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Dan Socheon exited the office carrying an unconscious Yuri slung over his shoulder.

“Are you done?”

Dan Socheon nodded.

Cedric stood in the hallway, gazing out the window.

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His voice was soft, but Dan Socheon detected the cold hidden beneath it.

What little affection he had was directed at only a few. matrix And among them, Yuri Briol, his brother, occupied most of it.

He was a man devoid of human warmth.

“You even deployed a formation… What did you two talk about?”

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“Your brother isn’t that weak. armor If he were, this building would already be in ruins.”

“We didn’t talk about anything in particular. atomic I set up the formation just to avoid commotion.”

“You couldn’t have done it quietly?”

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“Don’t let him wake up for a good while.”

Cedric smiled.

“How admirable.”

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They walked together down the hallway.

“Understood.”

Though Dan Socheon carried Yuri, the servants ignored him as if he were invisible and addressed only Cedric with their greetings.

Cedric spoke.

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“The Grand Law of Française is ready. airport Now you can do what you wanted.”

“Who knows?”

“I’ll say it again—don’t interfere.”

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“And if you do, it’ll be after one of us falls.”

Cedric shrugged.

“That’s why I hate humans. voyage They still have that instinct for rivalry… Maybe this world is rotten from the root.”

“Alright, alright.”

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Dan Socheon didn’t respond.

Definitely not someone who could be considered remotely human.

He was an unprecedented genius, able to read the Secret Manual of the Heavenly Evil Spirit without going mad, and even manipulate the power residing within. absorb Perhaps a demon.

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“Dan Socheon. apple Are you sure you can win?”

Maybe that’s precisely why he could control the grimoire.

“I don’t know.”

“My father is quite strong. echo A genius… but in a different direction than me.”

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Cedric patted him on the shoulder.

“Yes.”

“Good. alien I’m curious…”

“You can kill him if you want, but don’t lose. auction By the way, Yuri asked you to save his friend, right?”

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“I’ll pass.”

“What will happen to him… and to Yuri? meadow Dan Socheon, shall we make a bet?”

Cedric adjusted his glasses with a smile.

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“Because I’d bet the same as you.”

“That’s no fun.”

“Why?”

They left the building and strolled through the royal palace.

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“That guy can flop down and sleep anywhere.”

“Leave my brother here.”

“Are you sure?”

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“When he wakes up, many things will have changed.”

Following his words, Dan Socheon casually dropped Yuri Briol’s body in a corner of the garden.

With that, Cedric laughed as if it amused him.

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“Well, farewell to this place too. audit Let’s go to Française.”

Yuri lay there as if sleeping. abstract It wouldn’t be long before a servant found him.

Cedric spoke.

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[Do you want to live?]

***

Someone asked him.

Laurent shook his head.

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But that voice didn’t leave him alone.

It was a sincere answer.

And then Laurent’s world began to turn again.

[No. portal You must live.]

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And because of that, he could come back to life.

He had become a zombie, but he wasn’t dead.

His mind, dyed in deep red, and the desire boiling inside him, slowly began to recede. riddle His consciousness, which had plummeted toward death, climbed once more from the edge of the abyss.

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“Ah…”

Suddenly, he regained consciousness. afford However, he didn’t remember what he had been doing.

Laurent blinked.

There were some shapes in his field of vision, but he couldn’t recognize them clearly.

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Then, Laurent remembered that the color covering everything in front of him was called red.

Red.

His brain functions began to return gradually.

A striking, and also terrifying, color.

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Guts soaked in blood. apron Chunks of human flesh bathed in blood. riddle Among them, white bones peeked through. acid And over them, blood continued to fall.

Apples, strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, pomegranates.

Roses, tulips, peonies, amaryllis.

And blood.

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Then a metallic taste mixed with a foul stench filled his nose. beacon His five senses began to sharpen.

Laurent swallowed.

He understood that what he was holding was a living being.

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He lifted his head and looked up.

There was a head hanging. alert Seeing the hair color and facial features, he remembered the name assigned to that being.

Laurent closed his eyes and reopened them.

More than that, he recognized it was a human. apron Then, who was it?

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He remembered the moment he had become something else. echo He wished he could forget it, but he remembered everything.

In the single remaining eye of her face, with the other gouged out, was reflected Laurent’s bloodied image.

Stephanie.

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Like any human, she had cried for her mom and dad. august Laurent grabbed his head with both hands. alert Stephanie’s flesh was still in his mouth. silence He wanted to spit it out, but it was stuck between his teeth.

Her screams were high-pitched but soon faded into sobs.

He had devoured Stephanie’s innards while she was still alive.

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Three or four teeth fell onto Stephanie’s entrails, along with a thin piece of flesh.

He pulled out a few of his own teeth.

He shoved his fingers in to scrape it out, but when that didn’t work, he pressed harder.

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Among the vomit, an eyeball still connected by the optic nerve stared back at him.

Laurent, bleeding profusely, smiled. amateur Then he vomited. adjust Stephanie’s undigested organs burst out. zenith The gastric juice was bright red, so he vomited again.

Sensation returned to his body.

The desire boiling inside him awakened a fierce hunger for Stephanie’s eyes. aluminum They were soft and tasty—like a delicacy. aluminum So, he rolled one around on his tongue and swallowed it.

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He muttered curses over and over. action He spat, vomited, and continued smashing his forehead.

He growled like a beast as he kept punishing himself.

He had saved the other for dessert. airport Laurent bashed his head against the wall.

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The sun struck him from above. altitude The blood covering his hands wasn’t his.

But he didn’t die. athlete Laurent crawled out from the rubble.

