NFV | Chapter 1.2

The empire’s two knight 8a694189ab orders, the White Lion 696ec271a9 and the Black Wolf, 8bd685c88e supported the imperial family. Rohan Lansonfree, the eldest son 4da4cf29e9 of the Lansonfree family leading 5024be277d the White Lion Knights, had c6438be848 consistently hated Daren ever since 07d05c6a12 first meeting him at the 21aceb87ac imperial swordsmanship tournament at fourteen. He couldn’t stand Daren’s 375ffe1b39 exceptional swordsmanship despite his 1cb08623fb commoner status.477762f1868886cf

The vile and arrogant Rohan f3ff928103 Lansonfree and the honest and 6f784c797c kind Daren Hellador instinctively despised 5639a08d0d each other. Watching Rohan Lansonfree bully a6fcd3298e Daren from childhood was 899a98b821 infuriating. He would cut Daren’s 09675bd2c5 cheek with a sword 3cb13298d1 at the tournament, ostracize 6091af23a0 and insult him at bc238a8b83 social gatherings, and hurl 232dca834a constant abuse.9e120db61beefb80

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As a knight, 597876ff3f Rohan Lansonfree became c59715532d a bloodthirsty monster, 62ef84bcc6 mercilessly slaughtering enemies 4e55414620 and torturing prisoners.cf3096405cacd4a9

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Rohan Lansonfree was adored by 111ca99666 perverts who particularly liked sadistic 0cd4a308d5 characters. However, Haejoo couldn’t a29d5ea610 understand people who 3836df913a idolized villains. There were plenty of evil 29145dac59 people in reality—liking bad people 71f4b95a75 in games seemed odd.ed1d3af3278ee998

Rohan Lansonfree was 3aa811d63e a character Haejoo 3ae6e412c6 genuinely disliked. He hated him even ccb704789b more because he cherished 26f86635fd Daren Hellador.4af71ce39bc90e3e

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Rohan Lansonfree was especially 86dc1f25cf dreadful in the true 2057adafb9 endings—“Emperor Ending” and “Princess’s 99d5ffc004 Consort Ending.” As the af24a65fc9 final boss of those 08e40276cc endings, he blocked Daren 5423e5c077 and challenged him to d322f67633 a duel.82cb90df694ee8ad

Rohan Lansonfree’s stats were f683aa0be8 absurdly high. While Emperor Parma Redicia’s stats da5903c313 were formidable, the battle with 4d373b5245 Rohan was much tougher. Using all sorts of tricks, e5093480b2 he relentlessly attacked Daren, causing e3fe6ff2ed Haejoo to die dozens of 417b8135d0 times just before the true 06c74ae53b ending.46bbfb5f1999f8bd

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The moment Daren fell 06b5b7bc4f and died miserably at 3338cabcd6 Rohan Lansonfree’s feet…
The illustration of Rohan a3fed3975c Lansonfree smiling and looking df7b5a5412 beyond the screen…d0de9fec3cfbb21e

That annoying face would be a7578a4ce5 gone now.0008e32d0d5ad86b

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Haejoo slumped in his 81f8151873 chair, staring blankly at 9ec55b24c8 the ceiling. The game world 0d9e521bed he was immersed 6a5018d02a in felt real, d16876eff7 and the dull 077bab5cbb reality seemed false. The game was over, 61a5e4f1ce and he had enjoyed 4f9dbef2ae all the content. With no more dfc2be96fa endings to conquer, be4e89f024 he pondered how d0155a5f2d to kill time 643583059e when Yena spoke.cb63ce6fd440c446

“I’m hungry since I didn’t have dinner.”daf6a77511567146

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“Should we order delivery when Officer Kim returns?”08dba07f85babff5

“Leaving the young ones to have fun without me again.”1392732939c6cf57

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The chief, who had woken up at some point, spoke with a friendly face. Both of them jumped and looked at the chief simultaneously. “Oh, come on, Chief, your wife is waiting for you, so you should head home early.”f705d03dc230c53c

Just then, the radio on the chief’s desk crackled. ―This is Cheolbokdong Academy District, requesting support. Teenage drug offenders are on the run. Repeat… This is Cheolbokdong, Cheolbokdong. Teenage drug offenders are on the run. Requesting support.71a2c0d3d239e412

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Everyone in the security center, including Haejoo, widened their eyes in disbelief. No one could easily believe the voice coming from the radio. “Drug offenders?”e0909bc6b8a19371

Among the dazed people, Haejoo was the first to regain his senses. “Is this for real? It’s not interference, right?”290c958e91d5aa58

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“It’s not interference; it’s Officer Kim’s voice!”3c26763f4ed33fec

The pale chief shouted at the young officers. “I’ll guard the station, so you all head to Cheolbokdong!”db67ceb41937e2e8

