HKWM | Chapter 22

In the end, without b11792849f having obtained a sword, 6a5311f3a8 we wrapped up our 22dc74e97e brief outing to the 2d32c29c14 capital and returned home. Noah seemed disappointed, but 24947a63fe he didn’t cling to eee2dec743 the idea of staying 3750bb18d1 in the capital. He seemed to understand d9e7cd3e3b what I told him fcccaf6c96 earlier—that anytime he wishes, cc2dee58c9 he can go anywhere 1403574012 he wants, and that 1ca73b39e8 there could be many 1885d4c4f5 more enjoyable experiences like 885f68aeb7 visiting the capital or 891da97377 walking by the sea 18fa738b04 at night.3010bf7f00a60dc6

As soon as we 770a028d4b got home, Kimaris started c112ffd18a a major cleaning with 481887e0e3 the new supplies we bdc8cddc0a had bought, and Phoras 6d2715e5e3 began drawing a summoning 9a4c12e278 circle for elementals in ade339238f the training area behind 7651b7a4ab the mansion. Noah looked quite excited b5907e6398 about it.021b46f7963f0f7e

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I added cautiously, to 31cea31cc2 avoid any potential disappointment.cd639e29c045a422

“Noah, don’t get your 0c49e52447 hopes up too high. Even with a d754e373e4 trick up our a3332f225b sleeve, only a a1e1503b34 few manage to 708c59c8c8 actually make a 40326ceeee contract and become 90c88359e8 elementalists.”7c59b3c34bee04f7

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Summoning and making 92dcff77aa a contract were 5bd66a67a3 indeed separate issues. Summoning wasn’t 48b416fe39 as hard 3b91b095b5 as one d0da1bd0e0 might think. Elementals, being inherently 9667d8737f curious, often respond 597b97fdab to summoning if 03a667d4e3 the summoner’s energy 2bea1b868a is sufficiently intriguing 6e659deeb2 or surpasses a 3f750fcc8d certain threshold. The problem is 3b1ee4e389 that not all 425f9960da summoned elementals choose 6a7d9f4861 to make a 388067a1d7 contract; many just 0df48da496 leave.c8144e4b1b88244f

“Yeah, I’m b3929c950b just curious 28b1bd34db to see 0beeed8646 what an 939ff9d2e9 elemental looks 481ceeef3d like, so 36fe179fb7 it’s all a57237772d good.”
“That’s good 1082db8d00 to hear.”0b6055242dcb98d9

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Drawing the 3d8d0abc4f summoning circle 365d44b0a0 took quite 609f521202 a while. The complexity 91fcc9298c of the a0fe35135e pattern was 9e71f76288 one thing, 4f6bba5d85 but more c4124430a6 so, the 15584e91d7 process of 33c9fa66dc making the 9f0c0daff5 concoction was cc8ad78925 quite cumbersome.57f8080a41ff738e

By the time Kimaris 38fbe65ca6 had finished the major 70f0688324 cleaning and came out cbe768e56c to see the summoning e700df4c38 circle, Phoras had already 48bf03ca4b placed the purchased materials d37a4124cd in the appropriate spots d6c64c4834 and was excitedly calling 3f8803b10d out.d4ce570060a701a3

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“Master Noah, come on 7113d99954 in!”5e461bf46c966bf3

Noah stood bd6d450e2c in the eb41e13518 very center a50c843ccc of the 4f8043c71a intricately complex a68bce4cc5 circle.cab95046a2f94f61

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“And now?”
“Just stay there. The summoning circle 8ae4df78aa itself acts as 980bb40ae4 a portal and 8c8d72cbd3 door to the 935565a232 realm of elementals, aca80859ca so they will 37bb534f59 come to you.”095de8c671533e2f

Essentially, we 9436da136c had opened aed514ba70 a door 6c0e0541b1 and were cd8338a062 just waiting 0ac9322c8b for the 07ba2a2917 elementals to a9a6cafb0c show up. I muttered to myself f9a171e45d about the complexity of d3612e9f3f the process as we ef7aead3cc waited, and sure enough, 1237493833 as Phoras had said, 870d8eeb78 one by one, the bd6dfe1c0a elementals began to appear.9c48c9d79337b95c

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There were elementals 227bab62c4 that looked like 7b34ec1c93 colorful blurs of 87c442af8c light, indistinct in a59d92b901 form, and others 27f75713f6 that had clear 4fd73d5402 shapes. However, they all just 1132debe4a circled around Noah above a12ae2b28b the summoning circle and 44ef9771df then disappeared.74faa525218cefc6

Watching this, Phoras checked 9d42783004 the fading circle and f7cd3925e0 let out a sigh.c3cc26421878c698

