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FLTL Ch 135. The Aftermath - Part I

The guard captain began, "As you know, milord, there were ten bandits in total who had attacked the village."

Gorsazo interrupted, "But are you really sure that there were only ten bandits? What if there are more of them still waiting to attack us?"

Hudan shrugged. "Everything Calubo had told us has been true so far and I have found no holes in his story, so I have no reason to doubt his claim about there being only ten bandits in total. Even so, all the guards are still al...

FLTL Ch 134. Victory

And right at the moment when that huge bandit was going to kill the guard who had fallen down, someone else ran towards the bandit and tackled him with full force! And that man was also a guard! And he was huge too!

Maisy couldn't hide her happiness as she saw the two huge men wrestle with each other, which gave enough time for the fallen guard to get up and pick up his sword. She couldn't help but cheer in support of him, and soon Elsie joined her as well. And before long, their younge...

FLTL Ch 133. No News Is Good News?

A/N: It's another extra long chapter today. Enjoy!

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~ Calubo ~

~ Approaching Tiranat ~

After taking care of the archer, Calubo was running towards the village with the other guards in tow. It had taken him a while to look for the others in the darkness - since he couldn't make too much sound, just in case there was another bandit still there - but after they had reunited, they had decided to run to the village as fast as they could to help others t...

FLTL Ch 132. Confidence

~ Tesyb ~

~ Somewhere in the village of Tiranat ~

Tesyb had been running for a while now, but he didn't feel tired at all. If anything, he had never felt more alive in his life. This was the first time he had been able to use his newfound sword fighting skills and he loved every moment of it! He grinned thinking about Yufim, who must be grumbling that he was stuck within the manor, and hadn't been able to fight any bandits. Well, that's what he got for becoming an archer in...

FLTL Ch 131. Revenge

A/N: It's another super long chapter this time. Enjoy!

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For a while, Calubo couldn't stop himself from grinning. The bandits liked to beat up the stonecutters after surrounding them in much higher numbers. That was why he had been beaten so badly the first time he tried to run away from the quarry. But this time, it would be a one on one fight. Let's see who comes out on top this time!

At this point, both he and the archer knew exactly where the other was, but ...

FLTL Ch 130. Playing Soyent Without Any Cards?

A/N: Sorry for the late chapter everyone, but it took me a few rewrites to get the last scene right. Also, it's an extra long chapter today!

A/N: I have shifted some text from the ending of the previous chapter to this one now, to organise it better. But it will only affect the new readers, and it doesn't change anything for those who have read that chapter already.

A/N: I have made some minor changes in the first part of chapter-128 to describe the scene better. You don't really ...

FLTL Ch 129. Fear

Soon, they reached the roof of the manor house, and seeing that there were three archers standing on three sides of the roof with their bows ready in their hands, he walked towards the man who was facing the western gates of the manor, which was also the location of the feast. While it was completely dark in most places, the area outside the gates was still well lit by a few burning braziers. It was also quite cold here, but at least it wasn't windy right now.

As he reached close...

FLTL Ch 128. Enemy At The Gates

A/N: Sorry for the late chapter everyone. I am still settling in at the new place I've moved to, and there is still a lot of work to do to make the place livable. It's taking a lot of my time these days, and that's what caused the delay today.

Anyway, enjoy!

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"What was that?" one of the guards asked with alarm, as they all stood up and started looking around carefully with their swords ready.


"It was an arrow, dammit!" another guard whispered. "...

FLTL Ch 127. Is It An Ambush

Hudan snorted. "I'll never call them ready for battle until they can fight equally against me! But I've tried my best to train them in the limited time we've had since recruiting them, so they should still be able to hold their own, hopefully... But still, I'll be leaving all our new guards here in the manor, where they will have the advantage of home ground. Although I'll still take Tesyb - who's one of the new recruits - with me, since he's already one of our best fighters."

Fo...

FLTL Ch 126. Final Preparations

Kivamus was starting to become excited just thinking about it, but then he remembered their current situation. And, truthfully he didn't really have access to any of it other than coal, did he?

Even if there were no bandits operating that quarry, that land was still owned by some other baron, and unless he bought that land from the Count of Cinran - assuming that was even allowed in this kingdom - he wouldn't have access to any of that limestone. The same went for the clay mine. That la...