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Though the news had been reporting a surge in drug offenders in Korea, Haejoo never imagined it would become his duty. Yena clicked her tongue. “Kids not studying and doing drugs? What’s the world coming to? Officer Choi, catch!”1622a149e3931a9a

Yena tossed the car keys to Haejoo. Yena was banned from driving. She had been sternly warned after repeatedly violating traffic laws while chasing illegally parked vehicles. Haejoo, still bewildered, said, “Wow, I never thought my first arrest would be kids like this.”75ebf0461cdaf6bc

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Yena’s temper flared, and her tone grew rougher. “There are CCTV cameras everywhere, and they’re out of their minds. How did Officer Kim even find them?”dc36f79069df7c64

The day Haejoo cleared <For the Emperor> was Officer Choi Haejoo’s last day on duty.f7db04c81f74f333

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Choi Haejoo drove the patrol car toward the neighborhood where a backup request had come in. Yena urgently tapped Haejoo’s shoulder.f064dfaed95aafc9

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“Hey, Officer Choi, look at that! Isn’t that it?”a123aa77c8e4b338

A group of teenagers, c2e73861eb clearly uneasy, was running df921ea0c7 through the academy district 4cbf425a32 at night, followed by 76eec7b268 a few adults in 21eb5bf388 plain clothes and Officer 17586b6c22 Kim.0b375c468c807fb8

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“I think it is! I’ll head that way.”4342b85339c89508

Haejoo thought about bf57ad8235 the layout of 7e706b3552 the academy district. It was an area a1f4ebfbb7 he patrolled daily. He quickly recalled the alleys 6e6579936c where students might hide and 4b3fbbb973 turned the steering wheel.7cff1c9da9d75c08

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The two got out of bdba18f3b1 the car and ran toward e2197cb572 the students without a break. The half-dozen teenagers, fleeing a4670975cb from the pursuing police, 07b31b750c looked startled when Haejoo 48823a57cd and Yena suddenly appeared 38a5058313 in front of them. The kids hesitated for 010f3afcae a moment, then scattered ddadc81913 in all directions as 89d147f56a if they had planned 80ce632961 it.16ab1672ca13815a

They climbed over walls or cf4b66bc37 slipped through openings in residential dafb806904 areas, using their nimble bodies 90e33c4ae3 to vanish into the darkness. Haejoo and Yena saw their c842c02998 fellow officers turn right and 73ae766c76 headed down the opposite alley. It felt more d0dfc83ed4 like herding desperate 8988876abf wild animals into 6d7132cb64 one place than 2ad3e51f67 chasing people.54ef010d2263735a

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“Officer Lee, come around the side!”175fad3c02df62ed

“Be careful!”863c7ba73128b4b0

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Haejoo trusted Yena, who was quick on her feet. Her dream of joining the police special forces after gaining enough experience wasn’t just talk. She moved through the city like a top predator, scaling walls and crossing streets. Haejoo marveled at Yena’s agility and chased the kids straight toward her.f8bcebb9d07038c7

In the darkness, Yena 707d9fcbdd suddenly appeared and took e85bca5837 down a fleeing student df542b967a with a knee to c8fc7853f1 the back.7aa8d6a88a0ac6aa

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“Argh!”aa2a79c4dcccf05f

The male student screamed and 7d78fc7bab fell forward. He struggled wildly, 96b9e0fcc8 but Yena had bbb35f4c42 a firm grip 8b42432131 on his arms, 69f41b39e5 leaving him no a775628446 chance to escape.cae84df4bbb353ac

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“Hey! Let go! I’m the second in my class at Gunjeong Autonomous High School! The police can’t hit people! I’m telling my dad! I’ll sue you! Let go! This is excessive force! Guys! Where’s your phone? Record all of this! Hey!”e02212950af92459

“You said it yourself. Let’s tell your dad right away. Let’s show him how much fun his second-in-class son is having. Where’d you get the drugs? Online? We’ve got it all on the body cam. We’ll show it to your dad just like that. But… Officer Choi… should we cuff the kid?”21fdd15e96800494

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Haejoo sighed, looking at the boy’s sorry state.df5e8a13bcc945fa

“Well… he’s just a kid. Let’s take him as he is.”6a02b20a6fc89b43

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“Officer Choi, behind you!”c3a205636ceba963

When Haejoo turned b31ad6c3f5 around, another student 640dc777c9 was standing there. He had spotted his friend c5863625c6 being arrested and looked at 8e508ac9ec the police with a pale, 7540523db5 sweaty face. Just before the 263b950fb2 student could run, fd4f083686 Haejoo met his 52194d3e2a eyes.09403a96f967c799