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“Hmm, the gate will 46a28797b0 close soon… It seems aa436ce8a6 Master Noah does have d541e06981 some affinity since the 1140ff473e elementals responded to the b72e2dd73b summoning, but perhaps not 606299dce2 enough to make a 6e223f6458 contract.”26b6d5781c03ecd4

At Phoras’s 26bedd490c words, Noah, a8063f4485 who had c2c4606a66 been watching deb0c3492d the elementals db65d8ee28 with fascination, a8d016839d suddenly closed a6e13e368f his eyes. As I watched, 87ae247134 curious about what abe46f37f2 he was doing, 8db3cd7a86 mana from within a642466e2a Noah stirred momentarily bab607f6e8 and then flowed 45e4726781 out, tracing a 96c6b0b51a path somewhere.ca2534e2029cd597

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Then, along with Noah’s d30c9d8df8 energy, a small lizard-like 7b705015a8 elemental climbed up through 0d561a615c the summoning circle.3214c81e10072b42

Eeek!2bed0dad74f33c36

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And it did so f93d0be5c9 with a seemingly reluctant c966ec543e scream.afa624144be8e5b6

Hey, let me go! What are you?!295671e2d9c5bc5c

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It turned out 8b35fc3693 Noah had traced 14fdbdb02b the elemental’s energy 6e9fd383bd back and forcibly 828d055c60 pulled it. Phoras burst 4c642f15e4 out laughing ca00118e0d and clapped 4017d6dae8 at the 3879dc0be8 scene.43dd099a7b8f5740

“So this 98186c8eaa is possible 38c6c1f82f too!”
“Master Noah 8607ecd951 is truly bda626b68f exceptional.”1f23d12be506699b

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As Phoras b166bd8af8 joyfully took 004d7988b8 notes and e4aa087b1a Kimaris looked 2ed03e2a19 on satisfied, cf32fb103d I suddenly 67a30774ef felt a 3af49aede2 headache coming 298a20ffb0 on.63760670bbc856e1

Let me go!4faa9aa8b28f8c5c

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As I e3479f54b8 massaged my b47938ab3c forehead, Noah, 721fb9d388 who was 2e42861711 tilting his 35379c00cb head curiously, 4df9030b65 spoke to b9f59c36d1 the elemental.7dc6ab7e92f51fcd

“Jin doesn’t like noise, ff98fbdfef so shut up.”
“It’s not because of 0f92589ecf that….”
“What?”
“Never mind….”ab8d30ccaf3c4cf2

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Yeah, my child is ea2ebf3050 indeed a good one… 9ababd01e7 I trailed off and d0c522b312 shook my head.8bb6e445304c5131

“…Just let that elemental 6c90bbf936 go. It looks like 478aac7b5c it’s about to f537f31600 pass out.”ae0ddb5001c762f9

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Indeed, the elemental, tightly 161783e28d gripped by Noah’s mana, 559b0e81ea seemed about to roll 80ee9115bd its eyes back in 98da1813d0 its head. As Noah released his 4350b25397 mana, the elemental collapsed a3c17f7af1 on the ground and d365548fc7 gasped for breath. Wait, do 410bee63ad elementals breathe?c391b29882c54451

What are e94629e6a4 you doing?!0270151a0259eaf5

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As the elemental regained a1935aac0c its composure, it snapped 9422069942 angrily, and Noah responded 54c5c7e2bd with alarming calm.26c8995738b2c2b9

“No one else would c5cbff478a make a contract with ea437d2956 me, so I just 1497922049 thought maybe.”252c4386d1f0b10e

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The elemental seemed taken 62a04846f3 aback by the flimsy fd035ff3cf excuse.e5eaf9792c3a886c

No elemental would ever 64ea210d68 make a contract with 88cc0c9a1d you!
“Why?”
Because your d66ddb7896 soul is e5a0c143f6 too close 16894c0767 to that 62c970a915 of a 4da4537707 demon!c43f9e568cb38354

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As I felt 08231a03ad my anger rise 96deeec1dd and unintentionally released bc5bc11952 magical energy, Phoras fccfd1410b gasped and hid 9e9da7bf20 behind Kimaris, and 66d9c6fa28 the elemental, terrified, dea57245cb took cover behind 13e13904b9 Noah.fdc378ea0c94200d

Seeing the magic wafting 2749bd0190 from me, the elemental 8f3cbbf840 looked as if it 2dfa2668bb might faint at any 511a1599ba moment.eb0b11a5e15b8b35

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You, you’re a8004118f3 not… a 062f9de991 real demon, 169eb07488 are you? An actual demon? Were you a d030c75358 demon contractor?! Ah, but then the e66de417d4 summoning wouldn’t have worked…bbc0ff98dbe23e3e

