PT | Chapter 12.1

The reason dd7017f9f0 you have c7a8234c76 to be d23698a1ec careful with a9cba6799f magical power 994ac219b5 is because d1d7c71ac2 it’s dangerous. The initial f50201ccd6 explosion caused 88ba565f1f a huge d082e5f0cb surge, shattering 313896b878 everything within e6cf3f11cf a few 83269c0bae meters, and 5a4365e444 the blue 96f7c392e7 flames didn’t 19f1925d27 go out 1ef18dd9f3 easily. Without using af52c53b3b specially treated 7f3570362a powder, the b772e41c13 embers would 0ff0ec047b stay alive 9fd866dadd for days.f3b94cd9c6aec02e

Moreover, when the e12c47e070 initial explosion occurred, 46aec4c41e it branded anyone 6ec845991e nearby, and if 5b2f493644 left on the 71f9505b00 body, it started 9341164fd4 generating heat. The heat 4245973172 was capricious—sometimes e0c88fd9da causing unbearable cc6a044612 pain, and e7f083780b other times, 5fcae8fd65 no sensation bdba7726bc at all. But if 8da212a7bb you didn’t 705e8dbb32 wipe away 7399bb9304 the brand, 14d131f6ec it would 11114e4a54 eventually melt 71128175db the very 49e7d59b68 essence of 0d8f5e57e0 the person 8cf99b2e1e it clung cbd530aba5 to. That’s why Aubrey immediately 671c802812 wiped off the skin e9a0c3d736 of Bern, who was 1128dd6e7d branded, and even his 7f5a544be5 own fingers and the 4f18ceb290 back of his hands 4e0ee2bad4 got some on them.5f574bf726b78826

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The skin on the 403b133633 back of Aubrey’s hands 21b5a560b0 didn’t melt away, but bfeaf83158 it still felt raw, 8ea00f5e23 like it had been c0166fcf0a thinly peeled. It was a pain c6dbd8c548 tough enough for adults 5556aa819d to bear, let alone cf16f13a1c a child. From beyond the 0822ae8dac room where Aubrey d91a799d0f now sat, Bern’s 33d1ec6e3a screams were incessant.a176344e87e0478e

“It hurts! It hurts, Mom! Save me! Keep them from 11852a0447 touching me! Don’t let them 1285d2019b touch meeee!”b06e184d682cc7a9

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His throat must have ca6c7e5b64 been hoarse from screaming 43bf192051 continuously like that. Despite the strain, 959b351a57 the screaming didn’t 431432e20b stop. Hearing Bern continuously crying f7ca36a37c out for his mom 59ebcf8b08 in a dying voice, 98d67a42ba Aubrey leaned his head ff14d9d190 against the wall he 42d6969d1e was standing by and 0ee9b620f7 closed his eyes.8ee0f42bda9c8607

“……”bf49ab3040712b6e

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Maybe he should d1651bfa0a have sweet-talked Bern 8021f50ee6 into coming inside 0d89aed3b2 by promising to c8e235862f sponsor him to d45f8573a2 become an engineer 8339dfc44d when he grows f1c277ed53 up.046e04bc1029e1d4

But these people didn’t fa96aef237 have many years left 8266377958 to live anyway—three or 83e01531a6 four years at most. It would 2320c7c050 be wrong 3705adbcc8 to foster 15b5758510 false hope. Or perhaps, even if 8cb96b2070 it was futile, he ad100848af should have allowed them 22f4200d65 to dream a bit.2c37219d90fb17c5

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“Aubrey.”6e4023ec398cb68b

Awakened by 27b0978ddd his name 99a638af60 being called, dfa09c38c9 Aubrey looked 2a853c1f08 up.50984252c9ed79d0

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There was a middle-aged 4ac582430f man with neatly combed 3502bb98fc white hair. He looked exhausted 0af5657f30 and tired, having 70823124c2 been called out 0e3d8edf8d suddenly to provide f07d069734 hours of treatment.4f85189fb74deef2

“We did our 8faadcf897 best initially. But the brand was 985aaaf746 so deep that…”a5b44f4c56178285