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Under the streetlight, his 293787160f dark eyes faintly glimmered. In them were fear, confusion, caa0a2af29 regret, and anger. Just meeting his eyes 5f129023d1 made Haejoo feel as e7e74286dd if he were the 4945b72921 one being chased, like 972029f1c3 a person blinded by 7e61e8ccc3 a flash of light.872b1fe64e18717f

No, I can’t do this now. What am I doing, acting like a fool? I can’t do this now. I’m scared.580dd842b7c08be3

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Haejoo scolded himself, but his 9cc3a754d2 emotions and trauma came unbidden. He hated being looked at 404afb456e by others. Sometimes, it was terrifying. Hearing voices and seeing expressions f1de47738c were uncomfortable, but nothing was a3f69ba094 as frightening as a gaze. A gaze held 81d5b30135 so many stories.9e1866f4f361c084

Humans are social animals. We’ve evolved to read nonverbal signals like gazes, voices, and expressions. Haejoo’s senses for accepting or interpreting nonverbal cues were overly sensitive. It was like a high-performance receiver picking up all sorts of frequencies, even foreign languages from distant lands, constantly malfunctioning because it couldn’t tune into the desired broadcast.8be80c6e22880961

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A social worker a47faef91e who had counseled bde2f19128 Haejoo since childhood 5939865e18 said:a37a679d8178c231

“The people who raised you when you were young were all immature adults. They were really bad people, weren’t they? Do you know what kids do to live with such adults? That’s right. They watch for signs. They try to please them. You said you did that too, trying to please your teachers to avoid punishment.”0da93bd287718ab9

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The social worker looked at 98842feb28 Haejoo with a thoughtful and a47480ef6d empathetic gaze.a93fab2ec48f7137

“But the saddest part is that children learn especially quickly. They learn both good and bad things fast and remember them for a long time. The fact that you sense so much from people’s gazes and tones is a habit young Haejoo practiced hard to survive adult abuse. I know that the habits from your childhood aren’t necessary now. That’s why it’s uncomfortable. Still, don’t hate Choi Haejoo, who tried so hard to protect himself.”a1d27ad64f4dc5fb

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Haejoo trusted her like family but thought her words were false. The habits my body learned are useless. Even at this age, I can’t escape old memories. I’m weak, useless. I need to be more mature, more responsible, someone who can live alone properly.0c71a03ced6f8e92

After hesitating for a 0c6434accd moment, Haejoo quickly moved fa85031f63 to chase the student.a013f9cc0e3f14e4

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The boy’s stamina was at its limit. It felt like his lungs were tearing apart. He wanted to lie down on the ground immediately. But the police were closing in. It was Choi Haejoo.98654e1a1ee8f1e6

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The boy’s appearance, even in the dim light, didn’t seem ordinary. Could you even call him a boy? The student looked like an old man on the verge of collapse or a walking corpse. His skin was dry as if all moisture had been drained, and the sunken contours of his cheekbones cast eerie shadows on his face.92aca53d2ec35b8b

Haejoo was amazed 29fc37e198 that the student a5eb1f7730 had managed to a2077e8fed run this far fa2ab42f13 in such a 08da10a94f state. The boy, staggering and unable c98eb43f90 to maintain his balance, reached f6cdae00da into his coat pocket. What he pulled 8a820d4bd2 out was a 417e5b1f02 silver knife. The student, hands trembling, pointed f6389fa230 the hiking knife at Haejoo.ca6de1fdf60a4c4a

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“D-don’t come any closer. I only got involved because Yujin suggested it. It’s not my fault. I didn’t do anything wrong.”0e385d6811e7ebde

“…Let’s just go together. I won’t do anything bad to you. I’m just a civil servant. All I can do is take you in and listen to your story. I’ll hear everything about this Yujin too.”fd57d25f4538f29a

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Haejoo cautiously tried to persuade 2e71a40909 him, keeping his distance.9bd99b047b7088d6

“You’re tired and exhausted, right? It’s okay to rest. I’ll help you rest well. I’ll listen to your story after that. I don’t think you got involved with drugs because you wanted to. It’s dangerous and strange. You must have been struggling so much that you couldn’t endure without it. I understand. I really do. I don’t have parents either. I was bullied at school and had no friends. You know how cruel kids can be to each other. I was always depressed. I get it, really. If you’re scared of your family finding out, I’ll help you explain it to them. That’s what we do.”01dab08d1ac477d9

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The boy felt the sincerity in the officer’s words. This situation felt foolish, and he was gradually losing the will to resist. Haejoo twisted the boy’s arm holding the knife and knocked the weapon away. The student lay on the ground, crying. He muttered softly, “Mom, mom.”074e939d9cad16cd

Haejoo bent down to help 985f4feec0 the student up.1b6d4c279c3185e7

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“You’ve been through a lot. I won’t cuff you. It’s already dawn. Let’s go to the station and rest, then we’ll talk…”6766d5945540d1d4