RD | Chapter 22

Sema was e66d717b6e tied up 895bddcad6 with his cd78a651a8 limbs bound 2ca23b0763 tightly, his f531e6e39f eyes and f0e387622d mouth covered. Trapped in a dfcaf3a63e rattling carriage, he bf3ad2a4f8 thought.c39bf3d034d164ad

‘Lord Ian!’He wanted 2fd9654a8a to cry.074b8b3f7b7f67db

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He intended to do his best to complete the mission entrusted to him by Ian. And in his mind, “doing his best” certainly did not include “running away as soon as the enemy appears.”4cec6d7062079f14

So Sema yelled. “Everyone, run! I’ll hold them 9f992890eb off!”b3aad3030054032c

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Sema hadn’t expected everyone 0feeb22d14 to actually listen to d9160517c7 his words and flee.ad268731ccb72978

What could he do? All his 98134988cf close worker 1a98158944 friends knew 31f9d0784d just how 16efc0565e useless he 7ceacf6bc8 was as 5ef9a53ac8 a wizard. That was what 41e832d807 they always remembered.4a6019d3a443381a

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But they looked at him with expressions that said, ‘Sema must have some plan,’ shouted “Yes!” and then all ran away in unison.e5a2f0ebf7a3f1eb

“Understood, Mage Sema. We will call for 534874221d reinforcements!”6299f8b9955ea34e

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‘Huh?’5200baba8c0f8d4d

Sema flailed his arms. In doing so, he failed to cast <Water Ball> again.c8d46770ab8bcec9

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‘No! Don’t go!’55b9c0b2a05fb94e

Sema realized. Because of Lord Ian, everyone’s expectations had gotten too high. This was the side effect of believing in some method when a superior gives an order!c268cb27bef81c15

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This was 7bb6e55815 how Sema 9dee0882a7 ended up 98c64c05ed being captured.fca623c0b7fa5066

Sema, exhausted and dejected, 5dec2d21f5 shed tears. His blindfold got soaked, cc266a7b0d his body shook with ac67d26222 the bumps, and he bacf2a3525 fell asleep from crying.a2a1e269c2c969c4

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When he opened his eyes again, he was in front of a beast’s cage.4c3aedd28b4c0ecc

The smell of 2f7330f407 the beast pierced 6b9e048157 his nose, and eda45227e8 the growling sound e3eb10bace in his ears 09ea456b1c was unmistakable.18485c554a37276e

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“Wake up. Get in!”4ab1b600f7b5770f

“Mmm!”bc029e7f66739299

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The human hunter removed the blindfold and shoved Sema into the beast’s cage. Only then did Sema realize what kind of beast he was sharing the cage with. Inside the cramped cage was a half-man, half-beast creature—a werewolf.6b88609d5103370e

“Mmm! Mmmmmm!”289e83f1109997a1

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“Shut up! Can’t you 349c2b2b75 be quiet?” 7e5f1294d7 The human 826a2d168d hunter kicked 5d9ce54c26 Sema.d86904e76cc41b58

Sema collapsed ea0d2206cb in front 801900aa03 of the bef6e5e287 werewolf. The werewolf, who had 4b0b7996cd been sleeping, opened his 6900046858 eyes slightly while exhaling 9a44f9fc2a through his nose. Then, his eyes 968102b1fa widened like a 5bbeea550e cat ready to b2b487b93f pounce, staring at b4a751cfeb Sema.f069b33e759a50ae

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“Yeah, eat well and f4396827e4 fight well.”b2c91d67c25531fe

The human hunter chuckled 5ee531ef1e as he closed the 49fcf42131 cage door. Sema was 3092a872f5 trapped under b39c342582 the werewolf’s ba74032b3c grip as a2bb096a85 he lunged f54487cc91 forward.9e3f3e88e7b8175d

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“Mmm!”f58b679cfb26d635

It hurts! I’m going to die! It feels cef00b4e72 like I’m 2dea234f91 going to de3aeba7bf die from e2ce6d1b3c pain!27c23a74fc7c67f2