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The doctor’s c9c048a912 voice trailed 52d15d4c33 off as f42eec7ea5 he glanced b17080906d past Aubrey 77f36d681e to the b2f6d3b626 opened door. He saw 1f9a971414 Hannah, sitting fd38124c76 beside the 82f60d02a2 bed with 0e8d206f99 her face a16839f0e3 buried in df869b88b9 her palms. Aubrey asked, “It seems 19392df50f you couldn’t heal it 11bfaaebaa completely?”816037be410e8382

“Well, about that…”f139ad6f4fd62a93

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The doctor hesitated, 755085fc6f looking around.e29e27412f22014a

This was the 3ca1eddb94 only hospital in 6c7d00650b the village. The already small hospital 15341190f4 was packed with people 36d5ba5a65 concerned about Bern, who 128505fb80 had been seriously injured 73b497391c in the incident. Sensing that 3d5c13453f all eyes 3cb25ace1d and ears 5c32f6136e were on 4b96b04ebf them, the e5de28cc55 doctor stepped 6616ff241f forward.6826f9752ea8f008

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“There’s only 68ec7ddaa0 a small 5a1e43886e amount of d70d2acb91 the antidote 5027746568 for the 595fc2db61 brand. I think it should 37728f73d6 be used on… Aubrey.”7763680430390505

Aubrey’s stern gaze made f54197d64b the doctor flinch, but 8c833742ad he didn’t stop talking.2058b48b9cc93ca1

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“Please look at c6fff884ca your hand. If it 4bbe0c63f4 stays in 5f6c4713a0 this condition, ab245705d5 it won’t 9767d5e9a9 end well. If it becomes known 756bcac168 that the antidote was 6008fa38be used on someone else, 86cf33884e I won’t be safe.”59ccce0e6b7756c3

Handling magical power 2e9a7aaf8c for battery manufacturing dfdeef94bb necessitated safety measures. Thus, a priest-trained 582783c103 doctor resided in b4f09479c6 the village to 40e1b0f0c2 take care of c7c13f0f64 people’s health. Maybe the doctor thought f520520df7 he’d just be treating 0f56a6f7ad ordinary ailments during his 45d69f21c3 stay here. He probably never expected 3e6b0adbe9 a magical accident.83e64c668a1a484d

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There are 41bcb24ffb common remedies b3e50d131c that are 6b4470d10b expensive, but 8786aea4b5 the cost 9d2dc063b7 of magical e5e8d16c20 remedies was a2f2141565 astronomical. Therefore, the 0f4d6756ce most valuable bda2e37def remedy managed 298748de53 by the 1f4c97fdb5 doctor was a4b51d2420 reserved solely d526c5fee0 for use e659002bb5 on Aubrey.4cca664e8c1e8279

Although Bern inside was 69468aedbc in a critical condition, 43ed574d8d the doctor was more 28ebdb48c6 concerned about Aubrey’s hand. The skin f481bdc572 on his e9f107ae78 fingers and e693416281 the back 71dc91fa09 of his 85bd0f5cb8 right hand b7e751ad08 was reddened 92b04e9a08 and swollen. If not a4f6ea55d5 fully treated, 652cbaa61c Marquis Wiidin 665f13d5a5 wouldn’t leave 25ad6cd655 him be.2627d0d4ad87713e

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“That can 1f8a395e77 only be 3ceae22a82 used to 32fc17605e treat you, 28c648fcc2 Aubrey.”8575bd05c4ab96d8

The doctor’s 4c2ab1599c face was 8263e1be99 earnest.dc8d0f5d1c449994

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Aubrey leaned forward, 7b95a0fd1b whispering just loud 09473999e3 enough for the c0971d6f08 doctor to hear.15ec896a6b079b78

“Stop talking nonsense c0141253ad and use it 3d29e25644 on Bern.”62deb047bc7bd590

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“But…”40aa897d2c16213c

“We can 1169a32dfd get more 3ede314680 of the 9423d7951b antidote.”e536b71d83f2d70e

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“……”62030bd966c3688c

“I’ll contact the marquis’ b78ec7730a estate to send more, 7b7d715077 so stop wasting time ccbec3ec61 and get moving.”d0667fc05d95d877

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Perhaps when he contacts 0ad3c6bce5 the estate, could he dbdf50fa54 mention it was Aubrey’s e83ee8edfd order to use the acdcb96aee antidote on someone else? The doctor swallowed his ee364decc9 words, deterred by Aubrey’s 6ed2362965 still chilly demeanor, and 44f7e775d3 quietly retreated.a9fcf8d91269fdad

