Half-step Purgatory

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man.
Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind?
Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake.
Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era.
And the madness.

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

Having settled the business, it was time for some fun. Shelton Brice generously invited everyone to the Brice family forest in the north for a hunt.


One of the ancestors of the House of Brice was the master of this vast forest. Later, the Brice family sold half of the southern forest as a development area for Carterburg, and leased the remaining northern forest to the Carterburg city hall for timber procurement. This brought in a handsome annual income. Most importantly, members of the Brice family had the right to hunt in this forest.


As a family that loved hunting, the Brice family specifically reduced the rent by ten percent to retain this privilege.


144th Section: Winter Night (4)