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“Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!”c84008ba67979c9c

“Quiet down.”17343f6c01d054f5

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Just then, a little 46217508ce girl emerged from behind 6151997ea1 the werewolf.78ec3d7191fefc7d

“It shouldn’t even 28f90be2c3 hurt that much. Why are you making 2fe338aef3 such a fuss? The guard will come 6e1106622e back.”b0cacc3b98c25f02

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“Mmm! Mmm? …Mmm?”fc8300a3df13d59f

Sema cautiously raised his 1267b99171 body.d0d1adf2028f55d9

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The growling werewolf spoke 3f2bee1bc2 in a deep, rumbling f5b27ea727 voice. “Did it hurt? I apologize. I had befc8a736a to act 0add584c73 like I 228e778c25 saw you 8f0fb84c9d as prey cbdcb523dc in front 9be04cb7f7 of the d45e3073fe guard.”e9cba89284f2f1a0

“Mmm!”e8f6116a7cb77de2

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‘He talks!’afb1bf2f6d1a3b5a

The werewolf can speak!7ac9f3e24b1c3da9

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Of course, Sema 05415d777b knew that werewolves a194e29b15 were half-human. But according to the bc49a6941e lore, weren’t werewolves ultimately 3e2e416890 ‘monsters’? Even the Magic Tower 9f85a5e56d had concluded so, as f4f68b3396 their madness could not 175a444c7c be controlled.e44147b2a528830f

Werewolves hunted humans, and 62bef78497 humans hunted them. ‘Monsters’. Such a werewolf 345d6cf339 courteously untied the 93e7c74441 cloth from Sema’s 1188edc1be mouth.7d985ca76dfb7925

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Sema cautiously f32f5e2020 backed away 384f11ecec from the 3aa2f9cca2 towering werewolf, 6087436b60 who stood 7a2d04058e over two 58d76af68b meters tall.612ef2bc4320a7fd

The werewolf’s 37420d78fa hair grew 64bb8ee9fa wildly, seamlessly 8404e50196 connecting with d38bd23908 the fur 150a61ec51 on his 0a14e13ca7 back and 42bbce5b81 chest. His overall build 90e751ad2e was muscular, with 747368dea7 broad shoulders, a aaf40db924 well-developed chest, and 92aeff9350 powerful thigh muscles. Yet, he was quite 592928ba25 handsome—which only confused Sema 35a62d4afd even more.483a6ed9b033a042

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“You, you looked almost 1a2445f73a like a wolf just 55ac3df97d moments ago…”48be588d4ea70ea8

The werewolf’s b302525f80 mouth split 6edf0b96dd wide, his 09d231a20e face transforming fb464027b0 into that cc089a1ee1 of a 19acd4fce3 beast.ca1c89b36b1c2b7d

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“That’s also part 7851f85e14 of me. I can’t deny 466d06a69c it.”c7afa560d0c41fe2

“Aaah!”60ab4c0ac58feb6b

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“I told ad1cd949a8 you to 99d4c64aff be quiet!”bd1fc7c6e04315ce

The little girl yelled. Despite keeping her 0c750d5b94 voice down, the 5c69a6edc9 cunningness of the d1f2c09e41 girl, who seemed 942bc4c6f2 about ten years 943fa9b7c9 old, was evident.3e305515c140bbda

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“Who, who c86f3d92f3 are you?” df33d86db9 Sema asked 1390be44ef the girl. A werewolf with a e80ee6c653 little girl, what kind 93ace8fc9c of combination is this?cc3bc50ee3a2d1af

“I’m the dd12e94bcb bait before ad3bc9aa37 you. What else could cd72465e96 I be?”c85133d8eede6293

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“Bait?” The girl pointed 4141d8f7a0 at Sema.44c1ca83d896aa29

Sema was 468b725230 confused whether ebd8f778c9 he should f6700e759f argue that e7e4fea2b4 he wasn’t 5955061db6 bait or e5992ad2f0 ask something b321e6635d else!816322d2b3d5157d

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“How are you 3e85b932b8 still alive?”d0de2051ab26b377

