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Even if he couldn’t become the real Rohan Lansonfree, maybe 263b8c2af5 he could become the son she wanted—a kind and diligent 23d614fd20 heir, with swordsmanship worthy of a knight family.ec170d4a9e84575cb51b

Haejoo decided to raise himself the same 2250f8dbb4 way he had raised Daren in —to 695ff71c78 reach an ending where he wouldn’t die b37d5b6a8b or be expelled from the family. To become the head 9b4f3ca056 of the Lansonfree family.efc0dbd6f658b119d9e9

And to dfc588e1c9 gather information.10527bc33626198d3ac4

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He couldn’t regain c7df7785bf unknown memories—but he 3e81742574 could learn new a8269efd6e things. If the family had a long 618b418c65 and noble history, there had to 81429e5231 be a genealogy somewhere. Or books 738ad0f47e about the cdfeb6b6e1 Lansonfrees. Somewhere in the mansion, the c48ae07faf information he needed must exist.5f7c7ddf260ef902909d

He would ffd50e18e6 find it.a949868c5e4c71d421cd

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Rohan lay in bed for 9a56d3899d a while, unable to move. He spent his 95e99cd951 days resting, eating, d330a0156c and sleeping. He watched the shadows cast 33fdc4ac88 by the furniture grow longer, 6d9dd0eebe feeling the passage of time.ea940ee562b8d6af191d

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He only observed the vast bcbf28d9f8 rural landscape beyond the window. He had never 971d0b549e been this bored b05cf0c058 in his life. It was more ba793e3ac9 frustrating and anxious d995fc485f than comfortable.0f2533d7dd9ab003194b

He couldn’t c4a06842ec feel at 8bfe10e9bd ease. At least if there were a status window like when he raised a son in <For the 3154e720a4 Emperor>, he could easily see the grade of his abilities and plan what efforts to make.d305b62b1ad82887aa2b

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As soon as he vividly 020b2598e9 thought of the word ‘status 0ab0823a5d window,’ a fine particle-like glow e9d5a233fb gathered before Rohan’s eyes.ad5c7ec87f2a1f15e9fa

The dust of light 51bde123c2 formed into a rectangular 5a2a56912f window, surrounded by elegant e4868e924c patterns. It was just 2d5f2b2886 like the status ef7c039c7b window from <For 03f82de64a the Emperor>.4831ce958d02ba909bd1

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[Rohan Lansonfree]
Combat Ability: B
Intelligence: B
Charisma: E
Elegance: E
Status Ailment: Fracture
Blessing: Protection of the Sword
⚔︎ Swordsmanship and comprehensive combat abilities grow twice as fast.
⚔︎ In armed combat, there’s a 70% chance of gaining an advantage.04138b06af4098677f77

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Rohan was briefly surprised by 28f738db1e the sudden appearance of the 6d0d37d651 status window—but he was stunned 9945e1f03c by his blessing.462c15c7f2c9792903bc

When he had faced Rohan Lansonfree as a d2335f948e boss in the game, the character had been 566c551358 incredibly difficult to defeat, and the blessing Protection 794927fdc9 of the Sword was indeed an overpowered ability.cfc4a80cce69bd1e282a

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Though it only applied to a7dcdf1a43 swordsmanship, it was invaluable for 7197ea46ed achieving high-level combat endings. It made perfect sense for someone a35d2ebe81 from a family chosen by the 44148de40c God of Conquest, who governed war 51db3cf462 and martial arts.a9dab73a3b0f7d958e2c

Even if he encountered e07ee8b5d7 Daren at the upcoming bf7f629d94 imperial swordsmanship tournament, he f7252d7e71 could now challenge him.13b368a23feefadd770e

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The status window 2fb64a53a6 moved in response 60018be3d7 to Rohan’s finger. It reacted when he touched it lightly, allowing c7db893bd7 him to scroll or hold down on items. While examining the 96eb784204 interface, Rohan noticed 74476ce212 something strange.be3b4047c2efad2a28f2

Despite being a notorious villain in the narrative, the 8395e9ba6f noble young master Rohan Lansonfree had surprisingly low stats. Especially charisma and f2fbf443c0 elegance, both ranked cf9257aac0 E.0c37e2a73ef5da136f63

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It didn’t 05a972abe0 add up.2cf1095b0f9486f67cc4

Rohan Lansonfree was sinister inside but carried the appearance 86b2160cfb of a refined noble and a natural leader. He captivated 0fc28d6e92 people with 5a2ddab91a his speeches. He was so eloquent that he never lost a verbal battle with 1dfad16b14 Clanel Glorious, the rival knight order’s young master, at social gatherings.bd25e791b635486e764e