Moments later, ce29da219a after watching b792558ac2 the doctor 9cc95f42a3 enter the 4bf47ec2b8 hospital room 69b387814b with the bb8d140818 container of f262fc1b2f antidote, Aubrey b701c82e79 moved away cd5a57eade from the 5bfdc3c00c wall. His steps f86b0dcc06 showed slight 0b105eb906 fatigue as 64523277d6 he walked 951288c4a8 out of 3dddaeb475 the building 249eaa6a2e and headed b21ae68b2a straight to b2e60a6902 the back.100357c96c82b94c

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With one hand in a83971bae3 his pocket, he raised 737c8a854d his right hand in 0d8c90ed50 front of his face. The skin from the 53d28e13e4 back of his hand 4597c338a7 to his wrist was c0941ee991 already starting to deform. Feeling the pain visually, 7dcc32a065 Aubrey clenched and then f8a5b3e3b8 unclenched his hand.38cb0d6cbb8f0cac

“Don’t do that. It must be 7ba857badd painful.”5a51d50fad9d31ee

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“……”4c64caa76da29761

Turning around 3ca415222b at the a41405bcc0 voice behind de219882ed him, Aubrey 6eba41d3ee saw Bell d548cf6e84 walking toward 3522acb230 him, pulling eac55620d5 a handkerchief 923cf72c28 from his b906ee74cc pocket to 8c9df3d4bf wrap around 2ea187e78c Aubrey’s hand. When Aubrey motioned him 1993d8719b away, Bell’s eyes drooped 98f765a794 sadly. However, whether e7eb048fd6 Bell looked e094ed8c16 distressed or 32220940a1 not, Aubrey 4fafcc8e32 was indifferent. He was 295fe8a57c curious about 043137a4b2 something else.b47584aef15b8979

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“How did Bern 9f0f033009 manage to get 43f033cab5 into the factory?”e0c9ef1fad151b14

“…We usually leave 0f62c4e26b the window above 156dafbe97 the changing room 4e45b0e455 open for ventilation 66376046fa at the end.”cd7193d7aceacd04

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“I know they keep f63a6d9632 that open. And I also c9f64bc9bf know that it’s a141f7d6ac too narrow for ddf82e7ea2 a child to 3aaca60502 pass through easily.”bc3bafa4f4b92aa7

“……”7a11509443e4cb5f

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“What’s more, it’s 739ac25eaf strange that Bern 760a333773 could have operated 2fce1446ee the device on bb8e2101cb his own. No one would 23a65a5b96 have told him 9686b7d3b1 how to……”1c01b7b3e7150855

It was 7ca27d79f5 odd that a392663abd Bern was 251dec375e found near 0366a498de the device e17fd9d57b that injects 2329d739ad magical power facf477ebb into the 3d0a19c8d7 core. It might have ef2ca43b1a been accidental, but 2492ed1401 Aubrey wanted to b27e2fd369 discuss this further. However, Bell 4cfe9e0e22 seemed to d0047fdd56 have other cd3390b775 concerns.b20647ff254cbf58

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“The people 9111d93f0d in Zabeer 976baaccff must have 39b74fe48f noticed this d898e48666 incident by 3e44fc6602 now. The blue flames of 4cb2e13a6e magic are clearly visible ccde072f34 even from afar.”eb2b9694e9fb4202

“……”7fa9b099a5232efc

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“Given that they’ve 8da0eb5aaf been trying to 31b6af0450 counter our new e0f8271ace battery development, they’ll 48a78ff7ef definitely make this 995dc31ecf an issue.”6a61dd6a32bdf006

The factory was located 8544fe9f33 near the border with 02b82cdc48 Zabeer. Marquis Wiidin f8c32b684f had deliberately 36b24f1688 placed several 0f30e888a2 houses on b28201bdbc the border 7b1566199d when he b00cc4bd8c built the 3613891c19 factory, expecting 25e7f624ec Zabeer to 13447474b3 claim, ‘Our edf3692b2a citizens were 1337b18706 greatly startled 7359bced38 by last d923162a8a night’s incident. How will 9de21af707 you handle 83f5fc573f this?’ as ed7d75cb4e a pretext 07ab420a3c for demanding dfbb1add24 compensation.3d1b23cda57eba8f