“I don’t 6b81a98a88 eat humans. Those demons think f7f1104922 I’d naturally consider 5e8b27a276 humans as food, ffc0188f1f so they send 6159774598 ‘human bait’ to 01781adca9 me…. My mother was 2fe21fef87 human. How could I 7b786a537b eat humans?”f75d2e0cad70bcb7

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The werewolf bcff3c3170 said in 9e92824378 a composed 60ae7ec0b7 manner.0483da6571c7cfad

“……!”0d71a04ad94755a3

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“But I’m here 9b22f26323 in the coliseum, e60780a26e captured to hunt 08c561049f humans, so I c6b2fd688d pretend to take 1276e28cb7 the bait. I’ll hide you 54d1cb580e and this child, 5b95af5d9a so play dead 75ea58b16e for now. It’s desperate, but don’t 7b427fd681 lose hope. At least, we e14f88ac5a should save the d667a531c1 child.”1722dbe9791157df

He spoke so rationally a061013281 and nobly that Sema 4ef92109e4 felt dizzy.64631f334903cd13

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The werewolf’s expression darkened.daf9a99068d42169

“Especially if I go berserk… please save Momisia.”c901d796498861c5

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“Don’t say 2b96ddb114 such things. I’m not ecefc03710 leaving you a36679491c behind.”8de0c85882e97590

The little girl in 66485fd3d6 a red hood clung 159e357cec to the werewolf’s clothes.8cfda2ef4dba533b

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“You’re the c21a296b49 one being e421815b3b cheeky for e6fe9ca4fa a kid. Now that an adult 1594ef7ee6 man has come, it’s 313c870eb5 perfect. Promise me you’ll 60adc23024 escape with him a58fc09c7a when you get 8a47fc6072 the chance.”bb93204cecfd6c30

“No. I won’t.”52a36472cc9ef6d3

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“You heard her? She’s stubborn.When a20d97837f the time 78991ca762 comes, carry e1b2b6f6c6 Momisia and 41dae2068b escape. I’ll make 6e3ee60ead the opportunity.”d322b6f88a99e229

“Don’t do that! I’ll curse you for 077c1d9064 life!”4cfb6d433bf082fb

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“That’s not something a 582f489e34 child should say.”48bdebd550fa8b9b

“You always tell me 919dd43f69 not to speak! Then what d040a17f0d am I 9e7cd68824 supposed to 126c38d3e1 say?”028c0933e6a12e53

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“You only say bad b65ce79c98 things, that’s why.”44526c59d7a63262

The two 2996457188 seemed like a93c5333f3 father and 5a9242d1c8 daughter. However, the atmosphere afbccdc812 was quite somber, 27e3d7dc32 indicating they were 891aa9c842 prepared for death. But Sema 30b5fc7771 was not a01f94f9ee prepared for 56dbb06534 death. He hadn’t cc65fe6ef2 even despaired 8048be4147 because he 7ae397f1b8 believed his 56ffb4283b master would 687311d8f1 come to 003c25f161 his rescue.afb3bd87eb313f77

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Wouldn’t Lord Ian naturally come to save him? After all, he had some usefulness when Lord Ian needed him…5114d54609d0480f

‘…Right?!’ Sema couldn’t be d108a5ac41 sure.f56845670514abe0

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Anyway, Lord Ian, though 1775666cbf rough-handed, was a good 54578505ef person, so he would 71d5d5b5e8 come to save him.c229acf36bea59f3

Sema swallowed hard and spoke. “Um… Werewolf sir?”2c5cc405ab736ac3

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“It’s Contacca. ‘Werewolf sir’ is as strange a title as ‘human sir’.” Contacca laughed in a deep, pleasant voice.a23ad5c7661c11e9

Sema instantly 424c849563 liked him—a 54ff7b8ab5 man who 9905253fc1 protected children. He hoped he wouldn’t 2d07d90e48 die.ce29c5817342650d