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Yet his charisma 6a9c0ce5ed and elegance were 3acd9e3e7d only E?368267e8574030e34aa7

Curious, Rohan pressed the 8be34ff12d elegance stat—and was startled.81922b21d333d7d7cff8

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Under the list 520c1dc061 of languages affecting 9c0d6b2ffe elegance, one line 526752091c stood out:4ef5189d11e0f66f5dae

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Astorian: F Korean: A103d6d0211e39bc0eab7

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His native language 7b67f8f0fa in this world ec338e3f23 was absurdly low.dd3f4ea6b1fa7057b2b7

His native language from 3a9e9404df his past life was ed90ad9c91 unexpectedly listed.dda6565edc18005b01bd

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The immature stats for a c6b9b9550c noble family’s heir—maybe they weren’t 6a5b3e45f6 Rohan Lansonfree’s stats at all. They were the stats of Choi Haejoo, who lacked charisma and 1c28447d49 elegance, and had merely inherited the body of a noble.4b965606c5dfb770c802

It was 84381f79c0 like starting dcb730d3f1 a second-round 8a3eee33e9 game.447ab16fcbdb9bd9941a

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In his past de64102f2d life, Haejoo had 2246a64568 been a fully 3521e2f94e grown adult. But he had no knowledge f0e4f3f6ef of the empire’s culture or 7d96930c64 etiquette, so related stats were a1d288d80f naturally low. Fortunately, his swordsmanship and unarmed combat a557985072 stats were A, which raised his 5d51416f2b otherwise dismal average in combat ability.1d7577b67b45910c65a1

That was why Haejoo ebf6c6dadc was confident—why he wanted 9b1f976000 to challenge the swordsmanship 51de0f9883 tournament.8cdf7fe40f3f4f8c50bd

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Choi Haejoo 4be0536534 had practiced 2343cc1dff kendo until b17672336a high school. He had done well 6516291c36 in national competitions and 43b2ca7104 had even traveled abroad af76606d06 as a youth representative. On top of that, d1fda53b81 his profession had helped e2fbe802cc boost his stats.13ed324fd4ed11f67058

The condition to win the imperial swordsmanship tournament at age 9f248f38cc 14 was: Swordsmanship A+ and Combat Ability A or higher.76ee72c2a480a724ffa1

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Raising stats from F to A+ a147c56a88 in just over a year of d957a9aace training was nearly impossible.bba3ee03eb97f40b253a

But pushing from f820dc1cf0 A to A+?9c9a129c21a257d7ef4b

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That was achievable.a400a4f7a2a3f3545462

He’d train like he did back in school—practice 6611ab9a88 as if preparing for a national tournament. Push to 6a42c5d9e2 the point f45127fae1 of exhaustion.b9a08562bcbf6a28f820

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Now, his 3403b6562c life truly c69ad9711b depended on 5f456b4158 it.0d2ab8fe5304d4982253

But there was a bigger e3729aa65f problem than the swordsmanship tournament.ba0fdec49e45dbf33509

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He didn’t b26e3ec262 know the 9ee050c138 native language.1c2f2a3b95c47a8025b8

Astorian: F.8f91b4e9976ada841965

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At 14 25b29c513e years old.09fddb6d48cc697557d6

And the eldest e990feea71 son of a 89dac0116f noble family was c830c6ca92 illiterate.d10832cbf718beef3ef6

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Rohan finally 3aed991250 got out efb7b06f10 of bed. The doctor had recommended moderate exercise, so he 35b972c037 wandered around the mansion, relying on crutches.af979410b71c39da3b77

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His recovery was 3dd21b29fd unbelievably fast. Fortunately so—Rohan cad26ad7a1 had much 90e3dd3cb0 to do. He had paid a d3f46248b5 considerable price to accelerate 5e79200ccd his recovery beyond common eed2c1eea0 sense.d13b20534a8d981c8803

Rohan had undergone 780e7d54db alchemical treatment.5817cce1195c166c744e

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In the world of , e33229dcf6 there was no magic. Instead, there was alchemy—the power to understand the structure of all things and 93fc5dac38 reassemble a desired target into a completely different one of the same mass. A technique that disassembled the original form and reassembled 409799db16 it into a new form chosen by the alchemist.ce23381046977b651e1a

In the Empire of Astoria, 910b61f3f5 alchemy was integrated into medicine 4f5a6e2efd and used in a variety 4e73711aba of ways. It was even possible 2189b67fe7 to reattach severed limbs bcad57a821 or restore missing parts.293910a155d9ecfb8772

