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

Faye Mowish's arrival shattered many conjectures—no one thought of introducing their daughters to Malin anymore. Her presence overshadowed others in both her background and beauty, and around noon, Nova accompanied the Misses of the Malin household to Count Nobel's private residence, calling Faye a sister. The princesses from earlier no longer harbored any aspirations—asides from Nova, no one else could bring an entire country as a dowry.


Yes, the girls from the Malin family were overwhelming in every aspect—be it skin, strength, or appearance, and most importantly, Malin made his rejection of others abundantly clear.


That afternoon, Faye and Nova issued a joint command to execute all Black Orc captives.


It was a relatively perfect conclusion to Malin's first military leadership.


In Malin's eyes, the entirely non-human appearance of the Black Orcs did not stir any compassion within him, and their cannibalistic nature extinguished any mercy he might have harbored.


Chapter 399: Nobel Holiday (Part 2)