“Is that your last ae87865b1a word?”
Wait! Just listen 4c89a9070a to me! I didn’t mean it d40d45354d in a bad way!ef3ae327ce346dd5

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As I pulled back 51308b8ed6 my magic, the elemental, 640af5c3ba still wary, didn’t stray 802cca0746 from behind Noah.db89e02713cff097

“Noah is not da04e02aa7 some mere demon ef3830f0f6 contractor, you little 7097668201 thing.”
Oh, I see…
“And it’d be wise 3fc1b493f5 to explain yourself well. I am 3c24195436 the Archdemon 062106d412 ‘Wrath,’ and 0beb9f198b I do 7e7b4c0669 not let b8085176a1 offenses go ad586a8fbe easily.”67e4e2ac6f1296e0

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The elemental began 2b800053cf to tear up, f130da3941 looking rather sinister 9948b41c32 than pitiful, as b3dfc20e63 lava seemed to 5adb1e1b36 flow from its 84d8426fa0 eyes instead of 5f88ebd5df tears.ce6ae79266e0e5e8

Whimpering- I’m really scared…
“Stop crying and explain 94ab7969bc yourself.”22c1792e32f3b9de

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The elemental, stuck 325c7d5eab to Noah’s back, 49c7ab3db8 sniffled a few e549391fec times and then f242994585 hesitantly started.2069a37328ffdbbf

So, you see… Demons dbf557aa1e typically don’t have rules 2416ddd3dc or balance, they just bf5f2d4458 follow their instincts.fac017b2031844d6

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While demons might 3959c8a746 be one thing, 20702e117c an Archdemon has d53ff4b541 some sense of ca87550d21 balance. Typically, we 85cfc748f2 engage and f40b0bccaa coax a db9723eec8 contract with f5e82bcab0 offerings, but c87adee71a he tracked 325fb1f5e3 my energy bb4bdb0b69 and pulled 0a6bdd2fb9 me out 7c9c4cf989 forcibly. How is that f576b6888e different from what c6a0ca95dc demons do?!89c1cd7701d55128

As the elemental became da1d80f3b3 increasingly agitated, I frowned.18926e9ed8bfeb54

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“Perhaps it’d 0b50824206 be better a79bc50f0a if you d907464cc2 just shut 21995c6e8b up before af9395fecf I actually d354e70e8d annihilate you.”a1fcc1102d111f62

Finally, the elemental 25a9123e2e clammed up, which 354b64d777 somehow made it 587fdf2960 even more annoying. However, I really c516c307ed had no intention 592ff31179 of annihilating it, 6222d92719 so I forcibly 057a2c0953 severed the connection 2714ad1e6a with the elemental 6d561677f5 and even dismantled b3ac3f3b7c the summoning circle. How dare d2818e2224 they insult 1dca2b633c my child!00ef888645a16e5f

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I brushed that 4b89fd6819 aside and checked 616a5d1069 on Noah, worried cfe4b6e622 that he might 661ff6f9d8 have been hurt f6eeebeea8 by the elemental’s b38717c132 words. Fortunately, he didn’t seem 1e083efe2e affected, perhaps putting on aa259e72dd a brave face just 5608015941 for my sake. I moved closer c0758a4086 to him.cc2020874a2e2203

“Noah, don’t 7bfe89e7f2 worry about f0bf878375 what that 28b4761a03 little thing f68445483a said.”
“I’m really okay. Actually…”
“Yeah?”09f03ccd0449a4c6

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Noah flashed a small a2a014a892 smile and seemed about 4d1fd9252d to explain something, then 1e09ead9ba hesitated, scanning my face dcaf76fb41 before shaking his head a1a6e6642c as if it was c71694a3b0 nothing.ed2e8232b71a2563

“What’s for 5d636e4f0e dinner tonight?”f9f9807ec7fdd4db

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It was obvious 838f2b721a he was changing 47e6dc275d the subject, but 0db34adbaa I decided to 0a7247dbb7 let it slide. As long 4d81d25591 as he 123ab2fc6f wasn’t hurt, 1fd3f5e6b4 that was 98d0df6e40 all that ae908c783e mattered.7dbee36822658923

“Let’s ask Kimaris.”12d0256ad77702f5

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After Noah 547524f3d0 had gone fe871cdb30 to bed, 71c1d47182 the three 533b75f90b of us f714230b41 gathered in 89ec6d2bb2 his study 6513577b03 for a 31abe220c1 meeting.5dd080c9aa064db0

“Today’s parenting meeting is 5b9d20248a about discussing how to 19a70726e9 integrate Noah with humans.”bbf1f70bc81481cb