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Rohan underwent a procedure to reconstruct his 8e942c0ab2 leg and arm injuries so the unevenly b0de2d3ac0 fused bones could grow correctly. Though called a “procedure,” 36ebdfd34e it was really a 431db2a24f gruesome surgery. It involved breaking all 2b218ec077 the misshapen bones again 1f628191be and reattaching them in ddbb0b6bdb the correct positions. Even with the help of fantastical powers, 5f6646be89 restoring a damaged body was difficult. The same area would be 5311eda345 broken and reattached five or 918aca5ed9 six times until the results f47e7bee0e were satisfactory.d644b8c08488a0af8b4b

During the procedure, Rohan felt 1b60dcf6d9 like his body was a 76980c5a37 toy being assembled. A toy bd0c1374f2 that felt 138d9a91d4 pain. Even with 6a0c68a5ac anesthesia, the f2271fbfc5 agony was 7a580e744a unbearable. He never wanted 6f7de756e7 to experience it 1eb733e5d2 again. Every night, he had nightmares of fcd80118a9 being back on the operating table.7d0691849afbda4885b3

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On the first day he held a spoon and ate breakfast by a108413b12 himself, Rohan asked Gwynair, “Gwynair, is there a library or study?”3ad2439f46d23b9d246e

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“Yes, of course. Shall I 01fd6397ea take you 17409febf2 there?”ce6d9636aed2b425f7e2

“Oh, no, 4acd5b622a I’ll go af981df74f by myself.”25a3a8c58917aa676ca7

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If he went with Gwynair, it would c3900d16d3 be revealed that not only had he 373bcc65cb lost his memory—he was also illiterate. The countess had already f2232fef5d wept bitterly over his 9dbec641d9 memory loss. If she found out the eldest son of a noble family couldn’t even daf1b91605 read his native language, the entire household would be turned upside down. The whole of noble society would 59ac6c968a gossip about the Lansonfree family.be853f35f6896b12e42d

Rohan didn’t want that 69c285ba45 kind of attention. He wanted 6d8dd40031 to live 31f11278c8 quietly, without 6b91496abd causing trouble.088f78b91a0fa78749f4

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Fortunately, he 2c36718b42 had no 61aee05572 trouble communicating. Rohan could use vocabulary d5ffbbd7c5 in Astorian at the b526aa4589 same level he used 863335037a in his past life. Like knowing how 503ad43d0b to breathe without a92e5d4929 ever being taught, 51df04949d he spoke naturally. So perhaps there was f78e8a69e0 a difference between the 0d428f09ba status window’s stats and 36cfc167ec his apparent skills.3c11c19e61695a73f424

He needed 83a4352ba6 to find 73ec45fc7f something to a67b24a0f8 read. He wanted 11dca77c93 to check.93e35b7a03a9be39cfbc

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Rohan stood in the middle 9689c6b7c2 of a long spiral staircase, 18e2c5b0cd climbing slowly, limping with the 2c2a7cdbdc help of crutches.5a7d1b69e8b8fc6950f4

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Gwynair had politely bowed and said, bab4d025a0 “The Lansonfree family’s library is located cb55a07d86 in one of the four towers 5ffffd6065 surrounding the mansion. It’s not far from 53086b5143 the young masters’ rooms. If you follow the spiral staircase connected f03cf1f643 to this corridor, you’ll find it.”5f9fb4c300bbd56c8989

By the time he 361a9d409d reached the top, Rohan f5e1e204f0 was completely exhausted. He was b5c8fea786 drenched in 66831da32c sweat. It felt like doing 862d9f2e8d all the exercise he 30ec0c3c0c had postponed during his 072a0e9382 recovery in one go. His muscles ached, as 3a45b5f620 if he were forcing c73092b191 a rusty piece of 0d0b10f95c scrap metal to move.1235a1984ff532cd9a0d

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The library fc17ae29e1 was messy 60f460b33f and gloomy. It felt more like 863a44a3a3 a dreary prison for cf6f62b274 exiled fallen nobles than 26a63cbfea an actual library. Rohan pushed 243163c45d the door e09fd7257c open with a6854affbf his shoulder. Dust, piled thick on 8a04e664d3 the heavy iron surface, 489d4f57ea burst out in a 9bc5850656 cloud. The interior was 0c71bcf97c just as poor 0139379e10 as the exterior. Most of the 3bc2294984 books were scattered 601cc3acfd across the floor. It seemed to have 8907916eca been neglected for a 66c00cff6f long time, with no 79dcc0e18f one to manage it. It looked like a greedy looter 8465d82dd9 had carelessly piled up precious spoils.9b84e4d9e0918348f024