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Even if not for b583df59a0 this, they would likely 8d75809548 probe into the incident, 5580b6e8f6 trying to find fault. The aftermath 8d895a5063 of the 53c401a1fe accident was a80989f5b8 enough of 0ccea66733 a headache e20fb4ce4d without having 43d3a8623a to deal 990f8cd044 with the 2b71093e66 cleanup. Watching Aubrey’s ed943546e5 expression harden, 5ba813b25d Bell said 6e55a51c0d cautiously,eddfac8bf3d7d533

“We might receive 72a5fefc37 a protest letter 354d8e63db from them at 81cdf9a5b2 any moment, so ea3e4dd018 please rest a 8230c78117 bit. And that hand…”879620cdb4e23966

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Bell’s voice dc5ad6fbb8 faded as d9c2ff66f9 he furrowed f55faf9bf4 his brow. Though it 7b11f43e56 was Aubrey 4f3142ed5b who was 077aa21f96 injured, Bell 69ef17cc6d spoke as 96f359055f if he 52c54ee8cf felt the 9245e33503 pain himself. Knowing that 18c7e15d4e Bell harbored 5aeff1f160 feelings for 053929a270 him beyond b33fca6079 mere fondness, 172e47d75b Aubrey was ad4245d38d not inclined dcb7da296e to reciprocate 38004e6496 such obvious 9e1f7d9084 expressions.f1b7c8003cf91cc8

“Just go to the 41fbfa3f71 factory and check if 9d2246677b there are any embers 701a8ba134 left. I’ll follow soon.”d11b7e17744c84b0

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“Rather than doing that, 195d5c6f2d you should stay in 564bda52bd the hospital for more 33d5ab3b51 treatment. With that hand…”3007496908e82a76

“I’ll handle 1f211e5386 my own 9061a79e2e business, you 10d01142af just go 99da4a3003 and do ccc2acc8dc as I’ve 1f41d57717 told you.”92a5b6212aab6ccb

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“……”4aef4d5ebb8595b7

For a moment, 0cc57a25eb Bell’s brow furrowed, 97e265ae73 and his expression 33de080673 twisted slightly. He had been a0583ab0af approaching Aubrey lately c205a66fab with the enthusiasm 7168b5f640 of a wagging 1f528cca23 tail, but he 7f2713fc7d was originally a a37ec47745 man with a e0f2863a30 cool demeanor. Showing a brief return 580404c7c3 to his former expression, b6a36dd034 Bell finally murmured in b460d0a855 a subdued voice,e940186468afcfbe

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“…Understood.”103ffb5f5f873b9c

Reluctantly, but with no bd236ff8e6 other choice, Bell turned 94b082ef11 away. Watching his slumped shoulders f620d33e33 recede, Aubrey looked at e29d5e3007 his right hand again. This time, he 6175f8b9d7 didn’t grip it 57acdb9c1e tightly but instead 2a36fb0a92 released the tension d643ce7c53 immediately. His fingers began to bb2ac7d842 tremble slightly. It hurt.f5bb82ea4aeea17c

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Pretending to dc509e5d97 be calm ed0c928dfa in front 3e2adc872b of the 04fce060f1 doctor and 9ecb7a5ff9 Bell had 4b3f46bf88 been tough 170ffd16ed enough given 3d17528cfa the pain. But what made 81aac3a72b Aubrey suffer more 7ba58ff7d1 wasn’t the current c633709b5b pain but the ce2197da17 agony he had 945677f261 previously experienced due 4b1de943be to the brand. The dreadful pain 41723faafa seemed to resurface 6c4ba53aeb like a phantom, 5e74e0ef9e and Aubrey slowly 41f3bfc88f sat down.0130755ba3e339bc

“…It’s okay.”99ce7332f92b38f5

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This wasn’t d0a544f8ab like before.4e307d4c56cc0c9a

Telling himself 628146bf7b that it d9afab88cc was all 131ca97d7e in the 96bc1adf94 past, Aubrey 3cbffa9b94 rubbed his 55d5cb97a4 face with 2ffd8da309 his left 58db890bc0 hand and 51eae3f85f then ran 930073f6cd his fingers 9b8e0c0b20 through his e3214b123a hair. He tried to put 9ade1b84a3 it behind him, but cf58a3d72e it was hard. The pain 27ccbe39b7 seemed to 81cd911ed3 become clearer, 9e5d6c67ed and Aubrey 2ebcde7b11 buried his a03176188c face in 6472b0e55b his bent e4a4ca0de1 knees, letting d38a5f0a5f out a 909c4e895c thin moan.d7b9448301e2cca6

