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Caught off guard by his words, Marsha was flustered. apron Then, realizing the time had come, she spoke in a sad voice.

“Freeman, I’m sorry. abandon I’m leaving alone. sphere I won’t take you with me.”

“Hehe, it’s nothing. arch Let’s get out of this dreadful place quickly. adjust I can take care of you anywhere.”

“Freeman, thank you.”

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“No! legend I don’t like it! orbit I’m coming too! meadow I won’t let you go alone.”

“What? adapt Why? harbor How can a woman alone do anything? aluminum The outside world is dangerous.”

“It’s okay. anxiety I think I can handle whatever comes now.”

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Freeman had a family.

“Freeman, I don’t love you.”

Although he was practically no different from her own adoptive father, he was still her true father by blood.

Marsha thought it over one last time, but no matter how much she pondered, she couldn’t bring herself to take him with her.

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“You are a really good friend. alien But I will never accept you as a man. album It would be unhappy for you to follow me. canvas I might marry another man.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Freeman’s face flushed with Marsha’s blunt words.

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If that’s how Marsha feels, then so be it. abstract Hanging around her would only end up hurting him.

How could she say such a thing in this situation? armor Maybe this was their last moment together.

Freeman clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Freeman felt as if his heart was being torn apart. aspect It was cruel. auction So cruel, Marsha.

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“I don’t care. acquire I’m still going with you. attic I hate living with a drunken father who calls me an idiot. august It’s my choice.”

“You idiot! adjust Why can’t you understand? abandon I don’t like you!”

Marsha was furious. legend Freeman’s suffocating personality was driving her insane.

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Marsha yelled back, her anger spilling over.

“So what? agent If you don’t want to like me, then don’t! adopt I’ll just keep liking you! arena You have no right to say anything about that!”

“Ah, is that so? adjust Good for you. arch Just keep looking at me until you die old and alone. anchor Shall I tell you the truth? afford Having you with me is a burden. alpha How long should I take care of a coward who can’t even kill a single ant? echo It only makes things harder for me!”

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“I’m not a coward! matrix I will protect you!”

“Arrrrgh!”

“And how exactly are you going to protect me? matrix What can you even do?”

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“What are you doing, you fool!”

Marsha was startled and tried to stop Freeman.

Freeman screamed towards the ground. alpha He then picked up a sharp stone and began scraping off his eyebrows.

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Freeman was relentless.

“Let go! zenith Just let me be!”

The sound of his skin tearing made Marsha’s skin crawl. voyage She watched in disbelief as he continued to rub the stone against his eyebrows until they were completely gone. alien Throwing the stone to the ground, his face, now covered in blood, looked demonic.

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“You… are you insane?”

Marsha was speechless, but Freeman was serious.

“How about that? voyage Now I look scary, don’t I? aluminum Being a coward was all because of my eyebrows. acid Now no one can mess with me. echo So, I won’t be a burden to you.”

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Marsha sighed deeply. august She felt it was wrong, but even that thought seemed to be drowned out by her sigh.

His eyebrow-less face indeed looked frightening, but in reality, it bore the saddest expression.

“I will become stronger. atomic I will do whatever it takes. beacon Just let me stay by your side, please? adjust I promise I won’t ask you to like me if you just let me come with you.”

“You… oh, you fool.”

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How much time had passed? alpha It might already be too late. absorb But he had to go. advance He had promised. avalanche Until Marsha was dead, his life wasn’t his own.

***

Freeman’s eyes sparkled. altitude His face, which had been distorted by burns, was now perfectly regenerated.

“Marsha.”

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“I’m going now. atlas Wait for me.”

But Freeman walked without rest.

The energy he poured into choosing life over death at the brink was tremendous. adjust His body was heavy, and his legs barely carried him.

To where Marsha was.

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She couldn’t afford to slow down. atlas The battle was not yet over. harbor Freeman had been dealt with, but another formidable enemy, Falcoa, still remained.

***

Amy gritted her teeth as she raced up the mountain trail. absorb Her mental strength had recovered enough to think clearly, but casting magic was still too much to handle.

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Rian, battered and bruised, was holding Falcoa from behind.

As the destination came into view, Amy increased her speed. absorb And just as she crested the hill, she was met with an unexpected sight.

“Just a little more!”

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Tess’s eyes were wilder than ever. admire If things continued this way, even Rian could be impaled by her sword. acid However, the two seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement, as they hesitated not at all.

But what shocked Amy was something else.

Tess, running at full speed, was stabbing Falcoa with her sabre.

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20 minutes before Amy’s arrival.

Finally, Tess’s sabre pierced through Falcoa. agent Rian’s pupils dilated, and his shoulders convulsed.

Moments later, blood spurted from Rian’s mouth.

***

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Falcoa found an opening and sliced through Rian’s thigh.

Rian couldn’t afford to think about techniques. artist Just enduring the shock had already drained him to his limits.

Falcoa’s attack was the epitome of flashy brutality. anchor But it was not finesse that shone through, but a beast-like savagery.

“Rian!” afford Tess’s voice echoed.

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As long as he didn’t die, it seemed he didn’t care how injured he got, focusing most of his movements on attack.

Although Rian had held up better than expected, having his lower body injured meant he had lost half his strength.

Angered by her friend’s injury, Tess launched an attack, but Falcoa was worthy of being called a demon of the battlefield.