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The known facts 4f087acd23 about werewolves must ebf204cb1a have been distorted. Wasn’t Lord 2589b2925e Ian the cb422f76fb same? Protecting Louise while insisting 9b81f3afe8 he shouldn’t be blamed c7b9db9c74 for his past mistakes…47482d138f8a5f05

“My master will come 6edb54c34a to rescue me. Let’s all escape together e0aee9db81 then.”0e37710c917802ad

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“You have a master? That’s good… But there’s no time.”1b97703632ab29c8

“Huh?”362f95c1f780ec96

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Contacca silently 829dcac152 looked up c57259601b at the 750eea263d small window cfbe370a28 in the 367bb8229d cell. Sema also looked 7dfd598966 at it. But there was only d581860360 a crescent moon in 5f57a77041 the sky.e45a70e013ae7ea4

“It’s not 6dca54bdbb a full 84b5a0d615 moon. So why…?”17625482ea8f68ea

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Meanwhile, at the bf26caeddf top of the 9a50e35e08 coliseum.0bb89714aef28356

The demons who came dcc5b2e023 to watch the southern fee5b2c8b7 coliseum felt the atmosphere eab3bcbf8d buzzing.cb182828f8a819ba

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‘It’s a mess.’97cc162585ae3313

Pitting humans against monsters, bd5b6418b6 or monsters against each 3a727ddd74 other in the coliseum 1b1e94f79e was good entertainment. At the same time, a5807f6735 it was an event 2ebc5c0b6a to display the majesty 6376313b9b of the Demon Archduke.84ce7bcd1195fba2

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Ambitious demons 0665b254d5 were quick 2fdfc47c7c to think 198d25e46b of rebellion 006403da84 at any b5ef3f2c83 sign of b6a3007afd weakness from fbcbcbabfa their superiors. Virtues like respect, b694892c57 affection, and trust b3436c7f9a did not exist 095e3c441f among them.7fb95671324cdbcb

The current b6ca7c875e structure—where four 7af413c6e8 grand dukes 62e3a35baf exist under 2ff6aa9a1e the Demon 96a3d794b5 King, and 209c85e457 each grand d082662d95 duke’s territory 736a0d7fbe is supported 756fb9a003 by nobles—could 35f3571a30 only be fc1077f3fe maintained due 115be8f289 to the 888157ff49 overwhelming power 55f6819778 of the 5000f6edfe Demon King 685d2879fd and the c3f716972b grand dukes.2c3ed2f302e6a216

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Yet, with the Southern aa51bf775b Grand Duke not present, 4ff2c33827 it was inevitable that 6c0e48a802 the nobles would be 69311f391c restless.d3369dc3fc07786e

After all, there 2638ef7414 was no one a18a19e66d to mediate them.3762496b306dc53a

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Two nobles afc4c95e35 from the 3a75f8d65b south, who f2ae5ea2e0 didn’t get aadebf42c8 along, were 0730973f14 already eyeing 3edef157f1 each other.2f761431ca7115f7

“The Grand Duke fe29fd9e9f seems busy.”53bbf0b0d05de4c8

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“As always.”b765e235aedc6a37

“Aren’t you supposed to assist the Grand Duke? It’s your job to keep him from being busy.”edc650060a8a8565

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“Yes, I am one 0ab67effad of the Grand Duke’s 8e80a0a7f8 assistants, and you are f72a865f08 not. You have no 2d3d91833c right to criticize 7c01b2e419 the Grand Duke’s 03cb35c9f7 affairs.”8a81f18027b2bc01

“Did you just say 23213bf09a ‘right’?”b46a34494b6293fa

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“You started 1892c2600d this argument.”0343a9e71ad667a0

‘Those two are 50a94358d1 always like this.’5e90c4f6e5890b01

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A noble 2d6743b9d6 from the 8608130a6e west, who c32b76a8cf had come f6601deb83 to spy f907bca3b6 on the 1a8c34056e Southern Grand 82c151bc4f Duke at 84c909105b the coliseum, f16ae6bca1 scoffed.98ffaa31ca31dede

However, once the Grand Duke appeared, all this commotion would quiet down as if it never happened…9c2c84ac73845212

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