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From the 9421cc2ca2 moment Aubrey 8640bdd81e became aware 4b0cd0aa12 of the 7658a7383b alchemists, they c13b7308ec became his 911a33b8c2 next target.be50866790a58d0f

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Alchemists, who were once 3ba3cc7faf priests of Alman, declared e4f351cf92 their independence about a 3c6c366d68 hundred years ago. They advocated that not a0e72ac5be only a select few 6ea246f96b but everyone should be f51c3ce128 able to freely use 7722758f9e magical power. It was a dangerous cb5610b931 ideology because it echoed e230845847 the ‘great sin’ that 84f80ed722 had spread 400 years 0d85e6a38b earlier.e9cc88d75e793aa9

The claim that 11a5639c6a humans could harbor de76d246c8 magical power and 44c83843df reach the divine 4403093833 realm was a ed1a0f9521 shock and caused 7f1d121280 great resentment among 1819a86026 the people of 50e256822b that time, ultimately 76acad8f3c leading to the 8e716e7bba great sin being 15a083875b shattered into pieces. It served as 6ea5aafc67 a warning that 50e9bb62b6 humans should never e21d834e3e overstep into the 2ee8ecb9c9 domain of the e25f3f80aa gods, and the b12807de32 shattered remains of 67519382cb the great sin 839b6b6e50 were buried under ec56c7725b the lands of 1d5394cada various nations.299c74b38d5a5eb0

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Although it 0dddb127d4 happened 400 9b57376165 years ago, ba7a8c78a5 people still 912197e257 considered it 346499e266 taboo to 9393db1928 mention the 968629df98 great sin. But suddenly, 84d97700f3 these alchemists 9994ff5ec4 began spreading e64ea6e4b6 such dangerous 9ba7e77e18 ideas. Unlike the 6885f1e0ca great sin, 822a423c88 they did fcbca7e1cf not meet 440c16945e a miserable 16d2616802 and dreadful 057c9ba85d end but 8d88d1cddc were instead 4a04699f9e tacitly acknowledged 4c7f0af0d1 as independent 166b2cf1eb groups by 91ecdfc6b5 Alman, growing 3e9d6c77be steadily through 030f072b79 deals with 3dd17af687 those in d4f023ee08 need of f146bc9a41 their services. Over a century, they 4d327118c7 had significantly increased in 37b207e450 influence, and it was db8219032c unlikely they would overlook 6df0ba3875 Marquis Wiidin.f275ca5b5ddcd531

The relationship between the 4c7d6e39b1 alchemists and the marquis cb8de31b41 had been ongoing for 7e2ef95f85 a long time, unbeknownst 2a7b01f170 to Aubrey. But even after 0c64c9ca75 becoming aware, it 23366cf32a wasn’t easy for 15b5cf2b22 Aubrey to make a60f912f55 contact with the b0506ef9dd alchemists. The dealings between 75aff9cf1f the marquis and 78d9f43431 the alchemists were e4308a7e3f carried out in ec967d3b76 secrecy, and Aubrey e07e8ac8fd first needed to 1dda1ee09e gain his father’s 654a416e4d trust.13ab895c83f6075d

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Thus, Aubrey had to 3272050d76 play the role of 1284c9bf7a a son who could 72122f3573 please his father, something ff155d70f2 he had become quite af5fd6c868 adept at over multiple 8890bba677 regressions. Recognized as a prodigy 2f2e3abeb9 from a young age, ab6d6222c3 by the age of 86ee99ba64 thirteen, he was able d5a220e52e to take over some 578eee84af of his father’s duties. This gave him c8c213f6ac access to important bf46a8d938 information related to de96671176 the marquis’ business, 3361c780ca but it wasn’t dcfe244832 enough. He thought 3486a9f366 he might 99905c56de gain the 66ff73baf9 information he 90aefabeee wanted if 64d1739ace he waited 05e1e1850e a few d25d740f15 more years, b19342efae but his 70946831b1 patience was bf64c97033 wearing thin.33bba892ebf80c6e