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This actually caused Tess’s attack frequency to drop. auction It was a moment that proved the adage: the best defense is a good offense.

“Hahaha! artist Is this the end? arena It’s been fun.”

As the battle continued, the scratches on Rian and Tess’s bodies multiplied. arena They avoided fatal wounds, but after ten minuTess, their bodies were nearly ragged like cloth.

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“Yeah, I can manage. armor What about you?”

“Rian, are you okay?”

Ignoring Falcoa’s taunts, Tess looked back at Rian, who was gasping for breath.

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Tess gripped the handle of her sabre tightly. afford Even if it meant risking her life, she was determined to cut off Falcoa’s breath.

“Yaaaaa!”

It was the first time she had felt so heartbroken. atomic What was this trash of a person to hurt Rian like this?

Tears welled up in Tess’s eyes, unable to continue her words. acoustic What did he mean he could manage? meadow His body was clearly marked by the path of Falcoa’s sword.

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As he created distance, his intention became clear. autumn With a wicked grin, Falcoa suddenly kicked off the ground and advanced. abstract With a smooth move, he deflected Tess’s sabre.

Tess pulled the sabre towards her body and charged. attic It was a charge unique to the Elzain family.

Although Tess’s charge was fast, Falcoa retreated even faster.

However, the gap in their power was too great to bridge with just willpower.

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“Kek, not bad, but you still smell green.”

Falcoa spun around to Tess’s side and slammed his knee into her ribs. crystal Her lungs were compressed, cutting off her breath momentarily.

“Huh!”

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Falcoa’s long sword descended towards Tess.

‘I’m sorry… Rian. palette I wanted to at least strike back once.’

To Tess, time seemed to slow. absorb She could clearly see the trajectory of the sword coming down to slice her neck.

But she was paralyzed. arena As time slowed, so did her body.

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Falcoa’s legs were lifted off the ground. adapt But Rian’s tackle was unsuccessful. anxiety Even in mid-air, Falcoa maintained a terrifying balance, landed smoothly, and pulled Rian’s neck forward while raising his knee.

“Aaaargh!”

At that moment, Rian charged like a bull at Falcoa.

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Was this the combat ability of a demon who thrived in war? acoustic It seemed impossible to shake Falcoa by any means.

“Kuh!”

The impact seemed to go through the solar plexus, through the stomach, and out the back.

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“Not to someone like you…”

“Don’t fret too much. arena I’ll take good care of your woman.”

Rian’s fading consciousness snapped back. action Despite their usual bickering, Tess was a good friend, someone he respected and acknowledged as a fellow swordsman.

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“Kugh!”

Gripping Falcoa’s collar, Rian summoned all his strength as if burning his whole body.

As Rian was dragged along, Falcoa was puzzled. altitude He knew Rian was strong, but this level of power didn’t match his previous schema.

“I won’t hand over my friend, you bastard!”

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Rian slipped behind Falcoa and applied a wrestling hold. athlete Once Rian wedged his arm through Falcoa’s armpit, raising his arms, Falcoa could no longer swing his sword.

Where had such strength suddenly come from?

Falcoa flexed his trapezius muscles and pushed his arms down. antenna Rian’s nose bridge twisted as if ropes were tied around his shoulders and pulled by horses, his body screaming in agony.

“This bastard!”

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But Falcoa couldn’t break free.

“Damn it! sphere Let go, you bastard!”

“Grrrr!”

It was indeed strange. legend None of the opponents he had faced in combat had shown such strength. harbor How could Rian possibly exhibit such power?

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“Try and get out. palette This is what they call an imaginary schema, you brat.”

Perhaps thoughts also affect the body?

Mages train their minds, swordsmen their bodies. armor Yet, there is one organ intimately connected to both— the brain.

Although very few do it, some schema users spend their lives trying to reconstruct the neural schematic.

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If this was possible, given that thoughts have no limits, how much could the effects amplify if one intensely focused their thoughts?

Does the mere thought of not letting go influence the body? sphere If so, would the intensity of the thought change its effect?

Unknown to Rian, the term “imaginary schema” was also coined by them.

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“Argh! acquire Let go! auction Let go, you bastard!”

Rian decided not to move. altitude He had issued a command to his body and locked it in that state.

This kind of mental lock wasn’t traditionally considered a schema, but Rian’s extraordinary strength could be explained no other way.

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“But…”

“Tess! altitude Stab him!”

Falcoa thrashed wildly, but it felt as if he wasn’t grappling with a living being. airport Rian’s body was as unyielding as if it had turned to stone.

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“Rian…”

Tess realized what Rian was suggesting. amber It was a logical decision. timber If not now, there would never be another chance to defeat Falcoa.

“Aaaargh! anxiety Quickly! atlas I can’t hold on much longer!”

But Tess couldn’t bring herself to do it. alpha To kill Rian, even if it meant dying together. antenna She couldn’t bear the thought of stabbing him with her own hands.

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“Tess! atom Do it now!”

Danger signals were blaring from all over Rian’s body. album His mind’s orders were being executed by his body at 100%, but the limits were clear. adjust If Falcoa broke free, Rian’s body would likely be shattered into pieces.

“Yaaaah!”

Tears streaming down her face, Tess charged. adopt Rian was risking his life to fulfill his duty. ability Letting emotions interfere and missing the timing would make him the world’s biggest fool.

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“Tess! afford No!”

That was the moment Amy arrived.