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

"Why must I be called upon?" Colin had an instinctive resistance to leaving Carterburg, because he now truly had a great household to manage, with dozens of orphans needing his care. Even with several priests from the Benevolent Church coming to help, both Colin and the priests felt overwhelmed by the more than sixty mouths to feed. "Get the children together, too; Carterburg is too cold. Don't just let the kids huddle around the stove. Let them enjoy the last bit of warmth from the autumn sun. We'll hunt in the game fields, and then I will showcase to everyone the legendary leadership skills of His Excellency in cooking." At this point, Malin turned to look at the excited little ones in the hall, "Lads and lasses, would you like to experience the double-legendary barbecue feast?""


The children raised their hands in wild joy, absolutely delighted.


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