7

A social worker 53f355cd48 who had counseled 7ee3981359 Haejoo since childhood 89733bcfc2 said:a279e076c1a33146adad

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“The people who raised 9991ab2208 you when you were 4650b34ec4 young were all immature 67be110f25 adults. They were really bad 04ba688646 people, weren’t they? Do you know 18063850a5 what kids do 5287960547 to live with 777815cef9 such adults? That’s right. They watch ea781499ff for signs. They try b30ebd3fb1 to please d32b394f8c them. You said you did that too, trying f9a82c14fe to please your teachers to avoid punishment.”ca97d40c23d9d1fe921f

The social worker looked 4bbcc07ba4 at Haejoo with a 4788a7ddce thoughtful and empathetic gaze.b2dce079b89f1eb267bb

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“But the saddest part 5ff0949142 is that children learn 5d8c76be17 especially quickly. They learn both good 61432296d1 and bad things fast ed07c82990 and remember them for c5c1f73035 a long time. The fact that you sense so much from 38c60e5cdc people’s gazes and tones is a habit young d0f27c2f12 Haejoo practiced hard to survive adult abuse. I know that e5d4e546bf the habits from 259a508d0f your childhood aren’t 6f23d78f24 necessary now. That’s why 419acee8f6 it’s uncomfortable. Still, don’t hate Choi a34145d9e6 Haejoo, who tried so 43167b9f54 hard to protect himself.”a661942dbdd8a2eccc55

Haejoo trusted her like d517755b6f family but thought her 61804c4ebf words were false. The habits my f3fb0d23c9 body learned are ecfeec0c49 useless. Even at this aea13bc773 age, I can’t 3ea6e98ba6 escape old memories. I’m weak, useless. I need to be more mature, more 2387831c6c responsible, someone who can live alone properly.90e24d4e520b0b03dbe4

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After hesitating for d6d9285149 a moment, Haejoo 4171f3381f quickly moved to b4e08a2936 chase the student.79fa3846019dbf5e0405

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The boy’s stamina was 0cde7c50c0 at its limit. It felt c12f56c354 like his 9d948f5584 lungs were 2c1540665d tearing apart. He wanted to lie down 6db55391b8 on the ground immediately. But the a76623b008 police were f1ae06d693 closing in. It was 4f5a44c822 Choi Haejoo.a5eac99f6525ce6217f8

The boy’s appearance, even in the 7acb68f22b dim light, didn’t seem ordinary. Could you even call 2ae4f5f1e3 him a boy? The student looked like abbce92166 an old man on 2d975dc0f7 the verge of collapse 4a0b6d96b0 or a walking corpse. His skin was dry as if 0a6896a429 all moisture had been drained, and 628af02cb7 the sunken contours of his cheekbones a715aaa98c cast eerie shadows on his face.b53ca9b3840719846213

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Haejoo was amazed that 9d21295cd3 the student had managed 6050d3cf8a to run this far 268a607754 in such a state. The boy, staggering and unable fae196019f to maintain his balance, reached fe4927500f into his coat pocket. What he pulled e8303e36a9 out was a 14c3a67b8e silver knife. The student, hands af27fc8a56 trembling, pointed the 965f8da906 hiking knife at a786a5d67b Haejoo.023be92dc1cb4a15bf73

“D-don’t come 8063019a62 any closer. I only 8a76759d5f got involved 93d6c547b9 because Yujin 13c6e34d36 suggested it. It’s not aef9fe7eae my fault. I didn’t 1d05df2000 do anything 84658181e8 wrong.”6b97b5c0cecaff7c5d85

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“…Let’s just 1d91a575e2 go together. I won’t do anything 35e86473ee bad to you. I’m just 40a5a61f45 a civil c6ea05dd98 servant. All I can do 86694db5ae is take you in 4dd349960d and listen to your c07b26c869 story. I’ll hear everything about a1a0d62ba7 this Yujin too.”8b3ba060b6a7dbd0435a

Haejoo cautiously tried to persuade 18d00b65ff him, keeping his distance.35c4f9fb259242089cd4

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“You’re tired e63b44c807 and exhausted, 5b63067c9b right? It’s okay c89755d7da to rest. I’ll help 0542b8b689 you rest 94b3a6a847 well. I’ll listen 0fe3a2b39a to your 886181b489 story after 0215a2fc18 that. I don’t think you a105d9c056 got involved with drugs fe5bc0c0cf because you wanted to. It’s dangerous b03385f1d9 and strange. You must have been struggling so much ff5c768b7e that you couldn’t endure without it. I understand. I really do. I don’t c574b041fb have parents 052243c1b0 either. I was bullied 98da7e4371 at school and 870c169d8f had no friends. You know how fc3bfcb6be cruel kids can 9b0bc06a84 be to each 9063059749 other. I was b6a9550c38 always depressed. I get 6b73fc9235 it, really. If you’re scared of your 23c1147b55 family finding out, I’ll help 016dd0a626 you explain it to them. That’s what 3879d0f980 we do.”9e2fac77f56b71df3fc5

The boy felt the sincerity 398870fa21 in the officer’s words. This situation felt foolish, a3e7ac9e43 and he was gradually 6d8d27a5fc losing the will to 39b86ddf14 resist. Haejoo twisted the boy’s a3b8b77060 arm holding the knife 5c307b11cb and knocked the weapon e654e5cf16 away. The student lay b318dba76d on the ground, 73c944ca93 crying. He muttered 4deb3ecf23 softly, “Mom, 5055b04901 mom.”374f48b745e49bee1adc

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Haejoo bent 72b8dd501e down to a91ef3ad91 help the b13d98cc18 student up.85032cf65b53c497e8ff

“You’ve been through 72e3f81e4e a lot. I won’t 515d4932da cuff you. It’s already dawn. Let’s go to the station 9754aa7ced and rest, then we’ll talk…”fd31d25b81fdcd17f483

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