FLTL Ch 125. Torhan's Group

"He was using the words us and we when referring to the villagers and guards, instead of they and them." Gorsazo continued, "So I think that unless it's all a very elaborate act by Calubo - which isn't very likely - it means that Calubo still considers himself a part of the village, and maybe even a guard of the manor." He added with a shrug, "This is certainly not a definite proof, but I too think that he can be trusted."

Kivamu...

FLTL Ch 124. Truth Or Lie

A/N: Sorry about the late chapter everyone, but Patreon changed their interface for creators today, so it took me a while to navigate through it.

Enjoy!

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"Sir Duvas is mostly right, milord," Calubo replied. "A day after I had left Tiranat for Cinran through the northern road, a group of bandits surrounded me in the forest and..."

And then the former guard launched into a tale explaining everything that had happened to him for the past two months, incl...

FLTL Ch 123. Escape

A/N:

•  For those of you who prefer it, from now on, you can read full chapters of FLTL in email as well, instead of just a small part of it.

  I didn't know this was an option on Patreon earlier, but after a reader suggested it, I have enabled it now. That means, you can still read the new chapters on the Patreon app or its website like you do now, but from today, you also have an option to read the full chapter within the new chapter notification email itself.

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FLTL Ch 122. Brave Attempts

A/N: Hey everyone! I'm really sorry about the longer than expected delay, but moving took much more time than I thought it would. I simply never realized how much work there would be in moving!

Anyway, thank you so much for being patient with me. The moving process is over now, although it will take a few days for me to settle in at my new place. But I don't think there would be any more delays from now on.

I am still a very new author, and English isn't even my first language, so...

Short delay notice

Hey everyone!

I hope you all are doing well.

I'm really sorry to say this, but there will be no chapter today. The reason is that I am moving because of some personal reasons, and I simply didn't have the time to write anything yesterday or today. I have used up my backup in the past week when I couldn't write enough because I spent a lot of time looking for a new place to live.

The good news is that any disruptions in the release schedule will only last a few days. So, whil...

FLTL Ch 121. Precautions

Feroy shrugged. "I can't say, milord. I had taken all the precautions that I could think of while I was on the road with the caravan." He added, "Pydaso and I made sure to buy everything from a few different vendors and shopkeepers in Cinran, instead of buying everything in bulk from a single merchant, so that the quantity of our purchases wouldn't be noticeable easily. We also staggered the arrival and departure of the wagons in the caravan when entering and exiting the town, in a way...

FLTL Ch 120. Conjectures

"Shut up!" the bandit snapped at him. "I didn't ask for your opinion."

The fatso sniggered as he taunted Calubo, "Like you would know anything about the count's knights! You were only a manor guard in this pitiful little village, not a knight in the count's retinue!"

Immediately the other bandit started to laugh as well. "The count's knights coming to these forests in the middle of the night? And on the same day we are here? Don't make me laugh! So you are an idiot after al...

FLTL Ch 119. Reports And Attempts

A/N: Sorry for the delay in the chapter. Enjoy!

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"There is a feast tonight, milord!" The runt reported with an animated voice.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Nokozal growled. He gestured at the darkness surrounding them, with no food in sight anywhere. "Are you a damned idiot?"

"I meant in the village, milord," the runt replied. "The villagers are having a feast right now, while we are nearly starving here!"

"You've got to be kidding me!" No...

FLTL Ch 118. Cheese And Butter

A/N: Hey everyone. I had to visit the doctor again because of my recent injury, so I wasn't sure if I would be able to write today's chapter on time, but gladly, I did finish it on time! Enjoy!

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"Oh, that's cheese," Mr Kigeir replied with a smile. "You can eat the cheese and butter along with bread, but not both of them together. Just take some of that cheese with your finger, and put it on the bread before eating - just like you do with butter. And don't forget to t...

FLTL Ch 117. Instincts

A/N: Sorry for the late chapter, everyone. I spent a lot of time editing the second part of this chapter, and it took longer than I thought. But I really like writing Maisy's perspective, and I wanted to make it as good as I could. Enjoy!

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Gorsazo and Duvas looked around as well, but Feroy was still nowhere to be found.

"I'm not sure, my Lord," Duvas replied. "I think the last time I saw him was in the evening, but I haven't seen him since then." He aske...