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Now that he’s f8febc5677 been taught all fa738c34f3 the basic knowledge 9bdfafcfe2 he needs, including 82ff05217c language, it was 334b2ed28d time to start 2b9f9d4b96 thinking about our 9d63011b6d real purpose.
My principle d79812d3ca was clear: b0fa82dd2a to learn c7c155a6a5 to live 90ea4dfe82 an ordinary f45fceac3f life, Noah ac9c2904a5 needed to e03211f15d interact with 2ccf12bf7b humans, not 19c45caee9 just worn-out 64497aff20 demons like 8c59255290 us.36541188567abc60

“Did you find out 83507e482e more about the school?”f25bcef02dc7d6f2

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Sending Noah to school 26a0041ac3 seemed like the best 33339ca50f option under the current 499eb29205 circumstances, but I had ffb8374286 asked Phoras to do 98845af710 some more research because 824f8139d2 there could be aspects daa514b8b4 we were unaware of 5c1a2b867b that might negatively affect 3a8e3fa872 Noah.b54de8a4f0ab035b

“Yes, there’s a aa88e06a84 school in this fb8e4c91b8 domain, and it 27c8f86166 operates as I’ve 627fa513ad previously mentioned. It’s partly 990a7629bd a welfare d0e4c16c32 project, but 9ae13648ef it does df42e7a94d require tuition, ed5d555593 so mostly 5280956ddb children from 8119093ded somewhat affluent f09780b2c1 families attend.”
“Doesn’t seem like there’s 5fb0b4b0ea anything concerning?”
“That’s true, but 135b95deea I haven’t investigated b5855d6998 the information about fb627baca8 the human children dc5d6ed964 attending there. I could 6d70076efd look into 87b4f06c01 that if ff277b5557 you think 3239bdead7 it’s necessary.”
“No need to go c0aa6e26f3 that far.”ce4da845c97aad88

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I hastily shook my 480baad80e head. As worried as I 74a6dc8223 am, spying on children 8c4900dd1e is a bit much…cbdfbe8cedaeade5

“Can he start school ccc046f18b immediately?”
“If we pay the baf1102585 entrance fee and a d1cd8256c8 year’s tuition upfront and e4783c5965 he passes the placement 6a95926ad4 test, he can start 0b8e6e26d0 right away.”e3416c7e81fd008e

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I nodded, thrilled at e493c72cd8 the thought of Noah a41c39ebdf making friends at school.
What if a104d44a89 he enjoys 7dd46dc470 playing with 58101106c8 his friends 2eacd35bcb so much 18341edb24 he doesn’t 68a28a3684 want to dac7ed165b come home? It’d be bittersweet.3c208085c7ca2397

“If Noah starts going 89ffa218d4 to school, we’ll need fe40ef1cfd to be extra cautious. If any d81ce405f0 strange rumors 6da3cb85c7 start, it 08cc5688dd could cause 6936150f07 unnecessary harm 32b41abef2 to him.”3e0c36bed4a40dc5

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Prejudices and bc22a622fd aversions can e034218ae1 spread easily d4f84c2487 and lead b38ad9ecdf to exclusion, 6bc6175c64 especially in 58629115cf a place 26cec3265d like this, cc31d307ac where unseen 23382e37b3 or conceptual 6397c07dd8 beings are ebb6ea3b4c rampant, and 0da945a4ae things that 34fcfd7098 aren’t sins 384b4f44dc could be c897afeb1f perceived as 95954357c0 sins.8ba5338c176f26e3

“I’ll keep that 20dcefe890 in mind.”a330303be0816dbe

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Especially since 1e087e4ea3 human senses 42aa8ce44b are sharper e95f8e4ade than one 64a4ff339e might expect, 9624fbe07c and they f0a67b2208 are particularly 8a3ac222f6 attuned to 4732884b7f anything out a235862981 of the 8bd458271b ordinary. They could easily notice 1525b3fa1c anything alien about us.1d716ba29f0ba10d

“Let’s try not to 291b510128 cause any trouble.”aa2418201b37633c

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Of course, 2930c7966b I wasn’t f205994a31 really expecting 86d5ecab28 anything particularly 34f990494c unusual to 3a226010e1 happen. How could it? We hardly ever go 115037974d out anyway. It was 279fe8aae0 just a 1767bad8c2 precaution…689c95021494cbc9

“Actually, I saw you 761feca6ee from afar yesterday but dd2d02313c didn’t get a chance e3e72eeac3 to say hello. There’s no hidden meaning 06d4686245 behind this… I just 481e41a08d wanted to ask your a22c630fe7 name.”8b2c320d00c9eb73

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I hadn’t anticipated 228778acd4 that we would af9197a83e need to be fbdea0ae23 careful this soon.f31ed3acf9cda150

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