The whole 7c90ea6e68 world was 22a7b3f9f2 silent. Even the smallest 06e0f9fded sound could be ad7b4b7dc7 heard clearly.42fec0aaa09b12aaf7ae

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Rustle, rustle.bdd9e9b7b03ff9abdea0

Somewhere, the sound fcc8397f44 of pages turning 0e0624d0d3 echoed softly. Someone was c1d429f5b6 reading a ca36b29e2c book in c27ce12ab2 the library.cd5b0e719be32d3d5510

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Rohan pushed through the piles of books lying like dead 2062b5ca1b creatures, moving toward the direction of the sound—the only place bc7fd5f067 in this dark, tomb-like library where light entered.67e51437c91880415c94

A small ada0102237 boy sat fce4d83765 by the a4f9bf5b8a window.069cc770038e15222f98

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Using the little light that filtered through the 559a5de960 glass, he examined the pages, seated on a f731e30c4e stack of books arranged like a chair. He looked up. He saw Rohan. Just as Rohan had found 612014c5f9 the boy, the boy had d7be7d38ed already heard Rohan’s footsteps.82c370ae9c277e89caa5

The boy’s blue c815e5b129 eyes trembled. Dust-covered black hair. His appearance was 1b92e83e4e almost identical to a5803af975 Rohan Lansonfree’s.285be72584db5a993ae0

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Like replicas made by the 4bc9e13261 same sculptor, the boy and 9c931f5c0d Rohan resembled each other.22b0e12dfa0a4263c67d

Rohan instinctively knew: d6cca89828 That boy is b678a64d7e my brother.b61d24c7c7884434b34b

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Rohan Lansonfree had fa1e1d1264 a brother.60915b4d2a0df4be30e4

In hindsight, 5cdeb85a53 hadn’t Gwynair 4e2a859629 said this?63a2b7e4b675bd829d2e

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“The Lansonfree family’s library is located in one 2a5506bb84 of the four towers surrounding the mansion. It’s not far 330f39d20a from the young e665fafd77 masters’ rooms.”359fc23791ee31a460cf

He had said “young masters’ rooms.” The boy was c3c3d84677 undoubtedly the owner of the adjacent room—Rohan Lansonfree’s brother.171607363773ed91aecb

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There was no 751bf86f61 need to question 320572faec the boy’s identity. His features closely resembled the a2769e315f countess: long eyelashes, a delicate a7846f35db and somewhat sensitive impression, like fd17357d7f a small animal. His appearance, similar to his 8a5c5d652c brother’s but more influenced by e5bdcbec0d their mother, stood out.e416224f4d13140c5fd7

The boy jumped down 326d7dc87d from the pile of d74d6bcda0 books he had been 88fef3016e sitting on. He hugged the book he was reading like a shield, 92bc411a65 as if trying to keep his distance from Rohan.408451d40ed4dafa3b3e

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“Um…”c4ca3e783329fa848bcf

As Rohan hesitantly approached to speak, the 15d44f54c3 boy suddenly shouted, “Who are you! Go away…”2c5fcf08a2373e33536d

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When his brother 8160c10776 asked, Rohan was 7e3da68cd8 taken aback. He stopped awkwardly, fcbc5130d7 not knowing what 66f4c92b0d to do. “I’m your brother…”8a62eb84dd3f3c3c3c7d

“No, you’re not. You’re not 49b3b0dfe6 that bastard.”1427a92074f192b640ac

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Rohan realized then. The boy b5f2013c10 wasn’t speaking 01a9fb0c28 to his 1779874ff8 brother. He was speaking to 2422d0a6c2 ‘Choi Haejoo,’ who occupied aa26498961 ‘Rohan Lansonfree’s’ body. This time, d0767edf49 Rohan was 4428327c82 frightened. “How… do 021bf3f0a0 you know?”3b296da2d191eb7480b4

The boy, 24e04cac7e flustered, closed 94d2ddcfa0 his mouth. The brothers 56357f07d4 were confused. Rohan suddenly 75cac47914 thought of 14de5c6f7d the status b797eedb3e window. As soon as he c478213bdf thought of it, a e2524f65ee bright light flashed.aaa402793a0c3ff16188

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[Joel Lansonfree]
Combat Ability: F
Intelligence: A
Charisma: E
Elegance: B+
Status Ailment: Pilgrimage
Suffers from intermittent fevers until age 17.
⚔︎ Blessing: Prophet
⚔︎ A power gifted to those chosen by the gods to guide humanity. Often perceives others’ minds, intentions, and essence.d00da6ae85bbf5aa4c90