FLTL Ch 116. A Meal For Nobility

After Kigeir put his wooden plate in front of him when he reached the first serving stall, the maid standing behind the table put a generous helping of a meat stew in a bowl and after putting it on his plate, she gestured him to move further to the next serving stall on the right. Giving a thankful nod, he walked to the next stall, where another maid gave him mashed potatoes and pointed him to the right again.

All that rich smell was making his stomach growl in hunger, but with n...

FLTL Ch 115. The Feast

~ Kigeir ~

~ Outside the gates of the Baron's Manor ~

Kigeir watched as the young baron climbed on a bench and began to speak to everyone. His pale skin and highly unusual silver hair had made him noticeable easily when a group of people had come outside of the manor, and it had caused a hush to fall over the villagers.

As he listened to Lord Kivamus continue to speak, he thought about the day's event with wonder.

Today had started out as always, with him...

FLTL Ch 114. Preparations And Speeches

Duvas replied with a rare smile, "No, my lord, there is also something else. A few laborers had found a single honeycomb a few days ago, further inside the surrounding forests in the east when one of them had wandered too far, and until now we hadn't disturbed it. But Madam Helga ordered a few servants to get some honey from it, and she will use it to make something sweet using those berries, as a dessert of some kind. I think it's called a Toloraberry Pie."

He added, "There won'...

FLTL Ch 113. Immigration

Nobody made a sound in response.

Nokozal gave a satisfied nod. "Good! That's what I like to hear!"

He continued, "If we raid the village bravely instead of hiding in the quarry like cowards, we will still be able to get what we want from them, no matter how many guards are hiding in the manor! I am not going to leave empty-handed from here after spending this long away from my quarry in the cold!"

For a while he looked towards the village and didn't say anything. Then he gaz...

FLTL Ch 112. Doubts

By the time the bandits moved under those shrubs, Calubo hated them enough that he really wanted the bandits to be crushed by the village guards, but he had also seen the reality of the caravan's defense earlier.

Even though that ruse of presenting untrained villagers as seasoned guards had worked - and it had to be a ploy by the new baron of Tiranat, whoever it was, since only the baron had the authority to do such a thing - and the bandits had left the caravan alone on the road...

FLTL Ch 111. Unexpected Changes

Kivamus couldn't help but laugh at that vision, while others joined in it as well.

After a moment, when everyone's laughter had calmed down, he looked at Madam Helga. "I held you back because I want you to coordinate with Madam Nerida regarding this. It won't be easy to prepare food for so many villagers within the manor, while maintaining quality and taste in it. But you already have experience preparing food in a large quantity in an inn, so you should be able to help her in th...

FLTL Ch 110. Three Meals A Day

"I'm not sure, my Lord," Duvas said. "We really cannot afford to hire more men as guards if we are not getting enough women as applicants, or all the work in the village would slow down a lot."

After a moment, Kivamus said, "What about... what about hiring the elderly villagers or maybe those who are injured or disabled for this?"

"What?" Hudan asked with surprise. "How could elderly villagers do the work of a guard?"

"No, no," Kivamus shook his head. "I don't mean th...

FLTL Ch 109. Isomi and Savomi

Seeing Pydaso's curious gaze, Kivamus continued, "I would like to buy a map of the region around Tiranat, and one for the whole of Southern Reslinor as well if you can find it. Duvas has told me that such a map wouldn't be available even in Cinran, but there is a good possibility of getting those maps from Ulriga. And you have mentioned that your home is in a village close to Ulriga as well.

At the merchant's nod, he continued, "So before you return back here after the winter, I ...

FLTL Ch 108. The Final Tally

Pydaso began, "This time I brought sixty-one sacks of grain with me, along with fourteen sacks of the vegetables which you had ordered. The rest of the space was taken up by more iron ingots, a barrel of ale and the commoners' soap you wanted."

He added, "Oh! And before I forget, I was also able to bring some butter and cheese this time. Those weren't cheap, but since it wasn't a big amount, I bought it anyway since you had specifically ordered me to buy them."

"That's fine...

FLTL Ch 107. The Mad King

A/N: Enjoy an extra long chapter today!

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Gorsazo gave a nod while looking into the distance. After a while, he said, "There is indeed a good reason behind that, but it's not something that most people know much about, not these days anyway." He continued, "This concerns the founding of the Reslinor kingdom."

Now Kivamus was really curious about this, so he gestured to him to keep going.

Gorsazo explained, "These divisions of measurements were made by a pr...