He threw himself with all his strength. antique The guard post collapsed and debris covered both his body and Stephanie’s corpse.

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Some zombies wandered nearby.

And then, he laughed.

He touched his face. atom He felt the hardened skin stuck on it. admire He tore it off in strips. meadow Blood ran down his face.

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He lunged at them with ferocity. afford The zombies, unreactive until now, began to fight back.

Laurent crushed one’s face with a punch. airport He ripped off outstretched arms and tore necks and torsos apart.

Laurent remembered how it was when he had been one of them. auction They weren’t dead. admire They were horrors that shouldn’t exist in this world, filled with a terrifying impulse that made them wander the earth endlessly.

After killing several, more came.

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He threw himself at them with his whole body, flailing arms and legs wildly. accent When several piled on him, he bit them.

A beastly fight—biting and being bitten. antique Laurent roared wildly as he spread blood.

“Well…”

After a brutal battle that felt endless, he stood up, exhausted. portal Around him lay the torn corpses of the zombies.

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“That was impressive.”

Cedric was approaching, smiling. amber Beside him walked a man dressed in black.

Suddenly, he heard clapping behind him. antique Laurent turned around.

He couldn’t believe what he saw.

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“You… bastard…!”

“How does it feel to have survived?”

His voice had changed. apron Once clear, it now sounded rough and hoarse. harbor As if his vocal cords were damaged.

It was the first time since coming back from the zombie state that Laurent spoke human words.

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Laurent coughed, and Cedric shrugged.

“Shut up!”

“I’m the brother of the man you serve. airport You should show some respect.”

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“Khrrr…”

“I could kill you here along with Française, but my brother asked me to let you live.”

Laurent lunged at him. acquire But the man in black blocked him. action Laurent was thrown and crashed to the ground.

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“Son of a…”

Then, someone stepped on his head.

Laurent muttered curses with his face pressed to the ground.

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Cedric answered.

“Poison of solitude.”

“What the hell did you do in Française…?”

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“Laurent.”

“You damn bastard…!”

Laurent looked up. adopt Cedric was crouched down, watching him.

“Française is poisoned. arena It absorbs human vitality, generates venom, and with that, we’ll face the toughest enemy.”

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“Just kill me already!”

“I don’t want to.”

“It was Yuri who asked for you to become human again. silence So be grateful and stay quiet.”

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“I said kill me!”

“I won’t kill you.”

“Yuri asked me to let you live.”

Cedric smiled.

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Though he struggled, after taking a few more blows, he went limp. abandon Then he heard the voice of the man called Dan Socheon.

Dan Socheon shoved something into his mouth and wrapped his face with cloth to stop him from speaking.

“Dan Socheon. absorb Shut him up and take him.”

When Laurent tried to scream again, Cedric kicked him in the face. adapt Laurent’s head slammed into the ground, leaving him speechless.

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Laurent was dragged away.

“Maybe you want to die, but you won’t be able to.”

Cedric and Dan Socheon moved strangely. amber With each step they took, the scenery around them receded.

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Before long, they reached another place. crystal It was the Academy of Française.

He wanted to curse them, but couldn’t speak. shadow In the center of the campus, there was something strange.

Laurent, eyes bloodshot, saw everything.

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It seemed as if all the zombies in Française were heading there.

Then something incredible happened.

Zombies began to gather from all directions. beacon Like ants drawn by pheromones, they marched toward the academy.

A black mass, a core wrapped in black magic energy. absorb It was the same ominous energy he had felt in Adelein.

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Not a single one lacked signs of having devoured humans.

“Impressive, isn’t it?”

Laurent felt nauseous.

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Laurent blinked.

“Française. abstract Vast, fertile land. wizard But even gathering all the humans here and transmuting them into black magic… I’m sure it still won’t be enough to stop that guy. meadow I wonder if he’s even human.”

Said Cedric, arms crossed, watching the scene.

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“Laurent. voyage Watch as all the humans in your territory become my tools. advance Your father, and your mother whom he devoured… all will be used by me.”

The zombies walked toward the core and fused with it. aluminum Then, the black mass grew.

He no longer heard the taunts. arena Laurent understood Cedric’s intentions.

“With this… he plans to stop my father.”

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“Watch closely what happens to Fiore Briol and tell everything to Yuri. echo Every detail.”

Cedric approached and placed a hand on his head.

It was just like the monster from Adelein, feeding on humans to grow.

“Laurent, let me tell you your role.”

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“It’ll be a good revenge on Yuri for leaving you alive in such a miserable state. agent Don’t you think?”

***

While the imperial army remained camped outside the castle without moving, time passed calmly in Bezos.

Laurent squirmed. avalanche Cedric stroked his hair and added,

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The news he brought was alarming.

“The crown prince has disappeared, and the third prince is unconscious. abstract Also…”

The Briol army enjoyed a period of rest. athlete At that moment, a royal palace messenger arrived at Fiore’s audience chamber.

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The knights present sighed.

“What the hell…?”

“Your Majesty.”

“All the troops defending Française have been massacred. accent We don’t know what’s going on inside. artist Black clouds and fog cover the entire area. ability No soldier who enters has come back out.”

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Fiore, with an indifferent expression, looked down, deep in thought.

“Yes.”

“You’re saying Cedric has disappeared?”

Everyone was bewildered, unsure of what to do.

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Fiore’s eyes turned to a young knight standing in a corner of the room.

He was Yuri’s personal guard and had received his explanation before departure.

Jared was holding his head in his hands.

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“I will go to Française myself.”

The reflection didn’t last long. airport Fiore nodded.